Quote Originally Posted by Lawnmower View Post
They used to be nicknamed ‘Elbow Vale’

I’m sure there was an ex- Citymanager there at some point. John Lewis maybe,

Non league footy in Siuth Wales was badly damaged by the financial implications of the Welsh National League.

Ebbw Vale, Cwmbran, Inter Cardiff, Barry Town all victims.

I’m not sure if Bridgend Town , Abergavenny Thursdays and Ton Pentre all had financial issues due to it as well.
I'm not sure that Ebbw Vale, Cwmbran and even Inter Cardiff would have been financially better off without the National League. Barry Town - you could argue maybe they would have been - plying their trade in the 7th tier of the English pyramid, I think - maybe they would have got to Conference standard at the time they started dominating the Welsh Premier.