Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

[BLUETIT]

https://apple.news/ATZK4rDkHSfybVVd8kBIqqg

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

The cost to the FAW won't come cheap and playing this uncompetitive game at the Principality Stadium wouldn't be the end of the world. Playing other games there beforehand is unnecessary imho.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

The Dragons?

[KingOfSiamIAm]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

https://apple.news/ATZK4rDkHSfybVVd8kBIqqg

I see from the article that it could also be played in Patagonia, where there is a large amount of people there with Welsh roots.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8gDikmEtw7o

[Des Parrot]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

When we played Spain there in 2018, the Crowd was 50,000, too many for CCS but the atmosphere was terrible because of the sales policy. Think the crowd would be similar but they’d have to get the seat allocation right.

[Trigger]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

Would make sense if Messi is likely to feature.

If ticket cost is reasonable enough I'd urge anyone that hasn't seen him play live before to do so.

The article doesn't seem to offer much information though.

We may or not play Argentina. It may be here or there.

[The Bloop]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

There's not many opponents around that could attract a crowd bigger than the capacity of the CCS. If the FAW are to use a game as a trial ahead of the UK Euros, then a game against the World Champions is one way of doing it.

[JamesWales]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

Sounds sensible to me.

We all know Wales games are better at the CCS, but this is a one off and a chance to flog tickets to neutrals, students in the city and general Messi fans from around the UK.

Not my kind of thing, but it's probably there or nowhere so why not go for it?

[City123]

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Wasn't that Spain game a Thursday night as well?

I imagine a Friday or Saturday game against Argentina would sell better

[Ivortheengine]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

Money making venture, that’s all

[caerkid]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

When we played Spain there in 2018, the Crowd was 50,000, too many for CCS but the atmosphere was terrible because of the sales policy. Think the crowd would be similar but they’d have to get the seat allocation right.

Yeah ,the atmosphere was dead and a useful reminder of why Wales moved out in the first place. As a one-off to work out logistics of possibly hosting in 2028 it sounds sensible but it could never be a replacement for the CCS for competitive qualification games

[blue matt]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

a chance to earn a few quid for the FAW before the bubble bursts ? ? ?

Doesnt matter to me, a chance to see Messi play in real life, yes please ( though I am close to hitting go on our US trip )

[gabbsthenewt]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

I do miss the Millennium Stadium being sold out with a football crowd mind those days were a bit special, as bad as watching them play in front of 5k Vs Azerbaijan in there was!

[superfeathers]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

May or May not play Argentina
If they did it may be in Cardiff or Patagonia
If it was in Cardiff it could be in the ccs like usual or could be in the mill stad…
Jesus Christ it’s like writing a story about the meat tax

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: Wales, back to the Principality!!!! Thoughts

I do miss the Millennium Stadium being sold out with a football crowd mind those days were a bit special, as bad as watching them play in front of 5k Vs Azerbaijan in there was!

Was that when SFA played before the game? I don't recall the crowd being that low.