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Alternative Wales
Alternative Wales is the home of independent Welsh football and fan culture content.
Through a variety of podcasts, we bring you all the news, opinions and discussion around the beautiful game in Wales - from the grassroots to the international stage.
If the Concourse was a football match, the Monday is the game and the Thursday is the pint in the pub afterwards. Every Monday, Ryan March and Greg Caine review the previous week and discuss the biggest stories in Welsh football. On Thursdays, the…
Episodes
Alternative WalesEmily Ash Powell on hurdling, accents and embracing Welshness in London | ALTERNATIVE WALES MEETS
It's the first episode of our new series 'Alternative Wales Meets' where we chat to interesting people involved in Welsh football, music, culture and beyond -…
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Cardiff win again, Swansea can't stop Kone and have we mentioned it's raining? | THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE CYMRU
It's wet, isn't it? And the miserable weather mirrored a lot of Welsh football this weekend, as Swansea, Newport, Wrexham and Merthyr all slumped to defeats…
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Wales’ Gamechanging Cultural Crossover: The Ties Between Football, Fashion and Music | SWN CONNECT PANEL
A special episode live from Swn Festival as Ryan hosted a panel including Ibby Abdi (IBY World), Elan Evans (Freelance Project & Artist Manager & Grwndi…
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A successful night in Llanelli, Bluebirds back on track & goalkeeper goals | THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE CYMRU
Ryan and Greg take you through another wonderful week of Welsh football as Wales women book their place to a World Cup play-off final, Cardiff City & Wrexham…
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Welsh footballers as mobsters | JORDAN JAMES MINI-GAME
Jordan James is at it again, and this week he’s been caught up in The Sopranos and other gangster content. Who are we to argue? So, he’s passed on a game to…
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One small step closer to Brazil, Swans on top and Newport in nosebleed territory | The Good, The Bad & The Cymru
Greg and Ryan are back on club duty after the extended men's international break. But the international football doesn't stop there as Wales women win 1-0 out…
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Was it good or not? | INTERNATIONAL BREAK DEBRIEF
Ryan and Greg are confused. Wales won a game, but Greg got his phone nicked. Wales lost the other three games, but we had a nice time away. Are we happy or…
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Wales win for the first in time 2026 | POST-MATCH REACTION
Greg is joined by a returning Ryan to discuss a result nobody saw coming, as Wales beat World Cup quarter-finalists Norway 2-1 in Cardiff. SIGN UP TO THE…
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Wales second best in Denmark | REACTION LIVE FROM COPENHAGEN
Greg and Charlie react to a disappointing result against Denmark in Copenhagen and discuss where it leaves us in our Nations League campaign. SIGN UP TO THE…
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LIVE FROM COPENHAGEN: Denmark v Wales Preview Show
Greg and Charlie continue their gallivanting, this time in Copenhagen, to discuss Wales' upcoming Nations League match against Denmark. We also hear from some…
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Plucky Wales impress in Lisbon | REACTION LIVE FROM LISBON
Greg and Charlie react to Wales’ narrow loss to Portugal in Lisbon whilst waiting to be let out of the stadium. They also record from a literal concourse for…
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LIVE FROM LISBON: Portugal v Wales Preview Show
Greg and Charlie are on the ground in Lisbon to discuss our clash with Portugal, the upcoming Nations League campaign as a whole, and why the Portugal manager…
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WALES SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT REACTION: Third-degree Burnley, He Prefers Not To Speak, Beleaguered Belugas (Not Yet)
Greg and Charlie react to the Wales squad announcement and Craig Bellamy’s press conference, plus review the midweek Cymru Premier matches. The Concourse is…
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Swans Flying, Wrexham Hit For Six, Mauled by the Pavement | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CYMRU
Ryan's in an airport, Charlie's filling in for Greg, Sorba Thomas' car is upside down and Wrexham are in a spot of bother. We unpack all of it in this week's…
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"Working class people are locked out of spaces - that's why Twin Town couldn't be made now" | BILLY THE REEL
Billy the Reel is a new feature where the Best Man In Wales™ Billy Rowlands sends us some reels to watch and discuss. This week, Ryan, Greg and Charlie chat…
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Welsh Rivals Clash (Not A Derby), Krystian 'the Big Show' Bielik, Biggins Gives it the Bigun | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CYMRU
Ryan's skiving again this week so Greg and Charlie have taken control of the SS AW. Another mental week in Welsh football, with two of the Famous Five…
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"My wife was in a car crash - should I have left the match early?" | CONCOURSE CONFESSIONS
The boys are once again donning their trusty dog collars to hear people's confessions and decide whether they go to Concourse Heaven or Hell. This week, we…
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High flying Swans, Gwengwe does it Againgwe, Trefelimbs, Fontaines C.C. | THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CYMRU
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan, Greg & Charlie discuss a bumper weekend of Welsh football that saw Swansea get a big win, late drama…
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Where Do You Think You Are? | JORDAN JAMES MINI-GAME
Ryan and Greg resume their rivalry in this week's Jordan James Mini-game. Charlie names a player, Ryan and Greg have to tell us what club they're currently at…
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Draw Pod, Kamwabayor, Are Barry Good?
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg discuss a weekend of Welsh football that saw a goalfest for County and draws for the rest of…
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An all Welsh affair at the CCS, Newport shock the world & A Jordan Hadaway tattoo
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg discuss a stacked weekend of Welsh football that saw Cardiff and Wrexham go head to head in…
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Loads of Cymru Prem, Welsh EFL sides Preview, Brynamman to Tumble
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg are joined by Charlie Phillips to discuss a big weekend of Cymru Leagues action, hear from…
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The Cymru Premier kicks off, UEFA v FIFA, Who can do more keepy-ups?
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg are back to dissect the weekend's football action in Wales as the Cymru Premier gets…
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The Big Novira Cymru Premier Season Preview
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Ryan is joined by two special guests to look ahead to the new Novira Cymru Premier season. Former Newtown…
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Welsh Clubs in Europe, Lovely Kits, World Cup Catch Up
The Concourse is the definitve Welsh football show. We catch up online again to talk the Welsh clubs in Europe, some of the best kits of the summer and have a…
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The Bellamy Saga, Wilson Watch, The Good & The Bad & The World Cup
A rare virtual audio only outing for our brave soldiers. Greg's in Georgia (the country, not the state or a person), Charlie's in London and Ryan's holding…
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Cat Hotel, Vinnie Jones, Loads of Crisps
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. On this week's Thursday ep, Ryan has a cat problem, Greg picks the latest nomination for the Pride of…
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Funny Football Injuries, Don't Mention The War, Fun With Stickers
We talk weird football injuries, how good/bad (edit as appropriate) the World Cup has been, some controversial Concourse Confessions and play a World Cup…
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Ultras - Get A Life, Your Pitch is Old Tyres, He Cannot Cope (With Male Love)
Calling out ultras, iconic chants, whispering sweet nothings into Visuals' ears...and a stonker of a min-game. What more could you want? Diolch as always -…
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Ghana (H) & Romania (A) Debrief
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show, covering everything Welsh football. Greg and Ryan get cosy in Greg's front room to look back at an…
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Ghana (H) & Romania (A) Preview
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show, covering everything Welsh football. Following March's play-off heartbreak, Craig Bellamy and the boys are…
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Boudica (The Big Woman), Long Shore Drift, I'd Pick Robbie
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show, covering everything Welsh football. It's another fun episode this week. We talk petty rivalries, Ryan…
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A Hat-trick of Currywurst, Woke Spanish Butter, Nice Cold Glass of Chant
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. We do everything Welsh football. This week, we take a trip to Poet's Corner for some new chants, here…
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The Pride of Wales Awards, Down a Pint on the Tele, The Big Man (Dracula)
This week, it's the inaugural Pride of Wales Awards and the boys reflect on the season (that hasn't finished yet, but also has). SIGN UP TO THE ALTERNATIVE…
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Wales Away is Race Across the World, He's With Darius Now, Grangetown's Most Eligible Bachelor
This week, Ryan fancies his chances on S4C dating show Amour a Mynydd (despite being unable to speak Welsh), the boys butcher Reach by S Club 7, and the Jordan…
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ELECTION SPECIAL: Make Wales a Laugh Again
Ahead of Thursday's Senedd Election, Ryan, Greg and Charlie build their perfect cabinet (not from Ikea) with a fairly predictable twist: they can only use…
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Newport seal survival, Wrexham's play-off agony, International Penybont
This week's The Good, The Bad and the Cymru sees Ryan and Greg reflect on Newport County confirming their Football League status for another year, the Cymru…
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The Ninety-poo Club, The French Third Republic, Wikipedia is Dead to Me
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. This week, Ryan declares his intention to join the Ninety-poo Club, Greg finds himself lost in the French…
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Newport County Carnage, Play-off Pandemonium, Rissole Chat
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. This week's The Good, The Bad and the Cymru follows another corker of a weekend in Welsh football. We hear…
Alternative WalesKorean Regime Change, Jake Humphrey Eat Your Heart Out, No More Jay Dasilva's
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. This week, Ryan forgets that Colin Jackson has nice arms, Greg reveals his dark past, and Charlie calls…
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Promotions, relegations, cup final shootouts, last minute goals & World Cup qualifying wins
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. What. A. Weekend. Of. Football. We've had it all! Final day drama in the Cymru Leagues as Bala Town are…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: Carpet Love Bomb, Valleys (General) & Flo Rida or Colin Jackson
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. It's a brave new world! Here's the first instalment of the new Thursday ep featuring a lovely gift fresh…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: Caernarfon in Welsh Cup dreamland, Newport take a big step towards safety & Cardiff on the brink of promotion
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh football show. Another stacked 'The Good, the Bad and the Cymru' as the business end of the season keeps on businessing…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: We Are From Bosnia, Aaron Ramsey (Handsome), Cymru Leagues Aggro
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. The Good, the bad and the Cymru is full to the brim this week, as Ryan and Greg catch up on how…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: International Break Debrief
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. After all that waiting, just like that, the play-offs have been and gone as Wales played out an…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: The Group Therapy Episode
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Well, it's the morning after the night before and spirits are low. Ryan and Greg reflect on the…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: The World Cup Play-offs Preview Special
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg look ahead to a massive week in Welsh football, looking at squad selection, the…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: An insight into Bosnia & Herzegovina with Nadan Hadzic | BONUS EPISODE
To kick off this week of weeks, Ryan spoke to Bosnian football journalist Nadan Hadzic to get the inside scoop on Thursday's World Cup play-off opponents. Full…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: The Play-offs Loom, World Cup Moral Dilemmas and Goals From Outside the Box
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. The play-offs are looming, so Ryan and Greg check in with how some of our players are getting on as…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: What is the best non-football Welsh football moment?
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg look back at another stacked weekend of Welsh football. There's women's…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: Chris Coleman, Joe Ledley, James Collins and super Joniesta chat Euro 2016
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg chat the upcoming Women's World Cup qualifiers, play a Jordan James mini-game and…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: Best 5-a-side team made up of Welsh players who’ve played in London...who you picking?
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg are in the London Welsh centre this week, where they discuss the latest goings on in…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: Should Wales play their Nations League games at the Millennium Stadium?
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg catch up on the weekend's action, including wins for Wrexham, Cardiff and Merthyr and…
Alternative WalesThe Welsh Football Shamble: The Boys Are Back
The Shamble returns with Ryan, Rhodri, Caws and Phillips discussing what's been going in their lives since we last spoke, the Welsh Cup semis, Wrexham's…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: What would life be like if Bale played for England?
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg catch up on the weekend's action, including the Welsh Cup quarter finals, and discuss…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: What would we do if we ran Welsh football for the day?
The Concourse is the definitive weekly Welsh football show. Ryan and Greg catch up on the weekend's action, including the Welsh Cup quarter finals, and discuss…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse ft. Nathan Blake: "I'd be waiting for him in the tunnel!"
Ryan and Greg are joined by ex-Wales international and former Premier League star Nathan Blake. They discuss the state of play for the Welsh side as we edge…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: If Welsh players played another sport, what would they play?
The boys are back and getting stuck into all the big Welsh football stories from the weekend as well as answering the burning question: If Welsh players played…
Alternative WalesThe Concourse: What does the next ten years look like for Welsh football?
In the first of our weekly Concourse episodes, Ryan and Greg are in Alternative Wales HQ to discuss what Welsh football will look like in 2036. Plus some new…
Alternative WalesThe Cymru Premier Catch Up: The Split Looms
As the Cymru Premier heads into the festive period, the league split is looming large. Ryan is joined by Sgorio’s Iolo Cheung and Ifan Gwilym to reflect on how…