Alternative Wales
Episodes
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Adran Leagues Half Season Awards
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Harry Ware to look discuss the Adran Leagues as it hits the half way point of the season.-------------------------------------...
The Concourse: Voice_Note_002 (World Cup Draw Reaction)
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan and Greg react to the World Cup draw that saw Wales drawn in a group with Ca...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: The 2025 Review
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by The Athletic's Megan Feringa to look back on what has been a monumental year for the Welsh women's team.----------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Welsh Cup Review
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Harry Ware to chat through a weekend of Welsh Cup action and a quick lookahead to next week's international fixtures.---------...
The Concourse: Play-off Draw Reaction
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan and Greg react to the news that Wales will face Bosnia & Herzegovina in ...
The Concourse: Liechtenstein (a) & North Macedonia (h) Debrief
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan & Greg are basking in the glory of a 7-1 victory over North Macedonia. K...
The Concourse: Voice_Note_001
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new, revolutionary style of podcast from your boys at Alternative Wales. Introducing The Concourse: Voice_Note_Musings. We discuss the (albeit near ...
The Concourse: Liechtenstein (a) & North Macedonia (h) Preview
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan & Greg are joined by Billy Webb of Welsh hip-hop legends, Goldie Lookin'...
The Welsh Football Shamble: "Super artificial intelligence. Google that and tell me you’re not scared."
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Shamble returns with Ryan, Rhodri and Phillips discussing the last international break, the upcoming international break, Wrexham vs Cardiff and m...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Adran Leagues & the International Break
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Harry Ware to chat all thing Adran Premier, Adran North and Adran South as well as look back on the recent international break...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Australia Preview
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Matildas expert, Jamie Spangher, to chat through Wales' opposition on Saturday.-----------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Farewell Fishlock
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Sam Southall and Cerian Hedd to discuss Jess Fishlock's impending retirement and look at Rhian Wilkinson's squad for the upcom...
The Concourse: England (a) & Belgium (h) Debrief
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan & Greg are joined by Sgorio's Sioned Dafydd to look back at a tough inte...
The Concourse: EMERGENCY POD - Three wins from the World Cup
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan & Greg look back at a quite frankly dreadful evening at Wembley but with...
The Welsh Football Shamble: "I grew up with that war"
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a pretty stacked international break coming up, Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Caws to chat through the England game, the Belgium game and a load o...
The Concourse: England (a) & Belgium (h) Preview
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.Ryan March is joined by fellow Alternative Wales comrade Greg Caine and BBC Wales...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: The Adran Premier so far
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Harry Ware to discuss the first few of the Adran Premier season.--------------------------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Lucie Gwilt (Llanfair United)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Llanfair United manager, Lucie Gwilt to discuss the new Adran North season.---------------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Football Shamble: "It's free to listen, but £100 to turn it off"
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back! A new name, but the same old nonsense. It's still Ryan, Caws, Rhodri and Phillips, discussing all things Welsh football. This week we cov...
The Concourse: Kazakhstan (a) & Canada (h) Preview
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.In episode 3, host Ryan March is joined by Alternative Wales' music mogul James C...
The Cymru Premier Preview (Part 2)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Chris Hughes and Tomi Caws to preview the new Cymru Premier season. In part two, we focus on the six north Wales clubs in the top fl...
The Cymru Premier Preview (Part 1)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Sgorio's Ifan Gwilym and Iolo Cheung to preview the new Cymru Premier season. In part one, we focus on the six south Wales clubs in ...
The Alternative Wales Season Preview
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are again! Another season is about to get underway, that will no doubt be packed with all sorts of fun and games for the five Welsh sides play...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Wales' debut at a major tournament
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sion Misra is joined by Penny Miles, George Rees-Julian and Cerian Hedd to chat about Wales' colourful and memorable entrance onto the major tournamen...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: England Opposition Preview
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mia Claydon and Kian Ward join Sion to look at England's chances in Wales' Group D.-------------------------------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: France Opposition Preview
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women's football expert Tom Maher joins Sion Misra to discuss Wales' group D opponents, France.-------------------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Netherlands Opposition Preview
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Polly Starkie joins Sion Misra to give the lowdown on Netherlands' chances at the tournament.---------------------------------------------------------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Squad Announcement Reaction
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following Rhian Wilkinson's historic squad announcement on top of Y Wyddfa, Sion Misra is joined by Penny Miles and Cerian Hedd to discuss it. -------...
The Welsh Women's Football Show: Who's on the plane?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of the only podcast dedicated exclusively to the Welsh women's national team, hosted by Sion Misra. Sion is joined b...
The Concourse: Liechtenstein (h) & Belgium (a) Debrief
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.In episode 2, host Ryan March is joined by Greg Caine and author Ffion Owen to di...
The Concourse: Liechtenstein (h) & Belgium (a) Preview
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Concourse is the definitive Welsh international football podcast.In episode 1, host Ryan March is joined by The Athletic journalist Megan Feringa ...
AN IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM ALTERNATIVE WALES
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Things are changing around here - and Ryan gives you all you need to know in this brief update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
#180: Liechtenstein (h) & Belgium (a) Preview
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With another two big World Cup qualifiers on the horizon, Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Agent Phillips to talk through them both. We've also chat th...
#179: The 2024/25 Season Review
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once again, it's been a season riddled with drama for the five Welsh teams playing in the English Pyramid. This is the now traditional season review f...
#178: Wrexham up, Cardiff down and the Cymru Premier play-offs
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a mixed bag of a podcast as a dejected Ryan is joined by a jubilant Tomi Caws and an above average Rhodri to discuss Wrexham's third consecutive ...
#177: The Cymru Leagues season review
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a deep dive into the Cymru Leagues to discuss all the ups, downs and inbetweens of another dramatic season. Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and fo...
#176: A draw in Sweden, Wrexham's promotion charge and Cardiff's survival chances
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another broadly positive international window for the women's team, Ryan catches up with Sion Misra to hear all about it. Tomi Caws and Rhodri D...
#175: Kazakhstan (h) & North Macedonia (a) Debrief
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back after a busy few weeks away! Ryan is joined by the usual suspects to talk through a win over Kazakhstan and a draw in North Macedonia as we...
#174: Squad Announcement Reaction
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan and Caws spend a bit of time looking at Craig Bellamy’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers and discuss all the big decisions - the ins...
#173: A historic result and a knee injury
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1, Ryan chats to Sion Misra about a pretty decent Nations League window for the women's team before Caws, Rhodri and Phillips turn up in part ...
#172: Swansea sack Williams, Wrexham's dodgy form and the Welsh Cup quarter finals
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another busy week in Welsh football that saw Swansea City pull the plug on Luke William's tenure at the club, Wrexham stumble in their quest for...
#171: Cymru Premier catch up, eligibility rules and Welsh Cup quarter finals
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been another busy week of Welsh football, so Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to chat through it all. On the agenda is a Cymru Premier ca...
#170: Around the houses of Welsh football
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a week off, Ryan is back with Agent Phillips, Rhodri and Tomi Caws to discuss all the latest news across the world of Welsh football. There's 7-...
#169: The fallout from last week & the South Wales Derby
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a big week of news, Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws, Rhodri and Agent Phillips to discuss all the fallout from Merthyr's £6 million offer, Project ...
#168: Project Cymru, fog and BREAKING NEWS
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A quiet week in Welsh football? Never heard of him. Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Phillips to discuss all the fallout from a busy news week in Welsh fo...
#167: A look ahead at Welsh football in 2025
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first pod of the new year and Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws, Agent Phillips and Rhodri to look ahead at what will be a huge year for Welsh foot...
#166: Old enemies, new frontiers and microstate minnows
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a week of Welsh football dominated by draws. Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to break down the men’s World Cup qualifying group a...
#165: We all dream of North Macedonia (a)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the World Cup qualifying draw approaching, Ryan, Rhodri, and Agent Phillips delve into the pots, share their dream groups, and discuss their wors...
#164: WALES WOMEN QUALIFY FOR EURO 2025
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan March, Sion Misra and Megan Feringa discuss an historic moment in Welsh football as our women's national team beat Ireland to qualifying for thei...
#163: Euro 2025 Play-offs & the Cymru Premier title race
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Sion Misra in part one to discuss the upcoming Wales women's Euro 2025 play-off final against Republic of Ireland. Tomi Caws and Rho...
#162: Turkey (a) & Iceland (h) Debrief
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Agent Phillips to discuss the latest Nations League ties with Turkey & Iceland.AW16 is now available to pre-order ...
#161: Turkey (a) & Iceland (h) Preview
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Agent Phillips to preview the upcoming Nations League ties with Turkey & Iceland. AW16 is now available to pre-ord...
#160: Wales women on the brink of history
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wales women take a big step towards their first ever major tournament after beating Slovakia in a frustrating tie. Sion Misra joins Ryan to discuss al...
#159: Welsh Cup shocks & a big week for Wales women
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan, Rhodri, and Phillips discuss a weekend of shocks in the Welsh Cup and catch up on how the Welsh sides in the English system are performing. Ryan...
#158: Iceland (a) & Montenegro (h) Debrief
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Alternative Wales team debrief after another broadly positive international break for Bellamy's Boys that saw us draw 2-2 out in Iceland before wi...
#157: Iceland (a) & Montenegro (h) Preview
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Craig Bellamy era is in full flow as we head into the second international break of his tenure. Ryan is joined by Agent Phillips and Rhodri Davies...
#156: The Cymru Premier is shaken up
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After two massive pieces of domestic club football news dropped over the weekend, Ryan, Tomi Caws, Agent Phillips and Chris Hughes discuss all the fal...
#155: Penybont stop The New Saints juggernaut and Cardiff sack another manager
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a deep dive into the club football news this week as Penybont toppled the champions, Cardiff sacked another manager and Wrexham returned to win...
#154: International Velvet
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A bit of a change of pace this week as Ryan is joined by James Cuff and Neil Collins from the Welsh Music Podcast to discuss music, football, the 90s ...
#153: Turkey (h) & Montenegro (a) Debrief
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Craig Bellamy era is underway with a draw at home to Turkey and an eventful win away in Montenegro. Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws, Rhodri Davies and...
#152: Turkey (h) & Montenegro (a) Preview
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The international break is upons, Cardiff and Swansea continue their disappointing starts to the season, Wrexham and Newport continue their good start...
#151: Craig Bellamy names his first Wales squad
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Bellamy names his first Wales squad, the points are shared in the South Wales Derby, Wrexham and Newport continue their good starts and TNS are ...
#150: The football season is well and truly underway
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the new season officially underway, Ryan, Agent Phillips and Rhodri discuss how the Welsh sides playing in England have started and see who the e...
#149: Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport Country, Wrexham and Merthyr Town's big season preview
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the new season kicking off this weekend, we caught up with the usual suspects about how their teams are looking and what their expectations are....
#148: The Big Cymru Premier Preview
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again! The Cymru Premier kicks off in less than a fortnight so joining Ryan this week is Tomi Caws, Agent Phillips and Chri...
#147: The Bellamy era begins
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast returns from a summer hiatus as Ryan, Agent Phillips and Rhodri discuss the new Wales manager, Craig Bellamy, as well as a good fortnight ...
Episode #146 - EMERGENCY PODCAST! Rob Page is no longer Wales manager
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Agent Phillips to discuss Rob Page's departure as Wales manager, his reign as a whole and who the likely candidates t...
Episode #145 - The summer friendlies debrief, Wales women's qualifiers and a ship called dignity
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws, Rhodri and Agent Phillips as we review a disastrous international window for the men's team, Rob Page's future an...
Episode #144 - Gibraltar & Slovakia (a) previews
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Agent Phillips to look ahead to Wales' summer friendlies against Gibraltar and Slovakia.We also play the line up game...
Episode #143 - The Cymru Premier play-offs and summer friendlies
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Agent Phillips to look back on the Cymru Premier play-offs, Caernarfon qualifying for Europe, the upcoming summer friendl...
Episode #142 - The 2023/24 Season Review
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by a fan of each of the five Welsh clubs playing in the English pyramid to look back on their team's seasons.We've got Tomi Caw...
Episode #141 - Connah's Quay win the Welsh Cup and Newport, Wrexham and Merthyr's seasons come to end
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to look back on a weekend that saw Connah's Quay Nomads beat The New Saints in the Welsh Cup final. We also...
Episode #140 - The end of the JD Cymru Premier season and the new strategy
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bumper Cymru Premier podcast as Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws to look back at the final day of the season and chat about the new strategy for...
Episode #139 - Wrexham are promoted and the Cymru Premier comes to a close
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Tomi Caws to discuss a weekend that saw Wrexham promoted to League One and also look ahead to the final day of the...
Episode #138 - The birth of Wilko-ball, Wrexham on the brink and Phillips hits the road
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Megan Feringa to discuss the start of the women's qualifying campaign, the end of the Adran League season, Wre...
Episode #137 - Play-off heartbreak
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri, Megan and Agent Phillips less than 24 hours after Wales' hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 were quashed in a penalty sho...
Episode #136 - The Play-off Preview Pod
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Tomi Caws to look ahead to Thursday's massive play-off tie with Finland. We also chat the South Wales Derby, W...
Episode #135 - Cymru C manager Mark Jones and Charlie Phillips of Teras
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is a bit different as Ryan is working abroad and can't tie down the boys for a traditional episode. Instead, Ryan speaks w...
Episode #134 - Leeds' Welshmen boys, Agent Phillips and the Cymru Football Foundation
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Agent Phillips to discuss Phillips' shambolic weekend, the Welsh contingent at Leeds, Aaron Ramsey's injur...
Episode #133 - One month to the play-offs and the women's international break
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri Davies and Megan Feringa to discuss a poor weekend for Cardiff and Swansea, a good weekend for Wrexham and Newport, the Welsh...
Episode #132 - Nations League draw, a poor week for the Welsh clubs in the EFL and the January transfer window
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws to discuss Wales' Nations League group, a bad week for the Welsh clubs playing in England, the Welsh players on the mo...
Episode #131 - Chris Hughes on leaving Newtown, the return of the Cymru Premier and Wrexham's away form
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and former Newtown manager Chris Hughes to discuss Chris' time at Newtown, what the future holds, the start of Cymru P...
Episode #130 - FA Cup 4th Round, Rhys Thomas on the Future of Wales and Phillips goes to Llambed
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the weekend of FA Cup football as all three remaining Welsh teams were knocked out. Rhys Thomas join...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #129
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss Newport's win over Wrexham, the Nathaniel MG Cup final and the upcoming weekend of FA Cup footba...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #128
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the final day of phase one of the Cymru Premier, Leeds' brilliant Welsh lads and much more.Megan...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #127
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the weekend's FA Cup action and the upcoming final day of phase one in the Cymru Premier.Agent P...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #126
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to look ahead to a new year of Welsh football. We talk expectations, make predictions and who might have a big ...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #125
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Megan Feringa and Lewis Sharpe for the final pod of the year and our now traditional Alternative Wales end of year awards. We discus...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #124
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Lewis Sharpe to discuss the end of the women's Nations League campaign, the draw for Euro 2024, the Cymru Premier ...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #123
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan, Caws and Rhodri discuss the play-off draw, our potential Euro 2024 group, the weekend of club football and much more.Agent Phillips also calls i...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #122
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri for a debrief after Wales drew 1-1 away to Armenia and 1-1 at home to Turkey as they failed to qualify automati...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #121
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With a massive week of international football ahead of us, Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri Davies to preview Armenia (a) and Turkey (h). Agent ...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #120
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the Cymru Premier, the upcoming international games, play our line up game and answer your questions...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #119
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Megan Feringa to discuss the latest goings on in Welsh football. We chat the Wales women's team, all the Welsh clu...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #118
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Gwilym to chat about the latest goings-on in the Cymru Premier, Adran Premier and the Welsh clubs playing in England.Agen...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #117
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri Davies to reflect on another famous night of Welsh football™ as Wales beat Croatia 2-1 in qualifying for Euro...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #116
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Lewis Sharpe ahead to the international break to chat about Wales' upcoming fixtures against Gibraltor and Croatia...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #115
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Rhodri and Megan Feringa to discuss the recent squad announcement, the weekend of EFL and Cymru Leagues action and much more.Agent P...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #114
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to discuss the week in Welsh football. We cover the Cymru Premier, Cardiff City's good form, Wrexham heavy ...
Alternative Wales: The Podcast - Episode #113
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Rhodri to catch up on the latest in Welsh club football. Including the South Wales Derby, Wrexham's form and the C...