COLWYN Bay’s impending move back to the Welsh pyramid is the right decision for the club’s long-term future.

The glamour of playing across the country has brought with it increasing financial strain on the Seagulls, who were dealt another blow with the news that Dave Titchiner stepped down as chairman due to ill health earlier this season.

The club have been treading water ever since that announcement, but things have become so dire that they have been left with no other option than to explore the possibly of domestic football in Wales once again.

If this is the only way that can guarantee the Bay can remain solvent then it is a good thing, and it will undoubtedly boost the region from a footballing perspective given the club’s standing within the game.

Despite their financial troubles, Colwyn Bay remain one of the biggest clubs operating within the area and their return to the pyramid would see the prospect of some mouth-watering ties down the line that would see dwindling crowds increase considerably.

Things have been on a downward spiral since the resignation of former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair as manager in 2015, which has seen them relegated on two occasions and go through a host of different bosses including Gus Williams and Alan Morgan.

I doubt any of the conversations that officials have with the Football Association of Wales would involve them getting a free pass to the JD Welsh Premier League. This would be met by uproar and it is something that the club is not ready for at the present time.

You need a sizable budget to even compete in the Huws Gray Alliance these days, and moving straight to the top flight would do more harm than good as the club looks to stabilise itself and build from the bottom up, perhaps in Tier 3 in accordance with the new FAW structure coming into place this summer.

If they do move, then it is imperative that the club keep manager Craig Hogg and assistant Neil Coverley at the helm.

They are both well respected within the North Wales footballing community and can attract the right players that can give them a fighting chance of rising through the system and perhaps reach the echelons of the WPL.

They have assembled a very strong squad littered with talented individuals who have all bought into their ethos and pulled together as a team, and although the squad is set to look far different in the Welsh system next term, the management team’s values will remain the same and this can be a great start to their new recruitment process.

This may be an uncertain time for the Seagulls’ loyal fanbase, but the news can also be met with a source of excitement with local derbies that generate the sort of interest that cannot be found playing teams that are situated hundreds of miles away in some cases.

Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to take two forward, and hopefully this will turn out to be a shrewd move for Colwyn Bay FC and a big boost for Welsh football at domestic level.