COLWYN Bay FC will find out their fate tomorrow in regards to their Welsh football pyramid return.

The Seagulls made the decision to re-apply to be involved in the domestic scene due to financial difficulties, with the club set to learn which tier they will be plying their trade following a meeting between Football Association of Wales power-brokers on Friday morning.

There are some that would argue that Craig Hogg’s men should start at the bottom, but a club with the stature and facilities that the Bay possess should be re-introduced much higher.

They are not going to get a free pass to the JD Welsh Premier League, but it is not inconceivable to see them re-joining the domestic system in the new tier two next season, which is currently the Huws Gray Alliance.

This would boost the league and the game in the North Wales region considerably, with the Seagulls still one of the biggest clubs operating anywhere in the country despite their recent struggles in the English game.

With Hogg penning a new five-year deal and current assistant Neil Coverley moving into the director of football role in the summer, there is no telling how many of the talented young squad they have assembled would stay on should they get tier two, and it given their popularity throughout the region with players it would be a huge shock if they did not have an extremely strong squad next term provided there is a budget in place to attract the right sort of individual.

Their inclusion in the second tier would bring some mouth-watering games with their coastal rivals such as Rhyl, Prestatyn Town, Conwy Borough and Bangor City, with the impending relegation of Llandudno another eye-catching element to any decision to put them one below the WPL.

Making tier two a 17-team league is also an essential part of this decision. Four teams relegated from the HGA would not be fair on Denbigh Town or Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochant, with the latter defying the odds to secure safety in their first season operating at this level, and although the new infrastructure would give one side a weekend free twice a season, the benefits of Bay being with this very strong group would far outweigh this negative.

After a series of disappointing seasons, things finally look to be heading in right direction at the Four Crosses Construction Arena under Hogg and Coverley, and their immaculate playing surface would no doubt have impressed FAW officials that visited the site recently ahead of the decision.

Whichever league they are going to be in, the Bay will have a bullseye on their back and wherever they end up there is bound to be some criticism from some supporters and even clubs below that have worked hard to try and climb the ladder, but once the dust settles a move to the second tier would be hugely beneficial to the league and the domestic game in general, even though the Seagulls may not be welcomed back with open arms.