A North Wales football club chairman is facing formal action from the Football Association of Wales over a series of social media posts that have drawn widespread criticism.
Nick Pritchard, who chairs CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876, has been reported for allegedly bringing the sport into disrepute through online content including posts supporting a far-right activist currently held in custody.
The club, which competes in the Cymru North league, is now at the centre of controversy following complaints about its chairman’s public conduct.
Pritchard operates a business in Bangor and serves as a member of Bangor City Council.
A formal grievance has been submitted to the FAW Discipline and Integrity Team by local resident Tony Jones.
The complaint outlines alleged serious violations of FAW regulations governing social media conduct, anti-discrimination standards, and the requirement to protect the reputation of the sport under Rule 4.1.5.
The documentation argues that Pritchard, operating a widely followed public Facebook account, has promoted extreme right-wing individuals, celebrated criminal acts, employed offensive language, and shared discriminatory material concerning nationality and ethnicity.
As an office holder at a football club subject to FAW jurisdiction, his actions are said to directly conflict with the PAWB equality strategy and the code of conduct expected of club officials.
The PAWB equality strategy aims to strengthen mechanisms for reporting discriminatory incidents and actively challenge prejudiced attitudes and behaviours within the game.
The complaint details three principal areas of alleged misconduct.
The first concerns endorsements of criminal activity and far-right agitators.
Pritchard shared footage depicting a migrant dinghy in the English Channel being deliberately cut and disabled.
Accompanying text openly praised Daniel Thomas, known online as Danny Tommo, a prominent figure in far-right circles.
The caption suggested that individuals like Thomas would be preferable defenders of national interests compared to those who remain passive.
The complaint states that endorsing such vigilante activities and extremist figures brings the club and Welsh football into serious disrepute.
The second area relates to the use of grossly inappropriate language.
The same post allegedly contained highly offensive terminology unbecoming of someone holding a position at a football club, including profanity and derogatory references.
The third concern involves alleged violations of equality and anti-discrimination commitments.
Multiple posts reportedly targeted individuals seeking international protection, describing them in aggressive terms as groups of those entering the country illegally and violating UK law.
inflammatory language was used to portray these individuals as inherently threatening to young people in local communities.
This stereotyping based on nationality and immigration status is said to contradict the FAW’s commitment to fostering an inclusive environment in Welsh football.
Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, maintains close ties with Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, widely recognised by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist and repeat offender.
On September 22, 2026, Thomas positioned himself on a vessel in the English Channel and filmed himself tracking two dinghies carrying asylum seekers.
As occupants of one dinghy were being helped ashore, he approached and repeatedly called for the boat’s destruction.
He then used a knife to slash the craft’s hull while a French rescue worker remained on board.
Law enforcement confirmed they were reviewing the footage.
Emergency services subsequently transferred the asylum seekers to a Border Force vessel with RNLI assistance.
Thomas was taken into custody the following day on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life alongside several maritime offences.
He filmed his own arrest, which was broadcast via his YouTube channel.
Charges of criminal damage and failing to provide a phone PIN were announced the subsequent evening.
On September 29, bail was denied and Thomas remained in custody ahead of trial scheduled to commence on March 1, 2027.
An FAW representative confirmed awareness of the social media posts and acknowledged that a complaint had been lodged, while declining to provide additional statement at this stage.
Pritchard’s history includes a conviction in 2010, when he received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence for involvement in an operation cultivating cannabis plants valued at £14 million at properties he provided in Bangor.
Following reporting of this conviction earlier in the year, he posted vitriolic messages directed at the publication involved, using abusive language about journalists and declaring intentions to shut down the outlet.
A member of the public subsequently submitted a formal grievance concerning Pritchard’s alleged bullying conduct toward the media organisation.
He then redirected his attention toward the individual complainant, publishing unfounded and damaging accusations.
These allegations encompassed claims of harassment against women, assertions that his conduct caused fear for their safety, characterisation as a significant danger, accusations of operating fraudulent accounts, and allegations of a pattern of intimidating female individuals.
Suggestions were made that people should attempt to trace identifying information to facilitate targeting him.
Requests for comment from Pritchard went unanswered.