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Ched Evans future with the Citizens

January 26th, 2009 | By: j | No Comments »

While the talk around Eastlands is typically of new acquisitions, much of the young talent has been relegated to the back burner. It is swirling cauldron in my opinion and one I prefer not to think of in support of the young developing player however it is foregone conclusion that many highly quality players might [...]

Craig Bellamy reunited with Mark Hughes

January 19th, 2009 | By: j | No Comments »

Wales skipper Craig Bellamy is reunited with Mark Hughes as he moves from West Ham to Manchester City. The former Wales manager Mark Hughes was anxious to bring the striker to the Citizens, saying:
“I am delighted to be working with Craig once more. He is an outstanding player who provides us with qualities that we [...]

Craig Bellamy’s scoring touch is back

January 10th, 2009 | By: j | No Comments »

Is it time to call the long scoring drought of Wales striker Craig Bellamy over? Certainly anyone who saw his brilliant goal for West Ham past Newcastle’s Shay Given can testify his touch is still there as after latching onto a Scott Parker through-ball he delicately lifted the ball over one of the Premier League’s [...]

friendly against Poland announced

December 24th, 2008 | By: j | 1 Comment »

The Football Association of Wales has announced that the upcoming Poland v Wales friendly on Wednesday 11th February 2009 will be at the Vila Real De Santo Antonio Sports Complex, in the Algarve. While further details will be provided after New Years, the match will be held in the evening.

Euro 2016?

December 3rd, 2008 | By: j | 2 Comments »

The Scottish Football Association revealed today that it is considering opening talks with Wales about co-hosting Euro 2016. The Republic of Ireland and Scotland were unsuccessful in their attempt to attract the Euro 2008 which were co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria. Please note this is in the earliest stages and hasn’t moved towards more formal [...]

Is John Toshack sending his resume out?

December 3rd, 2008 | By: j | No Comments »

With John Toshack’s contract expiring at the end of the World Cup qualifying run, he sounds interested in returning to the club side. In a BBC interview when asked if he would rule out returning to management of a club the fifty-nine year-old Welsh leader responded:
“Certainly not. People say this will probably be my last [...]

Wales defeats Denmark 1-0

November 19th, 2008 | By: j | No Comments »

Hull City’s Boaz Myhill kept the Danes at bay and Craig Bellamy scored with thirteen minutes remaining to give John Toshack’s youthful Wales squad a 1-0 victory over Denmark in in Brøndby. Although the match was played in rainy conditions it was a spirited affair with a number of respectable scoring chances before the break [...]

a tricky affair in Brøndby

November 19th, 2008 | By: j | No Comments »

Heading into this evenings friendly against Denmark in Brøndby, Wales boss John Toshack has a series of interesting decisions to make. Clearly as a “friendly” this match allows for him to experiment with the extraordinary development younger players and in-essence Dragon supporters are possibly watching a golden-age of Welsh Football to-come. This of-course makes for [...]

Shaun MacDonald gets his first call-up

November 18th, 2008 | By: j | No Comments »

With a plethora of injuries in the midfield with includes Simon Davies, Jason Koumas, Joe Ledley, David Vaughan and Carl Fletcher, Swansea City twenty year-old midfielder, Shaun MacDonald, has been honoured with his first call-up to the senior squad.
As Wales takes on Denmark in Brøndby, John Toshack is expected to have Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and [...]

John Toshack names squad

November 10th, 2008 | By: j | No Comments »

John Toshack named his squad for the next weeks friendly against Denmark with notable call-ups for Arsenal’s seventeen year-old midfielder Aaron Ramsey and West Ham midfielder Jack Collison who scored for West this past week against Everton. The squad list is led with three members of the Wolves and West Ham each.
Wales squad:
Wayne Hennessey [...]


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