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Accy cyclist
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Good. 'Solihull Moors' sounds like a non league club. Grimsby Town sounds like a proper lower league club.
Brandane
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Chislenko
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Well done and congratulations WALES. Ground out a good result there.
On the grounds of having Welsh relatives, I now have a team to support during the world cup.
Mind you, I was always going to have 3, wasn't I, @PaulB ?
Now I can finalise my flag purchases.
Outstanding displays from previously discarded Wayne Hennessey, sometime Tottenham player Ben Davies, and Liverpool reject Neco Williams.
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That was a tense second half. We rode our luck, even though we had a couple of chances, and it's impossible not to feel sad for Ukraine, knowing what this match meant for them in this year.
That was a tense second half. We rode our luck, even though we had a couple of chances, and it's impossible not to feel sad for Ukraine, knowing what this match meant for them in this year.
You'd have to be twisted and wilfully ignorant to find that funny in any sort of way.
Joey Shabadoo
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What makes you think Williams is a Liverpool reject? He's been on loan to Fulham who've been promoted and been good enough to make the Wales team. How's that a reject?
Smokin Joe
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Terrible player.I don't think anyone will want to buy him so west ham will have to keep him
And Rice. Don't forget Rice
matticus
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Spartak
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Good article re. Wales rise up the rankings...
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...e-ramsey-hennessey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...e-ramsey-hennessey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Chislenko
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Good article re. Wales rise up the rankings...
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...e-ramsey-hennessey?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Yes, I sat in a lot of those half empty stadiums during the Toshack era, when there would be just a handful of us at away games and we took some terrible beatings on the pitch.
But I believe what Toshack did laid the foundations for what we have now. He took a chance on young kids (Bale at 16 etc) knowing full well we weren't going to win much but that by getting these kids to 50 odd caps by the time they were mid 20's he was building the nucleus of a team for the future which although some years in the making came to fruition at Euro 2016 etc. In my opinion Brian Flynn, the under 21 manager at the time, should also get some credit for unearthing a lot of those kids.
Whilst I realise a lot of the praise for Wales current "success" is heaped upon Gary Speed I do think some of the journalists / pundits should not overlook the contribution of Flynn and Toshack.
Grant Fondo
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I can see Wales getting out of the group stage in November, not a given but do-able v USA and Iran.
