Goodbye Gareth

The first thing to say following Gareth Bale’s retirement from football is a heartfelt diolch yn fawr to the man who is inarguably Cymru’s greatest footballer of all time (which …

Vital statistics

Since Cymru’s exit from the World Cup last week the usual suspects have been rushing to judgement to issue their predictably uninformed, pompous and crappy opinions in all the usual …

If

With apologies to Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) If the Yanks can fail to get the win they mustAnd only draw, not having soccer sussed,If likewise poor Iran’s efforts turn to dustWhile …

It’s a funny old world (cup)

Three days later, I am only now recovering from Monday’s 1-1 draw with the USA, a game that tested my physical, mental and emotional resilience way past breaking point into …

Next stop: the world

After losing 2-1 to Belgium in Brussels and 0-1 to Poland in Cardiff, Wales finished bottom of Nations League Group A4 and will be playing in the B Leagues when …

Dutch double

Two uncannily similar defeats in one week against the Netherlands mean that Cymru are up against it in Nations League A Group 4. In normal circumstances I would be spitting …

What!

What a match! What an atmosphere! What a performance! What a thriller! What a result! And what an outcome: WALES HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CUP!! Hear me: WALES HAVE …

Hallelujah!!

I’ve died and gone to Heaven. It’s sheer paradise up here, through the pearly gates and beyond the stars, sipping ambrosia and breathing the aroma of eucalyptus oil on a …