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The Italian job
I hold one person solely responsible for the defeat in Rome: me. I foolishly departed from the highly successful strategy that has worked so well in the last few years …
Wales 2 Turkey 0
With apologies to Evan James (1809-1878) and James James (1832-1902) – and the people of Wales! ♫ To the tune of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ♫ My head’s in a …
Well I never
About 10 minutes into Wales’ opening Euro 20201 match against Switzerland I realised that my heart was racing alarmingly. I just couldn’t take it. So I muted the TV and …
Bring it on!
After a year-long delay there are only a few days to go before Wales embark on a second consecutive European Championship finals tournament. Acting manager Rob Page has assembled his …
Famous Belgians, industrious Mexicans and bouncing Czechs
Three international matches in a week! I’m knackered! PART 1: STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFFWales’ 19th World Cup campaign began with a 3-1 defeat in UEFA qualification …
You couldn’t write this stuff
We lucky Welsh fans alive today are in the midst of the first ever ‘Golden Age’ of Welsh football. Coming hard on the heels of qualification for Euro 2016 and …
When we win
Two more great results for Wales in the Nations League, a doughty 0-0 draw in Ireland and a well-deserved 1-0 win in Bulgaria with virtually a reserve team, have left …
Footie’s back!
International football has tentatively returned in empty stadiums after a six month hiatus. There’s now a huge backlog of fixtures stacked up that must be crammed into the already packed …
Nomads the champions
This month I should have been revelling in Wales’ Euro 2020 campaign, but the tournament has been delayed for a year due to the pandemic. The pause in international football …
Hat-trick chronicles
Pondering the three opponents that Wales will face this summer in Group A of Euro 2020 (Italy, Switzerland and Turkey), I can’t help but remember the last time Wales played …
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