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Forget the agendas and respect Speed’s Legacy
Osian Roberts (photo: Phil Stead) Since the death of Gary Speed, Welsh football’s attentions have turned to the possible successor for the role of manager of the national side. Due to the tragic...
View ArticleGwilym Boore, Sports Personality of the Week
I found this article by Patrick Collins in the Mail on Sunday, September 5th 1999. It’s fantastic. ———————- FOUR days ago he was an anonymous figure, a man whose virtues were known only to close...
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A perigord truffle of a match: Wales 2-1 Scotland
As we walked triumphantly underneath the Ninian Park railway bridge, I heard the first Scottish accent complaining about the Welsh ‘needing to cheat to win a game’. I laughed involuntarily and...
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Fred Keenor the Welsh International
Most people associate Fred Keenor with his club, Cardiff City. But Keenor was also one of the greats of the international game. After making his debut against England in the Cardiff ‘Victory’ match of...
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Mark Hughes the Welshman
In 1854 the English writer George Borrow described a visit across the border to ‘Rhiwabon’ in the book “Wild Wales”: “I ascended a hill, from the top of which I looked down into a smoky valley. I...
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Moscow 2003 – The Lost tapes
Exactly 10 years ago today, almost 2,000 Welsh football fans flew to Moscow to support Mark Hughes’ team in the first leg of a play-off to reach the finals of the 2003 European Championships, to be...
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Syrian football prevails in adversity
At first glance, Wales may not have much in common with the footballing nation of Syria. The two countries have never played each other and there seems nothing to connect two small associations whose...
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The misused talent of Nathan Blake
Football is awash with tales of wasted talent – young players with a glittering career ahead of them who become distracted by the trappings of fame. These players are often mavericks with prodigious...
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When Wales wear away kits at home
When Wales face Iceland at Cardiff City Stadium on the 5th March they will wear their new white adidas away kit for the first time. This might seem an unusual situation, but for Wales it’s relatively...
View ArticleGetty’s best Welsh Football Photos
Getty has recently announced that many of its images are available to embed on blogs, and I’ve taken a look through the archive and chosen the best Welsh football photos from the collection....
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