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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Feb 29, 2020 19:52:53 GMT
Charlie Caton, 16 at Shrewsbury. Was on the bench today in league 1. Son of Bala town manager and has represented wales schools. Was at wrexham before he moved to Shrewsbury. Merseyside boy though I think and seems as if he supports England on his Twitter. Just searched his name into Twitter, looks like his old Welsh primary school tweeted about him. He follows the FAW too tbf. Looks like he’s eligible. Is it 5 years, or 5 continuous years for schooling btw? |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 1, 2020 0:46:01 GMT
Charlie Caton, 16 at Shrewsbury. Was on the bench today in league 1. Son of Bala town manager and has represented wales schools. Was at wrexham before he moved to Shrewsbury. Merseyside boy though I think and seems as if he supports England on his Twitter. Just searched his name into Twitter, looks like his old Welsh primary school tweeted about him. He follows the FAW too tbf. Looks like he’s eligible. Is it 5 years, or 5 continuous years for schooling btw? 5 years of compulsory schooling as I understand it. ie you could live in Wales for 3 years, move to England, then move back to Wales, do 2 years and you would qualify |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Mar 1, 2020 9:40:14 GMT
Just searched his name into Twitter, looks like his old Welsh primary school tweeted about him. He follows the FAW too tbf. Looks like he’s eligible. Is it 5 years, or 5 continuous years for schooling btw? 5 years of compulsory schooling as I understand it. ie you could live in Wales for 3 years, move to England, then move back to Wales, do 2 years and you would qualify Diolch! |
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Post by holmesdaleultra on Mar 3, 2020 23:17:02 GMT
I love the fact that everyone is asking about the eligibility of players because their name is Jones,Williams or Davies, despite the fact that the current players who are playing for us due to Eligibility have names like Moore, Vaulks, Matondo, Ampadu and Vokes. Haha. Lots of welsh surnames in the USA according to my dad with this ancestry thing maybe we can poach them. Top surnames in USA Number 3 is Williams. Number 5 is Jones. Number 7 is Davis. As well as large numbers of Evans, Morris, Hughes etc |
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Post by marsvolta on Mar 4, 2020 7:05:37 GMT
I love the fact that everyone is asking about the eligibility of players because their name is Jones,Williams or Davies, despite the fact that the current players who are playing for us due to Eligibility have names like Moore, Vaulks, Matondo, Ampadu and Vokes. Haha. Lots of welsh surnames in the USA according to my dad with this ancestry thing maybe we can poach them. Top surnames in USA Number 3 is Williams. Number 5 is Jones. Number 7 is Davis. As well as large numbers of Evans, Morris, Hughes etc How many Ampadu and Matondo’s out there? Haha |
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Post by holmesdaleultra on Mar 5, 2020 9:51:33 GMT
Lots of welsh surnames in the USA according to my dad with this ancestry thing maybe we can poach them. Top surnames in USA Number 3 is Williams. Number 5 is Jones. Number 7 is Davis. As well as large numbers of Evans, Morris, Hughes etc How many Ampadu and Matondo’s out there? Haha Bro not in the top 100 surnames lol |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 6, 2020 18:18:46 GMT
I love the fact that everyone is asking about the eligibility of players because their name is Jones,Williams or Davies, despite the fact that the current players who are playing for us due to Eligibility have names like Moore, Vaulks, Matondo, Ampadu and Vokes. Haha. Lots of welsh surnames in the USA according to my dad with this ancestry thing maybe we can poach them. Top surnames in USA Number 3 is Williams. Number 5 is Jones. Number 7 is Davis. As well as large numbers of Evans, Morris, Hughes etc Problem is the yanks are awful at playing soccerball. Genuinely surprises me they've never had a proper "superstar" given the size of their talent pool. Before the hype surrounding Pulisic, it was Yedlin and he turned out to be gash when he moved to Europe. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 7, 2020 0:15:01 GMT
Lots of welsh surnames in the USA according to my dad with this ancestry thing maybe we can poach them. Top surnames in USA Number 3 is Williams. Number 5 is Jones. Number 7 is Davis. As well as large numbers of Evans, Morris, Hughes etc Problem is the yanks are awful at playing soccerball. Genuinely surprises me they've never had a proper "superstar" given the size of their talent pool. Before the hype surrounding Pulisic, it was Yedlin and he turned out to be gash when he moved to Europe. Coaching > player pool size. Obviously the standard of coaching there is no where near the top level. If they actually invested in a top class standard of coaching they'd probably churn out superstar after superstar. |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 7, 2020 13:16:47 GMT
Problem is the yanks are awful at playing soccerball. Genuinely surprises me they've never had a proper "superstar" given the size of their talent pool. Before the hype surrounding Pulisic, it was Yedlin and he turned out to be gash when he moved to Europe. Coaching > player pool size. Obviously the standard of coaching there is no where near the top level. If they actually invested in a top class standard of coaching they'd probably churn out superstar after superstar. That is a factor, but you also have to remember the big bucks are in NBA/MLB/NFL, so they'd always attract the top athletes and the attention of kids. Carlos Vela or Nani are currently the biggest names in the MLS, hardly Pirlo, Villa or Beckham, is it? Money and fame talks, enjoyment walks. No child in this country grows up wanting to be a hockey player, it's always football. Same thing must happen in America with football, they all wanted to be basketball/NFL players. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 7, 2020 15:25:39 GMT
Coaching > player pool size. Obviously the standard of coaching there is no where near the top level. If they actually invested in a top class standard of coaching they'd probably churn out superstar after superstar. That is a factor, but you also have to remember the big bucks are in NBA/MLB/NFL, so they'd always attract the top athletes and the attention of kids. Carlos Vela or Nani are currently the biggest names in the MLS, hardly Pirlo, Villa or Beckham, is it? Money and fame talks, enjoyment walks. No child in this country grows up wanting to be a hockey player, it's always football. Same thing must happen in America with football, they all wanted to be basketball/NFL players. Yes that's a very good point actually, hadn't thought of that. They will probably rely on dual qualified players choosing to represent them from more traditional footballing countries like Mexico, and maybe South American countries. They would be the more likely people to choose football as a sport. |
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Post by robin1864 on Mar 7, 2020 15:43:59 GMT
That is a factor, but you also have to remember the big bucks are in NBA/MLB/NFL, so they'd always attract the top athletes and the attention of kids. Carlos Vela or Nani are currently the biggest names in the MLS, hardly Pirlo, Villa or Beckham, is it? Money and fame talks, enjoyment walks. No child in this country grows up wanting to be a hockey player, it's always football. Same thing must happen in America with football, they all wanted to be basketball/NFL players. Yes that's a very good point actually, hadn't thought of that. They will probably rely on dual qualified players choosing to represent them from more traditional footballing countries like Mexico, and maybe South American countries. They would be the more likely people to choose football as a sport. Plenty of German-born and Yugoslavian-born playing or eligible for them too |
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Post by marsvolta on Apr 6, 2020 5:02:53 GMT
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Post by conwy10 on Apr 6, 2020 16:23:23 GMT
Am I the only one thinking we are now above Ireland in football standing? I think in general we have a better chance of qualifying than Ireland does. Past is the past but in the last 10 years Wales has really got its act together. |
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Apr 7, 2020 5:43:04 GMT
Am I the only one thinking we are now above Ireland in football standing? I think in general we have a better chance of qualifying than Ireland does. Past is the past but in the last 10 years Wales has really got its act together. We are for me, but Graham Kavanagh's kid is always going to choose Ireland over us. |
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Post by haruki on Apr 8, 2020 8:43:34 GMT
Charlie Caton, 16 at Shrewsbury. Was on the bench today in league 1. Son of Bala town manager and has represented wales schools. Was at wrexham before he moved to Shrewsbury. Merseyside boy though I think and seems as if he supports England on his Twitter. Just searched his name into Twitter, looks like his old Welsh primary school tweeted about him. He follows the FAW too tbf. Looks like he’s eligible. Is it 5 years, or 5 continuous years for schooling btw? He will qualify through parentage regardless of schooling |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on May 3, 2020 16:50:52 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one.
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Post by jbt95 on May 3, 2020 19:31:17 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. Must be either born here and moved abroad or parents with a name like that. |
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Post by jbt95 on May 3, 2020 19:37:43 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. Ivan first began playing soccer at age 6 in Great Barrington, RI, and currently attends The International School in Prague. Ivan’s mother is a Rowayton native - USA. www.packersoccercamps.com/about_coaches.html |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on May 3, 2020 20:18:50 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. Ivan first began playing soccer at age 6 in Great Barrington, RI, and currently attends The International School in Prague. Ivan’s mother is a Rowayton native - USA. www.packersoccercamps.com/about_coaches.htmlThanks, mysterious that. Probably grandparent if anything then, unless transfermarkt just thought Watkins=Welsh. Wonder if the FAW are aware... Great that the FAW unearthed Spanish born Joshua Farrell for the u17s squad, and USA born Josh Francombe for u16s I think. Love a good non-English dual national call up, mixes it up a bit! Apart from those injury prone Canadian born ones though 👀 |
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Post by neutronstarcollision on May 3, 2020 20:45:06 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. I DON'T WANT IAN WATKINS PLAYING FOR US. |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on May 4, 2020 7:08:16 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. I DON'T WANT IAN WATKINS PLAYING FOR US. Don’t worry mate, he’s H from Steps. Edit- Also, looks as if he is eligible. Dragon Soccer has got him as eligible, DS says he’s looking into how he qualifies for us. |
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Post by fiveattheback on May 4, 2020 10:51:16 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. Ivan first began playing soccer at age 6 in Great Barrington, RI, and currently attends The International School in Prague. Ivan’s mother is a Rowayton native - USA. www.packersoccercamps.com/about_coaches.htmlWelsh paternal side I'd imagine then with the surname Watkins |
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Post by allezlesrouges on May 8, 2020 10:46:23 GMT
Long shot but does anyone know if/how Ivan Watkins from Dukla Prague u19s qualifies for us? On his social media seems like he feels Czech/American, but down as Welsh on transfermarkt. Weird one. Ivan first began playing soccer at age 6 in Great Barrington, RI, and currently attends The International School in Prague. Ivan’s mother is a Rowayton native - USA. www.packersoccercamps.com/about_coaches.htmlSo eligible for Cymru, Czech Republic, USA! What an interesting mix. |
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Post by marsvolta on May 8, 2020 13:17:49 GMT
‘The Ivan Watkins’ sounds like a Wetherspoons pub.
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Post by richierich333 on May 9, 2020 19:04:50 GMT
‘The Ivan Watkins’ sounds like a Wetherspoons pub. 🤣☝️👏 |
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Post by bale-droed on May 17, 2020 3:48:55 GMT
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Post by gimli on Jun 28, 2020 11:05:56 GMT
What's the situation with Jay DaSilva? Is he actually eligible? I know his brother is but do we know if he has a different mother or something? Transfermarkt says he's only eligible for England and Brazil. But apparently his middle name is Rhys, which would imply a Welsh connection. Does he just not consider himself Welsh? Or is he holding out hope for an England call-up?
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 28, 2020 12:59:08 GMT
What's the situation with Jay DaSilva? Is he actually eligible? I know his brother is but do we know if he has a different mother or something? Transfermarkt says he's only eligible for England and Brazil. But apparently his middle name is Rhys, which would imply a Welsh connection. Does he just not consider himself Welsh? Or is he holding out hope for an England call-up? 99% sure all 3 are eligible. I think he's been holding out for an England call up, as he has always seemed to be the most talented of the brothers. He's played every age group for England so he likely thought that he would make the cut eventually. He's still only 22, so he may feel that if he can make it into the Premier League with Bristol City (or secures a move up) he's got a good chance of becoming 2nd choice for England at LB behind Chilwell - they're not exactly blessed at LB so perhaps it's fairly reasonable. Another explanation is that perhaps he simply feels English & doesn't feel connected to Cymru. He'd be a backup to Davies for us anyway, and I can't see that changing. So from his perspective, he probably thinks - 'back up for Cymru & get a few more caps, or back up for England where I'll get less caps but maybe feel more proud of those caps'. From our perspective of course we'd like him to come to us as he solves our back up left back issues, and would probably come straight into our squad as 2nd choice LB. But I can see why he might want bide his time. Perhaps if his career stalls and he's in his mid-to-late twenties, he might feel as though he'll never get an England call up - he might possibly decide to pursue an international career with us. Who knows - we'll have to wait and see. One thing is for certain - the FAW will be on the case should the situation present itself that he wants to represent us. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jun 28, 2020 13:17:05 GMT
I'm sure this has been investigated as the FAW are so thorough. But does anyone know if they've looked into whether Alex Pritchard of Huddersfield Town has any connections to us?
When he first played for Tottenham I heard his name and thought perhaps he's a young Welsh player - then when I looked him up it says he was born in Essex & has played for England at age grades. I know name often isn't a dead giveaway, but I'd be interested to know. He's probably not quite good enough now for us to warrant a call up - but doesn't hurt to find out I suppose.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Aug 13, 2020 17:57:19 GMT
Speculative, but a Josh Griffiths, keeper, has gone on loan to Cheltenham Town from West Brom. Described as English, but wonder if there’s any Welsh links there...
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