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Post by hooky on Jan 11, 2023 10:58:03 GMT
Well I for one am very grateful to Mr. Moderator and people helping maintain this website  Goodness us Welsh love a good quarrel with ourselves! Pessimism is also in our genes (I plead guilty where sport is concerned) but luckily the arrival of Bale suppressed a lot of it for a while |
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Post by dai on Jan 11, 2023 11:00:15 GMT
I remember someone telling me once, 'there's none like the Welsh for bitchiness'.
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Post by zingo on Jan 11, 2023 11:58:23 GMT
Think everyones jumping the gun with popov, and luke harris, popov could be commited to playing for wales for all we know, i know L Harris is, he just wanted to spend time with is Family and mates in jersey and also go to portugal with Fulam ! and not be a spare part in Quatar,Think its nautral to think the worse of these lads when you dont know the truth Why not publish that then? 'Personal Reasons' just gives the opportunity for people to ruminate and suspect. I suppose he is doing what all pro football players do ! If he says the reason for the pullout peeps will scrutinize why over going to a world cup and having dinner every night with bale and co or spending time with fam and going warm weather training with is club ! So it best they say its for personel reasons or better still a slight back or groin strain, Giggs pulled out of many games with a slight back problems then played a few days later for is club, rather than explain that hes saving himself for is club than playing a meaninless freindly against N Ireland in belfast |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Jan 11, 2023 12:28:37 GMT
There are some cracking over reactions in this thread but we have a winner. You must have a very short memory if you think that I stand by my comments. What I mean is if Bale goes then Ramsey and we lost 4 of our most promising under 21 players three of whom have given an indication they are thinking of other options that truly would be devastating. We would lose our ability to continue to qualify for tournaments after Germany 2024. That’s a big deal. Think 2 steps ahead. Our 4 most promising u21 players are Neco, Brennan, Colwill and L.Harris. 3 of those already committed despite dual nationality and England sniffing around. The response to Luke Harris dropping out is definitely an over-reaction, nothing to suggest he is considering other options. Even players like Jordan James who did consider it ended up coming back, and I think that shows the need not to worry Any player suitable for us will stay with us. Any player who would choose to play for another nation we shouldn't be calling up anyway! |
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Post by hooky on Jan 11, 2023 12:40:35 GMT
On Luke - its positive that there has been no subsequent news as if he were considering things then it would have reached the press somehow by now.
Hopefully he is good enough to be in our next squad as we need a 'quality' infusion of youth / legs in the midfield and in general - goals!
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Post by insertname on Jan 11, 2023 13:33:01 GMT
I stand by my comments. What I mean is if Bale goes then Ramsey and we lost 4 of our most promising under 21 players three of whom have given an indication they are thinking of other options that truly would be devastating. We would lose our ability to continue to qualify for tournaments after Germany 2024. That’s a big deal. Think 2 steps ahead. Our 4 most promising u21 players are Neco, Brennan, Colwill and L.Harris. 3 of those already committed despite dual nationality and England sniffing around. The response to Luke Harris dropping out is definitely an over-reaction, nothing to suggest he is considering other options. Even players like Jordan James who did consider it ended up coming back, and I think that shows the need not to worry Any player suitable for us will stay with us. Any player who would choose to play for another nation we shouldn't be calling up anyway! Did he choose to come back? Reading between the lines with James it seemed more that he saw England as his number 1 choice but they stopped returning his calls. |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Jan 11, 2023 14:20:24 GMT
To be fair if JJ felt strongly about England he’d have stuck around with them, or remained internationally neutral for more than 1 international window.
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Post by CrackityJones on Jan 11, 2023 14:50:15 GMT
How about just giving dual qualified young lads the benefit of the doubt until they say otherwise
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Post by dai on Jan 11, 2023 14:57:01 GMT
How about just giving dual qualified young lads the benefit of the doubt until they say otherwise Stop being so sensible |
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Post by marsvolta on Jan 11, 2023 15:10:44 GMT
Our 4 most promising u21 players are Neco, Brennan, Colwill and L.Harris. 3 of those already committed despite dual nationality and England sniffing around. The response to Luke Harris dropping out is definitely an over-reaction, nothing to suggest he is considering other options. Even players like Jordan James who did consider it ended up coming back, and I think that shows the need not to worry Any player suitable for us will stay with us. Any player who would choose to play for another nation we shouldn't be calling up anyway! Did he choose to come back? Reading between the lines with James it seemed more that he saw England as his number 1 choice but they stopped returning his calls. You may need to look a little bit more between those lines. I’m not sure England’s new system to inform players that they haven’t been selected is to ghost them |
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Post by hooky on Jan 11, 2023 15:12:52 GMT
I hope someone is restricting access to this forum. Can you imagine if would be players read our chats? They would run a mile!
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Post by zingo on Jan 11, 2023 15:50:24 GMT
I hope someone is restricting access to this forum. Can you imagine if would be players read our chats? They would run a mile! I am sure they do, they must be pissing them selfs at some of the comments 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by insertname on Jan 11, 2023 17:37:06 GMT
I hope someone is restricting access to this forum. Can you imagine if would be players read our chats? They would run a mile! Then they weren’t Welsh enough to start with were they? |
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Post by insertname on Jan 11, 2023 17:42:03 GMT
Did he choose to come back? Reading between the lines with James it seemed more that he saw England as his number 1 choice but they stopped returning his calls. You may need to look a little bit more between those lines. I’m not sure England’s new system to inform players that they haven’t been selected is to ghost them I doubt they ring round every eligible player to say “sorry you’re not being picked”. From memory, he was called up for England for a squad (cue the infamous fanfare on social media) then the next window he wasn’t called up (which coincided with him going back to being a reserve at Birmingham as their injury crisis cleared up). Then after that the talk started up that he was coming back to Wales. I could be mis-remembering or alternatively I am right about the chain of events and there is some unfortunate coincidental timing…. |
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Post by marsvolta on Jan 11, 2023 18:13:42 GMT
You may need to look a little bit more between those lines. I’m not sure England’s new system to inform players that they haven’t been selected is to ghost them I doubt they ring round every eligible player to say “sorry you’re not being picked”. From memory, he was called up for England for a squad (cue the infamous fanfare on social media) then the next window he wasn’t called up (which coincided with him going back to being a reserve at Birmingham as their injury crisis cleared up). Then after that the talk started up that he was coming back to Wales. I could be mis-remembering or alternatively I am right about the chain of events and there is some unfortunate coincidental timing…. It was more the point about them not returning his calls I was talking about haha. As soon as he wasn’t selected in the next I’m sure he didn’t keep ringing them asking if there’s been some mistake. |
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Post by insertname on Jan 11, 2023 18:33:44 GMT
I doubt they ring round every eligible player to say “sorry you’re not being picked”. From memory, he was called up for England for a squad (cue the infamous fanfare on social media) then the next window he wasn’t called up (which coincided with him going back to being a reserve at Birmingham as their injury crisis cleared up). Then after that the talk started up that he was coming back to Wales. I could be mis-remembering or alternatively I am right about the chain of events and there is some unfortunate coincidental timing…. It was more the point about them not returning his calls I was talking about haha. As soon as he wasn’t selected in the next I’m sure he didn’t keep ringing them asking if there’s been some mistake. No, what he did was phone up the FAW instead it seems and tell them he was back. |
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Post by fiveattheback on Mar 19, 2023 14:08:04 GMT
Chris "Hristo" Popov called into the u21s following some withdrawals
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Post by surge on Mar 19, 2023 16:31:35 GMT
Good to see him called up.
I don't know about him as an individual to comment about him specifically, but we know FAW encourages players to experience different systems and I hope our fans recognise that nationality is more and more complex and this experience of different systems is ultimately good for us. As long as we're doing what we need to do.
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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 28, 2023 13:47:41 GMT
Been involved with Leicester's first team
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Post by dai on Sept 5, 2023 21:29:44 GMT
Any idea whereabouts is he career wise now? Still at Leicester I presume, but not with any Wales youth squad recently.
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Post by iot on Nov 9, 2023 14:10:20 GMT
Good to see him with the u21s - seems to be committed to us still
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Post by fiveattheback on Aug 27, 2024 20:36:46 GMT
Senior debut tonight, on for Leicester in the League Cup
Still only 19, surely time for a loan?
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Post by marsvolta on Aug 27, 2024 21:02:58 GMT
Senior debut tonight, on for Leicester in the League Cup Still only 19, surely time for a loan? 19? Wow! Seems like we’ve been talking about him for years. |
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Post by dragon64 on Aug 30, 2024 20:03:54 GMT
Chris Popov going on loan to Barrow so should get plenty of game time
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