100 caps

[fiveattheback]

Mar 28, 2021 20:16:22 GMT dai said:

Judging by our lack of CM midfield options, and no real major prospects in that area, I'd give Allen a very slim outside chance of getting there. He'd have to play for another 4-5 years though, which again is unlikely, but not impossible.

Ash was on 86 which is really surprising! I didn't think he was on that many. Could he have gotten there if Giggs hadn't frozen him out?

Nah, he'd need 10 games a year for about 5 years

[conwy10]

Hennessey and Bale will. Davies should.

I’ve got a feeling Smith will. Our midfield is wide open for someone to make it their own.

Others like Ampadu and Neco should.

[underwood]

Mar 28, 2021 20:11:18 GMT fiveattheback said:

I wouldn't be so sure on Rodon, he's 23 and has 11.  Gunter had over 30 caps by that age

He is an intelligent footballer who reads the game, so should be able to maintain his positional sense even when his legs go. He should still be playing International football at 33.

[iot]

Mar 29, 2021 8:22:10 GMT underwood said:

Mar 28, 2021 20:11:18 GMT fiveattheback said:

I wouldn't be so sure on Rodon, he's 23 and has 11.  Gunter had over 30 caps by that age

He is an intelligent footballer who reads the game, so should be able to maintain his positional sense even when his legs go. He should still be playing International football at 33.

But he's also a footballer that has had only two full seasons of senior footie to date, and had long injury layoffs in the two of them. I'd be surprised if he makes it to a 100

[allezlesrouges]

Mar 29, 2021 8:22:10 GMT underwood said:

Mar 28, 2021 20:11:18 GMT fiveattheback said:

I wouldn't be so sure on Rodon, he's 23 and has 11.  Gunter had over 30 caps by that age

He is an intelligent footballer who reads the game, so should be able to maintain his positional sense even when his legs go. He should still be playing International football at 33.

If he averages 8 games a year until he's 33 that's still only 91 caps. If we make a few tournaments then he should get there, but then again with his injury record he may fall short. Especially seeing as we tend to recycle our players fairly young with our habit of bringing the youth through. Not many players I can remember playing past 35 for us in recent years

[fiveattheback]

Mar 29, 2021 8:22:10 GMT underwood said:

Mar 28, 2021 20:11:18 GMT fiveattheback said:

I wouldn't be so sure on Rodon, he's 23 and has 11.  Gunter had over 30 caps by that age

He is an intelligent footballer who reads the game, so should be able to maintain his positional sense even when his legs go. He should still be playing International football at 33.

That still means about 9/10 games a year for 10 years.  He's already had a number of injury problems and is a competitive area in our side.  I'd be surprised if he made 100 appearances

I agree with conwy10, Smith may be a decent outside bet.

[jbt95]

Neco could get 100, not even 20 yet and on 8, 9 no doubt after tomorrow. Still got another 12 games this year after that, so he could be at 20 by the age of 21.

Will be more caps available to players moving forward with us playing in tournaments hopefully a regular thing, nations league and mandatory friendlies.

A lot of it depends on players coming behind as well of course.

England 'only' have 9 players on more than 90 caps. It is very much an exception. Hopefully we get more players with 50+ caps moving forward.

[allezlesrouges]

Mar 29, 2021 15:47:29 GMT jbt95 said:

Neco could get 100, not even 20 yet and on 8, 9 no doubt after tomorrow. Still got another 12 games this year after that, so he could be at 20 by the age of 21.

Will be more caps available to players moving forward with us playing in tournaments hopefully a regular thing, nations league and mandatory friendlies.

A lot of it depends on players coming behind as well of course.

England 'only' have 9 players on more than 90 caps. It is very much an exception. Hopefully we get more players with 50+ caps moving forward.

It is harder to get that many caps for a bigger nation. A small nation that regularly qualifies for tournaments is the perfect blend for getting a lot of caps, Croatia being the prime example of this

England in their long history as an international team only have 9 players above 100 caps - mostly due to the competitive-ness of staying in a team with so much talent. However, Croatia who have only been a football nation for 27 years have 8 players over 100 caps (Perisic will be the 9th if he plays 2 more games for them)

[walesgolfmadrid]

Yes, if somebody like Trent Alexander-Arnold was Croatian, he'd be getting a hundred caps no doubt. As he's got competition from James, Trippier, Walker and co he's going to struggle.

The only ones I'm sure on for us are Bale, Hennessey and Ampadu.

Ampadu will finish this break with 22, at the age of 20, and his versatility means I really struggle to see him being anything other than a regular starter for the best part of the next decade whether it's in defence or midfield.

[allezlesrouges]

Big Wayne confirmed to be joining the 100 club this week. Had me looking on wiki at other contenders...

B.Davies (70 caps) 28 years old

Ampadu (32 caps) 21 years old

Neco (18 caps) 20 years old

Wilson (35 caps) - 25 years old


These 4 are the main contenders to me, as I think they are the closest to being guarantees in the lineup over the next 5 years

Ben Davies I'm certain will get there.

Ampadu could be not far off 50 caps by his 23rd birthday - I think he will go on to be our record caps holder. Depending on how long he plays for and how many tournaments we reach, I can see Ampadu having a shot at 120, 130, and maybe 140 caps plus - if he breaks 145 caps then he'll be in the top 50 all time most capped players

Neco will be a part of this team for years, so I think he will hit 100 around the same age as Gunter

Wilson's ability to play midfield plus his versatility across the front line makes me think he will just about get to 100 as well

[vvm]

Bit of an outside chance but I could see Dan James making it. Don't think he's missed a competitive game since his debut against Slovakia and seems to be included in the odd friendly too. Currently on 31 at 24 years of age so it's a possibility. Only worry is a big part of his game is his pace so if that declines with age then he could start to miss out.

[allezlesrouges]

Mar 28, 2022 10:50:59 GMT vvm said:

Bit of an outside chance but I could see Dan James making it. Don't think he's missed a competitive game since his debut against Slovakia and seems to be included in the odd friendly too. Currently on 31 at 24 years of age so it's a possibility. Only worry is a big part of his game is his pace so if that declines with age then he could start to miss out.

I think that's why he won't make it. Once he loses that pace and intensity there aren't enough redeeming qualities to his game for him to be an ever-present in the team in the long run for me

[underwood]

Don’t forget Rambo would be there now if not for serious injuries, in fact he would be our leading cap holder. Allen wouldn’t be far off a century either.

[quetzal]

Mar 30, 2022 8:11:22 GMT underwood said:

Don’t forget Rambo would be there now if not for serious injuries, in fact he would be our leading cap holder. Allen wouldn’t be far off a century either.

I think Rambo will squeeze the 100 in before he retires. Defo if we qualify for World Cup. 28 caps to go? I think he can get close.

[jbt95]

Mar 30, 2022 8:11:22 GMT underwood said:

Don’t forget Rambo would be there now if not for serious injuries, in fact he would be our leading cap holder. Allen wouldn’t be far off a century either.

Not sure you can say Ramsey would be the leading cap holder.

Injuries are part of the game and nearly all our major mainstay players have had at least one spell where they have been out for a while. Allen has had a few and Ramsey obviously didn’t play a lot 2019-2021. Bale made his debut a year before Gunter and Hennessey. We’ve probably played 150 games since then and he’s on 102 caps.

Hennessey missed nearly 2 years with that massive injury he had in 2012, was injured for the game in Bordeaux and only lost his place to Ward due to injury. He could have had 125 maybe even more if he hadn’t had these injuries.

[underwood]

Fair point, Hennessey would be on 120+ caps without injuries, but Rambo would be ahead of Gunter if not for his spells out.

Gunter is a freak who has avoided injuries, allied to that most of his caps came prior to 2019, whereas Ramsey is still near the top of his game.

[dai]

Ramsey won't reach 100 given his age and consistent injury issues, same with Allen - just not enough time unfortunately.

Ben D will surely reach 100. Ampadu and Neco as well.

Others who could get close would be Dan James, Rodon, Connor Roberts and Mepham.

[jimexotic]

Joe Morrell is more than a quarter of the way there and if he comes into his own in his late 20's/early 30's he could become the most unlikely member of the 100 cap club!

Ethan will have 100 caps before he's 30. He'll have played at multiple international tournaments too

[iot]

I can't believe how Neco has accumulated his caps so quickly. Feels like just a few games ago that he made his debut.

Yeah I can't see Allen, Rambo or James making it - I expect the latter to be overtaken by other players by the time he's in his late twenties, and he's already 24! Allen and Rambo probably don't have more than around 2 seasons left in them, so I can't see them getting 30 extra caps at this point

[allezlesrouges]

Mar 30, 2022 15:19:54 GMT jimexotic said:

Joe Morrell is more than a quarter of the way there and if he comes into his own in his late 20's/early 30's he could become the most unlikely member of the 100 cap club!

Ethan will have 100 caps before he's 30. He'll have played at multiple international tournaments too

Can't see him not getting overtaken in the pecking order to be honest - would be very surprised if he even got close

I personally think he'll be like Chester where he will have a short but successful Wales career. He might get a few more than Chester and top out at around 50 caps

[spiritof16]

After skimming through this thread the most shocking thing was being reminded Lewin Nyatanga managed to get 34 caps!

[morg]

Good thread this. Interesting that no one thought that Gunter was a candidate back in 2013 even though he was best placed. It is amazing how many caps he's got. Always a 6 out of 10 isn't he. Never a Neco performance but always doing the basics with the occasional stand out moment... Assist for Vokes v Belgium, headed goal attempt v Italy and latterly, ball to Brennan yesterday.

[allezlesrouges]

End of camp caps round up...

B. Davies (+4) - 74 caps [29]

C.Roberts (+4) - 39 caps [26]

Wilson (+4) - 39 caps [25]

James (+5) - 36 caps [24]

Ampadu (+3) - 36 caps [21]

Mepham (+4) - 32 caps [24]

Rodon (+4) - 28 caps [24]

Neco (+3) - 21 caps [21]

Brennan (+4) - 13 caps [21]

Thinking that currently Davies, Wilson, Ampadu & Neco all looking pretty certain to join the 100 club in the future

[quetzal]

Mar 30, 2022 9:02:40 GMT quetzal said:

Mar 30, 2022 8:11:22 GMT underwood said:

Don’t forget Rambo would be there now if not for serious injuries, in fact he would be our leading cap holder. Allen wouldn’t be far off a century either.

I think Rambo will squeeze the 100 in before he retires. Defo if we qualify for World Cup. 28 caps to go? I think he can get close.

I think he’ll get the 100

[allezlesrouges]

Jun 15, 2022 0:06:27 GMT quetzal said:

Mar 30, 2022 9:02:40 GMT quetzal said:

I think Rambo will squeeze the 100 in before he retires. Defo if we qualify for World Cup. 28 caps to go? I think he can get close.

I think he’ll get the 100

Him dropping deeper will certainly prolong him in a Wales shirt. If he becomes more regular at club level he will get more injuries though - that's the only thing that could stop him I think. I think he will make it though, even if it takes a few courtesy caps to get him over the line, the FAW will do that for him

[dai]

Jun 15, 2022 12:36:42 GMT allezlesrouges said:

Jun 15, 2022 0:06:27 GMT quetzal said:

I think he’ll get the 100

Him dropping deeper will certainly prolong him in a Wales shirt. If he becomes more regular at club level he will get more injuries though - that's the only thing that could stop him I think. I think he will make it though, even if it takes a few courtesy caps to get him over the line, the FAW will do that for him

He's on 75 caps now. He could be on 80 by the end of the year. Given his injury record he'd need to play on for probably 3/4 maybe 5 years to reach 100, can't see that happening myself. 

[morg]

Jun 15, 2022 13:09:23 GMT dai said:

Jun 15, 2022 12:36:42 GMT allezlesrouges said:

Him dropping deeper will certainly prolong him in a Wales shirt. If he becomes more regular at club level he will get more injuries though - that's the only thing that could stop him I think. I think he will make it though, even if it takes a few courtesy caps to get him over the line, the FAW will do that for him

He's on 75 caps now. He could be on 80 by the end of the year. Given his injury record he'd need to play on for probably 3/4 maybe 5 years to reach 100, can't see that happening myself. 

82/83 by the end of the year surely. Unless he gets suspended for the semi final obviously