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Post by dragonsoccer on Mar 13, 2024 10:04:08 GMT
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Post by iot on Mar 13, 2024 10:44:20 GMT
ah right, thanks. We've been struggling for a CF - it's been the main gap in the team with Josh Thomas not really producing the goods, so hopefully Taylor can have some impact on these last couple of games
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Post by underwood on Mar 16, 2024 16:36:03 GMT
Hat-trick today.
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Post by welshrover on Mar 16, 2024 17:05:34 GMT
Seems strange he is not included. Lincoln scoring for fun these past three weeks! |
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Post by surge on Mar 16, 2024 20:29:04 GMT
I have only seen highlights but he looks like a diddy Erling Haaland. Today he scored a goal for every 7th touch of the ball and had 3 non-goal scoring shots too.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Mar 17, 2024 9:31:40 GMT
Needs to be added to a squad. Actual joke if not. It’s like they’re playing a game of chicken with our striker situation. Madness!
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Post by welwyn on Mar 17, 2024 15:46:32 GMT
If we go down, it's a joke if we don't use him ourselves next season.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Apr 1, 2024 15:34:38 GMT
Another goal, and an assist. Needs to be called up in June.
How his absence went unexplained in the last camp remains baffling.
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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 1, 2024 15:49:14 GMT
That's what, 9 goals and 3 assists in 14 League 1 games? Get him in the squad for the June friendlies
Should see a few of the u21s in June, don't think they have a fixture in June do they?
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Post by iot on Apr 1, 2024 16:10:21 GMT
Another goal, and an assist. Needs to be called up in June. How his absence went unexplained in the last camp remains baffling. Don't think we ever heard why he wasn't with the u21s did we? Presumably he wanted to prioritise his club football |
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Post by manulike on Apr 12, 2024 11:36:10 GMT
Anyone friends with @ryanreynolds on Twitter - #MakeItHappen
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Post by iot on Apr 12, 2024 14:54:54 GMT
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Post by dai on Apr 12, 2024 16:00:02 GMT
Wouldn't blame him if he went for Scotland..... |
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Post by reyrey on Apr 12, 2024 16:11:49 GMT
Wouldn't blame him if he went for Scotland..... Why? |
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Apr 12, 2024 16:44:57 GMT
Major FAW cock-up if that comes to fruition. Don’t say that often when it comes to multi-qualified players. |
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Post by dai on Apr 12, 2024 17:27:28 GMT
Wouldn't blame him if he went for Scotland..... Why? Just don't think we are the most attractive option at the moment if a player really doesn't feel any strong national identity. (Scotland have just qualified for the Euro's, we haven't etc) And Page's lack of confidence in giving new / fringe players opportunities would be a put off as well. |
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Post by marsvolta on Apr 12, 2024 17:45:29 GMT
Just don't think we are the most attractive option at the moment if a player really doesn't feel any strong national identity. (Scotland have just qualified for the Euro's, we haven't etc) And Page's lack of confidence in giving new / fringe players opportunities would be a put off as well. It will be a shame if we lose Taylor but the comment about Page is a strange one. The results haven’t been the best and some didn’t take their opportunity, but at least half the current squad were first given an opportunity by Page. |
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Post by dai on Apr 12, 2024 17:53:03 GMT
Just don't think we are the most attractive option at the moment if a player really doesn't feel any strong national identity. (Scotland have just qualified for the Euro's, we haven't etc) And Page's lack of confidence in giving new / fringe players opportunities would be a put off as well. It will be a shame if we lose Taylor but the comment about Page is a strange one. The results haven’t been the best and some didn’t take their opportunity, but at least half the current squad were first given an opportunity by Page.That's not true. Giggs brought in all of the players you're probably thinking of. Jordan James is the only player in the current squad to have been given an opportunity by Page, and that was only because his hand was forced. Savage and Cullen are the only other ones to be have been given slight opportunities more recently. So in reality, he's only brought through one new player in 3/4 years of management - quite a worrying stat tbh. |
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Post by surge on Apr 12, 2024 18:00:42 GMT
Not qualifying will always have negative impact on some players who are dual-qualified, but over-reacting to stories based on little evidence also might put some players off.
Joe Taylor is having a fine season and hopefully a big player for our future. I will leave it there until something actually changes that.
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Post by ddirpytnop on Apr 12, 2024 18:36:23 GMT
It will be a shame if we lose Taylor but the comment about Page is a strange one. The results haven’t been the best and some didn’t take their opportunity, but at least half the current squad were first given an opportunity by Page.That's not true. Giggs brought in all of the players you're probably thinking of. Jordan James is the only player in the current squad to have been given an opportunity by Page, and that was only because his hand was forced. Savage and Cullen are the only other ones to be have been given slight opportunities more recently. So in reality, he's only brought through one new player in 3/4 years of management - quite a worrying stat tbh. Broadhead? Has also given debuts to Low, Sorba Thomas, Sheehan, Cooper. Furthermore, he inherited a very young squad (Bale, Ramsey, Allen and the goalies aside) so finding space available for new recruits is pretty difficult, especially given that we play so few friendlies. And besides, I cannot think of a single uncapped Welsh qualified player who has done enough in the last 3.5 years to deserve a place in the team ahead of those who are already there. |
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Post by dai on Apr 12, 2024 19:07:29 GMT
That's not true. Giggs brought in all of the players you're probably thinking of. Jordan James is the only player in the current squad to have been given an opportunity by Page, and that was only because his hand was forced. Savage and Cullen are the only other ones to be have been given slight opportunities more recently. So in reality, he's only brought through one new player in 3/4 years of management - quite a worrying stat tbh. Broadhead? Has also given debuts to Low, Sorba Thomas, Sheehan, Cooper. Furthermore, he inherited a very young squad (Bale, Ramsey, Allen and the goalies aside) so finding space available for new recruits is pretty difficult, especially given that we play so few friendlies. And besides, I cannot think of a single uncapped Welsh qualified player who has done enough in the last 3.5 years to deserve a place in the team ahead of those who are already there. Fair points. Thomas and Broadhead are valid, but the rest haven't really been given proper opportunities. |
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Post by marsvolta on Apr 12, 2024 19:25:47 GMT
That's not true. Giggs brought in all of the players you're probably thinking of. Jordan James is the only player in the current squad to have been given an opportunity by Page, and that was only because his hand was forced. Savage and Cullen are the only other ones to be have been given slight opportunities more recently. So in reality, he's only brought through one new player in 3/4 years of management - quite a worrying stat tbh. Broadhead? Has also given debuts to Low, Sorba Thomas, Sheehan, Cooper. Furthermore, he inherited a very young squad (Bale, Ramsey, Allen and the goalies aside) so finding space available for new recruits is pretty difficult, especially given that we play so few friendlies. And besides, I cannot think of a single uncapped Welsh qualified player who has done enough in the last 3.5 years to deserve a place in the team ahead of those who are already there. In addition to this, King, daSilva, Harris, Fox and Beck have been brought into the squad but haven’t taken the opportunities (so far). Plus Mark Harris has been in and out of the squad. Between these and the ones you list, plus the ones dai names himself, there’s about 15 or 16 players who have been brought in with varying levels of success. As you say,it’s hard to think of anyone else who he could have brought in. |
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Post by reyrey on Apr 12, 2024 19:39:25 GMT
Broadhead? Has also given debuts to Low, Sorba Thomas, Sheehan, Cooper. Furthermore, he inherited a very young squad (Bale, Ramsey, Allen and the goalies aside) so finding space available for new recruits is pretty difficult, especially given that we play so few friendlies. And besides, I cannot think of a single uncapped Welsh qualified player who has done enough in the last 3.5 years to deserve a place in the team ahead of those who are already there. In addition to this, King, daSilva, Harris, Fox and Beck have been brought into the squad but haven’t taken the opportunities (so far). Plus Mark Harris has been in and out of the squad. Between these and the ones you list, plus the ones dai names himself, there’s about 15 or 16 players who have been brought in with varying levels of success. As you say,it’s hard to think of anyone else who he could have brought in. How can they take opportunities if Page has not played them. silly comment imo |
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Post by marsvolta on Apr 12, 2024 19:54:43 GMT
In addition to this, King, daSilva, Harris, Fox and Beck have been brought into the squad but haven’t taken the opportunities (so far). Plus Mark Harris has been in and out of the squad. Between these and the ones you list, plus the ones dai names himself, there’s about 15 or 16 players who have been brought in with varying levels of success. As you say,it’s hard to think of anyone else who he could have brought in. How can they take opportunities if Page has not played them. silly comment imo Well they’d have been involved in all the training camps and then simply not been selected. They’ve still got to earn their place in the team once they get into the squad. |
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Post by rob on Apr 12, 2024 19:57:01 GMT
Page and new players is just a joke-no long term plan that is why he took L2 Gunter and Williams to World Cup rather than give experience to new players.Only brought in James,Thomas,Broadhead and Harris-Thomas now on naughty step with Lawrence so will not figure and Harris not international level.Low,Savage and Cullen only figured in the virtual B International against Gibraltar.
Page knows after Wales L2 at best will be his level-so in reality acting like a league manager who will not play youngsters as afraid of sack-will not give opportunities to youngsters.Of the players who played against Poland only Johnson,James and Broadhead did not go to Euro 21.Page is holding us back so much and the FAW are just putting their head in the sand about the whole thing.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Apr 12, 2024 20:05:02 GMT
Although I’d have included him in the seniors, I think should he switch, this is on Matty Jones’ selections. To not include him in squads earlier in the season when he was banging in the goals at Colchester was ridiculous.
It’s been a problem position for years, yet they’ve dropped the ball on a player that would probably have made the seniors this calendar year. So short sighted.
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Post by rob on Apr 12, 2024 20:11:25 GMT
Was only sub in Spanish friendlies and was dropped before Denmark too.Whether Jones suspected a lack of commitment or just did not rate him is the question ?
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Post by manulike on Apr 12, 2024 20:54:34 GMT
Wouldn't blame him if he went for Scotland..... Ney bother at all. Just get him up to the racecourse and the lasses there will soon sort him out  |
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Post by marsvolta on Apr 12, 2024 21:00:27 GMT
Although I’d have included him in the seniors, I think should he switch, this is on Matty Jones’ selections. To not include him in squads earlier in the season when he was banging in the goals at Colchester was ridiculous. It’s been a problem position for years, yet they’ve dropped the ball on a player that would probably have made the seniors this calendar year. So short sighted. I suspect the reason he wasn’t in the squads is because his head has been turned by Scotland. Whether we should force the issue and keep including him despite him not being fully committed or give him time to decide is a decision for Jones, not sure which of those would bring out the best outcome for us. |
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Post by dragonsoccer on Apr 13, 2024 10:03:50 GMT
as far as I know not being selected for Wales U21s is nothing to do with Scotland
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