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Post by manulike on Apr 8, 2024 15:01:04 GMT
dragonsoccer clarifying that "Wales will not be facing Georgia on the 5th June, the FA Wales were offered the game, but declined" That man Mooney is out of touch with the fans! There is nothing that would be more pleasing than a khachapuri (or 5) before our flight to Budapest / Bratislava ;-) #Mooney.Out
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Post by jimmytaff on Apr 8, 2024 22:27:13 GMT
dragonsoccer clarifying that "Wales will not be facing Georgia on the 5th June, the FA Wales were offered the game, but declined" That man Mooney is out of touch with the fans! There is nothing that would be more pleasing than a khachapuri (or 5) before our flight to Budapest / Bratislava ;-) #Mooney.Out Georgia would be a great away trip - I'd love to go as couldn't last time..Slovakia a good trip but a bit boring playing in Trnava again.when we've played them so often recently. Decent test but we're familiar enough with them. |
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Post by jbt95 on Apr 9, 2024 8:47:59 GMT
Georgia would be a great away trip - I'd love to go as couldn't last time..Slovakia a good trip but a bit boring playing in Trnava again.when we've played them so often recently. Decent test but we're familiar enough with them. We played Slovakia in 2019 home & away, 2016 in Bordeaux and before that was the euro 2008 qualifiers, 2006 home (5-1 loss, Paul Jones 50 hair and Bale’s first goal) and 2007 away (5-2 win). Barely often!!!! |
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Post by jimmytaff on Apr 9, 2024 21:24:10 GMT
Georgia would be a great away trip - I'd love to go as couldn't last time..Slovakia a good trip but a bit boring playing in Trnava again.when we've played them so often recently. Decent test but we're familiar enough with them. We played Slovakia in 2019 home & away, 2016 in Bordeaux and before that was the euro 2008 qualifiers, 2006 home (5-1 loss, Paul Jones 50 hair and Bale’s first goal) and 2007 away (5-2 win). Barely often!!!! More often than most. Using Trnava again makes it less attractive even though a nice enough city |
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Post by welrus on Apr 15, 2024 8:34:44 GMT
So still no news of a KO time for the Slovakia match.
But the other question is there going to be another friendly match around that time? Have the FAW said anything about that? As I understand it June 3-11th are available for friendly matches. I’m been hold on off booking Slovakia travel in case of another match.
Incidentally the Slovakia match is not even listed on the EUFA website.
Come on FAW let’s have some communication. Something like we’re still looking at options or no there won’t be another match would help.
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Post by welshrover on Apr 15, 2024 10:29:38 GMT
Problem with these games is we are "test" games for the teams going to the Euros.
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Post by morg on Apr 15, 2024 10:35:33 GMT
Problem with these games is we are "test" games for the teams going to the Euros. Not sure I see the problem? More incentive for us to win to show we deserve a place more than they do? |
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Post by welrus on Apr 15, 2024 13:34:29 GMT
Problem with these games is we are "test" games for the teams going to the Euros. For teams that have qualified I would have thought we’d be an attractive team to play having only missed out by a whisker ourselves and not being in the euros. |
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Post by fireboy0610 on Apr 15, 2024 17:57:44 GMT
It's a good chance for page to blood the youngsters.
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Post by cynonvalley on Apr 17, 2024 19:25:36 GMT
Home friendly against someone? Still nothing yet?
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Post by manulike on Apr 17, 2024 20:13:31 GMT
Home friendly against someone? Still nothing yet? Not sure if Leyton Orient are busy then ;-)))
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Post by paj on Apr 17, 2024 21:37:09 GMT
I was there 😁
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Post by barneycat1 on Apr 18, 2024 21:33:57 GMT
Guam are available
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Post by manulike on Apr 18, 2024 22:26:13 GMT
Georgia would have been a lot easier getting to, but happy enough to find a way geting there ;-)
Its been said that it might tip over if too many of us land on the same beach...
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Post by bale-droed on Apr 19, 2024 10:59:50 GMT
I reckon Australia or NZ in Wrexham
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Post by erasedcitizen on Apr 19, 2024 11:09:57 GMT
I reckon Australia or NZ in Wrexham We'll probably end up playing San Marino if it's in Wrexham. |
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Post by fiveattheback on Apr 19, 2024 11:20:02 GMT
I reckon Australia or NZ in Wrexham We'll probably end up playing San Marino if it's in Wrexham. More fun than Gibraltar We should start ticking off all the "Spanish" teams and play the Basques (again), Catalans and Galicians now that we've got Gibraltar out of the way |
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Post by garynysmon on Apr 19, 2024 16:09:02 GMT
We'll probably end up playing San Marino if it's in Wrexham. More fun than Gibraltar We should start ticking off all the "Spanish" teams and play the Basques (again), Catalans and Galicians now that we've got Gibraltar out of the way Playing any of those teams at home would be a travesty! Wales Away or nothing! |
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Post by vvm on Apr 24, 2024 10:01:44 GMT
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Post by welshrover on Apr 24, 2024 10:51:23 GMT
Nice stadium, but in the middle of nowhere just off the A22 Motorway. Quite difficult to get to without a car.. Been a few times when my Portuguese team (SC Olhanense) were in the top flight and their home ground was deemed not big enough for the visits of Benfica / Sporting. |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Apr 24, 2024 11:18:03 GMT
We'll learn absolutely nothing here, mint. |
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Post by barneycat1 on Apr 24, 2024 11:57:31 GMT
We'll learn absolutely nothing here, mint. Nice trip for the blazers and their wives. A poor test for our players unless he plays the kids, which he probably will, and keep the men for Slovakia. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Apr 24, 2024 11:59:54 GMT
Might not be a case of learning things, more a case of introducing players into international football with an easy ride. There's no other reason to pick Gibraltar again than to be planning to test new players out. It was a useful exercise for Joe Low, JJ & Charlie Savage last time, but I'd like to see more youth options explored, and perhaps some fringe EFL bolters too
A lineup like this would be good to watch;
O. Evans
Cabango-Low-Turns
Burns-JJ-Savage-Dasilva
Colwill-Harris
Mullin
Koumas, Beck, Stevens, King, Crew - I would like to see some of these on the bench and getting a cameo too. Need to look towards building an exciting team for Euro 2028 imo. Of course we want to get to WC26 but a more realistic aim is being competitive at our home tournament
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Post by allezlesrouges on Apr 24, 2024 12:05:11 GMT
We'll learn absolutely nothing here, mint. Nice trip for the blazers and their wives. A poor test for our players unless he plays the kids, which he probably will, and keep the men for Slovakia. I think this is exactly the plan. See who stakes a claim to be involved in the next game. Can see us lining up against Slovakia with something like; Ward Cabango-Low-Davies Neco-JJ-Savage-Dasilva Colwill-Brooks Brennan |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Apr 24, 2024 12:10:23 GMT
Nice trip for the blazers and their wives. A poor test for our players unless he plays the kids, which he probably will, and keep the men for Slovakia. I think this is exactly the plan. See who stakes a claim to be involved in the next game. Can see us lining up against Slovakia with something like; Ward Cabango-Low-Davies Neco-JJ-Savage-Dasilva Colwill-Brooks Brennan Fair point well made. |
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Post by melynwy on Apr 24, 2024 12:29:07 GMT
Might not be a case of learning things, more a case of introducing players into international football with an easy ride. I don't get this. They've already been introduced to football and are already playing against better opponents. It's the same rules in international football. I guess they might use trips like this to gauge player dynamics/togetherness or try a new system... but even then, it's hard to take any information from the game itself. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Apr 24, 2024 12:52:11 GMT
Might not be a case of learning things, more a case of introducing players into international football with an easy ride. I don't get this. They've already been introduced to football and are already playing against better opponents. It's the same rules in international football. I guess they might use trips like this to gauge player dynamics/togetherness or try a new system... but even then, it's hard to take any information from the game itself. Good for young players to build confidence early in their careers for us. If we played someone like Georgia/Romania for example you could see our youngsters getting the runaround and straight away their confidence may take a hit A comfy win and these players may feel on the up and up, want to chase more and get good loan moves in search of regular games to get in the squad in future |
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Post by vvm on Apr 24, 2024 13:07:55 GMT
Does feel like a pointless fixture given the opposition but doesn't hurt to send the team somewhere nice and warm for an easy game and some team building
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Post by eppingblue1 on Apr 24, 2024 15:01:23 GMT
Would have had much more appeal for me if it had been in Gibralter itself.
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Post by welshrover on Apr 24, 2024 16:45:22 GMT
I expect a lot of the youngsters will have already booked their summer holidays!
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