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Post by bigjohn on Aug 8, 2012 18:58:31 GMT
A lot of other messageboards have a thread like this as a way of getting to know people so I'll go first! Name:Owen Location:Aberdare Age:16 First Wales match: Finland home 2000 First away game: Y Saes 2011 All time Welsh hero: Speedo/Big John Club: Merthyr Town Welsh language: Dysgwyr!  |
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Post by Baxter Cymru on Aug 8, 2012 19:04:07 GMT
Name: Baxter
Location: Caerphilly
Age: 27
First Wales match: Wales v Finland first ever match at the Millenium 2000-2001
First Away Match: England away at Wembley 2011
All time Welsh hero: Speed/Bellamy
Club(s): All of the Welsh sides and players really, total Neutrel
Welsh Language: Unfortunately not
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Post by llannerch on Aug 8, 2012 19:20:23 GMT
Name: Russell
Location: Llandaff North. Originally from the Nationalist Republic of Dinas Powys
Age: 37
First Wales match: Wales v Jamaica, Ninian Park 1998
First Away Match: Italy, 2003
All time Welsh hero: Southall, Hughes, Ernie Curtis (a distant relative who won 3 caps in 20s and 30s)
Club(s): Cardiff City, Dinas Powys, Wrexham (member of WST), Aberystwyth Town (from uni days)
Welsh Language: Wedi dysgu at ruglder
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2012 19:46:07 GMT
name: col
location: penylan
age:34
first wales match: wales v hungary ninian park 1985 (friendly)
first away: denmark 95
all time welsh hero: robbie james,big nev,eric young and pat vandenhauwe
club:swansea city
welsh language: currently learning at night school so not yet no
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Post by mtj86 on Aug 8, 2012 19:46:40 GMT
Name: Matthew
Location: Swansea
Age: 25
First Wales match: Wales v Jamaica 1998 at Ninian Park
First away game: Slovakia 2-5 Wales - 2008 (I think)
All time Welsh hero: Gary Speed, Craig Bellamy
Club: Super Swansea City
Welsh language: Unfortunately not
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Post by foxmulder on Aug 8, 2012 22:48:59 GMT
Name: Kevin
Location: Barry
Age: 27
First Wales match: Wales v Finland 2003
First away game: England 2011
All time Welsh hero: Gary Speed, Ramsey, Bale
Club: Barry Town
Welsh language: Nope
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2012 23:34:54 GMT
Name:Caleb Location:Llanboidy Age:16 First Wales match: Brazil home (2000) First away game: Basque XI Vs Wales 2006 All time Welsh hero(es): John Toshack, John Charles, Aaron Ramsey, David Vaughan, Robert Earnshaw, Gareth Bale. Club(s): All Welsh teams, and Everton. Going to try out watching Carmarthen Town a few times, went last season and I don't like hoof-ball. Welsh language: Aye, Cymraeg yw iaith cyntaf fi! |
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Post by saints19 on Aug 9, 2012 1:27:36 GMT
Name: Robert Location: Cardiff Age: 24 First Wales match: Wales 4-0 Scotland, 2004 First away game: Never attended one, however, a trip to Belgium is on the cards soon. All time Welsh hero(es): Craig Bellamy, Gary Speed, Rob Earnshaw. Club(s): n/a. Welsh language: Fluent. bigjohn - a grammatical pointer: "Dysgwyr" is the plural; "Dysgwr" is the singular.  Best of luck with learning Welsh, if I hadn't learned it as a child I would have found it very difficult. |
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Post by welshwizard79 on Aug 9, 2012 8:31:08 GMT
Name: Gavin
Location: Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd
Age: 33
First Wales match: Wales v Cyprus 1993
First away game: Not missed many home games but never been away.
All time Welsh hero (es): John Charles, Ian Rush, Bale and Rambo.
Club(s): Cardiff City
Welsh language: GCSE level many years ago.
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Post by zakbaby on Aug 9, 2012 9:08:03 GMT
name- andy
Age - 40
Location - perth,west oz
First home game - brazil home 1983
First away game - holland away 1997(working there)
Speak welsh- only when i'm drunk!
All time hero - southall
Club - everton
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2012 9:58:05 GMT
Name - Tom
Location: -Swansea
Age - 21
First Wales match - Wales against Finland 1st ever match in the Mill Stad.
First away game - None attended, but I plan to!
All time Welsh hero - Gary Speed, Craig Bellamy, Rob Earnshaw, Mark Pembridge, Darcy Blake and Adam Matthews
Club - Swansea City AFC
Welsh language - Nope, sorry!
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Post by rushlegend on Aug 9, 2012 11:53:22 GMT
Name - Mark
Location: -Aberystwyth
Age - 43
First Wales match - Wales against Brazil, Ninian Park 1983 1-1 (Flynn)
First away game - None yet!
All time Welsh hero - Rush obviously LOL!!
Club - Liverpool FC (sorry boys)
Welsh language - Yes bilingual
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Post by georgetm1 on Aug 9, 2012 12:12:24 GMT
Name - George
Location - Buckley, Flintshire
Age - 33
First Wales match - Wales v England 86 1-0
First Away game - Poland v Wales 0-0 early 90's
All time Welsh hero - Mark Hughes
Club - Wrexham, Buckley Town, Widzew Lodz ( from Polish side of the family)
Welsh language - Dipyn bach.
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Post by dayoo87 on Aug 9, 2012 12:20:17 GMT
Name: Chris
Location: Cardiff (but from Swansea)
Age: 25
First Wales match: Wales 1-3 Holland at the Arms Park 1996
First away game: Serbia 2012
All time Welsh hero: Eric Young (nah, got to be Dean Saunders!)
Club: Sheffield Wednesday
Welsh language: Nope
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Post by muaythai on Aug 9, 2012 15:59:41 GMT
Name:Jay
Location:Abertillery
Age:30
First Wales match: Euro 1996 qual.14 Dec 1994 Wales 0 – 3 Bulgaria
First away game: None
All time Welsh hero: Southall/Speed/Bale/
Club: Man United
Welsh language: Negative
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Post by medibot on Aug 10, 2012 0:55:56 GMT
Name: Nicholas Williams
Location: London via Montgomery
Age:25
First Wales match: Wales v Serbia & Montenegro in 2003
First away game: Wales v Switzerland in 2010
All time Welsh hero: Speed, Southall, Ramsey (Arguably Giggs as I wore his number on my shirt as a kid)
Club: Sutton United
Welsh language: My Dad's O-Level fail in Welsh covers that sadly. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau sounds pretty ropey in a London accent but it's as far as my Welsh goes.
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Post by rhysage on Aug 10, 2012 11:19:32 GMT
Name: Rhys
Location:Rochdale (pontypool originally)
Age:29
First Wales match: Romainia - The Paul Bodin game....
First away game: Dublin 2009
All time Welsh hero: Speedo
Club: Cardiff City
Welsh language: Nope!
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Post by njdragon on Aug 10, 2012 11:54:14 GMT
Name: Neil
Location: Cardiff (swansea originally)
Age:34
First Wales match: Belarus (Euro 2000)
First away game: Not traveled but still watch every wales away game
All time Welsh hero: Bellamy
Club: Swans
Welsh language: No
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Post by geraint on Aug 10, 2012 14:46:41 GMT
Name: Geraint
Location: Wales
Age: 109 (today)
First home game: v Northern Ireland, Wrecsam, nineteen-sixty-something.
First away game: v Ireland at Croke Park (yeah, the one where the locals would come up to you at the bar afterwards and say "We taught we was bad, but your guys were shoite......."
All-time Welsh hero: Billy Meredith
Clubs: Same as Baxter Cymru
Welsh language: Iaith gynta (first language).
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Post by biwmares on Sept 1, 2012 23:40:58 GMT
Name: Billy
Location: Biwmares ( the nice/affluent part of Anglesey unlike the rest of the Island)
Age:36
First Wales match: Wales v Jamaica late nineties
First away game: Italy 2003
All time Welsh hero: Rush,Hughes, Southall & current player our very own Wayne Hennessey
Club: Biwmares Town & Bangor City
Welsh language: Iaith gyntaf fi
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Post by raptor on Sept 2, 2012 18:48:08 GMT
Name: David
Location: Undy, just outside Newport but originally from Pontypool
Age: 46
First Wales match: Wales v Brazil 83
First away game: Belgium 92
All time Welsh hero: Rush.
Club: Newport County
Welsh language: No, know lots of words and some phrases though.
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Post by wendywho on Sept 2, 2012 20:23:14 GMT
Name: Colin
Location: Perth
Age: 32
First Scotland match: Scotland V San Marino, 1991
First Away Match: Slovenia v Scotland 2003?
All time Scottish hero: Mackintosh McKinlay
Club: St. Johnstone
Scots Gaelic: Unfortunately not.
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Post by rich on Sept 6, 2012 13:20:10 GMT
Name: Rich
Location: Neath
Age: 33
First Wales match: Vs Belgium at the Arms Park, think it was 1990
First Away Match: 2013 Scotland!
All time Welsh hero: Speed/Mark Hughes/Rush/Saunders
Club(s): Swans, Cardiff...all the welsh teams really and Arsenal
Welsh Language: No, wish i could
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Post by mwnci on Sept 6, 2012 20:27:03 GMT
Name: Llyr
Location: Cardiff
Age: 33
First Wales match: Vs West Germany at the Arms Park, June 5 1991
First Away Match: Norway, 2001!
All time Welsh hero: Ian Rush
Club(s): Aberystwyth Town, Liverpool, Wrexham [always wish Cardiff and Swans well though],
Welsh Language: Yes
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Post by jamaro on Sept 6, 2012 21:42:11 GMT
Name: James
Location: From Caerphilly, Living in Epsom, Surrey.
Age: 26
First Wales Match: Wales v Brazil (2000)
All time Welsh hero: John Charles/Gary Speed
Clubs: All Welsh clubs.
Welsh Language: A little.
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Post by aberwelshman on Sept 7, 2012 2:05:21 GMT
Name: Huw
Location: Aberystwyth
Age: 22
First Wales match: Turkey home 1996
First away game: Not done one yet, (not really been able to afford one!)
All time Welsh hero: Ian Rush
Club: Cardiff City/Aberystwyth Town
Welsh language: Tipyn Bach! (and a learner!)
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Post by Tim P on Sept 7, 2012 9:38:01 GMT
Name: Ed Ruxpin
Location: Caerdydd
Age: 80s kid
First Wales match: Netherlands
First away game: Haven't been, but really want to
All time Welsh hero: Rush
Club: none, although look out for all Cymru clubs
Welsh language: Iawn gont?
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Post by joel on Sept 11, 2012 21:43:43 GMT
Name: Joel Location: Swansea Age:48 First Wales match: Luxembourg (1974 Vetch Field) ECQ W 5 - 0 First away game: Azerbaijan (2004 Baku) WCQ D 1 - 1 All time Welsh hero: Joey Jones/Leighton James/Big Nev/Gary Speed/John Charles Club: Swansea City Welsh language: Fluent (when in England) Pigeon (in Wales) |
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Post by luke on Oct 4, 2012 10:02:34 GMT
Name: Luke
Location: Cardiff (originally Barry)
Age: 25
First Wales match: Italy 1998
First away game: England 2011
All time Welsh heroes: Hartson, Speed, Bellamy
Club: Barry Town
Welsh language: ie, wedi dysgu.
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Post by robshrew on Oct 13, 2012 20:11:24 GMT
name:rob location:oswestry Age:34 First wales match:argentina2002? First away game:england2004 all time welsh hero:ian rush gary speed john charles and many others Club:shrewsbury town  sorry lads Welsh language:i wish i could but afraid not |
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Best of luck with learning Welsh, if I hadn't learned it as a child I would have found it very difficult.
sorry lads