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Post by raptor on Feb 8, 2013 9:48:38 GMT
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Post by llannerch on Feb 8, 2013 20:43:47 GMT
He hasn't said "no" to Wales, more a "not yet". At least that's my interpretation
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Post by raptor on Feb 8, 2013 20:55:46 GMT
He hasn't said "no" to Wales, more a "not yet". At least that's my interpretation Yeah, you can't blame him for keeping his options open, he's a decent keeper. |
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Post by flynnfan on Feb 8, 2013 21:54:59 GMT
He hasn't said "no" to Wales, more a "not yet". At least that's my interpretation Myhill was similar wasn't he? |
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Post by cymruunedig on Aug 5, 2014 7:41:10 GMT
Notts Forest keeper Karl Darlow has just signed for Newcastle with an immediate loan back to Forest, I remember reading that he's Welsh qualified but turned down an approach last year/year before, might be a good time to approach him again given Glyn Myhill's retirement? Hoping Hennessey has used up all his injury bad luck for a while...
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Post by cymruunedig on Aug 5, 2014 7:43:49 GMT
Ah just seen this comment, if he feels English then fair enough, we'll look elsewhere for keepers!
Jul 12, 2014 at 12:24amabwales said:
As for Darlow he is not and will never be an option. When he was playing for county on loan he made everyone well aware he is English and will fight for an English spot. He, unlike other duel qualified players actually has the potential to reach that level and he has always felt that way even a couple of years ago when he was on loan at a conference side. If he didn't feel this way he would be our number one.
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Post by llannerch on Aug 5, 2014 11:15:18 GMT
To be fair to him, he made his feelings patently clear where his allegiances lie. If he changes his mind, he knows where we are
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Post by CrackityJones on Sept 28, 2020 21:31:25 GMT
Quick search reveals...
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Sept 28, 2020 21:35:57 GMT
Even if he were to accept (which he wouldn’t), he doesn’t deserve a place in the squad, as he clearly doesn’t feel Welsh.
I’ve seen a fair bit about calling him up on Twitter, but surely this enforced purple patch of his makes him even less likely to accept a hypothetical call up. He’s closer to an England cap (still miles off obvs) than he ever has been.
Desperation, and unfair on our current 3 keepers if he miraculously gets called-up.
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Post by erasedcitizen on Sept 29, 2020 8:26:59 GMT
Even if he were to accept (which he wouldn’t), he doesn’t deserve a place in the squad, as he clearly doesn’t feel Welsh. I’ve seen a fair bit about calling him up on Twitter, but surely this enforced purple patch of his makes him even less likely to accept a hypothetical call up. He’s closer to an England cap (still miles off obvs) than he ever has been. Desperation, and unfair on our current 3 keepers if he miraculously gets called-up. People can change their minds, but I doubt he will. This ship sailed a long time ago. |
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Post by fiveattheback on Sept 29, 2020 9:03:22 GMT
Just Dummett with a pair of gloves
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Post by 1gwaunview on Sept 29, 2020 10:01:52 GMT
Why persist with this thread? Obviously not interested in joining Cymru.
Been asked and a negative response given.
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Post by llan123 on Sept 29, 2020 11:27:25 GMT
Just Dummett with a pair of gloves Way different to Dummett to be fair. I respect Darlow for saying hes not interested, if he feels English then that's the right call. I can't stand Dummett and hope he never plays for us again. |
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Post by dylanjunecymru on Oct 28, 2020 12:24:05 GMT
is it time we go all out to get him into the set up?. easily the best keeper that’s potentially available. getting him in the upcoming squad would be huge in my opinion, a massive improvement and adds a lot of depth, been excellent for newcastle this season and i don’t think many of us would’ve expected how good he is. with hennessey out for awhile and adam davies potentially out for the upcoming games i think bringing darlow in would be perfect. let’s hope he is interested 🤞
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Post by walesgolfmadrid on Oct 28, 2020 12:34:53 GMT
We've done everything we can, he isn't interested and has never expressed any interest.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Oct 28, 2020 12:49:12 GMT
30 years old, keeping his ‘options open’ or ‘concentrating on club form’ only means one thing- waiting for England. He can, politely, do one. Like his Geordie team-mate.
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Post by gimli on Oct 28, 2020 12:49:45 GMT
This ship has sailed. He isn't interested and it looks rather pathetic if we keep going back to beg him to join.
It is rather strange that he has no interest in us though. Obviously we have no idea what kind of relationship he had with his grandfather, but on the face of it it seems odd that he's so against playing for the nation his grandfather played for.
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Post by marsvolta on Oct 28, 2020 13:02:58 GMT
What we’ve got to remember is that even if he did accept our invite in 2013, he’s barely played 120 games since(and most of those have been recently) so it’s not as if he’s been a regular and playing much more than our current options.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 28, 2020 15:13:45 GMT
No thanks. He clearly doesn’t feel Welsh or connected to Wales - I hold nothing against him for this. If he feels English more power to him in his decision. I’m actually glad that he hasn’t pretended to care and dipped in and out like Dummett did. Dummett was never proud to play for us, and I wouldn’t upset the atmosphere of the squad by including someone who isn’t all that bothered
Would rather Maxwell who plays at a lower level but has turned up and sat on the bench for us and waited for his opportunity to play for his country, and always made himself available
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Post by hooky on Oct 28, 2020 17:13:32 GMT
Its a strange one.
He has never ruled Wales out and has talked about having options to play for Wales or England
He obviously wanted to hold out for England.
I am however surprised if he is not interested in playing for us now. I saw a comment that Giggs has tried to get him on board several times since he took over. If thats true then its bizarre as we are going to the European Championships and doing well in the Nations Leagues
Maybe he thought he'd just be stuck on the bench behind Wayne but he would now have a big chance if he chose to play for us. I would prefer him to a keeper (ward) happy to gather splinters on the bench. We can criticise him but its awful being a sub international goalkeeper, as you waste a week or two on the bench with only a remote chance of getting on.
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Post by dai on Oct 28, 2020 17:21:33 GMT
He probably fancied his chances with England as thats one position where they've been pretty average for a good 10 years. With players like Robinson, Forster, Green, Butland and Pickford having played over the last few years you could understand the hope he had (has?).
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Post by gaz on Oct 29, 2020 2:09:05 GMT
We’re a national side representing our country not a club side we’re players get to pick us as a 2nd option so no chance from me if he’s already rejected us. We have Adam Davies playing games at stoke who deserves caps ahead of Darlow.
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Post by bale-droed on Oct 29, 2020 2:40:44 GMT
One thing that’s so boring on this forum is when there’s a player that’s eligible for us but doesn’t want to play aw then for the duration of his career on here he is mentioned constantly. As I say to my English mates for every player that’s born in England that’s eligible for Wales that chooses to play for us as it means something there’s one that doesn’t want to as it means nothing. People seriously need to realise that.
Shawcross
David Jones
Ben Turner
Darlow
Jay Da Silva
They are probably the 5 biggest names who keep coming up over the last few years but I could actually put 20 players there off the top of my head.
They ain’t interested so stop talking about them.
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Post by marsvolta on Oct 29, 2020 4:55:06 GMT
One thing that’s so boring on this forum is when there’s a player that’s eligible for us but doesn’t want to play aw then for the duration of his career on here he is mentioned constantly. As I say to my English mates for every player that’s born in England that’s eligible for Wales that chooses to play for us as it means something there’s one that doesn’t want to as it means nothing. People seriously need to realise that. Shawcross David Jones Ben Turner Darlow Jay Da Silva They are probably the 5 biggest names who keep coming up over the last few years but I could actually put 20 players there off the top of my head. They ain’t interested so stop talking about them. I agree and, other than Shawcross and potentially Da Silva, most of them weren’t substantially better than what we have. |
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Post by bale-droed on Oct 29, 2020 8:23:03 GMT
One thing that’s so boring on this forum is when there’s a player that’s eligible for us but doesn’t want to play aw then for the duration of his career on here he is mentioned constantly. As I say to my English mates for every player that’s born in England that’s eligible for Wales that chooses to play for us as it means something there’s one that doesn’t want to as it means nothing. People seriously need to realise that. Shawcross David Jones Ben Turner Darlow Jay Da Silva They are probably the 5 biggest names who keep coming up over the last few years but I could actually put 20 players there off the top of my head. They ain’t interested so stop talking about them. I agree and, other than Shawcross and potentially Da Silva, most of them weren’t substantially better than what we have. Let’s be honest if David Jones back in 2008 declared he could’ve had at least 70 caps. He never wanted to do the Carl’s , Ramsey and Andrew Croft’s got all my love in midfield |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Oct 29, 2020 8:25:38 GMT
No thanks. He clearly doesn’t feel Welsh or connected to Wales - I hold nothing against him for this. If he feels English more power to him in his decision. I’m actually glad that he hasn’t pretended to care and dipped in and out like Dummett did. Dummett was never proud to play for us, and I wouldn’t upset the atmosphere of the squad by including someone who isn’t all that bothered Would rather Maxwell who plays at a lower level but has turned up and sat on the bench for us and waited for his opportunity to play for his country, and always made himself available Going back a decade or so ago, Maxwell lost his first choice place at Wrexham because he went off with the u21s. Barmy decision mind from Dean Saunders. I'm disappointed that he's yet to make a cap for us. |
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Post by alarch on Oct 29, 2020 15:27:04 GMT
One thing that’s so boring on this forum is when there’s a player that’s eligible for us but doesn’t want to play aw then for the duration of his career on here he is mentioned constantly. As I say to my English mates for every player that’s born in England that’s eligible for Wales that chooses to play for us as it means something there’s one that doesn’t want to as it means nothing. People seriously need to realise that. Shawcross David Jones Ben Turner Darlow Jay Da Silva They are probably the 5 biggest names who keep coming up over the last few years but I could actually put 20 players there off the top of my head. They ain’t interested so stop talking about them. I agree and, other than Shawcross and potentially Da Silva, most of them weren’t substantially better than what we have. Apart from Ward, Darlow is substantially better than what we have available right now - and given that Darlow is playing regularly at Premier League level and Ward has barely played at all at any level for years, were Darlow available then he'd be a shoe-in for Cymru at this precise moment in time. Should we keep chasing Darlow? No. Should we leave the door open for him? Absolutely. People are making all sort of assumptions about him not wanting to play for Wales and definitely wanting to play for England. Based on what exactly? It may be that he hasn't been that bothered about playing international football at all. But if that were to change, would anyone seriously turn him down? Just because most of this board would give a testicle to represent Cymru (myself included) I think we're being a bit precious if we assume that everybody else sees things that way. If Darlow decides he wants to play for Wales, with the caveat that he properly commits himself fully henceforward, he should be selected for the squad, and it should be a straight fight between him and Ward to start games. |
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Post by erasedcitizen on Oct 29, 2020 15:28:20 GMT
I agree and, other than Shawcross and potentially Da Silva, most of them weren’t substantially better than what we have. Apart from Ward, Darlow is substantially better than what we have available right now - and given that Darlow is playing regularly at Premier League level and Ward has barely played at all at any level for years, were Darlow available then he'd be a shoe-in for Cymru at this precise moment in time. Should we keep chasing Darlow? No. Should we leave the door open for him? Absolutely. People are making all sort of assumptions about him not wanting to play for Wales and definitely wanting to play for England. Based on what exactly? It may be that he hasn't been that bothered about playing international football at all. But if that were to change, would anyone seriously turn him down? Just because most of this board would give a testicle to represent Cymru (myself included) I think we're being a bit precious if we assume that everybody else sees things that way. If Darlow decides he wants to play for Wales, with the caveat that he properly commits himself fully henceforward, he should be selected for the squad, and it should be a straight fight between him and Ward to start games. Spot on, if he fancies it he knows where we are and we should stay open to the idea. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Nov 5, 2020 15:40:25 GMT
Article posted on DS of Darlow interview with the daily mail saying that it’s his dream to get an England call up, and that he’s turned down Wales twice to keep open the possibility of achieving this dream
For anyone that still thinks we should pursue him I think this clears things up. Whether he does or doesn’t play for them he clearly doesn’t fit into our ethos of being passionate for Cymru, and he clearly feels English. More power to him, we can move on
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Post by cymru98 on Nov 5, 2020 15:57:37 GMT
Move on, he’s made his bed.
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