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Tag Archives: Wales
A perigord truffle of a match: Wales 2-1 Scotland
As we walked triumphantly underneath the Ninian Park railway bridge, I heard the first Scottish accent complaining about the Welsh ‘needing to cheat to win a game’. I laughed involuntarily and uproariously. This was a Scot complaining about us cheating. … Continue reading
Gareth Bale’s pink ribbons
I first noticed the strange pink straps hanging underneath Gareth Bale’s shorts when I was editing some photographs from Wales game versus Bulgaria earlier this year. Was he wearing women’s underwear? Were these garters? They just seemed to sort of … Continue reading
Aaron Ramsey returns to action
I was in my car on my way home from a Bangor City match at Farrar Road in February when I heard the news that Aaron Ramsey had broken his leg. Like the rest of the Wales supporters I was … Continue reading
What’s your National Team worth?
There is a website called Transfermarkt which tracks the market value of all professional players in Europe. Everybody knows that FIFA Rankings are a poor indicator of the standard of International sides, so I thought I’d use money, the common … Continue reading
Posted in Wales
Tagged Bulgaria, england, euro 2012, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Scotland, switzerland, Wales
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“Elite” Wales fans stand accused in BBC blog
English translation of a blog post by Glyn Griffiths, a contributor to BBC Cymru’s Ar y Marc website: I apologise for any errors in this translation. I am a Welsh learner myself and have attempted to portray Glyn’s sentiments to … Continue reading
Mickey Thomas, Foul-mouthed Weather Man
Sometimes you hear something, and you just can’t believe it’s true. Your brain processes the information but it seems so far away from what you expected to hear, so out of kilt with the norm that you question your own … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Wrexham
Tagged bbc wales, mickey thomas, oliver hides, Wales, wrexham
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Wales v England Stadium Row
The announcement that Millennium Stadium will host next year’s European Championship qualifying game between Wales and England has caused plenty of discussion and no little fury amongst Welsh football supporters. Much of the discussion about the game has taken place … Continue reading
Ian Rush must not be appointed Wales manager
All the talk in Basel airport yesterday was of the stunning news that Ian Rush is likely to be appointed as the next Wales manager. There was not a single person I spoke to who thought this was a good … Continue reading
Wales 0-1 Bulgaria
In many ways, anger is easier than disappointment. Anger gives you an outlet for your misery, but the gloom of a seemingly hopeless situation lies heavy on the heart when there is nothing and nobody to blame. But we are … Continue reading