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[Ray de Galles]

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At least we can now agree that Toshack isn't leaving out anyone. The team spirit is good. Results have been very good and I think performances have been good for some time.

Are you saying we all agree on all those points?

I certainly don't on the latter three and think Toshack's inept man-management still means many players elect not to be available for us ( Oster still, Collins still, the large amount of pull-outs for "personal reasons" from even the minor members of this squad). It's just that he's driven players away now so selecting them is not an active issue.

It's an old argument that there is little sense in re-hashing but I'll be willing to bet a decent amont of money that our ranking will not rise significantly from it's current 53 in the next four years and that we will not come close to a qualification. All assuming Toshack stays for the next four years of course, should we hire a competent coach/manager at some point I would have more confidence about our prospects.

[Aldo Simoncini]

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I'm looking forward to tonight's game, mainly to see who makes the step up. Make no mistakes though, Iceland are more than capable of beating us. Northern Ireland made a right hash of it in Reykjavik a few months ago.

[Pretend Best Friend]

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http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1038

Manager John Toshack has named the following team to play Iceland in a friendly international in Reykjavik this evening, Wednesday 28th May 2008.

1. Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton W)

2. Chris Gunter (Tottenham Hotspur)

3. Joe Ledley (Cardiff City)

4. Ashley Williams (Swansea City)

5. Craig Morgan (Peterborough United)

6. Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County)

7. Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace) (c)

18. Jack Collison (WHU)

9. Freddy Eastwod (Wolverhampton W)

10. Jason Koumas (Wigan Athletic)

11. David Edwards (Wolverhampton W)

Subs:

21. Lewis Price (Derby County)

8. Craig Bellamy (WHU)

12.Steve Evans (Wrexham)

14. Andrew Crofts (Gillingham)

15. Owain Tudur Jones (Swansea City)

16. Neal Eardley (Oldham Athletic)

17. Joe Jacobson (Bristol Rovers)

19. Ched Evans (Manchester City)

20. Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton W)

[rick derris]

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carl fletcher captain??

in all my years of watching wales, i have never noticed one thing he has done

[rick derris]

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who is jack collison? sounds like a message board name

[Gerontophile]

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rick derris wrote:

who is jack collison? sounds like a message board name

WHU is Jack Collison.

[Pretend Best Friend]

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The icelandic singer has made a decent fist of singing the welsh national anthem there. fair play to her.

[rick derris]

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that icelandic singer did a better job than tom jones

[Pretend Best Friend]

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The commentator made the point that if she can learn it then so can the welsh players. Only Gunter making half an effort to mumble along.

I love the Welsh for Iceland "Gwlad Yr Ia" - Land of Ice

[Ray de Galles]

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rick derris wrote:

that icelandic singer did a better job than tom jones

She did have it written down, no doubt phonetically.

[Ray de Galles]

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Is Ramsey being saved for the Dutch?

[Ray de Galles]

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Pretend Best Friend wrote:

The commentator made the point that if she can learn it then so can the welsh players. Only Gunter making half an effort to mumble along.

I love the Welsh for Iceland "Gwlad Yr Ia" - Land of Ice

Do you speak Welsh, PBF?

[rick derris]

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i see iceland suffer from 'football small nation being screwed by big clubs syndrome' as well, barcelona refusing to release eider whats his name due to an injury scare. surely he isnt still in barcelona.

like to see them refuse to release puyol for the euros

[Ray de Galles]

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Pretend Best Friend wrote:

1. Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton W)

9. Freddy Eastwod (Wolverhampton W)

11. David Edwards (Wolverhampton W)

Subs:

20. Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton W)

It's a huge worry for a nation when so many of their players are in contact with Mick McCarthy, isn't it?

[rick derris]

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Is Ramsey being saved for the Dutch?

too young. crazy to risk him from the start, especially say if it was a really big game, like say the only fa cup final your team will ever reach in your lifetime

yea, too young

[Ray de Galles]

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He's not even on the bench though, is he? He's a perfect second half replacement for Koumas, who appears to be running the side as usual.

[rick derris]

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i missed he wasnt on the bench

that baker and kelly bit on koumas questioning if he played whilst having had a few tokes 'not one for lost causes'. hilarious

[Ray de Galles]

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Broken leg for Fletcher?

[rick derris]

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ched evans 1 -0!!

[Ray de Galles]

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Didn't he score a goal just like that for the U-21's , lovely touch.

Only on because of that horrible injury (it looked like a cunt's tackle, need to see the footage at half-time) to Fletcher.

Good to see Toshack taking the chance to switch to two upfront though.

[rick derris]

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ankle ligament not broken leg

[Pretend Best Friend]

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Harry Carpenter wrote:

Pretend Best Friend wrote:

The commentator made the point that if she can learn it then so can the welsh players. Only Gunter making half an effort to mumble along.

I love the Welsh for Iceland "Gwlad Yr Ia" - Land of Ice

Do you speak Welsh, PBF?

No, just know the odd word here and there

[Guest]

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Everyone knows Hufen ia and the "Gwlad Gwlad bit of the anthem.
Nasty, cheap shot on Fletcher. Lovely goal from Chedwyn.

Craig Morgan isn't really up to it is he? Otherwise I think we look ok. I don't want to speak too soon, but we're away and we're getting in the habit of getting good results.

[Gerontophile]

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any of you lot going to be in Rotterdam/Amsterdam on Sunday?

[pengedragon]

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sam vokes on for eastwood now