Brian Flynn is hoping he’ll be able to stay in the role after becoming caretaker managers for the qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland (which didn't go quite as I'd hoped).
Brian, John Hartson, Ian Rush, Chris Coleman, Dean Saunders, Brian Kerr, Lawrie Sanchez, Lars Lagerback and Terry Venables are said to be on a shortlist of candidates to become manager of Wales. I really hope it’s one of the ones in bold. If any of the others have Welsh blood, if they have or have had eligibility to play for Wales, I’d be very happy for them to become manager of Wales. But I really want a manager who is part of the national identity of Wales. Someone who supports Wales.
Read more about the candidates.
FA Wales wanted Ryan Giggs but he doesn’t want the job just yet. Martin O’Neill is said to be their second choice (even though he’s not on the shortlist) but James Collins would have something to say about that if the champagne bottle rumours are true.
Ian Rush would love the job but he won’t say whether he’s applied or not.
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Monday, 8 November 2010
Premier League Results 6th November 2010
Birmingham City 2-2 West Ham United
The game started brilliantly when the sprinkler system came on, leaving the players drenched and the referee at a loss, but it wasn’t until after the interval that the game came alive in other ways. Birmingham came back from 2-0 down to deny West Ham a much-needed win.
Danny Gabbidon was in defence for West Ham and prevented at least one goal.
Blackpool 2-2 Everton
Blackpool just refuse to lie down and get relegated – and I woudn’t want it any other way. The Tangerines got an excellent draw against an in-form Everton side. Not that you could really say Blackpool are off-form – they’re closer to the Champions’ League places than the relegation ones.
Neal Eardley and David Vaughan started for Blackpool and scored the two goals, both of which put Blackpool into the lead. It was a very happy birthday for Neal, who scored from a stunning free kick.
Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Not so long ago, Bolton at home were easier than Bolton away. Now they’re harder to beat than Inter Milan – for the simple reason that they’ve worked out that two men are harder to beat than one.
Bolton doubled up on Gareth Bale, as many predicted Inter would do, which made it very difficult for Tottenham to make any attacks. Though it was one of his markers who scored the goal to put Bolton 2-0 ahead. Some newspapers immediately started criticising Gareth for having a poor game and wondering what that meant for his Tottenham future but Harry Redknapp says Gareth was his best player, he’s just a young boy who isn’t going to be at his best every week and he’s not going to get his head turned by all this transfer talk. I don’t like having one of my favourite players at Tottenham but I do hope he’s right. If a Welsh player is doing well, it’s best they stay where they are.
Sam Ricketts was an unused substitute for Bolton.
While Gareth is starring on the football field, his classmate Sam Warburton is playing a sport far more familiar to the Welsh.
Dean Saunders becomes the 1000000000th person to compare Gareth to Ryan Giggs.
The game started brilliantly when the sprinkler system came on, leaving the players drenched and the referee at a loss, but it wasn’t until after the interval that the game came alive in other ways. Birmingham came back from 2-0 down to deny West Ham a much-needed win.
Danny Gabbidon was in defence for West Ham and prevented at least one goal.
Blackpool 2-2 Everton
Blackpool just refuse to lie down and get relegated – and I woudn’t want it any other way. The Tangerines got an excellent draw against an in-form Everton side. Not that you could really say Blackpool are off-form – they’re closer to the Champions’ League places than the relegation ones.
Neal Eardley and David Vaughan started for Blackpool and scored the two goals, both of which put Blackpool into the lead. It was a very happy birthday for Neal, who scored from a stunning free kick.
Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Not so long ago, Bolton at home were easier than Bolton away. Now they’re harder to beat than Inter Milan – for the simple reason that they’ve worked out that two men are harder to beat than one.
Bolton doubled up on Gareth Bale, as many predicted Inter would do, which made it very difficult for Tottenham to make any attacks. Though it was one of his markers who scored the goal to put Bolton 2-0 ahead. Some newspapers immediately started criticising Gareth for having a poor game and wondering what that meant for his Tottenham future but Harry Redknapp says Gareth was his best player, he’s just a young boy who isn’t going to be at his best every week and he’s not going to get his head turned by all this transfer talk. I don’t like having one of my favourite players at Tottenham but I do hope he’s right. If a Welsh player is doing well, it’s best they stay where they are.
Sam Ricketts was an unused substitute for Bolton.
While Gareth is starring on the football field, his classmate Sam Warburton is playing a sport far more familiar to the Welsh.
Dean Saunders becomes the 1000000000th person to compare Gareth to Ryan Giggs.
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Welsh Player News 29th October (Premier League)
Aaron Ramsey should be in full training by the end of next week but if Brian Flynn has any plans to select him for the under-21s, Arsene Wenger will have something to say about it.
Wrexham and Wales under-21 goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has spent two days training with Everton and it probably isn’t just out of the kindness of their hearts. They probably are at least vaguely interested in signing him. But Dean Saunders says it’s nothing to get overly excited about.
Wigan Athletic manaeer Roberto Martinez feels Mark Hughes is doing a good job for Fulham. Mark says he will strengthen his squad in January.
Ryan Giggs could be playing in Dubai next season and earning £20,000 a week. And all his old friends could be going with him.
Owen Hargreaves has had another setback. Poor Owen, you don't want to see that happening to anyone even if they did choose England. Brysiwch wella, Owen.
Wrexham and Wales under-21 goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has spent two days training with Everton and it probably isn’t just out of the kindness of their hearts. They probably are at least vaguely interested in signing him. But Dean Saunders says it’s nothing to get overly excited about.
Wigan Athletic manaeer Roberto Martinez feels Mark Hughes is doing a good job for Fulham. Mark says he will strengthen his squad in January.
Ryan Giggs could be playing in Dubai next season and earning £20,000 a week. And all his old friends could be going with him.
Owen Hargreaves has had another setback. Poor Owen, you don't want to see that happening to anyone even if they did choose England. Brysiwch wella, Owen.
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Wales International News 18th September 2010
We’ve known about this for ages but Brian Flynn is now officially Wales’ manager for the next two matches. And only fifteen years after he should have been given the job. Brian would like to be offered the job 'permanently' after the qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
If Brian doesn’t hang onto the job, Wrexham manager Dean Saunders is waiting in the wings.
Brian Flynn suggests that Craig Bellamy won’t necessarily be Wales’ captain anymore – but he is very important to Wales. Joe Ledley and Ashley Williams are possibilities for the armband.
Brian Flynn doesn’t want his players to be too cautious against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
Aaron Ramsey has vowed to play his very best for Wales when he returns from injury.
Cardiff City manager Dave Jones feels he should have withdrawn Craig Bellamy from Wales’ match against Montenegro. Craig has missed Cardiff’s last two matches with his recurring knee problems.
Brian Flynn has admitted defeat in his mission to persuade Ryan Giggs to play for Wales again. Blame Ryan’s manager, not Ryan. But he is off to Blackburn Rovers today to see Fulham’s Simon Davies. He’s not interested in any of the other retired players though although they can call him if they’re interested in returning for Wales. I can kind of see why he doesn’t want to phone them all as there are loads of them but I can’t blame any players who feel it’s not quite right to go ringing the national team manager and asking to be put in the team.
Of the younger players, Adam Matthews is thought to be in line for a promotion to the senior Wales squad. Chris Gunter and Sam Ricketts currently play in his right back position but one of them will play left back if Gareth Bale is pushed forwards into midfield. Adam has also played in central midfield for Cardiff, an area in which Wales are quite week.
Rotherham United midfielder Mark Bradley is delighted by the news that Brian Flynn is interested in managing Wales permanently. Mark thinks Brian likes him so he fancies his chances of playing in the full Wales squad.
If Brian doesn’t hang onto the job, Wrexham manager Dean Saunders is waiting in the wings.
Brian Flynn suggests that Craig Bellamy won’t necessarily be Wales’ captain anymore – but he is very important to Wales. Joe Ledley and Ashley Williams are possibilities for the armband.
Brian Flynn doesn’t want his players to be too cautious against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
Aaron Ramsey has vowed to play his very best for Wales when he returns from injury.
Cardiff City manager Dave Jones feels he should have withdrawn Craig Bellamy from Wales’ match against Montenegro. Craig has missed Cardiff’s last two matches with his recurring knee problems.
Brian Flynn has admitted defeat in his mission to persuade Ryan Giggs to play for Wales again. Blame Ryan’s manager, not Ryan. But he is off to Blackburn Rovers today to see Fulham’s Simon Davies. He’s not interested in any of the other retired players though although they can call him if they’re interested in returning for Wales. I can kind of see why he doesn’t want to phone them all as there are loads of them but I can’t blame any players who feel it’s not quite right to go ringing the national team manager and asking to be put in the team.
Of the younger players, Adam Matthews is thought to be in line for a promotion to the senior Wales squad. Chris Gunter and Sam Ricketts currently play in his right back position but one of them will play left back if Gareth Bale is pushed forwards into midfield. Adam has also played in central midfield for Cardiff, an area in which Wales are quite week.
Rotherham United midfielder Mark Bradley is delighted by the news that Brian Flynn is interested in managing Wales permanently. Mark thinks Brian likes him so he fancies his chances of playing in the full Wales squad.
Friday, 17 September 2010
Wales News 17th September 2010
Brian Flynn is Wales’ new manager – but one day soon it will be Ryan Giggs.
Brian feels Ryan still has a role to play for Wales. Mark Hughes has encouraged Ryan to accept a position as a coach for Wales. Brian & Ryan – it sounds good to me.
Brian is delighted to be Wales’ new manager. He hopes his stay will be much longer than two matches. And he says no player is too old to play for Wales…
Dean Saunders and Roy Evans are no longer part of Wales’ coaching set-up.
David Cotterill should be happy. He said he wanted a Welshman ro manage Wales.
Could some of Wales’ former stars return now John Toshack has gone?
Robbie Savage says he will play for Wales again.
Joe Allen is feeling fitter and wiser than he felt last season and is hoping to improve his performances for club and country.
John Toshack seems to have pretty much blamed Ryan Shawcross for ruining his chances of being a successful manager of Wales which doesn’t seem very fair. But maybe that’s not quite what he said. When I write (and when I speak for that matter), I like to make things as dramatic as possible so I can’t blame Wales Online for doing the same. Or maybe he blames the 15 players who dropped out of the Liechtenstein squad, Wales Online says that was the catalyst too. I’m sure those two things didn’t help but I think it was more a combination problems than just one moment.
Brian feels Ryan still has a role to play for Wales. Mark Hughes has encouraged Ryan to accept a position as a coach for Wales. Brian & Ryan – it sounds good to me.
Brian is delighted to be Wales’ new manager. He hopes his stay will be much longer than two matches. And he says no player is too old to play for Wales…
Dean Saunders and Roy Evans are no longer part of Wales’ coaching set-up.
David Cotterill should be happy. He said he wanted a Welshman ro manage Wales.
Could some of Wales’ former stars return now John Toshack has gone?
Robbie Savage says he will play for Wales again.
Joe Allen is feeling fitter and wiser than he felt last season and is hoping to improve his performances for club and country.
John Toshack seems to have pretty much blamed Ryan Shawcross for ruining his chances of being a successful manager of Wales which doesn’t seem very fair. But maybe that’s not quite what he said. When I write (and when I speak for that matter), I like to make things as dramatic as possible so I can’t blame Wales Online for doing the same. Or maybe he blames the 15 players who dropped out of the Liechtenstein squad, Wales Online says that was the catalyst too. I’m sure those two things didn’t help but I think it was more a combination problems than just one moment.
Monday, 2 August 2010
Welsh Player News (and rumours) 2nd August Non-League
Kevin Gall and Declan Walker – who nearly scored – both started for Wrexham as they lost 2-0 to Crewe Alexandra, who had Rhys Taylor in goal. Johnny Hunt and Jamie Tolley made substitute appearances but Chris Maxwell and Marc Williams stayed on the bench.
Dean Saunders says he will make a decision on Jamie soon but it depends on financial issues.
Alex Titchener has signed for Colwyn Bay after being released by Crewe Alexandra. Alex spent time on loan at Colwyn Bay last season.
Glyn Garner came on in the second half for Newport County as they won 1-0 against Stevenage Borough.
Worcester City are hoping to sign Craig Jones, who has been released by Hereford United. Craig played in Worcester’s 4-1 win over AFC Liverpool.
Dean Saunders says he will make a decision on Jamie soon but it depends on financial issues.
Alex Titchener has signed for Colwyn Bay after being released by Crewe Alexandra. Alex spent time on loan at Colwyn Bay last season.
Glyn Garner came on in the second half for Newport County as they won 1-0 against Stevenage Borough.
Worcester City are hoping to sign Craig Jones, who has been released by Hereford United. Craig played in Worcester’s 4-1 win over AFC Liverpool.
Sunday, 2 May 2010
All Change at Wrexham
A number of Welsh players will be looking for new clubs after Wrexham manager Dean Saunders has released eleven players, including some Welsh ones. He will be working with a smaller budget and can’t afford to keep all the players.
Defender Mike Williams has come to the end of his contract and will not be offered a new one. The 23 year old has been at Wrexham for 13 years. He says he was disappointed but nor surprised and he gave a lovely and positive interview to the Daily Post. He says Dean Saunders is going to help him find another club.
Midfielder Mark Jones is one of several players who have been told to find another club.
Defender Kai Edwards, midfielders Johnny Hunt and Kristian O’Leary and striker Gareth Taylor, who have all been given year-long contracts. Declan Walker has been offered his first professional contract. Leon Clowes will be invited back for pre-season training although the Daily Post’s wording suggests he doesn’t have a contract.
Neil Taylor, who has apparently attracted the attention of Burnley, was also offered a contract but he rejected it and is expecting to leave.
Striker Marc Williams (younger brother of Mike) has a broken foot so he’s got a six-month contract and time to prove his fitness.
Goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has a year left on his contract.
Defender Mike Williams has come to the end of his contract and will not be offered a new one. The 23 year old has been at Wrexham for 13 years. He says he was disappointed but nor surprised and he gave a lovely and positive interview to the Daily Post. He says Dean Saunders is going to help him find another club.
Midfielder Mark Jones is one of several players who have been told to find another club.
Defender Kai Edwards, midfielders Johnny Hunt and Kristian O’Leary and striker Gareth Taylor, who have all been given year-long contracts. Declan Walker has been offered his first professional contract. Leon Clowes will be invited back for pre-season training although the Daily Post’s wording suggests he doesn’t have a contract.
Neil Taylor, who has apparently attracted the attention of Burnley, was also offered a contract but he rejected it and is expecting to leave.
Striker Marc Williams (younger brother of Mike) has a broken foot so he’s got a six-month contract and time to prove his fitness.
Goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has a year left on his contract.
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