| Wales 11:34 - Aug 30 with 3356 views | angryjack |
Must be really really struggling if Liam Cullen and ben cabango are in squad,if they are international footballers god help us,league 2 players at best |  | | |  |
| Wales on 11:56 - Aug 30 with 2733 views | KeithHaynes |
Wales boss Robert Page has recalled Tom Lockyer for their September games against South Korea and Latvia following the Luton Town captain's recovery from heart surgery.
Lockyer was set to return to Wales duty before his collapse in the Championship final play-off at Wembley in May.
However, Leeds United's Dan James has been ruled out by injury.
Meanwhile Page has included uncapped trio Tom King, Morgan Fox and Liam Cullen and recalled Josh Sheehan.
Queens Park Rangers defender Fox earns his call up at the age of 29 while 24-year-old Swansea City striker Cullen also has a chance to progress at international level.
Winger James has an abductor problem.
Bolton Wanderers' Sheehan, 28, is back after last being involved with Wales in 2021.
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper King played for England at age-grade level, but qualifies for Wales via his Welsh father.
Lockyer suffered an atrial fibrillation, a condition the NHS describes as causing "an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate".
Centre-back Lockyer has not played for Wales since September 2021, though he was part of their squad at last year's the 2022 World Cup as well as Euro 2020.
He was named in the Championship team of the year after helping Luton reach the Premier League in 2022-23.
Before promotion Lockyer had spent his entire career below the top flight.
Page said: "It's a great story. We all watched the events unfold in the play off final. We were all concerned, but there has been nothing but positivity since that day.
"He has had some great news, he is back to normal and is now playing in the Premier League, which is unbelievable for him as well.
"It is always going to be a challenge when you get promoted to the Premier League, Luton have done really well to be where they are at with the resources they have available to them.
"But for him personally he should be very proud of how he has recovered after it. A dream for him was to play in the Premier League and he has achieved that."
The Wales boss does not believe James's injury is "too serious".
"But it puts him out of this camp, unfortunately," said Page.
"It's probably about a three-week injury so we could push and push him, but we would not have had him at his best. And it would be like pushing him to the day before the Latvia game.
"I don't think Leeds would want that and we need people on the grass fit and ready to go because it is obviously an important game for us.
"We have seen the scan results and it was an easy decision for us in the end to leave him out."
Wales return to action with a friendly at Cardiff City Stadium against South Korea on Thursday, 7 September before a Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia four days later.
Wales have won only one of their past 12 games, with defeats by Armenia and Turkey in June severely damaging hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024.
Wales are fourth in the five-team Group D, with just one win from four matches leaving them with only the slimmest hopes of qualifying automatically and potentially relying on a play-off in March to reach next year's tournament in Germany.
Football Association of Wales (FAW) bosses conducted a review of the defeats against Armenia and Turkey - as they do after every international window - and decided to stick with Page.
Page has accepted "full responsibility" for his side's plight and hopes there has been an improvement in his players' match fitness after worries over a lack of game time for their clubs.
Page rules out Joe Allen return
Summer moves for the likes of captain Aaron Ramsey, centre-back Joe Rodon and midfielder Ethan Ampadu could help resolve that problem.
Wales squad: Hennessey, Ward, King, B Davies, Fox, Rodon, Cabango, Mepham, Lockyer, N Williams, Roberts, Burns, Ampadu, Sheehan, J James, Morrell, Wilson, Ramsey, Moore, Broadhead, Johnson, Brooks, Bradshaw, Cullen. |  |
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| Wales on 12:44 - Aug 30 with 2666 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
The three most important things to resolve are namely . Luke Harris, Luke Harris and Luke Harris. Where is he?
I hope he is named with Colwill (if still eligible) in the u21 team. |  |
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| Wales on 13:03 - Aug 30 with 2636 views | nantywatcher |
I was impressed with Cullen last night surpringly so! | | | |
| Wales on 19:45 - Aug 30 with 2459 views | KeithHaynes |
Matondo ? Having a great start to the season.
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| Wales on 21:05 - Aug 30 with 2405 views | SullutaCreturned |
Of course we are struggling, we are a small country. More people live in Birminghams wider metropolitan area than live in Wales. How many great footballers are currently from Birmingham? | | | |
| Wales on 21:29 - Aug 30 with 2384 views | Plankton |
Croatia not much bigger.
They do ok | | | |
| Wales on 21:36 - Aug 30 with 2377 views | raynor94 |
| Wales on 21:05 - Aug 30 by SullutaCreturned |
Of course we are struggling, we are a small country. More people live in Birminghams wider metropolitan area than live in Wales. How many great footballers are currently from Birmingham? |
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| Wales on 21:57 - Aug 30 with 2360 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales on 21:36 - Aug 30 by raynor94 |
Jude Bellingham |
Great answer. š¤£ |  |
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| Wales on 00:01 - Aug 31 with 2312 views | owainglyndwr |
Page is a National League manager at best |  | | |
| Wales on 05:06 - Aug 31 with 2281 views | jack247 |
If they were league 2 players at best then god help the Swans. But they clearly arenāt.
Ridiculous post. | | | |
| Wales on 06:28 - Aug 31 with 2259 views | angryjack |
Its not ridiculous at sll,anx yes god help us if we persevere with them,,nowhere near championship standard,and laughable to call themselves internationals.. [Post edited 31 Aug 2023 6:29]
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| Wales on 08:07 - Aug 31 with 2205 views | jack247 |
| Wales on 06:28 - Aug 31 by angryjack |
Its not ridiculous at sll,anx yes god help us if we persevere with them,,nowhere near championship standard,and laughable to call themselves internationals.. [Post edited 31 Aug 2023 6:29]
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If you donāt think they should be in the Wales squad, I donāt agree, but thatās reasonable enough.
Calling them league 2 at best is pathetic. If thatās a genuine opinion Iām lost for words. | | | |
| Wales on 09:38 - Aug 31 with 2154 views | angryjack |
| Wales on 08:07 - Aug 31 by jack247 |
If you donāt think they should be in the Wales squad, I donāt agree, but thatās reasonable enough.
Calling them league 2 at best is pathetic. If thatās a genuine opinion Iām lost for words. |
Be list fif words then mate cabango is never ever z championship player or Cullen,.maybe bit harsh maybe league 1 ior 2 their level | | | |
| Wales on 12:40 - Aug 31 with 2084 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Wales on 21:36 - Aug 30 by raynor94 |
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That's one then. Until recently we had Bale, Ramsey and Allen so we must have been ahead of the curve.
Come on Kilky, tell me again (with the OP in mind) how Wales produces many great player.s
Doing the maths, if there is only ONE great player from Brum then Wales must have three quarters of a great player somewhere?
Surely there must be more top players from brum if only to give Wales more hope! | | | |
| Wales on 12:49 - Aug 31 with 2078 views | jack247 |
| Wales on 12:40 - Aug 31 by SullutaCreturned |
That's one then. Until recently we had Bale, Ramsey and Allen so we must have been ahead of the curve.
Come on Kilky, tell me again (with the OP in mind) how Wales produces many great player.s
Doing the maths, if there is only ONE great player from Brum then Wales must have three quarters of a great player somewhere?
Surely there must be more top players from brum if only to give Wales more hope! |
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| Wales on 12:55 - Aug 31 with 2072 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Wales on 12:49 - Aug 31 by jack247 |
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Right then, 2. Any more? Because unless Birmingham, having a population over 20% bigger than Wales, can produce 6-7 international class players (proper class now, not league 2 as the Op calls Cabango) then why do people expect that Wales can? | | | |
| Wales on 12:59 - Aug 31 with 2067 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Wales on 21:29 - Aug 30 by Plankton |
Croatia not much bigger.
They do ok |
Ok, we could argue Wales do ok. 2016 semis, qualified for the World cup. Croatia, Belgium, they have both been decent the last 10 years. It goes in cycles.
Wales usually manages to produce 2/34 top players in one team, we're in a lean spell now obviously. | | | |
| Wales on 14:37 - Aug 31 with 2002 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Wales on 12:59 - Aug 31 by SullutaCreturned |
Ok, we could argue Wales do ok. 2016 semis, qualified for the World cup. Croatia, Belgium, they have both been decent the last 10 years. It goes in cycles.
Wales usually manages to produce 2/34 top players in one team, we're in a lean spell now obviously. |
Cymru had 5 in 2016.
Bale, Rambo, Joey, Ben and Ash.
Both Rambo and Ben missed the Portugal semi final, of course.
I would agree the current squad does not compare favourably.
I reserve some judgement on Ampadu, Rodon, and Johnson though. They are all more than useful players. | |
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| Wales on 16:03 - Aug 31 with 1965 views | angryjack |
| Wales on 12:55 - Aug 31 by SullutaCreturned |
Right then, 2. Any more? Because unless Birmingham, having a population over 20% bigger than Wales, can produce 6-7 international class players (proper class now, not league 2 as the Op calls Cabango) then why do people expect that Wales can? |
Ashley Williams another from the midlandsš....also one my favourite players growing up gary Shaw.. if he never had knee injury Neen top topnplayer | | | |
| Wales on 16:04 - Aug 31 with 1963 views | onehunglow |
| Wales on 16:03 - Aug 31 by angryjack |
Ashley Williams another from the midlandsš....also one my favourite players growing up gary Shaw.. if he never had knee injury Neen top topnplayer |
Think you have a point ,mr angry | |
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| Wales on 16:07 - Aug 31 with 1961 views | angryjack |
| Wales on 16:04 - Aug 31 by onehunglow |
Think you have a point ,mr angry |
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| Wales on 16:09 - Aug 31 with 1958 views | onehunglow |
I donāt see Cullen as an Intenational footballer in any way whatsoever. Outside Wales ,he would never be. That is because our pool is so shallow | |
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| Wales on 16:16 - Aug 31 with 1941 views | angryjack |
| Wales on 16:09 - Aug 31 by onehunglow |
I donāt see Cullen as an Intenational footballer in any way whatsoever. Outside Wales ,he would never be. That is because our pool is so shallow |
Never in a million years.......another great from Birmingham.. we'll take more care of you Latchford Latchford.. | | | |
| Wales on 16:25 - Aug 31 with 1916 views | KeithHaynes |
| Wales on 16:16 - Aug 31 by angryjack |
Never in a million years.......another great from Birmingham.. we'll take more care of you Latchford Latchford.. |
NB classic there. | |
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| Wales on 17:34 - Aug 31 with 1872 views | angryjack |
| Wales on 16:25 - Aug 31 by KeithHaynes |
NB classic there. |
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