Wales and Hungary down the years
On Tuesday Wales will take to the field in Budapest to face Hungary for the eleventh time. Wales have only faced the other home nations, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and the former Czechoslovakia...
Tagged: John Toshack
John Toshack – saviour or sinnerman?
With John Toshack’s autobiography Toshack’s Way hitting the shelves of bookshops in time for Christmas, Leon Barton reviews the book and assesses the kid from Canton’s unique footballing career as player and manager. John Toshack...
Podcast / Podlediad #57: Brian Flynn – ‘Little Wonder’
Russell chats with Leon about his experience writing a biography of Brian Flynn for St David’s Press. They discuss Flynn’s playing career, his time as manager of Wrexham and Swansea and his role in the Swans’...
The Balkan Complex
Wales will round off their 2016-17 season by heading to Belgrade in Serbia on 11 June. In 26 games against Yugoslavia and its composite independent nations dating back to 1953 Wales have triumphed only...
Wales vs Austria: A brief history
On the eve of the qualifier against Austria in Vienna Leon Barton reveals the significance of the fixture in Wales’s footballing history. When I think of the teams Wales have a bit of history with, the...
Welsh football book reviews 3
The summer of 2016 will be ingrained on our collective psyche for years to come. But as fans we were not treated solely by on-field matters. 2016 will also be remembered for a slew of quality Welsh...
Podcast / Podlediad #30: Chatting with Chris Wathan / Sgwrsio â Chris Wathan
Russell chats with Media Wales’s Chris Wathan about his forthcoming book Together Stronger – The Rise of Welsh Football’s Golden Generation which provides a fascinating insight into the years leading up to qualification for Euro 2016. Together...
Guest blog / Blognod gwadd: Wales Shirts of the Forgotten Campaign
With Wales regularly replacing their kits and having worn four different kits in the recent qualifying campaign, in this guest blog collector of matchworn Wales shirts Simon Shakeshaft looks back at the so-called ‘forgotten campaign’ of the...
