Hi all, here is my next article, looking at the best ever Newport-born XI, plenty of Bluebird legends included
https://y-ddraig.co.uk/2017/11/05/be...ewport-born-xi
Let me know what you think
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Hi all, here is my next article, looking at the best ever Newport-born XI, plenty of Bluebird legends included
https://y-ddraig.co.uk/2017/11/05/be...ewport-born-xi
Let me know what you think
Wasn't Nathan blake born in Newport ?Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
Cardiff SludgeQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Blake
Good lad !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Llanedeyrnblue
Didn’t realise some of them were Newp’t boys.
Alway Newport ladQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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Originally Posted by life on mars
I thought he was brought up in ringland?
Are people brought up in ringland? I always thought of it like some kind of Spartan wildernessQuote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
One of my running mates was doing the Newport half marathon back in the late 80’s and as he was running through Ringland somebody shot him in the back of his thigh with a .22 air gun, there were others shot at tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Being picky, but Wiki says that Roger Freestone was born at Caerleon, but Len Weare was Newport born and played over 500 times for County, his only club.
showing my rubbish geography but i thought it was a part of newport or newport county at leastQuote:
Originally Posted by TDA
Should've run quicker then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llanedeyrnblue
Maybe it was a sleeper Mossad cell practising to get Splott Dai.
You're probably right, but Len Weare was an absolute fixture at Newport in the days when we used to go along, usually when City were away. He never managed a cap for Wales, but I am certain that he was in the squad a few times as cover for Gary Sprake and Tony Millington.Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
cant dispute that. i wasnt sure which to go with and didnt have enough to do a substitutes benchQuote:
Originally Posted by TDA
That actually doesn't say much for Newport as a hotbed of footballing talent. :hehe::wales:Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
Has anyone ever done a best ever Cardiff born 11? Would be a pretty impressive team I reckon.
Yup, here.Quote:
Originally Posted by jnc90
http://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php...ardiff-born-XI
I've done a best ever Swansea-born XI as well but dont know how well it would go down on here!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker
Maybe not, but I reckon that there would be an interesting correlation between the number of players from each town and the respective populations. Even though Swansea is more populous, I would expect it to have produced far more top players than Newport. Both are hotbeds of rugby, Swansea more so perhaps, so why should that be?Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
i think Swansea had a golden period in the 50’s where loads of players came through
They did, the Allchurch brothers, Terry Medwin and John & Mel Charles just for starters.Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
Good article that :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by neil316
yeah and cliff jones as well. Cardiff steadily produced players by the decade. slowed down last few years but that was due to a poor academy system in placeQuote:
Originally Posted by TDA
cheers mate. glad you liked itQuote:
Originally Posted by Nelsonca61