I thought your OP did make one or two points,ie,his timing and athleticism is on the wane and he was more exposed than when Colman was manager but you are talking out of your brown hole on the above.
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According to Wikipedia...
"In December 2010, Williams established the charity WillsWorld with his wife Vanessa, with a view to helping under-privileged children. He is also a patron of Street Football Wales which fights social exclusion, and the Ethan Perkins Trust (based in Swansea), which raises funds for research, support and awareness into childhood brain tumours."
What a bastard!
Of course he had a choice. How do you know that he never thought he would get a game for England? You don’t know this at all. As it happens he would have been good enough to have played for England five or six years ago anyway.
Just for once give him some credit. When he started playing for Wales we were a poor poor side. So he hardly did it for the glory. He has always given 100% to the cause and has suffered nasty injuries as a result. He never ever misses friendlies. He has always been committed. Always.
To put it simply for you he is the best and most successful captain we have had in our history.
To the OP, how would you feel about Ampadu taking the armband in a few years? :wales:
Ash has been fantastic for us hes played at a high standard for Wales and Swansea and by the way im a city season ticket holder give the man a break he left Swansea and look what happened
Haha grangetownblue made to look silly yet again.
Bale officially named as captain
I'm still in Copenhagen, sorry for the delay!
Unfortunately I don't have time to respond to you all individually, apologies for that.
I am glad to report though, that the views of some on this MB, aren't the views of the majority of Welsh fans out here.
They want Welshmen playing for Wales, not English rejects!
Have some pride in your country.
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Are these the same welsh fans that were singing Hal Robson-Kanu's name on Thursday and Sunday? Are these the same fans that lost their absolute marbles like I did when Vokes scored vs Belgium in Lille. Or are you just telling pork pies. How boring are you that you go round asking this question every Wales game? I suppose you don't rate Brooks or Ampadu?
Anyone that puts that shirt on and wears it with pride deserves nothing but respect and support. Ash is the best captain we've ever had and possibly ever will have. He's always turned up, he always gives his all and he cares, which is more than can be said for some of our welsh born players in the Toshack era.
What Grangetown chooses to ignore is that Wales approached Ashley Williams to play for the country. In addition he has a Welsh grandfather on his mother’s side. He says his mother gets very emotional when she hears the national anthem. I think that’s great.
I for one am grateful for what he has done with Wales. He is past his best now but he has been a massively reassuring presence in defence for a good number of years.
People trying to compare Williams with other 'dual' national players, are really getting confused.
Some of these players have come through the Welsh schoolboy and junior section, and nearly all have one Welsh parent.
If you want a fair comparison, then compare Williams with Ryan Shawcross and Ben Turner. Both have the same eligibility as him, i.e one grandparent, but both politely declined as they were more English, and didn't want to deprive Welsh players of caps.
The fact that Williams accepted tells you all you need to know about the guy, and his ego.
Eh? If manager’s called the shots why were half the squad pulling out with injuries? Who has been more committed to Wales? Welsh born Ryan Giggs or English born Ashley Williams? Did you celebrate when HRK scored our second v Belgium in the Euro quarter final btw?