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I think that the problem has been that football in Wales has historically been seen as a second class sport followed by second class people, certainly by the establishment, rugby has been the game of choice for those in seats of power and influence in Wales. Alot of people who followed the City or football in general who were brought up in working class areas didn't really associate with the protagonists within the Welsh rugby world, for some, they were-are the enemy, i'm talking about the Police, Teachers, Solicitors,Bosses, media etc. If you were born and raised in a deprived area in Cardiff there was a chance that a young man may have had a few run ins with the authorities or those in positions of power. There game of choice almost always seemed to be rugby and culturally they were different, they didn't represent me or where i came from. It's a class thing in a small country with a very parochial outlook. I don't dislike rugby, i don't really have an interest in it and for a sport that is supposed to be number 1 in this country i can't say that i know one person who watches the blues. Things have certainly improved, Wales has become a little more advanced and progressive, the jobs and positions infested by those who had interests to protect are now being handed out more fairly. There is room for both sports in Wales, although for a long time it was football and what it represented that was marginalised.