He’s not even Welsh !

[G rangetown Blue]

Good old Ash, cost the carrot crunchers 2 points yesterday. I’m starting to warm to him.

Hopefully he will be nowhere near the Wales squad for Slovakia, I’d rather see Regan Poole get a call up...he IS Welsh.

[William Treseder]

Good old Ash, cost the carrot crunchers 2 points yesterday. I’m starting to warm to him.

Hopefully he will be nowhere near the Wales squad for Slovakia, I’d rather see Regan Poole get a call up...he IS Welsh.

10/10 for consistency 😁

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Good old Ash, cost the carrot crunchers 2 points yesterday. I’m starting to warm to him.

Hopefully he will be nowhere near the Wales squad for Slovakia, I’d rather see Regan Poole get a call up...he IS Welsh.

Do you despair when people from outside of Cardiff play for Cardiff City?

[G rangetown Blue]

Do you despair when people from outside of Cardiff play for Cardiff City?

No. Why should I ?

I like it when “one of our own” actually plays for us, but unfortunately that’s not very often.

[Trigger]

Dread to think the squad we would have if we only had welshy welshies playing for us. Our recruitment policy is the only thing that is going to allow us to qualify for anything.

[G rangetown Blue]

Dread to think the squad we would have if we only had welshy welshies playing for us. Our recruitment policy is the only thing that is going to allow us to qualify for anything.

Wouldn’t it be nice tho if we didn’t let English rejects play for us? If they were any good, England would pick them. None of the English players are that good anyway. How would you feel if you’re were a Welsh player, and English players were taking International caps from you? Turner and Shawcross did the right thing, and politely declined.

[Der Kaiser]

Wouldn’t it be nice tho if we didn’t let English rejects play for us? If they were any good, England would pick them. None of the English players are that good anyway. How would you feel if you’re were a Welsh player, and English players were taking International caps from you? Turner and Shawcross did the right thing, and politely declined.

I completely agree. Mainly on the grounds I want the teams I support to be absolutely ****ing shit, and preventing those English lot coming over here and stealing our footballers jobs would guarantee us regaining our status as an absolute laughing stock.

[G rangetown Blue]

I completely agree. Mainly on the grounds I want the teams I support to be absolutely ****ing shit, and preventing those English lot coming over here and stealing our footballers jobs would guarantee us regaining our status as an absolute laughing stock.

I think that fielding half a team of English rejects (one of them as CAPTAIN !), makes Wales more of a "laughing stock", than losing a few games of football.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I think that fielding half a team of English rejects (one of them as CAPTAIN !), makes Wales more of a "laughing stock", than losing a few games of football.

I respect your perspective on this subject (although you seem to have done it to death, if I may say) but who considers Wales to be a laughing stock? Most major footballing countries have had players represent them without being born in their country.

[Trigger]

Wouldn’t it be nice tho if we didn’t let English rejects play for us? If they were any good, England would pick them. None of the English players are that good anyway. How would you feel if you’re were a Welsh player, and English players were taking International caps from you? Turner and Shawcross did the right thing, and politely declined.

Over the years they generally haven't been good enough for England, I'd say there would have been potential for Brooks, Ampadu, Mepham to have gotten England caps at some point had they not declared for Wales so young.

Can only assume doing so at such a young age is because they feel Welsh. Personally I can't take that from them and they are very welcome.

[Des Parrot]

You'll not be cheering any Daniel James goals then?

[Der Kaiser]

You'll not be cheering any Daniel James goals then?

Or Brooks

Or Matondo

I'll also assume he in no way cheered Vokes' goal against Belgium, nor Robson Kanu's! In fact, if he has anything about him, surely we didn't even win that game in his eyes!

[G rangetown Blue]

You'll not be cheering any Daniel James goals then?

Daniel James’ has played for Wales since he was 15, and his old man is from Aberdare.

How the fcuk is that comparable to some English mercenaries discovering a Welsh grand parent just to get caps for Wales?

[dembethewarrior]

I’d suggest a quick google of more than one of the current welsh players then...

[Llandaff Blue]

Do you boo Will Vaulks when he plays?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

No. Why should I ?

I like it when “one of our own” actually plays for us, but unfortunately that’s not very often.

So it's fine for players born outside Cardiff to play for Cardiff, but not fine for players born outside Wales to play for Wales. Glad you've cleared that up and you're being consistent.

[G rangetown Blue]

So it's fine for players born outside Cardiff to play for Cardiff, but not fine for players born outside Wales to play for Wales. Glad you've cleared that up and you're being consistent.

That’s correct.

I just don’t like us (Wales) being used by players, just to get international caps on their CV, at the expense of our players.

Players that come through the age groups are a bit different, but senior players who “discover” a Welsh grandparent, are not for me.

[Divine Wright]

One grandparent is pushing it a bit tbf. I’m ok with a mother or father....or even two grandparents and actually having spent some time in wales on hols or something.

I think the rules for getting a passport shouldn’t necessarily apply in sports when it comes to country representation.

Would be interesting to see how many players would renounce an english passport for a Welsh one were we one day to split and rejoin the EU.

Depending on the financial practicalities, I suspect one or two might think twice...Dummet , for example.

[Optimistic Nick]

I must say, I do find this campaign of "hate" towards Ashley Williams tremendously erotic. I remember when I used to pretend to hate girls I secretly fancied too.

[Ianto13]

Without doubt our Captain Ash is our most outstanding Anglo Welshman, I hope some of our present Anglos are inspired by his outstanding contribution to our country!

[rudy gestede]

Ampadu, James, and Brookes ( I think) all have a Welsh parent, and have played for the age groups. I’d doubt very much they’d get full England caps

Some of the shite who’ve been capped by England I wouldn’t be shocked if those 3 would have been capped.

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

England’sv best player at the moment is Jamaican.

[G rangetown Blue]

England’sv best player at the moment is Jamaican.

Who could walk into (and captain !) the Jamaican team if he wanted......that’s the difference.

[Maxim]

There has to be a woman involved in this hate campaign.

[G rangetown Blue]

There has to be a woman involved in this hate campaign.

There are several ! But mainly from Town Hill and Sketty estates. Williams could never pull a Cardiff bird!