Welsh Speaking Bluebirds

[cyril evans awaydays]

Ramsey is a well known Welsh speaker but who are the other fluent welsh speakers to play for us from the 60s onwards. I believe the Colwill brothers also speak Welsh and Emyr Huws also but are there others?

[Enoch Mort]

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I believe former manager Trevor Morris was Welsh speaking

[cyril evans awaydays]

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I believe former manager Trevor Morris was Welsh speaking

I did say 60s but as he was my uncle I will give you that one!

[lardy]

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I did say 60s but as he was my uncle I will give you that one!

A CCMB poster frantically starts to research Trevor Morris' family tree...

[cyril evans awaydays]

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A CCMB poster frantically starts to research Trevor Morris' family tree...

[cyril evans awaydays]

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A CCMB poster frantically starts to research Trevor Morris' family tree...

On a more serious note he did have an interesting life and career. He won the DFC in WWII. As well as managing Cardiff he took Swansea Town (as was) to an FA Cup semi-final and was General Manager at Newport County. Then became Secretary of the FAW. Was great as a teenager and beyond as he would often give me pin badges of countries he had visited, Welsh kits and other paraphanalia and complimentary tickets for home and away matches.

He blotted his copybook a bit by transferring the Wales vs Scotland World Cup tie to Anfield when Ninian Park was under refurbishment. He got me a coach load of tickets though as half the passengers returned with stitches, cuts and bruises I don't think too many thanked me for it!

[Armitage Shanks]

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Mark azelwood was a Welsh speaker

[Rjk]

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is mark Delaney? he was from west Wales wasn't he?

[cyril evans awaydays]

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is mark Delaney? he was from west Wales wasn't he?

Looks like a yes according to Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Delaney_(footballer)

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Mats Dæhli.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Leighton Phillips

[Enoch Mort]

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Ben Watts-Jones, Cardiff City manager 1934-1937 was Welsh speaking

[splott parker]

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On a more serious note he did have an interesting life and career. He won the DFC in WWII. As well as managing Cardiff he took Swansea Town (as was) to an FA Cup semi-final and was General Manager at Newport County. Then became Secretary of the FAW. Was great as a teenager and beyond as he would often give me pin badges of countries he had visited, Welsh kits and other paraphanalia and complimentary tickets for home and away matches.

He blotted his copybook a bit by transferring the Wales vs Scotland World Cup tie to Anfield when Ninian Park was under refurbishment. He got me a coach load of tickets though as half the passengers returned with stitches, cuts and bruises I don't think too many thanked me for it!

‘Under refurbishment’ That’s a new phrase for being banned from holding games due to the Yugoslavian game’s incidents.

[City123]

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Tom Ramasut speaks Welsh

[Majorblue]

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Our famous old PA man Ali was a Welsh speaker, if that counts.

On the subject does anyone hear Welsh spoken on matchdays?
As the resident English man on here I am, bizarrely, a Welsh speaker yet cannot remember ever hearing a conversation in the ground.
Pretty sure, especially these days, that there must be a fair few speakers in the ground but where are they.