Bellamy's first Wales squad

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Goalkeepers: Danny Ward (Leicester City), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), Karl Darlow (Leeds United)

Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers – on loan from Liverpool), Joe Rodon (Leeds United), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Connor Roberts (Burnley)

Midfielders: Jordan James (Stade Rennais), Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Ollie Cooper (Swansea City), Sorba Thomas (Nantes – on loan from Huddersfield Town)

Forwards: Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), Lewis Koumas (Stoke City – on loan from Liverpool), Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Daniel James (Leeds United), Mark Harris (Oxford United), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), Rabbi Matondo (Rangers).

[Trigger]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Well deserved call up for Harris.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

He hasn't got much to work with has he, it's a tough job for sure.

[Rjk]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

He hasn't got much to work with has he, it's a tough job for sure.

yeah some promising youngsters but we are missing some top quality senior players at the moment

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Clearly trying to find a new goalie with Darlow coming in, but he's not played much in the last few years either.

[Trigger]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Any gk's coming through have a decent chance of future international caps, whatever division they are in.

I love how the article says Darlow has now committed his international future to Wales, at 33.

[Cyncoed Slumdog]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

yeah some promising youngsters but we are missing some top quality senior players at the moment

I don't understand why Ryan Hedges never gets a look in. Still only 29 and playing regularly for Blackburn.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

This doesn’t look too promising !!!!

In addition to England, Darlow is eligible to represent Wales as his grandfather Ken Leek (a Wales international forward) was born in Ynysybwl. The Football Association of Wales confirmed Darlow had declined an invitation to be included in the Wales national football team friendly match against Austria on 6 February 2013.[37]
New Wales Manager Ryan Giggs approached Darlow in March 2018 to be included in the Wales squad. Darlow advised he was currently concentrating on winning back his place in the Newcastle United starting line-up.[38] In November 2020 Darlow stated his ambition to play for England, saying: "It’s the one thing that as a child you want to do" and "I would love nothing more".[39]
Darlow was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the Nations League matches against Turkey and Montenegro in September 2024.[40]

[Father Dougal]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Goalkeepers: Danny Ward (Leicester City), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), Karl Darlow (Leeds United)

Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Owen Beck (Blackburn Rovers – on loan from Liverpool), Joe Rodon (Leeds United), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Connor Roberts (Burnley)

Midfielders: Jordan James (Stade Rennais), Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Ollie Cooper (Swansea City), Sorba Thomas (Nantes – on loan from Huddersfield Town)

Forwards: Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), Lewis Koumas (Stoke City – on loan from Liverpool), Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Wilson (Fulham), Daniel James (Leeds United), Mark Harris (Oxford United), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), Rabbi Matondo (Rangers).

Pretty devasting for colwill that. Cullen cooper, matando, harris koumas all jumped ahead of him now.

That's a big call from bellamy but interesting to see such a strong judgement re colwill.

I'm sure izaak would have been in the squad though.

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

I was expecting Colwill to be involved

[Father Dougal]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

I was expecting Colwill to be involved

Nah. When you listen to bellamy talk about the game no surprise to me at all he'd rather have mark harris than colwill.

Not saying he's right or wrong but with bellamy in charge we will see a team with a clear intent and structure. It may not work but it won't be a mess like it was under page and city have been for years.

[Hilts]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

No Colwill but Josh Sheehan!!!!

And Ollie Cooper!!!

[Father Dougal]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

No Colwill but Josh Sheehan!!!!

And Ollie Cooper!!!

Bellamy is someone who can clearly make strong judgements re players and who he wants.

We've all been crying out for someone to make a strong call re colwill at city for years and years. Either back him play him 10 and make him the main man or make the call and move him on.

I would actually be happy with either approach but the current situation is ridiculous and unfair on colwill himself. It wouldn't happen at a club with a clear plan and identity.

[spikey]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Any gk's coming through have a decent chance of future international caps, whatever division they are in.

I love how the article says Darlow has now committed his international future to Wales, at 33.

turned wales down twice

[Father Dougal]

Re: Bellamy's first Wales squad

Bellamy is someone who can clearly make strong judgements re players and who he wants.

We've all been crying out for someone to make a strong call re colwill at city for years and years. Either back him play him 10 and make him the main man or make the call and move him on.

I would actually be happy with either approach but the current situation is ridiculous and unfair on colwill himself. It wouldn't happen at a club with a clear plan and identity.

Colwill has played under mick, morison, hudson, sabri, bulut and they have all pretty much treated him in exactly the same way. None have clearly really liked him and none have discarded him.

I just couldn't imagine malky or warnock being in the same situation. Because they were strong managers who backed their judgement and had success. City haven't had a good manager since warnock and several awful managers before that and the treatment of likes of colwill, harris, eli king, kieron evans and many many more shows how weak managers they all are.