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We aren't England who get to have conversations about not forcing all your best players into a team or squad for the benefit of a system. We have a wafer thin bordering on poor squad. You ram the square peg into round hole and make it work.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Yeah you're right we aren't, we have a near poor squad. Nations like ours should pick their best players and sort the rest out later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Otherwise you end up with Lewis Koumas in the squad.
Does he? Not a rhetorical question, I honestly don't know if that's the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Cullen's Championship stats last season:
35 (+7) appearances, 11 goals
Colwill's Championship stats last season:
24 (+19) appearances, 1 goal
If they do play in the same position, it's not difficult to see how Cullen got ahead of Colwill in Bellamy's thinking.
I'm no fan of Cullen, but he doesn't deserve to be dropped for WalesQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Similarly, Madueke ran rings around Neco Williams the other week in the Forest Arsenal game. Can't say I was disappointed when he got ruled out as that would have been a painful watch. Just Saka to deal with now instead 🫣Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
we have a poor squad by Wales' standards. it's as poor as I can remember in terms of the number of top level players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
shoehorning your best players into a system that makes no sense only serves to make you play less than the sum of your parts. we don't want to go down that road , certainly not to accommodate rubin colwill, who's time will still come.
I raise you our squads in the late noughties. Who remembers the two Carls *shudders*. Jermaine Easter and Freddie Eastwood as the next great hopesQuote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
There's a lack of depth but we have 9 players who play in the best league in the world and much of the rest play in what must be the best second tier
https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/...all-up-5339860
Get David Attenborough to a safe-house, wrap Mary Berry in cotton wool and someone please check up on Ant and Dec.
After 13 months away from international football, celebrity grim reaper Aaron Ramsey is back in the Wales squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifier games.
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Wales will play England in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Thursday, October 9, before hosting Belgium at Cardiff City Stadium the following Monday.
However, it does leave a window of opportunity for the infamous Aaron Ramsey curse to strike once again.
Typically, when Ramsey scores a goal, the showbiz world holds its collective breath, as a celebrity often dies in the following day or so. There’s a proven track record of this, with more than 25 celebs falling foul of the curse.
Most recently, Ramsey scored the winning goal for Pumas in a league game against Atlas - which was followed by the death of Giorgio Armani.
Here are the celebrities who are alleged victims of the Aaron Ramsey curse, and when they died.
Ted Kennedy - August 25, 2009
Andreas Monte - October 16, 2009
Osama Bin Laden - May 2, 2011
Steve Jobs - October 5, 2011
Muammar Gaddafi - October 20, 2011
Whitney Houston - February 11, 2012
Ray Williams - March 22, 2013
Ken Norton - September 18, 2013
Paul Walker - November 30, 2013
Rubin Carter - April 20, 2014
Robin Williams - August 11, 2014
David Bowie - January 10, 2016
Alan Rickman - January 14, 2016
Nancy Reagan - March 6, 2016
Nicky Hayden - May 22, 2017
Gregg Allman - May 27, 2017
Bruce Forsyth - August 18, 2017
Stephen Hawking - March 14, 2018
Eric Bristow - April 5, 2018
Burt Reynolds - September 6, 2018
Keith Flint and Luke Perry - March 4, 2019
Kenneth Kaunda - June 17, 2021
June Brown - April 4, 2022
Olivia Newton-John - August 8, 2022
Yes to be fair that was arguably worse, but we would have had Bellamy in the side, and Bale and Ramsey starting to come through.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
For most of the time we've had 1 or 2 elite level players - playing at the top end of the premier league and in Europe.
We don't currently have that.
Smaller nations with a sprinkling of elite level players are a very different prospect to teams with a bigger pool of average players IMO.
I was reading a discussion on Swansea this season somewhere and it was being said that Cullen had rather been left behind by all of the signings they’d made in the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
This season. This off of a post on page 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Der Kaiser
Rubin Colwill 11 starts (1 sub) 4 goals, 4 assists
Liam Cullen 3 starts (5 sub) 0 goals, 1 assist
Aaron Ramsey 3 starts (3 sub) 1 goal, 0 assists
Nathan Broadhead 3 start
No doubt Rubin is in better form albeit in a weaker division, but I should imagine international players are afforded more time to regain their form to keep squads together.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
I suspect Lewis Koumas' stats would read 0 starts, 0 goals, 0 assists.
"Not a rhetorical question". Ok, Dave. OK. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Cullen has scored 3 goals in the last 9 months and no goal involvements this season, but hey, form and consistency.
Like I said in my original post, Bellamy doesnt fancy Rubin, thats his prerogative as the manager, just say it instead of giving the lad false hope.
Oh yeah. BBC website has it as a mens fixture. I should have looked at the date more closely though.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
It wasn’t a rhetorical question. You stated Colwill and Cullen play in the same position. I haven’t watched Cullen that often, but whenever I have he’s appeared to be playing further forward than Colwill. I’d have classified him as a forward (but not a striker as such), while I’d classify Rubin as a midfielder. But you said they play in the same position.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Is it just as simple as you were wrong?
They are both attacking midfielders / 2nd strikers or behind the striker, whatever you want to call it these days, although Cullen did play some games as a 9 when Swansea didnt have one, maybe where he got his goals, who knows, but I bow to your 50 years watching the game. I must be wrong. You're right. You have the last word Shrimpy.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
I think Rubin is the only person who knows exactly where Bellamy stands. I think Bellamy leaves the door open to shut down any more questions about it but it ain't happening, and Rubin isn't for him. He's not going to play for Bellamy, and that's fine for us, as he'll be fit. He's not going to start over Harry Wilson either, so doesn't really affect Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I think Rubin should be in this squad but I take the positive of if he's not then he stays injury free.
My question is when will he ever fit in this poor squad with Bellamy as manager, wtf does he have to do ?
Bellamy picks the team, not us or the press. Now lets concentrate on the Wrex...I mean the Burton game
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Originally Posted by ccfcwelshlad
I will, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
It seems Cullen and Colwill don’t play in the same position. You stated they do. It appears you were wrong. Again.
You’re welcome, you massive prawn.
I don't think Bellamy would sit there fielding question after questions about why he hasn't picked him if it was because Rubin refused to be pickedQuote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Last night we saw more evidence of why Craig Bellamy is reluctant to select Rubin Colwill - an erratic and ineffective performance against the team who were bottom of League One.
Meanwhile, the much-maligned Liam Cullen scored the winner for Swansea at Blackburn as they rose to 7th in the Championship table.
Jordan James is on loan at Leicester City.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef
That’s very selective. The squad was announced before last nights games. On Saturday Rubin Colwill was instrumental in a dominant Cardiff performance away to Wigan whereas Liam Cullen didn’t get off the bench in Swansea’s home draw and remained on zero goals for the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Selective is what he does best but leave him have his moment revelling in a City defeat and Rubin not having his best game. It’s like Xmas has come early for him. Never seen a so called City fan so delighted that the Jacks have risen to 7th place. Sad little dwarf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
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Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Keep trying, you cowardly tit.
Do you actually go to City games these days or are you still championing Merthyr as the place to be?
Well, it's Bellamy's call, not mine. For what it's worth, I'd probably have Colwill in the Wales squad, although I'm not sure what role he'd play. Cullen apparently plays further forward rather than as an attacking midfielder, so it's not a like-for-like situation anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
I watch both if that’s ok with you? Actually been to more City this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
However, what’s attending City games live got to do with having an opinion? You had plenty when on your “sabbatical”. That sabbatical where you was never attending again until Tan had gone. Or until you had the chance to sniff a friends widow.
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Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Oooh, you're so nasty, and cowardly, and fake, and clearly disturbed. But you're funny, I'll give you that.
It's hilarious that you've become so upset in this thread simply because you made yourself look a bit daft by stating Colwill and Cullen play in the same position. Easy prawny, we all make mistakes! Don't worry about it!
Sniff a friend's widow, though? Jesus wept, that's a grim one even for you. But it kinda sums you up.
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Im not upset at all. Quite the opposite. Dave.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Im laughinng how serious you take your "shooting from the lip" mantra. :hehe:
Exploding with delight that Cullen scored for the Jacks last night. :hehe:
What a sad man you are, Shrimpy.
It's a bit weird that you use my forename when you don't know me, and apparently see that as some sort of an advantage. Very odd. Similar to the personal jibes about appearance, height, etc, while hiding in anonymity. Strange behaviour indeed, but you've got plenty of previous.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Sniffing a friend's widow. Wow. Really low, but you've stooped way lower.
Ok. Dave.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Advantage? Its really not that deep or important. I dont take being a Big Cheese on a dying on its arse messageboard as serious you.
Oh, some late edits! Go on, Prawny!Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Rattled, clearly.
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Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I take this board about as seriously as I take you.
Eat a snickers, Dave.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Yet you cant stop replying and having the last word :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
A bigger question for me, is why are we playing England in a friendly ?.
It’s hardly gonna inspire confidence before the Belgium game, getting the runaround from the real flat track bullies.
The players all match fit as well, so what’s the point?
Such a pessimist. Why cant we compete with England?Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
I prefer realist 👍 What’s the point of the game anyway?Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley