A bad time to be a Welsh supporter

[North Cardiff Blue]

Wales football and Rugby are rubbish, Swansea are poor, and Cardiff City terrible, the only good thing is that even the glory-hunting Welsh Liverpool fans are having a bad time.

[UNDERHILL1927]

It’s cyclical, we will have an upturn soon enough (apart from Swansea hopefully).

[Der Kaiser]

The Devils aren't doing too badly

[RichardM]

Wrexham are doing ok

[Hilts]

Our international cricket team looking good and playing really entertaining stuff and its an Ashes summer.😀

[Pearcey3]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

[Ninja]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

Are you reflecting on the past, or predicting the future?

[Pearcey3]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup semi Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

[City123]

Wales football rubbish? This is the best era for the national team by some distance

[UNDERHILL1927]

Wales football rubbish? This is the best era for the national team by some distance

We were embarrassing at the WC, I assume that’s what he was on about

[The Bloop]

A couple of months ago the football team were in the World Cup.
It may not have gone well, but unless you're at least retirement age, you're unlikely to remember that happening in your lifetime before.
Yes rugby is in a bit of a mess but the men's hockey team have just played in their first World Cup and Wrexham are enjoying their best times in years.

[goats]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

Looks like we are heading back to the 90’s….can the Wales team surpass Turkey and make it to the Euros and then a World Cup that that normal folk can go to in the USA. That’s my only hope

[Ivortheengine]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

We’re going back in that direction ,now.

[Divine Wright]

A couple of months ago the football team were in the World Cup.
It may not have gone well, but unless you're at least retirement age, you're unlikely to remember that happening in your lifetime before.
Yes rugby is in a bit of a mess but the men's hockey team have just played in their first World Cup and Wrexham are enjoying their best times in years.

Ice or Toff ?

[North Cardiff Blue]

Wrexham are doing ok

That's not proper Wales.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Wales football rubbish? This is the best era for the national team by some distance

Yes, it's been amazing in the past, but that's gone now, our two World class players have been replaced with Championship and lower-level Premier players.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Yes, it's been amazing in the past, but that's gone now, our two World class players have been replaced with Championship and lower-level Premier players.

I saw Steve Evans play for Wales while he played in the Conference. We're miles away from that.

However, given how shit we were at the world cup, I wish we would stop singing "it's coming home". It is so embarrassing.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I've just seen Steve Evans made 7 caps, and got released by Wrexham within 12 months of his last one. Yeh, this ain't a bad time to be a Wales fan

[superfeathers]

A couple of months ago the football team were in the World Cup.
It may not have gone well, but unless you're at least retirement age, you're unlikely to remember that happening in your lifetime before.
Yes rugby is in a bit of a mess but the men's hockey team have just played in their first World Cup and Wrexham are enjoying their best times in years.

I think a lot of people may see that as the peak. It was also disappointing as a peak.
All down to how the new wave of talent is brought through. Johnson looks the part for example. I think it would've made sense to part ways with the Manager at this point so it's a fresh start for the euros but there we are

[City123]

Yes, it's been amazing in the past, but that's gone now, our two World class players have been replaced with Championship and lower-level Premier players.

There's plenty of young talent in the side, it's still a good and exciting time for Wales. Not too long ago we were playing Steve Morison and Andrew Crofts. We can still field a team made up mostly of top division starters, that's decent going for such a small country

[rich munn]

We have been spoilt. The national football qualifying for three of the past four major finals including reaching a semi final.
The national rugby team winning four Grand Slams and two other titles in the past 18 years and two World Cup Finals.
Cardiff City and Swansea both in the top flight in recent times.

Compare the above to the 1990’s when Cardiff and Swansea were in the basement division. Wales national football was going nowhere and the national rugby team were a laughing stock.

Memories are short.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Wales football rubbish? This is the best era for the national team by some distance

I think the glory days may have gone with Bale's resignation and Ramsey well past his best. But we have enough talent coming through to be able to get through to major tournaments.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

I saw Steve Evans play for Wales while he played in the Conference. We're miles away from that.

However, given how shit we were at the world cup, I wish we would stop singing "it's coming home". It is so embarrassing.

I think most of this board's members would like to see an end to the anti-English stuff, especially when a good proportion of our squad are English. After spending 20 years working in Bristol I have no illusions of the disdain they hold us in but it just makes us sound petty.

[The Bloop]

I think a lot of people may see that as the peak. It was also disappointing as a peak.
All down to how the new wave of talent is brought through. Johnson looks the part for example. I think it would've made sense to part ways with the Manager at this point so it's a fresh start for the euros but there we are

Much of the recent success has been on the back of the connection between the players and managers - managers who themselves who played for the team. That helped develop the Together Stronger mantra and I think the FAW would find it difficult to break that cycle and appoint someone outside this model. Without an obvious replacement coming through at the moment I can see Page being here for another couple of years. Maybe then one of the current senior players may be ready to take over.

[North Cardiff Blue]

I think a lot of people may see that as the peak. It was also disappointing as a peak.
All down to how the new wave of talent is brought through. Johnson looks the part for example. I think it would've made sense to part ways with the Manager at this point so it's a fresh start for the euros but there we are

Yes, he's not bad, so instead of a World class superstar possibly one of the top three players in the World, we have a young unproven bottom-of premier league/ Championship Striker.

He's probably our best hope and wouldn't get in the England team, how many of our players would?