Welsh Football

Mick McCarthy on the training pitch. Pic: Cardiff City

Mick McCarthy Accuses His Cardiff City Players Of Capitulating As Fans Unrest Rises

Mick McCarthy accused his Cardiff City players of “capitulation” after their 5-1 humbling at Blackburn Rovers made it five defeats in their last six matches. The Bluebirds boss is under pressure to halt an alarming slump from his team who have lost three Championship matches in succession for the first time since he took charge. In all, Cardiff have lost four of their last five in the Championship as well as their Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton.

Paul Jones | Sep 26, 2021
Manager of Southampton Russell Martin. Pic: MatchDay Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

Down And Dirty Downes Will Clean Up This Season, Says Swansea City’s Russell Martin

Swansea City head coach Russell Martin hailed Flynn Downes after the midfielder was at the heart of their first home victory of the season. Joel Piroe’s first-half strike was enough to secure a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield to end a run of four games without a win. It was a fourth clean sheet in five games at home for Martin’s men, who crucially found a breakthrough after failing to score in their previous two home matches.

Gareth James | Sep 26, 2021
Mick McCarthy on the training pitch. Pic: Cardiff City

Kieffer Moore – One Goal In 10 Games – Has Been Affected By Covid, Says Cardiff City’s Mick McCarthy

Kieffer Moore has been left drained of his goalscoring powers by Covid, according to his Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy. The Wales striker has only scored once in 10 matches so far this season and his boss reckons it’s due to a double interruption forced by the virus. Moore – who hit 24 goals for club and country last season, including one at the Euros finals – went down with coronavirus in July, almost immediately after returning from summer duty with Wales.

Paul Jones | Sep 24, 2021
Manager of Southampton Russell Martin. Pic: MatchDay Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

Russell Martin Tells Swansea City To Ditch The Fear Factor After Cup Exit Makes It Five Games Without A Win

Russell Martin has called on his Swansea City players to be braver after they bowed out of the Carabao Cup following a 2-0 defeat at Brighton. It was a comfortable victory for one of the Premier League’s in-form teams, but Swans head coach Martin was left frustrated by missed chances early on and a lack of ambition after his side fell behind. Martin did claim to have seen a lot of positives, but the fact is his team have now won only three times in their first 11 games this season in all competitions and are winless in their last five.

Gareth James | Sep 23, 2021
Manager of Southampton Russell Martin. Pic: MatchDay Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

Former Swansea City Boss Graham Potter Predicts Russell Martin Will Take Them Back To The Premier League

Former Swansea City manager Graham Potter comes up against his old club for the first time on Wednesday night, convinced Russell Martin can take them back to the Premier League. Potter – who left the Swans to take charge at Brighton two years ago – will be in the Premier League club’s dug-out for their Carabao Cup tie at the Amex Stadium. It is the first reunion with their former boss for the Swans, who have made a poor start to the season in the Championship with just one win in eight matches.

David Williams | Sep 22, 2021

Natasha Harding Insists Wales Won’t Worry Over Lack Of Goals As They Make It Two Wins From Two

Wales match-winner Natasha Harding insisted she won’t be losing any sleep over the lack of goals as Wales kept their early World Cup campaign momentum going with a 1-0 victory in Estonia. The Reading striker scored the only goal of the game in the fifth minute in Parnu as Gemma Grainger’s side made it back-to-back victories at the start of their attempt to make the tournament finals. It was not the fluent, free-wheeling display shown in their 6-0 demolition of Kazakhstan last week, and neither was it a scoreline that did much to improve Wales’ goal difference, but Harding was unrepentant.

Paul Jones | Sep 22, 2021
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Steve Cooper Starts At Nottingham Forest And Makes It Three Former Swansea Men On The Move

Steve Cooper has been confirmed as Nottingham Forest’s new head coach and is set to bring his former Swansea City sidekick Alan Tate in with him. The former Swansea boss, who left the club at the end of July, replaces Chris Hughton at the City Ground. Hughton paid the price for a poor start to the Championship season, where they took just one point from their opening seven games.

David Williams | Sep 21, 2021
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Swansea City Fan Mitchell Powell To Be Remembered At Charity Football Match Featuring James Arthur, Calum Best, James Hook And Others

By Alex Bywater James Arthur, James Argent, Calum Best and a host of former Welsh sporting icons will take part in a charity football match on September 26 in memory of fanatical former Swansea fan Mitchell Powell. Dad-of-one Powell tragically passed away in February after he went into cardiac arrest while undergoing double heart valve replacement surgery. He was just 26. Powell was born with a heart condition and had undergone more than 20 operations over the course of his life which led him to becoming a dedicated supporter of the British Heart Foundation.

Editor | Sep 21, 2021
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Wales Captain Sophie Ingle Says “It’s A Fresh Start For Everyone” As She Talks About The Uplift In The Dressing Room After Victory Over Kazakhstan

By Lucy Rees Gemma Grainger’s Wales team take on Estonia tomorrow night after winning 6-0 against Kazakhstan on Friday, at Parc Y Scarlets. Speaking to the media yesterday, Wales skipper, Sophie Ingle said: “Scoring 6 goals and keeping a clean sheet at International level is really good. “Training was really good today, a good vibe […]

Lucy Rees | Sep 20, 2021
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Connah’s Quay Boss Andy Morrison Concerned at Lack Of Leadership As TNS Extend Lead At Top Of Cymru Premier

By Rob Carbon Connah’s Quay manager Andy Morrison is concerned about a “lack of leadership” amongst his players, as the reigning champions fell to a 1-0 defeat to Bala Town on Saturday which means they are now already eight points behind the in-form TNS. The New Saints moved four points clear at the top of the JD Cymru Premier league after their 3-1 home win over Barry Town United as the wheels are in danger of coming off in the Nomads’ bid for a hat-trick of titles as they continue to see red. “We had to play for 40 minutes with 10 men at Barry and it was 65 against Bala. There is a pattern emerging over the last few weeks where we aren’t switched on after the initial intensity,” said Nomads boss Morrison.

Editor | Sep 20, 2021
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Cardiff City Are Horrible . . . But So Are We, Plus We Can Play, Says Bournemouth’s Philip Billing

Cardiff City have been labelled a “horrible” team to play against by Bournemouth’s Phillip Billing who has claimed his own side matched the Bluebirds’ muscle at the weekend before outplaying them. The Cherries went to the top of the Championship with their 1-0 victory at the Cardiff City Stadium where Billing scored the only goal of the game. The tall midfielder was part of a dominant display by the new leaders, who are unbeaten in the league this season and who, according to Billing, have quickly learned how to be “horrible” themselves under new boss Scott Parker.

Gareth James | Sep 20, 2021
Mick McCarthy on the training pitch. Pic: Cardiff City

Cardiff City’s Mick McCarthy Suffers Third Defeat In Four, But Insists: “Bournemouth Are Almost Perfect”

Mick McCarthy has claimed Bournemouth are the “almost perfect” Championship team after his Cardiff City side fell to a subdued 1-0 defeat to the Cherries. It was a third defeat in four league games for the Bluebirds who spent most of the match chasing the ball and only came to life in the late stages. The victory moved Bournemouth to the top of the table and McCarthy was eager to lavish praise on the visitors, even though three other clubs have held them to draws in their eight games so far.

Paul Jones | Sep 19, 2021
Manager of Southampton Russell Martin. Pic: MatchDay Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

Swansea City’s Russell Martin Insists The Tide Has Turned . . . After Admitting They Were All At Sea

Russell Martin insists Swansea City can use their astonishing rescue act at Luton Town as a springboard to take them up the Championship table. The Swans head coach heaped praise on his players for the manner in which they came back from 3-0 down at half-time to earn a point in their 3-3 draw. It still leaves the club just above the relegation zone on goal difference, but Martin insists the recovery suggests improvements are on the way if they can keep their best players on the field.

Gareth James | Sep 19, 2021
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Cardiff City’s Rubin Colwill Backed To Respond With “Steel” After Going From Hero To Zero

Rubin Colwill may have gone from hero to zero in the space of four days crazy days in the Championship, but Marlon Pack is still backing him and Cardiff City’s other youngsters to come good this season. The teenage Welsh international striker came on at the CityGround last Sunday and not only scored within a minute to notch his first senior goal, but then grabbed a superb second to earn his side a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest. As the fans chanted his name after the game it became an even more memorable moment for the young striker.

Editor | Sep 18, 2021
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Gemma Granger Tells Wales: Good Start . . . But You Must Now Keep This Standard

Gemma Grainger has promised there is far more to come after Wales began their Women’s World Cup campaign with a thumping 6-0 victory over Kazakhstan The Wales manager – who celebrated her first victory in charge at the fourth attempt after succeeding Jayne Ludlow – is determined her team build on their flying start to the qualifying campaign. After watching Wales maintain their focus into the late stages of the match to pile on the goals at Parc Y Scarlets, Grainger insisted the level of performance must be continued when Wales visit Estonia in their next qualifier on Tuesday.

Hannah Blackwell | Sep 18, 2021
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Wayne Hatswell Expects Big Reaction As Newport Aim To Return To Winning Ways Against Walsall

By Alex Bywater Newport County assistant manager Wayne Hatswell wants a big reaction from his side when they face Walsall at Rodney Parade on Saturday. Mike Flynn read his Exiles team the riot act after they produced a poor display in Tuesday’s 1-0 home defeat by Northampton Town. Boss Flynn promised changes for the Walsall game as a result with another home encounter and the chance to bounce back quickly on the horizon.

Editor | Sep 18, 2021
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Cardiff City Star Has Covid For Second Time. . . Despite Being Double Jabbed

By Tom Prosser Ryan Giles has been one of Cardiff’s key players so far this season but his manager Mick McCarthy that he has tested positive for Covid for a second time, despite being double-jabbed. Giles missed Wednesday’s defeat to Coventry and will also not return for the Bluebird’s clash against Bournemouth on Saturday. “He’s got Covid. And what effect will it have on him? He’s had it once before and he’s double-jabbed,” explained McCarthy.

Tom Prosser | Sep 17, 2021

Wales Ready To Fight For 2023 World Cup Place As Gemma Grainger Revolution Rolls On

By Lucy Rees Wales begin their Women’s World Cup campaign tonight where they take on Kazakhstan at Parc Y Scarlets with hopes of qualification for the event in New Zealand and Australia in 2023. This will be new manager Gemma Grainger’s first competitive game with the side after being appointed at the beginning of the […]

Lucy Rees | Sep 17, 2021
Mick McCarthy on the training pitch. Pic: Cardiff City

Cardiff City Boss Mick McCarthy Urges His Players To “Stick With It” After Lacklustre Defeat To Coventry

By Tom Prosser  Mick McCarthy has urged his Cardiff City players to “stick at it” as the Bluebirds aim to put the memories of their lacklustre 1-0 defeat to Coventry behind them when they take on third place Bournemouth on Saturday. “We’ll stick at it,” insisted McCarthy. “We had our chances near the end, we didn’t take them and we got beat.

Tom Prosser | Sep 16, 2021
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Joel Piroe Can Be Our Go-To Guy For Goals Says Swansea City’s Russell Martin . . . After 251 Minutes Of Blanks

Russell Martin insists Swansea City have a natural goalscorer in Joel Piroe and that goals will flow once the Dutchman adjusts to the Championship. Martin saw his Swans team fail to score for the second successive match on Wednesday night when they were held to a goalless draw at home to Millwall. The result means Swansea have yet to win at home in the league this season, have just one victory from their opening seven games, and have scored just four goals.

Graham Thomas | Sep 16, 2021