Rob Page has pinpointed Dan James as a symbol of why Wales will go into Tuesday night’s Euro 2024 play-off final against Poland with huge confidence. Wales have not beaten the Poles for over 50 years, but are just one more home victory from making their fourth major tournament finals out of the last five.
Robert Pages is ready to unleash his Welsh speedsters on Poland as he looks to book qualification for this summer’s European Championships.
Osian Roberts is backing Wales to continue on the journey he started with Chris Coleman in 2016 by moving a step closer to another Euros finals qualification tonight (Thurs) Roberts was assistant manager to Chris Coleman when Wales broke new ground eight years ago by reaching the tournament finals in France – their first tournament appearance for 58 years.
Tom Lockyer will link up with his Wales teammates for their Euro 2024 play-off campaign next week. The defender has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during Luton Town’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth in December – a contest that was ultimately suspended and replayed on Wednesday.
Wales manager Rob Page insists he will leave it to the last possible moment to decide if Aaron Ramsey will be used against Finland in next week’s crunch Euro 2024 play-off semi-final. Ramsey was named in Wales’ squad on Wednesday, despite not starting a match for six months.
Erol Bulut has hailed Cardiff City’s smash-and-grab victory over Ipswich Town as possibly their best of the season. The Bluebirds manager has heaped praise on his players who are now just five points off the Championship play-off places after four successive victories.
Kieffer Moore may be a friend, but he will also be a foe who has to be stopped at all costs when he returns to the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday. That’s the view of Bluebirds midfield ace Ryan Wintle, who will be parking his friendship with the Wales striker for 90 vital minutes as he attempts to steer Cardiff to a fourth successive win over a team chasing a second successive promotion.
Wales will travel to play Slovakia on June 9 for what they hope will be a warm-up friendly ahead of Euro 2024. The venue has yet to be confirmed, but the Football Association of Wales says the match will take place in either Bratislava or Trnava five days before Euro 2024 gets underway.
David Turnbull has described Cardiff City as a “huge club” after leaving Celtic to join the Bluebirds in a deadline day deal worth around £2m. Cardiff confirmed the arrival of the Scottish international midfielder on a permanent deal from for an undisclosed fee, penning a contract until June 2027.
Erol Bulut has admitted he is in a queue to buy Kieffer Moore from Bournemouth – but he doesn’t know who’s ahead of him, or when he’ll get served. A frustrated Bulut still hasn’t landed Moore in the January transfer window and has now learned Calum O’Dowda will be out for another six weeks.
Josh Bowler is determined to prove there is a healthy life beyond the Premier League waiting room. Two Premier League clubs have forked out £3.8m for the services of Bowler, yet the Cardiff City loanee has yet to play a first team game in the top-flight for either club.
Rob Page has revealed Charlie Savage will be staying with the Wales squad for the Euro 2024 qualifier with Croatia on Sunday. Savage, the 20-year-old son of former Wales midfielder Robbie, made his full senior debut on Wednesday as the Dragons cruised to a 4-0 friendly win over Gibraltar in Wrexham.