Full backs…to the future!
Leon Barton Leon analyses the evolution of Wales full back options since the 1990s and early 2000s, when players would often be press-ganged into playing out of position to mask our deficiencies in quality....
Tagged: John Toshack
Wales-Austria: A brief guide to every previous clash on Welsh soil
With heartfelt apologies to Podcast Pêl-droed’s legions of Ukrainian fans, if we are to finally get to a World Cup again after a 64 (SIXTY FOUR!) year gap, it’s perhaps fitting that we’ll have...
Podcast | Podlediad #93: The Toshack Years (part | rhan 3)
Like all the great trilogies – The Godfather, Three Colours, Bowie in Berlin, The Evil Dead and obviously Porky’s – we bring you part 3 of #TheToshackYears. Like all great epics it was beset...
Podcast | Podlediad #92: The Toshack Years (part | rhan 2)
Russell, Gareth and Leon continue their look back at #TheToshackYears. Part 1 of #TheToshackYears can be found here. Mae Russell, Gareth a Leon yn parhau edrych dros y Blynyddoedd Toshack. Gellir gweld rhan 1...
Podcast | Podlediad #91: The Toshack Years (part | rhan 1)
Having previously taken a forensic look at the reigns of Terry Yorath (podcast #23) and Mark Hughes (podcast #48), Russell, Gareth and Leon look back at #TheToshackYears. Parts 2 and 3 will follow soon....
Wales and Hungary down the years
On Tuesday Wales will take to the field in Budapest to face Hungary for the eleventh time. Wales have only faced the other home nations, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and the former Czechoslovakia...
John Toshack – saviour or sinnerman?
With John Toshack’s autobiography Toshack’s Way hitting the shelves of bookshops in time for Christmas, Leon Barton reviews the book and assesses the kid from Canton’s unique footballing career as player and manager. John Toshack...
Podcast / Podlediad #57: Brian Flynn – ‘Little Wonder’
Russell chats with Leon about his experience writing a biography of Brian Flynn for St David’s Press. They discuss Flynn’s playing career, his time as manager of Wrexham and Swansea and his role in the Swans’...
