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#160: Wales women on the brink of history

Wales women take a big step towards their first ever major tournament after beating Slovakia in a frustrating tie. Sion Misra joins Ryan to discuss all the fall out and look ahead to the big play-off final at the end of November.


Tomi Caws joins in part two for a chat about Wrexham's recent form and their latest investment as well as TNS' European exploits. We also answer a couple of your questions.


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