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#161: Turkey (a) & Iceland (h) Preview
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Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws and Agent Phillips to preview the upcoming Nations League ties with Turkey & Iceland.
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#160: Wales women on the brink of history
01:01:22|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.Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmltAW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#159: Welsh Cup shocks & a big week for Wales women
01:10:27|Ryan, Rhodri, and Phillips discuss a weekend of shocks in the Welsh Cup and catch up on how the Welsh sides in the English system are performing. Ryan is also joined by Sion Misra to talk about a big week for the women's team, who face Slovakia in the semi-finals of the Euro 2025 play-offs.We also play a line up game, answer your questions and discuss what mammal we could knock out.Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmltAW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#158: Iceland (a) & Montenegro (h) Debrief
01:32:02|The Alternative Wales team debrief after another broadly positive international break for Bellamy's Boys that saw us draw 2-2 out in Iceland before winning 1-0 at home to Montenegro.We also answer your questions and discuss how Wales away in Iceland was.Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmltVote for us in the Best Content Creator, Best Documentary and Best in Non-League (Video) categories at the FCAs: https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/AW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#157: Iceland (a) & Montenegro (h) Preview
01:03:33|The Craig Bellamy era is in full flow as we head into the second international break of his tenure. Ryan is joined by Agent Phillips and Rhodri Davies to preview the upcoming games.We also play a line up game, answer your questions and discuss who the most memorable Icelandic person is.Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmltVote for us in the Best Content Creator, Best Documentary and Best in Non-League (Video) categories at the FCAs: https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/AW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#156: The Cymru Premier is shaken up
01:50:31|After two massive pieces of domestic club football news dropped over the weekend, Ryan, Tomi Caws, Agent Phillips and Chris Hughes discuss all the fall out. New league formats, potential new cup competitions, it's all happening! We also speak with Jack Sharp (Head of Domestic Leagues, FAW) about the how's and why's of Friday's announcement.Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmltVote for us in the Best Content Creator, Best Documentary and Best in Non-League (Video) categories at the FCAs: https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/AW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#155: Penybont stop The New Saints juggernaut and Cardiff sack another manager
01:25:32|It’s a deep dive into the club football news this week as Penybont toppled the champions, Cardiff sacked another manager and Wrexham returned to winning ways. Ryan, Tomi Caws and Rhodri go into all of that plus the rest of the Cymru Premier, Swansea City, Newport County and Merthyr Town news. PLEASE NOT this podcast was recorded on Monday, before the midweek set of Cymru Premier fixtures that saw Penybont lose to Briton Ferry and TNS lose to Bala. So some things are already dated but that’s football for you. Come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmlt Vote for us in the Best Content Creator, Best Documentary and Best in Non-League (Video) categories at the FCAs: https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/ AW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#154: International Velvet
01:14:29|A bit of a change of pace this week as Ryan is joined by James Cuff and Neil Collins from the Welsh Music Podcast to discuss music, football, the 90s and Neil's new book, International Velvet: How Wales Conquered the 90s Charts. Buy Neil's book or check out the dates of his upcoming book tour here: https://linktr.ee/neilcollins123 Listen to the Welsh Music Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. And finally, come to the Big Welsh Football Quiz at Elevens, Cardiff. Buy your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternative-wales-presents-the-big-welsh-football-quiz-tickets-1020761012667?aff=erelexpmlt AW15 is available now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.#153: Turkey (h) & Montenegro (a) Debrief
01:25:29|The Craig Bellamy era is underway with a draw at home to Turkey and an eventful win away in Montenegro. Ryan is joined by Tomi Caws, Rhodri Davies and Agent Phillips to discuss all the fallout from the international break as well as answer your questions. AW15 is available to pre-order now from www.alternativewales.com/shop. It's the best way to support the podcast.