Coleman Had A Dream

Dai & Ruth take a whirlwind look at Cymru's 2-1 victory over Austria, that takes Wales through to the World Cup playoff finals.

Dai and Ruth return ahead of the big one - Wales v Austria. Another step on the road to Qatar, in the World Cup playoff semi final. We start by looking at the squad Page has selected, before discussing the Austrians and how they may play. We discuss the big issues then, and look at who will play in the Welsh side, and if we could even end up having a change of shape to match theirs. We discuss the...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss all things Welsh football. We start by discussing the Ukraine v Scotland postponement and what it might mean for Wales plus potential variations around it, before getting the news at the end of the recording that the Austria game is confirmed as being on 24th March live on air! We do a full review including your comments of Cardiff, Wrexham, Swansea and Newport plus...

Dai and Ruth return to talk about Kieffer Moore's broken foot, the women's performances in the Pinatar Cup plus Noel Mooney flirting with us about new kits... We answer your questions and talk about who comes into the starting XI in March against Austria....

Dai and Ruth return to discuss all the goings on in Welsh football in the last two weeks. The closure of the transfer window raised some interesting questions, both incomings and outgoings which we discuss. From there we chat about the Pinatar Cup and the Women's team head to Spain as well as the ticketing mess which unfolded on Monday morning, as the playoff tickets went on sale. We finish by tal...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss the latest goings on in the last two weeks in Welsh football. Giggs' postponed court date and the impact on Wales and the FAW plus the news that tickets are soon to be released for the playoffs. We discuss the news that FIFA have changed their minds on yellow card allowances ahead of those games too. We discuss the friendly tournament the Women's team will play in Sp...

After a winter break, Dai and Ruth are back. The pair discuss your questions after a chat about the Nations League and which Wales players could be on the move in January.

Dai and Ruth return to discuss the defeat to France last week, plus answer some questions from you. We start with some overall thoughts on the game before moving into specifics - Green's red card, the unfortunate second goal and the hurdles that the players need to overcome before we can move to the next level. We finish by talking about the "losers" playoff final game in March and congratulate So...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss the World Cup playoffs draw, and we are set to face Austria and one of Scotland or Ukraine for a place in the Qatar World Cup! We answer some of your questions, make some predictions and talk about how we would and could beat these teams. From there we look at the women's team and their comfortable victory over Greece on Friday night. We look ahead at Tuesday's game...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss the big talking points from Wales' 5-1 victory over Belarus and the stirring draw with Belgium. The point secured Wales a home game in the semi final of the playoffs, so the draw itself gets mentioned, along with Wales' potential opponents. Finally Rob Page gets the credit he deserves following some brave decisions, but effective decisions. Well done boys...on we go!

Dai and Ruth are back! The pair cover a lot of ground in just under an hour. We begin with a look back at the Wales Women's team after they drew with Slovenia, and convincingly beat Estonia. We also reflect on the fantastic job done, celebrating the 200th game for our women's team. Following this we look ahead to the Belarus and Belgium home games as Wales look to round off the campaign in a posit...

Dai and Ruth return to look at the big games coming up this week, and look back at the big game which happened over the last weekend - Cardiff losing to Swansea in the South Wales Derby. We begin by looking at the Women's World Cup Qualifiers as Wales take on Slovenia and Estonia. The Slovenia away games looks a tough one, and the pair look at their most recent performance against France as eviden...

Dai and Ruth return to talk about the key games against the Czech Republic and Estonia.

Dai and Ruth return to discuss Rob Page's squad announcement. An unusually short pod, as Dai's dog did not appreciate a longer recording before his evening walk...

With Ruth unfortunately ill this week, Dai was joined by former Wales international, and BBC pundit, Gwennan Harries. The pair discuss the convincing win over Kazakhstan and the battling victory over Estonia. Everything from tactics, to the goals and the wider context of the wins and other results in the group get discussed. We finish with a reminder of the next games in October, including the mas...

Dai and Ruth are back to talk through the mixed bag of an international window, as well as look ahead to the next games for the women's side against Kazakhstan and Estonia. The pair discuss the lineups, the tactics, goals and everything else in between from a crucial and intriguing few games. They finish with a look ahead to the start of the World Cup Qualifiers, beginning in Llanelli on Friday ni...

Dai and Ruth are back after the summer break to preview Wales' upcoming autumn matches. Wales face Finland in a friendly before heading to Kazan to play Belarus then complete the trio with a home match against Estonia. The pair discuss the matches, how Wales might play and what we want in terms of outcomes. Through that the squad announcement gets dissected as does our opponents playing styles. Th...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss Wales' disappointing 4-0 defeat to Denmark, and the bigger picture issues which surround our last 16 exit.

Dai and Ruth return to discuss Wales is one nil defeat to Italy, and what happens next. Wales face the neutrals favourite, Denmark. Thankfully Coleman Had A Dream will be represented at the match, as Dai has a ticket. The game is being held in Amsterdam and we discuss what is to come for Cymru ahead of the crunch last 16 game. We do predictions, discuss the dread of penalties, and look at what adv...

Dai and Ruth return to discuss Wales is glorious two nil victory over Turkey. We discussed the lineups, the teams and the different performances that this brilliant group put together. We look at the Italy game on Sunday, and how different results may affect Wales. What a fantastic night. What a fantastic performance. What a fantastic victory. Onto the next one.

Dai and Ruth return to look at Wales' 1 - 1 draw with Switzerland and ahead to Wednesday's match with Turkey as well as other incidents from the tournament so far.

Dai and Ruth return with their preview podcast ahead of Wales' first game on Saturday next weekend. Before and after the match preview though, there is a lot to cover in this bumper episode. We start by discussing the recent friendlies. The 3-0 defeat to France ruined by an over zealous referee, and the lacklustre 0-0 draw with Albania, punctuated by the return of fans. We are grateful to James Ev...

Dai and Ruth return to run the rule over Wales' Euro 2020 squad. The predictions go out the window as Rubin Colwill gets the nod, alongside Dylan Levitt. No room for Lawrence, Hal, Matondo or Tom Lockyer who has been struggling with injury. All of this, and some of your tweets and reaction get mentioned too. From there we preview the France and Albania friendlies, before a quick club roundup after...

Dai and Ruth return with a pre euros special interview, with the FAW's Head of the International Department, Mark Evans. Mark, also known for creating the Merthyr fanzine Dial M For Merthyr, sat down and chatted about anything and everything. Euro 2016 and Dinard, who rooms with who, what do the players talk about, who are unlikely friends and which players we should (or shouldn't) be concerned ab...

Dai and Ruth return with another pre Euros pod. We discuss Connah's Quay winning the league and the test events for sports announced this week. We wish Newport and Swansea good luck, whilst also commenting on Wrexham and their brilliant weekend win. We finish by talking through our squad predictions, and how the injured players in our squad are looking. We discuss Gêm Y Wlad our online magazine to...