Coleman Had A Dream

A packed podcast for you all this week. Dai and Ruth return to discuss: Newport and Wrexham in the playoffs as well as Cardiff's relegation, Jess Fishlock's French adventure, transfers for Welsh players and the extraordinary Champions League games last week. There's a season review of Merthyr, a brief mention of the Welsh League Playoffs and so much more. Give it a listen....

Dai and Ruth are back again, with a lot to talk about! Will Cardiff stay up, can Swansea make the playoffs, will Newport win their last 3 games and how will Wrexham fare in the playoffs? It all gets discussed! After that there's a conversation around wider Welsh football issues. Should Ched Evans get back in the Wales squad? Does Wayne Hennessey really not know who the nazi's are?! Does he need to...

Dai and Ruth are back together again, giving their opinions on the Wales games against Trinidad & Tobago and the qualifier at home to Slovakia. The lineups, the goals, the games and the decisions all get discussed. We also look forward to the big calls Giggs will have to make ahead of the away double header against Croatia and Hungary. We also discuss the 'C' international, the Welsh women in the...

Ruth and Dai have a chat about the squad, predicted line ups and score predictions ahead of the double header next week. Firstly, the challenge match against Trinidad & Tobgao as well as the vital qualifier against Slovakia. Ruth is currently away in Tanzania, so some of the conversation is a little crackly - we apologise for that!

Dai and Ruth are back again with some predictions and some arguments for you all to listen to! They make some predictions about the upcoming Wales squad for the game against Trinidad and Tobago in Wrexham, and who will make the final cut ahead of the Slovakia game as we start the qualifying campaign. Both make predictions for the starting lineups for both games, although knowing their ability to p...

Dai and Ruth were very lucky to be able to spend an hour with the brilliant Natasha Harding. The Welsh International and Reading player had a lot to discuss, as the recording was done on the day of the Women's Euro 2021 Qualifiers draw. There is a discussion about how Tash got into football, and how a chance meeting with Gwennan Harris's sister gave her a break in the game. Her current club Readin...

Dai and Ruth are back again with a new and very wide ranging podcast! There is a discussion of the latest round of fixtures for the Welsh clubs, a discussion on the Welsh Premier League and for once there's even a discussion on Merthyr! After that they talk through the transfers for the Welsh clubs, and also Welsh players making moves across the UK and Europe. Dai has a fairly solid rant about Huw...

Dai and Ruth have another winter warmer for you, with an interview with the fascinating Laura McAllister. Laura has worked in many different areas of sport, sports governance as well as politics. She is now a lecturer at Cardiff University. She has played club and international football, captained Wales and was part of the group who lobbied the FAW to get an official Wales Women side set up - a st...

Dai and Ruth join forces once more to give their assessment of how the season has gone so far for the Welsh clubs. They discuss Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham, plus offer predictions as to how they will fare for the rest of the season. Following this, they discuss other goings on in the world of Welsh football. Bellamy's bullying allegations, Hennessey's "unfortunate" photograph, Ramsey's n...

Ruth and Dai come together (with some lovely new sound equipment!) and discuss Wales' Euro 2020 qualifying group. There's a solid variety of stats, some background of recent performances by our opponents and a few predictions too. How many points will we get? How many will we probably need? What games will we win or lose? Listen and all these questions will be answered. There is a discussion on th...

This week Ruth and Dai talk about the disappointing end to the Nations League and the worrying loss to Albania. Discussions about Giggs' tactics and plan for the future get an airing as does the best position for Bale. Following this, they find some cause for optimism and some reasons as to why Giggs' tenure has got off to a mixed start. Following this, there's a brief discussion on the Welsh club...

Welcome to another Coleman Had A Dream podcast! Dai and Ruth talk through the two upcoming men's games against Denmark and Albania, and give some predictions of score lines and some surprise lineups! After that there is a run through on Wrexham, Cardiff, Newport and Swansea's recent fortunes, a mention of Cwmbran Town's remarkable run of form and the Wales Women's recent match against Portugal. Th...

In the latest episode of the Coleman Had A Dream podcast, Dai and Ruth discuss the friendly against Spain, and the Nations League match against the Republic of Ireland. Everything from formations, team selections and results get an airing. There's also a broad discussion on the U21's team and the role they play in the senior side and the Wales set up all together. Dai and Ruth also open with a con...

In a wide ranging and broad chat, Dai and Ruth talk about lots of recent news topics. From Gareth Bale’s injury, to new clubs for Jess Fishlock and Aaron Ramsey, as well as extended chats on the English league Welsh Clubs - Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport. There’s also a preview and predictions section on Wales’ upcoming friendly against Spain, and the Nations League game against Ireland.

Dai and Ruth get together to discuss the games against Ireland and Denmark and their impact on Welsh football in a wider sense. We chat with Haley from FeWales who tells us about some unsavoury incidents in her trip to Aarhus and Ruth drops two incredible statistics on you..... We discuss the Welsh clubs recent performances and make a few tentative predictions. It's a long listen, but a good one!

Dai and Ruth come together for a brief rundown of Wales' 2-0 defeat by Denmark yesterday in Aarhus.

A brief match report from Dai and Ruth after Wales' resounding 4-1 victory against Ireland in the Nations League.

Dai and Ruth are back again, talking about the Wales Women's game against England and the fallout from that big match. They discuss the game, their thoughts on the goals and the future of Women's football in Wales. There is also a discussion on the campaign as a whole and the massive success it has been. Following that, the talk moves to the Nations League and the men's games against Ireland and w...

The final summer series podcast! Ruth and Dai are back in the local pub talking about football, and no celebrity guests to hold us back.... They talk through how they think Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham will get on this season as well as what impact their signings will have. There's also a conversation on how those Welsh players who have moved clubs will get on, either on loan or permanent...

CHAD meets: Jess Fishlock. Dai and Ruth sit down with Wales' most capped footballer of all time, and talk through her brilliant career. We talk about how Jess got into football (thanks to her sister), her early career in the UK before moving to Holland and the impact that had on her as a player and a person. We discuss the other moves in her career which have taken in Germany, Australia and now th...

Coleman Had A Dream meets: Iwan Roberts - part two! In the second half of our chat with Iwan, we discuss his Wales career, the managers he played for and the changes across Welsh football during his time involved with the national team. We also discuss the current Wales set up, Giggs' appointment as manager, a trip down memory lane to the Euros, and what is next for Wales' young guns; Ampadu, Wood...

Coleman Had A Dream meets; Iwan Roberts. This is part one of our two part chat with Wales and Norwich legend, Iwan Roberts. Iwan discusses his early career in this half, among other things, and a few Wales stories in there too. When we release the second half next Monday 6th August, you'll hear much more of Iwan's Wales career.

Coleman Had A Dream Summer Specials - Owain Tudur Jones. Dai and Ruth were fortunate to spend a good hour or so chatting to Owain Tudur Jones, about all things football. Owain discussed his move from North Wales playing for Bangor, down to South Wales and Swansea City. In that he talks about winning the LDV Vans Trophy, and then losing in the playoff final weeks later at the same location. Owain t...

In the first interview of our summer series, Coleman Had A Dream interviews Owain Fon Williams. If you want to reminisce about Euro 2016, you won't hear a much better version of events than this. Dai and Ruth chat to Owain about a wide variety of topics through his career. We discuss him growing up in football with Manchester United, and his time at Crewe as he developed. We hear Owain talk about...

Ruth and Dai discuss the recent Wales friendly against Mexico, and give their opinions on the 0 - 0 draw in The Rose Bowl. There's also a discussion about Gareth Bale's wonder goal in the Champions League Final and where he will be plying his trade next season. Following this there are some recordings from fans who went to the Wales Women games against Bosnia and Russia. There are thoughts before...