Podcast Pêl-droed

Leon and Russell look back at an extremely disappointing evening against Bosnia and Herzegovina last month and ask 'What next?' for Craig Bellamy. They also do a round up of results at the different Cymru age grades and touch on promotion for Cardiff City and Coventry City. Ahead of a dedicated episode to him, they touch on the news that Aaron Ramsey has retired from football. Mae Leon a Russell y...

Leon, Huw and Russell look ahead to the World Cup play-off match against Bosnia. Mae Leon, Huw a Russell y edrych ymlaen at gem ail-gyfle Cwpan y Byd yn erbyn Bosnia. ______________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcast_peldroed bsky.app/profile/podcastpeldroed.bsky.social instagram.com/podcastpeldroed bsky.app/profile/llannerch.bsky.soc...

Leon and Russell pay tribute to one of the giants of Welsh football - Terry Yorath who passed away in January 2026 aged 75. Yorath won 59 caps for Wales, many as captain, and managed Wales on 40 occasions. Mae Leon a Russell yn talu teyrnged i un o'r cewri pêl-droed yn Cymru - Terry Yorath fu farw ym mis IOnawr 2026 75 oed. Ennillodd Yorath 59 o gapiau i Gymru, yn aml fel capten, a bu'n rheoli Cym...

Huw, Russell and Leon get together for the first time in 2026 to run their eye over the activity in the transfer window and catch up with all the other news in and around the national team. And they provide some marriage advice to Christian Fuchs. Mae Huw, Russell a Leon yn ymgynnull am y tro cyntaf yn 2026 i drafod gweithgarwch y ffenest drosglwyddo a dal i fyny gyda'r newyddion eraill i gyd yngh...

Leon and Russell look back at the final round of World Cup qualifiers, a window that started frustratingly in Vaduz but ended in Cardiff with the biggest victory in 47 years. Mae Leon a Russell yn edrych yn ôl at y rownd olaf cyfnod rhagbrofol Cwpan y Byd, ffenest a ddechreuodd yn rhwystrol yn Vaduz ond daeth ar ben yng Nghaerdydd gyda'r ffudugoliaeth fwyaf ers 47 mlynedd. ______________________ S...

Rich, Russell and - eventually - Leon look back at an extremely disappointing international window in which 7 goals were conceded in two games against England and Belgium. They also pay tribute to Jess Fishlock ahead of her final Cymru appearance and Joe Morrell who has sadly called time on his professional career altogether. One is a bona fide legend, one was a very dependable stalwart who gave C...

Leon and Russell shoot the breeze about the fiendishly difficult international window that sees Cymru play England at Wembley and welcome Belgium to Cardiff. Mae Leon a Russell yn clepran pob dim am ffenest rhyngwladol hynod anodd yn yr hyn bydd Cymru yn teithio i Wembley i chwarae Lloegr a chroesawu Gwlad Belg i Gaerdydd. _____________________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y...

Croeso/Bienvenue to Elias Grigoriadis from The Ball Is Round, a podcast based in Montreal, Quebec that covers all things soccer in that city and province as well as the Canadian men's and women's national teams. Elias also provides a Canadian perspective on 'national treasure' and fellow Québécois, Rhian Wilkinson. To follow The Ball Is Round, check out their Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theballisr...

Russell and Gaz have a look at Craig Bellamy's first squad of the 2025-26 season for the games against Kazakhstan and Canada. Mae Russell a Gaz yn bwrw eu golwg dros garfan gyntaf tymor 2025-26 Craig Bellamy r gyfer y gemau yn erbyn Kazakhstan a Chanada.

Having touched on it only briefly in the last episode, this episode is dedicated solely to one of the greats: Joey Jones who passed away on 22 July 2025 aged 70. Russell and Leon are joined by Tim Edwards from the Fearless in Devotion podcast and Andy Dempsey, a fellow Wrexham fan living in Innsbruck near Leon and who grew up with Joey as his next door neighbour. Wedi i ni gyffwrdd arno fe yn gryn...

Huw and Russell shoot the breeze about Wayne Hennessey's retirement, the transfer window, and Cardiff City's likely reliance on Welsh youth this season. Ahead of deeper dives on both topics they also pay tribute to the late Joey Jones and share some thoughts on the Women's Euros. Mae Huw a Russell yn clatsian pob dim am ymddeoliad Wayne Hennessey, y ffenest drosglwyddo, a dibyniad tebygol Dinas Ca...

Rich, Huw, Russell and Leon look back at a remarkable game in Brussel that , for all its drama and entertainment, leaves Cymru struggling to top their World Cup qualifying group. Picture credit: Huw Davies Music credit: Birds and Trees and Flowers - The Jonah Hex; Bedlam In Belgium - AC/DC

Russell and Leon shoot the breeze about the season's end and look ahead to the Liechtenstein qualifier. Check out Leon's recent article on the best uncapped Wales players featured in Nation Cymru: https://nation.cymru/sport/the-best-welsh-xi-to-never-play-for-wales/

Leon, Huw, Rich and Russell look back at the Kazakhstan and North Macedonia matches. Mae Leon, Huw, Rich a Russell yn edrych yn ôl ar y gemau yn erbyn Kazakhstan a Gogledd Macedonia. ___________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcast_peldroed bsky.app/profile/podcastpeldroed.bsky.social instagram.com/podcastpeldroed toot.wales/deck/@podca...

Leon and Russell discuss Craig Bellamy's squad for the opening matches in 2026 World Cup qualifying against Kazakhstan and North Macedonia, including a shock call-up for Kai Andrews on loan at Motherwell from Coventry. Mae Leon a Russell yn trafod carfan Craig Bellamy ar gyfer gemau cynta'r ymgyrch rhagbrofol Cwpan y Byd 2026 yn erbyn Kazakhstan a Gogledd Macedonia, yn cynnwys ysgytwad o ddethol o...

In this episode Leon and Russell are joined by Dr Ian Hall, a Leeds fan in exile in East Sussex. A Leeds United fan since 1977, Ian is currently writing a book on the club's late 70s and early 80s era when the club entered a slump, going from European Cup finalists to relegation to the English second tier. At the club's core there is a long tradition of Welsh players and Ian discusses some of thos...

Bloody Belgium again.... Our thoughts on Cymru's 2026 World Cup draw ___________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcast_peldroed bsky.app/profile/podcastpeldroed.bsky.social instagram.com/podcastpeldroed toot.wales/deck/@podcastpeldroed bsky.app/profile/llannerch.bsky.social instagram.com/llannerch toot.wales/deck/@llannerch bsky.app/prof...

In episode 182 Leon and Russell look back at the final round of Nations League matches against Türkiye and Iceland, and a hugely positive campaign in which Cymru returned to the competition's top tier at the first time of asking. Mewn rhifyn 182 mae Leon a Russell yn edrych yn ôl ar gemau yn rownd derfynol Cynghrair y Cenhedloedd yn erbyn Twrci a Gwlad yr Iâ, ac ymgyrch hynod positif yn yr hyn dyc...

In this episode Russell chats with Dr Penny Miles, co-founder of Wal Goch y Menywod and Lecturer in Latin American Politics at Bath University, about her oral history film Remembering France | Cofio Ffrainc. Having had a festival screening at the 2023 Gŵyl Wal Goch and its premiere in Brynmawr earlier this year it is being screened in Cardiff and Wrexham this week: Grange Pavilion, Grangetown, Car...

Leon and Russell take a look back at October's Iceland and Montenegro matches in the Nations League. Mae Leon a Russell yn bwrw golwg ar y gemau'r Gymghrair y Cenedloedd ym mis Hydref yn erbyn Gwlad yr Iâ a Montenegro. ______________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcast_peldroed twitter.com/podcastpeldroed instagram.com/podcastpeldroed...

Leon, Huw and Russell look at the main talking points in the squad selection to face Iceland and Montenegro in the Nations League, including the management's public comments on Rubin Colwill. There's also a preview of Icelandic film 'The Home Game' which is coming to Cardiff on the eve of Iceland's visit in November. Mae Leon, Huw a Russell yn bwrw golwg ar y brif bynciau trafod ynglŷn â'r garfan...

Gareth, Rich and Russell look back on a hugely encouraging start to Craig Bellamy's reign in the Nations League games against Turkiye and Montenegro. Mae Gareth, Rich a Russell yn bwrw golwg ar gychwyn calonogol iawn i deyrnasiad Craig Bellamy yng ngemau Cynghrair y Cenedloedd yn erbyn Twrci a Montenegro. ______________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www...

Russell and Leon assess Craig Bellamy's maiden squad for the opening Nations League games against Turkiye and Montenegro. Mae Russell a Leon yn asesu garfan forwynol ar gyfer y gemau agoriadol yng Nghynghrair y Cenedloedd yn erbyn Twrci a Montenegro. ______________________ Support the podcast on Patreon | Cefnogwch y podlediad ar Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcast_peldroed twitter.com/podcastpeldroe...

As a new season starts the team take a look at the movements, stay-puts and rumours that have taken place so far in the August 2024 transfer window. Permanent moves for the likes of Keiffer Moore, Jordan James, Will Evans and Fin Stevens, and loan moves for Sorba Thomas, Luke Harris and Cameron Congreve. While rumours abound that Neco Williams might leave Nottingham Forest with Atalanta among the...

The King is dead, Long Live the King.....the team get together after a short break to discuss the appointment of a new Cymru men's manager: Craig Bellamy