Podcast Pêl-droed

Gareth, Huw and Russell take a look at the early season form and fortunes of Wales squad players and those making an impression from outside it.

Mae Gareth, Huw a Russell yn ystyried y tymor cynnar a hwyl a ffawd y chwaraewyr sydd yng ngharfan Cymru a'r rheini o du hwnt sy'n gwneud argraff da.

The Dragon On My Shirt is a brand new series looking at the experiences of some of the people of colour to represent Wales in football. Produced by East Sleep Media and supported financially by Welsh Government's anti-racism programme, the series is written and presented by Darren Chetty (@rapclassroom). It features the likes of Neil Taylor, George Berry, Wendy Reilly and Safia Middleton-Patel.

Darren has also prepared an Info Pack for the series, including an educational Discussion Resource.

The series is available to watch on the FAW's RedWall+ streaming channel.

Trigger warning: this episode refers to racism and people's experiences of overt racism. No racial slurs are used but they are implied.

Cyfres newydd sbon yw The Dragon On My Shirt sy'n edrych ar brofiadau rhai o'r pobl o liw sydd wedi cynrychioli Cymru ym mhêl-droed. Cynhyrchwyd gan East Sleep Media gyda chefnogaeth ariannol oddi wrth raglen gwrth-hiliaeth Llywodraeth Cymru, mae'r gyfres wedi'i hysgrifennu a'i chyflwyno gan Darren Chetty (@rapclassroom). Mae'n cynnwys chwaraewyr megis Neil Taylor, George Berry, Wendy Reilly a Safia Middleton-Patel.

Hefyd mae Darren wedi paratoi Pecyn Gwybodaeth ar gyfer y gyfres, gan gannwys Adnodd Trafod addysgol.

Mae'r gyfres ar gael i'w gwylio ar RedWall, sianel ffrydio CBDC.

Rhybudd: mae'r episod yma yn cyfeirio at hiliaeth a phrofiadau pobl o hiliaeth ...

Huw, Rich and Russell review a disastrous international window that puts Rob Page's future in doubt. (Contains squeaky chairs).

Mae Huw, Rich a Russell yn arolygu ffenest rhyngwladol trychinebus sy'n bwrw amheuaeth ar ddyfodol Rob Page. (Mae ganddi gadeiriau gwichlyd).

Leon and Russell look ahead to the final internationals of the 2022/23 season: at home to Armenia, away to Türkiye. They discuss the returns to the squad for Brennan Johnson, Ben Davies and David Brooks; the return to the coaching set-up for psychologist Ian Mitchell; a £30m bid for Johnson; and ask 'Who the hell is Joe Low?!'

Mae Leon a Russell yn edrych ymlaen at gemau rhyngwladol olaf y tymor 2022/23: gartre yn erbyn Armenia, oddi gartre yn Nhwrci. Maen nhw'n sgyrsio dychwleyd Brennan Johnson, Ben Davies a David Brooks i'r garfan; dychwelyd y seicolegydd Ian Mitchell i'r tîm hyfforddi; cais £30m am Johnson; a gofyn 'Pwy yn uffern yw Joe Low?!'

Back in early 2022 we put out a Patreon only epsiode in which we chatted with former Wrexham and Everton striker Dave Smallman who won seven caps for Wales.

Dave chats about how his ascent to the Wrexham first team at the age of only 20, the club’s famous FA Cup runs and successful u23 caps helped alert Dave Bowen to his promise. But upon arriving at Wrexham General station to sign as a 16 year old, nerves almost got the better of him.

Although he won only seven caps, Dave figured in two of the greatest wins in Wales’s history: the famous 2-1 win in Hungary’s Nep Stadium in April 1975; and the 1-0 win over Austria at The Racecourse in November that year. But Dave explains why he was the only Welsh person inside The Racecourse that night not to celebrate Arfon Griffiths’ winner which secured the only time Wales has topped a qualifying group.  

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Yng nghynnar yn nôl yn 2022 fe wnaethom ni ryddhau epsiod ar Patreon yn yr hyn y wnaethom ni sgyrsio â chyn-flaenwr i Wrecsam ac Everton, Dave Smallman, a ennillod saith o gapiau i Gymru.

Mae Dave yn sôn am sut dynnwyd sylw Dave Bowen i’w addewid wedi iddo esgyn i’r tîm cyntaf Wrecsam pan oedd yn 20 oed yn unig, o achos rhediadau enwog y clwb yn y Cwpan FA a chapiau o dan 23 oed llwyddiannus. Ond pan gyrhaeddodd y llanc 16 oed orsaf Wrecsam Gyffredinol i lofnodi i’r clwb, cafodd bron ei orau gan ei nerfau.

Er ennillodd saith cap yn unig chwaraeodd Dave mewn dau o fuddugoliaethau mwyaf mewn hanes Cymru, y ddwy ym 1975: y fuddugoliaeth 2-1 yn Stadiwm Nep yn Hwngari; a’r fuddugoliaeth 1-0 dros Awstria yn y Cae Râs. Ond mae Dave yn egluro pan oedd e’r unig Cymro neu Gymraes tu fewn y Cae Râs y noson honno i fethu dathlu gôl ennill Arfon Griffiths a sicrheuodd am y tro unig safle ar frig grwp rhagborofol i Gymru.

On the occasion of this season's FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion, 40 years after the two clubs faced each other in the 1983 final, our Leon Barton wrote for Nation Cymru about the sole Welshman to figure in that final - Alan Davies.

Davies played for Manchester United, Newcastle and Swansea and won 13 Cymru caps but injuries hampered his career and he eventually took his own life in 1990 aged only 30.

Leon and Russell are joined by member of The Barry Horns and Swans fan Chris Leek who recalls fondly watching from The Vetch terraces a gifted player.

**Note that this episode discusses themes such as suicide, depression, poor mental health and sexual abuse. If you have been affected by any of these issues there is always someone willing to listen to you and your feelings.**

Ar achlysur gêm rownd cyn-derfynol y Cwpan FA y tymor hwn rhwng Manchester United a Brighton & Hove Albion, 40 mlynedd wedi i'r ddau dîm wynebu eu hunain yn y rownd terfynol ym 1983, ysgrifennodd ein Leon Barton am Nation Cymru am yr unig Cymro i chwarae yn y gêm yna - Alan Davies.

Chwaraeodd Davies i Manchester United, Newcastle ac Abertawe ac ennillodd 13 o gapiau i Gymru ond llesteiriodd anafiadau ei yrfa ac yn y diwedd lladdodd ei hunan ym 1990 dim ond 30 oed.

Mae Chris Leek, aelod o'r Barry Horns a chefnogwr yr Elyrch, yn ymuno â Leon a Russell ac mae e'n atgofio'n fraf gwylio chwaraewr dawnus o derasau'r Vetch.

**Nodwch bod y rhifyn hwn yn trafod pynciau megis hunanladd, digalondid, iechyd meddwl gwael a chamdrin rhywiol. Os ydych chi erioed cael eich effeithio gan unrhyw o'r pynciau hyn, mae yna rhwyun trwy'r amser sy'n fodlon i wrando arnoch chi a'ch teimladau.**

Alan Davies (Credit: FAW) and Manchester United (Credit: PA)

Russell, Leon and Huw look back at an ideal start to the qualifying campaign for Euro 2024 in Split and at home to Latvia. The international window also saw an historic qualification for the u17s and an impressive friendly win for the u21s.

Mae Russell, Leon a Huw yn edrych yn ol ar ddechrau delfrydol i'r ymgyrch rhagbrofol ar gyfer Ewro 2024 yn Split a gartre' i Latfia. Hefyd fe welodd y ffenest rhyngwladol hanes gan y tim o dan 17 a buddugoliaeth wych gan y tim o dan u21.

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Jaz Long (@photophobian), member of the Wal Goch y Menywod fans group who follow the Wales women's team home and away, joins the podcast to look back on Helen Ward's international career.

Cymru's record scorer, Helen recently announced her international retirement with immediate effect and will retire from club football at the end of this season.

Mae Jaz Long (@photophobian), aelod y grwp cefnogi Wal Goch y Menywod sy'n dilyn tîm menywod Cymru gartre ac ar y ffordd, yn ymuno â'r podlediad i edrych yn ôl ar yrfa rhyngwladol Helen Ward.

Yn ddiweddar, fe gyhoeddodd Helen, sgoriwr goliau mwyaf cynhyrchiol Cymru, ei hymddeoliad rhyngwladol heb oedi a bydd hi'n ymddeol o bêl-droed yn llwyr ar ddiwedd y tymor.

Rich, Huw, and Russell discuss Rob Page's first squad announcement since Qatar ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign and fixtures against Croatia and Latvia.

Mae Rich, Huw, a Russell yn sgyrsio cyhoeddiad carfan cyntaf Rob Page ers Qatar o flaen yr ymgyrch rhagbrofol Ewro 2024 a gemau yn erbyn Croatia a Latfia.

With the news that Joe Allen has retired from international football, like London buses, it's a second consecutive tribute episode. Fittingly, it was Valentine's Day and Leon and Russell pay tribute to the heartbeat of the Wales team for the last decade. They also look at the prospects of Wrexham's Paul Mullin receiving a call up to one or other of the international windows in March and June.

Wedi i Joe Allen gyhoeddi ei fod yn ymddeol o bêl-droed rhyngwladol, fel bysiau Llundain, dyma rifyn teyrnged olynol. Yn briodol, roedd yn Ddydd Gŵyl Sain Folant ac mae Leon a Russell yn talu eu teyrgend i guriad calon tîm Cymru ers y degawd diwethaf. Hefyd maen nhw'n edrych ar ba obaith sydd gan Paul Mullin o Wrecsam o dderbyn galwad i naill ai'r ffenestr rhyngwladol mis Mawrth neu'r llall ym mis Mehefin.