Latest news - March 2000. |
Finland
friendly - sell-out. |
The friendly
against Finland next Wednesday has been confirmed
as a 66,000 sell-out.
What
John Robinson said:
"It's
fantastic, it's great for the Wales team
and great for the Welsh public.
What an FAW spokesman said:
"Sales have gone through the
roof.
"It's
absolutely superb."
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Friday,
March 24th 2000.
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Finland
friendly - Live on S4C. |
The Wales v
Finland friendly is being show live on S4C. Dylan
Llewelyn, Dylan Ebenezer and Dai Davies will be
in the studio. The programme starts at 6.40pm.
Friday,
March 24th 2000.
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Finland
friendly - large crowd expected. |
The FAW have
announced that 36,000 tickets have already been
sold for the friendly against Finland. With still
another week to go it is possible that
around 60,000 supporters could be watching the
first football international at the Millennium
Stadium.
Mark Hughes was also encouraged by the news of
ticket sales as he visted the Stadium today.
What
Alan Davey of Ticketline said:
"Demand has been so great that we
have decided to extend our opening hours
this week to 8pm.
"We
have had a very busy time with people
queuing all day. We have been snowed
under. I have had to bring in extra staff
to cope. And it has now been decided to
open the front section of the upper
tier."
What Mark Hughes said:
"Thats
great news - everybody is excited about
the venue and I hope we can be equally
exciting in our play. The ticket prices
are spot-on.
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Wednesday,
March 22nd 2000.
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Large
crowd is hoped for. |
The squad has
been announced for the forthcoming friendly
against Finland. Mark Hughes is hoping for a
large crowd at the Millennium Stadium for the
game.
click here for
full squad details.
What
Mark Hughes said:
"I am really
looking forward to it, It is a
magnificent arena and hopefully we will
have as many people as possible shouting
us on."
What Mark Hughes said
about Ryan Giggs:
"If he's fit
and available to come, I'm sure he'll be
there."
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Thursday,
March 16th 2000.
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John
Hartson injury blow. |
John Hartson
has been ruled out for the rest of the season
with a hernia problem. It's a major blow to the
Swansea born striker, after his £7m move to
Spurs broke down last week after he failed a
medical.
Monday,
March 13th 2000.
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Giggs
committed to Wales. |
Mark Hughes has no
doubts about Ryan Giggs' commitment to the
national side - even though the winger has never
played a friendly international.
Hughes says calls for him to be dropped are
"silly".
What
Mark Hughes said:
"I know Ryan
is committed to Wales. When the World Cup
games come around Ryan will be there with
us."
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Monday,
March 6th 2000.
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Love to
play at the Millennium Stadium. |
Wales' captain Gary Speed
believes the team would love the opportunity to
play against Finland at the Millennium Stadium on
the 29th March.
What
Gary Speed said:
"All
the lads would relish playing at such a
magnificent arena.
"Playing Finland at the Millennium
Stadium would give us an early
opportunity to examine a pitch."
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Wednesday,
March 1st 2000.
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