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-The story of Welsh football

-is one worth telling.

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-Like in all good stories,

-there are heroes...

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-..and villains.

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-There are tough, physical battles...

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-..and emotional ones.

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-In the series,

-I'll visit village grounds...

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-Save!

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-..and city stadiums.

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-I'll meet the people

-who helped shape the game in Wales.

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-Come on!

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-Come on!

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-Come on, Blaenau. Get at them!

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-The national team

-has done us proud as a nation.

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-But it's the big or small teams

-we support...

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-..that occupy

-our time during the season.

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-Between August and May...

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-..on Friday nights,

-Saturdays or Sundays...

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-..we watch our team in the ground,

-the pub or on the sofa.

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-It's that feeling

-of belonging to a tribe...

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-..that gives us our identity.

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-But there are other tribes

-all over the country...

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-..and the relationship between them

-isn't always harmonious...

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-..especially neighbouring teams.

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-In derbies,

-geography is an important factor.

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-There's nothing like

-rubbing the noses...

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-..of the nearest town

-or village in the mud...

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-..to give them a thrashing...

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-..and secure the bragging rights

-until the next meeting.

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-One of the earliest

-recorded derbies...

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-..was played here,

-in Newport, Pembrokeshire.

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-It wasn't football as we know it.

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-It was called the cnapan, rugby

-football's mediaeval predecessor.

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-There's a vivid account of a match

-between Newport and Nevern...

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-..in 1603.

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-"It is of warlike providence.

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-"There are oftentimes been esteemed

-two thousand foot beside horsemen.

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-"About one or two of the clock

-afternoon begins the play.

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-"The foot company thus meeting...

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-"..there is a round ball

-prepared of a reasonable quantity...

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-"..so that a man may

-hold it in his hand.

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-"This ball is of some massy wood

-and should be boiled in tallow...

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-"..to make it slippery

-and hard to hold.

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-"This ball is called cnapan...

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-"..and it is by one of the company

-hurling bolt upright into the air.

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-"He that catches it hurls it towards

-the country he plays for.

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-"The play is not given over until

-the cnapan be so far carried...

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-"..that there is no hope

-to return it back that night."

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-Things could turn nasty.

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-There were even deaths.

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-That's why the game's

-resurrection was cancelled...

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-..in Nevern in 1995.

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-Not that anyone was killed.

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-But the insurance company

-reckoned it could happen!

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-A series of brutal derbies

-that have not ended in death...

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-..not so far anyway, are fought

-between villages in Conwy...

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-..Llansannan, Llannefydd,

-Llangernyw and Cerrigydrudion.

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-Tonight, it's the big

-Llansannan v Bro Cernyw derby.

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-It's played

-on the Llansannan ground...

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-..known locally as the Llan Siro.

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-Who needs de Jong and Balotelli...

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-..when you've got Aled Pencraig

-and Geraint Bodeiliog?!

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-They're known locally

-as Pencs and Bodeli.

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-It's getting a little tasty.

-The tackles are flying in.

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-A goal will probably settle it.

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-It's going to get messy.

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-WHISTLE

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-Fair play!

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-FINAL WHISTLE

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-Llansannan lost by 1-0.

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-They went to the local pub

-to lick their wounds.

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-Aled is Llansannan's player/manager.

-It was a hard, close game.

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-How does it feel,

-losing to the next village?

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-It isn't very nice...

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-..especially considering we've won

-most of the recent derbies.

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-And the cameras were there!

-Gutted.

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-You've played in a lot of derbies.

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-Yes. I only recently moved back.

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-The derbies go back

-to the eighties and nineties.

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-They're important.

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-Are they as hard

-as they were years ago?

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-There were quite a lot

-of punches thrown in the nineties.

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-It's friendlier nowadays.

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-At the end of the day...

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-..you have a pint together.

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-We forget the game in the pub.

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-We all get along.

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-Enjoy your pint. Unlucky.

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-Enjoy your pint. Unlucky.

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-Thanks!

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-Thanks for having us.

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-Thanks for having us.

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-Great. Thanks.

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-It's playful,

-tongue-in-cheek rivalry over here.

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-But historically, it's been

-considerably more serious.

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-There are records of incidents

-dating back over a century.

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-The National Library of Wales...

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-..houses the FAW's

-official archives.

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-They've given me the go-ahead

-to pore over their annual reports.

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-As far back as 1878...

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-..in a game between Wrexham

-and the Druids...

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-..the Druids' fans

-attacked the Wrexham team...

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-..with stones, sticks

-and pieces of turf!

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-This wasn't a one-off incident.

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-These boxes contain

-the FAW committee reports...

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-..from 1893 to 1986.

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-You'd be surprised at the number

-of incidents of serious misconduct.

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-Right.

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-In 1905, there are reams of clubs...

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-..who were banned or fined...

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-..for incidents like this.

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-"Referee rendered unconscious."

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-From what I see...

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-..that wasn't unusual.

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-The following year, in 1906...

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-..the referee in the

-New Tredegar v Pontlottyn game...

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-..was almost thrown in the river.

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-Only the players stopped it

-from happening.

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-In Holywell, a referee was

-locked in the changing room...

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-..for his own safety.

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-I like this one.

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-The clubs could respond to charges.

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-Llanfyllin FC complained about

-trouble in the Llanymynech game.

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-This is how

-they answered the accusation.

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-"A reply has been

-received from Llanymynech...

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-"..stating that if any

-disturbance had taken place...

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-"..they were unaware of it."

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-Fair enough. I saw nothing.

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-It wasn't confined

-to the early 1900s.

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-Half a century later, in 1948...

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-..it was still going on,

-much like before...

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-..with scores of clubs

-being penalized.

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-Penmaenmawr, Connah's Quay, Machno.

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-That isn't unexpected.

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-Llechid, Nantlle Vale.

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-That doesn't surprise me either.

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-Shotton, Carmel,

-Brecon, Aberdyfi, Llanidloes.

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-I don't believe this one.

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-Blaenau!

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-In Blaenau...

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-..the referee was struck

-to the ground, twice - and kicked.

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-Very disappointing.

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-The term hooligan first

-appeared in the 1890s.

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-However, it wasn't linked

-to football until the 1960s.

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-Back then, it was more

-vandalism than violence.

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-The "football special" trains

-that took them to away games...

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-..were trashed

-on more than one occasion.

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-In the 1970s, hooliganism

-was rarely out of the headlines.

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-In 1974...

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-..the Red Army,

-Man United fans, were notorious.

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-Between 6,000 and 10,000

-travelled to away games...

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-..in the old Division Two.

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-They wreaked havoc

-wherever they went.

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-They came to Cardiff in August 1974.

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-The Bluebirds' fans weren't going

-to take any of their nonsense.

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-On Tudor Street, and nearby

-streets, and the game itself...

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-..things turned nasty.

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-Two o'clock outside the ground.

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-It's beginning to boil over,

-an hour before the game.

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-Some fans were bundled

-into vans before kick-off.

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-Cardiff fans were in the Grange End.

-Most didn't watch the game.

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-They were too busy taunting

-the United fans.

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-Red Army! Red Army!

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-Two years later, in 1976,

-when Wales played Yugoslavia...

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-..Ninian Park was back

-in the headlines...

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-..for the wrong reasons again.

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-..for the wrong reasons again.

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-A sad afternoon for Wales.

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-Yugoslavia go on.

-Jerkovic has a go at a spectator.

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-These scenes led to a two year ban

-for Wales from European games.

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-But more was needed

-to deal with the problem.

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-In the 1970s,

-it was trendy to be a hooligan.

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-Young people thought, "This is the

-way to be hard and make friends."

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-Things started to change

-in the late 1980s.

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-The new culture was Ecstasy,

-nightclubs and dancing...

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-..not fighting.

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-It helped take hooliganism

-out of football.

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-But most importantly...

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-..the game began to understand

-how to deal with hooligans.

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-There was more CCTV

-and police in stadiums.

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-After Hillsborough, all-seater

-stadiums were introduced.

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-They were safer, but also

-helped combat hooliganism.

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-Basically, it's much harder to cause

-trouble if you're sitting down.

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-Although all-seater stadiums

-helped fight hooliganism...

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-..many supporters

-still miss the terraces.

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-Clubs like Bangor are considering

-bringing in safe terraces.

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-They've been a success in Germany.

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-Supporters would accept

-changes like these...

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-..but not changes that threaten

-a club's history and identity.

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-When Vincent Tan

-bought Cardiff City FC...

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-..his controversial decision

-to change the kit colour to red...

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-..drove away many

-loyal club supporters.

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-It's often the new owners

-and their "different" ideas...

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-..not to mention their debts,

-that cause problems.

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-It undermines the supporters'

-feeling of ownership of the club.

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-CHANT

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-# We'll always be blue #

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-But one club's story

-is slightly different.

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-The New Saints FC has undergone

-quite a few metamorphoses...

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-..over the years.

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-I'm on English ground in Oswestry.

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-But the club plays

-in the Welsh Premier League.

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-Their story is

-an effective reflection...

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-..of what defines

-a football club's identity.

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-Ten miles from Oswestry,

-back in Wales...

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-..there's a small village,

-Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.

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-A football club

-was founded there in 1959.

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-In 1996, after an amazing run

-in the Welsh League...

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-..the club signed a contract...

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-..with computer company,

-Total Network Solutions.

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-But there were conditions.

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-It's hard to put a price on success.

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-But it happened

-in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.

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-Since 1997, the team plays under

-the name Total Network Solutions.

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-But more than the name changed.

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-The club's identity

-was further threatened.

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-When TNS and Oswestry FC

-merged in 2007...

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-..the club moved to Oswestry

-because of the better facilities.

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-Suddenly, the people

-of Llansantffraid...

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-..faced a situation they hadn't

-experienced for fifty years.

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-No football in the village.

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-So, they decided

-to start from scratch...

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-..once more.

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-Gwynfor Hughes supported the club...

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-..before the arrival of Total

-Network Solutions' big money.

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-What do you remember

-about the time that TNS arrived?

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-They changed the club's name.

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-There was bad feeling,

-to be honest, because of that.

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-But people thought,

-"This is the way forward."

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-The committee decided this was

-the way, and that's what happened.

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-What happened when TNS left

-and merged with Oswestry?

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-They moved the game from

-Llansantffraid over the border.

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-It wasn't Llansantffraid's club

-any more, nor a Welsh club.

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-There was bad feeling in Oswestry

-too because of this business.

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-It was double-edged in a way.

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-You're back in Llansantffraid now.

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-Are the supporters returning?

-Are the players local?

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-Do they feel the club is theirs?

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-Few come here, to be honest.

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-Nevertheless...

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-..it gives local players

-a chance to show what they can do.

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-With a bit of luck,

-things will improve in time.

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-Maybe TNS has the money,

-success and facilities.

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-I suppose you're the richest,

-in a historical sense.

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-You're right.

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-It's the village.

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-TNS is a business.

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-This wasn't a business.

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-It was a football club,

-a local club.

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-And it was very successful.

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-Now, football clubs can develop

-their brand and identity online.

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-An increasing number of clubs

-see the value of social media.

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-Bala is a leader in this respect.

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-They have attracted supporters

-from all over Wales and England...

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-..with their online presence

-and tweets.

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-The town has 2,000 inhabitants.

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-They have 8,000

-followers on Twitter.

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-Before the internet, supporters

-voiced their opinions in fanzines.

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-The first was Foul, back in 1972.

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-But it all exploded with When

-Saturday Comes in the mid-1980s.

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-It's still in circulation.

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-Although his fingers

-aren't ink-stained now...

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-..in the early 1990s, Dylan

-Llewelyn edited several fanzines.

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-Wales has produced

-many great literary works.

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-For me, these are

-the greatest treasures.

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-Well, thanks.

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-Thanks for the praise!

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-It's scary, how long ago it was...

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-..how young and idealistic I was.

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-Listening to John Peel

-was an impetus to start it.

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-He talked about fanzines.

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-I wrote letters

-and posted money to buy fanzines.

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-When Saturday Comes was the bible.

-I have every copy.

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-This is the first issue.

-I treasure them.

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-If the house is on fire,

-these will be saved first.

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-It's similar to punk.

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-It's the idea that anyone can do it.

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-It's the idea that anyone can do it.

-

-DIY.

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-If you had the desire,

-if you had a biro...

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-..or typewriter, if you were posh...

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-..you could do it.

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-A friend and I created

-a fanzine, Five To Three.

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-In no time, we were selling

-1,000 per month.

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-A shop in London, Sportspages,

-took 200 a month.

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-We typed, cut things out

-and put pieces in place.

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-Then we photocopied

-and stapled them.

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-It's good that it's DIY

-and grassroots. You're independent.

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-You don't bow

-to editorial censorship.

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-Exactly. It was

-a totally different world.

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-Now, people respond immediately

-on social websites, Twitter...

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-..and radio programmes.

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-There was nothing like that.

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-Football was

-the lowest of the low.

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-It was a way to voice your opinion.

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-Many made a political point too.

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-Some were very political

-from the start.

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-We were part of a protest

-about ID cards, many years ago.

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-Colin Moynihan, the Sport Minister,

-was bluntly told to "go away".

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-Bluebird Jones had

-a very political slant...

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-..protesting about how the police

-interfered with supporters' rights.

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-It satirised racism and hooliganism.

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-70's Man. What a character.

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-What was the first

-football fanzine in Wales?

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-As far as I know,

-the first fanzine in Wales...

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-..was Five To Three,

-written by my friend and I.

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-But the first in Welsh...

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-..was Dwy Droed Chwith.

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-You wrote that too.

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-It was the first and last fanzine.

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-The sales were so amazing!

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-Are fanzines still going now,

-with their DIY aspect?

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-To be honest? No.

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-You won't get this.

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-They're glossier now.

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-They're colourful, they have photos.

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-People have caught up

-with technology.

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-But I miss this kind of thing.

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-There's nothing wrong

-with ink coming off on your hands.

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-# Abide With Me #

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-Another way supporters

-express identity is by singing.

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-Wales supporters have

-a long history of doing this.

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-When Cardiff played Arsenal

-in the FA Cup Final in 1927...

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-..both teams' supporters sang

-Abide With Me for the first time.

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-The iconic song is now part

-of the competition's tradition.

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-We in Wales have

-our iconic songs too.

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-As a Wrexham supporter...

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-..THE song is Wrexham,

-sung on the melody Men Of Harlech.

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-It's sung by Wales supporters too.

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-It has been sung by Wrexham

-supporters since the 1970s.

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-All the supporters know the words.

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-"Fearless in devotion,

-rising to promotion"

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-The song is still sung today...

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-..although we aren't

-talking about promotion now.

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-But Wales supporters just sing...

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-# Duh duh duh duh duh duh #

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-I think it's time

-Wales supporters...

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-..followed Wrexham's lead

-and learnt the words.

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-Football is a game that quickens

-the heart, sometimes to extremes...

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-..from Ninian Park's terraces

-to Llansannan's football pitch.

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-BACKGROUND CHAT

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-Football players and supporters...

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-..sometimes kick lumps

-out of each other.

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-It's tribal identity.

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-But we should remember

-the fraternity...

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-..between all the game's

-clubs and followers.

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-As you hear from

-the craic in the pub...

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-..that's the essence of football.

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