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0:00:02 > 0:00:07- The story of Welsh football - is one worth telling.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- Like in all good stories, - there are heroes...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- ..and villains.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- There are tough, physical battles...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- ..and emotional ones.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- In the series, - I'll visit village grounds...
0:00:25 > 0:00:26- Save!
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- ..and city stadiums.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- I'll meet the people - who helped shape the game in Wales.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- Football matches wouldn't be - the same without the supporters.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- The crowd is the twelfth man. - They sometimes influence the result.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- But first, they have - to travel to the match.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- It would be easy, - if the match was near home.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- But usually, loyal supporters - must travel far to back their team.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19- Go on!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Oh!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- TRAIN WHISTLE
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- To look at how football developed...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- ..we must consider - the growth of railways.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42- The railway network enabled - teams from all over the country...
0:01:42 > 0:01:48- ..to play every Saturday - in league or cup matches.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Talking of cup finals...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- ..this is the Welsh Cup.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- The competition was founded in 1877.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- This cup was made in 1879.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- The first team - to hold it was Newtown.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13- They beat Wrexham 1-0 in the final - down the road at the Cricket Field.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- They took the cup home - from this platform and this station.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- You can imagine them - carrying the cup aloft...
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- ..fighting through the crowd to - the train, trying not to drop it!
0:02:30 > 0:02:31- Hi, Glyn.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- Hi, Glyn.- - Good morning!
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- You've got the cup.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35- You've got the cup.- - Yes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- This cup has close - links with Oswestry.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- They played the Welsh Cup matches - here in Oswestry in the early years.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- It was neutral ground.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50- Yes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- I'd better put it down, in case.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Oswestry is on the way - to everywhere by rail.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- It was the Cambrian Company's HQ.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- You could go to Welshpool, - where there was a football team...
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- ..Newtown, Caersws, Llanidloes, - Machynlleth, Aberystwyth...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- ..Porthmadog and Pwllheli.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- This line linked them all.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- The railways were vital - in the clubs' development too.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Yes. Teams moved closer - to the railway.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- This happened to the - Lancashire And Yorkshire's team.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- They moved closer to Old Trafford, - where there was a cricket pitch.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Their name was changed - to Manchester United.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- In Wales, Bangor used to play - where the swimming pool is now.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- They moved to Farrar Road.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Arsenal, Chelsea and Bristol - moved closer to the railway.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- They moved because - the trains provided transport.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Some teams had direct - links with the railways.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58- Railway companies founded them.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Railway companies founded them.- - There were two in North Wales.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- There was a Railway Institute - in Bangor and Holyhead.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- They had reserves teams too.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Four teams played - in the same North Wales league.
0:04:12 > 0:04:12- Two in Bangor and two in Holyhead?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Two in Bangor and two in Holyhead?- - Yes, the first and second team.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Crewe is a big railway centre.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- People worked there.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- So the roots of many clubs - are on these tracks.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- Yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- They kept them - on the straight and narrow.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- So they didn't go off the rails!
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Exactly!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Anything special, Owen?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Anything special, Owen?- - Aye. I've got Arsenal Team on board.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Arsenal! Never heard of them.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- We'll have a proper team - on board next Tuesday.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- What's that?
0:04:47 > 0:04:47- Sheffield Wednesday.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48- Sheffield Wednesday.- - Bah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Travelling by train became part - of professional footballers' lives.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- But as the game's popularity grew...
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- ..more supporters wanted - to travel with their teams.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Many train companies - saw their chance.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- They organized excursions - aimed at the whole family.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15- The Great Western Railway had - some very busy days in the 1920s.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- In 1925, when Cardiff - first reached Wembley...
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- ..twenty thousand people travelled - there, from all over Wales.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Only ten thousand went from Cardiff.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- People travelled from places - like Swansea and Carmarthen.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Seven hundred went from Newtown.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Interestingly, in 1927, a train - was organized from Swansea...
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- ..taking 1,700 people - to support Cardiff.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- TRAIN WHISTLE
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- In the early days...
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- ..very few supporters could - afford the time and money...
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- ..to follow Wales's away games.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- But things changed - after the Second World War.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- "Suddenly, the world - seems full of sunny places...
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- "..longing to welcome the British, - in return for a nominal charge."
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- In 1950, a million - travelled from Britain...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- ..with companies like Thomas Cook.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- By the 1960s, thousands of hotels - had sprouted like mushrooms...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- ..in places like - Benidorm and Alicante.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Some independent travel companies - saw a gap in the market.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- They began to offer - special football packages.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- Look!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- It's the programme - for the World Cup qualifier...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- ..between Wales and Spain in 1961.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- On page 15...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- ..there's an ad - by Red Dragon Travel.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- Look what it says.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- "An outing of a lifetime!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- "You can go to Budapest - by coach for twelve days...
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- "..or by air for three days, - to see Hungary v Wales.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- "This is an all in, - everything included holiday...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- "..at the modest cost of 48 guineas.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- "Never been to Hungary? - This is your opportunity."
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- It's amazing, the idea - of going to Hungary in 1961...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- ..at the height of the Cold War.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- Remember, an uprising in 1956 was - suppressed by the Communist regime.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- I don't know how many fans went.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- But going all the way to Hungary - in one of these is a scary thought.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Hi. Budapest, please.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- Return.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42- OK.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- By the 1950s and 1960s...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- ..the road network allowed - "modern" buses like this...
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- ..to go long distances.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Mind you, travelling - to matches on buses wasn't new.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- A century ago, if there was no - station at the match venue...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- ..the charabanc was - a popular choice for supporters...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- ..and the teams too.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- "Llandeilo Football Team played - Lampeter College on Saturday.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- "They were conveyed thither - by Mr Edward Jones, Llandeilo...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- "..in his well-known charabanc."
0:08:37 > 0:08:42- "The Cwmbach Central Stars - journeyed to Pengam on Saturday...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- "..to play a Glamorgan League match.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- "They journeyed by charabanc."
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- International supporters - are very familiar with airports.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- Many of us have been stuck in - airports because of delayed flights.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- But it wasn't as bad as - that famous story back in 1999...
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- ..and the flight to Minsk - for the Belarus match.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- Thirteen Wales supporters - were left on the runway.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- They were going - to share the flight...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- ..with FAW staff, - players and officials.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- But the plane was overloaded.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- They got rid of a lot of kit, - food and mineral water bottles.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- But the plane was still too heavy.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- The Association had to ask - the 13 supporters to stay behind...
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- ..and take a later flight.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- As you can imagine, - that didn't go down well.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Trefor Lloyd Hughes - is a former FAW president.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- He is used to travelling all over - the world, representing football.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Thank goodness things - like that don't happen now.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- It doesn't happen often now.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- You travel a lot - with the Association.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- You must have - some interesting memories.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Yes. We went to Belarus.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- After the game, - we went back to the airport.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- The aeroplane wasn't there. - No-one knew where it was.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Half an hour, an hour, - an hour and a half passed, no news.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- The person who complained - most was Robbie Savage.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- I've never seen - anyone complain so much.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- I'd never believe you!
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- He's a good lad, - but I must admit, that day!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- What about the time - you went to Georgia?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Georgia had just - separated from Russia.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Shooting was still going on.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- Food was scarce.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Georgia had to phone - Russia to ask for electricity.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- There was no electricity - in the hotel.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05- None at all.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- The lads didn't understand - what was going on.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- But we got it in half an hour.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- They flicked the switch in Russia.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15- Probably!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- I've been to Qatar - with the Wales team.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- We arrived at the airport. - There was a small shed there.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- I saw Kit Symons and Chris Coleman - sitting on a settee.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- I'm sure the settee - cost more than the shed.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- Amazing.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- It wasn't very professional.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- I must say, - in the last five or ten years...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- ..it has become more professional.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- It's important that it's still fun.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- Definitely.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- If you want to come with me - to carry my bags, you're welcome.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I'll come with you. - I'm not sure about carrying bags.
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0:12:07 > 0:12:10- The Internet has made it easy...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- ..for football fans - to book flights and hotels...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- ..to many far-flung countries.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- My friends and I arrange our - away trips.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Chris Coleman's team's - historical campaign...
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- ..has prompted more fans - to come to places like Cyprus.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- But I see the same old faces - every time.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- CHEERS
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- # I want to stay here, - drinking all your beer
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- # Please don't take me home
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- # Don't take me home
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- # Please don't take me home #
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- I've gone abroad to watch Wales - for many years now.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- I've made some good friends.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- When I bumped into these - two in a Larnaca bar...
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- ..the outcome of the campaign - was still in the balance.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- What do you think of Cyprus?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- What do you think of Cyprus?- - What isn't to like about it?!
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- The sea was like - a boiling hot bath yesterday.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- I had blisters - after walking on the sand!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Someone has to do it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- We've been doing it for years.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- How does this compare - to other trips?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Every trip is different.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- It's nice to come somewhere sunny.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- It's usually a city.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47- It's great to visit new cities, - and experience different cultures.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Wales hasn't had many seaside trips.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- It reminds me of Budva. - That was brilliant.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Budva and the friendly match - in Bilbao were my best trips.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- What about you?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- There are lots of them!
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- Bilbao tops my list, too...
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- ..everything about that trip, - somehow.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- It was a friendly - against the Basque Country.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- They don't play together often.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- They don't play together often.- - They were so pleased to have us.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- We had a fantastic welcome.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- I hear more Welsh - being spoken on the away trips.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- In Bilbao...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- In Bilbao...- - The singing!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- # I can see Santa Claus
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- # Coming over the hill #
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- In mid-summer!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- In mid-summer!- - In May!
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- The Basques were gobsmacked, - and egged us on. It was brilliant.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- What's the score going to be?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- 2-0 to Wales.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- It should be quite comfortable.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- The heat is a bit of a worry.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- On the subject of travelling...
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- ..the buses are due here soon.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- We have a lot to do.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Drink up.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- To France.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Voulez-vous coucher mange tout?!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Come on Wales!
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- We've done planes and trains, - but not automobiles.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- The drive itself is part of - every football fan's experience...
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- ..especially those from North Wales, - coming to home games.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- The journey along - the A470 is familiar to many...
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- ..including myself, - Tommie Collins and Bryn Pritchard.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- We'll be stuck here - for half an hour.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- We go down often.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26- Don't you think they should - play in Wrexham, to keep us happy?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- It would be great, - but it's not up to scratch.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- Southwalians could see - what we have to put up with.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- You've been away over 100 times - with Wales.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- It's not 100, but not far off.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I went to 60 consecutively.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- I've been to 30, maybe 35.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- I didn't miss a game for four years.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- That included the friendly - in America, and the Russia game.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I went from the East to the West.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- Do you know what my ambition was?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- To see Wales play in South America.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- I'm the novice in the car.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- By the time this programme goes out, - I'll have done 17.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19- Away games?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20- Away games?- - Yes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- With Wales, we go to random places.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Belarus!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- I haven't been to Belarus.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31- Have you been to Moldova?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- Have you been to Moldova?- - No.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38- Our next one is a dream group then!
0:17:38 > 0:17:44- In the friendly against - the Basque Country in Bilbao...
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- ..FIFA changed the dates.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- The flights were bonkers.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- I had to fly to Dublin.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- I was going by ferry from Dublin.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- But it was too stormy - for the crossing.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- We were stuck in Dublin!
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- It was brilliant!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- When we were in Graz...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- No, that was later.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- We flew from Stansted twice. - We need our heads examined!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- We flew to Bilbao then home.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- We washed our clothes - and flew out to Graz.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- I said, "Never again."
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- We always do. We went - on a day trip to Guernica.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- We go on trips. Culture, isn't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- It has to be done.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- It has to be done.- - You're absolutely right.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42- It's not just football.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- It's not just football.- - I've been to Copenhagen four times.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- I still haven't seen the - Little Mermaid! I want to see it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Remember Israel?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- What did you do there, - apart from go to the beach?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Yes, well. I was happy.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- Criss-crossing Europe - to support the national team...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- ..is a regular occurrence.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- However, following a Welsh club - round Europe is a rarer phenomenon.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- So, when the chance comes, - it has to be seized with both hands.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39- Ian Johnson and his father, Tim, - are both seasoned travellers.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Ian, I've seen you - many times in Wales games.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- You're a Barry Town fan.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- It was part of your job - to follow the team.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- I was the editor of the programme - and the official website.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- I come from Barry - and support my local team.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- I've seen them play abroad.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- You've been to interesting places.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Yes!
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- I saw Barry Town - playing in Budapest.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- I didn't go to Kiev.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I did go to Skopje.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- I went there before the Welsh - fans visited these places.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Travelling is in your blood.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- Tim, you're Ian's Dad. You're - the man who taught him everything!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Yeah, I think so. - It's nice coming here.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- This is where it all started, - all those years ago!
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- We're here for a reason.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- The Continental Travel Bureau - was behind us.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- A gentleman called Barry Foster - used to be in charge.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- He used to give me the books.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- In those days, - nothing was on the Internet.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- The books would show you - how to get to certain places...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- ..by jetfoil, or by boat.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- The first time we done it...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- ..we went to see - Brugge and Panathinaikos.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- A week later, me and my wife went - to see Ajax against Levski Spartak.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Didn't you go all the way - to Portugal on a bus?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Yes we did, - to watch Barry play Boavista...
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- ..and the next season, - to see them play Porto.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- I've always liked - travelling and football.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Football is a good excuse - to go places!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- I've just continued doing it.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- I've been to 48 of the 54 - European countries.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- I'm hoping to do the other six - in the next couple of years.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Ian, he's a hard act to follow!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- We started when I was a youngster.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- When I was ten weeks old...
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- ..my parents took me on holiday...
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- ..to see Cardiff City's - pre-season tour of Denmark.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01- When I was eight or nine, - we saw Celtic in Dortmund.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- To come back to the present day...
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- ..are you looking forward to France?
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- Absolutely!
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- Not only France, - I've booked for Austria next year.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Before we finish...
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- ..France has got - a very special resonance for you.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- It will be our - 40th wedding anniversary.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- We booked our honeymoon - in Amsterdam...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- ..because we thought - Wales would beat Yugoslavia.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- Unfortunately, we didn't. I had - to watch the finals in Amsterdam.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- I hope to see you there.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- I hope to see you there.- - I hope so! It depends on my wife!
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- DAY OF CYPRUS V WALES GAME
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Do you know what? - Following Wales is hard work.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- You pack a bag, - and make sure you have a passport.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- You get up at an ungodly hour - to catch a plane...
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- ..to some exotic, - far-flung European country.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- But do you know what?
0:23:17 > 0:23:22- Despite disappointing results - along the way...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- ..and I hope tonight - won't be one of them...
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- ..all the effort and sacrifice - is worth it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Jazz Richards on the right - of the penalty box, to Bale!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Gareth Bale!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- It's Bale's sixth goal - of the campaign!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- It's possibly - the most important one yet.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Wales is on the brink of - reaching France. Cyprus 0, Wales 1.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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