Four Cardiff City players in Wales squad

Dylan Lawlor, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill and Isaak Davies have all been named in the Wales squad for the friendlies against Ghana and Romania.

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No Rubin ffs.
Time for Bellendamy to go.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

It strange how two managers with roughly the same ideas come from it from different angles.

BBM- Technical ability make the ball do the work, with controlled pressing
Bellers- Aggressive press with athletes getting to the ball first over everything else.

Rubin is too lanky to be a Bellers player.

Don’t forget Bellers Welsh team never beat a good International side and this World Cup was the easiest ever to qualify for and the most teams ever in it’s history .

Pointless friendlies, give the boys some well earned time off

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Rubin publicly stood up for Rohan Lothra when he was racially abused. It seems to be in his nature, to me , his silence regarding the bullying actually speaks volumes.

I don’t understand how he’s called up Connor Roberts, and Ben Davies. They have both been out for a large part of the season, why not give some experience to some other players.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Ruben was just a kid at the time and was probably "advised" by the club not to side if Bellamy. Ruben chose to put his footballing future first.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Ruben was just a kid at the time and was probably "advised" by the club not to side if Bellamy. Ruben chose to put his footballing future first.

Not good enough. He should have been honest and spoke up to say it was all lies about Bellamy.

Choosing to not stick up for someone who was having lies told about them just to further his own career is not a good thing.

Rubin will prove this year in the championship why he should be in the Wales squad , I think hes going to have a break out season , 90% of teams we played last year thought rubin was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch even when we thought he played poorly, expect the hype from opposition fans to grow

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Agree, I don't rate Rubin in the Welsh squad, too inconsistent for me. The championship is a perfect time to show his worth,. Hope he performs for us on a consistent basis.

I can't believe that the new Dr Steven Peters-revised Craig Bellamy would bear a supposed grudge against a 16-year-old kid from 8 years ago in his selection.

Rubin is not everyone's cup of tea (Worcester) and is very one-dimensional; he can't press and isn't mobile enough. Luckily BBM philosophy suits what he is good at, ball retention, spotting a pass, and drawing players to him.

Bellemy wants an aggressive, hyper-pressing team of pigmys who just mob the ball.

I think Bellers has been found out already, his Beisla style needs a club recruitment model, not a birth certificate, you get what you get model of international football in a small nation. He has shown little adaptability.

The same can be said of BBM, but lets see what a proper transfer window delivers.

PS - Think we dodged one hell of a bullet with Bellers

Captain Ben Davies has returned from a serious ankle injury to be included in Wales' squad for friendly matches against Ghana and Romania, while Connor Roberts could make his first competitive appearance for a year.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Davies, who turned 33 last month, has not played since sustaining the injury, which required surgery, while playing for his club in January.

Burnley right-back Roberts has been absent since injuring himself during Wales' World Cup qualifying defeat by Belgium in June 2025.

The 30-year-old was forced off with a groin injury in Brussels, before damaging his Achilles after returning to Burnley, ruling him out of the entire 2025-26 season.

Having featured for the Clarets' Under-21s earlier this month, Roberts returned to the first-team matchday squad for the first time this campaign on Sunday as he was an unused substitute for the Premier League draw with fellow relegated side Wolves.

There is also a return from injury for centre-back Chris Mepham, but midfielders Jordan James and Rubin Colwill as well as forwards Liam Cullen and Mark Harris miss out with minor injuries.

Wales host Ghana, one of England's World Cup group opponents, at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, 2 June, before facing Romania in Bucharest the following Saturday.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Ruben was just a kid at the time and was probably "advised" by the club not to side if Bellamy. Ruben chose to put his footballing future first.

Not good enough. He should have been honest and spoke up to say it was all lies about Bellamy.

Choosing to not stick up for someone who was having lies told about them just to further his own career is not a good thing.

Absolute bollocks! He was 16 and did what most 16 year olds would do in that situation and put his future first especially when "advised" to do so by his club.

What Bellamy is doing is worse. He's a grown man in a responsible position putting his personal feelings about a situation that happened 7 years ago before the good of his country.

We all know you don't rate Ruben. Would you be saying the same if it was Lawler or Joel?

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

Agree, I don't rate Rubin in the Welsh squad, too inconsistent for me. The championship is a perfect time to show his worth,. Hope he performs for us on a consistent basis.

This discussion isn't about whether Ruben should be in the squad on ability, this is about Bellamy not picking him for personal reasons.

Rubin had a knock and is the reason hes out but even fit we know bellars doesn't fancy him

True on both accounts.

Rubin will never have a run under Bellers.

My understanding is this is personal from bellers. Something to do with when he was training the academy and had allegations against him from a player who has since left the club. If this is true then bellers has gone way down in my estimation.

I'm not a fan of the job Bellamy is doing but it's Rubin's own fault. He should have stuck up for Bellamy when people in the academy were telling lies about him.

I also don't think Rubin is any better than the players above him in the pecking order in his position when it comes to Wales.

How do you know it was lies ? Provide evidence the accusations were lies.

Rubin will prove this year in the championship why he should be in the Wales squad , I think hes going to have a break out season , 90% of teams we played last year thought rubin was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch even when we thought he played poorly, expect the hype from opposition fans to grow

I assume when you say last year you mean last season, not when we were in the championship and Rubin certainly wasn’t head and shoulders above everyone else.?

Hopefully you right and next season he will prove his worth and get into the wales. But he needs to earn it not just give. Because he Welsh and came through our academy, just look at his brother twice the player he is and will make at being a top end championship player easily.

We just need to accept he just isn’t that good a player currently.

Rubin will prove this year in the championship why he should be in the Wales squad , I think hes going to have a break out season , 90% of teams we played last year thought rubin was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch even when we thought he played poorly, expect the hype from opposition fans to grow

How many time have we heard this. He was supposed to rip up league 1 according to some here. That never happened. He had a few good games but nothing to suggest he’s going to break out in the championship.

Don’t forget Bellers Welsh team never beat a good International side and this World Cup was the easiest ever to qualify for and the most teams ever in it’s history .

Yes, he failed when it counted.

Rubin will prove this year in the championship why he should be in the Wales squad , I think hes going to have a break out season , 90% of teams we played last year thought rubin was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch even when we thought he played poorly, expect the hype from opposition fans to grow

I assume when you say last year you mean last season, not when we were in the championship and Rubin certainly wasn’t head and shoulders above everyone else.?

Hopefully you right and next season he will prove his worth and get into the wales. But he needs to earn it not just give. Because he Welsh and came through our academy, just look at his brother twice the player he is and will make at being a top end championship player easily.

We just need to accept he just isn’t that good a player currently.

Sorry I meant in league 1 and it was opposition fans stating he was head and shoulders above everyone , I disagree he isn't a good player , hes very talented and but for his injury against northampton he would have had an even better season

Surprised at some many of our fans not rating Rubin. He has so much talent and shown this last season. BBM is building the team around him he sees his worth but many of our own seen to look for faults. Yes he isn't perfect but some to say he doesn't press much watch another game to me. His work rate is very good as proven by actual stats.

Rubin is a huge player for us and not being picked by Bellamy I can only think is personal when you see other who get picked

It strange how two managers with roughly the same ideas come from it from different angles.

BBM- Technical ability make the ball do the work, with controlled pressing
Bellers- Aggressive press with athletes getting to the ball first over everything else.

Rubin is too lanky to be a Bellers player.

I don't think BBM would be picking Rubin if he had Harry Wilson in the squad.

Rubin will prove this year in the championship why he should be in the Wales squad , I think hes going to have a break out season , 90% of teams we played last year thought rubin was head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch even when we thought he played poorly, expect the hype from opposition fans to grow

How many time have we heard this. He was supposed to rip up league 1 according to some here. That never happened. He had a few good games but nothing to suggest he’s going to break out in the championship.

im just saying what other fans opinions were on rubin last season , pretty much every team we played said he was head and shoulders above all others on the pitch that's not my opinion its theirs

Surprised at some many of our fans not rating Rubin. He has so much talent and shown this last season. BBM is building the team around him he sees his worth but many of our own seen to look for faults. Yes he isn't perfect but some to say he doesn't press much watch another game to me. His work rate is very good as proven by actual stats.

Rubin is a huge player for us and not being picked by Bellamy I can only think is personal when you see other who get picked

Well said

It strange how two managers with roughly the same ideas come from it from different angles.

BBM- Technical ability make the ball do the work, with controlled pressing
Bellers- Aggressive press with athletes getting to the ball first over everything else.

Rubin is too lanky to be a Bellers player.

I don't think BBM would be picking Rubin if he had Harry Wilson in the squad.

Probably not but Ruben isn't even in the Welsh squad.

BBM wouldn't pick Isaac Davies over Dan James but Davies is in the Welsh squad.

It strange how two managers with roughly the same ideas come from it from different angles.

BBM- Technical ability make the ball do the work, with controlled pressing
Bellers- Aggressive press with athletes getting to the ball first over everything else.

Rubin is too lanky to be a Bellers player.

I don't think BBM would be picking Rubin if he had Harry Wilson in the squad.

I agree, although BBM would probably play Wilson on the wing!