" THE RED WALL HAS ARRIVED IN PARIS "
Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:56 am
The 'red wall' has arrived in Paris
Paris is already rocking to the sights and sounds of Wales’ remarkable fans, as Gareth Bale reveals the team have come up with an appropriate nickname for their supporters.
The players have dubbed their Euro 2016 fans ‘The Red Wall’ with Gareth Bale admitting seeing the reaction of a nation to their heroics is inspiring them to even greater glory in France. More than 30,000 – many without tickets – are expected to make the trip to Paris where Chris Coleman’s side can make it into the quarter-finals of the European Championships with victory over Northern Ireland at the Parc de Princes. It is a backing that has touched a team being driven on to achieve something special this summer, with superstar Bale saying the images of fans here and back home are being seen by all the squad.
We call it the Red Wall. To see the stadium like that, our colour, it is like a home game and it is incredible. “And then we see on the big screen fans crying and you can see it means so much, not to just us as players but to us as a nation. “You hear the stories coming back from home which make you smile and make you laugh and hopefully we can keep giving them more stuff to celebrate. “They inspire us and we want to keep making them proud.”
Paris is already rocking to the sights and sounds of Wales’ remarkable fans, as Gareth Bale reveals the team have come up with an appropriate nickname for their supporters.
The players have dubbed their Euro 2016 fans ‘The Red Wall’ with Gareth Bale admitting seeing the reaction of a nation to their heroics is inspiring them to even greater glory in France. More than 30,000 – many without tickets – are expected to make the trip to Paris where Chris Coleman’s side can make it into the quarter-finals of the European Championships with victory over Northern Ireland at the Parc de Princes. It is a backing that has touched a team being driven on to achieve something special this summer, with superstar Bale saying the images of fans here and back home are being seen by all the squad.
We call it the Red Wall. To see the stadium like that, our colour, it is like a home game and it is incredible. “And then we see on the big screen fans crying and you can see it means so much, not to just us as players but to us as a nation. “You hear the stories coming back from home which make you smile and make you laugh and hopefully we can keep giving them more stuff to celebrate. “They inspire us and we want to keep making them proud.”
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Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:23 pm
What the bookies are saying
The bookies have Wales odds-on favourites for this one on the back of their impressive qualification at the top of Group B.
Northern Ireland’s third-placed finish sees them as the outsiders – but shorter odds than the winning Leave price for much of Thursday. Odds: 10/11 Wales; 7/2 N Ireland; 19/10 Draw. Bets:
There’s every possibility that Wales could get drawn into an old-fashioned Celtic clash and end the 90 minutes level at 19/10. But, with the price on a Welsh win so short, the 4/1 on victory with both teams to score in Ladbrokes’ result rush is worth a look.
The bookies have Wales odds-on favourites for this one on the back of their impressive qualification at the top of Group B.
Northern Ireland’s third-placed finish sees them as the outsiders – but shorter odds than the winning Leave price for much of Thursday. Odds: 10/11 Wales; 7/2 N Ireland; 19/10 Draw. Bets:
There’s every possibility that Wales could get drawn into an old-fashioned Celtic clash and end the 90 minutes level at 19/10. But, with the price on a Welsh win so short, the 4/1 on victory with both teams to score in Ladbrokes’ result rush is worth a look.
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Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:27 pm
The Red Wall has been a magnificent sight 