Gareth Bale on the “Wales. Golf. Madrid.” banner: “The Span

by **Forever Blue** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 9:41 am

Gareth Bale on the “Wales. Golf. Madrid.” banner:

“The Spanish press destroyed me. I did not even touch that banner. I used to play once every two or three weeks, and only on days off.

“I never played for eight hours. I always did it with complete professionalism. But people don’t know, so they invent things.”

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by **Wayne S** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 1:24 pm

He's literally touching it in that picture.

by **Jonesy-valleyboy27** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 4:46 pm

Wayne S wrote:He's literally touching it in that picture.

How can you tell? I can’t for sure.

by **davids** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 7:17 pm

Jonesy-valleyboy27 wrote:
Wayne S wrote:He's literally touching it in that picture.

How can you tell? I can’t for sure.

He may not be touching it but he's not exactly distancing himself from it either! :laughing6:

by **worcester_ccfc** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 7:22 pm

I get why Wales fans like it and he did get rough treatment from the Spanish media, but he brought it on himself.

If a Cardiff player went on international duty and had a flag like that we'd rightly be livid.

by **Jonesy-valleyboy27** » Sat Oct 03, 2026 7:26 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:I get why Wales fans like it and he did get rough treatment from the Spanish media, but he brought it on himself.

If a Cardiff player went on international duty and had a flag like that we'd rightly be livid.

None of ours are good enough to play for wales. Nothing we need worry about lol.