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Standout players at Welsh clubs so far this season
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20/12/2024
Standout players at Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and Wrexham so far this season.
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So, Charles, looking at the clubs who play in the English Football League from Wales,
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of course you've got Cardiff City, you've got Swansea City, you've got Wrexham and
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Newport County. So, what I want to know today is who have been their standout players so
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far this season. Of course, you've got Cardiff who are, let's be honest, having a bit of
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a tough time of it in the Championship. Swansea are doing a little bit better, they've had
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some decent results, especially at home. And then you've got Wrexham, of course, pushing
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for promotion in League One and Newport perhaps not doing as well as Wrexham. But I'm sure
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they've all had standout players this season, despite some of them not doing as well as
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others. But of course, as I say, they're doing pretty well. So, Charles, as I say, I'll ask
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who has stood out for each of them this season and why, and what do they need to do to continue
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this form going into 2025 and for the second half of this season?
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Yes, I think it's fair to look at a number of players across these clubs and really give
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them a bit of credit. I mean, if we just look across 2024 as well, so including the back
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end of last season, let's start with Wrexham, the most talked about Welsh side. It's probably
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fair to give them that credit over the last couple of seasons. They've been incredible
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with their promotions. Elliot Lee, 30 years old, nine Man of the Match awards across the
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last couple of seasons, and he's been Wrexham's star man. I mean, in the midfield, he's just
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really worked so well and he's sort of brought a bit of quality that Wrexham are looking
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at going up and up in divisions. You need players to adjust to the quality. One player
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who maybe hasn't quite done that is probably Paul Mullen. Obviously, last season, an amazing
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talking point for him in Wrexham's history and Wrexham's season, 24 goals and six assists
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last season. He hasn't hit that height so far this season after almost 20 games. I mean,
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one goal scored, he's been sort of low down at the pecking order, but fans love him at
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the club. I think overall, he probably does get that shout from me. I mean, across 2024,
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it's maybe fair to just look back and the promotions he's been involved with, the success
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he's been involved with. Paul Mullen, for me, has been probably the most standout. I
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mean, more this season, Ryan Barnett's been fantastic. A lot of EFL experience for him.
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And Max Cleworth, 22 years old, centre-back, he's looking fantastic. Looking at Swansea,
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Matt Grimes is the standout there. He was fantastic near the end of last season and
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through the start of this season, he's done really, really well. As you say, Swansea are
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sort of on the up, so he's a key player in midfield for them. Cardiff City, yeah, obviously
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not looking too great as a whole, but Perrie and Gee probably stand out to be their best
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player. Proved he was by far too good for them last season, but they managed to get
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that deal done and it was great business for the club.
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