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Revised plan for Wales should help them pass the test

As the current season draws to a close, with City still up there with a chance, I'm feeling rather optimistic about the future of Welsh football, however I am young, so what do I know?

At the moment, thanks to my biology revision, I seem to know a lot about osmosis, and diffusion, with substances moving through cell walls, and what have you, trouble is, I'll be doing my exams in Welsh, and the terms are slightly longer then!  Getting back to football, the question on people's lips (well those who are reading this), must be : What the hell does this kid know about football? 

As one mobile phone company once said: 'the future is bright, the future is orange', but I firmly believe that one day, the world will be red, with Wales leading the way in international football, (well, we can all dream, can't we?)

Wales haven't been to the World Cup since 1958, when a fresh faced 17 year old, going by the name of Pelé, dashed our dreams and put us out the quarter finals, in a 1-0 defeat.  Over 40 years later, and Wales have yet to return to the big scene.  We've had our chances - the World Cup '94 campaign wasn't too bad, and um, er, um, and Mark Aizlewood was a good player, ok I'm talking nonsense now, but I really think that Wales can qualify for Euro 2004.

Recent friendly results have been good, but let's not kid ourselves, - the side wasn't busting from the seems with one touch passing, silky skills, and fantastic flair, but that's ok, and as the BBC pundits seem insistent on saying after every game, 'we have a platform to build on'.  Mark Delaney, Danny Gabbidon, Jason Koumas, Simon Davies, Craig Bellamy, John Hartson, and of course - our own pint sized whippet- Robert Earnshaw, - these are all young, Welsh players with a lot of quality.  Thrown in the likes of Ryan Giggs, and you have the nucleus of a side ready to take on anyone,  and according to my biology notes, nucleuses are important.