Brings me back to the selection criteria of England. If Wales can flourish with players from second or third tier clubs and mighty England bumble along, then it appears to be the public school tie governing the FA.
Wales appear to understand that their players may well have Premier league or European club experience and are easily coached without the big ego and salaries that England players flaunt.
I hope they go on to embarrass the big boys and reach the higher rankings after the tournament.
Just to add a little to the mix, there is always huge pressure on England to do well whereas Wales and now Scotland flourish as so-called underdogs, although it wasn't always like that and when Scottish league football was of a much higher standard than it is now relative to England's league, particularly in the first half of the 20th Century, Scotland often went into the Home International Championship matches (sadly now a relic of the past) against England as favourites, and invariably justified the tag.
We sometimes see a third tier club have a long run in the FA Cup, knocking out more illustrious opponents on the way, but would they be able to compete week in and week out in the Premier League? Few people in football would say yes.
Going back to Joe Morrell, why did two Championship clubs not rate him enough to play him regularly although one obviously did rate him at one point or they would not have signed him from the other? We can only surmise that he didn't cut the mustard in the Championship when he was given a chance but at international level he performs much better. Perhaps international football, usually less 100 miles an hour than the EFL Championship although generally more skilful, suits some players who seem ordinary at the tier 2 club level in England.
If Tomas Kalas is playing today for the Czech Republic I shall try to watch the game. He is a centre-back and captain of Championship club Bristol City which is the EFL team I follow. Usually he is superb at Championship level. I await to see him in the Euros. I missed his country's first match in the competition when they beat Scotland.
In 2011 the radio station TalkSport put this tweet out and did a show about it. Wales have definitely come a long way to qualify for 2 tournaments in the last decade.
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Wales have enjoyed an impressive resurgence since then and having world-class players such as Bale and Ramsey has certainly been a help.
Giggs's off-field situation that prevents him managing the team at the moment is something that might have seen Wales suffer on the pitch, but caretaker manager Rob Page and the entire squad have responded magnificently.
Wales have always had great players at various times but perhaps not enough of them at once. No-one will convince me that Wales's greatest ever player is not John Charles. He would have walked into any international side in the world when in his prime.
As for fielding a GB side instead of separate home country teams, many in world football resent the UK having four separate international sides and from time to time they call for a change. It all goes back to the origins of the game that have their roots in Britain.
