Even by Welsh standards, the current World Cup campaign is one of the most miserable in living memory. They have been playing for little more than pride and an attempt to finish higher since midway so, thankfully, the Group games end in the next few days with today's outing in Finland followed by a trip to Liechenstein next Wednesday.
John Toshack has declared them must win as the Red Dragon can still finish third and help their Euro2012 seeding but a sharp reminder of how desparate and laughable it has all become comes into sharp focus later as we cannot even fill the subtsitute's bench.
The never ending run of retirement of senior players since Tosh has been at the helm combined with an always large list of injuries and pull-outs - the current crop include Cardiff City's Joe Ledley (recently involved in a minor public spat with Tosh), Gabbidon, Ricketts, Simon Davies, Collison, Stock, Earnshaw while Cotterill flew home yesterday for personal reasons - means the squad is decimated to just 13 outfield players, nearly all of them kids as well.
There is likely to be at least one spare seat on the bench in Helsinki later and, even then. it will include two goalkeepers.
We're an embarrassment! Just hope those who do represent us do us proud.
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