Why do Wales have no matches at home?
I was very disappointed to read how unfairly the venues for the Euros have been arranged by the relevant authorities this year.
What I find very annoying is that England have the significant advantage of playing all three matches at home in Wembley. Scotland who are in the same group as England also have a fabulous advantage of playing two of their matches at home in Glasgow.
Why oh why are Wales, the only other British nation who have successfully qualified have not been allowed a single match at home in such an important European competition? We are obliged to play two matches in Baku and the match against Italy has been arranged as a home game for Italy in Rome.
There is sufficient evidence to indicate that clubs and countries who play at home with vocal support from their supporters are inspired and motivated by the support they receive.
A further disadvantage is that our Welsh supporters have been discouraged from travelling to support their nation.
I expect that very few ardent supporters will travel abroad and our players will therefore be deprived of the precious and truly valuable motivation and inspiration in hearing the singing of our national anthem at critical moments in the matches when players need to be lifted especially when playing on foreign lands.
Despite this obvious unfairness and handicap for Wales I sincerely believe that our talented squad will perform to the best of their abilities and hopefully qualify for the next rounds in the competition.
Pob hwyl a llwyddiant fechgyn.