Project Bellamy has supporters of Wales sing in the rain and teases at more fun to come.
Elis James
Results such as this are the ones that make you glad you bothered, and glad you care. A disorientating but joyful first 149 seconds brought goals from Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson, leaving Montenegro dumbfounded and the Wales support delirious. A goal was the only thing missing from a very positive Wales performance against Turkey on Friday, but with that assignment ticked off twice within three minutes, Craig Bellamy was given his first victory as manager despite farcical conditions more suited to a medieval re-enactment than an international football match.
The Wales fans in attendance were enthusiastic devotees of Project Bellamy, with a packed away end singing his name throughout. After the match, as gleeful supporters going back to the buses braved rain that felt straight from the Book of Revelation, we tried to remember Bellamy’s promise that his tenure was “going to be fun”.
Welsh football has felt revitalised over the past five days. There was an urgency to match-goers as they walked to the Cardiff City Stadium for the opening fixture of this Nations League campaign. A new manager in charge for a game in early September gave the match a back-to-school feel, albeit with an inkling that this new teacher was going to sit with his legs crossed on the desk, performatively throw last year’s textbook out of the window, and say: “Hi, I’m Craig. We do things differently in my class.”
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