International Start for Partridge

Last updated : 09 February 2005 By Firparkcorner

It has been quite a week for Partridge. The high gained from helping the Mighty ‘Well to the CIS final was followed by his first full call up to the Welsh squad.

Our man in Cardiff
He was handed the number six shirt and had Celtic signing Bellamy as a team mate.  Davaid player for the first 65 minutes, coming off a minute after the Welsh scored the first of two goals without reply.

The was quoted in the press earlier, talking about his incredible week.


'Every day has been like a dream for me. I keep having to pinch myself and ask 'Is all of this really happening to me?


'I'm enjoying every minute of it. For two days after we made it to the final my mind was buzzing so much I couldn't sleep a wink.


'I was up and down all night and annoying the hell out of my wife because I was so excited.

Stephen Craigan got on for the last ten minutes in Northern Ireland's 1-0 defeat against Canada.

More later.