{"id":29920,"date":"2018-11-20T12:11:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=29920"},"modified":"2018-11-20T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T12:11:25","slug":"gunter-asks-bale-to-fly-in-family-to-share-his-historic-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/20\/gunter-asks-bale-to-fly-in-family-to-share-his-historic-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunter asks Bale to fly in family to share historic night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_29924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29924\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29924 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29924 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/Chris-Gunter.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Credit: Reading FC<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCHRIS Gunter is asking to borrow Gareth Bale\u2019s \u00a39.35m private jet to fly his family to Albania this evening, to see him claim his 93<sup>rd<\/sup> cap, as he writes his name into Welsh footballing folklore.<br \/>\nGunter, 29, will surpass Neville Southall to become Wales&#8217; most capped player, after manager Ryan Giggs confirmed his starting place at the Elbasan Arena.<br \/>\nGiggs described the feat as \u201can unbelievable achievement\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cHe has been a fantastic servant and such a good player. He\u2019ll deserve every plaudit he gets come Tuesday,\u201d Giggs added.<br \/>\nGunter\u2019s rise in a red shirt has paralleled that of his country. He made his debut in 2007 for a team 57<sup>th<\/sup> in the world, dropping to 117<sup>th<\/sup> in 2011. But there has been major success since.<br \/>\nGunter played pivotal roles in Wales&#8217; qualification for a major tournament for the first time since 1958, and in taking them to the Euro 2016 semi-final, beating heavyweights Belgium in the process.<br \/>\nFrom 2010 to 2018, Gunter had started 63 consecutive matches for the team, not all of them in his preferred position.<br \/>\nFollowing an injury to Paul Dummett in Friday night\u2019s defeat to Denmark, he came on to steward the left-back slot manfully, such is his selfless nature and versatile ability.<br \/>\nAt 29, he is showing no signs of stopping, with 100 games at national level firmly in his sights.<br \/>\n<strong>Team news<\/strong><br \/>\nGiggs has confirmed he will use the game to look at some new players. \u201cWe will probably use all six substitutions, and give an opportunity to those that haven\u2019t featured so much recently.\u201d<br \/>\nDummett (hamstring) and James Chester (knee) have not travelled, while Ethan Ampadu (knock) and Matt Smith (knock) have also withdrawn.<br \/>\nUncapped teenager Rabbi Matondo, 18, has been called up for the first time. Formerly of Cardiff City Academy, Matondo is now plying his trade at Manchester City, where he is yet to play a first team fixture, but regularly features for their under-23 side.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The game kicks off at 7pm, and is live on Sky Sports Football.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRIS Gunter is asking to borrow Gareth Bale\u2019s \u00a39.35m private jet to fly his family to Albania this evening, to see him claim his 93rd cap, as he writes his name into Welsh footballing folklore. Gunter, 29, will surpass Neville Southall to become Wales&#8217; most capped player, after manager Ryan Giggs confirmed his starting place at the Elbasan Arena. Giggs described the feat as \u201can unbelievable achievement\u201d. \u201cHe has been a fantastic servant and such a good player. 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