{"id":9781,"date":"2024-10-10T11:49:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2024-10-30T23:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T23:33:43","slug":"lee-trundle-at-48-theres-no-place-id-rather-be-than-a-football-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cymru-leagues\/news\/lee-trundle-at-48-theres-no-place-id-rather-be-than-a-football-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Trundle at 48: &#8216;There\u2019s no place I\u2019d rather be than a football pitch&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/AD_NewportvTrefelin0115-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/AD_NewportvTrefelin0115-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/AD_NewportvTrefelin0115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/AD_NewportvTrefelin0115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/AD_NewportvTrefelin0115.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Back in the summer, Lee Trundle dusted himself down for his 29th season in football having confirmed his return to the JD Cymru South with Trefelin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having spent most of the previous campaign recovering from an injury which cut short a spell with Mumbles Rangers, Trundle sat down to consider his next steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJoining Trefelin was my first choice,\u201d he explained. \u201cI had other options, but as soon as I sat down with \u2018Hillo\u2019 [Trefelin manager Andy Hill] and a couple of the people on the board and heard his plans, what he wanted to do and how he wanted to take the team forward, I said I was going to sign there and then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trundle remains one of Welsh domestic football\u2019s most recognisable faces as reaches the ripe old age &#8211; in footballing terms at least &#8211; of 48 today, and since returning for a second spell at Trefelin, the popular Liverpudlian hasn\u2019t looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-faw-card card-with-image-bg\"><div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-faw-card\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-button__link-card\" href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/redwallplus\/videos\/magic-daps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch on RedWall+<\/a><div class=\"faw-cards__card__text p-4\"><h2 class=\"is-style-faw-h3 mb-4 faw-text--border\">Documentary: Magic Daps<\/h2><div class=\"btn-w-auto wp-block-button \"><div class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Watch on RedWall+<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-faw-card-background_bg\" style=\"background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_47.jpg);background-position:54% 57.99999999999999%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite reaching the twilight of a lengthy playing career, Trundle continues to thrive on the domestic football scene, where the old adage \u2018class is permanent\u2019, has never felt so true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same deft touches and flicks, the silky turns and the exquisite finishes that turned the former Swansea City star into a household name in his heyday can still be witnessed first-hand across the grounds of the JD Cymru South, with Trundle already racking up eight goals in nine matches for seventh-place Trefelin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love playing football, there\u2019s no better place than I\u2019d rather be than out on a football pitch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was speaking to Alan Curtis yesterday and we were chatting about still playing, and he was saying to me to play as long as you can, because you\u2019re a long time finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just enjoying every game and going out there with that enthusiasm to score goals and help the team, but I\u2019m enjoying the football.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trundle remains as committed and as passionate as ever to the game and despite working for his beloved Swansea City in an ambassadorial capacity these days, he still ensures that he maintains a professional approach to his match day preparation throughout the week through gym work, stretching sessions, pool work and warm downs to aid his recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYears ago, you\u2019d have players in the JD Cymru Premier, who you could see were good, but probably didn\u2019t look after themselves as much as they should,\u201d he said. \u201cYou look at the top level of the Cymru Premier now and everyone\u2019s an athlete, everyone does everything right and when that happens, it filters down into the league\u2019s below.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d20w35i08zcmee.cloudfront.net\/29-7-22_Ammanford-v-Barry-Town_17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trundle believes the league\u2019s improving standards on the pitch and the friendly environment off it ensure his love of the game remains as strong as ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really enjoying the standard of football in the Cymru South,\u201d he said. \u201cThe following is getting better as well, and I do think that\u2019s because the quality of football and quality of the players is getting better. Everyone\u2019s enjoying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re going to other grounds, everyone makes you feel welcome and although it\u2019s competitive in the actual games, as soon as you finish, you go into the clubhouse, you\u2019ll have a chat with everyone and it\u2019s brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trundle continues to love life in the JD Cymru South, where he hopes he can continue his form in front of goal to help drive Trefelin onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve played under Andy Hill before at Llanelli and I did well there with his style of play, and it looks like it may continue into my time at Trefelin as well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great that we\u2019re challenging at the right end of the table and I think this is the most open the league has been for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the past you could probably pick one team out and say they\u2019re favourites to win but I think this season, you can probably pick from eight teams, who have a chance of winning the league &#8211; it\u2019s one of the seasons where anyone can beat anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the summer, Lee Trundle dusted himself down for his 29th season in football after confirming his return to the Cymru South with Trefelin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":9778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.6,"y":0.18},"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"class_list":["post-9781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jd-cymru-south"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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