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Declan John hopes St Mirren form can earn him a return to Wales squad
Declan John hopes St Mirren form can earn him a return to Wales squad The Saints left wing-back has been impressive under boss Stephen Robinson and he aims to catch the eye of national team manager Craig Bellamy. Decaln John with Ryan Giggs during a Wales friendly with Trinidad and Tobago (Image: Getty Images) Representing your country at any level is still the biggest honour a player can have in their career. That's the message from St Mirren wing-back Declan John who is eyeing up a return to the Welsh international set-up. And the 30-year-old is keen to follow in the footsteps of Alex Gogic, Killian Phillips and Jonah Ayunga, who are involved with Cyprus, Republic of Ireland and Kenya, respectively. The last time John was involved in a squad was when Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs called him up in 2019. His final appearance came against Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly. But he hopes that, by the time his career comes to an end, he will have racked up a few more appearances for the Dragons. 'I'd love to get back involved with my country,' he said. 'I've experienced it already. I've got seven caps and it wasn't too long ago that I was in a couple of camps. Hopefully, if I perform well here with St Mirren, I'll be knocking on the door again. 'I'd love to possibly get a few more caps. I'm on seven at the minute and if I could get that to double digits, I'd happy with that. I just concentrate on my football here and then I'll see what happens after that.' It was when John was at Premier League outfit Cardiff City in 2013 that he was handed his first call-up to the national team by boss Chris Coleman. Despite being in and around the squad in the summer of that year, it would be in October that he would make his debut against Macedonia. He added: 'When you're playing for your club, it's your bread and butter. That's what you're doing week in, week out. But, for any player, to get called up to your country is the biggest honour. 'With me being a proud Welshman, hopefully I can try and get back in the squad one day.' John told how, in 2023, Giggs helped him secure a move to Salford City who are owned by the legends from Manchester United's Class of 92. At the time, wife Francesca was pregnant so signing for the Ammies was perfect with the couple living in Manchester. He said: 'It was a bit of a tricky time but it just kind of made sense to go there and play at Salford — and it [connection with Giggs] did help with the move.' And on the current Welsh head coach, former Liverpool and Celtic star Craig Bellamy, John added: 'I think the squad now is really strong. 'The standard is high with players in the Premier League and in the Championship week in, week out. Hopefully they can do well in the World Cup campaign coming up.' Article continues below Don't miss the latest Renfrewshire headlines – you can sign up to our free daily newsletter here
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Addicks name Hylton set-piece and first-team coach
Charlton Athletic have named former striker Danny Hylton as their set-piece and first-team 36-year-old takes over from James Brayne, who has left the club to join Premier League retired from playing after making six league appearances and scoring one goal for the Addicks last season as they won promotion to the Championship via the former Oxford United and Luton Town player initially moved to The Valley as a player-coach before becoming a fully integrated member of the playing squad."We earmarked Danny Hylton a long time ago as someone we wanted in our coaching environment and someone we wanted to give more responsibility to, and he is the natural successor to James," Charlton head coach Nathan Jones told the club's website, external. "He's someone we know very well and has the knowledge and ability to thrive in his new role."Charlton host Stevenage in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (19:45 BST) before travelling to face Bristol City in the league on Saturday (15:00).
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Luton's Makosso to serve three-match punching ban
Luton Town defender Christ Makosso has been suspended for three games after admitting a violent conduct 21-year-old was involved in an incident in the 76th minute of Saturday's 2-0 Championship win at Peterborough United, when he appeared to punch Carl was not seen by the match officials but was caught on will miss Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Championship club Coventry City and League One games against Bradford City and Wigan joined The Hatters in January from Belgian club RWD Molenbeek in January and has made 15 appearances for the club so far.
