Paul Dummett has come in for yet more criticism from supporters after he appeared to call time on his international career with Wales.
According to Wales Online’s Ian Mitchelmore, the defender declared himself unavailable for selection against Azerbaijan & Belarus.
It is being claimed that he told manager Ryan Giggs that he wanted to focus on his club career.
The reaction of some of these supporters on social media tells you all you need to know about how they feel about the Newcastle defender.
Twitter: Paul Dummett’s Wales career looks to be over. He made himself unavailable for the squad to face Azerbaijan & Belaru… https://t.co/KT3aF2Nw6V (@IanMitchelmore)
Twitter: @PaulDummett cheerio then ??♂️ what a waste of time all that was mate, absolutely no loss whatsoever ??????? (@GarmonCeiro)
Twitter: Paul Dummett’s international career surely over?? (@behindthegoal16)
Twitter: Soulless @PaulDummett (@BaxterCymru11)
Twitter: @philblanche He’s never seemed overly committed to Wales so no great loss for me. (@Baramenyn)
Twitter: @philblanche No great loss (@welshbigman)
Twitter: @philblanche @JamieKemble Was never much of a ‘career’ really (@marchamjack)
Twitter: Thanks for the memories Paul Dummett. Here is a list of some of his most memorable moments in a @Cymru shirt ??????? https://t.co/6pehwBhN8s (@TomiCaws)
Twitter: Hope Paul Dummett is never even considered for Wales again. He clearly doesn’t view it as an honour to represent us… https://t.co/54REpwhDSb (@StevenSOS1987)
Read Newcastle verdict
It’s been a tough few days for Dummett, but you can’t help but feel he has brought a lot of it on himself.
He was criticised by supporters for his comments after the defeat to Norwich and has since been forced to clarify what he said.
In terms of his Wales career, it’s one that never really got going. The English-born defender made his senior debut in 2014 and has only gone on to make five appearances since.
Ironically, this isn’t the first time he has made himself unavailable for selection, but going forward it is hard to see a way back for him. Giggs appears to have other options in mind.
While Newcastle fans will be glad to hear he’s focusing on his club performances, they’ll wait with bated breath to see if he does actually improve on the pitch.
