Margetson back from wilderness

MARTYN Margetson is relishing Wales’ friendly in Hungary after 10 years in the international wilderness.

The 32-year-old Cardiff goalkeeper was a shock call-up by manager Mark Hughes for the trip to Budapest.

Margetson is unlikely to get closer than third in line in the Ferenc Puskas Stadium, with Paul Jones and Danny Coyne ahead of him. But Margetson admits he is just happy to be along for the ride, admitting “it would have been easy to have thrown in the towel” after a turbulent career.

WALES squad: D Coyne (Leicester City), P Jones (Wolverhampton Wanderers), M Margetson (Cardiff City), R Edwards (Aston Villa), C Fletcher (Bournemouth), D Gabbidon (Cardiff City), A Melville (West Ham United), R Page (Sheffield United), G Roberts (Tranmere Rovers), K Symons (Crystal Palace), B Thatcher (Leicester City), D Barnard (Grimsby Town), J Collins (Cardiff City), J Koumas (West Bromwich Albion), C Robinson (Portsmouth), R Savage (Birmingham City), G Speed (Newcastle United), D Vaughan (Crewe Alexandra), C Bellamy (Newcastle United), R Earnshaw (Cardiff City), G Taylor (Nottingham Forest), N Roberts (Wigan Athletic).