At this stage of the season, clubs are either excited with the anticipation of promotion, the dread of relegation or the euphoria of winning cups.

The campaign’s business end has always been difficult for players on international duty, due to the important games coming up at their respective clubs.

I haven’t had that feeling about Wales players in the last few years, of putting their clubs first, before their country.

Here in Wales, we’re still in a transition period where the young guns are still wanting to make their mark on international duty and there are never any questions over their commitment.

Apart from Aaron Ramsey, everyone who has been called up by Robert Page (with some input from Ryan Giggs) will be there for these crucial games at the start of our World Cup qualifying campaign.

We start in Brussels tomorrow night against the best team in the world, according to the FIFA rankings, Belgium. And although they won’t be at their strongest, with Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard unable to join the squad, it is still going to be a massive test for us.

We have done well against the Belgians in recent times, but that will mean nothing. Page, I’m sure, will go in with his trusted back five, with Chris Mepham, Joe Rodon and Ben Davies in the middle, and Rhys Norrington-Davies and the flying Connor Roberts as wing backs.

It’s also great to see Wayne Hennessey, Joe Allen and Gareth Bale – who is getting close to his best – back with all of their experience. Add to that, the form of Dan James and Kieffer Moore, and I can see us nicking a draw.

Just one negative for me is the lack of game time for Mepham and Rodon recently, but having Allen and Ethan Ampadu in front of them makes me feel a bit better.

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With 14 games left and 10 points off the top of the table, Wrexham can be more than happy sitting in fifth and looking in good shape on and off the pitch.

Having lost only one game in 13, they have built up some momentum and confidence along the way.

Dean Keates’ men are now certs for the play-offs, but I have a feeling that there is more to come for Wrexham in this run. I think they will close the gap on Sutton United, and it will be a lot closer.

Who can handle the nerves, the pressure, who can deal with their position better? The team up there to be shot at, or the team in the slipstream, ready to pounce?

There will be many twists and turns in the league for Wrexham before the season is finished.

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We are only two games from the split in the Cymru Premier, and after a rollercoaster few weeks since the restart, I suspect the only manager sitting quietly happy is Connah’s Quay boss Andy Morrison.

They are now heading for another league title, in my eyes. The team is relentless, like their manager, and I mean that in a positive way.

The New Saints have sat back on their winning experiences over the last few years, and are ready for a change, to try and be the first team to reach the group stages of the Europa League. But they need to move fast.

Nomads are ahead of them on the pitch at the moment, and off it. They are already planning and preparing for where they want to be in two years’ time, when Morrison’s contract runs out. I believe he would not have signed if the Nomads did not share his ambitions.

On the other hand, there is the question, how far can Andy take them? Does he need to move on to fulfil his dreams? I don’t know the answer to that, but for sure, no one can argue with how Andy is doing things at Connah’s Quay.

I have to sign off with a word about Michael Wilde, who passed 200 goals in the Welsh top flight last weekend; what an achievement for a truly professional person and a great striker.

Malcolm Allen is a part of S4C’s Sgorio team. Watch S4C’s live coverage of Belgium game from 7.25pm on Wednesday, Mexico on Saturday at 7.30pm and next Tuesday’s Wales v Czech Republic tie (7.25pm). For the latest Welsh football news and JD Cymru Premier highlights, follow @sgorio and @S4Cchwaraeon on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.