Having been right in the mix of Wales' golden generation in Euro 2016, Joe Ledley is happy he gets to sit back and watch his pals these days from the relative sanctuary of his holiday pad in Turkey.
Wales face their most important game in decades this weekend, with the small matter of Sunday's World Cup play-off final against either Scotland or Ukraine rapidly approaching. The Welsh public, Ledley included, wait with bated breath for the outcome of that one at Cardiff City Stadium.
Ledley, a 77-cap international, hung up his boots officially in November, but of course has a vested interest in the fortunes of his old pals, who rose through the ranks with him through the youth squads and are just 90 minutes away from booking Wales a place at the Qatar World Cup later this year.