Simon Davies is hoping Wales will stage more internationals at smaller venues after enjoying the atmosphere at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.There were just 8,000 watching on Wednesday night as Wales beat Norway 3-0 and the place was rocking.

Wales are considering taking World Cup qualifiers out of Cardiff and have already planned an August friendly against Georgia in Swansea.

Wales stand-in skipper Davies said: "Everyone enjoys playing at Wrexham. It was a cold night, very wet, but we always seem to get good support in the north.

"They are vocal and get behind us. The manager has told us this that some of the qualifiers may be staged at places like Swansea and Wrexham to give us full houses and good atmosphere.

"Sometimes it is difficult at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when it is not full. It can be a funny atmosphere, but we would love to play more games at places like Wrexham.

"If we can pack out a small ground, it will improve the atmosphere with Welsh fans right behind us. It was a worthwhile exercise."

Wales have not lost a game at Wrexham since 1999, and Davies was delighted with Wednesday night's performance.

He said: "I seem to be lucky for Wales when I'm captain, that's three games now and we are unbeaten. There's a feel-good factor in the squad. When we meet up, we are all having a good time.

"But we get the work done, and the overall team performance was excellent. We were really controlling the game towards the end and I have not seen us do that against good opposition for a long time. It's really exciting times now, I hope.

"But sometimes we get too far ahead of ourselves. We have to concentrate and learn, but if we can maintain a winning habit, we have every chance going into the qualifiers."

Davies was excited about the number of youngsters coming through, adding: "The lads all have ability, but the frustrating thing is that some of them are going back to their clubs and not getting games there.

"Hopefully, that will change and they can get good runs in their first teams, which will make it better for us when they join up for Wales."

Carl Fletcher, who has been out of favour at Crystal Palace for a month, scored his first international goal and relished the occasion.

He said: "It has taken me a long time to get my first international goal - after 27 caps it was a relief to see one go in.

"But I was more pleased with the result, it was an excellent performance all round. We were missing several of the first-choice players but against good opposition we did fine.

"Good results breed confidence, whatever level you play. We must maintain this now through the four friendlies we play in the build-up to the qualifiers when they start in September, and if we do that there will be plenty of belief."

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, winning his eighth cap, agreed: "It was an excellent win, Norway are a good side with plenty of Premier League players so we are delighted with the victory."

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