So instead of Davies - a star of Fulham's charge to last season's Europa Cup final - being a Wales squad player, the Haverfordwest-born player informed the WelshFA of his decision to retire.
And Flynn's tenacity and will to help his country was apparent when he agreed to oversee the development of Wales' younger players despite the being continually turned down by the WelshFA for the top job.
The new Cardiff City Stadium, Llanelli's Parc y Scarlets and the Liberty Stadium are suggested venues in the Welsh FA's bid document and Newport's Spytty Park could be used if it be upgraded to meet the tournament criteria.
This is the last time the WelshFA will be able to bid for the event because after 2013 it will expand from eight teams to 16 and Wales does not have the required number of stadia big enough to host such an extended tournament.
However Carden had signed a pre-contract agreement with Wrexham ahead of the new season, and the Welsh side are believed to have contacted the FA in order to clarify their position ahead of any further action.
Since then, Ramsey went on to make a total of 22 appearances for the Welsh side, including a substitute appearance in last season's FA Cup Final against Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium.
Britton has experienced relegation battles, enjoyed two promotions, suffered play-off heartache and celebrated FA Trophy success with Swansea and has been a regular playing over 300 games for the Welsh club.