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City123
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I really don't get why we're focusing on bringing in other clubs' cast offs, there are reasons these guys have been let go. I get it if they're from top academies but if you look at today's starting XI we have Turner (Leeds), Benjamin (Fulham), Leahy (Brighton), Antwi (Blackpool) and Conte (QPR), if they're not making it there how likely are they to make it here? Surely it's better to focus on developing our own talent and bringing in a select few let go from the top academies? I can't see any of the players listed having a real impact on our first team.
There was a spell of this when Warnock was here and it was a real mess. To be fair, part of the problem this time seems to be that we've moved a few youngsters up to the first team squad, got Kieron Evans, Taylor Jones, Chanka Zimba and Eli King out on loan and lost Ryan Kavanagh and (I think) Owen Pritchard to injury. I'm not sure where Aidan McNamara is, maybe someone can give a better update than this.
Places to be filled then and I guess there's always going to be an element of hit and miss about it. I can't generalise about any of them, it was my first game of the season tonight, but I wasn't overly impressed although Leahy looks a decent enough player. Antwi and Conte were largely anonymous, Crole seemed to be giving the pair of them a mouthful after QPR's third goal, and Benjamin pretty much got bullied by their very impressive centre forward. Turner made an excellent penalty save but their fourth goal looked soft.
It was a tough night for everyone though, QPR were pacy and powerful. It was a good night to be a sub. Semenyo's pace would've have been handy from the start, Ashford showed some nice touches and Hughes' free kick was superb. I felt a bit sorry for Tanner, his confidence seems shot and it wasn't happening for him. Putting your head down and running until you get tackled is painful to watch. Purse and Crole both got vexed with him but he didn't hide and did a couple of good things in the second half, hopefully he can kick on from that. Great credit to Crole, no real service but two goals and up for the battle from start to finish.
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Undercoverinwurzelland
10 goals conceded in 2 matches!
ANd the under 18s also let in five in their last match. I gave up at 4-1 last night and so missed our last two goals. Sadly, the under 21s have not impressed me at all in the three matches I’ve watched this season.
To be fair, QPR did have four players who’ve played for their first team, including Wales international George Thomas, in their starting line up, so the result shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, but, again, I look at the players brought in from other clubs supposedly to improve the side and think they haven’t done that.
That said, Jack Leahy impressed me more as a full back than he has done as winger (not really surprised to see Semenyo left out, he’s gone backwards based on what I’ve seen of him this season). However, I mentioned how scattered and disunited our midfield looked in an earlier post and you have to wonder about the management and coaching the players receive when you see things like that.
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Loramski
There was a spell of this when Warnock was here and it was a real mess. To be fair, part of the problem this time seems to be that we've moved a few youngsters up to the first team squad, got Kieron Evans, Taylor Jones, Chanka Zimba and Eli King out on loan and lost Ryan Kavanagh and (I think) Owen Pritchard to injury. I'm not sure where Aidan McNamara is, maybe someone can give a better update than this.
Places to be filled then and I guess there's always going to be an element of hit and miss about it. I can't generalise about any of them, it was my first game of the season tonight, but I wasn't overly impressed although Leahy looks a decent enough player. Antwi and Conte were largely anonymous, Crole seemed to be giving the pair of them a mouthful after QPR's third goal, and Benjamin pretty much got bullied by their very impressive centre forward. Turner made an excellent penalty save but their fourth goal looked soft.
It was a tough night for everyone though, QPR were pacy and powerful. It was a good night to be a sub. Semenyo's pace would've have been handy from the start, Ashford showed some nice touches and Hughes' free kick was superb. I felt a bit sorry for Tanner, his confidence seems shot and it wasn't happening for him. Putting your head down and running until you get tackled is painful to watch. Purse and Crole both got vexed with him but he didn't hide and did a couple of good things in the second half, hopefully he can kick on from that. Great credit to Crole, no real service but two goals and up for the battle from start to finish.
Crole is a name that keeps cropping up, would a step up be a step too far at this moment in his development? He does seem to know where the goal is and from reports he seems to be a confident type, ie bollocking others if he feels they’re slacking. The whole object of the academy is to be a stepping stone not for a player who’s shining to be a permanent fixture in that set up. Having not seen the lad I can only comment on the reports from this thread and he certainly gets air time on here. So is it a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the regular watchers of the age group he’s involved with? If it’s a yes, the next question is ‘when’, if he’s good enough etc etc.
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splott parker
Crole is a name that keeps cropping up, would a step up be a step too far at this moment in his development? He does seem to know where the goal is and from reports he seems to be a confident type, ie bollocking others if he feels they’re slacking. The whole object of the academy is to be a stepping stone not for a player who’s shining to be a permanent fixture in that set up. Having not seen the lad I can only comment on the reports from this thread and he certainly gets air time on here. So is it a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the regular watchers of the age group he’s involved with? If it’s a yes, the next question is ‘when’, if he’s good enough etc etc.
I've been surprised to see that he's been on the bench for some recent under 21 matches. We've been hopeless at producing our own strikers for ages (not sure Isaak Davies and Mark Harris qualify as genuine strikers), but Crole is up there with the better ones we've had in my opinion - think it might do him good to go out on loan although I wouldn't have thought he'd play every week for, say, a League Two side. For now, he's the type of player who may end up getting some first team experience with us in the FA Cup this season or if this season turns out to be like the last one with a series of meaningless games to end the league campaign.
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Under 18s 2-1 up at Hull at half time. Glad to see that Gabriele Biancheri, who there was supposed to be interest in from big clubs in the summer and I began to think had left us
, score the first one and Nyakuwha has got the second with a penalty.
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the other bob wilson
Under 18s 2-1 up at Hull at half time. Glad to see that Gabriele Biancheri, who there was supposed to be interest in from big clubs in the summer and I began to think had left us
, score the first one and Nyakuwha has got the second with a penalty.
George & Perrett too who I saw linked to others
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Re: The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...
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City123
3-2 in the last minute!
Cody Twose (a new name to me) scores the winner for City.
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I see Eli King had an assist for the only goal of Crewe's game yesterday.
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Undercoverinwurzelland
I see Eli King had an assist for the only goal of Crewe's game yesterday.
Didn’t get yellow carded either, which is a bit of a change for him at Crete.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love seeing this from Eli King. Cardiff are gonna need to let us keep him all year. <a href="https://t.co/V2kY5d47vX">pic.twitter.com/V2kY5d47vX</a></p>— Chris (@ChrisLukeJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLukeJones/status/1571227647996207111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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City123
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love seeing this from Eli King. Cardiff are gonna need to let us keep him all year. <a href="https://t.co/V2kY5d47vX">pic.twitter.com/V2kY5d47vX</a></p>— Chris (@ChrisLukeJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLukeJones/status/1571227647996207111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Great stuff
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Re: The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...
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the other bob wilson
Cody Twose (a new name to me) scores the winner for City.
any relation to Geraint Twose?
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City123
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love seeing this from Eli King. Cardiff are gonna need to let us keep him all year. <a href="https://t.co/V2kY5d47vX">pic.twitter.com/V2kY5d47vX</a></p>— Chris (@ChrisLukeJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisLukeJones/status/1571227647996207111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
great to see him getting stuck in like that
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Undercoverinwurzelland
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Cody Twose is a first year academy player Bob 👍
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U18’s have got the Jacks away on Saturday 👍
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Crole & Colwill the younger starting for Wales u19s today
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Surprised City are playing the jacks this morning, they don’t usually have games on international weekends - daresay there’s a couple of weakened teams involved.
Been trying to find out how Wales’ under 19s have been doing, but cannot ind anything, anyone know?
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the other bob wilson
Surprised City are playing the jacks this morning, they don’t usually have games on international weekends - daresay there’s a couple of weakened teams involved.
Been trying to find out how Wales’ under 19s have been doing, but cannot ind anything, anyone know?
https://www.google.com/search?client...EOcLT4ad55c%3D
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Nobody's Rep
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I know James Crole starts up top alongside Chris Popov from Leicester
Joel Colwill in the middle partnering
Harry Jewitt White currently at Pompey and being closely looked at by Engerluund
I’m not sure when you can claim a player as one of your own??
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City 1-0 up with a Kyle Kenniford penalty.
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2-0, Cody Twose in the ninetieth minute - looks like win in a derby game!
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FT Cardiff 2-0 Swansea 🙂🙂🙂
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Highlights from yesterday (courtesy of the jacks) https://youtu.be/9fPazkkYV9I
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Undercoverinwurzelland
Thanks, think the penalty looked a bit dubious.
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the other bob wilson
Thanks, think the penalty looked a bit dubious.
A bit generous. Took it well though. Twose showed good composure for his goal too.
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The U23’s have got a game this afternoon
One o’clock 🕐 kick off at Leckwith Stadium
It’s a friendly so isn’t part of the normal schedule
They’re playing “Academy 23” 👍
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Sunnysideup
The U23’s have got a game this afternoon
One o’clock 🕐 kick off at Leckwith Stadium
It’s a friendly so isn’t part of the normal schedule
They’re playing “Academy 23” 👍
Interesting. Looks like they're part of Beaconsfield Town. https://mobile.twitter.com/Academy23...59873702289408
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Wales U17s currently playing away against France, a strong Cardiff City contingent of Luke Armstrong, Luey Giles, Gabriele Biancheri and Troy Perrett join City old boy Charlie Crew in the starting lineup
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the other bob wilson
Thanks, think the penalty looked a bit dubious.
Penalty for me, the defender didn't touch the ball, his problem, shit defending. I liked the look of the Jacks right back-no 2.