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Cardiff are being completely overwhelmed by Bristol. Only once in the opening 20 minutes has Cardiff even got into Bristol's half. Cardiff look an incredibly poor team at the moment.
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Cardiff are being completely overwhelmed by Bristol. Only once in the opening 20 minutes has Cardiff even got into Bristol's half. Cardiff look an incredibly poor team at the moment.
seems a very experienced Bristol side, quite a few with lots of first team games
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seems a very experienced Bristol side, quite a few with lots of first team games
Yes, Owen Pritchard, who’s very good as a summariser, said he made it that the wurzels had around a thousand first team appearances in their team compared to about fifty in ours. Given that, I think we’ve done pretty well - impressed by the keeper and I really like the look of Dakari, although he probably should have scored from our best chance so far.
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Great finish.
deft
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Vontae Campbell puts City one up - a reward for a very good ten minutes for City in which Zimba and Dakari could also have scored.
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the other bob wilson
Yes, Owen Pritchard, who’s very good as a summariser, said he made it that the wurzels had around a thousand first team appearances in their team compared to about fifty in ours. Given that, I think we’ve done pretty well - impressed by the keeper and I really like the look of Dakari, although he probably should have scored from our best chance so far.
Big step up for him if he was eligible for u16s in November, Massengo alone has over 100 senior appearances
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Enjoyed that. Nice win for City.
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Big step up for him if he was eligible for u16s in November, Massengo alone has over 100 senior appearances
Finished 1-0 and City were the better team in the second half. I honestly think you could make a case for that being City’s best result of the season at senior, under 21 and under 18 levels.
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Thought King grew into the game and looked the part second half.
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Just seen who was playing for Bristol City - lots of 1st team experience there (8 players according to Bristol World). Makes it an even better performance.
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Just seen who was playing for Bristol City - lots of 1st team experience there (8 players according to Bristol World). Makes it an even better performance.
I was fascinated by that comment about them having close to a thousand first team appearances and so I checked and it’s right - obviously King accounts for a lot of those, but DeSilva, Williams and Massengo have all played a hundred plus games.
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the other bob wilson
Yes, Owen Pritchard, who’s very good as a summariser, said he made it that the wurzels had around a thousand first team appearances in their team compared to about fifty in ours. Given that, I think we’ve done pretty well - impressed by the keeper and I really like the look of Dakari, although he probably should have scored from our best chance so far.
Agreed about the summariser and the 2nd half summarise was just as good
In terms of team again agree with keeper and dakari but also though Benjamin at centre half and the number 10 gave solid performances as well
Enjoyable watch and I thoughthe ref was unfussy as well and seem to have a good rapport with the players
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Wasn't able to catch the game but saw Semenyo played. Was he any good? With all the talk about Sang at RB and Campbell not being worth a go, it was forgotten we had someone who this time last year was given a taste of first team action - albeit for 2 minutes - at Liverpool. Presumably, if he was fairly close last year who should be even closer this time.
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Agreed about the summariser and the 2nd half summarise was just as good
In terms of team again agree with keeper and dakari but also though Benjamin at centre half and the number 10 gave solid performances as well
Enjoyable watch and I thoughthe ref was unfussy as well and seem to have a good rapport with the players
Yes, I agree about both Jac Clay as second half summariser and also about Antwi (number 10), who has been increasingly effective as the season has gone on.
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Wasn't able to catch the game but saw Semenyo played. Was he any good? With all the talk about Sang at RB and Campbell not being worth a go, it was forgotten we had someone who this time last year was given a taste of first team action - albeit for 2 minutes - at Liverpool. Presumably, if he was fairly close last year who should be even closer this time.
Semenyo played on the left and did well there - he suffered from cramp late on, it was something which illustrated how hard the team worked. I’d say that Semenyo is more a candidate to be loaned out than a first team contender though.
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Semenyo played on the left and did well there - he suffered from cramp late on, it was something which illustrated how hard the team worked. I’d say that Semenyo is more a candidate to be loaned out than a first team contender though.
Didn’t Morison say as much in the summer about Semenyo?
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Will Spiers puts City a goal up in the Youth Cup game at Oxford in just three minutes.
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1-0 to City at half time.
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2-1 to Oxford now. 2 goals in 2 minutes!
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3-1 to Oxford, game over it seems.
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3-1 FT - bit disappointing.
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3-1 FT - bit disappointing.
Yes, we’ve not done well in the Youth Cup lately.
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I've just watched the U21 game. A very good performance. The three schoolboys did well. Lewys Benjamin is impressive, he's the 1st 6ft+ goalkeeper we have had in our U18 academy for years. I can't believe he hasn't ever been selected by Wales at Schoolboy or U16 level.
Eli King really is a class apart. Antwi, Zimba, Leahy and Campbell are OK, but they are all 21 now and nowhere near the 1st team, Colwill, Denham (I hope he's back soon) and King are all younger. The three centre halves did well, but none of them appear to be tall enough for league football.
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the other bob wilson
Yes, we’ve not done well in the Youth Cup lately.
This is a group that should have done better. They are probably not the strongest at the back and would have missed Lawlor (who I presume is injured).
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I've just watched the U21 game. A very good performance. The three schoolboys did well. Lewys Benjamin is impressive, he's the 1st 6ft+ goalkeeper we have had in our U18 academy for years. I can't believe he hasn't ever been selected by Wales at Schoolboy or U16 level.
Eli King really is a class apart. Antwi, Zimba, Leahy and Campbell are OK, but they are all 21 now and nowhere near the 1st team, Colwill, Denham (I hope he's back soon) and King are all younger. The three centre halves did well, but none of them appear to be tall enough for league football.
Growth spurts. Just saying!
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Growth spurts. Just saying!
I hope Denham is back soon. He's a good player. He should be even better now he's 6'7"