Linked with move to Sunderland. Be good for the boy. Hasn't flitted in here. Yet another Warnock failure.
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Linked with move to Sunderland. Be good for the boy. Hasn't flitted in here. Yet another Warnock failure.
Similar to that Emyr huws was it that went to Ipswich after us.
If Vaulks leaves, even if it's just on loan, we'll need to get a replacement in. We can't play the rest of the season with only 3 midfielders in the squad.
Another one Id be delighted to see the back of. Only 17 or 18 more to go!
Just hasnt happened for him here. Thought he was harshly treated by Warnock but Harris doesnt seem to rate him either.
His signing is yet another Warnock mistake. He is 26, he has experience of over 200 games of football behind him so I doubt if there is better to come. Get rid and upgrade. Should we be confident that the transfer committee can do that ? Not really but at least Warnock and the Chief Scout have gone.
Sorry it should be obvious that this kid is not good enough for Cardiff City. Lightweight and ineffective. Well never make it here. Move on.
Does any other industry have such a large proportion of very expensive failures and which are a significant drain on finances?
it's always a shame when players don't make a success of their time. We'll be light in the midfield if he goes though.
Unless we have a replacement then there is no doubt in my mind we should keep hold of him.
Okay he may not have set the world alight since we brought him in but it isn't that simple, particularly as we are in transition.
We aren't blessed with a squad of decent midfielders and an injury will see us having to play people out of position.
He was a Welsh international before coming here so he must have something.
And people reckon his replacement would be any better?
What's the point? We all know the replacement will be worse
I have some sympathy for him as he probably hasn't had a fair run to show his worth but I get the impression he thinks he should be first choice which I don't think will ever be the case. I read an interview with him online where he was moaning about game time and his main gripe was that he would be top of the running charts in training regularly.... sign up for a running club then. We need a bit of quality in midfield not just headless chickens.
Can we release Isaac Vassell? Is that an option?
Here's a novel thought, we could give one of Sam Bowen, Keenan Patten and Harry Pinchard, who were all good in a successful Welsh Under 19s in November a squad place - there's also Aaron Bolger and one or two others I can think of who could come into the squad, especially if the season fizzles out in the same way as 14/15 did.
I think we’d be hard pressed to find worse than Vaulks. Bacuna and Pack aren’t up to much and Vaulks doesn’t even get a sniff. When he does play the game completely passes him bht and he’s technically poor. Another Warnock masterstroke. If we can sell him, then we should. He’s probably better than he’s shown here so it’s in everyone’s interests that we part ways
Looking at our midfield at times this season, I've thought they were crying out for someone who could do the same sort of job that Bowen did for the under 18s, Patten and Pinchard are good all rounders who can play in a variety of positions and when I saw Bolger (who seems to have been injured for much of this season) playing back in August and September I thought he was someone who could play for the first team by the end of the season.
My point is more that at other clubs facing the likelihood of a few weeks at the end of the season with nothing to play for, I feel the conversation about who could replace a player about to be sold would include the question "do we have any youngsters coming through who could come in?" - the likelihood is that we could find out without important league points being lost come April and May and I'm sure there would be some blooding of youngsters at most other clubs under the same circumstances.
Unless you're talking about a Ramsey, there has to be a gamble involved when giving a youngster a debut, but we often did it two or three times a season until the thinking that our young player of the year has to about twenty five took a hold - it doesn't help either to have fans writing Cameron Coxe off completely after two appearances.
The problem is some already have it in for Harris. **** has a lot of posters against him. Would he survive a run of defeats giving youth a go and trying to play a more passing game. Hes in a difficult position.
Talking of Ramsey even he was underused by Dave Jones. Should have been a regular but was comfined to bit part player.
I watched the U23’s at Coventry today. They actually try and play some football with far less hoofing it aimlessly. Sam Bowen hit the post in the first half and scored a well taken goal just after half time. It was a decent performance from a young side but I didn’t see anything that made me think any of them will be in the 1st team anytime soon.
I watch a lot of Non-league football and the Southern League & Welsh PL in particular are littered with ex-City academy players and many are disappearing without trace, as they're not good enough for that level. It's a great shame but the vast majority simply go into free fall and tumble through the leagues until they find their (low) level.
I am surprised to read that too, although I'm not surprised that not many have made it through the ranks.
From what I have heard and read, there isn't much to get excited about from our youngsters and the ones that possibly could make the step up we loan out.
If you (TOBW) do not think that the youngsters could make the step up then I'm a bit confused as to why you are banging the drum for them in this and other threads :shrug:
Must be difficult to be in and out of the team. I bet if he got a run of 10 games and a bit of confidence and stability he'd be a good player. Very quick to judge you lot are
I've only watched highlights so probably not best qualified to have an opinion, but i'm going to have one anyway. From what i've seen these U23 games look like an exhibition, slow and not very competitive. Some of the players look technically sound, although it seems that they allow eachover the time and space to look good , which doesn't happen at first team level. They need to bring back real competitive reserve team football where if you did well you had a real chance of stepping up into the first team, An environment that pitted 17 year olds against 30 year olds, trialists, has beens and never beens and established good players coming back from injury as well as the odd player who was demanding a transfer. There would be scouts at these games and a real prospect of a move or loan, and it was very competitive.
Your point is fair but it's a vicious circle isn't it? He's barely played, Warnock cast him out after one mistake against Reading and now he's been in and out of the team, never had a run. I just don't think we're the type of club who can afford to be all "he's shit get rid of him" with this amount of evidence.