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Went 1-0 down but won 3-1. Cook, Nyakuhwa and Johnson with the goals.
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Beecher’s missed months of this season and has only been back playing for a couple of weeks or so.
As for Lawlor, Bulut had the option of Ng and Collins as centre backs last week, looks like he won’t have either of them tomorrow.
I don't think that Beecher is a left back, maybe a wing back and certainly a left winger. He reminds me of O'Dowda
Giles has got to be the next cab off the rank at left back.
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Definitely, it'll give us a good idea of how stretched we really are for the Southampton game. The under 18s play on Saturday too, all three teams could be struggling for numbers this weekend.
I hope to goodness that Bulut's one foray into playing kids does not manifest in giving debuts to Antwi and Conte. It would be a kick in the teeth for all who work for the academy.
They are not even the best options.
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Giles missed Monday as well. Maybe also injured.
I hope not, Joe Crole is another option (not at left back though) as someone not involved in todays U21 game and for full back, Will Spiers
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I hope to goodness that Bulut's one foray into playing kids does not manifest in giving debuts to Antwi and Conte. It would be a kick in the teeth for all who work for the academy.
They are not even the best options.
I'm surprised Conte has been in first team squads tbh, never been hugely impressed by him when I've watched the u21s, especially considering he's generally a couple of years older than the rest of the team
Hopefully he does well if he comes on tomorrow though. Aren't he & Antwi's contracts up this summer?
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I'm surprised Conte has been in first team squads tbh, never been hugely impressed by him when I've watched the u21s, especially considering he's generally a couple of years older than the rest of the team
Hopefully he does well if he comes on tomorrow though. Aren't he & Antwi's contracts up this summer?
Yes, I'd be surprised if they were renewed. I really don't understand these types of signings:- Older junior players, no better than we have already. They just block the progress of others. I wonder if they are agent pleasers.
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It would appear that our 'Trialist' Goalkeeper is 18 year old Ewan Griffiths. From Pontypridd, he has been capped by Wales at U17 level. He has been with Sewansea since a schoolnboy. He has been competing for the Swansea U18 No.1 position with Kit Margetson, son of Martyn. Ewan has captained the Swans U18 team on times.
I presume they have plumped for Margetson, but it would appear that we have actually given Griffiths a pro contract:-
https://www.southwalesgk.co.uk/success-stories
He has played for us in the two recent U21 matches against Wigan and Birmingham and for the U18's yesterday (he was actually named by the Club Academy twitter account in their published starting line up) against Burnley.
I'm not sure where this leaves Luke Armstrong, but they do appear to like a lot of Goalkeepers in the U21 squad (4 this season) so maybe he will also get a pro contract.
As Griffiths is from Ponty, I wonder how we missed him 1st time around? We didn't have another goalie in that age group and Armstrong was signed late, age 16, after his release by Wolves.
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It would appear that our 'Trialist' Goalkeeper is 18 year old Ewan Griffiths. From Pontypridd, he has been capped by Wales at U17 level. He has been with Sewansea since a schoolnboy. He has been competing for the Swansea U18 No.1 position with Kit Margetson, son of Martyn. Ewan has captained the Swans U18 team on times.
I presume they have plumped for Margetson, but it would appear that we have actually given Griffiths a pro contract:-
https://www.southwalesgk.co.uk/success-stories
He has played for us in the two recent U21 matches against Wigan and Birmingham and for the U18's yesterday (he was actually named by the Club Academy twitter account in their published starting line up) against Burnley.
I'm not sure where this leaves Luke Armstrong, but they do appear to like a lot of Goalkeepers in the U21 squad (4 this season) so maybe he will also get a pro contract.
As Griffiths is from Ponty, I wonder how we missed him 1st time around? We didn't have another goalie in that age group and Armstrong was signed late, age 16, after his release by Wolves.
Let's hope we've pinched a real talent from them. You're right though, seems strange that he was with them and not us in the first place.
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Let's hope we've pinched a real talent from them. You're right though, seems strange that he was with them and not us in the first place.
These things happen. Mark Harris is from Swansea & the Colwills are from Neath but they joined us. Ben Cabango is a Cardiff boy and signed for Swansea quite late, Oli Cooper's dad was our u21 coach when his son went to Swansea! Even Margetson has a Cardiff connection.
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Highlights of the under-21s win at Crewe on Friday here.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3
Next game against Peterborough tomorrow. 1.00 kick off at the CCS.
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Two dodgy penalties given against the under 18s at Burnley - well one, suppose the second one was.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3
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Brief WOL piece on Charlie Crew, Gabriele Biancheri and Lewys Benjamin:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-city-29039852
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What's the youtube link for this?
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Oh dear, playing out from the back costs City - 0-1.
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What's the youtube link for this?
https://www.youtube.com/live/ivOXAt1...Osk7L-aW0fk1yA
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1-1, Cody Twose equalises - excellent assist from Joel Colwill.
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Cheers Bob...just in time for the equaliser...
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I don't catch many of these games but Colwill always just looks quality.
Few other good performances so far as well.
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Colwill makes it 2-1, enjoyable game this.
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3-1, Nyakhuwa (sorry if spelt it wrong!), another assist for Colwill.
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And a third. Every time I watch Colwill the last few months I think he's too good for under 21's level. Could do with a loan next season.
Like the look of Nyakuhwa as well.
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And another. Colwill bossing the game.
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Another one for Colwill, 4-1.
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I don't know whether to scoff at the Peterborough scorer hushing an empty stadium or admire his sarcasm.
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4-1 at half time. In terms of pressing, that’s the best half I’ve seen from a City team all season.
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Pretty impressive...epecially Colwill and I like Wigley.
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And a third. Every time I watch Colwill the last few months I think he's too good for under 21's level. Could do with a loan next season.
Like the look of Nyakuhwa as well.
Yeah, I don’t think Colwill’s gaining a great deal by playing at this level now.
It’s my first real look at the right back, impressed by him.
No surprise to hear Colwill has been taken off at half time.
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No surprise to hear Colwill has been taken off at half time.
...maybe keeping him for Saturday.....?
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And a third. Every time I watch Colwill the last few months I think he's too good for under 21's level. Could do with a loan next season.
Like the look of Nyakuhwa as well.
He should have gone on loan in January
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Brilliant team goal makes it 5
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5-1, another for Nyakhuwa, a lovely passing move which reminded of that goal by James Waite for the under 23s it probably was back then when we put together a forty odd pass move.
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Relating to my post above, here’s my blog piece on the game which featured what I called an extraordinary goal.
https://mauveandyellowarmy.net/maybe...ive-after-all/
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And another. Colwill bossing the game.
Colwill jnr has got the lot, workrate, drive, energy and scores goals. He should be above Wintle in the pecking order. He and Ashford have been a class above this season for the U21's.
Nyakuhwa is another that should be pushing the 1st team squad, he has physique, pace and scores goals. He is probably the next cab off the rank. Still an U18
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First under-21 game I've been able to get to this season, better late than never and a decent one to start with. An impressive showing all round (apart from some chaotic passing out from the back) and the comments on here have covered most of it, including the terrific fifth goal. Peterborough were poor and had three trialists in their line-up but that shouldn't take away from the positive performance.
As with the Academy last week, the u-21s basically have the same set-up as the first team. The full backs were taking up some interesting positions at times but on the whole we're playing the same system and that has to be a good thing as lads are moving up through the levels here. A mixture of u-18s and u-21s today but everyone knew what they were doing and even when players had to change position they knew what was expected.
One weird situation is that we have three excellent under-18 left backs here. I know there was talk earlier in the season of how to fit Giles and Beecher in the same team but Jac Thomas plays there too (and for Wales u-17s) so it'll be interesting to see how that situation resolves itself. I hadn't seen Beecher before and he was good today although the defence didn't get tested too much.
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Colwill jnr has got the lot, workrate, drive, energy and scores goals. He should be above Wintle in the pecking order. He and Ashford have been a class above this season for the U21's.
Nyakuhwa is another that should be pushing the 1st team squad, he has physique, pace and scores goals. He is probably the next cab off the rank. Still an U18
The drive of Colwill is a big thing for me, its a threat we don't have at first team level. Even the number 10s don't push on enough up the middle but Colwill wants to do it again and again. Whether he'd be able to replicate that in the Championship we'll have to wait and see.
Nyakuwha is an interesting one. He's not the finished article quite yet but he seems to have all the right attributes, as you say. Played up front today but looked equally comfortable out wide and played a big part in the 5th goal as well as finishing it. Did a few flashy flicks and touches but was a good team player overall and impressed me again today.
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First under-21 game I've been able to get to this season, better late than never and a decent one to start with. An impressive showing all round (apart from some chaotic passing out from the back) and the comments on here have covered most of it, including the terrific fifth goal. Peterborough were poor and had three trialists in their line-up but that shouldn't take away from the positive performance.
As with the Academy last week, the u-21s basically have the same set-up as the first team. The full backs were taking up some interesting positions at times but on the whole we're playing the same system and that has to be a good thing as lads are moving up through the levels here. A mixture of u-18s and u-21s today but everyone knew what they were doing and even when players had to change position they knew what was expected.
One weird situation is that we have three excellent under-18 left backs here. I know there was talk earlier in the season of how to fit Giles and Beecher in the same team but Jac Thomas plays there too (and for Wales u-17s) so it'll be interesting to see how that situation resolves itself. I hadn't seen Beecher before and he was good today although the defence didn't get tested too much.
A couple of months ago, people were saying we only had Jamie Collins who could play left back, but with Pagan and Tom Davies to come back, it's going to be the position where, maybe, we have the most depth.
Not seen enough of Jac Thomas to comment on him really, but I was not surprised at the time when it was Beecher who got some game time in the League Cup tie at blackburn rather than Giles, who was also on the bench for that game. We were losing at the time and, from what I've seen, although Giles is very good from dead ball situations, Beecher is the better of the two when it comes to the attacking side of things - the injury which has kept him out for so much of this season has set him back a bit, but he's someone who's always impressed me.
Giles strikes me as the better defender of the two and it might be significant that he's been used in a back three at times by the under 21s , with natural left sided centre backs seemingly being like gold dust in the modern game, I can see him moving across to play there if he grows to be tall enough - that would solve the problem of which one of the two to play if they both turn out to be good enough.
Beecher is someone who could easily play as an inverted, forward thinking full back, but that might mean that we'd see less of his excellent crossing ability which I think of as the most impressive e part of his game currently. Talking of inverted full backs, I was so impressed yesterday with Kpakio on the right, he's a decent size already and looked a natural for the role whereby full backs are expected to spend more time in the opposition half than their own.
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