The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[joecity]

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I said it to him jokingly. I didn't really know what to say as an Ice Breaker. Like 'I see you're knee is fecked there Al' Looking back I don't blame him for being a bit grumpy, big move, plays football to earn a living, not doing so good. I never took no offence.

p.s was a cross wasn't it.

[Blue in the Face]

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isaak Davies got a hat trick in the Under 18s 6-2 win over QPR a fortnight and now Sion Spence has scored one as they win 3-0 at Ipswich yesterday.

https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/32452

Sam Bowen's free kick was superb in the QPR game. Surely he'll win club goal of the month with that one.

... I'm sure you've mentioned this before but I'm surprised Spence hasn't featured more for the under-23s this season. They seem to have identified a core of seven or eight who feature in most games at that level but Spence hasn't quite made the cut, maybe he will now. No rush, of course, but I expected him to be a regular this time round.

I do like the idea of him being tutored by Bellamy in the younger age category. He seems to be operating quite high up the pitch at the mo, drifting into the channels etc. I can imagine him getting a lot from CB. But if he's finding that level easy, he probably needs to be challenged. He seems to have filled out a bit over the past year which is good.

[the other bob wilson]

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Alan Lee in charge of the Ipswich team. Hopefully he can pass on some of his ball mastery to the next generation.

I'm sure you've mentioned this before but I'm surprised Spence hasn't featured more for the under-23s this season. They seem to have identified a core of seven or eight who feature in most games at that level but Spence hasn't quite made the cut, maybe he will now. No rush, of course, but I expected him to be a regular this time round.

I think I've brought up the matter of how Sion Spence has gone from intended first team substitute to not good enough for the Development team twice on my blog this season (I've definitely made mention of it). It's strange how he has gone from being a regular member of the Development squad at the back end of last season to an occasional member of it to me and, on the face of it, there seems to be an admission that City got it wrong a few months back when he was considered to be up to playing against people years older than him in the Under 23s and would have been a sub at Huddersfield if it had not been for a problem with red tape.

When Spence was featuring for the Under 23s last season, he was still being selected for the Under 18s, so he was often playing on Saturdays and Mondays. Therefore, it may be that City have decided that they want to limit him to one game a week even though most 16/17 year olds on the books of a pro club want to do is play as much and as often as they can at that age - he seems quite an athlete as well.

http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=528196

Anyway, if that is the reason for his non selection in what is effectively our reserve team, then I think it's a poor decision, because he's shown he can do well with the Under 23s and he should be with them if it really has to be one out of the two teams only.

[Blue in the Face]

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I'm assuming the club have signed Ogo Obi then as he wasn't listed as a trialist against Rovers. There are two other names I don't recognise - Calver and Parish also listed for us in that game. Anyone know anything about them?

Here's some hype on Ogo Obi from three years ago...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2693169/Manchester-United-highly-rated-Watford-youngster-Ogo-Obi-trial-Carrington.html

[emjayblue]

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I'm assuming the club have signed Ogo Obi then as he wasn't listed as a trialist against Rovers. There are two other names I don't recognise - Calver and Parish also listed for us in that game. Anyone know anything about them?

Here's some hype on Ogo Obi from three years ago...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...arrington.html

Obi and Parish are both starting for the U23's today against Millwall. As are Camp. Paterson and Connolly. No sign of Bogle can only assume he is injured as he wasn't on the bench Friday either.

[emjayblue]

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My mistake no Paterson, was Pilkington!

[Blue in the Face]

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Obi and Parish are both starting for the U23's today against Millwall. As are Camp. Paterson and Connolly. No sign of Bogle can only assume he is injured as he wasn't on the bench Friday either.

Bogle is over 23 and I think the ruling is that we can only field three oldies in the DVP team.

Hopefully good news that Paterson is ready for the seniors then. Warnock and the assistants looks mighty peeved with a couple of things Peltier did at the end of the Brum game so we could be about to see him.

Hopefully TOBW at the game and we get some details on the newbies. Hint. Hint.

[the other bob wilson]

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Bogle is over 23 and I think the ruling is that we can only field three oldies in the DVP team.

Hopefully good news that Paterson is ready for the seniors then. Warnock and the assistants looks mighty peeved with a couple of things Peltier did at the end of the Brum game so we could be about to see him.

Hopefully TOBW at the game and we get some details on the newbies. Hint. Hint.

My commitment to the Under 23 and Under 18 teams doesn't stretch to me going to watch their away games - City are playing in Sarf London this afternoon.

0-0 after the first quarter - Millwall enjoying the majority of possession and have hit the bar.

[the other bob wilson]

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My commitment to the Under 23 and Under 18 teams doesn't stretch to me going to watch their away games - City are playing in Sarf London this afternoon.

0-0 after the first quarter - Millwall enjoying the majority of possession and have hit the bar.

0-0 at half time, but, reading the Twitter feed, it looks like Millwall are well on top.

[Blue in the Face]

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0-0 at half time, but, reading the Twitter feed, it looks like Millwall are well on top.

I hope you're at least going to do a match report based on what you saw on twitter?

[Blue in the Face]

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Wales u17 are playing the Dutch right now. 0-2 approaching after 45. 40 minutes per half...

Stream here....

https://mycujoo.tv/mlsz?id=9897

... You can also rewind the footage to watch from the start.

Bowen, Patten and Isaak Davies in the squad and all three started the game.

Game details at the brilliant site Dragonsoccer....

http://www.dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/u17.php?subaction=showfull&id=1508137439&archive=&start_from=&ucat=11&

[jon1959]

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0-0 at half time, but, reading the Twitter feed, it looks like Millwall are well on top.

1 -1 FT

From the twitter feed it sounds as if Cardiff were on top 2nd half. Pilks scored and almost got the winner. Connolly played 76 minutes.

[emjayblue]

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Millwall 1 City 1 ft. Pilkington.

[emjayblue]

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Beat me to it Jon! Yeah from my feed sounds like we finished on top. Another hour or so run out for Camp too.

[the other bob wilson]

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Wales u17 are playing the Dutch right now. 0-2 approaching after 45. 40 minutes per half...

Stream here....

https://mycujoo.tv/mlsz?id=9897

... You can also rewind the footage to watch from the start.

Bowen, Patten and Isaak Davies in the squad and all three started the game.

Game details at the brilliant site Dragonsoccer....

http://www.dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsit...from=&ucat=11&

Finished 4-0 - according to the stats on the site you provided a link to, Wales had no goal attempts, on or off target, and no corners.