The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[jon1959]

We lost 0 - 1 to Southampton this afternoon with Fred and Mark Harris both starting. Saints report below:

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-...cardiff-saints

There are more new names to me in the starting line up. Looks like a fair number of trialists or new signings are in the club:

Cardiff City starting 11

1 GEORGE RATCLIFFE (GK)
2 CAMERON COXE
3 NATHAN MAVILA
4 AMOS NASHA
5 TYRONE DUFFUS (C)
6 CONNOR YOUNG
7 LAMIN CONTE
8 LEWIS HEWITT
9 FREDERIC GOUNONGBE - JAMES WAITE (59′)
10 MARK HARRIS
11 KRIS OWENS

Substitutes

12 JAMES WAITE

No other subs named.

[Cyncoed Slumdog]

Southampton just about deserved their win although it took a screamer late on to win it for them. City competed quite well but with so many unfamiliar faces playing, it wasn't surprising that they sometimes lacked cohesion. I thought Lamin Conte (plays for STM Sports) showed potential and had pace to burn which troubled the visitors on occasions.
For anybody at a loose end tomorrow, the Academy play the Wurzels Academy at Leckwith, ko 11am.