Category 1 Academy

[the other bob wilson]

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...e-cup-success/

and here's the club site take on the tournament Gringo mentioned

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...rophy-winners/

Impressive stuff and more evidence that it would appear that the problem is not a lack of talent in the area, more finding a way to sustain it until the players are in their late teens and early twenties.

[Loramski]

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...e-cup-success/

and here's the club site take on the tournament Gringo mentioned

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...rophy-winners/

Impressive stuff and more evidence that it would appear that the problem is not a lack of talent in the area, more finding a way to sustain it until the players are in their late teens and early twenties.

Very encouraging. I only caught the end of the under-14s cup game against Norwich recently and they were beaten heavily but it was a great achievement to have made the semis. The under-15s tournament win in Poland looked impressive too (six clean sheets in six games), there seems to be a lot of positives at present.

I'm not sure if we've always been this strong at those levels, you and Gringo may be able to help there. Have we been here before but the club didn't bring that talent through properly or is an extra effort being made to bring on the youngsters right from the start now? I'm impressed by the experience these lads are picking up, even the younger age groups get entered into tournaments far and wide. There doesn't seem to be a lack of commitment to the Academy, far from it.

I agree with you and Gringo, the talent does seem to be there now. It will be very disappointing if these lads don't push on over the next few years.