The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[Michael Morris]

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Quite possibly. I used to moan about Slade not turning up to DVP games so I'd be a hypocrite not to do the same when Warnock or Blackwell don't turn up, especially as a couple of Saturday's squad were playing as well as some fringe players. However, there is a different feel about these games now and I'd like to think Warnock is genuine when he talks about the importance of a long term strategy here, even though there is plenty to occupy him in the short term.

A couple of other bits of DVP related stuff. Lloyd Humphries scored for Weston tonight in a 3-2 defeat to Dartford in the National League South. Former player Gethyn Hill also scored, for the fourth game in a row. Another former player, Luke Coulson, has joined Barnet where he'll join up with David Tutonda.

Warnock was home in Cornwall when he was speaking to Radio Wales last night

[Jimmy the Jock]

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Quite possibly. I used to moan about Slade not turning up to DVP games so I'd be a hypocrite not to do the same when Warnock or Blackwell don't turn up, especially as a couple of Saturday's squad were playing as well as some fringe players. However, there is a different feel about these games now and I'd like to think Warnock is genuine when he talks about the importance of a long term strategy here, even though there is plenty to occupy him in the short term.

A couple of other bits of DVP related stuff. Lloyd Humphries scored for Weston tonight in a 3-2 defeat to Dartford in the National League South. Former player Gethyn Hill also scored, for the fourth game in a row. Another former player, Luke Coulson, has joined Barnet where he'll join up with David Tutonda.

Last paragraph is in the wrong thread, we have a thing called "loan watch " ( which is extremely popular , and witty) for these type of comments .

[Jimmy the Jock]

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Warnock was home in Cornwall when he was speaking to Radio Wales last night

I am sure he will read the board to keep abreast of all the development news.

[Loramski]

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Warnock was home in Cornwall when he was speaking to Radio Wales last night

I haven't seen him at any games. I was going to come up with some guff about how good it is that he's assembled such a strong backroom team that he can delegate that kind of thing out but, like I said, I never made that excuse for Slade. Or any excuse for him, come to that.

[Loramski]

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I am sure he will read the board to keep abreast of all the development news.

So he should.

Loan Watch will be back at some point. I'm using the office as the headquarters for the 'Bring Etien home' campaign at the moment. It's really starting to gather some momentum now. I know I can count on your signature when the petition goes round on Saturday.

[surge]

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So he should.

Loan Watch will be back at some point. I'm using the office as the headquarters for the 'Bring Etien home' campaign at the moment. It's really starting to gather some momentum now. I know I can count on your signature when the petition goes round on Saturday.

Signed.

[Loramski]

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Signed.

Thank you. You were the one who came up with the campaign slogan, we wouldn't have got this far without you. I'll make sure Etien mentions you in his first press conference back, I don't want to take all the credit.

[Blue in the Face]

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Thank you. You were the one who came up with the campaign slogan, we wouldn't have got this far without you. I'll make sure Etien mentions you in his first press conference back, I don't want to take all the credit.

Saint Etien's pilgrimage home

One of the best pre match warmer uppers I've seen in a Cardiff tracksuit

[the other bob wilson]

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Signed.

Not signed .

[the other bob wilson]

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I haven't seen him at any games. I was going to come up with some guff about how good it is that he's assembled such a strong backroom team that he can delegate that kind of thing out but, like I said, I never made that excuse for Slade. Or any excuse for him, come to that.

To be fair to Slade, I saw him quite often at Development team matches at Leckwith and the Vale (even had a conversation with him once if thanking him for allowing me to get past him qualifies as one), so I take the point about it being hypercritical to criticise Slade and say nothing about Warnock. However, I will cut Warnock some slack for;-
1. Acting so quickly on an Academy and Development team system that wasn't working. The proof of the pudding will be in the results it produces of course, but the moving on of players in their early twenties who were stuck in a limbo between youth and first team football and the appointment of someone to oversee age group football at the club in the same way as Brian Flynn used to for Wales, seem like good moves to me - especially as the new appointee is someone like Craig Bellamy.
2. Less than three months into his time at Cardiff and Warnock has already done what Slade never did in almost two full season at the club - give an Academy graduate (in fact, Mark Harris is still eligible for our Under 18s this season) a first team debut.

[Jimmy the Jock]

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So he should.

Loan Watch will be back at some point. I'm using the office as the headquarters for the 'Bring Etien home' campaign at the moment. It's really starting to gather some momentum now. I know I can count on your signature when the petition goes round on Saturday.

More than just a signature, I put money in the bucket at the Fulham game.

[Blue in the Face]

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A very enjoyable game last night - here's my report on it.

http://mauveandyellowarmy.net/

Finally got round to reading this. My favorite report of yours in some time, mainly for the reason that there are so many positives. But as you say in your report, performances can yo-yo very quickly at this level so it's best not get too carried away. But very encouraging to hear Veale recovered from injury well and that Waite/Spence are stepping up.

Your report begs one urgent question to me - Perhaps it's time to give Matty Kennedy another pop at the first team? Is he being over-looked? Warnock is the type of manager to get the most out of this lad. I have a funny feeling in my gut that if we give this lad away he might go on to prove himself elsewhere. I hope to see him on the bench for the seniors soon!

As an aside, good to hear Ipsich keeper Crowe showing quality. I think he has what it takes to become a Championship starter.

[the other bob wilson]

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I can't remember if I said this in the blog or not, but that was the best game I've seen Kennedy play for the Development team I think. Thing is though, he plays like that one night and then the next day there are these stories linking him with a move back to Scotland and I wonder to myself are the two things related?

Kennedy's definitely got the talent, but given what a breath of fresh air he was when he came into Russell Slade's oh so boring team two years ago, it's hard to work out why he's as far down the pecking list as he is now unless there is something to rumours about his attitude that surface from time to time - I know why you think he may go somewhere else and prosper, because he's good enough to do so, but I still feel it's best for his career if he moves on now.

After a while, you get to recognise a few of the opposition players at Development games if they've been coming down here for a few seasons and Crowe has been doing that. He's always looked a good prospect to me, but I suppose it's getting close to decision time for him as far as Ipswich are concerned, he's 21 now and his contract is up in June, so do they let one of their two senior keepers go and make him the back up to the one who stays or do they release him? Based on what I've seen of him, he's good enough to be a Championship club's second keeper.

[the other bob wilson]

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Eli Phipps has signed for Colchester - good move for him, I thought he was probably headed to a non league club.

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/completed-phipps-joins-colchester-3526250.aspx

[jon1959]

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Eli Phipps has signed for Colchester - good move for him, I thought he was probably headed to a non league club.

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/...r-3526250.aspx

Is Tommy O'Sullivan still on trial with them? I thought he'd be one of the first to get a permanent move.