The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[the other bob wilson]

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https://x.com/cf11academy/status/2046197194051772653?s=61

[the other bob wilson]

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City a bit unlucky to be 1-0 down at half time to a fine long range goal by Hull. I thought we were second best while it was 0-0, but we’ve responded well to going behind and have played some nice stuff - Tankiewicz is playing as well as I’ve seen him at this level.

[FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead]

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City a bit unlucky to be 1-0 down at half time to a fine long range goal by Hull. I thought we were second best while it was 0-0, but we’ve responded well to going behind and have played some nice stuff - Tankiewicz is playing as well as I’ve seen him at this level.

Him and Donczew are linking up nicely.

[the other bob wilson]

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City somehow 2-0 down despite completely dominating the second half. the Hull keeper’s having a stormer, but there comes a time when you’ve got to question the quality of our finishing - the keeper should not have been given a chance to make some of his fine saves.

[Coyote]

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Hull really do feel like our bogey team currently. Their fans are arrogant as hell, remember speaking to a Blades fan about them.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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U16s playing in the PDL cup final on Saturday

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/city-u16s-compete-pdl-cup-final

[Loramski]

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U16s playing in the PDL cup final on Saturday

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...-pdl-cup-final

They lost 3-1, Axel Donczew with our goal.

The u-18s won 6-2 though. That puts them third in the table, level on points with Brentford but with a game in hand. Millwall are fourth, also on the same points and also with a game in hand. The top two qualify for the play offs so our game at Millwall in midweek could be decisive, only one regular season game left after that.

[AdrianAlston]

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They lost 3-1, Axel Donczew with our goal.

The u-18s won 6-2 though. That puts them third in the table, level on points with Brentford but with a game in hand. Millwall are fourth, also on the same points and also with a game in hand. The top two qualify for the play offs so our game at Millwall in midweek could be decisive, only one regular season game left after that.

I see that there was a 'Harrington' in the line-up. Any relation to the legendry Alan, city stalwart in the 50's and 60's?

Despite having the 1st choice centre backs away with the Wales U15's and the probably the centre forward there were still 9 Welsh schoolboy internationals in the starting line up and one on the bench. There are 9 City lads in the Wales U15 squad.

[the other bob wilson]

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They lost 3-1, Axel Donczew with our goal.

The u-18s won 6-2 though. That puts them third in the table, level on points with Brentford but with a game in hand. Millwall are fourth, also on the same points and also with a game in hand. The top two qualify for the play offs so our game at Millwall in midweek could be decisive, only one regular season game left after that.

I found a league table and put a link yo it under my blog piece on the Northampton game. It wasn’t dated, so it may not have been the current table, but it looks like we’re guaranteed second if we win our last two matches.

[the other bob wilson]

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A change from the normal view for under 18 highlights for the 6-2 win over Huddersfield on Saturday on the club website.

https://tv.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/videos/31df171e-e963-4df0-aea3-76ac1afcdee8

Big game for the under 18s this morning as they travel to Millwall for a game between two of the three contenders to finish second thereby clinching a place in the Play Offs, kick off is at 11.00.

[the other bob wilson]

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Despite putting out a strong looking side with Tankiewicz and Donczew starting, the under 18s lost 2-0, so they’re relying on others helping them out now.

[the other bob wilson]

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The under 18s win their final game of the regular season 2-0 at Sheffield United which might mean they can still make it into the Play Offs, but I fear the midweek loss at Millwall left them with too much to do.

[Loramski]

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The under 18s win their final game of the regular season 2-0 at Sheffield United which might mean they can still make it into the Play Offs, but I fear the midweek loss at Millwall left them with too much to do.

It did. We ended up fifth with Millwall second but three points there would've put us second with Millwall fifth. We were inconsistent in the run-in, we should've finished comfortably in a play-off position but let it slip away.

[the other bob wilson]

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It did. We ended up fifth with Millwall second but three points there would've put us second with Millwall fifth. We were inconsistent in the run-in, we should've finished comfortably in a play-off position but let it slip away.

Thanks, did you watch the video of the Millwall match on the club website? Understandably, City do as much as they can to “big up” City’s contribution to age group games in their highlights packages, so, you often end up with things that hardly justify the word highlight being included and so I have to be honest and admit that if what they showed represented our best attacking play, we wouldn’t have scored if we were still playing now.

At the other end of the pitch, although the penalty which led to Millwall’s second goal looked a bit soft, it was similar to yesterday’s first team game in that the opposing forwards (especially Millwall’s number nine) had too much pace for our defence which was playing with a high line, so Millwall got plenty of one on ones with our keeper - based on what is being shown on our own website, 2-0 definitely flattered us.