The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[the other bob wilson]

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Funny reading this as these were my thoughts exactly. Harris is a funny one. He does show flashes of tremendous quality, but he also has the tendency to drift out of games. I'm not sure what a coach should be saying to him? Hunt for the ball more?

Always like the look of Coxe's boldness and he seems to have a big influence from positions which aren't typically influential. Think Coxe can make it to league one level at least.

I haven't seen enough from highlight reels, but Bowen seems to take a very cultured set piece also.

My attitude with Coxe is that, if we aren't going to use him at this stage, then let him go out on loan somewhere.

Bowen is another good footballer, but I don't think of him in terms of the first team yet because he's still only fifteen or sixteen I believe.

[ccfc_is_my_life]

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My attitude with Coxe is that, if we aren't going to use him at this stage, then let him go out on loan somewhere.

Bowen is another good footballer, but I don't think of him in terms of the first team yet because he's still only fifteen or sixteen I believe.

To loan Coxe out we need a club wanting to take him on loan.

[Blue in the Face]

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To loan Coxe out we need a club wanting to take him on loan.

He's had good exposure with the Welsh u20s/21s. I'm optimistic that we could find league football for him. Would leave another hole in the DVP team, but that cannot be priority.

[Blue in the Face]

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My attitude with Coxe is that, if we aren't going to use him at this stage, then let him go out on loan somewhere.

Bowen is another good footballer, but I don't think of him in terms of the first team yet because he's still only fifteen or sixteen I believe.

I didn't realise Bowen was that young. Look forward to seeing him to develop.

[ccfc_is_my_life]

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He's had good exposure with the Welsh u20s/21s. I'm optimistic that we could find league football for him. Would leave another hole in the DVP team, but that cannot be priority.

We've had players with similar exposure unable to be loaned out to a league team.

[the other bob wilson]

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A Development team featuring Lee Camp and recent signings Brown and Obi was beaten 1-0 at Watford this afternoon - Paul McKay had also graduated from "Trialist" to McKay on the club's Twitter feed, so I assume he has signed for us as well now - nos. seven, eight and nine were all called Trialist today.

[cardiff55]

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Is Paul McKay the young lad who played once for Leeds?

[ccfc_is_my_life]

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Is Paul McKay the young lad who played once for Leeds?

Yes.

[Blue in the Face]

Re: The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

A Development team featuring Lee Camp and recent signings Brown and Obi was beaten 1-0 at Watford this afternoon - Paul McKay had also graduated from "Trialist" to McKay on the club's Twitter feed, so I assume he has signed for us as well now - nos. seven, eight and nine were all called Trialist today.

Hopefully one of them comes good. It feels a bit like the positional deficiencies at senior level are mirrored a bit at DVP level. This rumour about this Scottish centre mid from Hamilton keep persisting so maybe there's something to it.

[Loramski]

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The under-23s won 1-0 at Coventry today, Ibrahim Meite with the goal. Rhys Healey and Lee Camp played too.

[Blue in the Face]

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Think the u18s beat the wurzels away 1-0 a couple of days ago too.

[Loramski]

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Think the u18s beat the wurzels away 1-0 a couple of days ago too.

TOBW said in another thread that the u-18s and the u-16s both won 2-1 down there.

[the other bob wilson]

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TOBW said in another thread that the u-18s and the u-16s both won 2-1 down there.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/u18--bristol-city-1-2-cardiff-city/

[Loramski]

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https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...-cardiff-city/

Thanks. Here's the under-23s report. Lloyd Humphries is back playing.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2018/january/u23--coventry-city-0-1-cardiff-city/

[Blue in the Face]

Re: The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

TOBW said in another thread that the u-18s and the u-16s both won 2-1 down there.

My booboo. Couldn't find the article to confirm the score.

Thanks for the match report link