The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

1-1 half time. Good game with a real contrast in styles, the wurzels are big, set piece orientated and as direct a team as I’ve seen in age group football in years - City are the much better footballing side and have probably had more chances although the wurzels had the best opportunity when they hit the bar from a simple chance. City took the lead with a good finish from Ola after nice play from Perrett in midfield and the wurzels equalised almost straight away with a simple header from a beautifully delivered corner.

Poor defending from a corner and City go 2-1 down.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Two or three I would have thought.

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2 years 9 months. Tom is a good player, I'd have a wager that Newport will turn a profit on him. O'Dowda-Bagan-Giles is probably enough cover at left back for a Championship Club. I presume, also, that Jac Thomas will also get a pro contract. The move, probably, suits both parties.

Finished 2-1, Barton hit the crossbar with a great free kick in added time, but Bristol were the better team in the second half and deserved their win as an awful lot of City players suffered from cramp in the closing minutes.

Thought Troy Perrett was the best footballer on the pitch.

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Originally Posted by AdrianAlston

2 years 9 months. Tom is a good player, I'd have a wager that Newport will turn a profit on him. O'Dowda-Bagan-Giles is probably enough cover at left back for a Championship Club. I presume, also, that Jac Thomas will also get a pro contract. The move, probably, suits both parties.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Finished 2-1, Barton hit the crossbar with a great free kick in added time, but Bristol were the better team in the second half and deserved their win as an awful lot of City players suffered from cramp in the closing minutes.

Thought Troy Perrett was the best footballer on the pitch.

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He's looking a real prospect, yes.

Shame that. We let ourselves get bullied out of it in the second half. Couldn't stand up to their attacks, panicked when they pressed us and couldn't string any passes together. It was men against boys (if that's possible in an under-18 game) and people by me were getting up and going with 10-15 minutes to go, the ref would've stopped it if it was boxing.

Then, out of nowhere, we got back into it. Jac Thomas nailed a shot and the keeper made a great save, Ola (who was a handful and worked hard) had one deflected just wide and then Barton's free kick. It showed what we were capable of. Barton was a bit wasteful at times but they were struggling to cope with him, shame we didn't have Kpakio (or Jake Davies) up the other flank to really stretch them.

The better team won but still positives to take out of it, we've got some good youngsters coming through.

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Originally Posted by Loramski

He's looking a real prospect, yes.

Shame that. We let ourselves get bullied out of it in the second half. Couldn't stand up to their attacks, panicked when they pressed us and couldn't string any passes together. It was men against boys (if that's possible in an under-18 game) and people by me were getting up and going with 10-15 minutes to go, the ref would've stopped it if it was boxing.

Then, out of nowhere, we got back into it. Jac Thomas nailed a shot and the keeper made a great save, Ola (who was a handful and worked hard) had one deflected just wide and then Barton's free kick. It showed what we were capable of. Barton was a bit wasteful at times but they were struggling to cope with him, shame we didn't have Kpakio (or Jake Davies) up the other flank to really stretch them.

The better team won but still positives to take out of it, we've got some good youngsters coming through.

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I used the word "footballer", rather than player about Perrett because I thought Bristol were more like athletes with their height and strength advantages all over the pitch. Was it a deliberate policy to play in such a way I wonder or is it just that their current group happen to be big and powerful and so they've adjusted their style accordingly I wonder?

Must admit, I was a little disappointed in some of the younger players I'd not seen a great deal of before - to me, we were over reliant on Perrett, Barton and Mafico (i.e. the players with a fair bit of under 21 experience). That said, I thought the keeper and the centrebacks stood up to the aerial barrage pretty well and, as you say, Ola was a handful. Interested to see Tankiewicz come on as the first sub and do quite well - he struck me as a clever player when I watched him playing for Wales under 16s in the Victory Shield.

I mentioned the number of City players that suffered with cramp in the closing stages, I've not seen that before on the Leckwith pitch and I suppose it might have been a reflection on what a physical challenge it was for them to be playing a team like that.

Tan Nyakuhwa linked with Anderlecht

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Originally Posted by City123

Tan Nyakuhwa linked with Anderlecht

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Odd one this, he's had a quiet season and hasn't been a regular starter for the under-21s.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

I used the word "footballer", rather than player about Perrett because I thought Bristol were more like athletes with their height and strength advantages all over the pitch. Was it a deliberate policy to play in such a way I wonder or is it just that their current group happen to be big and powerful and so they've adjusted their style accordingly I wonder?

Must admit, I was a little disappointed in some of the younger players I'd not seen a great deal of before - to me, we were over reliant on Perrett, Barton and Mafico (i.e. the players with a fair bit of under 21 experience). That said, I thought the keeper and the centrebacks stood up to the aerial barrage pretty well and, as you say, Ola was a handful. Interested to see Tankiewicz come on as the first sub and do quite well - he struck me as a clever player when I watched him playing for Wales under 16s in the Victory Shield.

I mentioned the number of City players that suffered with cramp in the closing stages, I've not seen that before on the Leckwith pitch and I suppose it might have been a reflection on what a physical challenge it was for them to be playing a team like that.

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Highlights here. I've still no idea how the Bristol City number 7 misses the open goal in the first half. Their number 11, Luke Skinner, just signed a three year professional contract. He gave us a lot of problems.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...e-5c589cd26f12

I was hoping for a coach/captain interview after, I'd have been interested to hear what conclusions were drawn. As you say, there were some disappointing performances and a few didn't seem to fancy the physical side of it or trust their technique under pressure.

Saying that, the three 'senior' lads you talked of pretty much ticked every box on the night, which is encouraging going forward, Ola seems to have something and while Jac Thomas didn't have his best game he led from the front and never gave up. Ola and Thomas suffered most from cramp but they never hid, Thomas went through the pain barrier to win that free kick at the end.

I'm not trying to sugarcoat a disappointing performance overall but there's enough going on at u-21 and u-18 level currently to give hope that our youngsters will carry on breaking into the first team in the years to come.

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Originally Posted by Loramski

Highlights here. I've still no idea how the Bristol City number 7 misses the open goal in the first half. Their number 11, Luke Skinner, just signed a three year professional contract. He gave us a lot of problems.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...e-5c589cd26f12

I was hoping for a coach/captain interview after, I'd have been interested to hear what conclusions were drawn. As you say, there were some disappointing performances and a few didn't seem to fancy the physical side of it or trust their technique under pressure.

Saying that, the three 'senior' lads you talked of pretty much ticked every box on the night, which is encouraging going forward, Ola seems to have something and while Jac Thomas didn't have his best game he led from the front and never gave up. Ola and Thomas suffered most from cramp but they never hid, Thomas went through the pain barrier to win that free kick at the end.

I'm not trying to sugarcoat a disappointing performance overall but there's enough going on at u-21 and u-18 level currently to give hope that our youngsters will carry on breaking into the first team in the years to come.

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There were threads on Twitter about how Dan Ola should be picked in the first team squad for the Sheffield United cup tie and I responded by saying that, as far as I’m aware, he had not even played for the our under 21s yet. Having watched our team in the Youth Cup games though, I’m surprised at his lack of game time with the unde21s as he looks ready for consideration at that level now.

Great credit to Jac Thomas for the Way he battled through his cramp and indirectly almost got us level after ninety minutes, but I don’t get the feeling with him yet that I had when watching Giles and Beecher (who seems to have been set back by his injury last season) at his age that they could be first team regulars one day.

U21s away at Charlton at 1pm today. It's due to be streamed on Charlton TV, but looks like you need a subscription.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

U21s away at Charlton at 1pm today. It's due to be streamed on Charlton TV, but looks like you need a subscription.

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Conte back at left back.

https://x.com/cf11academy/status/188...738924177?s=61

3-1 down at half time, Morgan Wigley the scorer.

6 - 1 loss. Painful!

Dreadful month for the academy teams after a promising start to the season.

The excuse for the likely decline in under 21 results was going to be that players were going to be loaned out, but that’s not happened yet. Injuries to Kpakio and Reindorf and Giles’ absence today isn’t helping, while, although he hasn’t played for them so much this season, Ashford’s not there either - that’s still an absolutely shocking result for a team that was looking like the best team in the league in the autumn though.

Baylin Johnson to Maidstone on loan.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...ne-united-loan

city under 18's 1 nil up half time against the jacks

City 4-0 up and down to 10. Swansea get…..

5-0 FT

That's more like it!

What a week for South Wales derbies - Cardiff 8 Swansea 0 👍

Tankiewicz and Barton with two each and an Ola penalty.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

5-0 FT

That's more like it!

What a week for South Wales derbies - Cardiff 8 Swansea 0 ��

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And Norwich belting their seniors as well, they need an abacus.

Highlights from the under 18s win over the jacks including Mannie Barton doing the swim away after scoring. Do you reckon the second goal was a cross or shot? First time I saw it, I thought it was the former, but, having watched it a second time, I’m not so sure.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

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And Norwich belting their seniors as well, they need an abacus.

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The Welsh league Splotty, what's the connection.....

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Highlights from the under 18s win over the jacks including Mannie Barton doing the swim away after scoring. Do you reckon the second goal was a cross or shot? First time I saw it, I thought it was the former, but, having watched it a second time, I’m not so sure.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

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Hi Bob, I agree, it's difficult to decide whether it was a shot or a cross.
What I do know is that it was a goal. :ayatollah:

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Highlights from the under 18s win over the jacks including Mannie Barton doing the swim away after scoring. Do you reckon the second goal was a cross or shot? First time I saw it, I thought it was the former, but, having watched it a second time, I’m not so sure.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

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:hehe: :hehe:

Good lad!

In other news I saw one of our old boys Charlie Crew is wearing 27 on loan at Doncaster, getting good reviews

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Highlights from the under 18s win over the jacks including Mannie Barton doing the swim away after scoring. Do you reckon the second goal was a cross or shot? First time I saw it, I thought it was the former, but, having watched it a second time, I’m not so sure.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

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Great performance. That Daniel Ola looks like he's got all the attributes to become a first teamer - I've not seen much of him - anyone know if he's highly regarded?

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Great performance. That Daniel Ola looks like he's got all the attributes to become a first teamer - I've not seen much of him - anyone know if he's highly regarded?

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Don’t believe he’s been picked in Wales age groups squads, but I think he should be now based on what I’ve seen of him which isn’t much.

I’m not convinced it was a penalty, but he showed an impressive turnof pace to win it.

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The Welsh league Splotty, what's the connection.....

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The old sponsors.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Highlights from the under 18s win over the jacks including Mannie Barton doing the swim away after scoring. Do you reckon the second goal was a cross or shot? First time I saw it, I thought it was the former, but, having watched it a second time, I’m not so sure.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/vide...a-cc2bf408ded3

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Great stuff. Rob Tankiewicz is an interesting one. He stood out in our u-15 team that won the cup last season and I know you were impressed with him in the Victory Shield. Not sure if he's been held back or injured this but he's hit the ground running with the u-18s, one to keep an eye on. If you're skilful like he is you can always say you meant a goal like his second and no one can really argue.

Rocco Simic will be playing for the under 21s tomorrow in their League Cup game with Everton - if they aVoid defeat, they’ll probably qualify, but their form now is horrible after their very good first half to the season.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...ity-vs-everton

Today's game with Everton this lunchtime is being streamed on the club's You Tube channel.

Couple of interesting names in the under 21 team, one of them pushes the average age up a fair bit.

https://x.com/cf11academy/status/188...170860631?s=61

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Couple of interesting names in the under 21 team, one of them pushes the average age up a fair bit.

https://x.com/cf11academy/status/188...170860631?s=61

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Must have a fake ID.

Heard that Ramsey kid has a lot of potential

No Davies? Thought Omar said he’d feature today. .

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No Davies? Thought Omar said he’d feature today. .

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He's a week or so behind Ramsey I thought.

Here's link for anyone who wants it

https://www.youtube.com/live/8z-0H5F...vdgMj48LnumN-d

the Everton 11 looks a handful, very strong

1-0 to Everton, Conte got absolutely skinned by his winger and Mafico is deemed to have given away a penalty - looked harsh to me.