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Yes, saw that and the highlights cut off soon after the goal. Here's the Sheffield Wednesday report on the game (and red card incident), just in case you think I've gone doolally tap.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2026/apr...k-at-the-last/
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Originally Posted by Loramski
Kingdon is a very mature and very good young player. But, I don't see that he has either the height or the athleticism required to play at a high level. Both Debono and Parfitt have both these qualities in spades. Whether they have the mentality remains to be seen, but I'd have thought that Debono should be the next player to be introduced into the 1st team (he was our best player in the one match in the Cup). Although it would appear that BBM doesn't rate height as an important quality in any position. He'd play Tyrion Lannister in goal if he had a nice touch.
In November, Wales u-17s just missed out on a chance to qualify for this year's Euros. Instead, they dropped into a B group which, as far as I can make out, could help them move back to the A level when qualifying for the u-19 Euros in 2028 begins.
Anyway, it's a group of four teams. Georgia, Andorra and San Marino. I'm no expert on international football at any level but that doesn't strike me as a group of death. However, we've so far managed to draw 0-0 with Andorra and lost 1-0 to San Marino today. A few of our lads are out there but I guess they're wishing they weren't.
Yeah, losing to San Marino is embarrassing.
https://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/index.php?id=1142Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
I wasn't aware of those appalling results until you mentioned them. While I can accept that, especially at age group level, there can be one off games where things like complacency and lack of preparation can lead to surprising results, there can be no excuse for losing to San Marino after the jolt drawing with Andorra should have given them.
I like Chris Gunter and am pleased to see him being used by Wales after he was such a great servant for his country, but questions have to be asked by the FAW about this when the squad get home.
1 - 1 for the u21s at Colchester.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...1-cardiff-city
2 points dropped there, Colchester are bottom. We're in the last play-off place for now but Charlton play Colchester on Friday, a win will take them two points clear of us and level with Watford with one game to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
We play Hull at home on Monday while Watford and Charlton play each other so a win could take us through. Not sure we deserve it really. Loads of players missing, of course, but it's been a struggle for a while now.
Highlights of the under 21s game at Colchester now on the club website - looks like both teams had a player sent off, but, unless he was abusive to the ref, I’ve not got a clue why the City player was dismissed.the player concerned was Jake Davies who may or may not have been sent off in the previous match at Sheffield Wednesday!
It was bizarre. I assume he was booked for diving and it was his second yellow but it didn't look like a dive, although it wasn't the best angle of it. It wasn't theatrical and there was no appeal after, looked like he just got shoulder barged by the centre half. Davies seemed completely baffled too.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Jac Thomas's goal last night here, it's Merthyr's third. Not exactly Sky coverage and the weather was shocking but you can just about make it out. Nice finish.
https://x.com/i/status/2044513509585588559
This Colchester press report gives 'an' explanation for the two red cards.
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/sport...-cardiff-city/
Thanks. Lively afternoon there. It doesn't say who was sent off from our bench but I couldn't see Purse at the end so I assume it was him. It wasn't Cody Twose who was red carded but it confirms the ref saw a dive.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Good to see Axel Donczew and Paul Moreno getting another game at that level. I wonder how they've dodged the Wales u-17s horror show in San Marino while Tankiewicz is out there?
Seems to me that when under 18 and under 21 sides are announced on Twitter they appear in number order and Davies was the tenth in the team list. Whoever it was, the video only shows 9ne card being displayed - it was hard to see what colour it was, but the ref did point to the dressing room, so I assumed it was red. I don’t think it was a dive and it didn’t merit a yellow, let alone a red, cardQuote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
A more respectable result for the Wales u-17s today (although having only got one point and failing to score in the previous two games against Andorra and San Marino, the only way was up) as they drew 2-2 with Georgia. City lads Jacob Norris and Leo Papirnyk with the goals.
Still finished bottom of the group by two points though. A weirdly scheduled, and pretty meaningless, tournament with some of the better players left at home but even so.
Mannie Barton has scored a penalty to put City’s under 18s ahead against Crewe in a 1 o clock kick off as they chase a top two finish and a Play Off place.
Charlton only drew with Colchester so a win against Hull for our u-21s tomorrow will guarantee us a top eight finish and a place in the play offs with eight teams from PL2. I wouldn't see us going far in that but it will prolong the season for a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
Not sure if this is the best site for info but it's pretty comprehensive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E...lopment_League
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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.
Hull really do feel like our bogey team currently. Their fans are arrogant as hell, remember speaking to a Blades fan about them.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
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/video...3-76ac1afcdee8
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.
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 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loramski
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.
With the team we had out too. I'm not sure what went wrong in the past few weeks. Some lads were getting moved up to the u-21s and the international call-ups led to some disruption too but it was quite a drop-off. Results aren't the be all and end all at that level but it was a disappointing end to the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Saw this on Twitter, list of the 18 senior debuts handed out by Cardiff this season
Matt Turner (23)
Dakarai Mafico (18)
Troy Perrett (18)
T-Jay Parfitt (17)
Will Spiers (19)
Rob Tankiewicz (16)
Jack Kingdon (19)
Axel Donczew (15)
Matt Apter (20)
Gabriel Keita (19)
Trey George (19)
Dan Ola (18)
Alyas Debono (19)
Jack Sykes (17)
Jake Davies (18)
Harry Watts (18)
Noah Williams (18)
Paul Moreno (16)
Pretty good going!
Good place league 1 for it. More forgiving league and you get the trophy comp too.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Good experience given to plenty others also.
All part of the Tan masterplan all along.
I didn't realise that it was that many, well done BBM.Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
How many of them featured in a league game?
Five.Quote:
Originally Posted by PontBlue
Turner started 3 games (Peterborough and Exeter at home, Lincoln away).
Mafico started against Rotherham but only lasted 36 minutes before being subbed.
Tankiewicz got 3 minutes against Northampton.
Williams got 20 minutes at Mansfield.
Moreno got 2 minutes at Mansfield.
Let’s be honest, appearances against Arsenal’s under-21’s shouldn’t really count.
Thanks, I thought it might have been more than 5 but then I noticed players like Kpakio and Lawlor were not included in the list.
No, they made their debuts last season, as did Nyakuhwa.Quote:
Originally Posted by PontBlue
Only 20 minutes, but I thought looked very comfortable on Saturday. He's a good dap, very athletic and I was impressed with how strongly he went in on a 50/50. Kpakio and he will be excellent back up to Ng or Ng's replacement
Darren Purse’s thoughts on four players who made their first team debuts this season.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...craig-34020107
The u-19 squad for the Euros should be interesting. I wonder what happened to Isaac Davies?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson