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Down to earth with a bump for the u18s - 5-0 defeat at Watford.
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Fagan-Walcott has joined Dunfermline on loan in the Scottish championship.
We seem to be sending a lot of our young players to Scotland.
Excellent debut for him yesterday, from what I can make out, as Dunfermline drew 0-0 at league leaders Dundee United. Fans and management have been singing his praises. One fan wanted him to be given a lifelong contract but he should be careful what he wishes for, we tried that with Bacuna and it didn't come off.
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Excellent debut for him yesterday, from what I can make out, as Dunfermline drew 0-0 at league leaders Dundee United. Fans and management have been singing his praises. One fan wanted him to be given a lifelong contract but he should be careful what he wishes for, we tried that with Bacuna and it didn't come off.
Encouraging to hear. Hope he keeps it up.
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The under 21s are at home to QPR at Leckwith today kick off 2 o clock. If you're not going, you can watch the usual live stream of the match on You Tube.
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Excellent debut for him yesterday, from what I can make out, as Dunfermline drew 0-0 at league leaders Dundee United. Fans and management have been singing his praises. One fan wanted him to be given a lifelong contract but he should be careful what he wishes for, we tried that with Bacuna and it didn't come off.
He's 21, played in the Champions League 4 years ago. Why has he not featured for our first team this season!
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He's 21, played in the Champions League 4 years ago. Why has he not featured for our first team this season!
..because he's only 21....:hehe::hehe::facepalm: needs time to mature.....(this is meant to have a tinge of sarcasm...)
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Just seen the transfer story of midfielder Adam Wharton (19) from Blackburn to Palace for £18m rising to £22m.
He came through the Blackburn academy and has 51 appearances for the club (26 last season - 2 goals).
England u20 - so recognised quality.
Hopefully the day will come soon when that sort of story (including 51 appearances by age 19) will apply to Cardiff!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68141875
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Albert Adomah playing for QPR today.
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0-0 at half time, QPR are unbeaten in three months, but they should be behind. Clan Ashford hit the post with a great shot from thirty yards and Raheem Conte should have scored from at least one of two very presentable chances he’s had. They both came from breaks from a QPR with Will Spiers to the fore, but he took too long over the first chance and the keeper was able to save and then he was a bit unlucky when Spiers, Ashford and Fin zJohnson combined to set him up ten yards out, this time he beat the keeper, but a defender made a good clearance off the line.
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1-0 to QPR, although, unlike the senior team, there is the odd moment of excitement, watching the under 21s at home lately is quite like watching the first eleven - you always have the feeling we’re not going to score. City have fifteen minutes left to prove me wrong.
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Who is our no. 8? I'm not impressed at all. He seems to be running around as if he'd prefer to be somewhere else.
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Who is our no. 8? I'm not impressed at all. He seems to be running around as if he'd prefer to be somewhere else.
Ryan Kavanagh - he gives away too many free kicks for me and, like Joel Colwill, it struck me that he had been told to concentrate on the ugly, unappreciated side of the game today,, you know that sort of things that us mere punters are told we miss. Kavanagh hit two magnificent long passes within thirty seconds to show the ability he has got, but I thought we looked like a team where such things were discouraged today, we were just meh.
QPR won 2-0 and at the end of the game, I was left thinking that City must be the Championship team with the lowest percentage of natural finishers on their books.
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Ryan Kavanagh - he gives away too many free kicks for me and, like Joel Colwill, it struck me that he had been told to concentrate on the ugly, unappreciated side of the game today,, you know that sort of things that us mere punters are told we miss. Kavanagh hit two magnificent long passes within thirty seconds to show the ability he has got, but I thought we looked like a team where such things were discouraged today, we were just meh.
QPR won 2-0 and at the end of the game, I was left thinking that City must be the Championship team with the lowest percentage of natural finishers on their books.
Why is Finlay Johnson playing?. He adds nothing and never looks like scoring.
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Ryan Kavanagh - he gives away too many free kicks for me and, like Joel Colwill, it struck me that he had been told to concentrate on the ugly, unappreciated side of the game today,, you know that sort of things that us mere punters are told we miss. Kavanagh hit two magnificent long passes within thirty seconds to show the ability he has got, but I thought we looked like a team where such things were discouraged today, we were just meh.
QPR won 2-0 and at the end of the game, I was left thinking that City must be the Championship team with the lowest percentage of natural finishers on their books.
Is it time for a change at this level in respect of the manager , as results have been poor of late , especially give what you have just observed.
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Why is Finlay Johnson playing?. He adds nothing and never looks like scoring.
😊Someone I was sat near at the game said he was a relative (son?) of the former WBA striker Andy Johnson who is a friend of coach Darren Purse
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😊Someone I was sat near at the game said he was a relative (son?) of the former WBA striker Andy Johnson who is a friend of coach Darren Purse
Yes, he is Andy Johnson’s son Keith.
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Part of a young footballer’s education is to get some experience of playing in positions they’re not used to, but, looking at the way we were set up today, we had, in my opinion, players such as Joel Colwill, Antwi and Ashford in positions where you wouldn’t get the best out of them (Ashford was stuck out on the right wing).
I don’t know how much freedom the person in charge of the under 21s gets when it comes to things like tactics because he may be being told what to do from above, so I’m not sure getting rid of Darren Purse would help, but, although we’ve had big wins over the jacks and the wurzels, it feels like it’s been a poor season for the under 21s.
Just ;noticed I didn’t quote TWGL1s question, the above is an answer to it.
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Everyone criticising Purse should remember what a whole hearted defender he was for the City.
Doesn’t seem to have the same ability as a coach, very sadly.
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James Crole headed on loan to Queen's Park. Hopefully goes better than his last loan
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James Crole headed on loan to Queen's Park. Hopefully goes better than his last loan
Should come up against Fagan-Walcott on Saturday week.
Eli King got 90 minutes in for Ross County at Livingston last night in a 2-2 draw. A 3,696 crowd, in contrast to the 58,850 that were at Celtic Park for his league debut on Saturday. Not sure how he played last night but it's interesting to see that the BBC report of Saturday's game gave him man of the match.
At the bottom of the page here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68039658
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Should come up against Fagan-Walcott on Saturday week.
Eli King got 90 minutes in for Ross County at Livingston last night in a 2-2 draw. A 3,696 crowd, in contrast to the 58,850 that were at Celtic Park for his league debut on Saturday. Not sure how he played last night but it's interesting to see that the BBC report of Saturday's game gave him man of the match.
At the bottom of the page here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68039658
He impressed at Morecambe and seems to have started well at Ross. Hope he gets his chance next season.
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He impressed at Morecambe and seems to have started well at Ross. Hope he gets his chance next season.
Derek Adams was his manager at Morecambe and has now taken him to Ross County, saying he's an excellent player.
https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/...county-339117/
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Apparently Joel Colwill is set to stay at the club despite loan interest
Surely better off loaning him out than keeping him for the u21s? He needs senior football
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Apparently Joel Colwill is set to stay at the club despite loan interest
Surely better off loaning him out than keeping him for the u21s? He needs senior football
Hard to draw any conclusions without more details.
Bulut said in December that he wanted him, and others, to go out on loan.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-news-28255185
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Like I said, no point in drawing any conclusions but it's interesting that the first three players Bulut names in that December article as needing loan spells, Joel Colwill, Ashford and Antwi, are all still here (as far as I'm aware).
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Like I said, no point in drawing any conclusions but it's interesting that the first three players Bulut names in that December article as needing loan spells, Joel Colwill, Ashford and Antwi, are all still here (as far as I'm aware).
They’re likely to be playing their football in a losing team as well, because the under 21 team, which was t doing well anyway, have lost a lot of players through loans in the last month. I suppose one interpretation might be that the word has come down from above that Colwill, Ashford and Antwi must play some Championship football especially if, as it probably will, the season turns into one of mid table mediocrity.
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Jake Dennis loan to Gloucester now.
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Jake Dennis loan to Gloucester now.
And Ryan Kavanagh to Truro.
There's going to be no-one left!
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And Ryan Kavanagh to Truro.
There's going to be no-one left!
I'm sure there'll be plenty of A.Trialists to take their place soon. That time of year when we start looking at players other clubs are releasing, football's equivalent of walking along a beach with a metal detector. Definitely worth a try though, especially as they won't be blocking our own youngsters from getting games this time round.
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Oli Denham apparently gone to Sligo on loan
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Oli Denham apparently gone to Sligo on loan
Good spot.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals...20until%20June.
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Oli Denham apparently gone to Sligo on loan
Was wondering what had happened to him.
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Is there an u21 game against Bristol City today?
This appeared on the club website earlier this morning but talks about a Monday 1.00 pm kick off. I'm pretty sure Monday was yesterday.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...cardiff-city-0
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Yes it's today.
I'm going along as it's about 15 minutes away from me.
https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/young-ro...ity-under-21s/
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Thanks :thumbup:
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Is today’s game being streamed? I can remember watching a stream of us coming back from 3-0 down to get a draw at the wurzels training ground a couple of years ago.
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Is today’s game being streamed? I can remember watching a stream of us coming back from 3-0 down to get a draw at the wurzels training ground a couple of years ago.
Doesn't look like it is.
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1-0 up at HT. Well taken goal by Ashford. Scrappy game with few chances. I don't think the conditions are helping. Colwill's been busy, Luthra made one good save. Johnson looks good, quick and involved at both ends.
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2-1 now. Bristol equalised with a slightly deflected long range strike but a fantastic solo effort from Ashford to restore the lead.
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2-1 now. Bristol equalised with a slightly deflected long range strike but a fantastic solo effort from Ashford to restore the lead.
Thanks, look forward to seeing that second goal by Ashford.