Pre Season - Viva Espana

As part of our pre-season preparations for the upcoming 2025/26 campaign, the Bluebirds will travel to Spain for a warm-weather training camp.
The First Team squad will travel to Murcia, in the south-eastern region of Spain, for a week of warm-weather training in early July.

Our training camp will conclude with a friendly fixture (opponents to be confirmed) at the Pinatar Arena on Saturday, July 12th.

Supporters will be able to attend this match, with further details, including kick-off time and ticket prices, to be announced in due course.

Information regarding additional pre-season friendly fixtures will also be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Some news! There you go, they can do it.

Rather convenient for my daughter's in-laws place at La Manga. I'm on the case!

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Originally Posted by IanD

Rather convenient for my daughter's in-laws place at La Manga. I'm on the case!

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Careful - you might end up as our new manager!

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Careful - you might end up as our new manager!

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The way things are going I'll turn into Diego Hunt...it's that bad. Summer camp. No manager...or will the big reveal be at HT today?

Hope they train more than on DJones' Portugal "training" sessions.
Apparently, after 1-15 minutes -"phew, it's too hot for training, let's go to the pub"

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Originally Posted by bobh

Hope they train more than on DJones' Portugal "training" sessions.
Apparently, after 1-15 minutes -"phew, it's too hot for training, let's go to the pub"

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Won us the Algarve cup.

That's the problem these days, never see any of the city team out pissed together, no team bonding.

Arsenal use this camp, Hmmmm

The game in Spain on July 12th will be v Southend Utd. ko 7pm.

Lol

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Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole

Lol

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Exactly my response :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

The game in Spain on July 12th will be v Southend Utd. ko 7pm.

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only we could arrange a pre season friendly in Spain and it ends up being Southend united.

Could have just had a week away in sunny Essex and helped save the planet.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

only we could arrange a pre season friendly in Spain and it ends up being Southend united.

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Thankfully, not booked anything for this away. I'll give it a miss. Southend!!

Shrimpers booking in their thousands.

It's like going abroad but only eating British food.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

It's like going abroad but only eating British food.

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And going to Irish bars in Spain (or any other country that’s not Ireland)

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Originally Posted by bobh

Hope they train more than on DJones' Portugal "training" sessions.
Apparently, after 1-15 minutes -"phew, it's too hot for training, let's go to the pub"

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Thats the kind of coach you'd want to play for.. Love it

I doubt the opposition will put many city fans off going tbh.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our City squad in Spain! ���� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityAsOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CityA sOne</a> <a href="https://t.co/Is47XYG10R">pic.twitter.com/Is47XYG10R</a></p>&mdash; Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CardiffCityFC/status/1942237174776401928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our City squad in Spain! ���� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityAsOne?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CityAsOne </a> <a href="https://t.co/Is47XYG10R">pic.twitter.com/Is47XYG10R</a></p>— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CardiffCityFC/status/1942237174776401928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Looks like Luey Giles has been promoted to the First Team Squad after the O'Dowda transfer.

Last week he appeared on the u21 pages of the club site.

He joins Ronan Kpakio, Dylan Lawlor, Joel Colwill, Eli King, Dakarai Mafico and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa as the 'promoted' Academy players!

I knew Ng would be missing with his pre-season day 1 injury (!) but where is Jak Alnwick? Is Matt Turner ready to break into the team?

Straight down the Irish bar.

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I knew Ng would be missing with his pre-season day 1 injury (!) but where is Jak Alnwick? Is Matt Turner ready to break into the team?

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Alnwick still not recovered from the injury that kept him out of the back end of last season?

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Alnwick still not recovered from the injury that kept him out of the back end of last season?

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Just seen a 'tweet' from Glen Wiliams WOL - he says Alnwick has suffered a back spasm and is out for a week or two!

@GlenWilliams12

Looks pretty much a full complement to me? Barring Perry Ng who will miss start of the season with a knee injury and Jak Alnwick, who I believe suffered a back spasm and is out for a week or two.

https://x.com/glenwilliams12?lang=en

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Just seen a 'tweet' from Glen Wiliams WOL - he says Alnwick has suffered a back spasm and is out for a week or two!

@GlenWilliams12

Looks pretty much a full complement to me? Barring Perry Ng who will miss start of the season with a knee injury and Jak Alnwick, who I believe suffered a back spasm and is out for a week or two.

https://x.com/glenwilliams12?lang=en

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Hopefully he doesn't keep getting niggly injuries now.

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I knew Ng would be missing with his pre-season day 1 injury (!)

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Has Ng been fined for his injury? He should be, it can’t have been from a knock on day 1 of training.

The useless Arsehole!

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Originally Posted by Jamsarnie

Has Ng been fined for his injury? He should be, it can’t have been from a knock on day 1 of training.

The useless Arsehole!

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Unusual injury.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Unusual injury.

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It's a bit of a bummer

Looking at the 26 players there, I don’t think our squad is as weak as some are saying.

Maybe lacking defensively, but I think the midfield and attack are pretty strong for League One.

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Has Ng been fined for his injury? He should be, it can’t have been from a knock on day 1 of training.

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Why not? Would they take an injured player to Spain?

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

And going to Irish bars in Spain (or any other country that’s not Ireland)

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Some of the best bars in New York are Irish bars. But they are genuine, not theme pubs.

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Unusual injury.

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Hope he's not out as long as Adams was with his torn tit.

Still nice, easy chill time for NG till Christmas then.