Why more Welsh players have appeared for Cardiff in the last two seasons than the previous nine combined

The last time a Wales manager had so many Cardiff City players to keep an eye on, the current postholder was playing for the Bluebirds.

https://nation.cymru/sport/why-more-...nine-combined/

Interesting. But when you consider that 2004/05 and 2021/22 were comfortably City's worst Championship campaigns since the club returned to this level in 2003, then maybe it's best not to get too excited.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Interesting. But when you consider that 2004/05 and 2021/22 were comfortably City's worst Championship campaigns since the club returned to this level in 2003, then maybe it's best not to get too excited.

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To be fair though, that 11 included Gabbidon, Collins, Earnshaw and Ledley. I'd be pleasantly surprised if 4 of the young Welsh players we've given debuts to went on to play in the Premier League as those did

One of the 9 Welsh players has departed today. One had already gone. So, seven left for now:

Colwill, Davies, Denham, Evans, Harris, King, Vaulks.

Interesting looking back at the 2004/05 team and their Championship appearances (sub in brackets):

James Collins - 32 (+2)
Robert Earnshaw - 4
Stuart Fleetwood - 1 (+5)
Danny Gabbidon - 45
Joe Ledley - 20 (+8)
Martyn Margetson - 3 (+1)
Robert Page - 8 (+1)
Paul Parry - 12 (+12)
John Robinson - 8
Danny Thomas - 0 (+1)
Rhys Weston - 23 (+2)

I can't remember anything at all about Danny Thomas. A brief sub appearance in a home defeat to Preston was his only first team action.