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Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
City win! 3-2 AET. Fantastic effort, fair play. Derby looked to have a bit more class (as per Bob's concerns) but City stuck in there. Well done, lads.
I saw the ninety minutes, but didn't watch extra time and would agree that Derby had some very talented individuals, but there was a brittleness to them that City didn't have and it's worth mentioning that the most hyped member of this group of players who has been involved with the first team in pre season matches, Taz Mayembe, was missing again, presumably with more injury problems.
Thought out keeper Cogman made some fine saves in the second half, Caleb Hughes showed why he is rated so highly at the club and Crole's first goal was well made and beautifully finished with an impressive calmness.
I wouldn't have given much for our chances at half time and even less when Derby equalised, but, as you say, we stuck in there and this is a fine win over Category 1 opponents by a squad which features a lot of players in their first season as regular choices in the under 18 team - i look forward to finding out who they draw in the next round.
A City team featuring Dillion Phillips, Greg Cunningham, Sol Bamba, Josh Murphy and Robert Glatzel also beat a Newport County side 3-0 in a friendly played at the Vale I think on Thursday - we won 3-0 with a couple of goals from Keiron Evans and one from Murphy who had earlier put a penalty high, wide and not too handsome.
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Question:------ Ain't there one player amongst all these, who in your opinion can play right back. ??
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Bluebirdman Of Alcathays
City win! 3-2 AET. Fantastic effort, fair play. Derby looked to have a bit more class (as per Bob's concerns) but City stuck in there. Well done, lads.
Really good result.
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Question:------ Ain't there one player amongst all these, who in your opinion can play right back. ??
I don't think there is anyone in our Academy scholars/Development squad who could come into the first team and play right back to the required standard at the moment. Taylor Jones, who scored last night, and Ben Margetson have been playing right back for the Development side this season, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the club see them more as centre halves rather than full backs if they make the step up to the seniors. Jack Walls, who has played for Liverpool under 23s, has had a trial with City and played at right back in the couple of games he was involved in, but I don't know if anything came of the trial in terms of us wanting to take him on permanently.
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the other bob wilson
I don't think there is anyone in our Academy scholars/Development squad who could come into the first team and play right back to the required standard at the moment. Taylor Jones, who scored last night, and Ben Margetson have been playing right back for the Development side this season, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the club see them more as centre halves rather than full backs if they make the step up to the seniors. Jack Walls, who has played for Liverpool under 23s, has had a trial with City and played at right back in the couple of games he was involved in, but I don't know if anything came of the trial in terms of us wanting to take him on permanently.
Jack Walls went back to Liverpool
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City in Nathaniel MG Cup action against Taffs Well today - according to this piece, it looks it will be a Development team that will play in the competition;-
https://clwbpeldroed.org/2020/12/10/...haniel-mg-cup/
Arising from that story, what has happened to Dan Griffiths who looked to be, probably, the best young striker on our books in the past two seasons, but he's not played for us at any level this season - same applies to defender Ryan Reynolds, who I thought was a possible first teamer of the future (Reynolds has had plenty of injury problems since coming here from Everton mind).
Both players are shown as part of our under 23 squad on the club website;-
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/players/716
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the other bob wilson
City in Nathaniel MG Cup action against Taffs Well today - according to this piece, it looks it will be a Development team that will play in the competition;-
https://clwbpeldroed.org/2020/12/10/...haniel-mg-cup/
Arising from that story, what has happened to Dan Griffiths who looked to be, probably, the best young striker on our books in the past two seasons, but he's not played for us at any level this season - same applies to defender Ryan Reynolds, who I thought was a possible first teamer of the future (Reynolds has had plenty of injury problems since coming here from Everton mind).
Both players are shown as part of our under 23 squad on the club website;-
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/players/716
Aaron Bolger on that page as well - thought he'd gone back to Ireland?
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Rjk
Aaron Bolger on that page as well - thought he'd gone back to Ireland?
He's been on loan at his old club Shamrock Rovers, but the Irish league was completed in early November it seems with Bolger's team winning it by a distance;-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...-premier/table
Dunno if he got injured while he was with them, but there's been no sign of him at City over the past month.
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the other bob wilson
He's been on loan at his old club Shamrock Rovers, but the Irish league was completed in early November it seems with Bolger's team winning it by a distance;-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...-premier/table
Dunno if he got injured while he was with them, but there's been no sign of him at City over the past month.
He's out of contract in the summer as well
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the other bob wilson
City in Nathaniel MG Cup action against Taffs Well today - according to this piece, it looks it will be a Development team that will play in the competition;-
https://clwbpeldroed.org/2020/12/10/...haniel-mg-cup/
Arising from that story, what has happened to Dan Griffiths who looked to be, probably, the best young striker on our books in the past two seasons, but he's not played for us at any level this season - same applies to defender Ryan Reynolds, who I thought was a possible first teamer of the future (Reynolds has had plenty of injury problems since coming here from Everton mind).
Both players are shown as part of our under 23 squad on the club website;-
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/players/716
Well that's surely as close a town to Cardiff as we will ever play.
There's a footbridge over the Taff that connects Taff's Well (RCT) with Gwaelod Y Garth (Part of Cardiff). It can't be much more than 20 metres
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Rjk
Well that's surely as close a town to Cardiff as we will ever play.
There's a footbridge over the Taff that connects Taff's Well (RCT) with Gwaelod Y Garth (Part of Cardiff). It can't be much more than 20 metres
Yeah, I was surprised when that article said Taffs Well was in RCT - it was only about six or seven minute drive away when I lived in Cardiff.
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Rjk
Well that's surely as close a town to Cardiff as we will ever play.
There's a footbridge over the Taff that connects Taff's Well (RCT) with Gwaelod Y Garth (Part of Cardiff). It can't be much more than 20 metres
Unless we draw Cardiff Met I cant see us playing anyone closer, do Penarth have a football team?
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Cardiff City XI: Jaimie Cogman, Taylor Jones, Thomas Davies, Ben Margetson, Jack Bodenham, Mweembe Chiabi, Owen Pritchard, Rubin Colwill, Kieran Evans, Roland Idowu, Isaak Davies
Substitutes: Bradley Stewart, Jack Masrani, James Crole, Frazer Thomas
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Full time at USW Park. A young, yet dominant Cardiff side secure victory in what was an emphatic evening for the hosts. Goals from Kieran Evans and Isaak Davies coming either side of the interval ensure that the Bluebirds run out 2-0 victors on the night. A very promising performance by the young prospects tonight.
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Cardiff U23s with 10 welsh players starting today: http://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/in...from=&ucat=10&
Caleb Hughes, Taylor Jones, Siyabonga Ligendza still eligible for under 18's and involved in matchday squad.
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2-1 down at half time with Ben Margetson getting our goal.
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the other bob wilson
2-1 down at half time with Ben Margetson getting our goal.
2-2 in the end: https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...2-cardiff-city
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The Bluebirds were rewarded for their attacking efforts two minutes later, with Margetson finding the back of the net. The defender fired home from close range, putting City back on level terms with 26 minutes played.
However, with 74 minutes played, City found their second leveller of the afternoon through Colwill. A low cross from the right side was pulled back towards the edge of the box, finding the midfielder in space. Colwill finished neatly into the bottom left corner, equalising for the Bluebirds.
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City's development sides game with QPR today is being shown on the club website, kick off 1 o clock - Phillips, Bagan, Benkovic, Whyte, Patten, Murphy and Evans all in the starting line up.
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the other bob wilson
City's development sides game with QPR today is being shown on the club website, kick off 1 o clock - Phillips, Bagan, Benkovic, Whyte, Patten, Murphy and Evans all in the starting line up.
Still no D'almeida
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Rjk
Still no D'almeida
He must be injured.
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Well this is good, picture keeps on freezing, the commentator sounds like he's over in the main stadium and now I'm getting a "content unavailable" message!
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Flaming video buffering all the time. Must be lots of people watching.
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0-0 at half time. From what I can see from the somewhat erratic coverage, we're better than them at the speculative punt forward, they're better than us at every other facet of the game.
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the other bob wilson
0-0 at half time. From what I can see from the somewhat erratic coverage, we're better than them at the speculative punt forward, they're better than us at every other facet of the game.
Finally we are seeing come continuity between the development team and the first team
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Rjk
Finally we are seeing come continuity between the development team and the first team
It's as if good quality players at Academy level are having the technique coached out of them - they've started the second half pretty well though.
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Reward for a much better second half showing by City - Rubin Colwell puts them 1-0 up.