Good write-up, thanks for that.Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
My dinner's ready so I'm not going to look it up now but I'm sure the cup tie with Hull is this Wednesday night (the 5th not the 15th).
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Good write-up, thanks for that.
My dinner's ready so I'm not going to look it up now but I'm sure the cup tie with Hull is this Wednesday night (the 5th not the 15th).
You're right, it was confirmed at the end of the highlights package on the club's website on Saturday's game that the Hull match is being played tomorrow.
A very disappointing 2-1 loss tonight having been 1-0 up early on, Keenan Patten with the goal.
Agree completely about the "very disappointing" comment, but we didn't play well against Millwall and should have lost that game by rights - we are a much more low scoring side without Sion Spence.
I looked at the side shown on the CF11 Academy Twitter page and it was about as strong as could be expected, but, given that goalscorer Keenan Patten was not in the squad shown, I wouldn't put a great deal of faith in them having got the rest of it right either.
Congratulations to City's Under 12s who were victorious in the Premier League Christmas Truce Tournament played over the weekend in Belgium.
Also, the Development side are in action this afternoon at Charlton, kick off 1 o clock.
https://twitter.com/CF11Academy
The Development team were beaten 1-0 at Charlton and Dan Martin became the latest City player to be sent off at this level - it's at least three now this season. A Charlton player was also shown a red card late on (Martin was dismissed twenty minutes earlier) as City's unbeaten run of five games I think it was came to an end.
The Development team are at home today against Colchester at Leckwith, kick off 1.00.
A 7-0 win today, we might even find TOBW waxing lyrical on here tomorrow. Connolly, Smithies, Madine and Damour got 90 minutes in by the look of it but James Waite upstaged them all with a hat-trick.
Here's my report on the game.
http://mauveandyellowarmy.net/
So the Academy is playing three at the back, the DVP team a diamond midfield and the first team two wingers? You've got to love us. No, it seems like a huge improvement on last season at that level, long may it continue.
Anyone who has a subscription for whatever Cardiff City World is called these days and has a spare hour or so on their hands can watch yesterday's match in what is almost it's entirety - alternatively, you can go to 55.00 to see Lloyd Humphries' screamer which is as good on video as it looked at the time.
A very important win for the Academy team this morning. Three weeks ago, they entertained one of their rivals at the top of the league, Millwall, and were second best for much of the time in a 1-1 draw, but they have won the return game today by 2-0 thanks to a couple of first half goals from Dan Griffiths. Having lost at home to second placed Ipswich last weekend, City head into the Christmas break three points ahead of them having played a game less, while they are six in front of third placed Millwall who have also played a game more than us.
Here's Dan Griffiths' goal for the Academy against Ipswich recently. He now stands second in the top goalscorers list at that level with 12 goals and looks like an excellent prospect.
https://twitter.com/CF11Academy/stat...02822458064896
Is he a small lad? I don’t see why he or Waite couldn’t have a couple of appearances on the bench even if they didn’t play it would be a good learning curve for them or give them 10 mins against the big boys as we’ve already lost anyway
I said that to my eldest earlier in the season but he reckoned it wouldn't be good for morale if senior players were losing pitch time or squad places to youngsters in that way. I'm not sure to be honest, it's such a massive jump from Academy level or even under-23 games to the Premier League but if the club feel the potential is there then I can't see any harm.
Griffiths is no target man but he looks like he can handle himself. He was down as an attacking midfielder at Liverpool and looks equally comfortable playing off the striker or up top. I wouldn't want to get carried away, there's so far for these lads to go, but it's good to see a few Welsh boys showing up so well at Academy level.
Interesting substitution for Hereford yesterday in the National League North, Tommy O'Sullivan was replaced by Theo Wharton. Jamie Bird has been released from there and joined Croesyceiliog. Some broken dreams between those three.
No offence meant to Croesyceiliog, but anyone who can score a goal like this at Under 23 level
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uAUT5L3nrA
should be playing for much better than them.
I remember watching that game with you and thinking he could be in the first team by the end of the season. Looks as if it could be more of an attitude than a talent problem whereas Tommy and Theo both seemed to have been in the U23's too long and their career stagnated.
Agree completely Clive.
Doesn't look like the Academy team are suffering a reaction to all of the Bellamy stuff this week - they're 2-0 up at Watford at half time thanks to goals by Dan Griffiths and Sion Spence.
Spence made it 3-0 before Watford hit back with two goals, but City take the points with a 3-2 win.
Good win. I wonder where Reynolds is lately? I'd like to think he's been with the first team squad but it's more likely an injury that's been keeping him out. Isaak Davies has been out for a while too.
We get Spence back and Davies starts missing games - with Griffiths playing so well currently, the lack of goals which has been a bit of a problem at times this season would surely disappear if we could get all three of them on the pitch at the same time.
Reynolds is probably injured, but I suppose we must acknopwledge that there may just be another possible reason for his absence given this week's developments.
Spence's goal to make it 3-0 is Hoilett-Camarasaesque (is that a word?). It comes at around 3.15 on the 'u-18 highlights:Watford' video. Griffiths gets lucky with a deflection for his goal but it's a great touch and turn, he was a handful again apparently.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/card...video-archive/
Great goal by Spence - you can't have a ref with hair like that though, what is the world coming to.
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