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Maybe a bit of a stretch, but Doyle and McGuinness both captained their Premier League u23 sides (as well as age group international caps), and Giles and Drameh are both highly rated by their clubs and at worst on the cusp of getting top flight match time.
Top quality for us though - compared to some of the loans we used to get!
Interesting Q&A with Joe Bray (Manchester Evening News) on Doyle:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...field-22819773
Generally very positive, but this bit worried me:
Q. Would he be a good fit for Cardiff?
JB : I'll be honest, I don't know too much about how Cardiff play nowadays, but if they get it down and look to play a style of football that feeds the wingers then I think he'll be all right.
Wingers?
To me, the element of concern is that he failed to make any sort of a mark at Hamburg in Bundesliga 2.
He joined them on 31/08/21 and was an unused sub for all of their games in September. He finally came off the bench on 01/10/21 for the last few minutes of their 1-1 draw with Erzegbirge, and later in the month he scored within two minutes of coming on in a 2-1 victory over Paderborn. However, from that point onwards he was mostly just an unused sub again. He didn't make a single league start for a side where Robert Glatzel is top scorer.
It'll be really interesting to see how he gets on as he clearly has ability and City are crying out for a decent midfielder, but the first half of this season in Germany has to be a concern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42c...nel=Bundesliga
Cracking finish here in the 94th minute.
Also, look out for a sneaky Glatzel assist for the first goal, pushing the defender out of the way of the shot.
I think he’ll be alright. He spent 10 years training with Man City’s youth set up and has played about 40 times for England from U16 to U21. He's spent his entire life training with English teams and players. He’s at a better advantage than some Brazilian starlet from Rio.
Let's hope that this is City fans celebrating after Saturday's game against Bristol City!
Has someone really sifted through this thread and deleted any mention of the other board?
Bit OTT isn't it?
He's done an interview with WalesOnline where he says he's hoping to bring a winning mentality to the club. The lad's not short of confidence
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tommy-22827168
Disclaimer for those who only read a headline - he does also talk about gaining experience here etc, he's not saying he's going to come and shake the place up singlehandedly
Haven't seen one of these yet. Looks like he's got a few tricks and a decent set-piece taker.