The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[splott parker]

Yes, number 5. I swear if the whole of our first team squad walked past me on the pavement outside my house, I wouldn't recognise half of them.

Is it an age thing? Someone gave me a couple of ‘Goal’ magazines from the late 60s/early 70s recently and I could name the players in team photos without checking quite easily, nowadays, I wouldn’t have a prayer.

[the other bob wilson]

Is it an age thing? Someone gave me a couple of ‘Goal’ magazines from the late 60s/early 70s recently and I could name the players in team photos without checking quite easily, nowadays, I wouldn’t have a prayer.

Think it must be, I’d be exactly the same as you if I’d seen those Goal magazines.

[Tuerto]

Is it an age thing? Someone gave me a couple of ‘Goal’ magazines from the late 60s/early 70s recently and I could name the players in team photos without checking quite easily, nowadays, I wouldn’t have a prayer.

I could do the same with those Q and A things they would do with footballers in Match and Shoot Magazine back in the 70s and 80s.

Favourite meal-Steak and chips

Favourite holiday destination-Corfu

Car you drive-Capri

Favourite Artist-Barbara Streisand

Favourite moment in football-Meeting the Queen......

[Rjk]

I could do the same with those Q and A things they would do with footballers in Match and Shoot Magazine back in the 70s and 80s.

Favourite meal-Steak and chips

Favourite holiday destination-Corfu

Car you drive-Capri

Favourite Artist-Barbara Streisand

Favourite moment in football-Meeting the Queen......

it was a simpler time

[the other bob wilson]

I could do the same with those Q and A things they would do with footballers in Match and Shoot Magazine back in the 70s and 80s.

Favourite meal-Steak and chips

Favourite holiday destination-Corfu

Car you drive-Capri

Favourite Artist-Barbara Streisand

Favourite moment in football-Meeting the Queen......

Back in about 1979, I might well have answered those first three questions in the same way - there's no way I would have done that with the last two though!

[Elwood Blues]

Back in about 1979, I might well have answered those first three questions in the same way - there's no way I would have done that with the last two though!

I've heard the Queen thought well of you and enjoyed your match reports Bob


Prince Philip on the other hand...........

[the other bob wilson]

I've heard the Queen thought well of you and enjoyed your match reports Bob


Prince Philip on the other hand...........

Read somewhere once that Phil the Greek was a very good cricketer.

[Elwood Blues]

Read somewhere once that Phil the Greek was a very good cricketer.

It was also said that he was known to bowl the occasional maiden over!

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

U21s v Ammanford in the Welsh Cup coming up at 2.30.

[Rjk]

It was also said that he was known to bowl the occasional maiden over!

well he started a relationship with Liz when he was 18 and she was 13 so there's that.

[the other bob wilson]

Today’s team.

https://x.com/cf11academy/status/194...735768598?s=61

[the other bob wilson]

0-0 half time, City having to do a lot of defending it seems.

[Trigger]

City win on pens 3-0

[Jamsarnie]

City win on pens 3-0

Cardiff to play Cambrian United FC in round 2

[the other bob wilson]

Cardiff to play Cambrian United FC in round 2

Second time we’ve played them in this competition, it was Cambrian 0 Cian Ashford 4 last time.

[Trigger]

Anyone know what the other boards dislike of Purse is about? Whenever I read about the u21s there it's often followed by something negative regards Mr Purse.

Done an ok job at least for me, pathway through to the first team seems at it's best in a long time. Surely he has to be given some credit in that as that would be his main objective.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Anyone know what the other boards dislike of Purse is about? Whenever I read about the u21s there it's often followed by something negative regards Mr Purse.

Done an ok job at least for me, pathway through to the first team seems at it's best in a long time. Surely he has to be given some credit in that as that would be his main objective.

It's ridiculous. In the last couple of weeks they've beaten Barry, Yeovil and Ammanford (1st teams, not U21s), despite Lawlor, Kpakio, Giles, Spiers, Mafico, Wigley and Nyakuhwa being with the first team and Reindorf with Newport. Purse needs to be sacked though 🤦*♂️

[Barry Murphy Island]

There's definitely an agenda there, it seems to have ramped up since "the next big thing", (Lennon Peake) was released. AA was convinced Peake was going to be a world beater after talking to his parents on holiday.
At a time when there's little doubt we have more potential first team players coming through the ranks then I can remember, then all the hate aimed at Purse seems personal.

[Ninian1962]

It's ridiculous. In the last couple of weeks they've beaten Barry, Yeovil and Ammanford (1st teams, not U21s), despite Lawlor, Kpakio, Giles, Spiers, Mafico, Wigley and Nyakuhwa being with the first team and Reindorf with Newport. Purse needs to be sacked though ��*♂️

At the SLO meeting on Wednesday our new Head Coach specifically commented on how pleasantly surprised he was at the high standard of U21 players we have on top of those that have already made it to first team squad level.

[the other bob wilson]

There's definitely an agenda there, it seems to have ramped up since "the next big thing", (Lennon Peake) was released. AA was convinced Peake was going to be a world beater after talking to his parents on holiday.
At a time when there's little doubt we have more potential first team players coming through the ranks then I can remember, then all the hate aimed at Purse seems personal.

Lennon who?

[Cardiff-Cal]

I was there today as Ammanford is now one of my local teams.

Huge away following, upwards of maybe 20, 30 city fans I reckon.

The pitch invasion when we won the pens was a bit OTT I thought but gotta take these small victories.

[Enoch Mort]

Lennon who?

Exactly, Lennon Peake is now with Ebbsfleet United in the 6th tier of English football

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

At the SLO meeting on Wednesday our new Head Coach specifically commented on how pleasantly surprised he was at the high standard of U21 players we have on top of those that have already made it to first team squad level.

And he has seen a few decent academy players in his time.

[Trigger]

There's definitely an agenda there, it seems to have ramped up since "the next big thing", (Lennon Peake) was released. AA was convinced Peake was going to be a world beater after talking to his parents on holiday.
At a time when there's little doubt we have more potential first team players coming through the ranks then I can remember, then all the hate aimed at Purse seems personal.

Ah yes I remember that, wonder if that's where it stemmed from.

I just found it odd. Purse an ex player who actually did well for us and now seems to be doing a good job in assisting the conveyor belt. Must be something like that yea.

[jon1959]

I was there today as Ammanford is now one of my local teams.

Huge away following, upwards of maybe 20, 30 city fans I reckon.

The pitch invasion when we won the pens was a bit OTT I thought but gotta take these small victories.

Is anyone able to watch the Ammanford match highlights on the club site?

The clip doesn't come up with 'free' in the corner of the screen and when I click on it I get the message 'Cardiff City TV - This video is not available in your region - Subscribe now'. If I press the subscribe now option it brings up the monthly or annual audio pass options. I bought the annual audio pass last week - but that is irrelevant to watching a brief video clip on the club site.