The Bluebirds Academy and DVP thread...

[the other bob wilson]

My take on last night's 3-0 win over Palace for a Development team that I think could well have beaten the eleven we started with on Saturday.

http://mauveandyellowarmy.net/

[Blue in the Face]

My take on last night's 3-0 win over Palace for a Development team that I think could well have beaten the eleven we started with on Saturday.

http://mauveandyellowarmy.net/

Really thorough write up. Triffic! Lots of food for thought here. Really encouraging, especially in your conclusion. Nice to hear a voice saying that Zahore shouldn't be written off yet. Too easily us fans tend to herd towards popular opinion in criticising players. Hopefully Zahore proves to be a more determined character than evidence may have suggested and he can progress.

I wouldn't want to speculate on the coaching situation for this game, but this seems like a massive experimental exercise in more ways than one.

I must admit, I hadn't checked on the DVP (u23) fixtures before seeing Loramski's thread on this and presumed it was an arranged, behind closed doors friendly, arranged for the benefit of our senior players and assumed that the personnel in this team were older than they actually are. But actually only Immers, Murphy and Freddy being over 23. It makes you realise that Cardiff could probably smash this u23 league if winning was the objective with the likes of experienced young players like Huws, Harris, Tutonda, Ajayi and Kennedy available.

Good to see Tutonda back. There's way too much competion at the club at left back and so either John or Tutonda are really going to need a loan come January, injuries aside.

Starting line up - Murphy, James, John, Huws, Manga, Ajayi, Harris, Kennedy, Gounongbe, Immers, Zohore.

Subs - Tutonda, O’Reilly, Baker, Wharton, O’Sullivan.

Palace write up here...
http://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/article/2...-3394024.aspx?
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Also Cardiff have drawn Swansea in the u19 FAW cup. The third round tie is set to be played on or before Sunday, November 20, with a venue to be confirmed. Some details here...

http://www.swanseacity.net/news/arti...-3394223.aspx?