" I went to watch the players training today..... "

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I wrote about the youth earlier...

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I wrote about the youth earlier...

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and i gotta say it was very impressive. Firstly, i wanna say that i went quite a few times last season so i was able to make comparisons between the two. Last season there was only one voice in control of all the sessions i attended and that was terry burton, sometimes dave jones watched from the balcony, sometimes he watched from the side and sometimes he didnt appear to be there. Though i'm no expert, the training often seemed a bit dated and often comprised of drills i'm used to from playing amateur level football. Training often lacked intensity and i never ever saw us work on set pieces. The players often lacked discipline and as i've commented on here before, after one session, ross, whitts and taiwo were kicking 40 yard conversions of cones over the rugby posts (the day before a game!!!)
Today's session couldn't have been more different, there were at least 3 people controlling the session. Kerslake, someone else and malky. Malky was involved in everything and often had the players huddled around while he gave them instuctions. The players looked as if they were hanging off his every word and the intensity was like a match situation. The drills were far fresher (in my eyes) and everything involved the ball. The players also looked as if they were thoroughly enyoying the session and team spirit looked good.
I'd also like to say that it did definitely look as if Parkin had lost a lot of weight even though he was wearing a jumper. Gerrard looked lean and in very good condition (100 times better than last year) and keinan was also looking very lean.
Ibby farah played a big part in training and i wouldnt be surprised to see him feature quite a bit in the first team this year and he seems to have bulked up a bit

Good Post I really enjoyed reading that.

Me too

Me too, too!

and i gotta say it was very impressive. Firstly, i wanna say that i went quite a few times last season so i was able to make comparisons between the two. Last season there was only one voice in control of all the sessions i attended and that was terry burton, sometimes dave jones watched from the balcony, sometimes he watched from the side and sometimes he didnt appear to be there. Though i'm no expert, the training often seemed a bit dated and often comprised of drills i'm used to from playing amateur level football. Training often lacked intensity and i never ever saw us work on set pieces. The players often lacked discipline and as i've commented on here before, after one session, ross, whitts and taiwo were kicking 40 yard conversions of cones over the rugby posts (the day before a game!!!)
Today's session couldn't have been more different, there were at least 3 people controlling the session. Kerslake, someone else and malky. Malky was involved in everything and often had the players huddled around while he gave them instuctions. The players looked as if they were hanging off his every word and the intensity was like a match situation. The drills were far fresher (in my eyes) and everything involved the ball. The players also looked as if they were thoroughly enyoying the session and team spirit looked good.
I'd also like to say that it did definitely look as if Parkin had lost a lot of weight even though he was wearing a jumper. Gerrard looked lean and in very good condition (100 times better than last year) and keinan was also looking very lean.
Ibby farah played a big part in training and i wouldnt be surprised to see him feature quite a bit in the first team this year and he seems to have bulked up a bit

Thanks for the update, made really good reading and things looking good at Cardiff City atm

sorry for the late response lads i've been to watch neath, and thanks for all the replies. annis i appreciate your comments and i did back dave jones last year, there were times where i was bemused by his decisions and often when i left training i couldn't believe the lack of detail in the sessions especially the lack of work on set pieces but i couldn't ignore our league position and i also constantly reminded myself of where we'd come from when i honestly believe i was better than some of the players i cheered on
Anyway the dave jones era is now gone and i for one am so happy that there is a completely new ethos at the club. Everything now seems so fresh, i admit that there would be no way i'd be so excited for the new season if jones was still here, i'm seriously looking forward to seeing malky's new ideas and at the moment i honestly dont care if we dont finish in the top 6 cos for some reason, last year was my least enjoyable season as a city supporter despite our position in the league

sorry for the late response lads i've been to watch neath, and thanks for all the replies. annis i appreciate your comments and i did back dave jones last year, there were times where i was bemused by his decisions and often when i left training i couldn't believe the lack of detail in the sessions especially the lack of work on set pieces but i couldn't ignore our league position and i also constantly reminded myself of where we'd come from when i honestly believe i was better than some of the players i cheered on
Anyway the dave jones era is now gone and i for one am so happy that there is a completely new ethos at the club. Everything now seems so fresh, i admit that there would be no way i'd be so excited for the new season if jones was still here, i'm seriously looking forward to seeing malky's new ideas and at the moment i honestly dont care if we dont finish in the top 6 cos for some reason, last year was my least enjoyable season as a city supporter despite our position in the league

Cheers, YOUR RIGHT A NEW ERA, Keep these updates coming

sorry for the late response lads i've been to watch neath, and thanks for all the replies. annis i appreciate your comments and i did back dave jones last year, there were times where i was bemused by his decisions and often when i left training i couldn't believe the lack of detail in the sessions especially the lack of work on set pieces but i couldn't ignore our league position and i also constantly reminded myself of where we'd come from when i honestly believe i was better than some of the players i cheered on
Anyway the dave jones era is now gone and i for one am so happy that there is a completely new ethos at the club. Everything now seems so fresh, i admit that there would be no way i'd be so excited for the new season if jones was still here, i'm seriously looking forward to seeing malky's new ideas and at the moment i honestly dont care if we dont finish in the top 6 cos for some reason, last year was my least enjoyable season as a city supporter despite our position in the league

So far Malky has shored up our midfield with ball-winning box-to-box players
who can pick out a pass, and from what i can gather, Conway has been a
revelation!!

Mason, one for the future. Possibly Goodwillie close to being wrapped up
and He's already said he wants another defender

I honestly believe it'll be us and Leicester this season