" Highly Rated by Russell Slade "

Wilson, Cardiff’s number three goalkeeper behind David Marshall and Simon Moore, is highly rated by manager Russell Slade

David Marshall with fellow Cardiff goalkeepers Simon Moore, Ben Wilson and Joe Lewis

Thursday 13th August 2015

Goalkeeper Ben Wilson talked his way through his Cardiff City debut - and came out with a clean sheet.

The young goalkeeper from County Durham, a former Sunderland professional, said: “I had to stay alert and focused. I did that through communication and kept talking all the way through.”

Wilson, who celebrated his 23rd birthday last Sunday, was well protected by the experienced back four in front of him - Peltier, Connolly, Morrison and Fabio - as the Bluebirds earned a 1-0 win against AFC Wimbledon in the Capital One Cup.

“It was great to keep a clean sheet in my first competitive match,” said Wilson. “I didn’t have a shot to save, but I was happy with my overall game.”

Over the moon to make my competitive debut for @CardiffCityFC In the hat for the next round#Bluebirds #CCFC Thanks for messages



Wilson, Cardiff’s number three goalkeeper behind David Marshall and Simon Moore, is highly rated by manager Slade, goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson and the Bluebirds’ coaches.

The Stanley-born keeper was safe and sure with his handling and said: “Martyn gave me a lot of help before the game. He has great experience and has shown confidence in me.”

Wilson was among the City substitutes for their first Championship match against Fulham with Marshall suspended and looks certain to be on the bench again at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.

Goalkeeper David Marshall will miss Cardiff City's first three Championship fixtures of the season

Bluebirds goalkeeper David Marshall serves the last game of his suspension this weekend

He emerged through Sunderland’s youth Academy and signed a professional contract in 2010 before going out on loan spells to Harrogate, Gateshead and Chesterfield.



Wilson later signed for Cambridge United and then Accrington where he made his professional debut in a 1-0 Football League Trophy defeat against Crewe two years ago.

His move to Cardiff came during 2013 and he played under-21 Development football until he was promoted to the first team squad.

Slade has now given Wilson his League Cup debut and Wilson will hope to be given the nod again in the second round.

Cheerio Marshall, this club is being cut to the bone.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

Cheerio Marshall, this club is being cut to the bone.

Hardly!!! Still a huge squad with massive earners.

I am surprised he is 23, that's quite old for a number three keeper in the development squad since 2013, he really has to break through soon or he will have to leave surely?

Can we just be possitive that we have a young keeper who is doing well, looks great for our future

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

Must have looked sharp.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

Huge kicks. Hoof ball slade must love him.

Well done ben Wilson I support all our squad am I being to positive ?

He did look more comfortable than Moore to be fair.

It's impossible to judge him yet. He wasn't tested at all v. Wimbledon. Hope Marshall stays, but I can't see it happening....Slade is under instructions to sell.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

Not sure why your defensive G, its a fair question for someone who youve barely seen play.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

Not sure why your defensive G, its a fair question for someone who youve barely seen play.

I don't know, I saw him getting out of his car in the car park Tuesday evening & thought he looked brilliant and actually I rate him higher than Marshall.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

Sometimes you just see something immediately. Sometimes that instinct is correct, sometimes it's wide of the mark. If you want to say that your instinct agrees with Russell Slade's assessment, I don't see the harm in that.

On the other hand, other posters may disagree with you. Maybe it was the tone of the reply, which could be seen as condescending (even if that was not the intention).

I think the trouble with keepers is that they have no margin for error. One mistake can lose a match. Strikers who miss the target aren't under as much pressure in this way. Missing the target feels bad, but maybe not as bad as failing to save.

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

Keep your wig on g man. I wasn't at the game, I live away so don't do midweek. I just usually like to judge keepers after I've seen them in a bit of action that's all...

highly rated by me aswel. spotted this guy when warming up in shrewsbury. i rate him higher than Simon Moore. His handling is brilliant and watch out for the size of his kicks. their huge and accurate. something Marshall never been that clever at

You rate him after seeing him warming up and the play one game with no shots?

no its called spotting something i like. he looks a top prospect. lets wait and see if im correct in a few years time for the funny remarks then is it ? wasnt you impressed with him against Wimbledon ? done well competing against Akinfenwa. looked calm and a keeper older than the age he is for me. sorry for having an opinion tho on a forum mate

Sometimes you just see something immediately. Sometimes that instinct is correct, sometimes it's wide of the mark. If you want to say that your instinct agrees with Russell Slade's assessment, I don't see the harm in that.

On the other hand, other posters may disagree with you. Maybe it was the tone of the reply, which could be seen as condescending (even if that was not the intention).

I think the trouble with keepers is that they have no margin for error. One mistake can lose a match. Strikers who miss the target aren't under as much pressure in this way. Missing the target feels bad, but maybe not as bad as failing to save.

Ever the diplomat.

I agree on the keeper front and this is why it baffles me how keepers are so much cheaper than attacking players...