" Breaking News on Semi Ajayi "
Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:03 pm
Breaking news at Afc Wimbledon
Neal Ardley swoops for Cardiff City defender
Tue 29 Sep 2015
Author: Chris Slavin
We felt we wanted more competition in this area Neal Ardley, Tue 29 Sep 2015
Cardiff City centre-back joins on loan
Neal Ardley has swooped to sign Cardiff City defender Semi Ajayi on a one-month loan deal – and the 21-year-old is eligible for tonight’s match against Northampton Town.
AFC Wimbledon required international clearance to make Ajayi available for selection and that has today been received ahead of the Northampton game.
Ajayi signed for Cardiff in the summer after two years with Arsenal, where he made the first-team bench as an unused substitute for the Premier League club. Previously, the South London-raised defender had been with Charlton Athletic.
Neal Ardley said: “We tracked Semi Ajayi when he was at Arsenal last season and the season before. We quite liked him, but he was only young then. Despite what happened on Saturday (sending off for Karleigh Osborne), we felt we wanted more competition in this area. We have strong competition everywhere else and we made a decision to go for it.
“I think Ryan Sweeney is going to be a very good player, but we need competition for places. If Ryan comes in I don’t want to rush him in there because of a lack of numbers. If that hinders his development it is not the right thing to do.
“Ryan needs to come in because he is ready to have a run in the team. In my mind at the start of the season that was something I could see happening at the back end of the season. Nothing had changed my mind on that. While I would totally trust Ryan to come in and do a good job for the team, I would not want to force him into the thick of things on a regular basis just yet.”
In his promising career so far, Semi Ajayi has also played international football for Nigeria Under-21s.
Neal Ardley swoops for Cardiff City defender
Tue 29 Sep 2015
Author: Chris Slavin
We felt we wanted more competition in this area Neal Ardley, Tue 29 Sep 2015
Cardiff City centre-back joins on loan
Neal Ardley has swooped to sign Cardiff City defender Semi Ajayi on a one-month loan deal – and the 21-year-old is eligible for tonight’s match against Northampton Town.
AFC Wimbledon required international clearance to make Ajayi available for selection and that has today been received ahead of the Northampton game.
Ajayi signed for Cardiff in the summer after two years with Arsenal, where he made the first-team bench as an unused substitute for the Premier League club. Previously, the South London-raised defender had been with Charlton Athletic.
Neal Ardley said: “We tracked Semi Ajayi when he was at Arsenal last season and the season before. We quite liked him, but he was only young then. Despite what happened on Saturday (sending off for Karleigh Osborne), we felt we wanted more competition in this area. We have strong competition everywhere else and we made a decision to go for it.
“I think Ryan Sweeney is going to be a very good player, but we need competition for places. If Ryan comes in I don’t want to rush him in there because of a lack of numbers. If that hinders his development it is not the right thing to do.
“Ryan needs to come in because he is ready to have a run in the team. In my mind at the start of the season that was something I could see happening at the back end of the season. Nothing had changed my mind on that. While I would totally trust Ryan to come in and do a good job for the team, I would not want to force him into the thick of things on a regular basis just yet.”
In his promising career so far, Semi Ajayi has also played international football for Nigeria Under-21s.
Re: " Breaking News on Semi Ajayi "
Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:34 pm
Cardiff City Football Club can today confirm that an agreement has been reached with AFC Wimbledon, with 21-year-old defender Semi Ajayi moving on loan to the Dons until October 25th.
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Semi has already had first hand experience of Neal Ardley's side as part of the Bluebirds squad who defeated the Dons during August's Capital One Cup clash.
Ardley's men currently sit fifteenth in the Sky Bet League Two table, having won three of their opening nine matches this season. Semi will be eligible for six matches while away from Cardiff City Stadium, including tonight's (Tues, 29th Sept) home match with Northampton Town.
His loan spell will culminate with a battle against fellow Bluebirds loanee David Tutonda, currently with York City, on October 24th.
All at Cardiff City wish Semi a successful spell with AFC Wimbledon.
29/09/15
Semi has already had first hand experience of Neal Ardley's side as part of the Bluebirds squad who defeated the Dons during August's Capital One Cup clash.
Ardley's men currently sit fifteenth in the Sky Bet League Two table, having won three of their opening nine matches this season. Semi will be eligible for six matches while away from Cardiff City Stadium, including tonight's (Tues, 29th Sept) home match with Northampton Town.
His loan spell will culminate with a battle against fellow Bluebirds loanee David Tutonda, currently with York City, on October 24th.
All at Cardiff City wish Semi a successful spell with AFC Wimbledon.
Re: " Breaking News on Semi Ajayi "
Tue Sep 29, 2015 4:54 pm
Good for the lad. 
Re: " Breaking News on Semi Ajayi "
Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:00 pm
Seems a sensible move. We are only 2 injuries away from needing to play him, so some game time with a good coach in the lower leagues seems a win-win situation
Re: " Breaking News on Semi Ajayi "
Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:41 pm
Filed: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 16:13 UK Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 16:28 UK Cardiff City defender Semi Ajayi has joined AFC Wimbledon on a one-month loan deal. The 21-year-old, who joined the Bluebirds from Arsenal during the summer, is yet to feature in the Championship this term. "We tracked Semi Ajayi when he was at Arsenal last season and the season before. We quite liked him, but he was only young then. We have strong competition everywhere else and we made a decision to go for it," manager Neal Ardley told the club's official website. The Nigeria Under-21 international could make his debut during tonight's League Two clash against Northampton Town.