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Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:41 am
Cardiff City Fan Kevin O’Donnel watched last nights game
V Non League v LarkhallAFC
It was a reasonable performance from the youngsters. No one stood out for me but they were all comfortable on the ball. I thought Tomlin put in a decent shift and he certainly looks a lot fitter. Madine was pretty ineffective.
It’s a nice little ground in a great setting and a really friendly club.
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Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:42 am
U23 | FULL-TIME: @LarkhallAFC 1-1 @CardiffCityFC.
#Bluebirds draw pre-season test at Securitas Stadium.
Lee Tomlin scores for Under 23’s.
Starting for the U23’s vs Larkhall along with Smithies. Looks like he could potentially be the keeper leaving if any are.
@CardiffCityFC U23 | Smithies, Pryce, J. Davies, Wootton, Margetson, Reynolds, Williams, Evans, Madine, Tomlin, Mayembe.
#CardiffCity U23 subs: Jones, Hall, Bowen, C. Davies, Griffiths, Moore, Trialist, Patten.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:43 am
Remember Gary Madine does not want to be here.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:48 am
Cardiff City's Lee Tomlin and Gary Madine featured for U23s after suffering pre-season tour blow
By Katie Sands
Saturday 12th July 2019
Both players featured for the Under-23s on Friday night
Cardiff City's Lee Tomlin and Gary Madine both featured for the Bluebirds' Under-23s side in their 1-1 draw against Larkhall Athletic on Friday night after missing out on the club's pre-season tour in America.
Both Tomlin and Madine have been unable to travel to the States after they were denied visas to enter the country, with both players looking to impress Neil Warnock in a bid to change their fortunes in south Wales after struggling so far.
As such, they have been drafted in with the U23s instead, with both players being named in the starting line-up for Friday's draw at the Securitas Stadium.
Tomlin netted the Bluebirds' only goal of the game following a 54th minute penalty brought about when Cardiff's Ntazana Mayembe was taken down.
Larkhall equalised within minutes thanks to Matt Britton.
It's understood that Warnock is keen on giving Tomlin a chance this summer to prove himself. The playmaker recently gave a moving interview about his own mental health struggles, admitting he contemplated taking his own life.
Madine, too, will be keen to resolve his future, whether that's with Cardiff or not.
On Friday, they weren't the only first team squad members to feature, with Alex Smithies - who has not travelled to the US - starting in goal. His omission from Warnock's travelling party came as something of a surprise, and with both Joe Day and Neil Etheridge travelling, it has thrown up some uncertainty over his future in the Welsh capital.
Cardiff City confirmed their 21-man squad for the pre-season tour of America and Canada on Friday, which you can find here.
And while Rhys Healey has also been left behind for the US trip, he was not involved in the U23s game.
It now remains to be seen whether the first-team players will travel with Andy Legg's U23s squad on their pre-season tour to Devon and Cornwall. They face Tavistock on Monday, Bodmin Town next Wednesday before playing Plymouth Parkway on Friday. Given Tomlin and Madine's involvement so far, it looks likely.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:58 am
Forever Blue wrote:Remember Gary Madine does not want to be here.
You say this as if it's a fact?
Perhaps you're right but have you a link or is it a rumour?
Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:04 am
OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Remember Gary Madine does not want to be here.
You say this as if it's a fact?
Perhaps you're right but have you a link or is it a rumour?
I was thinking that. Just causing a drift between fans and players saying things like that. True or not.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:21 pm
I would guess we’ll need another striker in before Madine goes. Bizarrely, both of the teams he has played for have achieved automatic promotion in the last two seasons. He was at Bolton when they won promotion the season before that. This may be coincidence or luck, but sometimes players like Madine are useful for their talisman qualities.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:01 pm
Seeing Smithies in goal for the U23’s and then scrapping a draw with a penalty is worrying, I know it’s early days in pre-season but these 1st team lads need to show the gaffa he’s got options available by taking these chances and proving their worth....
I can see the 3 of them out on loan or sold by the August deadline
Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:18 pm
snoopystorm wrote:Seeing Smithies in goal for the U23’s and then scrapping a draw with a penalty is worrying, I know it’s early days in pre-season but these 1st team lads need to show the gaffa he’s got options available by taking these chances and proving their worth....
I can see the 3 of them out on loan or sold by the August deadline
Did they play the whole 90 minutes then?
Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:03 pm
People over thinking pre season..... It's just for fitness. Results mean nothing. Plus They'll up their game as it's an opportunity against a big club.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:53 pm
bluebird7291 wrote:People over thinking pre season..... It's just for fitness. Results mean nothing. Plus They'll up their game as it's an opportunity against a big club.
Totally agree.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 4:47 pm
"Gary Madine Ineffective" tell us something we don't know

On the other hand that boy Mayembe seems to be making an impression, I wonder if he keeps going the way he is if we'll need a 4th choice winger as he seems to have bags of pace. Also these early pre-season games are just about fitness building and getting back to some minutes on the pitch so scores are a bit irrelevant at this stage of pre-season.
Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:53 pm
snoopystorm wrote:Seeing Smithies in goal for the U23’s and then scrapping a draw with a penalty is worrying, I know it’s early days in pre-season but these 1st team lads need to show the gaffa he’s got options available by taking these chances and proving their worth....
I can see the 3 of them out on loan or sold by the August deadline
‘Scrapping’ a draw means absolutely zilch so what’s worrying?
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