BREAKING BRIAN BARRY-MURHY: “THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2025 “

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Thursday 16th October 2025


Reading home this Saturday 3pm are 21st in the League , but are bringing 2,500 Fans despite only winning 1 of their last 6 League games.





BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY:



"Our only worry for Saturday is Dylan Lawlor“


“Jak Alnwick back home in Newcastle for personal reasons.”


Ollie Tanner is out until January.

Eli King out for the season.





BBM:

"Ollie Tanner is having his boot removed this week, then he will start to become active. We said January all along, but the progress he is making is really good and he’s on track for that. If he comes back before then, it would be a huge boost for us all."








City head into the contest after a 4-3 win over Leyton Orient in our last league test.

"There’s a lot of key takeaways from the Leyton Orient game for me," Brian began. "I thought you saw signs of what we look like when we’re at our best, predominantly in the second half when we were really aggressive and played the game in a very intense, attacking manner. “
















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"Rubin would previously have been viewed as a young player but in this dressing room, he's not viewed as that because of how he acts and how he trains day to day.

His impact on our season has been huge. If you look at his numbers, they're through the roof. That comes from his consistency in training.”

“He's been brilliant.“

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BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY:


"Our only worry for Saturday is Dylan Lawlor, with the Wales U21s players coming back today and Robertson tomorrow.

Dylan wasn't available for Monday because of slight groin issue. He's had it previously with us if you remember.

He's not clear of that yet, hopefully he'll take part in training today.

He seems to be growing and developing a lot physically so I wouldn't be surprised if he has a few niggles over the course of the season as he adjusts to the schedule that he's now being asked to do.

He may be available for Saturday but I'm not sure yet. We will obviously push him to hopefully he in contention to play because he's such an important

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BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY:



BBM:


"Rubin would previously have been viewed as a young player but in this dressing room, he's not viewed as that because of how he acts and how he trains day to day.

His impact on our season has been huge. If you look at his numbers, they're through the roof. That comes from his consistency in training.

He's been brilliant.

In my first press conference, someone asked "what are you going to do with Rubin" and I didn't quite answer it because of what I perceived him to be.

But he's set the standard in training every single day.

If he does turn that into goals and assists then you'll see his stats in terms of those really reflect his performance.

That will see him become a real asset to the club and his country as we work through the season."

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BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY:



City head into the contest after a 4-3 win over Leyton Orient in our last league test.

"There’s a lot of key takeaways from the Leyton Orient game for me," Brian began. "I thought you saw signs of what we look like when we’re at our best, predominantly in the second half when we were really aggressive and played the game in a very intense, attacking manner.”

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FIXTURES:




Sat Oct 18 Cardiff City v Reading Crowd Away Support

Sat Oct 25 Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports

Tue Oct 28 Live Sky 8pm League Cup 4th Rd Wrexham v Cardiff City





Sat Nov 1 FACUP 1st Rd Peterborough v Cardiff City

Sat Nov 8 Blackpool v Cardiff City


Tue Nov 11 Vertu Trophy Cardiff City v Arsenal U21 7:45pm


Sat Nov 15 - Huddersfield Town (H)

Sat Nov 22 - Northampton Town (A)

Sat Nov 29 - Mansfield Town (H)





Tue Dec 9 - Stevenage (A)

Sat Dec 13 - Doncaster Rovers (H)

Sat Dec 20 - Lincoln City (A)

Fri Dec 26 - Exeter City (H)

Mon Dec 29 - Stevenage (H)

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BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY-


“When we played Orient”

"I don’t want to use the phrase ‘at our worst’ but when looked most vulnerable was in the first half when we were quite tentative and we didn’t play the game in the manner that we wanted.

"You saw one of the key phrases Craig [Bellamy] was using in the lead up to the game was about intensity for the Welsh team on Monday and that resonated a lot with me because to play the way that we want to do in this stadium in front of our supporters, the game has to be played in a manner that is supremely intense and supremely aggressive to show us in our best light.

"If we don’t reach those heights, then we’re not the team we want to be. The last two weeks has been a key part of reminding the players of what they’ve achieved in the early part of the season, and more importantly, how they’ve achieved it with their levels of intensity and how they’ve played the game in such an aggressive manner."

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BBM:

Alex Robertson



BBM:

"Alex will be our last player back from internationals, he's flying back as we speak. So we'll check on him tomorrow."

Was it worth him travelling 10,000 miles to not play?

"I think Alex is keen to be at the forefront of the Australia manager's mind so I think it's fine, he'd want to get in front of him and show him what he can do.

From tomorrow he can build on whatever he's done in the past two weeks and push the season forward."

Could he play for the U21s for you or is it first team or nothing?


"I wouldn't say nothing. Our focus is getting Alex into a position where he can compete for the squad and play in the team.

He doesn't need to play for the U21s."

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BBM:


The Royals, whose head coach is former Republic of Ireland striker Noel Hunt, currently sit 21st in the table, but are unbeaten in their last four games, with their last three league fixtures all ending in 1-1 draws.



Brian Barry-Murphy : “I would have known Noel from an early age and he’s from close to where I’m from in Ireland so you always watch out for each other. There’s more and more Irish head coaches coming to this country, which is great for us.

"They’re a very big club in this division. I went to their game against Exeter City to watch it in person just to get a feel of the qualities they have.

"When we’re so busy and watching games on video, sometimes you can see different things, but you don’t quite get a feel of the quality of certain players and the intricacies of their play.

"I went to that game and you can see that their squad is full of players who have quality and have played at a higher level.

"They’re not where they’d want to be in the table currently, but being there gave me an insight into the talent they possess and what we’ll have to do to overcome it."

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BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY:



"Our only worry for Saturday is Dylan Lawlor“


“Jak Alnwick back home in Newcastle for personal reasons.”


Ollie Tanner is out until December at least.

Eli King out for the season.

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BBM:


“Dylan [Lawlor] wasn’t available for Wales’ game against Belgium on Monday, based on a slight groin issue. He’s had it previously with us in recent weeks, so he’s not clear of that yet.

“We haven’t seen him train since, but hopefully he will partake in training this afternoon. At the moment, he is a doubt [for Saturday] based on the fact that we haven’t seen him train since he’s been away with Wales.

“He’s a very young player and he seems to be growing and developing physically. You will see him carrying niggles as he adjusts to the schedule he is being asked to partake in.

“He’s got a chance to play on Saturday. We hope he can be involved in training today and be available, but I’m not sure at this stage. Over the last few weeks, he has had niggles in his groin and during his time in the Academy, had injury history with his hamstring.

"Now he seems to be growing physically and his schedule is more demanding than ever, so there may be weeks where we have to manage him. We’re pushing him because we want him to be available; he’s such an important player.”

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BBM:

“Gabe Osho and Chris Willock are in good condition, they’ve both trained all week. Cian Ashford was unavailable for the last game, he was back in training on Tuesday. “

"The Wales U21 lads are back in training today, so we haven’t seen them yet. Alex [Robertson] is our last player to return, who is flying back as we speak. He’ll be back tomorrow so we’ll check up on him and asses the squad from Saturday.

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BBM:

"Ollie Tanner is having his boot removed this week, then he will start to become active. We said January all along, but the progress he is making is really good and he’s on track for that. If he comes back before then, it would be a huge boost for us.”

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CHRIS WILLOCK:


Following the international break, Chris shared his thoughts on this weekend’s upcoming fixture against the Royals, as well as the season so far under Brian Barry-Murphy.

“I’m looking forward to the game, it should be a good one,” he began. “Hopefully we can get the win.

“I’ve enjoyed my time under Brian so far, I think he sees the game how I want to play, so it’s easy to play under him. He demands a lot and that’s good from any manager in order to get the best out of the players.

“I would say that no league is easy. It’s a hard league with quality in it, and any game is difficult. It’s been tough, but we’ve dealt with it well and I think that there’s more to come from us.

“We’ve had set-backs along the way and some really good performances, but I’m looking forward to carrying on with the next fixtures and hopefully we can keep going and winning.

“Brian wants to see a fluid, aggressive team. We’ve been working on that and showing it in patches, but I think that we need to show it more, and hopefully on Saturday you’ll see it more.

“There’s good morale around the Club, the stadium is buzzing and it’s good to get that winning feeling again and I’ve really enjoyed the season so far. The fans have been amazing, the support has been unreal.”





With a renewed focus on youth within the City squad this season, Chris discussed his burgeoning role within the dressing room as he takes up responsibility as a mentor for some of his younger teammates.

“For me it’s about showing the fans what I can do and giving my all. I know what I’m capable of, so hopefully that keeps going and I can keep going.

“It’s been good. It’s a young dressing room, and you can see that sometimes, especially in the games when you have young players still learning, but it’s good to have responsibility around the place and to encourage them.

"There are different ways of leading; sometimes people are more vocal and other times it’s pulling a young player to the side and encouraging them, which is needed sometimes.”






He concluded: “I speak to Tan [Nyakuhwa] a lot, I think he’s a really good player. He’s played a couple of games now and I’m looking forward to seeing more, he’s one of the ones who is going to really push on at this Club. When a player plays your position it’s a lot easier, and he’s a boy who wants to learn a lot and I’m sure we’ll see a lot more from him.”

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Updated after Bolton Winning Away 2-1 at Huddersfield

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