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UPDATE: BBM : “ DYLAN LAWLOR “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:02 am

Update.


BBM:

“Dylan is now back doing some very light training and doing some jogging, but he's nowhere close to returning for us .”


“So it's impossible to say when [he'll be back].”





Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has revealed centre-back Dylan Lawlor is unlikely to be available for Wales' Nations League matches in Portugal and Denmark next month.
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Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:04 am

Lawlor to Miss Wales Games:

BBM: “I have no idea when Dylan will be available.”
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Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:29 am

Good.

He was injured on Wales duty and Bellamy chose to play him in a completely meaningless game.

We're now paying the price for that ludicrous decision.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:30 am

davids wrote:Good.

He was injured on Wales duty and Bellamy chose to play him in a completely meaningless game.

We're now paying the price for that ludicrous decision.


Totally agree.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:42 am

worcester_ccfc wrote:
davids wrote:Good.

He was injured on Wales duty and Bellamy chose to play him in a completely meaningless game.

We're now paying the price for that ludicrous decision.


Totally agree.

Yep! That’s the truth and (hopefully) a lesson learned going forward :ayatollah:

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:42 am

BBM sounds pissed off with the situation.
He has every right to be.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 12:03 pm

How do we have so many players injured? Very concerning! A small squad with limited rotation of players maybe?

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:50 pm

so basically he is out for at least a month Lawlor
Won't be hugely surprised if his return to playing is the same as Fish in 3 months time.
Shame because he is our best defender but as a city fan i am hoping for a speedy recovery for him
I bet he is missing playing for us.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 5:55 pm

FOOTSOLDIER wrote:How do we have so many players injured? Very concerning! A small squad with limited rotation of players maybe?


We don't have a lot of players injured. It's just three and they all happen to be CBs - Fish, Chambers, Lawlor.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 6:19 pm

Sven wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
davids wrote:Good.

He was injured on Wales duty and Bellamy chose to play him in a completely meaningless game.

We're now paying the price for that ludicrous decision.


Totally agree.

Yep! That’s the truth and (hopefully) a lesson learned going forward :ayatollah:



Not really he did exactly the same with rambo? The pitch and weather was awful and yet he played him and he got injured and rambo was not same afterwards

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 6:49 pm

Im pretty sure its a different injury to the one he got playing for wales as im sure that was his foot , although I could be wrong
But he was seen in a knee brace a few days ago

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Sun Aug 30, 2026 11:51 pm

Well at least we now know we won't see him back until Oct ???

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 8:00 am

worcester_ccfc wrote:
davids wrote:Good.

He was injured on Wales duty and Bellamy chose to play him in a completely meaningless game.

We're now paying the price for that ludicrous decision.


Totally agree.


Don't see why he shouldn't have been played unless he was carrying an injury. He is part of the Welsh squad and it would have been part of the building for the Nations League. Unfortunate but that's football not Bellamys fault.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 8:18 am

worcester_ccfc wrote:
FOOTSOLDIER wrote:How do we have so many players injured? Very concerning! A small squad with limited rotation of players maybe?


We don't have a lot of players injured. It's just three and they all happen to be CBs - Fish, Chambers, Lawlor.


Worcester, just another negative slant from a poster!

We actually have only 2 out with football injuries as Fish has a hernia i believe.

Happens with all clubs and some worse than ours.

Spurs recently had virtually their whole back four out for months.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 8:29 am

If we brought him back one game before the Wales games for 45 mins, I wouldn't trust Wales not to play him in both games for 90 minutes; they've cost us so many injuries. I would rather us wait an extra week or two just so we know he won't play in them at all.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 9:37 am

This thread is ridiculous, injuries happen.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 2:06 pm

BBM:

“Dylan is now back doing some very light training and doing some jogging, but he's nowhere close to returning for us .”


“So it's impossible to say when [he'll be back].”
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Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 2:54 pm

stickywicket wrote:BBM sounds pissed off with the situation.
He has every right to be.


As you would expect

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 3:27 pm

Bluebina wrote:If we brought him back one game before the Wales games for 45 mins, I wouldn't trust Wales not to play him in both games for 90 minutes; they've cost us so many injuries. I would rather us wait an extra week or two just so we know he won't play in them at all.


Agree with that. Bellars was a tool playing Dylan in that game. Almost like sabotage, but it's kept the player away from his club football and importantly, when we need him most in the Championship.

Club before country every time.

Re: UPDATE: BBM : “ DYLAN LAWLOR “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 4:24 pm

I was told his injury is the same type of injury that Rubin had, not exactly the same, it is a knee problem to do with growth and development. Not clearing up quickly as we can see. Players get injured, it is just one of those things.

I cringe when I see posts on here about him being made of glass, injury prone, get rid, cash in... shocking, get a grip! He is the best defender to come through our academy in over ten years, time will tell but maybe ever.

Not many 19 year olds play as he did last year for club and country, especially at centre back who tend to come good from 22 onwards.

Hang in there he'll be back.

Re: “ Dylan Lawlor will continue to be unavailable “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 4:38 pm

Tuna Pasta Bake wrote:
Bluebina wrote:If we brought him back one game before the Wales games for 45 mins, I wouldn't trust Wales not to play him in both games for 90 minutes; they've cost us so many injuries. I would rather us wait an extra week or two just so we know he won't play in them at all.


Agree with that. Bellars was a tool playing Dylan in that game. Almost like sabotage, but it's kept the player away from his club football and importantly, when we need him most in the Championship.

Club before country every time.


Unless he was already carrying an injury at the time I dont understand why Bellamy shouldn't have played him in the game. The season was over for him and indeed all the others who played that night.

Re: UPDATE: BBM : “ DYLAN LAWLOR “

Mon Aug 31, 2026 4:50 pm

Einstein wrote:I was told his injury is the same type of injury that Rubin had, not exactly the same, it is a knee problem to do with growth and development. Not clearing up quickly as we can see. Players get injured, it is just one of those things.

I cringe when I see posts on here about him being made of glass, injury prone, get rid, cash in... shocking, get a grip! He is the best defender to come through our academy in over ten years, time will tell but maybe ever.

Not many 19 year olds play as he did last year for club and country, especially at centre back who tend to come good from 22 onwards.

Hang in there he'll be back.


Some of the comments are insane

I was 5"7 at 18 and ended up 5"11 by 22, (my waist then started to grow :D ) you don't stop growing at 18 !!!!

Rubin has finally strengthened up to match his frame and is looking to rip this league apart.

Let's be honest, he is a Caerphilly boy; he is not turning down the opportunity to play for Wales and Bellamy is going to use the best available and he already is......