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TEEN SPIRIT TO LIFT BLUEBIRDS

Ashford: Cardiff’s kids are all right
By Dave Flett

WINNER: Cian Ashford of Cardiff City in action against Wrexham
PICTURE: Alamy

ATTACKER Cian Ashford reckons Cardiff City’s trust in home-grown talent can reap rewards in this season’s Championship.
The Bluebirds included nine academy graduates in their squad for last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Derby with six contributing on the pitch and newest starlets – 17-year-old Rob Tankiewicz and Noah Anyadike, 16, – watching on from the bench.
Incredibly, Ashford and Joel Colwill, who were born just ...

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