Cardiff's Priorities As They Plan For Championship

One of nan astir striking elements of Cardiff's occurrence this play has been nan improvement of their young players.

Barry-Murphy signalled his intent successful nan first crippled of nan play against Peterborough, naming nan youngest Cardiff starting line-up for a convention fixture this century.

His religion successful nan academy graduates has been repaid handsomely, pinch Dylan Lawlor, Cian Ashford, Joel Colwill, Isaak Davies and Ronan Kpakio each catching nan oculus astatine different points this season.

Playing successful League One has benefited them enormously - arsenic if they person dropped down a section to walk a play connected indebtedness together astatine a little level.

What remains to beryllium seen is really they woody pinch nan Championship.

It is besides easy to hide that vice-captain Rubin Colwill is still only 23. Having burst connected to nan segment arsenic a teenager, nan Wales attacking midfielder has travel of property this season.

"It's been an unbelievable play for everyone involved," Colwill said.

"A batch of nan young lads person had really bully seasons, and evidently getting promoted for everyone is amazing. It's been a pleasance to beryllium a portion of it."

Centre-back Lawlor has arguably had nan biggest effect of those fledgling talents this season, making his Wales debut and looking remarkably assured complete nan people of his 5 caps to date.

The 20-year-old has been linked pinch a move distant – pinch German giants Bayern Munich among nan clubs reportedly willing – and Cardiff will do good to support him this summer.

But Barry-Murphy has shown really good he tin activity pinch young players, not only successful nan Welsh superior but during his clip successful complaint of Manchester City's Under-21s, wherever he nurtured nan likes of Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers.

Crucially, Cardiff will beryllium protected financially should large clubs travel calling for Lawlor, who signed a three-year statement hold past August to support him astatine nan nine until 2028.