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Barry-Murphy praises Cardiff youngsters after opening win
New head coach Brian Barry-Murphy praised Cardiff City's young players as they helped him win his first game in charge against Peterborough from the Championship last season, the Bluebirds started life in League One with a 2-1 victory at Cardiff City Stadium on picked the youngest Cardiff team for a league fixture this century, handing first starts to the likes of goalkeeper Matt Turner – chosen in front of senior players Jak Alnwick and Ethan Horvath – and midfielder Joel goals were scored by academy graduates, Rubin Colwill and Ronan Kpakio."To have some of the academy graduates is really beneficial because they feel the club in a way that's different from what I do, based on where I come from, so it's really powerful," said Barry-Murphy."Matt Turner wasn't complicated [as a selection]. I had an idea of certain players before I came to the club. I didn't know a lot about Matt but, since day one pre-season, he's been exceptional."His attitude, in terms of what we asked him to do, his commitment and his skill level as a goalkeeper has been outstanding. Just based on what I saw, he was the clear pick."Joel, we have a lot of competition in that position, but again, his appetite to do the things we've asked him to do and his relentless nature of application was evident." Having fallen behind against the run of play, Cardiff responded well in the second half as Rubin Colwill – captaining the club for the first time – scored a brilliant an 18-year-old right-back, then curled in a fine first-time effort to put Cardiff in front."It was a great goal. His talent is obvious," said Barry-Murphy."I think where he ended up on the pitch for the goal [inside the penalty area] is important for me."He's a really attacking full-back who can be really dynamic and can cause the opposition a lot of problems."So to see him arrive in that position in the second half was what I wanted to see. He has that quality to produce assists and goals."
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Barry Bannan commits to crisis-hit Sheffield Wednesday: ‘This club is part of me'
The Sheffield Wednesday captain, Barry Bannan, has signed a new contract with the crisis-hit Championship club after his previous deal had expired at the end of last season. The 35-year-old midfielder has been at Wednesday since 2015 and, despite the expiration of his previous contract in June, has been training with the first-team squad during pre-season. Wednesday did not say how long Bannan's new contract is. The club, who finished 12th in the Championship last season, are mired in financial difficulties and are under transfer restrictions imposed by the Football League after failures to pay the wages of their players and staff. In the past few days, Wednesday have seen their manager, Danny Röhl, leave the club and the North Stand of Hillsborough close due to safety concerns. The owner, the Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri, is being urged to sell the club to preserve its future. Bannan's commitment to Wednesday comes as he revealed his daughter became upset when he told her that he might have to leave amid interest from other teams. 'This club is a big part of me and my family, who are with me here today as I'm signing,' Bannan told the Sheffield Wednesday website. 'They will always stand by me with whatever decision I make and I've decided to stay. 'We had a lot of conversations as a family and when I told my daughter Elsie that I might be leaving she started crying. Then last night when I told her I was staying she started crying again. I asked her why and she said they are just happy tears.' The Scot has been at Hillsborough for a decade, joining from Crystal Palace in 2015 and playing in the Championship playoff final defeat to Hull in his first season. He was handed the captain's armband by the then manager Garry Monk as Wednesday were relegated to League One. Promotion back to the Championship came when Bannan lifted the League One playoff trophy at Wembley in 2023. He has made 447 appearances. Wednesday are under a transfer embargo and subject to EFL fee restrictions until the end of the summer window following a previous failure to pay transfer fees on time. There is concern whether they will be able to fulfil their opening fixture of the Championship season at Leicester on 10 August. A pre-season friendly against Burnley, scheduled to take place behind closed doors on Saturday, was cancelled after Wednesday players reportedly refused to play.
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Wigan sign QPR defender Fox on two-year deal
Wigan Athletic have signed Queens Park Rangers left-back Morgan Fox on a two-year 31-year-old spent the past two seasons in the Championship with the Rs, playing a total of 48 games in all that, Fox was at Stoke City, playing 40 Championship games in 2022-23, and he has played almost 300 games in the second tier of English football, after starting out at Charlton Athletic and also playing for Sheffield was announced to Latics fans at half-time of their opening game of the season against Northampton Town at the Brick Community Stadium on coach Ryan Lowe told the club website:, external "Morgan is a fantastic addition to our football club. He has been playing regularly in the Championship for the majority of his career and will be a real asset to us both on and off the field."I have been a long-term admirer of Morgan, who I know will bring a lot of leadership and experience to the squad."
