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Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with him

Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:12 pm

Eli King aged 21 recalled by Cardiff. after impressive loan at League 2 Morecambe who are 17th in the table.

Cardiff not made decision yet on what to do with him -

I say send King to a League 1 Club like Pompey as it’s a massive jump to go straight back to us in the Championship.

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:25 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Eli King aged 21 recalled by Cardiff. after impressive loan at League 2 Morecambe who are 17th in the table.

Cardiff not made decision yet on what to do with him -

I say send King to a League 1 Club like Pompey as it’s a massive jump to go straight back to us in the Championship.



Exactly, we know he is a decent L2 player playing in a struggling team not one of the "funded" teams. Now for L1 then next season with us. My recollection of him is he needed to do things a bit quicker, as the jump from U21 to championship is massive unless you are destined for footballs top table. So hopefully he is on course to try to nail down a starting position for us next season

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:59 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Eli King aged 21 recalled by Cardiff. after impressive loan at League 2 Morecambe who are 17th in the table.

Cardiff not made decision yet on what to do with him -

I say send King to a League 1 Club like Pompey as it’s a massive jump to go straight back to us in the Championship.

Annis he probably will go out on loan again to a league 1 club!

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:06 pm

Gents,

Unless King is going to actually contribute to the Cardiff first team or switch into a loan to a League One club, I see no reason to disrupt his time at Morecambe.

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:56 pm

I completely agree with you Annis. If he is not going to contribute for us - and I don’t think he will - let him stay where he is as he’s playing regularly, enjoying himself and doing well.

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:06 am

Forever Blue wrote:Gents,

Unless King is going to actually contribute to the Cardiff first team or switch into a loan to a League One club, I see no reason to disrupt his time at Morecambe.


Agree. Why move him from a settled place if there is no plan going forward with him. Hopefully he has an equal successful 2nd part of season. Or it could knock him back a bit again

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:09 am

He is probably good enough to get onto our 1st team squad.
Better than Rhinomota and Sawyers.

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:47 am

Ramsey10 wrote:He is probably good enough to get onto our 1st team squad.
Better than Rhinomota and Sawyers.


Agree also. They gave him a new contract so must see something in him.

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:03 pm

Just reading the Morecambe forum. They loved him there... "going to be a top player"

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:18 pm

are pompey in for him ? i'd have left him where he was to be honest, he was playing regular, to send him now to a league one team where he might be a bench warmer is a bit strange

Re: Recalled City player / But City not sure what to do with

Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:36 pm

I honestly think the plan is to have him here and probably play or certainly be part of the match day squad instead of rino/sawyers etc . And if we sign any cms during window and injuries are ok. Then he may get loaned back out if not then I can see him being a occasional player for us. Or regularly if he can keep current form at a higher leve