As ever in this game of extreme highs and sobering lows, the line between rampant expectation and exercising caution is an extremely thin one.
Last year, Cardiff City blooded a number of players in their first-team squad and there was a general acceptance that a bedding-in period was required in what was, by and large, their rookie campaigns. Well, where is that marker this time around?
Cardiff bringing through youngsters and academy products last year was one of the very few highs. They enjoyed different degrees of success, a few kicked on and made names for themselves while others had to take a step back and get football elsewhere.
