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The pressure is on for Dave Jones and his Cardiff City squad to launch a major bid for promotion to the Premiership next season.

But there is another coach at Ninian Park who faces plenty of pressure and expectation - youth Academy manager John Kerr.

Cardiff's Academy is now two years old and they have tasted success by sending Cameron Jerome, Joe Ledley, Joe Jacobson, Darcy Blake and Curtis McDonald from youth football to the Coca-Cola Championship.

But none of the five are pure-bred Academy footballers, having started their young careers before Cardiff stepped up their commitment to their youth in 2004 or, in Jerome's case, at another club.

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The big test for Kerr and his staff will come over the next few seasons as City's owner Sam Hammam and Jones look for homegrown players to enhance their first team squad.

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