| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread 10:21 - Dec 13 with 8830 views | ModeratorC |
The biggest test to date for Alan Sheehan. Win this and win it well, that’s progress and could buy him more time.
 Sheehan in with a chance ? Boro preview … 15th Dec 2023 19:36Swansea City have been preparing since Wednesday afternoon for tomorrow afternoons game at the SwanseaCity.Com Stadium - in amongst all the ‘manager search’ news this week. Middlesbrough are the visitors ( KO 3pm )  0
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:48 - Dec 16 with 1833 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:16 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
Anyone not getting in on Swans TV. Says I need a streaming oackage which when I press learn more takes me back to the page. Before and then a cycle of that. |
Yes. Me too. Annoying innit. Paid me tenner and says Onown the package then ….nowt | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:50 - Dec 16 with 1818 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:48 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
Yes. Me too. Annoying innit. Paid me tenner and says Onown the package then ….nowt |
Ok, so it’s not just me. Refund will be demanded. Strange that no one else’s has mentioned this though. |  |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 16 with 1782 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:50 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
Ok, so it’s not just me. Refund will be demanded. Strange that no one else’s has mentioned this though. |
If you’re on PS ,could you ask if someone can shove a link up ? | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:00 - Dec 16 with 1739 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
If you’re on PS ,could you ask if someone can shove a link up ? |
I’m not | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:10 - Dec 16 with 1665 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
If you’re on PS ,could you ask if someone can shove a link up ? |
Rich, clear your cache if you’re on an iPad. It’s now working for me after I did that.
Settings, Safari, clear and delete history, clear, close tabs. | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:37 - Dec 16 with 1554 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:10 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
Rich, clear your cache if you’re on an iPad. It’s now working for me after I did that.
Settings, Safari, clear and delete history, clear, close tabs. |
Boro really are our bete noire aren’t they.
Saying that, big mistake by Rushworth. What was he thinking?? | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:39 - Dec 16 with 1537 views | hobo |
Whatever the end result, very very positive today. Brave, aggressive and forward thinking. Great to see |  | | |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:43 - Dec 16 with 1514 views | theloneranger |
They all run out, and leave a massive gap - but it wasn't taken where Rushworth picked the ball up. |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:48 - Dec 16 with 1466 views | onehunglow |
Basically, we are stupid as a team | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:48 - Dec 16 with 1470 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:39 - Dec 16 by hobo |
Whatever the end result, very very positive today. Brave, aggressive and forward thinking. Great to see |
Yes, I’ve only seen the second half but there is an improvement. However, we are still trying to be too cute at times which eventually ends up in being turned over. Any new manager watching will see the ability. Just hope whoever he is is a good coach. | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:50 - Dec 16 with 1447 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:48 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
Yes, I’ve only seen the second half but there is an improvement. However, we are still trying to be too cute at times which eventually ends up in being turned over. Any new manager watching will see the ability. Just hope whoever he is is a good coach. |
It's all
About avoiding the drop
We won't it do it playing like this
Grimes needs benching , preferably selling | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:54 - Dec 16 with 1427 views | onehunglow |
It's agonising is this
Chasing an equaliser and still it goes backwards
Oitiful | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:57 - Dec 16 with 1403 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:54 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
It's agonising is this
Chasing an equaliser and still it goes backwards
Oitiful |
Since the second goal we’ve never looked like scoring. Very negative, subs not used early enough. Very disappointing, | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:58 - Dec 16 with 1394 views | theloneranger |
Early Christmas present from Rushworth!! | |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:01 - Dec 16 with 1365 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:57 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
Since the second goal we’ve never looked like scoring. Very negative, subs not used early enough. Very disappointing, |
This is the culmination of years of negative quasi possession football
It means our players have had any thrust any positivity sucked out of them
We look uncomfortable trying to go coward and score
Trunds seems as piddled off as me
Make no mistake, mid table mediocrity is s dream right now
Wednesday won again
Be worried folks | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:04 - Dec 16 with 1362 views | AnotherJohn |
Looked good with about 15 minutes to go, and then made a bad mistake, followed by abysmal game management. As others have said, we used our subs poorly and were depressingly negative. Although he wasn't the worst, I was disappointed with Key, who I had down as somebody who might create a chance but was part of that negativity. He has regressed in the last few games. Looks to me as though Sheehan has blown any chance he had of the top job. [Post edited 16 Dec 2023 17:06]
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:04 - Dec 16 with 1353 views | RichardO |
Maybe one of our better performances but points given away by costly mistake. | | | |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:32 - Dec 16 with 1228 views | lifelong |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 16:50 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
It's all
About avoiding the drop
We won't it do it playing like this
Grimes needs benching , preferably selling |
How can you blame Grimes for that defeat today?
It was a stupid error by the goalkeeper. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:45 - Dec 16 with 1193 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:32 - Dec 16 by lifelong |
How can you blame Grimes for that defeat today?
It was a stupid error by the goalkeeper. |
I blame the stand in manager. He set out for a draw. He had nothing to lose and should have gone for the throat. Get the lead then bring on Fulton and co. to close things out.
Swansea teams over the years are not afraid to play and attack usually with two clever and fast wingers and a top class centre forward, The midfielder were sharp and nimble like Allen, De Guzman and Britton were.
Now the team is boring and mechanical. We have ordinary joes like Cullen and Yates playing out of position who are not fast. Mechanical lumbering Grimes and Fulton in midfield. No blame on them the harder they work the further backward the club goes. They are rowing hard with a ship that has holes in it.
Swansea have not had a reliable keeper on the books since Fabianski left FIVE YEARS AGO. No more loans. Develop for Swansea . Bring in young talent and develop it. |  |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:52 - Dec 16 with 1171 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:04 - Dec 16 by RichardO |
Maybe one of our better performances but points given away by costly mistake. |
Agreed it was a better performance and without the mistake who knows. They also reminded us what pace can do, regretfully we don't have any. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:52 - Dec 16 with 1165 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:32 - Dec 16 by lifelong |
How can you blame Grimes for that defeat today?
It was a stupid error by the goalkeeper. |
Roger.
I’m not blaming him for the defeat today .
I’m blaming him for the way he basically ruins us
Why does he insist of playing centre half
Why slow the game down when we should be speeding it up
Why is his first thought to pass backwards or sideways
Any opposition know he can be pressurised when he will give the ball away or simply lose it, meaning others will have to cover for him.
He is central to our demise
He defines slowness,lethagy,lack of ambition on the pitch . Walsh,in fairness looked way more positive before being taken off. A dumb move by Sheehan ,as was not bringing on Bolasie earlier
Some can’t see it,some won’t
You love him? Many do, some do not. If you look around ,you will see Roger Grimes “haters” | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 18:00 - Dec 16 with 1125 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:45 - Dec 16 by ReslovenSwan1 |
I blame the stand in manager. He set out for a draw. He had nothing to lose and should have gone for the throat. Get the lead then bring on Fulton and co. to close things out.
Swansea teams over the years are not afraid to play and attack usually with two clever and fast wingers and a top class centre forward, The midfielder were sharp and nimble like Allen, De Guzman and Britton were.
Now the team is boring and mechanical. We have ordinary joes like Cullen and Yates playing out of position who are not fast. Mechanical lumbering Grimes and Fulton in midfield. No blame on them the harder they work the further backward the club goes. They are rowing hard with a ship that has holes in it.
Swansea have not had a reliable keeper on the books since Fabianski left FIVE YEARS AGO. No more loans. Develop for Swansea . Bring in young talent and develop it. |
It’s starting to occur to me that regardless of formation, starting XI or use of subs, things aren’t happening. I wasn’t the least bit surprised that we didn’t come back to draw level a second time. They played with a ‘it’s just not fair’ attitude and became very negative. We just don’t seem to know how to attack consistently.
And pace? Are we lacking that or want. One of their players just did us every time. We need some in the side and quick.
Someone has got a job in his hands but with a few additions in January and some tactical awareness we can do better than we are. | |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 18:05 - Dec 16 with 1108 views | KeithHaynes |
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| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 18:05 - Dec 16 with 1107 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 17:52 - Dec 16 by onehunglow |
Roger.
I’m not blaming him for the defeat today .
I’m blaming him for the way he basically ruins us
Why does he insist of playing centre half
Why slow the game down when we should be speeding it up
Why is his first thought to pass backwards or sideways
Any opposition know he can be pressurised when he will give the ball away or simply lose it, meaning others will have to cover for him.
He is central to our demise
He defines slowness,lethagy,lack of ambition on the pitch . Walsh,in fairness looked way more positive before being taken off. A dumb move by Sheehan ,as was not bringing on Bolasie earlier
Some can’t see it,some won’t
You love him? Many do, some do not. If you look around ,you will see Roger Grimes “haters” |
Paterson, Fulton and Lowe are all players who were bound to tire given their excellent work rate, given the impetus that Fulton and Paterson gave us maybe it was unwise to change them. As for the Grimes/ Fulton partnership it worked a lot better today Key offering width on one side the midfield worked a lot better today that we have seen in a while, did we get done in the middle of the park for the goal yes but we had got the defensive cover and marking right for big parts of the game, error in midfield or in defence or both?
Liam Walsh did well today if Patino is recalled we are going to need him fully match fit with no silly injuries I will praise the tempmanager in protecting him so he is available for the future manager. | | | |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 18:14 - Dec 16 with 1053 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Middlesbrough: Match day thread on 18:00 - Dec 16 by union_jack |
It’s starting to occur to me that regardless of formation, starting XI or use of subs, things aren’t happening. I wasn’t the least bit surprised that we didn’t come back to draw level a second time. They played with a ‘it’s just not fair’ attitude and became very negative. We just don’t seem to know how to attack consistently.
And pace? Are we lacking that or want. One of their players just did us every time. We need some in the side and quick.
Someone has got a job in his hands but with a few additions in January and some tactical awareness we can do better than we are. |
Indeed.
I hate to be boring but,phu k it. I’ll repeat myself and wind everyone up again but,frankly,I’m not arsed any more.
I will be candid and not sit on the fence this time…
This is not a new phenomenon. We have been trying to play pretty gappy football laughingly know as the Swansea way with players so utterly so incapable of doing so,whatever that is.
Look at Cabango and reflect on how he has been mucked about by former coaches,playing out of position at full back thinking he can play a passing game. He can’t . It’s cruel.
We have screwed good players ,like Whittaker, who today won the game for Plymouth right at the end . This is ohuckn Plymouth argyle, a club he was desperate to get away from and escape from Swansea . Why was he so desperate . .? I’ve not seen any of our forum experts address that . Martin and cooper ruined him and made him bitter . They killed his game .They froze his enthusiasm . This is happening now with other players . The last coach seemingly buggered the players up with his training methods.
We ve got a captain who is simply not one in any shape of form .
We squabbled amongst ourselves and more anger,more contempt spleens are vented between fans when other people should be gaslighted as being incompetent jerks un&it to run our club.
I’m pretty much seething right now,as I feel we WILL go down,without any doubt at all ,as things stand. Wednesday are picking up dramatically and Rotherham see unlucky to lose to us .
That’s where we are folks. In deep dodoo
Melodramatic ? Absolutely. It also describes our fall from grace | |
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