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How dare you! It was a question that I was genuinely interested to see the answer to, and have been heartened by the polling. I have been supporting the Swans for 28 years and resent being associated with the Blueturds. Apology please.
Never really understood the hatred for England on here. So many legends of our club are English that it seems ludicrous to want them to lose. Anything else just makes it look like we have a huge chip on our shoulder.
So do people actually dislike England more than our traditional club rivals?
I was there last night and thought Bartley had an excellent game (he played the second half) . I had forgotten what a big imposing presence he is and he didn't really put a foot wrong, albeit against League Two opposition . He seemed to be playing with a lot more confidence (probably due to the Leeds factor) and was easily our best defender on the night. Mesa looked excellent too. Great on the ball, good work rate and always seemed to do the right thing, with flashes of creativity. All bodes well.
Yes I am definitely going. I wonder if any of the senior players will be starting or whether this will be used to assess the youngsters and those on the fringe?
What an insightful, intelligent and erudite (look it up) post. Such reasoned and articulate insight should surely win you poster of the year again? As for Ramsey. Good player who will probably be pivotal in the summer. And is good mates with our captain by all accounts - so no reason to spout the vitriol.
Agree that this is a good statement. But what I would like to know more about is, if we stay up, what the significance of the huge TV money will be to the club, and how that will be invested. Especially in terms of strengthening the squad.
Alright, I'm biased but I always think that Swansea is a bit of a best kept secret and always expect players to be pleasantly surprised by the area when they arrive here. On their wages they can afford a lovely pad somewhere on the Gower with a sea view and take advantage of some of the most beautiful beaches and coastline in the UK. Swansea is also a very friendly city (discounting many on this board lol) and on the whole they are treated with respect by the fans. It's a proper community club and that's a good thing. Players like Alan Tate, Lee Trundle, Leon, Angel and others have come from afar and really embraced the area and made it their home. All of the above clearly have a genuine affection for the area. They are one of us! But what of players like Shelvey, Sinclair, Bony etc. Loved - (cough) initially - by the fans, with a chance to be fan favourites if they stay and perform, but ultimately they can't get away quick enough. Do you think there will ever be regret? Will they ever miss the ugly beautiful town? Do they hold Swansea with any fondness, or was it just another club that just happened to pay their wages and no more?
Couldn't disagree more that we were poor today. From where I was sitting two evenly balanced sides cancelled each other out, with good (and bad) performances on both teams.. Either team could have nicked a goal and while I agree Everton had the best chances, Jeff was close to scoring and we had several chances that were blazed either high or wide. For me our best player was Cork. I thought he was excellent throughout and Jeff was a constant thorn. They often had three or four men on him. Gylfi just couldn't get into the game and I am worried about his dip in form. We looked much better when Ki came on. I also thought Ayew looked tired (or maybe out of sorts after his early blow) and Barrow looked lively when he came on - really exploiting tired Everton legs. I saw nothing to worry me. It was a good solid point against a good side. Onto the next game...
Lansbury's played well first half. Another player we tried to sign several years ago. For me him and Nathan Redmond were definitely ones that got away.
Totally agree. I think Huw and Monk have done great business over the summer and the squad looks really balanced and very capable. Stambouli and Payet would have been the icing on the cake.
Doesn't look like we are signing Stambouli now does it. That's three players this summer where it has been reported a fee has been agreed but the player hasn't come - Stambouli, Payet and Castaginos. All three would have been good or excellent additions to the squad :-(
Looks like our Ferrie has packed in his playing career and is now trying his hand at coaching. He's been appointed the head coach of amateur Dutch side sv Wateringse Veld.
Good luck Ferrie - you will always be a legend to Swansea fans.
Right. I haven't posted on here for many a year but felt the need to make my forum comeback in the light of the hysteria on here tonight.
Lets please get things into perspective. Yes, it has been great being managed by a true legend of the game and yes, he's done great work for this club - winning us our first major trophy and attracting big name signings.
But let's also remember that this club wouldn't be anywhere near the PL nor be in the good financial shape it's in if it wasn't for the skills of Huw Jenkins. This is a man who has personally masterminded our rise from zeros to heroes. And a man who has diligently handpicked not one, not two but three fantastic managers, each of whom have taken the club further forward each time.
This is also a man who is local and cares passionately about the club. He would never rip the soul out of the club with rebrands or bankrupt the club by poor financial management.
The bottom line is that Laudrup would have been off at the end of the season regardless. The other stark fact is that we've only won 7 out of our last 33 PL games.
Against West Ham in his post match interview he looked disinterested and frankly unconcerned about our defeat.
OK I concede he may have reasons for griping as he wasn't given what he wanted in the January transfer window but at the end of the day he has still assembled a squad that is well capable of staying in the PL - and if doesn't want to give 100 per cent commitment to the job, then the time is right to let him go and bring fresh faces in.
Huw, I am sure, has thought long and hard about this and so far has, on the whole, shown great gut instincts in terms of our managers.
Instead of bleating, disappointed fans should accept this decision has been made for the right reasons. Those making the decisions don't want the club to fail - they want success, as we all do. They could see things were on the slide and so have made a decision before it's too late.
I trust the chairman to get this right and you should do too.
Oh and to all the crowing Cardiff City fans - well you are just embarrassing yourselves if you think a simple change of manager even remotely compares to the woes being inflicted on your club at the moment.
You keep enjoy playing in red, with no soul, no identity, bickering fans, unhappy players, financial uncertainty and a megalomaniac chairman - and we'll keep doing what we do best. Playing great football under the auspices of a local chairman, a fans trust and legends like Curtis and Monk who genuinely love the club.
Swansea will be fine - as we have been for the last 10 years. The building blocks are firmly in place and I for one am looking forward to the next exciting chapter...
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