The Official Swansea City Thread

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Legend83

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Wednesday 4th January 2017
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SwanJack said:
Good result albeit against a team in similar shape to us. Let's see who joins us in January
Yep, keeps us in touching distance and thought the defence was a little less Keystone Cops last night.

Legend83

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Thursday 5th January 2017
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hornetrider said:
Looks like Curtis is on his way out.
Will have a "prominent" role at the club but the rumour is that Jenkins texted him the news yesterday morning.

Stay classy Huw.

Legend83

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Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Martin Olsson in from Norwich for £5m.

This screams of a Jenkins signing.

But at least it hopefully means the end of Taylor as our default starting LB.

Legend83

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Wednesday 1st February 2017
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GloverMart said:
Ryan Hedges about to leave Yeovil and go to Barnsley.

Rumours abound that Owain Jones is coming our way now. Sure Legend gave me a heads up on that youngster a while ago.

PS You can have Shephard back, he's broken.
Owain Jones is a very promising player who hasn't had much game time in the U23s recently due to the emergence of Dan James.

Think he'll do a good job for you if he comes.

Legend83

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Thursday 2nd February 2017
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GloverMart said:
Signed late last night, Legend!! thumbup
Great stuff, keep us posted on how he gets on smile

Legend83

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Monday 6th March 2017
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yellowjack said:
Thankfully this time justice was served, courtesy of Llorente's head.

An excellent Swansea performance, so far as I could see from the MotD highlights. And it looks like there's plenty more where that came from. I've no idea what Paul Clement has been doing differently, but given the poor results under Guidolin and Bradley he certainly looks like an inspired appointment.
One of those games where on another day it would have been 5-0.

A brilliant performance all-round.

Legend83

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Monday 8th May 2017
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GloverMart said:
Can't really give you an update, Legend, as I only saw him once. In the end, depsite us being piss poor up front, he played twice for a total of 40 minutes and one of those was Hartlepool away! Hopefully, Paul Clement will take him back and loan him to a club where his development is taken more seriously.

Liam Shephard improved since my last critique on him but as said before, he wasn't a patch on Connor Roberts last season. Doubt he will be back.

On the plus side, Jamie from the media team let my lads and I into the Liberty for a picture on our recent trip....
That's a shame GM, especially as I thought he would contribute for you! Glad to hear Shephard is getting good game time and enjoying his football - he won't get near the Swans 1st XI but he is a decent lad and deserves a decent career at lower leagues.

Away from that, what a weekend! It's in our hands now - win against Sunderland and if Hull lose we are safe. If Hull draw then we are pretty safe on goal difference alone.

What a time to find some form!

And Leon Britton - greatest Swans player ever in my eyes.

Legend83

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Monday 15th May 2017
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Unbelievable escape really, given where we were when Clement joined.

Fully deserved though - 10 pts from last 12!

Where would we be without Gylfi and giant Llorente....and of course possibly the greatest Swans player of all time, little Leon Britton.

If Clement can put his foot down and wrestle control of transfers from w@nker Jenkins then I am optimistic about the future.

JACK ARMY!

Legend83

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Monday 22nd May 2017
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I don't know how we finished 15th but evidently results under Clement would have got us about a 7th place finish if replicated over the whole season!

An unbelievable achievement really.

Legend83

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Tuesday 18th July 2017
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Sad to see Michu retire - another example of injuries tainting another brilliant career (ala Ferrie Bodde).

Possibly the best player I have ever seen wear the shirt, in probably the Swans side of my lifetime.

Legend83

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Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Very strong money on SkyBet for us to sign Renato Sanches from Bayern on loan.

Now that would be a signing!

Legend83

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Monday 4th September 2017
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SwanJack said:
Happy overall with the squad, with a bit of cash remaining if we need it in January.
Hopefully bring in this Arias bloke in Jan as full-back cover - we are one or two injuries away from having to field Rangel and VdH in the same defence...

Legend83

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Monday 25th September 2017
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SwanJack said:
Appaling choice of starting eleven by Clement. That game was lost in the first 45 mins.
Yes cowardly and worrying.

Mawson was also dreadful but seems to get a free pass from PC - like Sinclair to Brendan. That "tackle" was a disgrace to all professional centre halves who have ever played the game.

Legend83

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Thursday 21st December 2017
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Word from in the club is they have no interest in Pulis.

I hope they avoid Koeman or Bilic as well.

Don't really know where we go from here, because the rot has well and truly established and unless our self-appointed DoF (aka big-nosed tw*t) is chucked, we will keep making the same mistakes.

Bring back Laudrup, all is forgiven!

Legend83

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Thursday 21st December 2017
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yellowjack said:
LVG lol! As if!

Not surprised Giggs has ruled himself out after being snubbed last time in favour of Bob Bradley.

Legend83

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Thursday 25th January 2018
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For anyone who doesn't follow the YouTube channel, this will get the hairs on the back of the neck raised.

What a night!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0hYbFVb98A

Legend83

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Monday 29th January 2018
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http://www.maxwellhicks.com/2018/01/28/what-do-you...

A depressing article.

Sheer and utter incompetence.

Legend83

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Monday 5th March 2018
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It's quite unbelievable really, a bigger turnaround than last season under Clement.

If I was to make one criticism it's that we appear to be two teams - one that is dominant at home, and one that is strangely defunct away, the last two games being a prime example. Lose to Brighton away 4-1 one week, beat West Ham 4-1 at home the next!

Legend83

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Thursday 10th May 2018
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TTmonkey said:
Hard to believe how totally bad Swans have been over the run in.
We completely bottled it with the easiest run-in out of any of the teams in danger (Sheff Wed fans warned us this was a risk with Carlos). We put all our eggs in the Southampton basket and cocked it up.

A shame as were down at Christmas and almost pulled it off but if we can't take a point a piece against Bournemouth and Southampton then we deserve to go down.

Compare and contrast to Huddersfield.

Legend83

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Thursday 10th May 2018
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Check out Laudrup's agent on Twitter if you want a laugh.