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Reply | Phil Parkinson
at 15:16 3 Nov 2026
As teams go up through the division they have to be updated and existing players have to prove their worth, buying older players brings experience but also brings issues, be it injuries or a lack of intensity, Wrexham getting caught out possibly will need another year if funding remains in place, as for Cardiff are they at the reverse as such as a very young squad. |
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Reply | Phil Parkinson
at 13:54 3 Nov 2026
Let's hope the team steps up and plays for the manager for the Middlesbrough game after that I couldn't careless. |
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Reply | Midweek Championship Fixtures
at 13:45 3 Nov 2026
Have to agree there wouldn't want the Hammers to win.
As for Derbys was happy with them being in the Premier League to join us and while they were there cannot remember them getting the better of us whether it was in results or league positions, wasn't particular unhappy when Cardiff dropped a couple of divisions though but I can have a grown up discussion with fellow grown up Cardiff supportsers.
Not a fan of Derby's as they can be somewhat unpredictable. |
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Reply | Is Jay Fulton undroppable ?
at 11:08 3 Nov 2026
Relative to you and I he is a young but given he plays better as a box to box player and older he will need time to recover from lung busting runs and that is when you need players around you who can do the leg work, for me it became a factor with Grimes he needed energy and movement around him but had Hourihane alongside him under Cooper playing the safety first football becomes his fallback option, a problem when you slow a game down too often and are unable or unwilling to inject pace and unpredictability into a game, Grimes needed energetic players around him and a new challenge he had become to comfortable, it got Coventry out of the championship but is it enough to keep Coventry in the Premier league or do they need a younger player, Grimes not selected in Coventry's last game and they win.He has a skill set but if you haven't got the right players or are unable to compete at a level then things need changing or managing.
Fulton time needs managing as you say it is not dropping as such, as do many of our players given the high intensity play being asked of them.
Can Stamenic reach the standard that Fulton set when playing his best game, in time I am hoping he can but that needs him to improve areas of his game, I looked at Declan Rice and saw a very good player but he has progress immeasurably in the level of his midfield play. Has Fulton learnt from the likes of Grimes and Allen, their best traits seem to be coming to the fore in Fulton. |
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Reply | Is Jay Fulton undroppable ?
at 09:15 3 Nov 2026
That is how I see it but will Matos do the rotation thing and Start with Stamenic, a lot depends on Eustaquio, would be interesting to see what midfoeld has got the best results away from home, the break aways as the home team is encouraged to press on, start Idah to hold up the ball to let players join the attack quickly or Stewart to take the advantage of a slow defence given he seems to be more clinical than Idah, or Vipotnik to give him more minutes, as you say lots of ifs and buts in footie. |
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Reply | Midweek Championship Fixtures
at 23:53 2 Nov 2026
There are a good number of those predicted results I don't want to see come true and would be happy for our Welsh cousins to do well over the next couple of days.
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Reply | Is Jay Fulton undroppable ?
at 23:41 2 Nov 2026
How many minutes will he be able to play in the next to games given he played 90 on Saturday, and yes I will mention at his age of 32.
Not "undroppable" but do we limit him on Tuesday to play on Saturday or try and secure a win on Tuesday and if he has to play 90, then worry about Saturday on Saturday? [Post edited 2 Nov 23:42]
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Reply | Is Jay Fulton undroppable ?
at 07:17 2 Nov 2026
Nice mix in the midfield having both Fulton's and Eustaquio's experience helps, as for that attacking flair element, are we just waiting for Widell's to score his first this season, it is on the cards🤞🏼 |
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Reply | Swans Scores this Season
at 23:10 1 Nov 2026
Maybe a better gauge would be goals scored across the team.but then maybe you have to look at goals conceded per minute.
And then decide all that matters is points per minute.  |
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Reply | Swans Scores this Season
at 21:52 1 Nov 2026
Would be interesting to know how Vipotnik's minutes to goal ratio compared to playing under Matos this season to Sheehan and Matos last season or even Sheehan's successful stint after Williams. Would we find his ratio minutes to goals would be better because we were getting the ball forward more often when we get the ball moving quicker? |
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Reply | Goals ? The answer is staring Matos straight in the face
at 21:33 1 Nov 2026
Sorry just realised I had you on ignore by mistake which usually happens when trying to go to the "next" page using the bottom of a page button which happens to be just below the "ignored post" button of the last person who posts on the page.
Never had anyone on ignore long enough to know what an ignored message from them looks like, I do now. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers : Match Thread
at 10:47 1 Nov 2026
Didn't Martin ignored him after his return from suspension the when we need a little more in the midfield to make us better defensively, would have been a case of Grimes, Downes and Fulton and one other because on his eventually return there was an upturn of results.
For me it is not about playing him as a defensive midfielder so much but as a more fluid player able to progress up the pitch with his work rate but able to do it without fear of leaving gaps because other players in the midfield have the abilities and read the game to cover him. Eustaquio seems to have those abilities . |
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Reply | Goals ? The answer is staring Matos straight in the face
at 09:50 1 Nov 2026
Vipotnik was desperate to score and prove himself, he had two shots or attempts that the defenders got tight to while he got control of the ball where in at least one of those cases the better option would have been to look for players free alongside him as Blackburn got caught pushing forward. Idah did his closing down quite well cutting angles for the player on the ball but you could see he was expecting Vipotnik to join the press but Vipotnik did not seem to understand what was required of him did he hang back to help in midfield or press getting caught in no man's land make both forwards relatively ineffectual the same as against West Ham when both were on the pitch, you could question how quickly we processed the ball forward against West Ham in those latter stages but not so much yesterday. If we are going to play the both a better understanding of their roles by themselves and the team.
Who do you use as substitute in a game that has been won, would you have rested Opoku the last wings who has had effective game time given both Ronald and Yeo have injuries and he did look extremely tired at the end especially with us trying to cover the one route of attack that Blackburn had found to be effective, Key replacing Lissah who admittedly covered a lot of ground but he was having problems against their winger, we doubled up and tried to slow him down but that required a lot of work from Opoku would Key and Lissah have been a better partnership.
We did get a good look at Parente who needed game time given he hasn't had any this season and given we have the option to buy it would seem sensible to see if he was up to scratch, he looked strong, quick and intelligent on the ball, could he attack as a winger alongside Tymon similar to Bidewell and Manning but with more pace than Bidewell. It would release Eom to go on the right wing to give Opoku a much needed rest especially with the midweek game to come to maintain our strength across the pitch when games are tighter.
Excellent preformance yesterday, hope Eustaquio and Tymon are OK. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers : Match Thread
at 18:43 31 Oct 2026
We even played a long ball down the middle whuch Stewart competed well for, if we are going to use twin centre forward we will need to play the ball to them high up the pitch at times. |
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Reply | Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers : Match Thread
at 18:03 31 Oct 2026
Very enjoyable game and result, nice to see Key fit and Parente getting some game time and both doing well to ensure we have an amount of strength in depth.
Excellent win. |
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Reply | International call ups thread
at 01:01 31 Oct 2026
I just put an up arrow but then thought are we going to loss Eom for another extended international break or is he just going to be doing the extra travelling? |
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