Groo

Hi guys, be interesting to see how we play against you, still coming down or still up there. Chico is still out, so a big question would be will Ki still be a central defender for us or will he play one of the reserve Centre Halves, Monk or Bartley, both played against Liverpool and Laudrup was so unhappy with their performance that Ki played in the final. We're hoping he'll play the 3 wingers again, we've won every game he's started all 3. It could be argued that this is the wrong time to play you, it would have been nice before you French infusion in January, that Sissoko looks a good player.

Last game of the season we had to beat Hull and Exeter not win. We were losing 2-1 then came back to win 4-2 and Exeter drew.

Hard to believe but that was our first penalty this season.

Shame the sending off. Can see De Guzmans point, he would have scored, but Dyer a hat trick, very difficult. It could be an avalanche now, feel for Bradford.

I find it bizzare seeing 3 wingers playing triangles together. We always seem to play well when he starts all 3 like today.

According to interviews he's the most relaxed manager most players have had. Rodgers used to fine players for all sorts of things, late for team dinner, late for training, not wearing team clothes etc. Laudrup doesn't have a fine system full stop. After Liverpool last week, apparently it was the first time any of the players heard him raise his voice.

People speaking Welsh in Cardiff, got to be made up

I've found you get used to it. Good win today for you guys mind..

Bradford have been quite good at coming back in this competion, so I won't be resting easy until the 4th goes in (I wish)

Yes we will if we win, Cardiff would have too. Never know, may see Bradford in it.

Can understand Bartley and Monk at the back, to play for the place vacated by Chico next week. But we weakened the midfield and no-one understands Laudrups fascination with Schecter.

Open warfare on our forum now, those arguing it doesn't matter that we're being thrashed and those (like me) who think it does. Too many changes, all for a cup game against League Two opposition.

With the League Cup final next week, looks like we've put out a mainly reserve side for the Liverpool game. Strongest bench I've ever seen us put out.

The ballboys dad is martin Morgan, own about 22% of the Swans and has been the money man for the last 10 years. He'd been a ballboy since about 12, read somewhere that he doesn't do it anymore except to stand in when they are short handed. The weather made that so last night. What was Hazard doing FFS, papers say he was trying to retrieve the ball?? It was a Swansea goal kick!!! the ball boy was about to pick the ball up as it rebounded of the hoarding when Hazard showed up and either caused or gave him the excuse to fall on the ball. He didn't give him the chance to be slow as he was on top of him straight away. Was the ball boy an idiot, absolutely, was Hazard, doubly so. Shame is for us its taken the shine and headlines away from a fantastic Swansea result, it our 100 year anniversary (hence the gold strip this year) and our first major final.

Well that's funny just watched it again. the ball bounces off the barrier with the ball boy going to get it, Hazards running from his right. the ball boy bends to pick it up and Hazard tries to kick it and his left hand on the ball boy pushes him over (the ball boy was crouching to pick it up), then Hazard starts trying to kick it from under him. As I said the ball boy milked it no doubt, but Hazard was in the wrong. If Hazard thought the ball boy was taking too long, he should have pointed it out to the ref and asked for time to be added instead of taking matters into his own hands.

What you mean the boy that Hazard pushed onto the ball? Pfft

Can't believe the comments on here regarding the ball boy incident. As he was picking the ball up Hazard pushed or bumped into him sending him over, instead of picking him up he's over the top of him trying to get the ball off him (ALL THE WRONG THINGS TO DO). He then kicks the ball from under the boy that he was pressurizing and stopping from getting up. All within a few seconds. I can't see where the time wasting was in the first place as Hazard was on top of him before he could pick up the ball. No doubt the boy milked it for all its worth but at the end of the day HAZARD WAS TOTALLY IN THE WRONG, he should not have man handled the boy in the first place. Comments like he didn't touch him or didn't kick him ?? what the hell are you lot hallucinating.

with the 2 legs of the league cup semi coming up, we didn't need a replay. Bartley was unlucky, signed in the summer and was going to be the understudy. Chico gets injured and Bartley gets a knock in training that keeps him out for 2 months, so missed his chance to come in and Garry Monk played well.

we never score from set pieces either, crying out for a Michu finish now

well blow me down

Deserved, don't know what happened since we scored, been terrible.

De Guzman's only on loan at the moment too

The only player that Laudrup has brought in that's questionable has been Schechter. Ki's been hot and cold and Chico has been fantastic at the back.

I've seen quotes of £3m being banded about, not sure how accurate that would be though. We bought him for 3.5m from a championship team, since then he's had a year in the Prem where he was our top scorer.

Graham's being linked to Sunderland now, 5 million being bandied about.