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They talk about in general with teams linked https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/where-will-eddie-be-this-season.14017/ and here https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/the-newcastle-takeover.11458/page-18

Mick McCarthy's on the lookout for a gig.

Martinez was the catalyst for our rise to the Premier League, well loved by the fans, he even said as many managers do, how he'd have to be dragged out of our club. After 1 1/2 years in League One and 1 in the Championship he was less than dragged away by the Premier league's mighty Wigan. Not sure how he's progressed in style, but with us he was very attack minded, wasn't too keen on defence, he didn't mind the team letting in 3 as long as we scored 4. Very exciting times. I don't think he would have got us up though, when he left we had Paulo Sousa for a year, a much needed change. Sousa worked on our defence and most scores were 1-0, 0-1 or 0-0, the latter most I think. Sousa was p[oached by Leicester and in come Rodgers who took us up. Be fun seeing what Martinez would do, Keegan-esk I would think.

At least there's light at the end of the tunnel, the new owners will look to change things for the better (sooner rather than later). It could be worse, you could be like Cardiff (our version of Sunderland), who has Mick McCarthy as manager, who for the last 4 games played 5 (FIVE) central defenders to tighten the ship and in those games let in 13 goals. They have an owner who knows nothing and relies on his mate to make football decisions, lol. Hopefully a new manager can get these players ticking in the games until January.

Well hopefully this will show the new owners the urgency.

One of the greatest players Swansea had at lower levels was Lee Trundle, the tricks and skill he displayed for 3rd and 4th tier were incredible. A few years ago he played in a charity match and showed he still has the tricks and humour. Best penalty lol

He was a big loss to us, think we would have been Premier League again now had he stayed more than a year.

Is this a YELLOW or a RED. https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/swansea-city/12411730/how-is-this-only-a-yellow Manning had tapped the ball away to stop a quick free kick. Ref gave both a yellow. I can't think this being a yellow if Ronaldo was on the receiving end.

Didn't expect to see Freddie starting for you guys. As I mentioned above, a number of our fans didn't want him to return, many thought he wasn't brave enough, stuck on his line when he should be coming out and poor distribution. I always thought he did OK with us but I think Benda is an improvement. The funny thing is, because of the clean sheets most other fans think Woodman is a big loss and reading other fans site now they all think Benda is a liability, whereas our fans love Benda and think he'll go on to bigger things. I'll be interested to see how FW gets on from here.

Funnily enough his named came up on our forum, someone reckoned we could do with someone to point where our players should go.

It'll be interesting, not a good win record with MKD but tries to play the way our fans want. Saw some clips of their Bournemouth game where their players consistently put themselves in trouble by short passing at the back, looked like the players were not up to that style.

Steve Cooper to Fulham is what we are expecting this weekend once Parker to Bournemouth is confirmed. Most Swansea fans are not too concerned and w=quite like the idea of someone new. Although Fulham are apparently balking now at the 3.5 million compensation that they've known about since the start.

Rumour on our site that we're looking to take Woodman on another year loan. Not everyone happy, a lot think we should be playing Benda our own keeper rather than another loan. There's quite a debate on whether he's good enough, pointing to the defenders in front of him for the clean sheets. Quite a few think he's too slow in distribution and gives the ball away with bad distribution. We may lose Cooper this weekend to Fulham, so the desire to take him may end anyway.

It was typical on how we have been since January. We had been playing mostly well until then. Since then we set up to not lose. January transfers were a disaster for us.

Just caught in stride looked like. We've been bad today, set up wrong from the start. The unfortunate thing we threw away auto promotion by going out to play in fear rather go for wins since the new year.

Can see why the ref sent him off but it will get over-turned.

1-1, squeaky bum time

and Guehi, he's something special.

Routledge off, looking not good. At 36, maybe the last game for him.

Winning 1-0, Grimes, good goal. Crap game so far though, looks like we decided to out hoof them.

Not a problem. Its all a lottery now. We played Brentford at this stage last year, same scores as well, we won 1-0 and then lost 3-1. They came out like greyhounds in the second leg and scored 2 quick goals that done us. What soured things was Thomas Frank's words after the first game, don't mind a manager having confidence in his teams ability to turn it round, but he basically called our team crap and had no doubt they would thrash us. He's an arrogant tosser, Brentford fans appear to be cut from the same cloth. If Barnsley beat us later, you can guarantee the whole of Swansea will be cheering them on at Wembley.

Our two games against Brentford, we outplayed them at theirs and they were lucky to end with a point, totally reversed at ours where we were lucky. Barnsley are their bogey team.

As a Swansea fan, I'm hoping a few more sending's off here. No love lost between us and Brentford, IF we get past Barnsley later, could be an interesting final.

Freddie's doing OK, he's part of the meanest defence in the Championship. 15 clean sheets and only 15 league goals conceded. https://www.swanseacity.com/news/freddie-woodman-salutes-defence-yet-another-swansea-city-shut-out I imagine we'd be trying to buy if we're promoted.

Its OK, everything is back all sweet in the World, Swansea fans are fine. Their They're appointing Mick McCarthy. With that grammar, i'm not sure Swansea fans are fine Irony overload here 100%, for two reasons... A) I studied in Swansea. B) My grammar is fucking awful. :lol: Could have been worse, I could have written 'there appointing Mick McCarthy'.