Astroblack Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Destined to fail from the start. Can't stand Real Madrid. How can anyone support such a team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Good news for Ødegaard. He won't be close to play for the first team anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I loved this story: Madrid approached Guardiola prior to Benitez sacking Real Madrid approached Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola prior to sacking Rafael Benitez to see if the Catalan would be interested in taking over, according to well-respected Spain-based journalist Graham Hunter. Speaking to the BBC, Hunter said: "It's a fact that six weeks ago they (Madrid) approached him and asked him 'would you take over?'. That underlines the fact that Pep is seen as the best appointment by every single club." It was just over six weeks ago that Madrid was humiliated by Guardiola's former side Barcelona 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. "It was then leaked out just to make it publicly clear, gently, that Pep said 'I wouldn't fit there, no thank you'. But they did approach him." "It says something about Real Madrid that they could get it so wrong, that one of the great anti-Madridistas - since he was born - was approached by them." Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane was announced this morning as Benitez's replacement. There are some parallels between Zidane and Guardiola with both being club legends - midfielders who won the Champions League - before taking over as coach of their respective club's youth/second team. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/01/05/madrid-approached-guardiola-prior-benitez-sacking And then there's this: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Florentino Perez might think Zinedine Zidane is his Guardiola, but there is a chance, however small, that he's actually his Alan Shearer.</p>— Rory Smith (@RorySmithTimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/RorySmithTimes/status/684035411212111873">January 4, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 How "well-respected" Graham Hunter really is? I honestly find that incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 What are the views on him over there, VI? I always used to like Balague and dislike Hunter. Now I don't really like either. Hunter says everything like it's fact and comes across as arrogant. Balague has turned into a red top, sensationalist journalist. I used to like his views on Revista. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 How "well-respected" Graham Hunter really is? I honestly find that incredible. He's not really, but he has a job on sky so naturally that helps a lot with his "respect". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hunter doesn't write for Spanish media, so honestly I wouldn't know. Sid Lowe is the only foreign La Liga journalist that I actively read. Everyone should, by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Omg Swansea were linked with Bielsa and that other guy. Well jel. Alan Curtis appointed until the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Gareth Vincent #Swans confirm Alan Curtis will stay in charge for rest of season I thought they had appointed Bielsa, Sampaoli and Favre already? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Don't forget Giggs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's them now in a relegation fight with us like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's them now in a relegation fight with us like. I agree tbh, decent news for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's them now in a relegation fight with us like. Think so too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That is excellent news for us, I don't see the point in them sacking Monk if they were just going to replace him with this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 GWWA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's amazing how many clubs go with caretakers these days, it's a growing trend despite the increasing money at stake and the results of doing so being mixed at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 That's them now in a relegation fight with us like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 What a strange set of affairs at Swansea. Have them as favorites to replace the mackems in the drop now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Good news but we still have farmer head in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Looking forward to hearing Groo's opinion on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Looking forward to hearing Groo's opinion on this. We need someone to score goals, hopefully we'll get someone in January. Regarding Curtis, he's well respected. We have improved since he took over and most of the players are playing their best for him. http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1205-january-2016/13025-alan-curtis-means-more-than-steady-hands-to-swansea I believe Bielsa wanted a contract for at least 18 months and if I read correctly, wanted to pay his own team from his money, therefore he was looking at something like 7 million a year, perhaps if we were in a good position or it was the summer then maybe Huw would have gone for it, but it would have been a financial risk with relegation a possibility. I believe Huw has decided to wait until summer after seeing the improvement on the field and Curtis has agreed to look after the ship until then, he apparently doesn't want the job full time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh and I hope the managers of the other teams think like you guys, they will be in for a surprise I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh and I hope the managers of the other teams think like you guys, they will be in for a surprise I think Nee bastard knows anything about his skills as a manager. Welsh bloke with proper creepy eyes as opposed to Bielsa so relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh and I hope the managers of the other teams think like you guys, they will be in for a surprise I think Nee bastard knows anything about his skills as a manager. Welsh bloke with proper creepy eyes as opposed to Bielsa so relegated. Think that's a bit unfair, I based my judgement on trends I've seen (or think I've seen anyway) when caretakers take over rather than proper managers. Of course I know nowt about him, that's the whole point. All of these caretakers tend to be very highly rated. Who knows how he'll do, I was just saying on the face of it this is better news for us than them appointing a proven manager. Might well end up being wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh and I hope the managers of the other teams think like you guys, they will be in for a surprise I think Nee b****** knows anything about his skills as a manager. Welsh bloke with proper creepy eyes as opposed to Bielsa so relegated. Still much rather them employ a 61 year old who has never managed at this level before, whose won 1 game in 6 as the caretaker over a proven commodity they could have brought in that probably would have gotten them enough new manager bounce to pull away from us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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