Groo Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Sunderland 206 (31.7%) Hull City 126 (19.4%) Crystal Palace 87 (13.4%) Middlesbrough 176 (27.1%) Swansea City 12 (1.8%) Leicester City 16 (2.5%) Bournemouth 18 (2.8%) Southampton 0 (0%) Watford 2 (0.3%) Burnley 3 (0.5%) Stoke City 1 (0.2%) West Ham Utd 3 (0.5%) Poll reset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Absolutely not. One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. What's with the bizarre crush on some inept, bald American? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Bradley didn't have a clue. Totally out of his depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 The equivalent of Fab Flournoy going off to manage in the NBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Bradley didn't have a clue. Totally out of his depth. Crucified by the media for being American and only given 11 matches to change a squad full of shit into not-shit No matter how many times someone tries to argue Bradley was rightly sacked, it will always be bullshit. Should he have been hired in the first place? Now that's a different argument, and that one could be had properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. His average PPG prior to Swansea was 1.69 Discounting what Bradley has done in his career is plain dumb. He's proven himself in smaller leagues, why shouldn't he get a go in one of the big leagues? Isn't that what people have always wanted? Managers to go the long way around? Should just hand any open managerial gig in the big leagues to Giggsy tbh, he's played for Man Utd. I understand that people are angry at the owners probably hiring him just because he was American, as they themselves are American. They probably have the right to be annoyed because of that. My issue is that people are saying he'd never be good enough for a gig like that and hadn't earned his stripes. It's just bullshit. He'd earned his stripes 100% more than when for instance Solskjær was handed the Cardiff gig based on a playing career and two god seasons in the Norwegian league. Yet the press and people at that time were just "Aiight, let's see what he does then. He's played in the Prem. Well done, son." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 It's just not a good team and, beyond winning 3 of 4 in January, it hasn't been one all season. A single point in their last 5 matches against the likes of Hull, Bournemouth, Middlesbrough, and West Ham (and Spurs.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 One of the best in Europe ffs, he'd manged two clubs in the Europe before Swansea, one of them was one season with Le Havre in the French 2nd division. His only other job being in the Norweigan league, where if you tell me he did a decent job I'm sure he did but come off it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 One of the best in Europe ffs, he'd manged two clubs in the Europe before Swansea, one of them was one season with Le Havre in the French 2nd division. His only other job being in the Norweigan league, where if you tell me he did a decent job I'm sure he did but come off it. Paul Clement had only been an assistant coach and had a failed season as head coach of Derby before Swansea. A straight up comparison between them and Bradley already has the most merit (as a manager) for being hired for that job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Kaiz As I've said, in retrospect he wasn't the right appointment for them at the time and he didn't show enough to warrant them sticking with him (despite only getting 11 matches). I do think he'll unfairly be ruled out from another job in England, including in the Champo (where he's easily good enough to manage), while proven dogshit like Alan Pardew will continue to get looks for the rest of their days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 What's with the bizarre crush on some inept, bald American? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Absolutely not. One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. This is a mental statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 You said he was one of the best in Europe at turning teams around when he's managed a season and a half in the Norwegian league and a season in the French second tier. Absolute nonsense. He was awful at Swansea, looked totally clueless and out of his depth. Reminded me a lot of McClaren when he was with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Absolutely not. One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. This is a mental statement. Nah, give me five others that have taken teams on shoestring budgets consistently into title fights in the past few seasons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 11 games wasn't a lot but they looked hopeless during his time in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 You said he was one of the best in Europe at turning teams around when he's managed a season and a half in the Norwegian league and a season in the French second tier. Absolute nonsense. He was awful at Swansea, looked totally clueless and out of his depth. Reminded me a lot of McClaren when he was with us. He turned both those teams around in spectacular fashion and had them playing good football, man One of them had no budget as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Absolutely not. One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. This is a mental statement. Nah, give me five others that have taken teams on shoestring budgets consistently into title fights in the past few seasons? Based one one stint in the Norweigan league? Consistently as well? Weapons grade horseshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 11 games wasn't a lot but they looked hopeless during his time in charge. I'm not disputing that at all. My frustration is with the people saying he shouldn't have been hired in the first place when you lok at all the bullshit hires going around the big four leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Most Swansea fans are expecting the worse now. Clement got off to a great start but has been baffling for a few weeks now, very very negative when we know we do better when we play positive, we never have been able to defend. Llorente has been injured so he's played Ayew as a lone striker, I can't believe anyone thinks him a striker, let alone a lone one, he can be decent out wide but that's not what we need. Hitting crosses in as if Llorente was there to Ayew is insane. We have a 15 million striker who's only played 3 games, all managers have shunned him so must be something wrong behind the scenes. We had a group of games that we should have gathered the points to see us through and we got 1 point (home to Middlesbro). Pitiful. I really hope you stay up, you have always been a likeable club, normally play decent football, and I'm moving to Swansea in a few months, so I'd be handy if both Newcastle and Swansea were in the Premier League. I really, really, hope they go down for the way they treated Bradley. I'd say Swansea were fairly vindicated in the way they treated Bradley like Absolutely not. One of the managers with the best records in Europe when it comes to sorting out shitfuck teams into good teams (albeit not in the four massive leagues) and he was not even given a transfer window before being replaced by a manager with no record to speak of. This is a mental statement. Nah, give me five others that have taken teams on shoestring budgets consistently into title fights in the past few seasons? Based one one stint in the Norweigan league? Consistently as well? Weapons grade horseshit. French Ligue 2 as well. He also made the US national team look competitive, only for Klinsmann to fuck that shit up. Egypt as well. Not saying that international management similar to club management, but his past experiences clearly qualifies him for a role as Manager of Swansea much more than many others. I'm not saying he didn't fail at the job in his 11 matches. I'm saying he's a more astute appointment than the likes of Solskjær for Cardiff - to take a comparison from a manager coming in from the same league backrground. His background should also inspire more than someone that's mainly been an assistant and failed at his only head coaching gig. That his eleven matches in charge at Swansea was a mess isn't something I'm disputing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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