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Reply | Birmingham City v Swansea City: : Match Thread
at 13:23 5 Nov 2026
Think in a number of games especially away games we have hung on in there, yes we have conceded early goals but have then gone on to produce enough to win games, it didn't come off on Tuesday but that is football, against Lincoln we struggled, only to turn the game around, on Tuesday Just ball in should have been enough to seal the game, it didn't, a home team is always going press on, conceding the corner was done cheaply of I remember correctly and if anything we had too many people attacking the front post corner leaving well placed players on the edge box to profit. Portsmouth deserved their win but we could have won it and it would again have been touted as a wonderful win away from home.
West Ham defeat hurt we wanted to win, QPR hurt even more we tried to force things and didn't defend from the front, all back to what we wanted against Blackburn, then back to what we didn't want, a loss that could have been a win. We could be top and counting ourselves lucky but we are not.
Wasn't it Cabango who got his head to their corner maybe if he let others challenge for the ball they would have had a cleaner header, perhaps Vigouroux should have come and collect, Cabango not wanting to put the ball out of play in the 97th minute when only 4 or was it 6 minutes of extra time had been shown because if he did we would have lost possession. Cabango would have cleared it in any other circumstances. |
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Reply | Midweek Championship Fixtures
at 12:50 5 Nov 2026
I agree but that doesn't seem to be Matos preferred option even with the ever growing injury list.
Given we seem to be struggling pursuit to find a left wing, could we play Parente in front of Manning similar to what Steve Cooper did by having Bidwell in front of Manning? You would always want Tymon to be coming onto the ball and making the runs similar to Manning, Bidwell was stronger on the ball higher up the pitch so we didn't get muscled off the ball in the midfield and he also covered Mannings runs.
Under Martin, Bidwell was gone very quickly and Ollie Cooper swapped from playing higher up the pitch, working well of Piroe, to dropping deeper to cover Manning.
Given that under Cooper the pace in the team was a young Jamal Lowe but he was swapped for Bidwell to make us defensively solid and given Andre Ayew was our solo forward we lacked pace up top or support from the midfield, Grimes,Fulton and Hourihane.
I liked what I saw of Parente, could he actually take a fullback on from a standing position which we haven't seen from Tymon? Given that Idah and Stewart seem to have a bit more pace than Vipotnik would they benefit from some one being able to deliver balls quickly, a leftfooter in behind the defence or a slower build up so Vipotnik can score goals from open play providing the team shape is settled? [Post edited 5 Nov 13:33]
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Reply | Midweek Championship Fixtures
at 08:59 5 Nov 2026
This is football with 5 substitutions remember the days where one sub could change a game, does seem a case of keep things tight stay in games and let your superior squad shine through. Lots of injuries as well. |
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Reply | Swansea City treatment table extremely busy as more join the concerned list
at 08:39 5 Nov 2026
He really seemed to know what he was doing and showed me a couple things, both on an ankle and knee.
The ankle which I kepted going over on, be it on hard grounds or playing squash, it certainly helped, even though previously at 17 in a friendly I did my my ankle in on Penlan school playing fields, in a hole the summer roaming horses had left with their deep hoof prints to harden , I most probably had broken it but after a couple of months I was back playing after the swelling and pain subsided although future investigations years later showed 'no signs of recent breaks" . He showed me the snaking stretched ligament or tendon in my ankle and was able to put it back into place pack it and wrap it, it helped big time but it was always going to go again as time accentuated the damage to the once slightly misshapen ankle.
As for the knee pain while I had no major twists he did manipulate what I believe to be cartilage,which had shifted slightly in a couple of points back in to place which I copied to a fashion later as needed and he advised leg raises to strengthen the knee joints.
In and out very quickly, excellent.
As opposed to one in cockett who put a bit of ultra sound on my ankle and jumped with full force palm press on the small of a friends back, who eventually was diagnosed his vertebrate had shifted and would need fusing together, not to sure if football injury or the treatment caused the problem. |
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Reply | Portsmouth 3 Swansea City 1 : That’s eight goals conceded in two away games
at 22:54 3 Nov 2026
Totally agree chasing games, tonight we could have won the game, even though we played badly keeping things tight away from home kept us in he game.
Before anyone asked no I didn't see the first half the commentary team from radio Wales said it was awful so by the time I got home we had got on top and if and it is a big Stewart scores it is a wonderful win away from home. That last goal is a case of if Cabango kicks it out they have a throw in we don't get possession at a time when no possession ends the game for us.
Context sums the game upquite well, at least the part I heard and saw. |
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Reply | Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread
at 21:55 3 Nov 2026
At one point in that game we should have been ahead away from home the 89min , football is a game of fine margins, this could have gone our way, the the 3-1 result is irrelevant.
Football, move onto the next game, then the next and then the next. |
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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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