 | Forum Reply | Swansea measure up as Matos tactics outsmart Watford at 10:09 2 Feb 2026
Cam is a no nonsense old school centre half ,he does a lot of great work in the air and covering the back and doesnāt get the credit he deserves deserves ,Ben sometimes makes mistakes with his passing but never gets criticised like Cam Every team would like an Ariel defender , we have one so letās be grateful, |
 | Forum Reply | Who's that new right winger? at 15:46 1 Feb 2026
The thing that struck me about his goal after watching it was how far away from goal he was when Stamenic went for the second goal ball ,with his starting position you would never have given him a chance of even getting to the goal line but he showed real pace and anticipation,busting a gut to get past the defender ,who had no clue he was there and showed great strength and determination to get on the end of a very good ball Great goal , you could see how much it meant to him Well done boy |
 | Forum Reply | January Transfer Rumours at 10:59 24 Jan 2026
I remember in the late 70ās a bloke used to come into my local and other pubs in the area on a saturday night selling the āfootball echoā , needless to say nobody ever bought the Caaeediff rag |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City win again at home but frailties exposed at 14:16 21 Jan 2026
I watched Real Sociedad v Barcelona the other night , Barca were Barca ,tip ,tapping about at the back , goal kicks and free kicks played sideways and back time and again , Sociedad on the other hand varied goal kicks and free kicks played quickly through the pitch and pressed Barca relentlessly , forcing mistakes and turnovers time and again The result ā¦ā¦..Sociedad won 2-1 and were worthy winners , yes Barca had plenty of possession and chances but Sociedad did a job on them ,because they set up from the start to get in their faces and go at them , knowing that Barca only ever play one way ,slow build up,trying to pass the opposition out of the game and walk the ball in to the net Last night for periods of the first half we put ourselves under pressure messing about at the back and gave Blackburn a goal their play couldnāt create or deserve Vigaroux has to stop the faffing about with goal kicks and the silly passes to players just outside our box , itās just inviting pressure for no reason costing us numerous points Just play the game simply no need to overplay and over pass ,,we look better when we do |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers : Match day thread at 11:20 21 Jan 2026
After a good lively start and a goal, we sat back and went back to the slow aimless faffing about at the back that has resulted in us conceding cheap stupid goals in the past and so it did again last night , Blackburn looked toothless and we gave them a goal when they looked unlikely to get one The drop in intensity and effort was so obvious,Vigaroux and Cabango caused a lot of it by playing stupid pointless balls to teammates in tight positions instead of just putting their foot through it and sending the ball upfield Matos must have said something at halftime because they came out with a lot more spark and drive with more ambition and we got 2 more goals and a valuable 3 points We have to stop this crap at the back ,a lot of teams do it in every league and more often than not it causes unnecessary pressure for no reason There is nothing wrong with clearing the ball and players have to take the initiative on the field to do it , weād have more clean sheets if they did |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v Birmingham City : Match day thread at 09:34 19 Jan 2026
Agree,and he also tends to hold on to the ball too long ,gets caught and then loses it in Dangerous positions putting us under pressure I think heās just trying too hard to make an impact, heād be better off keeping it simple |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v Birmingham City : Match day thread at 09:07 19 Jan 2026
You could see We stopped pressing when our subs came on and we gave Brum more space and time on the ball, then the Brum subs attacked us and we paid the price We have more chance if we attack and put the opposition defence under pressure than trying to hold on to a lead because weāve shown we canāt do that |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v Birmingham City : Match day thread at 22:24 17 Jan 2026
Agree with you on Stamenic coming on and Zan staying on longer ,we would have competed better.Roberts had a lot of luck with the ball breaking for him to score but we had a 24 carat penalty claim denied by another prune with a whistle ,one of many prunes weāve had this season,enough to give you the runs |
 | Forum Reply | Swans v Blues : Chris Davies under real pressure this weekend at 22:09 17 Jan 2026
Second half,Our substitutions blunted us a bit and Brum pushed on ,we just kept giving them the ball out wide and in midfield , Fulton saved us in numerous occasions today because Brum had their tails up for long periods ,also we stopped pressing even with fresh legs on and were setting up deeper trying to see the game out It didnāt work last week and it didnāt work this week , letās hope we learn from it and donāt let it happen again |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v Birmingham City : Match day thread at 19:40 17 Jan 2026
Same as last week, it looked like we took our foot off the gas and let them back into it We had no luck mind you , hit the woodwork 3 times and had as nailed on a penalty as youāre likely to see with the defender pulling the shirt AND wrestling our player to the ground,waved away by a crap ref who penalised a Swans player straight after for a much softer challenge How many cynical challenges did he let them off with ,at least half a dozen worthy of a yellow card But our own fault for backing off second half, taking Zan off was very negative,I know weāve got a game on Tuesday and thereās no backup but we stood a better chance of winning the game with him on We have to stop letting teams back in to games , thatās 2 in a row that were there for the taking,it canāt go on |
 | Forum Reply | WBA v Boro at 10:26 17 Jan 2026
Me too ,the championship is a far better watch than the PL Listening to talksport the other day morning and one of the presenters was saying how boring the PL has gone especially with teamsā obsessedā with playing goal kicks sideways,resulting in turnovers or conceding and the slow ponderous build up from the back and the game now more about trying to stop your opponent playing than concentrating on your own game , he was saying how exciting it used to be when keepers played it out quickly and got the teamās attacking Even League 2 teams are faffing about at the back now itās killing the spectacle and excitement of football now I love watching ā the big match revisitedā. on TV , watching two teams getting stuck in and really going at each other other , great entertainment even if you didnāt always win |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion : FA Cup match day thread at 10:05 12 Jan 2026
When we move forward quickly we look really good and threatening but yesterday for periods we were slow at the back giving WBA time to press and mark our players up ,we need to vary our goal kicks and stop the faffing about inviting the press and putting ourselves under pressure |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion : FA Cup match day thread at 19:14 11 Jan 2026
Meant to add that we took our foot off the gas for a period in that second half and let WBA back into the game and they scored it was as if we thought weād already won the game We turned over possession far too easily in dangerous positions , especially Yalcouye and we messed about with the ball trying to be too clever at the back instead of of just clearing it upfield Definitely a game we could and should have won convincingly |
 | Forum Reply | Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion : FA Cup match day thread at 19:03 11 Jan 2026
Agree with you on Eom and Ronald,both played well today and I thought Widell got stuck in and had a good game too ,Zan laid some nice balls off as well Iām with you on the faffing about at the back and the ponderous goal kick nonsense,it was cringing to watch,Iād hoped weād seen the back of that when Sheehan left everyone around where I was sat were going crazy about it ,all it achieved was to slow the play down so WBA could mark all our players up ,press us so we put ourselves under pressure for no reasonā¦please let that be the last time we have to see those tactics,just get the ball forward quicker because we look a good side when we do Iām not blaming anyone for missing a penalty , at least they have the balls to take one ,and itās basically a lottery anyway On WBA I didnāt think they were as good as they were in the league game and we created a lot more chances because of it but they changed their lineup too so maybe thatās the reason |
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