Premier League 2017/18

[Gorka]

7 hours ago, Davidmarrio said:

What's actually happened the last few seasons to end up in a mess? It looks like the club has lost its identity in a way compared to the first few seasons where it was like "This is Swansea, this is how we play." You had some decent players then just seemed to get rid of them and not adequately replace them. 

Now it just feels like the club that's been hovering around the relegation zone last few seasons and will inevitably be going down at some point ala Sunderland, Wigan etc. 

"The Swansea Way" hasn't been a thing on the pitch since the early days of Monk. It's disappointing to see it gone, but the football was still satisfying to watch for much of this year. But the football is absolutely dire this year due to the quality of the players, Clement's trust in them and his tactics. 

The chairman, Huw Jenkins, has become the Director of Football, and has subsequently overseen transfer policy (this is partly due to dodgy dealings involving Laudrup and the agents of his transfer targets). This has seen him bring in players that either the mangers don't want, back-up players from midtable to relegation-threatened sides, and spending big money on players that don't perform (Borja Baston - £15m, Sam Clucas - £18m). We've sold off our top scorers for three seasons in a row, and failed to adequately replace them due to Jenkins' bad decision-making and unnecessary cost-cutting measures.

[Cymbols]

Clucas for that amount is fucking criminal.

[DavidMarrio]

https://medium.com/@NcGeehan/the-men-behind-man-city-a-documentary-not-coming-soon-to-a-cinema-near-you-14bc8e393e06

 

Really good read if you have a few minutes. 

[MDK]

7 hours ago, Gorka said:

"The Swansea Way" hasn't been a thing on the pitch since the early days of Monk. It's disappointing to see it gone, but the football was still satisfying to watch for much of this year. But the football is absolutely dire this year due to the quality of the players, Clement's trust in them and his tactics. 

The chairman, Huw Jenkins, has become the Director of Football, and has subsequently overseen transfer policy (this is partly due to dodgy dealings involving Laudrup and the agents of his transfer targets). This has seen him bring in players that either the mangers don't want, back-up players from midtable to relegation-threatened sides, and spending big money on players that don't perform (Borja Baston - £15m, Sam Clucas - £18m). We've sold off our top scorers for three seasons in a row, and failed to adequately replace them due to Jenkins' bad decision-making and unnecessary cost-cutting measures.

WHOOP WHOOP its da sound of da Pulis

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

Awful.

[Lineker]

Swansea want to talk to Koeman and Bilic, but not Pulis, according to Sky sources.

[Lineker]

Leon Britton has been placed in caretaker charge of Swansea.

[Hobo]

Is Leon Brittan still playing? Because i love a player manager.

[Lineker]

Player/coach, yeah.

[Gazz]

3 hours ago, Lineklaus said:

Swansea want to talk to Koeman and Bilic, but not Pulis, according to Sky sources.

The Cosmic Ballet of abject failure continues...

[Lineker]

Well Koeman has already said "lol no".

[Matt]

 

[Lineker]

Quote

The Football Association has said it will take no action over the tunnel clashes which followed Manchester City’s win at Manchester United this month.

Police officers and stewards had to separate up to 20 players and members of staff from the clubs after a bust-up in which bottles and punches were thrown and Mikel Arteta, one of City’s coaches, was left with blood streaming down his face.

The FA said in a statement: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the clubs and independent eyewitnesses the FA will be taking no formal action.”

Each club believed the other to be culpable and it is thought the FA received contrasting accounts of what happened.

[stokeriño]

Another decision bottled by the FA.

[DavidMarrio]

Thought the FA may have tried to milk both Manchester clubs for a couple of extra quid. Christmas parties don't pay for themselves! 

[stokeriño]

I don't blame them for wanting to put a lid on the affair, tbf.

[Lineker]

Big Sam is getting all political!

[Hobo]

Arsenal are lucky that Liverpool have not scored more.

[Baddar]

See, it helps to have a decent keeper at the Emirates...

[Liam]

This escalated quickly.