Swansea City at home in the FA Cup match thread

[robin_unreliant]

I'm fed up with having no midfield. Feels like we've been saying we need a decent defensive MF ever since we got back into this league. God knows how many midfielders we've gone through and we're still being over-run, as is the case today according to RB commentary.

[steviestevieneville]

1 minute ago, Banjo Red said:

Time to go it just isn't working 

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

[ashton_fan]

2 minutes ago, Coin-op said:

Am I the only one who hates us playing 3 at the back? We never seem to have much impact in the midfield. 

I think we should try a back four for home games so we've got more numbers in midfield. I remember in our first season at this level the first thing LJ did when appointed was to change to a back four and we easily climbed away from the relegation positions

[BilboBaggins05]

Stonewaller x2

[siuk101]

We will never get a pen

[One Team]

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

Agreed, this half has all been about the players for me. 

[Ivorguy]

Can we be clear that our problem lies with the owner not the Manager who, imo, Has done a great deal with the poorest hand any manager has inherited

[Top Robin]

Just now, steviestevieneville said:

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

Of course you can

[Ecko]

Pring did well there. 

[cityexile]

Never ever getting a penalty again.

[RedorDead BCFC]

That proves that we will never get a penalty again

[sh1t_ref_again]

How is that not a penalty on Atkinson 

[old_eastender]

Just now, siuk101 said:

We will never get a pen

looked a Pen, after brilliant work from Pring to get the ball in the danger zone.

[Super]

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

So when does some the blame lay with the manager then?

[David Brent]

Much easier to play like Swansea are when you’re 1-0 up. 

A simple error means we’re behind. But still in it. 

[Dan Robin]

Talking about the match...shame about the defensive error, a problem that Nigel seems unable to solve. 

Klose made me feel more confident but for some reason he disappeared from the squad.

Edited January 8, 2023 by Dan Robin

[2015]

I wonder if someone can come up with a compilation of clips from waved away Penalties since Coventry away last season? Become a farce now really.

[maxjak]

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

Yep........he has only had 2 years........better give him another 2............because it's not Nigel's fault!! 

[Ivorguy]

1 minute ago, Super said:

So when does some the blame lay with the manager then?

I give you a Johnson, Jnr for a start

[Kodjias Wrist]

Just now, 2015 said:

I wonder if someone can come up with a compilation of clips from waved away Penalties since Coventry away last season? Become a farce now really.

Not sure why our complaints aren't being taken seriously.

[JBFC II]

2 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

Can we be clear that our problem lies with the owner not the Manager who, imo, Has done a great deal with the poorest hand any manager has inherited

A poorer hand than McIness and O'Driscoll inherited? And thats only in the last decade...

[Fordy62]

4 minutes ago, Super said:

Allen levels above anything we have.

Absolutely. An unfortunately we’re no longer managed by the only manager who’s ever been allowed to fork out similar wages. 

[Negan]

7 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said:

The finish to last season was promising as was this season after 10 games. Its obvious we are short of players. I think this restricts our style somewhat. 

That’s called having a bit of form not improvement. Ain’t no good having a few good games then going straight back to boring, hopeless football. Holden got the boot for doing a better job than this. 

[CotswoldRed]

3 minutes ago, siuk101 said:

We will never get a pen

We're cut well adrift when it comes to teams in European football and frequency of penalties. 

 

[David Brent]

2 minutes ago, Super said:

So when does some the blame lay with the manager then?

When he plays Atkinson over King

[Negan]

5 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Lazy typical fan shite . You can’t blame the manager because players can’t pass the ball 5 yards . Even Alex Scott is giving the ball away constantly . I would love to be in that changing room at half time . Gutless bastards the lot of them 

You can when it’s been going on now for 20 months 

[Wanderingred]

It’s always the same boring old tit for tat debate on every match thread.. it’s the managers fault we’re shite, he selects the team…. No it’s not it’s the players, they are the ones on the pitch.

It’s been proven time and time again that it doesn’t matter who our manager is, or who’s out there on the field…. We have an entire mentality that controls the club from top to bottom - we are losers. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by Wanderingred

[steviestevieneville]

1 minute ago, Super said:

So when does some the blame lay with the manager then?

I blamed him playing players out of position & think he could change to a back four. No manager in the history of the game can go on the pitch & pass the ball for them. We literally can’t string two passes together . That’s a lack of quality 

[The Nest Egg]

What is this fixation with crossing the ball when we are clearly not set up for it, or even have any players capable of hitting a cross?

Edited January 8, 2023 by An Outstanding Human

[johnheadbcfc]

Just now, Kodjias Wrist said:

Not sure why our complaints aren't being taken seriously.

Think we argue that every challenge is a pen now because of it aswel.

That last claim I'd be fuming if it was given against us.