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After the Canaries we face the Swans. It’s a 1230 kick off.

Guide to the Liberty Stadium: https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/championship/liberty-stadium-swansea-city.html

Last season we dumped them out of the FA Cup thanks to a stunner from Sam Bell, https://youtu.be/hK60NG0b2aE

In the league we lost away and drew at home: https://youtu.be/l7Rd6r3Zv-U

https://youtu.be/de1bFLjA0cI

They finished in 10th spot last season on 66 points.

On Tuesday they faced Bournemouth, at home, in the Carabao Cup, it finished 2-3 Grimes put them in front from a penalty and Jamie Paterson, who came on as a sub, scored but the Cherries got a 91st minute winner.

They have drawn two and lost two of their opening four encounters in the league, scoring five and conceding seven times.

Swansea stuff

  • In 1823 the first ever human fossil was discovered near Swansea in the Gower Peninsula. The Red Lady of Paviland (who is actually a man) dates back over 33,000 years and was dyed by the red ochre in the surrounding rocks.
  • The phrase ‘Swansea Jack’ comes from a dog called Jack who saved 27 people from drowning the River Tawe during the 7 years of his life (1930-1937).
  • Famous people from the city include poet Dylan Thomas, entertainer Sir Harry Secombe, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, politician Michael Heseltine, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, footballers John Charles, Ivor Allchurch and John Hartson, actress Joanna Page, 18th-century dandy Beau Nash, broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, artist Vernon Watkins, writers Russell T Davies and Iris Gower, and rock musician Spencer Davis.

Head-to-head record

Won: 30

Lost: 24

Drawn: 23

NP presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/pearson-previews-swansea-away/

Oliver Langford is the referee. Having been refereeing since 1995, Langford was promoted to the List of Referees in 2008. When Select Group 2 was introduced by PGMOL ahead of the 2016-17 season, he was one of 18 referees added to that list.

He will be assisted by Hristo Karaivanov and George Byrne, while Stephen Parkinson is the fourth official.

Pubs

The Harvester at Morfa Parc, Morfa Shopping Park, Brunel Way, Bon-y-maen, Swansea SA1 7BP, https://www.harvester.co.uk/restaurants/wales/themorfaparcswansea#/

The Pumphouse, Pump House Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1TT, https://www.pumphousepubswansea.co.uk

No Sign Bar, 56 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1EG, https://nosignwinebar.com

The Bank Statement, 57-58 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1EP (Spoons) https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/wales/swansea/the-bank-statement-swansea?utm_source=google&utm_medium=maps&utm_campaign=gmb

Brunswick 3 Duke Street, Swansea, SA1 4HS, www.brunswickswansea.com

About a ten minute drive from the ground. Large rambling local with traditional pubby furnishings, lots of knick-knacks and local artwork, good value popular food (served daily weekdays, just lunchtimes at weekends), half a dozen well kept ales tapped from cask, friendly helpful service, regular live music; no dogs, open all day.

International break comes up after this one.

 

 

 

 

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17 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

How many tickets were we given.................and how many we sold ?

https://x.com/bristolcity/status/1697527887304204502?s=46
 

Think it was around 1700. 
It was actually 1971 with a little research 

 

Looking forward to it. Time to get behind Nige and the boys 

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42 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

https://x.com/bristolcity/status/1697527887304204502?s=46
 

Think it was around 1700. 
It was actually 1971 with a little research 

 

Looking forward to it. Time to get behind Nige and the boys 

 

39 minutes ago, Cov 77 said:

Nearly 2000 , now sold out 

That's good, haven't heard a lot about it, usually there's a big thing on here of what trains... what pubs (I know there's no trains, but you know what I mean) .

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Was just going to comment that this is the quietest match day thread with less than an hour before kick off I’d ever seen …… then realised it’s Friday ? I’m away in my van on holiday and was all set up to listen to the commentary in 45 mins too ? Gonna have to find something else to do now ! Taxi for Baldy ! 

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9 hours ago, Cov 77 said:

Nearly 2000 , now sold out 

Thats great, remember when I was a City nut, home and away hardly missed a game; fair play to you all despite everything really love a point or 3 tomorrow, hoping..... but not really believing atm.

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7 hours ago, Baldyman said:

Was just going to comment that this is the quietest match day thread with less than an hour before kick off I’d ever seen …… then realised it’s Friday ? I’m away in my van on holiday and was all set up to listen to the commentary in 45 mins too ? Gonna have to find something else to do now ! Taxi for Baldy ! 

I've been like that all week one day ahead of myself, must be old age, I just hope I will remember it's a 14.30 KO here!

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2 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

Don't think Steve's funding any more overnights, Col. And no fish and chips on the way back when we win, neither

Think Nige gets the fish. Phlegm an Euell-y get the pickled eggs and cans of shandy bass. 

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1 hour ago, weepywall said:

Sold out away end tomorrow...hat off to all that are making the effort, early ko, lack of trains, real negative feelings around the club at the moment oh and Swansea is a dump, hope you  get 3 points to bring back and have a great day? 

There's always negative feelings around with the club seemingly  attracting some of the most miserable and depressing people in society.

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2 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

What we all need right now: a day out with the boys/girls, an away win, and a nice sing-song on the way home. Maybe not the pickled eggs, though (could lob these out the window)

Reckon Zac to get the winner tomorrow, then give it the full Jim Bowen to Swansea after “look at what you coulda won”

Celebrate with lashings of pickled eggs* on the way home

 

*One for the Enid Blyton fans, nearly. 

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I have no idea how we’re going to do today.

We seem a bit of a toothless mess at the moment and the Swansea win odds of 11/10 look like an easy way to more than double your money………..however away from home we can chuck in a Millwall like performance and look decent.

Overall a lack of a cutting edge makes a draw probably our best outcome, although those Swansea odds look very tempting to ease the pain of another defeat should it happen!

 

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So is TGH a midfielder or a right back? When we landed him in I was under the impression he was a right back but apparently he's meant to be a midfielder? Whatever Pearson brought him in to do I hope he's not just switched between the two positions, that's not going to get him consistent if one game he's a right back and the next he's in midfield. 

Also, if he's a right back and he does well and we complete the signing what does that mean for McCrorie and Tanner? Will Tanner be back up and McCrorie goes into midfield? I mean I'm glad we have some players who are versatile but what ever happened to players specialising in one position? 

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24 minutes ago, Spike said:

So is TGH a midfielder or a right back? When we landed him in I was under the impression he was a right back but apparently he's meant to be a midfielder? Whatever Pearson brought him in to do I hope he's not just switched between the two positions, that's not going to get him consistent if one game he's a right back and the next he's in midfield. 

Also, if he's a right back and he does well and we complete the signing what does that mean for McCrorie and Tanner? Will Tanner be back up and McCrorie goes into midfield? I mean I'm glad we have some players who are versatile but what ever happened to players specialising in one position? 

McCrorie was signed as FB, TGH as MF but as we only have Tanner ATM he will be used as cover/change. That's what I got from Nige's interviews. Long term I think TGH is MF.

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54 minutes ago, Spike said:

So is TGH a midfielder or a right back? When we landed him in I was under the impression he was a right back but apparently he's meant to be a midfielder? Whatever Pearson brought him in to do I hope he's not just switched between the two positions, that's not going to get him consistent if one game he's a right back and the next he's in midfield. 

Also, if he's a right back and he does well and we complete the signing what does that mean for McCrorie and Tanner? Will Tanner be back up and McCrorie goes into midfield? I mean I'm glad we have some players who are versatile but what ever happened to players specialising in one position? 

It's ok, good even to have players that can cover another position/s over & above where they specialise.

I'm always wary, maybe wrongly, of the player that no one seems to know where they are best placed!

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12 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Not expecting us to produce a shot on target today let alone any goals judging by what we've seen so far this season.  I guess the sheep are going to have more excitement than we are.

Are our players really that bad or is it down to tactics (or possibly a lack of any).

Did you not watch the Hull game? 

Swansea have had a very indifferent start to the season.

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31 minutes ago, 1960maaan said:

McCrorie was signed as FB, TGH as MF but as we only have Tanner ATM he will be used as cover/change. That's what I got from Nige's interviews. Long term I think TGH is MF.

I mean if that's the case I hope TGH is used in midfield and not as a right back, I mean it's going to be hard for him to integrate into the midfield role if he's being used as a right back again.

1 minute ago, Son of Fred said:

It's ok, good even to have players that can cover another position/s over & above where they specialise.

I'm always wary, maybe wrongly, of the player that no one seems to know where they are best placed!

This is what bothers me I guess, we have so many players who technically can fall into that category of "what's their best position?", TGH, McCrorie, Bell, Mehmeti, Cornick, Naismith, Weimann.. that's a lot of players. I mean it's great to have players that can cover each other but I'd say of those names I mentioned and although you probably could say where each of these players are best I would argue that all don't have a "set position" so to speak.

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Why all the doom and gloom when our last away performance was so positive? I think we’ll win today. 
 

Football is won on the pitch not by how much coverage you get on SSN on deadline day. 
 

We have a team full of committed players who give their all. You reds. 

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4 minutes ago, Spike said:

if that's the case I hope TGH is used in midfield and not as a right back, I mean it's going to be hard for him to integrate into the midfield role if he's being used as a right back again

The Baggies faithful posting on their forum were of the opinion he wasn't best suited to the full back role - what do the fans know! ?

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21 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Not expecting us to produce a shot on target today let alone any goals judging by what we've seen so far this season.  I guess the sheep are going to have more excitement than we are.

Are our players really that bad or is it down to tactics (or possibly a lack of any).

Maybe you shouldn't bother anymore then must be something else to do today?

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Don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing but thought that’s exactly what we’d do.

Naismith gives us a left footed CB, Tanner probably deserves to drop out, Williams played well v Norwich.

Up front Hobson’s choice after midweek.

Only comment is if we change our midfield almost certainly won’t be King coming on, but TGH or Naismith moving forward & Tanner or Dickie coming on.

Decent squad.

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