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Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by Frosty » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:03 pm

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Saturday 6th October 2018 – 15:00


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Pre Match Thoughts - Mike



Not A Win In Sight


So here we are, a Quarter of the season gone already and still not a win to our name, this time it was Middlesbrough who proved too strong for us and in doing so they ended our unbeaten run at Portman Road in a game which in truth was over within Fifteen minutes of the kick off such was our profligacy in the opening period of the game. Woeful defending mixed with a little bit of bad luck saw Boro plunder Two goals without even breaking sweat, quite what captain Luke Chambers was doing for the second is anyone's guess while Three or Four players should feel partly responsible for the First goal. With every week that goes by we are told by players and manager alike that we need to cut out the stupid individual errors and yet week after week someone new pops up with one and they are costing us so dear at the moment.

Not for the first time I was left disappointed and scratching my head at the line up Paul Hurst decided to go with, not only that but he compounded it with some odd decisions with substitutions etc. I get that we all have our favourites and not everyone will agree on the best starting line up but if anyone can tell me what Jordan Graham is doing in the line up ahead of Gwion Edwards then please do because for me it is total garbage. Not only that but once again we see the very unlucky Tayo Edun on the bench and Grant Ward still making the team, then to cap it all we are blessed once again with the fantastic One up front fiasco, no wonder we have only scored Eight goals this season. What beggars belief is that our response to being Two goals down is to take off our main striker and still go with One up front for the entire Second half, you really couldn't make it up.

I don't actually think Boro were any good, we just gifted them a unassailable lead from which we were never going to recover from, in fairness we gave it a go after the break and caused them problems although quite how much of that was down to them sitting back and taking their foot off the gas is open to debate but how ironic was it that we put some really good balls into the box after the break, the kind of supply Kayden Jackson has been craving all season, only problem with that was that he was sitting on his arse in the dugout, I really can't help but think that Hurst is not helping himself at all and it is these issues that are concerning me more than anything, odd decisions week after week.


Andre Dozzell


There has been plenty of talk in recent weeks surrounding Andre Dozzell's situation, clearly Paul Hurst's medical team feel that Andre is still not 100% right and as such Paul Hurst has heeded their advice and been reluctant to use him in the first team, however what I find really strange and quite suspicious is that firstly he is ok to play for the U23's but more confusing is the fact he has not been training with the first team at all, that for me is peculiar and only adds fuel to the fire that there has been some kind of falling out or rift between said player and manager.

If what we were told just prior to the game at Birmingham is true then young Dozzell will be putting in a transfer request come January with Dozzell senior threatening to walk away from anything to do with the club, citing the treatment and lack of game time for Andre amongst other things as the reason, clearly we don't know for sure of any problems but it does look odd when looking in from the outside, add to that his "sudden" recovery from being at risk to then being named on the bench and being brought on for the final few minutes Tuesday evening, coincidence ? Possibly but whatever the situation I hope it is not too little too late to heal any rift that may exist. Andre showed his class in the short time he was on the field with Three of Four lovely touches and incisive little passes in behind the Boro defence which opened them up so easily, true quality and he needs to be in the team as soon as possible.


Off To The Valleys


This Saturday sees us make the long trip to Wales and a visit to Swansea City, the games are coming thick and fast and are certainly not getting any easier. The swans currently sit in Seventh place just outside the play off places on Goal difference. It is interesting to see that the Welsh outfit have only conceded Six goals all season which is the second best after Middlesbrough and with our scoring record it is hard to envisage us finding the net again, they are not great at hitting the target themselves with only Ten goals scored form the Eleven games played, only Three teams have scored less, us being One of them so all in all I don't see many goals in this game.

If we can keep Ollie McBurnie quiet we may have our best chance of a shock point, he leads the scoring charts for Swansea with Four goals, the rest of the goals having been shared around the team. A certain Bersant Celina has been a regular starter for the Swans and will be keen to put one over his former teammates but hopefully we know enough about his weaknesses to nullify the threat he poses. Swansea have been beaten once at home already this season, Bristol City coming out on top by the odd goal in Three, if I am honest I cannot see us breaking our duck in this one either and it looks for all the world like a routine home victory, possibly by a couple of clear goals but please lets give ourselves a chance by picking our best players and have Two strikers on the pitch !!! Unfortunately it looks very much like we will go into the International break still looking for our first win and probably sitting at the bottom of the table, but for the fact it's a new ground for me I keep asking myself what the hell am I doing getting up at 5am to travel over Six hours either way to see us get well beaten, I must be mad. I.T.I.D.




The Opposition – Swansea City



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The area around Swansea traditionally had been a rugby area, and despite previous attempts by a football club named Swansea Villa, there were no notable football clubs until the establishment of 'Swansea Town AFC' in the summer of 1912. Following the lead of many other South Wales sides, the club joined the Second Division of the Southern League for the following season. J. W. Thorpe was the club's first chairman. A site owned by Swansea Gaslight Co., called Vetch Field due to the vegetables that grew there, was rented to be the club's ground.

The club's first professional match was a 1–1 draw at the Vetch Field against Cardiff City on 7 September 1912. During that first season the Welsh Cup was won for the first time. The Swans beat reigning English champions Blackburn Rovers 1–0 in the first round of the 1914–15 FA Cup, Swansea's goal coming from Ben Beynon.

Following the First World War the Southern League dropped its Second Division, and with many clubs dropping out due to financial difficulties, the Swans were placed in the First Division. After four seasons in the Southern League, Swansea Town became founder members of the new Third Division of The Football League in 1920 and then Division Three (South) the following season.

After five seasons in Division Three (South) and a few failed bids for promotion, the Swans reached the Second Division for the first time in 1925, beating Exeter City 2–1 at home on the final day of the season to win the division.

After just one season back from wartime football, the Swans finished 21st in the Second Division, and thus returned to Division Three (South) for the first time since 1925. The following season was one of consolidation, however in 1948–1949 the Swans stormed their way to winning the division for the second time. Only one point was dropped at home all season as the feat of the 1925 promotion side was emulated, with the side finishing a whole seven points ahead of second placed Reading. Billy McCandless was the manager who led the side to promotion, and in doing so he completed a rare hat-trick of winning the Third Division (South) title with all three South Wales clubs – and without losing a home game with Swansea or Cardiff.

Following promotion, the Swans had another 15 years of Second Division football to look forward to, however despite what successive managers and chairmen were to say, Swansea Town only once during that time looked like they could genuinely challenge for promotion. That came in the 1955–56 season, however, they eventually slipped away to finish tenth.

In 1964, the Swans reached the FA Cup semi-final, against Preston North End at Villa Park, but despite taking the lead through McLaughlin again, the Swans were to be denied by a second half penalty and a wonder goal from nearly 40 yards.

After flirting with relegation on a few occasions during the previous seasons, the Swans' luck finally ran out a season later in 1965, and they were back in the Third Division.

Relegation to Division Four followed in 1967 and Ivor Allchurch retired. The 1967–68 season saw the record attendance of 32,796 at the Vetch Field for an FA Cup Fourth Round match against Arsenal.

A tragedy struck the club on 20 January 1969 when players Roy Evans and Brian Purcell were killed in a car crash on the way to a game.

In 1969, the club name was changed to Swansea City, and Roy Bentley's side celebrated by securing promotion back to the Third Division. A record run of 19 matches unbeaten provided the foundations for a promotion challenge in 1971–72, but an awful run towards the end of the season resulted in a mid-table finish. A poor start the following season, combined with falling attendances, saw Bentley resign, and he was replaced by Harry Gregg. Gregg failed to stop the rot and the club was back in the Fourth Division for 1973–74 season.

A record low crowd of just 1,358 watched the Swans against Northampton Town, and the following season the Swans were forced to apply for re-election to the football league after a last day defeat at Rochdale condemned them to a 21st-place finish. The application was a success, although by now former player Harry Griffiths had replaced Gregg as manager. Malcolm Struel also took over as chairman, having previously been on the board, and promised a return to former glories, stating that he would not sell the club's best young talent as previous boards had done.

Despite promising performances during the first half of the 1977–78 season, Harry Griffiths resigned as Swansea City's manager in February 1978, doubting his own ability to take the club any further. The new manager was former Liverpool, Cardiff City and Wales striker John Toshack. On 1 March 1978, at 28 years old, Toshack became the youngest manager in the Football League, with Griffiths as his assistant. Thus began a remarkable climb from the Fourth Division to the top of the entire league. Despite relinquishing his role as manager before the end of the season, this was Griffiths' team, and the promotion from the Fourth Division was largely his doing. During this season, the Swans' record league win was achieved (8–0 against Hartlepool United). Before promotion was secured, however, Harry Griffiths died of a heart attack on 25 April 1978 before the home game against Scunthorpe United.

A further promotion was achieved next season and the club returned to the Second Division after an absence of 14 years, with Toshack himself coming off the bench to score the winning goal against Chesterfield and thus secure promotion.

After a season of consolidation, Swansea City again challenged for promotion and travelled to Preston North End on 2 May 1981 in the knowledge that victory would assure them a place in the First Division for the first time in the club's history. A 3–1 win guaranteed a third promotion in four seasons and Swansea City joined the footballing elite. The four-year rise from basement to top division is a record in English football, held jointly with Wimbledon F.C. Coincidentally, the Swansea decline started the same year as the Wimbledon rise. Swansea also won the Welsh Cup that season, qualifying for Europe for the first time since the 1965–66 season.

The 1981–82 season began as implausibly as recent history had suggested it might. The fixture computer handed Swansea's upstarts a first-day home game against Leeds United, which Swansea promptly won 5–1 with a hat-trick by debutant Bob Latchford. Swansea had swept from the basement division to the top of the entire Football League in barely three years. Victories over footballing royalty such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur followed as the club topped the league on several further occasions. However, injuries to key players took their toll, and the lack of depth in the squad meant that the season ended in sixth-place finish.

Furthermore, a fateful combination of poor form, misfortune in the transfer market and financial problems led to a slump which was as quick and spectacular as had been the rise: two consecutive relegations followed, and Toshack was sacked. By 1985, the club was battling for its very survival on two fronts. Whilst its creditors lined up a High Court hearing with the aim of liquidating the club, Swansea City had come to rely on a combination of old stagers and young professionals.

Wound up by court order in December 1985, Swansea City was saved by local businessman Doug Sharpe who took over the running of the club, although the change of ownership was not enough to prevent relegation to the Fourth Division in 1986. Eight years on from the first promotion under Toshack, the club was back where it had started.

Swansea won promotion from the Fourth Division in 1988 – beating Rotherham United and Torquay United over two legs in the inaugural playoffs. They remained in the league's third tier for the next eight seasons – the longest period of stability the club had seen since the 1940s.

Doug Sharpe may have kept the purse strings tight, but under Terry Yorath and then Frank Burrows, the club managed to stay in the Second Division, reach the playoff semi-finals in 1993 and make their first Wembley appearance a year later.

Burrows guided the Swans to within 180 minutes of Wembley in 1993 – a run of five wins in the last six league matches (all at home) secured a playoff place, and with five minutes remaining of the first leg of the semi-final against West Bromwich Albion, the Swans were 2–0 up. Andy McFarlane scored an own goal when the ball rebounded off the crossbar then into the net off his knee to give West Brom a lifeline, and two early goals in the second leg gave "the Baggies" the advantage, until midfielder Micky Mellon was sent off. Burrows threw on Colin West, however within minutes of coming on the former West Brom striker was sent off, and ended any hopes of a Wembley final.

Although the league campaign the following season did not live up the previous one, mainly due to the sale of key players, Burrows guided the Swans to Wembley for the first time in their history for the final of the Autoglass Trophy.

The following season failed to live up to expectations, although the club again reached the semi-finals of the Auto Windscreens Shield, eventually going out to Birmingham City, and an eventful FA Cup run saw them win at Middlesbrough in a third round replay, before going out to Newcastle United at St James' Park.

The 1995–96 season ended with relegation back to the third division after eight years. The Swans were doing fine around Christmas time, but a complete collapse in the second half of the season, including a 7–0 FA Cup defeat at third division Fulham, 4–0 and 5–1 defeats at Blackpool and Oxford United respectively, relegation was inevitable, despite the arrival of Jan Mølby.

Relegation in 1996 was accompanied by an unfortunate statistic: never before had the club been managed by four men in the same season. Most embarrassing was the appointment of Kevin Cullis as manager by a consortium wishing to buy the club. Cullis, whose previous experience was with non-league Midlands club Cradley Town youth team, was certainly not the "big name" manager promised by the new owners. Alarmed at developments at the club, outgoing chairman Doug Sharpe invoked a contractual clause to cancel the deal and resumed control himself: Cullis was promptly sacked after just six days. During his short-lived reign, his evident lack of ability led to senior players Christian Edwards and Dave Penney ejecting Cullis from the dressing room during half time and giving the team talk themselves in a 4–0 defeat to Blackpool, which proved to be his second and last game in charge.

Cullis's successor was the Dane, Jan Mølby, a former Liverpool player taking his first steps in management. His appointment inevitably prompted comparison with the Toshack era which began nearly 20 years earlier. Despite relegation in 1996, the club reached the final of the 1997 Third Division promotion play-offs but lost to Northampton Town, whose goal came from a re-taken free kick by John Frain in the final minute. Mølby was sacked just weeks into the following season, with Swansea struggling near the foot of the league. After the initial optimism, the Liverpool connection had not caused history to repeat itself.

Alan Cork was appointed as manager, but was dismissed after leading the club to its lowest league finish for 23 years. John Hollins was appointed, and things soon started to improve. In 1999, the club reached the promotion playoffs, only to lose in extra time at Scunthorpe United.

The club was promoted in 2000 as Division Three champions, following a nail-biting championship decider on the final day of the season against second-placed Rotherham United. Hollins' side certainly proved to be effective and functional, rather than pretty, seemingly winning 1–0 every week on their way to the title. The side conceded just 32 goals during the 1999–2000 season, largely due to the form of excellent centre-back pairing Jason Smith and Matthew Bound, as well as keeper Roger Freestone. During the season the side set a record of nine consecutive league victories, and, during the same period, seven consecutive clean sheets. Striker Walter Boyd also set an unwanted record of being the fastest substitute ever sent off, when he was red-carded for striking a Darlington player seconds after being brought on and before play had resumed, therefore being officially recorded as zero seconds.
Despite significant optimism on the terraces, it was clear that the team was not strong enough to survive in the higher division and relegation occurred in May 2001, just 12 months after promotion.

In July 2001, following relegation back to Third Division, the club was sold to managing director Mike Lewis for £1. Lewis subsequently sold on his stake to a consortium of Australian businessmen behind the Brisbane Lions (An Australian Rules Football team that is based in Brisbane) football team, fronted by Tony Petty. Seven players were sacked and eight others saw their contracts terminated, angering supporters and sanctions were threatened by the Football League with a rival consortium headed by ex-player Mel Nurse seeking to buy out the new owners. During this period Hollins was sacked after a poor start to the season, and Colin Addison took over as manager. The turmoil led to the creation of the Swansea City supporters' trust, which sought to save the club and ultimately guarantee supporter representation on the club's board.

The Petty group sold its stake in January 2002 after a bitter stand-off with the Nurse consortium, which was supported by the majority of the club's fans. Jim Moore and Mel Griffin, previously rescuers of Hull City FC, stepped into the breach and persuaded Petty to sell to them (as he had promised to bankrupt the club & make it extinct rather than sell to Nurse). From there Moore became chairman for three weeks giving the "Mel Nurse Consortium" time to organize its finances. Having successfully reorganized the finances of Hull City FC, both Moore & Griffin were believers in clubs belonging in the hands of local people, and so believing Nurses group were best for The Swans, subsequently passed the club onto Nurses consortium for the fee of £1. Despite problems off the pitch, Addison's side had managed a mid-table position, but lack of funds led to his dismissal in early March, and under Nick Cusack the club slumped to a 20th placed-finish. Cusack lasted just eight games into the following season, and was sacked after a 1–0 defeat at league debutants Boston United had put the Swans on the bottom of the Football League for the first time in its 91-year history. He was replaced by Brian Flynn. Swansea City avoided relegation to the Football Conference on the last day of the season, at the expense of Exeter City, a club then vice-chaired by Mike Lewis.

Brian Flynn's side finished 2003–04 10th and reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 24 years, eventually losing 2–1 at Tranmere Rovers. Flynn was dismissed and replaced by Kenny Jackett. Jackett lost his first six matches in charge, ending any hope of a play-off place. The following season Jackett recruited a number of new defensive players and set a record of seven consecutive home clean sheets, all victories. The Swans' last season at the Vetch Field saw the club win promotion on the last day of the season, clinching a 3rd-placed finish with a 1–0 win away to Bury. Their last league game at their old ground was a 1–0 win over Shrewsbury Town, with the last game of any sort being a 2–1 win against Wrexham in the final of the 2005 FAW Premier Cup.

The club moved to the new Liberty Stadium during the summer of 2005.

In the following season Jackett resigned as manager in mid-season to be replaced by Roberto Martínez. Martínez's arrival saw an improvement in form, but Swansea missed out on the play-offs again. The following season, an 18-game unbeaten run helped them to the League One title.

Upon returning to the second tier of English football after 24 years Swansea City finished the 2008–09 season in eighth place, and missed out on the play-offs the following season by a single point. After an impressive 63 wins in 126 games for Swansea City, Martínez left for Wigan Athletic on 15 June 2009 with his tenure returning just 26 losses in that time. He was replaced by Portuguese Paulo Sousa who adopted a more defensive style of play whilst also retaining the slick and effective continental game of "tiki-taka" football that was installed by his immediate predecessor. Sousa subsequently left Swansea to take charge at Leicester City on 5 July 2010, lasting just one year and 13 days in South Wales.

Northern Irishman Brendan Rodgers took charge for the 2010–11 season. He guided the club to a third-placed finish and qualification for the Championship play-offs, with the new manager again keeping the continental style of play introduced by Martínez. After beating Nottingham Forest 3–1 on aggregate in the semi-final they defeated Reading 4–2 in the final at Wembley Stadium, with Scott Sinclair scoring a hat-trick.


By being promoted to the Premier League for the 2011–12 season, Swansea became the first Welsh team to play in the division since its formation in 1992. Swansea finished their debut Premier League season in 11th, but at the end of the season Brendan Rodgers left to manage Liverpool. He was replaced by Michael Laudrup for the 2012–13 Premier League season.

On 15 October 2012, the board of directors announced that the club had made a profit of £14.2 million after their first season in the Premier League, and that the expansion of the Liberty Stadium will be conducted in two separate phases when the timing is right for the club

On 24 February 2013, Swansea beat Bradford City 0–5 in the League Cup final en route to the biggest win in the final of the competition. This triumph, in a record victory, was Swansea's first major piece of silverware and qualified them for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Swansea finished the season in ninth place in the Premier League, improving upon the league standing achieved in the previous season.

On 3 November 2013, Swansea City became the first team to lose a Welsh derby in the Premier League after losing 1–0 to Cardiff City. However, Swansea went on to beat Cardiff 3–0 at the Liberty Stadium on 8 February 2014. In February 2014, Laudrup was dismissed from the club after a poor run of form. Defender Garry Monk, a Swansea player since 2004, was named as his replacement.

Swansea City finished eighth in the Premier League at the end of the 2014–15 season with 56 points, their highest position and points haul for a Premier League season, and second highest finish in the top flight of all time.

On 9 December 2015, Swansea City announced that they had parted ways with manager Garry Monk after one win in eleven matches. The club, after a period with Alan Curtis acting as caretaker manager for the third time, chose the Italian former Udinese Calcio coach Francesco Guidolin. During the 2016–17 preseason, Swansea City came under new ownership by an American consortium led by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, who bought a controlling interest in the club in July 2016. The takeover was confirmed by Swansea City, but chairman Huw Jenkins remained at the club. On 3 October 2016, Guidolin was sacked and replaced by American coach Bob Bradley as the club's new manager. The selection of Bradley marked the first time a Premier League club had ever hired an American manager. Bradley himself was sacked after just 85 days in charge; he won only two of his 11 games, conceded 29 goals, and left with a win percentage of just 18.1%.

On 3 January 2017, Bayern Munich assistant manager Paul Clement agreed to take charge of the team, replacing Bradley. Following Clement's arrival, Nigel Gibbs and Claude Makélélé were appointed his assistant coaches and Karl Halabi was appointed Head of Physical Performance. During the remainder of the 2016–17 season, Clement led Swansea to win 26 points from 18 games, securing their survival on 14 May. Only three prior teams had climbed from bottom of the table at Christmas to escape relegation, and only one prior team was able to escape relegation while having three managers during a season. Hull City were ultimately relegated in place of Swansea.

On 6 November 2017, assistant coach Claude Makélélé left the club to join Belgian side Eupen. He was replaced by long-term Swansea player Leon Britton. A poor first half of the 2017–18 season saw Swansea sitting bottom of the table after 18 league games, which led to Clement being sacked on 20 December 2017, leaving the club four points adrift of safety. Towards the end of his tenure, Clement was criticised by a section of Swansea supporters for playing "boring" and "negative" football, questioning his tactical decisions with the Swans being the lowest scorers in the Premier League at the time of his sacking. He was replaced by Portuguese manager Carlos Carvalhal. Despite consecutive league home wins against Liverpool (1–0), Arsenal (3–1), Burnley (1–0), and West Ham (4–1), Swansea were winless in their last nine league games (losing five) under Carvalhal, leaving them in 18th place on the final day of the season.

During the season, chairman Huw Jenkins and the club's American owners were criticised by Swansea fans and pundits for poor transfer windows and the firing of managers; Alan Shearer blamed the Swansea board for moving away from the style of play found under previous managers Brendan Rodgers and Roberto Martínez.

Swansea City were relegated on 13 May 2018, following a 2–1 defeat to already-relegated Stoke City. On 11 June 2018, Graham Potter was announced as the club's new manager, replacing Carvalhal.



The Gaffer – Graham Potter



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Media Watch - K L Blue



MM Blowing his own trumpet


http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/mccarthy-sc ... -1-5723251


PH on sacking season


https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-new ... ing-season


Another player comes out to say things will turn around


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Hurst on Dozzell


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Town Ladies win


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Form Guide




Swansea City Last 5 Matches – Currently in 6th place with 17 points



15 Sep Swansea City 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest


18 Sep Stoke City 1 – 0 Swansea City


22 Sep Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Swansea City


29 Sep Swansea City 3 – 0 Queens Park Rangers


2 Oct Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Swansea City




Ipswich Last 5 Matches - Currently in 23rd place with 6 points



15 Sep Hull City 2 - 0 Ipswich Town


18 Sep Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Brentford


22 Sep Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Bolton


29 Sep Birmingham City 2 - 2 Ipswich Town


02 Oct Ipswich Town 0 – 2 Middlesbrough




Marko’s Caption Contest – THE DON CUP



The funniest thing about the Birmingham picture, and pure wickedness on my part, was a personal experiment of what people think is appropriate and not appropriate. In summary, racism is always definitely a no go area, certain sweary words are just cringingly bad...... but taking the p*ss out of fat folk is always acceptable! :lol: You double standard c*ntoids! (That word is always acceptable with “oid” added)



Birmingham scores

Bluemike 5pts
Ando 4pts
Tangfastic 3pts (Lardskin)
IpswichtownNo1 2pts


LEAGUE TABLE

TANGFASTIC 22
FROSTY 21
IPSWICHTOWNNO1 21
BLUEMIKE 21
DERICKIPSW 19
NICSCREAMER 15
ANDO 14
NUMBER9 14
BLUEBLOOD 13
PATTHEGIMP 7
WATERSHIP DOWN 7
BARMY BILLY 5
AYLESBURYBLUE 5
SHED ON TOUR 3
CHARNWOOD 1
KL BLUE 1
OHIOTRACTORBOY 1



SWANSEA CAPTION PIC.




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Match Referee – Oliver Langford




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SWANSEA CITY 1 IPSWICH TOWN 1

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by marko69 » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:36 pm

Comprehensive match preview. What a Stephen King door-stopper for the Swansea City history! :shock: Few names in there I remember from the Panini sticker album days. Bob Latchford? Wow. Soon as I read it, I could picture him. Great stuff. And great team from the early 80s.

Very interesting clips and articles from KL...... McCarthy blowing his own trumpet?! :lol: Superb.

And the preview......, must be getting very painstakingly difficult to write up, regardless of the ITID feelings for the club. Interesting reading about Jason Dozzell being annoyed at the Andre situation. I wonder how that will pan out.
Hats off to you and others who are making the trip.

Incredible bounce if it’s a positive day, but......Unfortunately though......, :| ...., it could be a 2-0 minimum defeat. It’ll be a definite “Football is crazy!” day if ITFC win this game. He’s going to stumble upon it soon,he has to. Maybe Vaalae is very correct with his recent post in the Steve Bruce thread....... more time?! Great post and I hope he is very correct.

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Skuse: Come on ref! We’re 1-0 up, how many minutes left. We’re desperate here!
Ref: Err, that many.

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by MasseyFerguson » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:30 pm

It's difficult to look at this fixture with any degree of confidence. I think the best we can hope for is a draw. Maybe 1-1. That would be a very acceptable result for me.

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Post by vaalae » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:40 pm

Great work again on the previews Dave! I got a madness in me and went with an ITFC win last time :oops:

Optimism looks like 1-1 draw to me in this one. Good club Swansea, but wish they would go be good somewhere else come Saturday!

Worrying to read about the Andre / Jason Dozzell issue :? what was the background on that chaps - passed me by. Hope to see more game time for the young 'un but starting might be a bit soon. He and Nolan in a shoot out for the same role, but Nolan better get A into G quickly if he wants to keep it interesting. Knudsen feels too much like a MM LB, perhaps should have cashed in at the time although I think there would have been an all in riot if we had sold another established star *cough* pre-season.

Hurst's approach needs two very active up and down lb's and rb's more your Castro Sito (remember him!) than Chris Makin (...remember him...) this isn't Jonas' game and if I were Hurst I'd be sorting his wing backs ASAP because his method isn't going to work otherwise.

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by Ando » Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:58 am

I can only see one winner and it's not the team from England :(

Caption best looking bird in that crowd.


Caption Swann photo bombs picture! He just can't keep his beak out

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Post by Tangfastic » Fri Oct 05, 2018 6:23 am

A draw would do me.

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Swan thinking: Every other bloody place in Wales it’s the sheep who have to worry....

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Post by Bluemike » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:04 am

CAPTION...."Hurst ain't breaking no f**king Ducks this weekend"

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Post by charlton837 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:31 am

I can't see past a home win in this one unfortunately. Maybe we could nick a point.

I've been liberty stadium once, found it a nice stadium actually although we got battered 3-0 and a certain Jason Scotland run us ragged

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Post by marko69 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:38 am

Nothing worse than being run ragged by Jason Scotland. It was a Greggs shop in Swansea many years ago...... I was there, Jason was there, only ONE fudge donut was there....... it got nasty, but he run me ragged to that counter. Told him that I hoped he effin choked on it. He got angry, chased me from the counter to the shop door......., then he had to sit down for a breather.

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by charlton837 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:20 am

marko69 wrote:
Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:38 am
Nothing worse than being run ragged by Jason Scotland. It was a Greggs shop in Swansea many years ago...... I was there, Jason was there, only ONE fudge donut was there....... it got nasty, but he run me ragged to that counter. Told him that I hoped he effin choked on it. He got angry, chased me from the counter to the shop door......., then he had to sit down for a breather.
was that just before he joined Ipswich? Explains a lot

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Post by marko69 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:38 am

Graham potter caption:
Any tips for the weekend horses, Graham?
Graham Potter: ^ picture ^
Yeah, I’ll need a name of that horse though, Graham.


That opposition picture up there? What the F are they supposed to be? Swans? Scariest b*stard swans ever.

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Post by Bluemike » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:11 am

Sod the Swans, Potter looks more scary

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Post by BLUEBLOOD » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:38 am

Caption Comp : You always get a good head from a Swansea Girl .
Caption Comp : Orville watch out my hands up this swans @ss your next.

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Post by Charnwood » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:46 pm

Graham Potter was one of the names I was thinking about when I suggested back in April that if we couldn’t afford a Championship experienced manager then we should look outside the UK for an up and coming young manager. Swansea decided to take this route and it will be interesting to see him and Paul Hurst going head to head tomorrow.

I think we could pull off a surprise draw but I can’t see anything any better.

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Post by Magicmark » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:51 pm

Can't see anything other than a home win,the only way we stand a chance is to get back waghorn,Garner,Webster on lone.
Sears being a lone striker,oh dear.

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Post by nicscreamer » Fri Oct 05, 2018 4:28 pm

There is no way we will win this. Unless we miracle up a 25 goal striker we are doomed....

Caption .... Ipswich win? You must be ducking quackers

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Post by Marvinbay1973 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:07 pm

Great preview as always.
Interesting piece about dozey junior, He looked good when he came on last week, no doubt he won't start.
The win will come I am sure, but not tomorrow 1-0 to Swansea.

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Post by Frosty » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:27 pm

Caption:


"Swans mate for life, let's pray some of the supporters in the picture never mate at all"

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Post by Bluemike » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:04 pm

Andre Dozzell to start tomorrow, well I never.

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Post by lucy » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:07 pm

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/mark-leather ... -1-5725107

I fear this guy could have a long wait.

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Post by Magicmark » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:47 pm

Bloody hell ZZ top wanna be! I can't envisage a win anytime soon. :(

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Post by derick_ipsw » Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:20 am

lucy wrote:
Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:07 pm
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/mark-leather ... -1-5725107

I fear this guy could have a long wait.
He will look like Grizzly Adams the poor f*cker. :lol:

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Post by derick_ipsw » Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:22 am

Caption. That's gonna take some stuffing.

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Post by marko69 » Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:44 am

Picture the scene:

Lucy on her phone, (or iPad, laptop or computer)
...... reads Dericks post. Thinks “Grizzly Adams? Who the F is that?”
Starts googling.

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Post by marko69 » Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:01 am

For Charnaby Jones. The “one from each league bet” I was speaking about. This is my £2-35 bet to win £100-00. Just for fun.

EPL: Burnley
Champ: WBA
L1: Pompey
L2: LIncoln
SPL: Aberdeen
Champ: QOS
L1: Airdrie
L2: Edinburgh City

Mike...... what’s the betting Brechin City let the bet down by winning @ Airdrie?!

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Post by Tangfastic » Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:57 am

Caption:
Swansea Fan: “ Did we get the right Potter in? I’m sure that big bird was our goalkeeper a second ago! And isn’t that bored looking ginger kid Ron Weasley?

The smart moneys on a home win and yet more misery for us. A draw would be a good result. COYB.

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by AzzurroMark » Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:40 am

tangfastic wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:57 am
Caption:
Swansea Fan: “ Did we get the right Potter in? I’m sure that big bird was our goalkeeper a second ago! And isn’t that bored looking ginger kid Ron Weasley?

The smart moneys on a home win and yet more misery for us. A draw would be a good result. COYB.
Quite scary observation there. Could it be Harry Potter and Hermione either side of that swan?

Sadly can only see a heavy defeat in this one! Anything less than that will be a surprise, very sadly!

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Post by JohnnyB » Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:55 am

Looks like a home win sadly.

However, as others have said Swansea don’t score many (10 this season is low in comparison to those around them) so maybe we can keep ‘em out and grab a 0-0. That would be good result.

I’ll be watching closely. If we get to half-time without conceding will start to believe

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by Tangfastic » Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:06 pm

AzzurroMark wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:40 am
tangfastic wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:57 am
Caption:
Swansea Fan: “ Did we get the right Potter in? I’m sure that big bird was our goalkeeper a second ago! And isn’t that bored looking ginger kid Ron Weasley?

The smart moneys on a home win and yet more misery for us. A draw would be a good result. COYB.
Quite scary observation there. Could it be Harry Potter and Hermione either side of that swan?

Sadly can only see a heavy defeat in this one! Anything less than that will be a surprise, very sadly!
I thought that, too. Maybe the blokes a combination of Harry Potter and Peter Kay.

On the Potter theme, I’ve always thought Flynn Downes is a ringer for Draco Malfoy.

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Re: Swansea City vs Ipswich Town Preview & Matchday Thread

Post by Bluemike » Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:16 pm

marko69 wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:01 am
For Charnaby Jones. The “one from each league bet” I was speaking about. This is my £2-35 bet to win £100-00. Just for fun.

EPL: Burnley
Champ: WBA
L1: Pompey
L2: LIncoln
SPL: Aberdeen
Champ: QOS
L1: Airdrie
L2: Edinburgh City

Mike...... what’s the betting Brechin City let the bet down by winning @ Airdrie?!
Marko no way can I see Brechin winning at Airdrie. I'm amazed how well Edinburgh are going this season.

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