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Summer 2024 Rebuild & Fixture List

Discussion in 'Swansea City' started by Taffvalerowdy, May 16, 2024.

  1. trundles left foot

    trundles left foot Well-Known Member

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    Totally uninspiring. League 2 experience. Don’t get this one at all. How far backwards can we go from Rushworth.
     
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  2. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    It’s either inspired or …….

    Russ brought Fisher to the Club and that didn’t exactly work out …..

    Hope this isn’t a repeat ….. <cheers>
     
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  3. LIBERTARIAN

    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    Rushworth was on loan, and no longer available.
    Funds are limited, so it's a case of cutting one's cloth, etc.
    Williams knows him, and feels he could be the answer.
    I would back Williams' judgement against any 606 poster, whose posts are almost all emotion driven.
     
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    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    " Russ ". Whatever happened to him ? <laugh>
     
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  5. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Ask me again in 12 months <cheers>
     
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  6. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    As are yours <cheers>
     
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  7. trundles left foot

    trundles left foot Well-Known Member

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    The guy hasn’t played a competitive game in over 12 months. Have to wait and see I guess. Just feels
    Like the cheapest option we can find. Loved the first two signings. The swans certainly know how to bring you back to earth with a bump.
     
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  8. LIBERTARIAN

    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    Well, you could always fund an alternative choice. Your choice, of course.
     
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  9. LIBERTARIAN

    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    But I don't let my emotion get in the way of common sense, and reality. <cheers>
     
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  10. LIBERTARIAN

    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    The season hasn't started yet, and already you are whingeing. Jeez.
     
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    LIBERTARIAN Well-Known Member

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    So, you don't know what has happened to him ?
     
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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Why should he - it’s not his Club is it?
     
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  13. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    You mean the guy who had basically a Premier League squad at his disposal in The Championship, a squad financially underpinned by Parachute Payment Funding, yet scraped through the Play-Offs to gain promotion?

    Ask me next year, let’s see if he’s as good as he thinks he is.
     
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    I'm very happy with the keeper signing.
    I'm sure he will be super :1980_boogie_down:

    Experience counts.
     
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    glamexile Well-Known Member

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    The first game of the summer tour is being played today. The link for those who want it is
    https://fc.de/fc-tv
    Although we are 2-0 down after 20 mins
     
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    2-1 HT
     
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    glamexile Well-Known Member

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    Yes a good header from Ben from a corner.
    They are playing an aggressive press which we are struggling to play through. Andy Fisher replaced at 2-0 by Lawrence Vigouroux
     
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    Just watched the 'highlights'....ffs we could have been 4 down in the first 2 minutes !
    Seriously though they could have scored 5 or 6 in that first half.
    Enormous room for improvement - don't let the scoreline hide the fact we deserved a thrashing.
     
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  19. trundles left foot

    trundles left foot Well-Known Member

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    League 2 experience. Fisher springs to mind and unable to make the step up.
     
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  20. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    So you aren’t really a fan then, as you obviously don’t “get it”

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