Hello old friends and new! It's fair to say the last 2 or so weeks have just about been my best as a Swans fan. It's been surreal since the last 15 minutes of the play off second leg against a superb Forest side where in the space of 15 seconds when my emotions went from high anxiety to delirium (when Pratley scored from the halfway line) and then the whole Wembley experience and being part of a day when for the first time in their history the team were watched by 40,000 plus of their own fans. A day which eclipsed Preston in May '81 which if anything was a fitting reward for all the players and fans but especially for the board and the trust whose hard work made it possible. The joy has been tempered somewhat by the loss of Fabio Borini, possibly one of the greatest players ever to wear the white shirt. He will be missed, especially as it turns out he wanted to stay. I believe the lawyers have been all over his contract but can't release him from it. It would have been worth paying £3 million to Parma just to release him because he will be worth far more than that if his goals keep us up. Anyway I really enjoyed the day and the new Wembley simply blew me away. It makes the millenium stadium look like the old vetch. Far far superior. The match at 3 nil going into the break should have been safe but even then I was nervous and so my fears came true with that amazing Reading fightback. But after the fourth I think anyone would find it hard to deny us our triumph, especially since we did finish third. Somebody in work told me it was the first time ever the third placed team had gone up in the history of the second tier play offs. Is this really true? If so even more reason to celebrate breaking a hoodoo. It's only the fourth place that hasn't done it now lol. The goals - four from four on target - just go to show how devastating we are going forward. Sinclair's hat trick was fantastic but for me Dobbie's goal was world class, almost Klinnsmanesque! Watched in real time it was a tremedous piece of skill. Top, top drawer. Anyhoo, I'll stop blubbering on now and search the rest of the articles. BTW, did Aussie and Daiswan "make the change"?
Hi, Uplands, good to see you here. We Swans had a great community on 606 and it would be nice to see most of them turn up here. We didn't always agree but that's football and debate. Just great that now we can all talk about our fabulous club competing at the highest level. Can't wait!!
When have you ever seen me on anything less than impeccably behaved Phil? Oh, you mean on the Cardiff board............
I agree with all of the above !..... even the bits I don't. Here's hoping that the whole of the old 606 Jacks join here. (Yes , even Dai...it wouldn't be the same and theres no doubting he is black and white through and through). I must admit I dabbled with ja 606 as it was the one which resembled the old site the most. (I am too old for change), but as that has apparently imploded I am back , and here to stay (as I can't be bothered to change again as there is only limited room on my favorites list for non-porn lol)
I too dabbled with ja606, but after joining this site today, I would say this is a much better site. It felt great clicking on the Swansea link under the Premiership category. I've never looked forward to a close season so much!
Kizzy, Nottage. This seems like the best site after 606. Dragonphils a top guy and we are all waiting to see if Daiswan makes an appearance. Plus, unlike the BBC we are premiership already. Nice to see alot of 606 lads here. All we need now is prediction league for next year!!!!!
