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Paul Clement

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by cumbrianmackem, Dec 21, 2017.

  1. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Surprised no one put a thread up last night over his demise at mighty Swansea.
    Where's that Welsh Dragon bloke who used to torture our board last season when we were having difficulties.
    Perhaps he now realises its a difficult medicine to swallow when your propping up your league and nothing's going your way.
    Isn't that called Karma....couldn't happen to a better small Welsh club.
     
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  2. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Im not really that bothered about foreign teams with fans that stick their fat ones into sheeps anus' to be honest.
     
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  3. jdsafc

    jdsafc Well-Known Member

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    Yep. It was disgraceful when there were 2 welsh teams in the English top flight. Now there's one.....shortly to become none
     
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  4. jdsafc

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    Does the BBC analysis below remind you of another club.....

    'Swansea's crisis runs deep'
    Analysis by BBC Sport Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips
    Paul Clement's departure is a damning indictment of those who run Swansea City.
    If you include club legend Alan Curtis' spells at the helm, the Swans have gone through six bosses in just two years.
    Curtis has taken caretaker-charge of his beloved Swans for the last two Decembers.
    As head coach, Clement must take some of the blame, just as he deservedly received plenty of praise for steering the club away from relegation last season.
    But the problems run far deeper than the coach. Poor recruitment for the last few years has resulted in a squad which is inadequate by Premier League standards.
    Swansea made a stand over Gylfi Sigurdsson's fee to Everton in August, but that led to a month of transfer inactivity during the protracted negotiations. Was there no spare cash at hand?
    Clement was promised money in January, but did not survive to spend it.
    The so-called 'Swansea Way' - which disappeared when Michael Laudrup was shown the door - used to be about an attractive and successful brand of passing and movement.
    Now the 'Swansea Way' is to announce a departure in December to make way for a New Year miracle worker.
    The revival could happen again, just as it has done following managerial changes elsewhere.
    But the crisis runs so deep - characterised by a disconnect between fans and those in charge, chairman Huw Jenkins and American owners Steven Kaplan and Jason Levien - it is difficult to see any other outcome but relegation.
    The Swans have dodged this bullet for the last two seasons - this time their luck may have run out.
     
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  5. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    They might be wishing Coleman was available.
     
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  6. red&white wanderer

    red&white wanderer Well-Known Member

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    Certainly is but our fall from grace wasn't preceded by attractive football on the pitch and isn't it the "Sunderland Way" re manager acquisition.
    But we've got a good Welsh Rarebit in charge and with a bit of luck we'll scrape into 6th top,, and win playoffs to go up and then get premiership players.
    I'm getting ridiculously carried away like a mag <doh>
     
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  7. The Little General

    The Little General Well-Known Member

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    He's a Swansea lad, could easily happen.
     
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  8. Nacho

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    I doubt he'd leave us so soon, doesn't seem the type.
     
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  9. The Little General

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    Fingers crossed, I hope you're right, I'd leave Swansea to come to Sunderland in a heartbeat if it was me.
     
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  10. jdsafc

    jdsafc Well-Known Member

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    He has professional standards and wouldn't contemplate making that switch
    I think part of CC's attraction to us is that there is only 1 way we can go from here if he gets the best out of the squad
    Swansea are furked this season
     
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  11. Nacho

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    It'd be bloody typical if he did leave like.
     
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  12. The Little General

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    I like your optimism, but Ellis's shoestrings or the £45 Million Sigurdsson money to play with makes me well nervous. If they beat Palace at home tomorrow they're right back in it.
     
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  13. Nacho

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    Swansea think of themselves as some kind of sheep themed Barcelona. The only reason that they got Clement was that he was at Real, so I imagine that they'll go for some fancy schmancy foreign manager.
     
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  14. The Little General

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    Koeman, De Boer, Van Gaal plenty out there.
     
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    If you look at the recent history of their appointments, they go for foreigners who play attractive football or promote from within. I reckon putting Leon Britton in permanent charge is more likely than them coming sniffing round Coleman.
     
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    :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  17. Home_and_Away

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    Ha ha.... wouldn't it just !?!
     
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  18. RTB

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    De Boer 7/4 favourite.
     
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  19. The Little General

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    Coleman isn't even in the betting...
     
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  20. Burly Hurley

    Burly Hurley Well-Known Member

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    I can't see him leaving yet. It just wouldn't be professional and he doesn't strike me as the sort of bloke who would do such a thing.

    But if Swansea got an interim until the end of the season, then you never know.
     
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