DISCUSS.....YOUR LOVE FOR JENKINS & CO!!!! WELCOME TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE CARDIFF CITY....YOU JUST COULD NOT MAKE THIS UP!!!......
Swansea have been the architects of their own downfall, having flirted with relegation for the past few seasons and failed to learn the lessons from their previous - and often fortuitous - escapes. Despite an initial revival under Carlos Carvalhal - appointed in December with the Swans bottom of the table - their recent form has been dismal, now winless in their past nine Premier League games and scoring just three goals in the process. Says it all really......
I was at the game today and now i'm glad it is over. Like sitting in a dentist chair. Again we didn't deserve to loose but we couldn't take our chances. story of the whole season. Butland made a few great saves though. This season could have been so different had we had a cutting edge. As for Jenkins and the board - less said about them the better.
That goal lightened the mood after Swansea fans’ demonstrations had fuelled an atmosphere of anger and revolt, only for Badou Ndiaye’s lob and Peter Crouch’s header to put Stoke ahead. That prompted the Swans fans to reignite their hostilities towards chairman Huw Jenkins and the club’s American majority shareholders Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, all three of whom were absent. Talk about rats leaving a sinking ship!!!!......................
Swansea City's American owners have released a statement accepting "much of the responsibility" for the club's relegation from the Premier League. The Swans' fate was confirmed on Sunday afternoon following a final-game defeat to Stoke City, ending their seven-year stay in the top tier of English football. Majority shareholders Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, absent from the Liberty Stadium on Sunday afternoon, concede that many off-field decisions have had a detrimental effect on the Welsh outfit during a difficult season. "This is a testing time for any football club, when its dreams and ambitions have been shattered and it is facing the harsh reality of life outside the Premier League for the first time in many years," a statement on the club's official website read. "Nobody at Swansea City is making excuses, least of all ourselves. You can always point to injuries, suspensions, refereeing decisions that might have gone the other way, the rub of the green or plain bad luck. "But the fact is, the club has been relegated because we simply weren't good enough over 38 games in probably the most brutal professional sports league in the world. The Premier League is unforgiving if you fall below its high standards. There have certainly been mistakes along the way and it is down to the owners to shoulder much of the responsibility. Our recruitment strategy hasn't been good enough, we all recognise that and the blame for it ultimately rests with ourselves. "But we are taking steps to rectify that and we will be bringing additional resources to that department during the summer in a bid to change and strengthen the way we operate. Now, though, is not the time for rash statements or empty promises. We believe this is a time for everybody to pull together even through the heartbreak and bitter disappointment of relegation. "We know this club has not been truly unified off the pitch for a while even though the supporters who come to the matches home and away have been magnificent and gave everything in a bid to inspire the team. We cannot thank or praise them enough. As owners, our commitment is total and the determination to regain Premier League status is our only focus. At the moment, it may be hard to come to terms with - but with fans, players and staff united in a common cause, we have to believe a return will be swift. "Without that unity, we have very little chance. We recognise the huge role the club plays in the community and its importance. Perhaps the club has lost its unique identity, the special essence that made Swansea City different - better, in many ways - and we need to rediscover that identity both on the pitch and off it if we are to make the community proud of this football club again." Maybe they are not going to jump ship?
That's corporate speak for get with us or we won't waste our time on you. I've said it, written it and advised it many times. The solutions are live with it resolve it they leave we leave They are in the driving seat, they really are. Realistic choices - 1) get on on message 2) enjoy League 2
Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien officially purchased a 68% stake in the club in July 2016. A deal was seemingly done without the consultation of the Swansea Trust, and the promised investment into the club is yet to be seen by way of transfer funds. This season, booking fees have been added to the cost of every match ticket, and disabled supporters have been asked to re-submit documentation to ensure they are entitled to discount. It all adds up to penny-pinching, not financing. Furthermore, the silence of both Americans throughout the troubled times has been deafening. In contrast, calls for the head of Jenkins from supporters both inside and outside the Trust, once an inconceivable thought, have been as aggressive as they have loud. And to add the farce, what have fans seen since that fateful defeat to Southampton on Tuesday? They’ve seen newspaper exclusives revealing Carvalhal will be released from the club following today’s game, only for the manager himself to deny all knowledge of this in Friday’s press conference. They’ve seen Michael Laudrup's agent Bayram Tutumlu claim the club made an audacious bid to re-appoint the Dane in December. Best of all, they’ve seen Renato Sanches announce the impending arrival of his personalised Twitter emoji. If the situation wasn’t so depressing, it would almost be funny. Where Swansea need to go from here is simple. Mass changes are in order this summer, ambitious thoughts of a swift return to the Premier League must play a secondary role to common sense. - Western Telegraph
Kaplan and Levein did not comment on Carvalhal's future or their continued ownership of the club.? - Sky Sports
They are not in the driving seat as you make out, events are in the driving seat, market forces are in the driving seat if the truth be known, and anything and everything will be on the table with these two nuggets, their lack of knowledge and Jenkins incompetence has cost us our PL status, and the collapse of their investment, if they want to take us to 'enjoy League 2' then so be it, they will be the ones who throw £100 million of their investment.....
Yes it laughable multi-millionaires playing football manager like kids on Xbox!......................
The Americans can do whatever they like and i'm sure they want the best for the club.....hard work ahead i'm afraid...