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I know, the Yanks do like firing on their own!!You'd better be aware of friendly fire then because everyone is out hunting
Exactly friendly fire!!But in this case we are firing at one of our own
But I'm a handsome bastard, not an old grumpy muppet like you!!!Don't look in the mirror then because that's where he is hiding....
Swansea’s Trigger-Happy Chairman Is Getting What He Deserves
Alex Keble | November 21, 2016 | 1 Comment
Swansea City are rock bottom of the Premier League and, realistically, need to hit a rich vein of form over the next five matches if they are to avoid almost certain relegation. But poor Brob Bradley needs to adapt quicker to English football than any manager has done in living memory; without a summer with his players, the American faces the most difficult challenge of any coach in the division.
Huw Jenkins, who uses the guillotine more than any other Premier League boss, is getting everything he deserves.
The Swansea chairman has been utterly ruthless in recent years, sacking each of the last three managers at a time when their reputation and popularity remained high. Michel Laudrup was sacked in February 2014, just one year after lifting the league cup and with the Swans still two points above the drop zone.
His replacement, Garry Monk, made it seem like getting rid of Laudrup was a solid decision. Monk made sweeping changes to the club’s training ground and dietary habits, and enjoyed a fantastic first season as a manager, with the club finishing 8th. He was sacked the following December, with Swansea – again – not even in the relegation zone. Monk was enduring the first bad patch of form in his career, and having shown superb management skills over the previous 18 months would certainly have turned things around.
Next up was Francesco Guidolin, a man who got on very well with the Swansea squad and stabilised the club with some excellent results. He lasted ten months, and when Jenkins dismissed him in October it was arguably the most surprising sacking of the three. None of them should have happened.
Bradley will no doubt be anxious. Laudrup, Monk, and Guidolin were all fired at the first sign of a sticky patch (lasting roughly ten matches in total), and Bradley has already overseen a sequence of two points from five games – making his run up until Christmas vitally important to his long-term future at the club.
It’s a terrible shame for Swansea fans, but a deserved lesson in management for Jenkins; this is what you get for shamelessly culling bright young coaches. Constant revolution can never bring stability at a Premier League club, and after twice getting lucky his trigger-happy strategy has finally stopped working.
This is good news for Premier League fans in general. The threat of relegation has become too costly in recent years, leading to chairmen firing and hiring managers whenever the going gets tough in the hope that a mini-boost in form will save them from the drop. Swansea are now evidence that this is simply untrue; hopefully their impending relegation will serve as a lesson to the board members of other relegation-threatened clubs.
Swansea’s five matches before Christmas read as follows: Crystal Palace (h), Spurs (a), Sunderland (h), West Brom (a), and Middlesbrough (a). Three of those teams are in the bottom six, but alarmingly their most winnable matches are at the Liberty Stadium – where they have won a measly two points all season. Bradley’s team simply have to beat Palace and Sunderland to avoid being bottom at Christmas and favourites for the drop.
If they don’t, Bradley might not make it through to the new year. Historically, Swansea have adapted well to managerial changes because of the tactical consistency between their coaches, but none of the last four appointments have shared similar visions, leaving Jenkins in an embarrassing position. If Swansea are relegated this year it will be nothing less than their chairman deserves.
Here is the full article that i fully agree with and have done from day one that i have with others commented on many times........
Alex Keble | November 21, 2016 | 1 Comment
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Swansea City are rock bottom of the Premier League and, realistically, need to hit a rich vein of form over the next five matches if they are to avoid almost certain relegation. But poor Brob Bradley needs to adapt quicker to English football than any manager has done in living memory; without a summer with his players, the American faces the most difficult challenge of any coach in the division.
Huw Jenkins, who uses the guillotine more than any other Premier League boss, is getting everything he deserves.
The Swansea chairman has been utterly ruthless in recent years, sacking each of the last three managers at a time when their reputation and popularity remained high. Michel Laudrup was sacked in February 2014, just one year after lifting the league cup and with the Swans still two points above the drop zone.
His replacement, Garry Monk, made it seem like getting rid of Laudrup was a solid decision. Monk made sweeping changes to the club’s training ground and dietary habits, and enjoyed a fantastic first season as a manager, with the club finishing 8th. He was sacked the following December, with Swansea – again – not even in the relegation zone. Monk was enduring the first bad patch of form in his career, and having shown superb management skills over the previous 18 months would certainly have turned things around.
Next up was Francesco Guidolin, a man who got on very well with the Swansea squad and stabilised the club with some excellent results. He lasted ten months, and when Jenkins dismissed him in October it was arguably the most surprising sacking of the three. None of them should have happened.
Bradley will no doubt be anxious. Laudrup, Monk, and Guidolin were all fired at the first sign of a sticky patch (lasting roughly ten matches in total), and Bradley has already overseen a sequence of two points from five games – making his run up until Christmas vitally important to his long-term future at the club.
It’s a terrible shame for Swansea fans, but a deserved lesson in management for Jenkins; this is what you get for shamelessly culling bright young coaches. Constant revolution can never bring stability at a Premier League club, and after twice getting lucky his trigger-happy strategy has finally stopped working.
This is good news for Premier League fans in general. The threat of relegation has become too costly in recent years, leading to chairmen firing and hiring managers whenever the going gets tough in the hope that a mini-boost in form will save them from the drop. Swansea are now evidence that this is simply untrue; hopefully their impending relegation will serve as a lesson to the board members of other relegation-threatened clubs.
Swansea’s five matches before Christmas read as follows: Crystal Palace (h), Spurs (a), Sunderland (h), West Brom (a), and Middlesbrough (a). Three of those teams are in the bottom six, but alarmingly their most winnable matches are at the Liberty Stadium – where they have won a measly two points all season. Bradley’s team simply have to beat Palace and Sunderland to avoid being bottom at Christmas and favourites for the drop.
If they don’t, Bradley might not make it through to the new year. Historically, Swansea have adapted well to managerial changes because of the tactical consistency between their coaches, but none of the last four appointments have shared similar visions, leaving Jenkins in an embarrassing position. If Swansea are relegated this year it will be nothing less than their chairman deserves.
Here is the full article that i fully agree with and have done from day one that i have with others commented on many times........
You obviously do not read previous posts!
What is your problem son ? If anybody else had done what i did and put the full transcript on here rather than click on a link then you would not say a dicky bird......So what's your problem as you obviously have one or are you just trying to show off to others ? If that is the case then you are very sad and need to grow up....
Son,hahaha......you aint my dad.You couldnt lace up his hobnails.
OK ...I hit a nerve Boy have i.....You will never and i repeat never get one over me......Any abuse will not be tolerated full stop.......If you give it expect it back 10 fold....If you want to debate something then great but if you only want to show off then expect repercussions. It is plain and as straight forward as that......No debate thats how it is......
Your stand on Bradley and the American owners taking little responsibility over where we stand now creates a debate on just how wrong you are dai .
That's about the only debate that can be debated ... how much your wrong
He's 100% a complete muppet, I don't even bother reading his drivel, if you say white the nugget will say black, if you say down, the nugget will say up, other than posting polar opposites, the nugget is as thick as a brick, and utterly clueless regarding the game, or anything else for that matter!!!.......
But which one?He's 100% a complete muppet, I don't even bother reading his drivel, if you say white the nugget will say black, if you say down, the nugget will say up, other than posting polar opposites, the nugget is as thick as a brick, and utterly clueless regarding the game, or anything else for that matter!!!.......