Match Day Thread Swansea City 1 v 0 West Bromwich Albion

Swansea City V West Brom


Barclays Premier League
Date - Saturday 9 December 2017
Kick off - 3pm
Venue - Liberty Stadium

Following the 1-2 defeat at the Britannia Stadium, which left them rock bottom of the Premier League, the Swans next match is against Alan Pardew's West Brom at the Liberty.

I suspect that the atmosphere will turn pretty ugly if the Swans fall behind in this match. Prior to the sale to the Yanks, Huw Jenkins claimed that outside investment was needed to take us to the next level - little did we realise that the next level was likely to be downwards to The Championship.

Presumably, Paul Clement will be in charge although it would have been interesting to speculate on matters should Tony Pulis be in the Swans' dug out...... Whilst he would ordinarily not necessarily be my choice of Swans Manager, I would be more positive about our survival chances this season with him in charge rather than Clement.

Irrespective of who is taking the team next Saturday, the Swans simply have to win. Defeat would really indicate that we are staring down the barrels of relegation.

How the Yanks & Jenkins could think they could make a cash profit on the Summer transfer window and everything would be hunky dory beggars belief......

Since their first encounter 90 years ago in October 1927, Swansea and WBA have played each other on 39 occasions, with the Swans winning 17, losing 14 and 8 draws.

In the corresponding fixture last season the Swans ran out 2-1 winners, fighting back from a goal down to beat West Brom on the final day of the Premier League season.

Having secured survival a week earlier, the Swans were in relaxed mood at a relieved Liberty Stadium but fell behind in the first half as Jonny Evans nodded in from a corner.

Swansea improved after the interval and equalised as Jordan Ayew headed his first goal for the club, before Fernando Llorente volleyed the winning goal with five minutes left.

Looking ahead to next Saturday, with Clement still in charge, I can't foresee the Swans winning or even picking up a point - it's not defeatism but realism. Posters on this forum and on others can see - and have seen for months - the problems. Why can't the Yanks and Jenkins?

 

Good report. It seems as if HJ and the Yanks do not want to admit they’ve made another managerial error in appointing rookie Clement and pay yet more compensation after the previous three debacles. If no new manager is in place by next Sat, then another defeat is on the cards, and the anger of the fans will erupt.

 

I can hear a fat lady singing.

 

Tony Pulis???

 

I haven't even heard her calling for the taxi to take to rehearsal yet.
I do get angry when looking back at the way Guidolin was hounded for weeks when this tosser is ambling through our relegation season without a murmur of disquiet from the majority shareholders.
Why aren't the trust spokespeople making noises?

 

The Trust? They're a toothless and totally irrelevant organisation. In fact, they're part of the problem,

 

Because they're spineless cowards. They have been worse than useless during this whole shambolic period.

 

I'd bring him in asap.

 

But they hold a significant share in the club and if nothing else should be making the Yanks aware they are not to be steamrollered and the fans to believe they are still a relevant part of our club.

 

I believe you would.

 

The Yanks are bringing nobody in, just announced today on walesonline that they are backing clueless clement in january with funds for more transfer duds.....................

 

Which is exactly what the Trust have allowed them to do.

 

I still don't want Pulis at our club.
It will just be ugly, unattractive, boring football. If that's what would be served up - I'll simply lose interest and stop watching. I'll go back to checking the results at quarter to five.

The PL has the glamour, but we are really just playing in a league where the highest we could reach is probably 8th. Once you accept that - the PL loses a bit of it's lustre for me.

I'd prefer to stay up, but not at any cost. I have to be entertained.

 

My sentiments as well.

 

They may hold shares but the ****s hold the majority of votes and to date they think about as much about the trust as you would swatting a fly , a minor irritant .

 

They hold a meaningless share in the Club. They have no power and have been shafted by Jenkins & Co, the Yanks and their own Board who have corrupted themselves.

 

The Americans and Jenkins say they want to give Clement more time at least until January ... We will be relegated before then cant they see that.....Also They want to send Mcburnie out on loan to Aston Villa and a couple of players will be sold in January Narsing being one of them.......We are being sold down the river make no mistake...

 

Cant see anything other than a WIN...........




For WBA....

 

Easy win for WBA, matter of fact, I doubt we will win another game this year, we are that bad..........

 

Even if we manage a lucky win it will be to little to late now. Clement will still be here and there is no way on earth will he mastermind a string of wins that we desperately need. I do feel sorry for clement as Jenkins and the Americans are giving him false hope and when we go down who do you think they will put the blame on.....