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Reply | 13 weeks till the start of the new season.
at 17:15 10 May 2025
2 x Wales world cup qualifiers in June
Penybont have european matches in July
Pre-season in earnest July & August
Plenty to keep us entertained this summer đ |
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Reply | Bobby Wales - Kilmarnock
at 22:06 2 May 2025
Report on Bobby Wales from a Scottish mate who knows Kilmarnock very well âŚâŚ.
Very tall, gangly forward. Pacy. Usually comes in from the left (like a Thierry Henry position). Great close control. Good striker of the ball. Not a prolific scorer but good with setting up chances, listens & learns & has possesses all the credentials to score a hell of a lot more. He will be a very good player in future, no doubt about that. Courted by clubs bigger & richer than Swansea - youâve got a coup there, great signing. [Post edited 2 May 22:06]
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Reply | Alan Sheehanâs been appointed as manager.
at 21:10 30 Apr 2025
One of the key snippets from the press release which gave me greater joy was the ânot just to be a head coach, but to really move this club onâ quote which coupled with the earlier âclub and I have to be alignedâ quote really gives me hope that the Board have convinced AS of their intention to push the club on. AS is a man in demand, he holds the cards, and Iâm hopeful the Board did their but to reassure him of the clubâs positive intentions. We seem to have done clever men leading our club and this may be the long awaited push to transform our club. A good summer regarding arrivals & departures, & hit the season running, will go a long way. |
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Reply | Just give him the job
at 23:28 22 Apr 2025
AS stated quite openly in his post QPR interview that the job wasnât nailed on for him and the club and him needed to be âalignedâ. Is he hinting that he feels the club and him are not âalignedâ so the job isnât of genuine interest to him. Has he been told heâs not getting the budget to sign Darling etc? Or a few of his regular selections are going to be replaced with younger/cheaper etc? Is he sensible enough to realise the budgetary and operational restraints make it a job heâs unlikely to succeed in? Thereâs also the issue of family and career and doing whatâs best for the AS family. - as a coach he can get another job (his stock is high) but fail as a manager (and if he and the club not alignedâ thereâs no certainty of success) he could be out of work very quickly and remain a âfailed managerâ for a long time. AS strikes me as a cautious calculated man who will take his time weighing up his options before committing to any role at any club. And we should support this. |
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Reply | đ´ Likely candidates for the Swans job
at 20:44 3 Apr 2025
Not necessarily selling one player BIG, although that would be wonderful, but we should also be looking to sell 5 or 6 of these U21 lads who are clearly not good enough for Swans to L1 clubs for, say, ÂŁ250k ÂŁ350k etc. it so adds up and clears the decks for a new U21 cohort. |
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Reply | Merthyr Town
at 16:59 1 Apr 2025
I wish Merthyr well. I watch them if Barry are away at the far flung corners of our country and love going to Penydarren Park. I suspect Merthyr will get 1500+ crowds whatever league system they play in. Proper fans who get behind the team. |
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Reply | Merthyr Town
at 00:45 1 Apr 2025
Two more years in the English system and Merthyr will, again!, go bust.
The higher they climb the greater the financial investment required to stay afloat yet alone prosper. Great club and I wish them well but letâs be realistic shall we ?? |
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Reply | Matt Grimes wife
at 14:31 2 Feb 2025
I sympathise with a footballers family being dragged across the country at short notice if hubby gets a transfer. No footballer wishes to disrupt family life unless he has to, so Iâm sure something has happened behind the scenes to piss Matt off to such an extent heâs had no option to move. However, living/working âaway from homeâ is reality for many lads who earn to provide a good living for their families. I have plenty of mates who live apart from young families in order to earn a living - they hate it but grin and bear it because they have to. Wonât be for ever (as it wonât be for Matt) but itâs needs must. And they donât earn anywhere near what Matt is earning.
I live 22 miles from Coventry and travel to/from South Wales for most home matches. It is quite feasible The Family Grimes can live in Swansea while Matt makes a few car trips a week to/from Coventry. If I leave work near Coventry at 2pm on a midweek match day Iâm usually having an all day breakfast in Baglan at 4:30pm. Iâd imagine Matt is out of training no later than Iâm leaving work. Stay locally a few days a week - lots of lovely hotels in the area - and do the road trip whenever needed.
Am I being harsh? Or unsympathetic? [Post edited 2 Feb 14:36]
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Reply | There is no economic logic in keeping Darling.
at 01:41 6 Jan 2025
Or keep Darling. Play him alongside Cabango, Low or whoever until end of season. We get a stronger central defence which allows the team development to take place around it. A fit & motivated (we assume he doesnât down tools!) Harry Darling in a Swans side for the next 5 months could be a win/win for everyone - Swans team stronger, allows Liw or whoever to bed in with next season in mind, Darling sees out his contract & gets the pay day he wants. The rumoured ÂŁ1m figure some posters are throwing around is small fry if other players are sold, released or paid off in the next 2 transfer windows. |
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Reply | To clarify to date
at 19:37 5 Jan 2025
I imagine the Club will carry on as usual in a bid to prevent constructive dismissal !
"Oh Mr Lawyer, the Chairman's statement in the programme was antagonistic and basically they want me out!
"Oh no it wasn't Mr Williams, the Club gave a clear message of backing and forward solidarity, and to back it up they've released a 'One Year Of The Boss' footage to mark your year in charge, nothing we can argue is constructive dismissal, Mr Williams"
"OK Mr Lawyer, I'll carry on as usual yeah?"
"Well just make sure you remember the frank conversation you had with the Board, keep your mouth shut, don't let the players talk you out of delegating coaching sessions, and just win the majority of matches, or you are likely to get legitimately sacked Mr Williams"
in my opinion :)
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Reply | Shout out to Merthyr Town
at 00:32 1 May 2024
Barry Town fan in peace .....
I have fond memories of old Southern League battles with Merthyr, like Barry they are a fans-owned club and I wish them well. However, the Genaro Adran you refer to is the women's league! Think your lads will struggle in that!
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Reply | Retiring . Whoâs think about it?
at 13:15 19 Mar 2024
I am 55 today -Yippee -and an age where I have some serious retirement decisions to make. I am self-employed and doing OK - I am able to select which contracts I accept and the clients I work with. As I'm now age 55 I can now access my occupational pension (not as much ÂŁÂŁÂŁ as if I'd waited to age 60 but I get it 5 years earlier and it evens out over time) and I can access a few savings and investments squirrelled away. My last 'full time' contract will end on Good Friday and I'm then only accepting contracts that last weeks rather than months so I get added flexibility as to how I spend my time. I had an accident at work a few years back that put my out of action for a year and deprived me of the facility management business I'd built up over a decade - I was fortunate to survive, others injured in my accident succumbed to their injures and are no longer with us - and this combination of fate and fear forced me to face tough decisions about changing how I view my life and my priorities. Work insurance paid out into a compensation fund and I've invested this sensibly, so I've worked out I can 'pay the bills' via the occupational pension, the interest on the compensation & investments and drip feeding the pension lump sum over the next few years. I will continue to work simply for spending money and to keep the cognitive and social functions adequately oiled, but I enjoy what I do for a living anyway so I don't view it as 'work' or as a 'job'. I will spend more time with friends and family, finally take those trips to places I've not yet visited, buy a Swans season ticket, walk the dog on the beaches across South Wales each morning, rent a villa in Benidorm each winter to escape the worst of the Welsh winters (the wife is easier to get along with when she has sun on her back and sangria in her veins!), dig the old Lambretta out of the garage and enjoy summer ride outs, slowly tick off the 'DIY Jobs To Do' list, enjoy pub lunches with mates and maybe take on a community role in my village, might even accept a mate's offer to play walking football, but above all remain appreciative of what I have and remember that life is great. Whatever you do in retirement, please enjoy it, appreciate it, and treat it as if it doesn't last forever. COYS. [Post edited 19 Mar 2024 13:20]
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