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I've recently become obsessed with tier lists. I love a tier list. You should too. (Who doesn't love tiers right now?) So I thought about compiling an all-time Swans player tier list to determine who is at the top and who is a flop.
For those of you who don't know how a tier list works - firstly, where have you been? - it's simple. Each player is put into a tier that best reflects their contribution to the Swans in their time at the Vetch/Liberty. From the middle of the road in 'BANG AVERAGE' ; 'HEAD SLAPPER' for the worst players to pull on a white shirt and 'YOU JACK BASTARD' being reserved for the best of the best.
Each round I will put forward 4 players; 1 goalkeeper; 1 defender; 1 midfielder; and 1 forward, all from different eras of the Swans history (might be tricky for younger viewers) for you to rank, discuss, debate and (presumably) argue over. General consensus will determine where each player will be placed in the tier list with any contentious decisions to be decided by me (because it's my ball and if I don't play, nobody gets to play.)
I have compiled a list of Swans players from available online sources to include as many as possible and will select players at (sort of) random, so be patient if you're waiting for your favorite (or pet hate) to pop up. Feel free to suggest player(s) to feature in the next round (if we get that far) and I will try to get them in or add them to the list if I've missed them off.
Yes, I attempted this on the other site but I got 1 good response, 1 response from someone who clearly didn't understand the concept and 1 asking questions about semantics, so hopefully more luck of a fun discussion on here...
The tiers are as follows: 1. YOU JACK BASTARD - For the best of the best, club legends 2. First Team Player - played well but that's about it 3. Bang Average - they were just sort of there, nothing special, nothing disasterous 4. Who Are Ya? - if you have to squint at the name and try to remember 5. Head Slapper - for the absolute worst players to pull on a Swans shirt
The first candidates; GK - Ryan Harrison DEF - Reuben Agboola MID - Pablo Hernandez FWD - Lee Trundle
First, I love it, it's hard to seperate out into one all time best but a tier, great idea.
Now then, I have Trunds In "YJB" and surely there's no argument there. When we needed a star he was it. He put bums on seats and he put us on tv regulalrly, even if it was only showboating on Soccer AM! He scored goals and some of them were worldies and then there's the great entertainer
Pablo, this was harder, a great player, a string puller, someone I'd love to have back right now but narrowly missed, scraping the crossar into "FTP"
Agboola had been a good player but for his time with us I've said "bang average"
Ryan Harrison, this one was easy, if only because I just don;'t remember him at all, I looked him up to see when he played and I should remember him, if he was any good I would so he's in "Who are ya" Because I can't remember him I can't say he deserves a head slapper.
I'll join in although ,being a bit thick,I'm not sure I understand the format.It's like the Enigma code to me.However.
Harrison.Never heard of him. I'll just wait to place Fred the Statue where he belongs.
Pablo.A strolling sicknote who was so frail I felt football was not really a game he should pursue as a career. Yeah,I know. Unbelievably injury prone although very skilful and I was telling my wife how overated he was when he scored a screamer at the Lib. Ive no idea who it was against as I felt rather wan after that.
Reuben is simply too Jewish a name to feature for our team given we have so many Palestinian supporters (well you put his name forward)
Trundle. Without doubt ,our greatest personality and the most gifted and that includes Ivor. Lee however didnt make the most of his talent,which was a huge loss to football. I love the lad.
Ryan Harrison - Who Are Ya? Reuben Agboola - Bang Average Pablo Hernandez - More difficult, he would flit between YOU JACK BASTARD, and Head Slapper, sometimes in one half of a game. Posters on here will no doubt be swayed by what he went on to do with Leeds though. I'm going to settle on First Team Player. Lee Trundle - YOU JACK BASTARD x2
I want a mate like Flashberryjacks, who wears a Barnsley jersey with "Swans are my second team" on the back.
Re: Ryan Harrison, I had to double, triple and quadruple check that it wasn't a wikipedia vandalism as I don't remember him at all (Partly why I included him in the first round to see if anyone else did lol)
According to many sources, he did indeed play for us.
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