| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? 18:12 - Aug 9 with 65546 views | _ |
First things first, this is very much purposefully an over-reacting post.
Secondly and perhaps the most important thing. Monk needs to cut out this air of arrogance he's coming across with. The way he talked about getting back to the Swansea way and pretty much disrespecting Laudrup in the process is starting to make him look a bit silly, naive and out of his depth.
WTF is this 442 nonsense? WTF is Gylfi doing out on the right, but not just for half hour when it was clear to everyone it wasn't working, but no, for the whole game?
It's a bit much to expect a lot from Garry though, you know, a player without Premier League management experience and as it goes without any Premier League playing experience. The arrogance of the Board in appointing him is not just risky, it's pretty baffling really.
We've got one week to sort things out, there's an awful lot to do in that time coming off the back of the only friendly game I can ever remember where the team was boo'd off... And in fairness they deserved to be, or at least Monk did.
Pick the bones out of that. |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:01 - Aug 10 with 2617 views | SilverSurfer |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 22:14 - Aug 9 by Private_Partz |
There were. In the centre of the East Stand. Not a huge section or a huge amount. I remember thinking it is bit early for that nevertheless. |
i was upper East bang in the centre and I didn't ear any boos |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:06 - Aug 10 with 2603 views | MattG |
I think GM was lulled into a bit of false security after the result at Reading playing 4-4-2. The difference today was that we had no balance in midfield and Rangel, whenever he got the ball, didn't have his usual options because Gylfi was drifting infield most of the time. Defensively, the same thing happened quite often with Rangel finding himself exposed up against 2 or 3 opponents. We looked better balanced as soon as Bray came on, IMO so hopefully Dyer and Routledge won't be out for too long.
As for the midfield itself, I thought Shelvey was poor and Ki not much better. Gylfi made little impact due to being played out of position. Montero looks exciting when he runs at his man but didn't do that often enough for me - not sure if that's a fitness thing.
At the back, Bartley did OK but no more than that and things looked better when Amat came on. Williams had an average game and certainly didn't cover himself in glory with their 3rd goal - shades of Southampton last season. I thought Taylor was probably our best player over the 90 minutes. Fabianski's distribution needs a LOT of work but he takes crosses well (bar the one he spilled late second half). I haven't seen any highlights yet to see whether he could have done better with the free kick goal.
Up front, it has to be either Bony or Gomis and, to be honest, I wouldn't mind which one GM went with.
It's often said that you learn more in defeat than in victory and hopefully that will be the case here.
p.s. I was sat close to the centre of the East Stand and I definitely didn't hear any boos so they must have been very localised, possibly in the vicinity of a TV mic. I doubt the players heard anything. |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:16 - Aug 10 with 2568 views | WarwickHunt |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 04:32 - Aug 10 by dameedna |
The signs are very bad.
Why we didn't change it at half time is frightening. |
It was all a cunning ploy to keep Van Gaal in the dark see.
Some people on here actually believe that.
F*ck. My. Eyes. |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:21 - Aug 10 with 2554 views | WarwickHunt |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 08:55 - Aug 10 by Uxbridge |
I heard the booing in the centre of the East Stand too. I wouldn't read too much into it ... it was hardly vitriolic and usual fare after seeing your team get pumped like that on home turf.
I'm filing yesterday into the "Players at half speed and I hope Garry was just trying some formations for the season and has no intention of playing 4-4-2 next week" draw. The time for panic isn't after a heavy beating from a rather excellent passing team who are everything I hope we can become. |
"The time for panic isn't after a heavy beating from a rather excellent passing team who are everything we used to be"
Fixed that for you, Andrew.
Why on earth would we be f*cking about with a flat 4-4-2 against our only serious pre-season opposition a week before OT? Bonkers mental.
Why didn't we change it if he was "experimenting"? | | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:25 - Aug 10 with 2537 views | exiledclaseboy |
Yesterday's lamentable effort was manna from heaven for many on here.
Gotta laugh. Fans indeed. |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:29 - Aug 10 with 2518 views | Uxbridge |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:21 - Aug 10 by WarwickHunt |
"The time for panic isn't after a heavy beating from a rather excellent passing team who are everything we used to be"
Fixed that for you, Andrew.
Why on earth would we be f*cking about with a flat 4-4-2 against our only serious pre-season opposition a week before OT? Bonkers mental.
Why didn't we change it if he was "experimenting"? |
Maybe he wanted to see whether the players could make it work in a meaningless game. They didn't of course, but you don't rip up plans just because something doesn't work in the first 30 mins of a practice game. Surprised we went the full 90 pretty much doing the same thing, but if this is Plan A then it needs game time.
I hope everyone's saving some energy for next week. I fear with all the reactionary posts on yur there'll be no bile left if we get pumped at Old Trafford, which wouldn't exactly be the biggest surprise in the world. |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:29 - Aug 10 with 2517 views | Rancid |
I should hope there was a few boos there yesterday as well after that showing.Paying customers letting the club know they weren't happy with what they saw.You'd have heard boos at any other ground around the country after a showing like that.Booing during the game is a bit different but a few showing there dissatisfaction at the end of dour affair is fine and not the end of the world.Not sure why some are up in arms about it. |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:38 - Aug 10 with 2475 views | Spratty |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:25 - Aug 10 by exiledclaseboy |
Yesterday's lamentable effort was manna from heaven for many on here.
Gotta laugh. Fans indeed. |
So should we be blinkered sheep and bow at the feet of the defeatest turgid guff out leader puts out.
Garry would admire us, he is all for strongly speaking out on anything he does not agree with, no matter how unqualified. Remember that is why we are here in the first place.
I imagine there are far more who would like to speak out if their posts were not repeatedly deleted from this continually censored site.
WAITS FOR POST TO BE DELETED OR FOR DARRAN TO BAN ME YET AGAIN |  | | |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:39 - Aug 10 with 2469 views | exiledclaseboy |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:38 - Aug 10 by Spratty |
So should we be blinkered sheep and bow at the feet of the defeatest turgid guff out leader puts out.
Garry would admire us, he is all for strongly speaking out on anything he does not agree with, no matter how unqualified. Remember that is why we are here in the first place.
I imagine there are far more who would like to speak out if their posts were not repeatedly deleted from this continually censored site.
WAITS FOR POST TO BE DELETED OR FOR DARRAN TO BAN ME YET AGAIN |
Oh look, Spratty's back for the first time in weeks. Coincidentally the day after a poor defeat in a pre-season game.
Colour me shocked.
Fans my arse. | |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:45 - Aug 10 with 2442 views | WarwickHunt |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:25 - Aug 10 by exiledclaseboy |
Yesterday's lamentable effort was manna from heaven for many on here.
Gotta laugh. Fans indeed. |
Fans concerned about the future of their club shocker!
Change the record, Andrew - it's tedious as f*ck now. | | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:49 - Aug 10 with 2425 views | Spratty |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:39 - Aug 10 by exiledclaseboy |
Oh look, Spratty's back for the first time in weeks. Coincidentally the day after a poor defeat in a pre-season game.
Colour me shocked.
Fans my arse. |
Not counting the fact that Darran has deleted every recent post I have made, despite no rules being broken by me.
Fans forum my arse
With your political leanings ECB I would have thought you would have fully supported freedom of speech rather than supporting censorship and mocking the victim of it. Lets see you ideals in action. [Post edited 10 Aug 2014 9:52]
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:55 - Aug 10 with 2404 views | goontheswans |
This season is shaping up to be unfortunately a harsh reality check for a board, player, many fans and scouting department (bringing in ngog and emnes) who thought they knew better at what it takes to succeed at the top level of football. Than a man who spent this entire career there. Maybe some more double training sessions we need. Please don't kid yourselves this is a one off. We have been getting pinned in our own half unable to get out with any fluency for a large amount of games he has managed in. So to assist with that. We have now got rid of some of our best players on the ball. Marvellous approach. |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:01 - Aug 10 with 2379 views | Spratty |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:21 - Aug 10 by WarwickHunt |
"The time for panic isn't after a heavy beating from a rather excellent passing team who are everything we used to be"
Fixed that for you, Andrew.
Why on earth would we be f*cking about with a flat 4-4-2 against our only serious pre-season opposition a week before OT? Bonkers mental.
Why didn't we change it if he was "experimenting"? |
"a rather excellent passing team who are everything we used to be"
This
I watched their delightful performance and mourned what we were. | | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:03 - Aug 10 with 2364 views | Starsky |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:55 - Aug 10 by goontheswans |
This season is shaping up to be unfortunately a harsh reality check for a board, player, many fans and scouting department (bringing in ngog and emnes) who thought they knew better at what it takes to succeed at the top level of football. Than a man who spent this entire career there. Maybe some more double training sessions we need. Please don't kid yourselves this is a one off. We have been getting pinned in our own half unable to get out with any fluency for a large amount of games he has managed in. So to assist with that. We have now got rid of some of our best players on the ball. Marvellous approach. |
Ngog & Emnes?
Well one was a good signing |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:06 - Aug 10 with 2340 views | perchrockjack |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 03:22 - Aug 10 by _ |
Who gives a shit whether there were no boo's in the West then!?
Maybe you feel a bit embarrassed from your earlier effort? I would.
Maybe put me on ignore as your stalking of me is clouding your already muddied judgement.
Monk has been coming out with a whole load of confident stroke arrogant rhetoric since he took over, and took over from one of the most famous names this game has ever or will ever hear of. He showed no respect or humility then and for some reason has been telling us all how things are going to be and we'll be going back to the old Swansea, the "real" Swansea as he said to Ki just last week.
You're looking like a bit of a fool at the moment Monk, and Jenkins is too, cos we would never have seen such a clueless attempt at taking on an average La Liga side under Laudrup.
I can't begin to tell you how bad that was today. We are one week to go before the season and we haven't even got a substitutes bench to change things around when they are going horribly wrong.
2 subs very late in a dismal friendly performance..??? And 2 to 3 years behind Villareal? Did he really say that? Facking unbelievable. It's Monk and Jenkins that have taken us that far back in a few short months.
How arrogant are they to think they have the capabilities to manage a Premier League side?
No player is going to come here to be managed just because Monk is the manager and let's face it, the ones that have come in (for the money) they're certainly not going to get anything from him, are they?? I can make you a better player he said recently to Bony! Err, how???
Are the players he will have to leave out really going to take it from Garry Monk? Cos Siggy can't play out there FFS. Bony and Gomis can't play together.
A massive gamble is all this... |
Embarrased? REALLY.
Howe about taking a look at how some see yourself on here which is mainly as an arrogant poisonous interloper who s mainly interested only in his internet image.
Go to the meeting and offer constructive comments .
Never forget that without Swansea Jill you and your valley chums wouldn't even have a Swans to see and would have to do the family thing and go south to Cardiff.
It is because of her and associates that we survived .
Its also because of this board you hate that we are where we are.
I pray for the day when you just get the fack out of here to lance that boil in your soul | |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:14 - Aug 10 with 2313 views | Spratty |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:49 - Aug 10 by Spratty |
Not counting the fact that Darran has deleted every recent post I have made, despite no rules being broken by me.
Fans forum my arse
With your political leanings ECB I would have thought you would have fully supported freedom of speech rather than supporting censorship and mocking the victim of it. Lets see you ideals in action. [Post edited 10 Aug 2014 9:52]
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No comment then ECB - turn your back and let Darran do the dirty work is it?
Ideals my arse
If Petty had his own censored fans forum I wonder how things would have turned out?
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:15 - Aug 10 with 2308 views | Starsky |
Stop fecking whingeing you big girls blouse | |
| It's just the internet, init. |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:27 - Aug 10 with 2272 views | Spratty |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:15 - Aug 10 by Starsky |
Stop fecking whingeing you big girls blouse |
Shame you didn't give Monk that advice some time ago. | | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:30 - Aug 10 with 2260 views | ymaohyd |
To the OP.
I thought Monk spoke with a lot of sense when he took over. I personally thought we'd be relegated under ML and said so, to huge criticism on here weeks before ML was sacked. Would we have been relegated had ML stayed, we will never know.
The comments he made about teams having to react to us when we play at the Liberty and not the other way around were spot on and he pretty much proved that with most home performances.
Naïve and out of his depth? We will soon find out I suppose and that is a valid theory. I certainly thought he was guilty of being naïve in saying he wanted to sort his squad out prior to pre season. How naïve he was yesterday is difficult to tell. How naïve he has been in his dealings with players again difficult to say, although, as very much a supporter of GM i'd have to say that things so far don't look great.
What I would say and very much a cliché' but 'the season is a marathon', but in reality the Swans will always be a team looking over their shoulders at relegation. It may be a case of short term gain for long term gain.
Get in the players he wants, with the right mentality and in the long term it will pay dividends. That's how I like to think it will pan out.
BUT...It could be a disaster. |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:32 - Aug 10 with 2243 views | Starsky |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:27 - Aug 10 by Spratty |
Shame you didn't give Monk that advice some time ago. |
Spratty, always the victim of the forum.
Can't keep away though can you?
Will you give Monk and the board at least 10 Premier games this season to get things right?
Or, is your mind made up?
Your mind was made up the day ML left though wasn't it? | |
| It's just the internet, init. |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:38 - Aug 10 with 2212 views | Darran |
Just for the record I've just got back in from taking the dogs up the Gnoll at 8am,if Spratty mentions me again I am going to ban him.
WTF? |  |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:38 - Aug 10 with 2211 views | exiledclaseboy |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 09:45 - Aug 10 by WarwickHunt |
Fans concerned about the future of their club shocker!
Change the record, Andrew - it's tedious as f*ck now. |
Tedious you say? I agree. Your constant glee at every apparent wrong turn the club takes is increasingly so. Doesn't stop you though. | |
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| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:39 - Aug 10 with 2211 views | ApeShit |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:32 - Aug 10 by Starsky |
Spratty, always the victim of the forum.
Can't keep away though can you?
Will you give Monk and the board at least 10 Premier games this season to get things right?
Or, is your mind made up?
Your mind was made up the day ML left though wasn't it? |
So you want to give them 27 Premier League games to get things right? |  | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:40 - Aug 10 with 2200 views | WarwickHunt |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:06 - Aug 10 by perchrockjack |
Embarrased? REALLY.
Howe about taking a look at how some see yourself on here which is mainly as an arrogant poisonous interloper who s mainly interested only in his internet image.
Go to the meeting and offer constructive comments .
Never forget that without Swansea Jill you and your valley chums wouldn't even have a Swans to see and would have to do the family thing and go south to Cardiff.
It is because of her and associates that we survived .
Its also because of this board you hate that we are where we are.
I pray for the day when you just get the fack out of here to lance that boil in your soul |
That was then and this is now...
I know the pair of you and you are two of the most passionate Jacks I know. You just show it in different ways.
Richie mate - you need to drop the "looking good on the internet" bollocks about anyone who disagrees with the status quo. You're way off the mark, honest. | | | |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:43 - Aug 10 with 2173 views | Starsky |
| WTF has Jenkins (the Board) done? on 10:39 - Aug 10 by ApeShit |
So you want to give them 27 Premier League games to get things right? |
27?
Don't get your drift there sorry?
Unless you're referring to 17 games from last seasons successful outcome? | |
| It's just the internet, init. |
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