| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 08:30 - Nov 8 with 3466 views | STID2017 |
Fantastic news.
It will be a slow rebuild to undo all the damage the Yanks have done.
One bonus is ( as far as I understand) we are not in a mountain of debt
All the best to the new owners
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 08:47 - Nov 8 with 3397 views | 3swan |
Exactly Keith.
The good news is the departure of the two main shareholders.
Many questions will still need answering as it's always in the detail.
Will there be a change of direction.
How much of that £20m is still needed to cover day to day losses.
Positive news so far but being a Swans fan nothing is always as it seems.
For now it's a start of hopefully progress. |  | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:07 - Nov 8 with 3272 views | onehunglow |
I’ve read it
I’m getting moist
Is this good ? | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:24 - Nov 8 with 3197 views | RichardO |
Not impressed with figures like 20 Million being mentioned we seen it before it is Almost like saying come and rip us off.
"Investment may be available" still puts a positive spin on matters without drawing unwanted attention.
Sensationalism! Get the deal done with as little fuss as possible, those at the club and fans will know the score. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:32 - Nov 8 with 3143 views | Just_Dave |
Meet the new boss same as the old boss? Hope not.Hopefully the decision making process will be more straightforward now at least. Something needed to happen to shake the club out of the slow downward spiral and malaise thats crept in over the last few years. I'm feeling cautiously optimistic. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:41 - Nov 8 with 3096 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:24 - Nov 8 by RichardO |
Not impressed with figures like 20 Million being mentioned we seen it before it is Almost like saying come and rip us off.
"Investment may be available" still puts a positive spin on matters without drawing unwanted attention.
Sensationalism! Get the deal done with as little fuss as possible, those at the club and fans will know the score. |
It's a fine balance mate. The club have a long way to go in re engaging with supporters and generating enthusiasm. Just because hopefully we have an input of funds, I'm not expecting a major influx of players in January. Money will need to spend on running costs on top of everything else. Sort out players contracts, get in a decent DoF and and a bit of fine tuning in January and I will be happy. Just because other teams know we have some money it doesn't mean we have to pay over the odds. |  | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:46 - Nov 8 with 3061 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:41 - Nov 8 by Whiterockin |
It's a fine balance mate. The club have a long way to go in re engaging with supporters and generating enthusiasm. Just because hopefully we have an input of funds, I'm not expecting a major influx of players in January. Money will need to spend on running costs on top of everything else. Sort out players contracts, get in a decent DoF and and a bit of fine tuning in January and I will be happy. Just because other teams know we have some money it doesn't mean we have to pay over the odds. |
Agree but we brought in some duds after the previous sale of the club which ultimately cost us our Premier League status not helped by the loss of key players at vital times due to injuries and suspensions. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:05 - Nov 8 with 2991 views | Boundy |
Great news to brighten a dull a dreary day , but slowly slowly catchee monkey . We're still competing and with a few tweeks here and there then hopefully we can start looking forward again. I have to admit that the last few seasons have become a chore in as much we've seen our hopes rise each transfer window but with the odd exception yet another realisation the old owners had no interest in the Club at all, at least now the new ownership have had a look at the books and had some insight into what needs or not needs doing. | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:07 - Nov 8 with 2974 views | Dr_Winston |
We have to be careful about profit and sustainability. As we've seen with Newcastle, a takeover doesn't necessarily lead to massive spending, nor should it. A renewed sense of purpose, joined up decision making and everyone pulling in the same direction will be a big boost.
If they are going to commit to long term expenditure, I'd rather investigate possibility of returning the academy to Cat 1 status. |  |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:09 - Nov 8 with 2952 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 09:46 - Nov 8 by RichardO |
Agree but we brought in some duds after the previous sale of the club which ultimately cost us our Premier League status not helped by the loss of key players at vital times due to injuries and suspensions. |
A bit of fine tuning to stabilise the club and hopefully bring through some of the u21s. A Dof working with the Chairman, coach and recruitment team all pulling in the same direction is all we can ask. Then plan thoroughly for the summer clearing out the poor buys and a carefully structured recruitment policy. Is this too much to ask. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:13 - Nov 8 with 2933 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:07 - Nov 8 by Dr_Winston |
We have to be careful about profit and sustainability. As we've seen with Newcastle, a takeover doesn't necessarily lead to massive spending, nor should it. A renewed sense of purpose, joined up decision making and everyone pulling in the same direction will be a big boost.
If they are going to commit to long term expenditure, I'd rather investigate possibility of returning the academy to Cat 1 status. |
Agreed. I posted similar about joined up thinking without seeing your post. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:37 - Nov 8 with 2828 views | KeithHaynes |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 08:47 - Nov 8 by 3swan |
Exactly Keith.
The good news is the departure of the two main shareholders.
Many questions will still need answering as it's always in the detail.
Will there be a change of direction.
How much of that £20m is still needed to cover day to day losses.
Positive news so far but being a Swans fan nothing is always as it seems.
For now it's a start of hopefully progress. |
Well we could give a projection but nobody would believe us until it came true 😂 |  |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:57 - Nov 8 with 2754 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:09 - Nov 8 by Whiterockin |
A bit of fine tuning to stabilise the club and hopefully bring through some of the u21s. A Dof working with the Chairman, coach and recruitment team all pulling in the same direction is all we can ask. Then plan thoroughly for the summer clearing out the poor buys and a carefully structured recruitment policy. Is this too much to ask. |
Not as easy to do when the Premier League and clubs with bigger budgets that come sniffing around for players and staff and who can blame them for moving on. Just take the examples of Potter, Cooper and Martin and the likes or Dan James,Joe Rodon, Connor Roberts and Alfie Mawson all achieve a level of success and maybe by staying a little longer with us to gain to the needed experience to progress their career, the likes of Cabango and Darling and Key take time to consider their positions, will expect some outgoings maybe that can be deferred a season if an upturn in events is perceived. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:10 - Nov 8 with 2680 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:57 - Nov 8 by RichardO |
Not as easy to do when the Premier League and clubs with bigger budgets that come sniffing around for players and staff and who can blame them for moving on. Just take the examples of Potter, Cooper and Martin and the likes or Dan James,Joe Rodon, Connor Roberts and Alfie Mawson all achieve a level of success and maybe by staying a little longer with us to gain to the needed experience to progress their career, the likes of Cabango and Darling and Key take time to consider their positions, will expect some outgoings maybe that can be deferred a season if an upturn in events is perceived. |
There will always be outgoings if a club/player/coach are relatively successful. It comes down to how the money is spent and how they are replaced. Hopefully with a forward thinking off field team this will improve. One of the biggest hurdles to overcome is restoring our reputation in the professional football world, it had got to a point where decent coaches won't touch us. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:24 - Nov 8 with 2603 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:10 - Nov 8 by Whiterockin |
There will always be outgoings if a club/player/coach are relatively successful. It comes down to how the money is spent and how they are replaced. Hopefully with a forward thinking off field team this will improve. One of the biggest hurdles to overcome is restoring our reputation in the professional football world, it had got to a point where decent coaches won't touch us. |
What "decent" coaches have turned us down? | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:43 - Nov 8 with 2542 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
It could be termed as a "Management buyout". No one knows the club finances better than Coleman who thinks he can do a better job than the remote Kaplan and Levien.
I did not know Coleman had big funds. Caricatures of him being a puppet were clearly false . Coleman might have argued for more funds and explained the huge potential to Levien. Levien might have answered "buy my shares if you think it is so great" .
That is what he has done. Reasons to be cheerful. He has been here for 18 months and fancies himself to meet the challenge. I back him all the way. Welsh people like this are few and far between. [Post edited 8 Nov 11:47]
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:51 - Nov 8 with 2504 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:24 - Nov 8 by Dr_Winston |
What "decent" coaches have turned us down? |
Chris Davies for one, apparently we also made approaches to other coaches who weren't interested. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 13:44 - Nov 8 with 2234 views | onehunglow |
This is the most encouraging news
I really do not want to get overexcited now
This could be the news that gets us truly kicking arse again.
The crowds ,I feel,will return very soon,if real money is pumped in and the attitude with it | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 13:47 - Nov 8 with 2224 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 10:05 - Nov 8 by Boundy |
Great news to brighten a dull a dreary day , but slowly slowly catchee monkey . We're still competing and with a few tweeks here and there then hopefully we can start looking forward again. I have to admit that the last few seasons have become a chore in as much we've seen our hopes rise each transfer window but with the odd exception yet another realisation the old owners had no interest in the Club at all, at least now the new ownership have had a look at the books and had some insight into what needs or not needs doing. |
These new investors could be seen as saviours in the near future
Imagine the joy and glory coming back,the sense of pride ,the hiraeth of exiles still in love with the club of their youth
I’m having a large shandy this evening | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 13:47 - Nov 8 with 2228 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:10 - Nov 8 by Whiterockin |
There will always be outgoings if a club/player/coach are relatively successful. It comes down to how the money is spent and how they are replaced. Hopefully with a forward thinking off field team this will improve. One of the biggest hurdles to overcome is restoring our reputation in the professional football world, it had got to a point where decent coaches won't touch us. |
The timings of those outgoing can be crucial to the people involved and the club in terms of extra experience gained and a better amount of money for the club. Connor Roberts seemed as if he could have left earlier but didn't he held off and stay longer thinking promotion was possible and Dan James went for more than the initial price and I thought gain a lot more first team experience.
We have seen the trend of players being allowed to run their contract down and in the case of Ntcham wanted away as soon as possible leaving us with two big holes to fill after the expected loss of Piroe looks as if we will have another two unless the forseen changes impact of players descions. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 18:13 - Nov 8 with 1952 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 11:51 - Nov 8 by Whiterockin |
Chris Davies for one, apparently we also made approaches to other coaches who weren't interested. |
You know you're implying here that Williams isn't a decent coach. 
I think sometimes people are looking for trouble that isn't there. We will always be an attractive proposition for any ambitious young coach. Maybe the financial deal wasn't there for Davies, he wanted a different type of challenge, or any number of other reasons.
I'd find it hard to believe that anyone within the game would be particularly swayed by Martin's grumbling for example. | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 18:26 - Nov 8 with 1914 views | Swans9 |
Christmas 🎄 🎁 has come early 8 years of hurting club. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 19:06 - Nov 8 with 1821 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 18:26 - Nov 8 by Swans9 |
Christmas 🎄 🎁 has come early 8 years of hurting club. |
As I said elsewhere, now we need to get behind the club and get bums back on seats to support Coleman and his "partners" so they can have confidence in their decision and know that we are all pulling in the same direction again. | | | |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 19:55 - Nov 8 with 1712 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 19:06 - Nov 8 by SullutaCreturned |
As I said elsewhere, now we need to get behind the club and get bums back on seats to support Coleman and his "partners" so they can have confidence in their decision and know that we are all pulling in the same direction again. |
And fans need to stick together too and not argue about who is the better fan
We’ve got rid of these two.
Hallelujah | |
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| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 20:09 - Nov 8 with 1674 views | vetchonian |
| Swansea City get 20 million investment : Levien & Kaplan go ! on 19:55 - Nov 8 by onehunglow |
And fans need to stick together too and not argue about who is the better fan
We’ve got rid of these two.
Hallelujah |
They ve not gone yet.....knowing our luck the EFL won't ratify the deal | |
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