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Never really understood the hatred for England on here. So many legends of our club are English that it seems ludicrous to want them to lose. Anything else just makes it look like we have a huge chip on our shoulder.
So do people actually dislike England more than our traditional club rivals?
Alright, I'm biased but I always think that Swansea is a bit of a best kept secret and always expect players to be pleasantly surprised by the area when they arrive here. On their wages they can afford a lovely pad somewhere on the Gower with a sea view and take advantage of some of the most beautiful beaches and coastline in the UK. Swansea is also a very friendly city (discounting many on this board lol) and on the whole they are treated with respect by the fans. It's a proper community club and that's a good thing. Players like Alan Tate, Lee Trundle, Leon, Angel and others have come from afar and really embraced the area and made it their home. All of the above clearly have a genuine affection for the area. They are one of us! But what of players like Shelvey, Sinclair, Bony etc. Loved - (cough) initially - by the fans, with a chance to be fan favourites if they stay and perform, but ultimately they can't get away quick enough. Do you think there will ever be regret? Will they ever miss the ugly beautiful town? Do they hold Swansea with any fondness, or was it just another club that just happened to pay their wages and no more?
Looks like our Ferrie has packed in his playing career and is now trying his hand at coaching. He's been appointed the head coach of amateur Dutch side sv Wateringse Veld.
Good luck Ferrie - you will always be a legend to Swansea fans.
Right. I haven't posted on here for many a year but felt the need to make my forum comeback in the light of the hysteria on here tonight.
Lets please get things into perspective. Yes, it has been great being managed by a true legend of the game and yes, he's done great work for this club - winning us our first major trophy and attracting big name signings.
But let's also remember that this club wouldn't be anywhere near the PL nor be in the good financial shape it's in if it wasn't for the skills of Huw Jenkins. This is a man who has personally masterminded our rise from zeros to heroes. And a man who has diligently handpicked not one, not two but three fantastic managers, each of whom have taken the club further forward each time.
This is also a man who is local and cares passionately about the club. He would never rip the soul out of the club with rebrands or bankrupt the club by poor financial management.
The bottom line is that Laudrup would have been off at the end of the season regardless. The other stark fact is that we've only won 7 out of our last 33 PL games.
Against West Ham in his post match interview he looked disinterested and frankly unconcerned about our defeat.
OK I concede he may have reasons for griping as he wasn't given what he wanted in the January transfer window but at the end of the day he has still assembled a squad that is well capable of staying in the PL - and if doesn't want to give 100 per cent commitment to the job, then the time is right to let him go and bring fresh faces in.
Huw, I am sure, has thought long and hard about this and so far has, on the whole, shown great gut instincts in terms of our managers.
Instead of bleating, disappointed fans should accept this decision has been made for the right reasons. Those making the decisions don't want the club to fail - they want success, as we all do. They could see things were on the slide and so have made a decision before it's too late.
I trust the chairman to get this right and you should do too.
Oh and to all the crowing Cardiff City fans - well you are just embarrassing yourselves if you think a simple change of manager even remotely compares to the woes being inflicted on your club at the moment.
You keep enjoy playing in red, with no soul, no identity, bickering fans, unhappy players, financial uncertainty and a megalomaniac chairman - and we'll keep doing what we do best. Playing great football under the auspices of a local chairman, a fans trust and legends like Curtis and Monk who genuinely love the club.
Swansea will be fine - as we have been for the last 10 years. The building blocks are firmly in place and I for one am looking forward to the next exciting chapter...
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