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Yes I was.But we are now in the old second div.Unlike Harry Greg's day This is the worst side we have had in 12 yrs
It doesnt matter what division you are in , dross is dross, the sad thing is .......and BIRCH must take note , is we are seeing young players with talent , going backwards and losing their touch, confidence and BELIEF.
If change doesnt happen soon, it could be a case laterin the season, instead of looking at that top 6, we"ll be looking over our shoulder at whats behind.
God help us next season, what we are being served is not only cruel, but gruel!.
It doesnt matter what division you are in , dross is dross, the sad thing is .......and BIRCH must take note , is we are seeing young players with talent , going backwards and losing their touch, confidence and BELIEF.
If change doesnt happen soon, it could be a case laterin the season, instead of looking at that top 6, we"ll be looking over our shoulder at whats behind.
God help us next season, what we are being served is not only cruel, but gruel!.
There's enough talent and money in the squad to play better football than that against a mediocre QPR. You cannot blame losing James and McBurnie for the crap we've been watching since October. Weak, poor manager. He can't adapt or change mid-game, there's no system in place for the team. Sh*t
I deliberately chose this thread to contribute, because I am fast approaching supporting its title. If one, or even a handful of players underperform then it is likely down to the individuals. When it's pretty much the whole team, it's the coach. It's not even down to higher than the coach - I'm talking about performance v potential. Last night was grim - I didn't boo or shout - I tried to encourage, clap etc. but it was tough. Birch will no doubt now have serious reservations. I spoke with Curt in the summer and he volunteered feedback re Cooper - his appointment was all about managing young players. Great in theory but as has been said elsewhere there is a chasm between managing players on a daily basis vs preparing them for tournaments on a temporary basis. No blame to those who appointed him - great intent, as was Clement really. Cooper is way out of his depth - doesn't have a plan A - let alone B or C. In some ways I feels sorry for him as his club management career at this level, in my view, will end here. I stood and clapped Rangel last night, and would love the club to invest in him longer term, given our limited budget. Knows the style, commands respect, worked with the best (RM, BR, ML), has fire, passion and comes over as an honest person. I don't think Cooper is honest with himself, leave alone us through press conferences and so on. He didn't absorb pressure/blame or protect the players in his post Derby press conference - he laid the blame with them. Awful. We are on a downward trajectory and unless he suddenly produces hidden leadership qualities, it's Cooper out (in the summer) for me, sadly.
I deliberately chose this thread to contribute, because I am fast approaching supporting its title. If one, or even a handful of players underperform then it is likely down to the individuals. When it's pretty much the whole team, it's the coach. It's not even down to higher than the coach - I'm talking about performance v potential. Last night was grim - I didn't boo or shout - I tried to encourage, clap etc. but it was tough. Birch will no doubt now have serious reservations. I spoke with Curt in the summer and he volunteered feedback re Cooper - his appointment was all about managing young players. Great in theory but as has been said elsewhere there is a chasm between managing players on a daily basis vs preparing them for tournaments on a temporary basis. No blame to those who appointed him - great intent, as was Clement really. Cooper is way out of his depth - doesn't have a plan A - let alone B or C. In some ways I feels sorry for him as his club management career at this level, in my view, will end here. I stood and clapped Rangel last night, and would love the club to invest in him longer term, given our limited budget. Knows the style, commands respect, worked with the best (RM, BR, ML), has fire, passion and comes over as an honest person. I don't think Cooper is honest with himself, leave alone us through press conferences and so on. He didn't absorb pressure/blame or protect the players in his post Derby press conference - he laid the blame with them. Awful. We are on a downward trajectory and unless he suddenly produces hidden leadership qualities, it's Cooper out (in the summer) for me, sadly.
Cooper doesn't look as if he's bothered enough to shout. Would back Rangel to the hills and back if manager, same can be said for Tate.
You'd like to think that someone at the club will pull Steve to one side and tell him to fůcking wise up, one can only hope.
""Although I cannot promise or predict the future, I can guarantee one thing - the current board of directors will always fight, as we have done over the last 12 years, to work together as one with the Supporters Trust to make 100% sure that Swansea City football club remains the number one priority in all our thoughts and in every decision we make."
Cooper doesn't look as if he's bothered enough to shout. Would back Rangel to the hills and back if manager, same can be said for Tate.
From comments from previous managers (and a couple of players shh) Rutledge is more likely to go down the management route sooner than Rangel. A lot of managers think they are King Sh*t and would ant ridiculous money to fail especially if they had been anywhere near the Premier League or equivalent. Managers with no club but EFL experience.
Javi Garcia Allardyce Quique Sánchez Flores Alex McLeish Jaap Stam
Post match press conference. Fair play - some probing questions asked for once. I think Cooper struggled, and at 3:48 he says "we're not going to change the way we play" which really worries me. Tactics, formations and so on are never mentioned.
This one from this morning too. Similar to above. Grim.
Post match press conference. Fair play - some probing questions asked for once. I think Cooper struggled, and at 3:48 he says "we're not going to change the way we play" which really worries me. Tactics, formations and so on are never mentioned.
This one from this morning too. Similar to above. Grim.
A manager that is so stubborn to change his style, is a poor one. especially in the Championship.
And its hardly like its a stick to what he knows, as hes never managed at this level.
Steve Cooper appears to think that we're set up to play the Swansea Way. No we're not. He also thinks the alternative to what we're doing is Long Ball football. No it's not. 😡
Steve Cooper appears to think that we're set up to play the Swansea Way. No we're not. He also thinks the alternative to what we're doing is Long Ball football. No it's not. 😡
The irony is that we ARE playing the long ball game on far too many occasions Mr Cooper! One of the reasons being there is no movement, no width, crowd urging the ball to go forward, so it then gets lumped up for yet another hopeful punt.
And he can't see this? Seriously?! He must be watching a different game to me.
I deliberately chose this thread to contribute, because I am fast approaching supporting its title. If one, or even a handful of players underperform then it is likely down to the individuals. When it's pretty much the whole team, it's the coach. It's not even down to higher than the coach - I'm talking about performance v potential. Last night was grim - I didn't boo or shout - I tried to encourage, clap etc. but it was tough. Birch will no doubt now have serious reservations. I spoke with Curt in the summer and he volunteered feedback re Cooper - his appointment was all about managing young players. Great in theory but as has been said elsewhere there is a chasm between managing players on a daily basis vs preparing them for tournaments on a temporary basis. No blame to those who appointed him - great intent, as was Clement really. Cooper is way out of his depth - doesn't have a plan A - let alone B or C. In some ways I feels sorry for him as his club management career at this level, in my view, will end here. I stood and clapped Rangel last night, and would love the club to invest in him longer term, given our limited budget. Knows the style, commands respect, worked with the best (RM, BR, ML), has fire, passion and comes over as an honest person. I don't think Cooper is honest with himself, leave alone us through press conferences and so on. He didn't absorb pressure/blame or protect the players in his post Derby press conference - he laid the blame with them. Awful. We are on a downward trajectory and unless he suddenly produces hidden leadership qualities, it's Cooper out (in the summer) for me, sadly.
From comments from previous managers (and a couple of players shh) Rutledge is more likely to go down the management route sooner than Rangel. A lot of managers think they are King Sh*t and would ant ridiculous money to fail especially if they had been anywhere near the Premier League or equivalent. Managers with no club but EFL experience.
Javi Garcia Allardyce Quique Sánchez Flores Alex McLeish Jaap Stam
Who’s gonna pay their wages? Including whatever it takes to pay Cooper off? We’re potless.
The irony is that we ARE playing the long ball game on far too many occasions Mr Cooper! One of the reasons being there is no movement, no width, crowd urging the ball to go forward, so it then gets lumped up for yet another hopeful punt.
And he can't see this? Seriously?! He must be watching a different game to me.
I was a categorical 'no' when I wrote the above back in November but I've certainly shifted the stance since then.
What I would like to know more about is the inner workings of the club. Who is there on the payroll that can put the proverbial arm around Cooper for some 1:1 time on matters that are evident to much of the fan base? Yes it can be argued that he's the manager but on the other hand he has almost zero experience at this level, through no fault of his own I hasten to add. We can all benefit from a little bit of mentoring at times. I guess this person doesn't exist which leaves Cooper floundering in his own misty outlook.
Absolutely spot on. I wouldn't wait until the summer though. To me it's become clear after Tuesday night, he's lost the dressing room now as well as the fans. Time for Curt and Leon to take interim control. But the long term solution isn't straightforward either, as the clueless Cooper is only half the problem, the other half being the clueless owners as any decent manager worth their salt will not come anywhere near us now, as they know there is no money, any promising players will be sold, and unfortunately we are only able to attract Young unproven Managers desperate for a chance or in Coopers case a Youth team coach, and that gamble hasn't worked out.
Ian Mitchelmore article on WOL, accompanied with this tweet:
<< Looking solely at September to now, Swansea would be 19th. Cooper's men are the lowest scorers in this period. 12 of their 37 league goals came in August. They averaged exactly two goals per game in that month, but just shy of one per game since >>
You got 2 down arrows on that post for unfortunately being right...
Cooper is making no effort to change it up. 1 sub again. 0 shots on tagret at home. And that's a few days after i thought we played some decent passing football against Derby. Really disappointing from Cooper.
I've had a ton of down arrows recently all for stating the obvious. Its like some people are blind to this clowns short comings one thing is an absolute cert in that if our loanees continue in the same vein as they did on Tues the top clubs wont be in any rush to lend us anymore of their young guns.cooper is ruining them
The manager is doing a fine job especially with the rebuilding that has/ is still happening. Playoffs are a realistic possibility, and if anyone thinks we should sack Cooper, then they should go and get their head read.
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