Andy Coleman – You’re in charge of a disaster waiting to happen

Sunday, 26 January 2025, 12:22
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The positive news of the departures of Messrs Levein and Kaplan seem a lifetime ago and the new owners have some major decisions to make on the future of Swansea City Football Club. Get them wrong and League One football is a serious possibility.

Somehow when all things seemed reasonably rosy in the gardens of SA1 back Christmas time and the play-offs coming into view the mood couldn’t be more different just a month later with the Swans diving more than Harry Darling in a Derby game.

And whilst it is fairly clear that there are many things wrong behind the scenes, it appears that they aren’t being helped – or arguably are caused – by chairman Andy Coleman.

It seemed common knowledge that the prospective West Brom move for Luke Williams was not as innocent as the (at the moment) Swans boss would like fans to believe and Coleman is sure to have been less than pleased with what went on.

But regardless of what happened, he was allowed to continue in his role which can now be seen to be a huge error of judgement by those in power as the Swans’ form has fallen off a very large cliff.

Talking about a job in the manner he did was one thing – a job at a team just a few places above us at the time no less – but to then suggest his agent was unwell when even the BBC reported that it was indeed agent led suggests that he thinks we’re all fools. We most certainly are not, Luke.

And now, on the back of yet another damaging and embarrassing defeat in what has to be the worst week of Williams’ managerial career it is more than clear that his time is up in South Wales and the plaster, so to speak, needs to be ripped off.

But will Coleman act? This is the problem we face ourselves with. I was in attendance for the Nathaniel MG opening ceremony in Llansamlet back in September and Coleman was clear: “Luke doesn’t even know how good he is and how much he has taught me.” Surely recent times have shown him this is not the man to have faith in?

This is a chairman relying on a manager who previously has only managed in the non and lower leagues to advise him and sometimes direct him; made all the worse by the absence of a Sporting Director or anyone of any note who has knowledge of British football in the upper echelons of the club.

And today, we hear that Coleman has abandoned his discussions with a potential candidate for the role of Sporting Director and will therefore continue to make the decisions regarding recruitment at our club.

Goodness me, this is Championship football! We have an individual – for all his effort and good will – who has zero experience of British football making key decisions for our future when we sit at a major crossroads.

Dwindling crowds, (surely not even 10k actual attendees vs Sheffield United in midweek) a squad lacking in quality and leadership, a manager failing to deliver and clearly wanting away and a club meandering towards the relegation zone.

It has to change now or else League One football may well be on the horizon for the first time since 2008. Change must start, today.

Get Luke out and hire a proper football operator Andy, or your investment along with those shares purchased by the new majority owners will be dropping fast. Much like our league position.

And forget the Swansea way, this is not it. Russell Martin’s football was not it either. It can’t exist in the way it was so perhaps we should focus on a new identity. One that doesn’t involve our captain hiding behind our defence?

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Ivor Allchurch

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Where's West Birmingham City? New club on me.

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Blame the image not me mate :ROFLMAO:

Believe it's somewhere between Hawthorns and Blackpool but I've heard Luke is trying to get the managers job there

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Alan Curtis

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And according to that journo who reported it, Coleman pulled the deal for the sporting director last minute after all had seemingly been agreed, has he learnt them last minute pull tricks from Jason and Steve?

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Roger Freestone

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Basketcase FC .

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Roger Freestone

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Out of the frying pan innit

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Swans Jack

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I have a horrible feeling about all of this. What worries me is, the club is clearly worried about having to pay off Williams if goes, be that in installments. And it effecting The P&S restriction. The point being, the chances of Williams staying for another 2 and half years is slim to non. But will they hold off on getting rid. Sadly it will be too late.

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Roger Freestone

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If Williams is still in charge two and a half years from now, Profit and Sustainability will be the least of our worries, same goes for that blithering idiot Coleman...

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Football manager contracts should have clear KPI's where the club is protected from abject failure. Maybe they are with pay offs having a scalable figure but seems ridiculous to be in a position where we pay up LW contract when he leaves.

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Swans Jack

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Exsactly. Sometimes you need to take the hit and spend and look to the future. Problem you have, the wealthy business people are not normal people. Money talks. But they are not looking at bigger picture. Only what is in front of them.

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Alan Curtis

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Gardening leave would solve this would it not?

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