Season 25/26 | The official Match Thread | Swansea City vs FC Lorient | Preseason Friendly | The Swansea.com Stadium | 3pm, Saturday 2nd August 2025

[Jackareme]

At least we have our regular starters to bring on at half time - oh wait!

 

[CurtessECarr]

Tonking here. Lucky it's just three.
Excited for next week or apprehensive?

 

[Swans Jack]

Getting really really worried for the season ahead. We have no backbone at all, we go into the season like this we'll be slaughtered.

Me too.

 

[Yjb_09]

Much of Sheehan's success in the spring was a result of opponent specific tactics. Perhaps he hasn't bothered to prepare as closely in the preseason and is just focusing on fitness

That thought went through my head to mush

 

[ABSwan]

Toothless in attack and weak in defence

 

[jackathome]

Straws, clutching

Not much else to do

 

[Pegojack]

I have a feeling we are in deep, deep
and I'm not talking about this match.

 

[eteb]

All optikidm is waining very very quickly

 

[magicdaps10]

Feel good has now gone totally out the window, back to square 1 with a week to go before season starts.

Think we have to accept that we are going to have a poor start to the season.
Bare bones defensively.
Midfield a shadow of itself.
Lack of creativity.
No strikers.

 

[PSumbler]

Blimey, that was a wake up call for anyone that is thinking "promotion"

 

[magicdaps10]

All optikidm is waining very very quickly

It's gone.

They went off like a bullet from the starters gun.

 

[Swans Jack]

The structure of the summer recruitment is a worry for me.
Hopefully this poor pre season has got the alarm bells ringing and it's sorted in the next few weeks.

Maybe it's me, but there usually is at least some positive things in pre season I can go, we look better. But we actually looks like we have gotten worse. Dare I say it. Sheehan better start showing some promising signs other wise come Xmas be will be under pressure. Over reaction?

 

[ABSwan]

CH, DM, CF. If we don't sign some quality in those positions, we'll struggle.

 

[Swans Jack]

Blimey, that was a wake up call for anyone that is thinking "promotion"

100%. Galbraith looks promising. Widell too. Cullen looks lost, Parker looks lost. Franco looks like he can't be overly bothered. I'm I worried????

 

[Michu78]

Sheehan is a big gamble.