S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea 1 Derby 2 | Att: 14,251 | 25/11/25 | The EFL Championship | The Swansea.com Stadium

[monmouth]

This squad was never meant to challenge for the automatics. This was a summer of a huge squad turnover. Throw the spaghetti at the wall, see what sticks and fill in where needed in subsequent seasons.

No one can deny that this squad is not performing up to their capabilities. As long as we're realistic that this squad, starting where we are now, should consider 12th or higher a huge victory.

Matos wasn't hired to be a miracle worker. He was hired to build a project. His experience with moving young players into 1st team roles is why he's here. I would fully expect us to strengthen the squad in every window we can afford to do so, staying just this side of PSR.

Staying just this side of league 2?

 

[CygnusX1]

Forgot VIP was on

 

[Ringwood]

Would love to see the passing percentage accuracy of our players tonight... some are probably in single figures second half

 

[Treehuggerjack]

You lost me at Fulton

Thought he was ok tonight
I wouldn’t rock it though after a load of gash before that

 

[Blackpooljack]

Only players that have put in a performance worth keeping their place.
Fulton
Galbraith
EOM
Vip
Vigs?
Cabango
Tymon

I'd take Cabango out of that list

 

[Ringwood]

Why take Vip off when your 2 down at home to Derby.. go 2 up top and go more direct

 

[Copamundial]

It’s a shocking shambolic appointment, no back room staff just a couple of ex pros to help out, totally the wrong appointment.

 

[ABSwan]

Well, the new guy knows what he's been lumbered with now.

Anyone knocking him after one afternoon with the team though.

Although I do suspect that a certain poster who's only ever knocked the team and/or manager is really a scummer.

 

[Cooperman]

That was all bollocks, of course, I am 85 posts from getting my Player Name, so any excuse to bulk up my numbers. In reality I wonder why you and the other miserabilists are still bothering to turn up on here.

You won’t be so chipper when you see that the first player name is Ronald.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

Matos needs Tony Pulis as his assistant because we are not going to pass our way out of relegation. Route one please.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Where on earth does Matos start with this lot?

 

[Londonlisa2001]

You have a real problem with him don’t you…bordering on the unhealthy.

I have honestly spent so many years sitting oppposite ‘consultants’ who are exactly like him it makes me want to scream. They (and he) sound as though they’ve read every one of those ‘how to manage a team’ or ‘how to become rich’ books that you see in WHSmith at the airport. And virtually every one of them is a charlatan. Just vomiting out American influenced platitudes and management speak.

It was so obvious from the start that he was emperor’s new clothes it was unbelievable.

I have never disliked a manager as much as I disliked him. And I’ve been watching us since 1976 so that’s saying something.

It’s only a game though. I’m quite happy to never think about any if this for the majority of my time.

 

[Cooperman]

I hope he comes out and calls it how it is. Poor performance and need to see improvement. If he sugar coats this, it won't go down well

He had a free pass tonight. He can’t be anything but honest.

 

[cadleigh]

My uncle was a caretaker there when they first opened ! He’d have sorted them out !

Great band too

 

[crazedbison]

Expected more than losing 2-0, looking disjointed, struggling to get the ball off the ground for crosses.

Glad there is a plan, I can rest easy now

What did you expect? This bloke was going to come in and turn us into 2009 Barca in one training session?

We look just a shit as we have for the last month. Did you truly expect differently?