S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Ipswich Town 3 Swansea City 0 | Att: 27,594 | 28/02/26 | The EFL Championship | Portman Road

[ABSwan]

Vip thunderbolt?

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Our spend was peanuts considering the state of the squad in pre season.

2025/26 - 45 points (-3 GD)
2024/25 - 41 points (-9 GD)
2023/24 - 42 points (-11 GD)
2022/23 - 43 points (-5 GD)
2021-22 - 45 points (-12 GD)

Number of points is pretty irrelevant at the end of the season though - it’s the position you finish that counts.

We’ve finished 15th, 10th, 14th and 11th in the last 4 seasons and are currently (again means nothing until 46 games) below all of those.

I’m very much in the positive camp in terms of Matos’ impact and the possibilities for next season if we recruit well in the summer but it’s a big stretch to make out that this season is any better (on the whole) than the last 4.

 

[bakajack]

Wonder if this will be a chance to see how much of a set piece specialist Walta is meant to be

 

[swannage]

Vipotnik nearly again with a blinding FK!

 

[Muteswan]

VIP with another super free kick. Unlucky

 

[theallseeingdai]

We're already on the beach

Beat stoke and portsmouth and we can all start packing our budgie smugglers

 

[bakajack]

Unlucky Vip

 

[DJack]

Vipotnik nearly again with a blinding FK!

Another rocket.

 

[Swans Jack]

What's everyone having for tea? Might have beans on toast... I need to talk about something

 

[Pegojack]

The keeper never smelt that free kick. Just not our day.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

Crikey. Does Vip hit the ball harder than Bony?

 

[theallseeingdai]

What's everyone having for tea? Might have beans on toast...

Aldi beans are supposed to be the best. Haven't tried them though, so don't come back to me if they aren't what you hoped and dreamed of, OK?

 

[TruckerJack]

Number of points is pretty irrelevant at the end of the season though - it’s the position you finish that counts.

We’ve finished 15th, 10th, 14th and 11th in the last 4 seasons and are currently (again means nothing until 46 games) below all of those.

I’m very much in the positive camp in terms of Matos’ impact and the possibilities for next season if we recruit well in the summer but it’s a big stretch to make out that this season is any better (on the whole) than the last 4.

It’s the position you finish that counts towards finishing positions but points will tell you how you have played in comparison to other years.

If you finish 10th on 60 points on year and another you finish 11th on 65 points. You have done better in the year you get 65 points regardless of position.

 

[Swans Jack]

Aldi beans are supposed to be the best. Haven't tried them though, so don't come back to me if they aren't what you hoped and dreamed of, OK?

I remember when they was 5p. It's all about Heinze now

 

[cmajack]

We’ve been decent/competitive and created chances away against Coventry, Stoke, Hull, Millwall (for a half) and won vs Watford. It’s only the last two performances away from home where we just haven’t shown up as a team. We did nothing against Derby and looks similar today. Last two home performances haven’t been great either. For me it’s fatigue, some players have been rinsed, we are missing good depth in key areas.

Our squad depth apparently is better than we have had for several seasons, and still we continually get turned over away from home. You can point to performances, and i accept some were decent, but if those performances result in nothing then obviously we are not good enough. Only a few weeks ago fans were saying our improved away performances would eventually return points, well that's not happening is it. Thank goodness for our home form, because that really has saved us this season.