Filip Lissah

[Neath_Jack]

A healthy Championship club should be integrating 1 or 2 academy players every season, not every one will become a game in game out starter but if you never give them time on the pitch then as whaleoilbeefhooked said there is no point in having an academy in the first place.

If they’re good enough they will be in and around the first team and not sent on loan. Lissah has had a few bad seasons with injuries so understandable why he was sent out. Others sent out are clearly deemed not ready for the step up.

Nothing to do with what’s the point of an academy.

 

[Swans Jack]

Unless we get an injury in Cabango and Burgess, makes little sense to bring Lissah back. Let him continue to play out on loan and come back to us in the summer with full of confidence and push for his place.

 

[Jackareme]

The smart management approach here would be to sit down with him and his agent and lay the following out.
We want to immediately extend your contract
You will continue your education at Falkirk for the rest of the season
Nexct season you will be integrated into our first team squad - and will get minutes covering along the back 4 - with the real possibility of starting at RB
Letting him drift toward the end of his contract would be a BIG mistake for the club

 

[Whaleoilbeefhooked]

The smart management approach here would be to sit down with him and his agent and lay the following out.
We want to immediately extend your contract
You will continue your education at Falkirk for the rest of the season
Nexct season you will be integrated into our first team squad - and will get minutes covering along the back 4 - with the real possibility of starting at RB
Letting him drift toward the end of his contract would be a BIG mistake for the club

Extending his contract is a no brainier financially for all parties concerned.

 

[magicdaps]

I believe his contract has 18 months on it, with the option of an extension. I'd be looking to extend it beyond that, but at the very least we need to be triggering the extension.

I think with his versatility he could come back and play now. It seems like this isn't going to happen, but to be fair he is developing well at Falkirk and playing every week. I'm just hoping the plan for him (and Congreve) is to come back next season and be very much part of the first team squad.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

As I said earlier, what’s the point of an academy then ?

Apart from good PR and local parents and kids potentially starting supporting the Swans I’d argue there’s very little benefit of being a Cat 2 Academy.

From a purely footballing point of view you either go Cat 1 and compete with the ‘big boys’ or scrap it entirely and use the Brentford model (although I do accept it is far easier to do that in London where 10 other clubs can develop players from 8-18 for you!)

 

[eteb]

Fantastic assist tonight v hearts

 

[Whaleoilbeefhooked]

Falkirk through on pens against Hearts !

 

[NeathJack]

Fantastic assist tonight v hearts

The boy looks special.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012637181966258387

 

[IsraJack]

After today’s revelations concerning Casey going back, and Santos failing a medical, May I humbly suggest those wanting Filip Lissah to continue his football education away at Falkirk reconsider.
Anyone that thinks we are clear of a relegation scrap, just has to look at the league table, and realise we are just 2 losses away from Norwich.
What would your opinion be if gawd forbid, we end up in the trap door to league One, partly due to lack of cover in defence?
Great for Lissah, with his rave reviews and his own personal development, plus his agent will be wetting himself counting his next percentage cut, but meanwhile we are missing out on a raising star.
“If your good enough, your old enough”

We have eight players who are natural in defensive positions. The most important thing for Lissa right now is consistency, and bringing him back for a few cameo appearances won’t help in that respect.

 

[Neath_Jack]

The boy looks special.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2012637181966258387

Another top performance from him yesterday apparently. If what the jocks are saying about him are true, we may not even see him next season due to a big offer coming in for him.

 

[FalkirkBairn]

Afternoon all! I just wanted to share an appreciation post and a quick summary of your two loanees.

First up—Lissah. My word… what a player. The biggest compliment I can give him is that he plays like someone already in his prime—calm, composed, and rarely making the kind of silly mistakes you might expect from a young player.

We’ve had some excellent loanees over the years (Schmeichel, Krul, Stokes) as well as standout academy graduates (Arfield, Kingsley, Murray Wallace, Jay Fulton), and for me, Lissah is right up there among the best young players I’ve seen. His future looks incredibly exciting, and it’ll be a joy to follow his career.

He arrived, I believe, as a centre-back, but he looks far more comfortable at right-back where he can really show off his attacking ability. His quieter performances have tended to come at centre-back, which is probably just down to inexperience.

Wilson might be a year or two away from being Swansea-ready, but he’s definitely got a bright future. He’s absolutely rapid and his work ethic is outstanding. Like many young wingers, his final ball can let him down at times, but that will improve with experience. I think he’s rounded the goalkeeper about four times since joining us—we just haven’t managed to score from it yet!

Both players are absolutely loved by the fans here, so hopefully we’ve earned your trust again next season with another batch of your top youth prospects. I genuinely believe this has been a great spell for Swansea and the players—just as much as it’s been for us.

All the best for the rest of your season!

 

[Swanjaxs]

Afternoon all! I just wanted to share an appreciation post and a quick summary of your two loanees.

First up—Lissah. My word… what a player. The biggest compliment I can give him is that he plays like someone already in his prime—calm, composed, and rarely making the kind of silly mistakes you might expect from a young player.

We’ve had some excellent loanees over the years (Schmeichel, Krul, Stokes) as well as standout academy graduates (Arfield, Kingsley, Murray Wallace, Jay Fulton), and for me, Lissah is right up there among the best young players I’ve seen. His future looks incredibly exciting, and it’ll be a joy to follow his career.

He arrived, I believe, as a centre-back, but he looks far more comfortable at right-back where he can really show off his attacking ability. His quieter performances have tended to come at centre-back, which is probably just down to inexperience.

Wilson might be a year or two away from being Swansea-ready, but he’s definitely got a bright future. He’s absolutely rapid and his work ethic is outstanding. Like many young wingers, his final ball can let him down at times, but that will improve with experience. I think he’s rounded the goalkeeper about four times since joining us—we just haven’t managed to score from it yet!

Both players are absolutely loved by the fans here, so hopefully we’ve earned your trust again next season with another batch of your top youth prospects. I genuinely believe this has been a great spell for Swansea and the players—just as much as it’s been for us.

All the best for the rest of your season!

Cheers mate, don't be a stranger on here, looking forward to more updates!

 

[Whaleoilbeefhooked]

Bring ‘em back !

 

[J_B]

We don’t need to buy a right back by the looks of it. We’ve got one already at Falkirk. Ward will be fine for the rest of the season, or we could continue to waste Galbraith there.