John Eustace

[LeonWasTheDogs]

We’ve got the US version of the Venky’s.

Not even close, thankfully.

 

[bakajack]

Fairly sure by spring 2021 most people - fans and media included - had Kaplan and Levien's card marked, despite a small degree of success under Cooper. It may have worsened since then but it was not a happy camp even then.

Did the board completely fail to back Cooper in the January of that year when we were flirting with the auto promotion spots? Absolutely.

Had they been called out by the fans? Certainly

Had they been black marked by the media? Definitely not

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Did the board completely fail to back Cooper in the January of that year when we were flirting with the auto promotion spots? Absolutely.

Had they been called out by the fans? Certainly

Had they been black marked by the media? Definitely not

Stuart James was doing scathing articles on them as far back as relegation mate. There were also several others as well asking questions.

Sorry Swansea City lose their way to end Premier League stay

Swansea City's relegation after seven seasons in the Premier League shows how far the club has drifted from the style that once saw them shine.

www.bbc.com

There is more to lament about fallen Swansea than relegation | David Conn

Swansea’s cooperative, supporter-led ownership ideal once admired throughout football has also fallen through the trapdoor in resentful circumstances

www.theguardian.com

How Swansea City went from model club to desperate cautionary tale | Stuart James

Chaotic transfer dealings and incompetence at the top have put the club into a downward spiral with no obvious source of salvation

www.theguardian.com

Swansea tried to stand still but went backwards

Swansea used to be a byword for how to run a mid-sized football club. But they lost their way and now have to rebuild in the Championship.

www.espn.co.uk

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

Had no idea the Venky's were still at Blackburn.
Got no affiliation with them whatsoever, but they were well and truly shafted by the EFL (or PL at the time) by whoever deemed them fit and proper to own a football club.
The fact he's leaving them in the playoffs to go to Derby who are 2nd from bottom speaks volumes.
Managers are getting sick and tired of batsh*t crazy owners.

 

[JackSomething]

Did the board completely fail to back Cooper in the January of that year when we were flirting with the auto promotion spots? Absolutely.

Had they been called out by the fans? Certainly

Had they been black marked by the media? Definitely not

I don't enjoy defending the owners, but they did back Cooper financially that January. We brought in Whittaker, Freeman, Hourihane, Morris, Areola. Those last three certainly wouldn't have been cheap, with Hourihane coming from the PL and the other two being experienced US internationals.

If you want to argue that the signings were the wrong ones, then I'm right there with you. Although we are benefiting from hindsight as I remember the general feeling being excitement about Hourihane and Morris at least.

The problem, as always, wasn't about the amount we spent but how we chose to spend it.

 

[bakajack]

I don't enjoy defending the owners, but they did back Cooper financially that January. We brought in Whittaker, Freeman, Hourihane, Morris, Areola. Those last three certainly wouldn't have been cheap, with Hourihane coming from the PL and the other two being experienced US internationals.

If you want to argue that the signings were the wrong ones, then I'm right there with you. Although we are benefiting from hindsight as I remember the general feeling being excitement about Hourihane and Morris at least.

The problem, as always, wasn't about the amount we spent but how we chose to spend it.

Morris was horridly unfortunate. He had taken a couple of games to get up to speed and while having his most promising performance yet he over stretched for that pass and some studs got caught in the turf and he suffered that freak injury that cost him a year of his career.

I remember watching that happen, at first it looked funny like he had just gone ass over tit but it very quickly became clear it was a very serious injury.

 

[A4Jack]

I don't enjoy defending the owners, but they did back Cooper financially that January. We brought in Whittaker, Freeman, Hourihane, Morris, Areola. Those last three certainly wouldn't have been cheap, with Hourihane coming from the PL and the other two being experienced US internationals.

If you want to argue that the signings were the wrong ones, then I'm right there with you. Although we are benefiting from hindsight as I remember the general feeling being excitement about Hourihane and Morris at least.

The problem, as always, wasn't about the amount we spent but how we chose to spend it.

Let's not forget that it was his choice to return the unused Gyokeres too.

That looks obscene in hindsight.

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

I don't enjoy defending the owners, but they did back Cooper financially that January. We brought in Whittaker, Freeman, Hourihane, Morris, Areola. Those last three certainly wouldn't have been cheap, with Hourihane coming from the PL and the other two being experienced US internationals.

If you want to argue that the signings were the wrong ones, then I'm right there with you. Although we are benefiting from hindsight as I remember the general feeling being excitement about Hourihane and Morris at least.

The problem, as always, wasn't about the amount we spent but how we chose to spend it.

Hourihane was lauded as a great signing at the time by most.
Supposedly the missing piece to get the team over the line, had a good reputation on arrival.
Fair to say he was a bit of a disappointment overall.
Morris was gutting, he looked promising.