S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 WBA 0 | Att: 17,416 | NYD 2026 | The EFL Championship | The Swansea.com Stadium

[Swans Jack]

Well one things for sure. At final whistle we are either going to be saying "Inspired choice!" Or "WTF was he thinking? "

I knew this positive feeling around the club wouldn't last.. Its typical us... Matos Out Martin In

 

[Jackareme]

Grabbing for positive thoughts - we have added a lot of fresh ish high energy players to take on an older and fatigued WBA - on paper we dont look as strong - but these games aren’t played on paper COYS!!

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2006666709365633054

 

[Menston4128]

WBA have prepared for a very different looking Swansea side, their manager is thinking what the f*ck! All my plans are doomed.

He may also be thinking, whoopee I can't believe they have started Key.

 

[Menston4128]

This was a common problem with Bielsa teams

It was a problem and he had at Leeds, but he had them super fit, the reason it all went wrong was the board did not back him with players at the point he had broken them.

You also have to get the right type of players some can deal with the physicality other can't.

 

[Pegojack]

Well done the Gogs anyway for preventing Blackburn from leapfrogging us.

 

[Menston4128]

What may be interesting is that he's seen WBA first hand, hopefully he has seen something none of us have seen.

Maybe Widdell is the false nine, allowing us to really overload the centre of the park.

 

[Treehuggerjack]

We will bring on the big guns in the second half when WBA are tiring. Vipotnik and Galbraith will come on and we will score goals.

Let’s hope so!

 

[Swans Jack]

It was a problem and he had at Leeds, but he had them super fit, the reason it all went wrong was the board did not back him with players at the point he had broken them.

You also have to get the right type of players some can deal with the physicality other can't.

I heard Leeds couldn't afford to keep buying him his buckets to sit on!

 

[Menston4128]

I heard Leeds couldn't afford to keep buying him his buckets to sit on!

Leeds commercial revenues dropped when he left, they had purchased a lorry load of buckets which they couldn't shift, I think it's why they are so close to the FFP threshold.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

What may be interesting is that he's seen WBA first hand, hopefully he has seen something none of us have seen.

Maybe Widdell is the false nine, allowing us to really overload the centre of the park.

That’s the positive slant.

Negative slant is the two players that have been most speculated to leave, Galbraith and Vipotnik are rested…

Middle ground (and by far the most likely imo) is that the stats they collect about players’ recovery / physical ability to play etc, have thrown up this team and we just have to make the most of it.

The only real choice made is probably leaving Wales on the bench. If we’d rather play without a centre forward than start him then we will have to bring in a loan as he is obviously not ready.

 

[Swans Jack]

Leeds commercial revenues dropped when he left, they had purchased a lorry load of buckets which they couldn't shift, I think it's why they are so close to the FFP threshold.

By the Bucket Load I heard

 

[Ringwood]

Our only creator and goal scorer missing replaced by a team of no goal scorers. Hopefully there is a method of improving players here.

 

[Rhoshilljacks]

This lineup certainly highlights the inadequacies in the squad. We are going to be weaker at both ends of the field.
Matos has earned trust though, his plan is for 90 minutes.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Our only creator and goal scorer missing replaced by a team of no goal scorers. Hopefully there is a method of improving players here.

Our best goal creator is surely Tymon?