Season 20/21: Swansea City v Middlesbrough Match Thread

[JackSomething]

I would need to double check but I don't think we have ever lost two successive league games under Cooper

EDIT: I was wrong. We lost to Fulham and West Brom last season but that is the only time

https://www.planetswans.co.uk/2020/07/13/our-bouncebackability-in-question/

That's a pretty astonishing record, even more so when this is his first senior management role. Picking the team up after a defeat can't be an easy job. The fact we've lost 2 of the last 6 yet are still 5th in the form table is the kind of thing he probably doesn't get enough credit for.

 

[monmouth]

Oh, so our two games in hand are against the worst two form teams

 

[Swansea93]

:lol:

Oh, so our two games in hand are against the worst two form teams

Huddersfield I’m sure were bottom of the form table when we played them

 

[Pontyjack]

Oh, so our two games in hand are against the worst two form teams

Just like Huddersfield and Bristol City were just before we played them

 

[monmouth]

Oh, so our two games in hand are against the worst two form teams

Just like Huddersfield and Bristol City were just before we played them

Exactly

 

[TheLoneRanger]

:twisted:

Just like Huddersfield and Bristol City were just before we played them

Exactly

Plus Sheff Weds have a new manager in Darren Moore.

 

[JackSomething]

Just like Huddersfield and Bristol City were just before we played them

Exactly

So those are the 2 games we'll lose while winning all the others...

 

[JA News]

Meet the Ref



Saturday's referee is Gavin Ward

Gavin Ward will take charge of the Swans for the third time this season. He was the man in the middle for the 0-0 draw at home to Birmingham back in September, a game that saw him issue just one yellow card (click here for the Ref's watch from that game) However, it was a match remembered for a half-time incident involving Swans coach Alan Tate who was later charged and punished by the FA for the incident that went unpunished on the day by Ward.

He was also referee for our 2-0 defeat to the newly named "Wayne Rooney's Derby" back in December - a game again with just one yellow card. His total Championship record this season is 21 appearances, 64 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

Ward has been an EFL official for 13 years and was appointed to the Select 2 Group officials ahead of the 2018/19 season after over ten years as an EFL referee in League One and League Two.

During that time, he took charge of the 2017/18 EFL Trophy Final between Shrewsbury Town and Lincoln City, as well as being the Fourth Official for the FA Vase Final in 2011.

Ward also attracted earlier this season this brilliant quote from Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray - "I thought he started the game poorly and he finished the game poorly. And was poorly in between."

Ward will be assisted by Adam Crysell and Matthew Jones while Trevor Kettle is the fourth official.

 

[JA News]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04AntIwVlwU

 

[Swans Cast]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N84hGX4uEHE

 

[LeonWasTheDog's]

I would need to double check but I don't think we have ever lost two successive league games under Cooper

EDIT: I was wrong. We lost to Fulham and West Brom last season but that is the only time

https://www.planetswans.co.uk/2020/07/13/our-bouncebackability-in-question/

Sack the bugger.

Another match already? I'm looking forward to going back to 1 a week (although probably not as much as the players!).

 

[monmouth]

Another match already? I'm looking forward to going back to 1 a week (although probably not as much as the players!).

In the prem next season then.

 

[LeonWasTheDog's]

Another match already? I'm looking forward to going back to 1 a week (although probably not as much as the players!).

In the prem next season then.

I could put up with that. We'd need a bit of strengthening though.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Colin been running his gob off again I see...
And to think I wished him well when he went down with covid too.

Fuk him

 

[DJack]

Colin been running his gob off again I see...
And to think I wished him well when he went down with covid too.

Fuk him

Nah,mate. It's his typical pantomime performance.He's done it for donkey's years.