Season 22/23: The Official Swansea City v Middlesbrough FC EFL Championship Match Day Thread

[EagleEye]

Was Ollie injured?

Or was it a "tactical" switch?

Not sure. He was pretty poor in all honesty, as was most of the team & management

 

[airedale]

Shame about the result coz it’s nice to win, but for me that’s the most entertainment I’ve had down there for a long while. I wondered if someone has had a word with the manager and reminded him that people spend their money and precious time down there to be entertained, and that’s why they seemed to play a more open game today instead of that grindingly boring possession crap.

 

[JustJack]

'Happy what I see against a top side'

F**K OFF

 

[JackFish]

Another painful watch mate, the worse thing for me is the inevitably of all of it, we're heading out of the Championship in the next 18 months or so whatever happens, but in all honesty I couldn't care less, just feel for the younger fans who are witnessing a golden legacy going down the pan...

This squad as it is will go down next season. I don’t have much faith in Russ finding adequate reinforcements even if he’s given money to find them. Plus we’ll be down Manning and probably Piroe.

 

[cadleigh]

Young team yada yada, game turned on a few moments yada yada, Latiwank and N-sham under the bus (deserved but who picks, ‘coaches’ and ‘motivates’ this dung), bigger picture…

And no challenge from people that should say ‘what are you talking about you moron’

Your prediction was uncannily accurate, even down to the 'journalist' whose question would have embarassed a professional sychophant. Still, I was heartened to hear how close we are to everything clicking.

 

[monmouth]

I thought I didn’t care. I’m actually really angry.

I need a drink.

 

[MrSwerve]

Don’t get p*ssed off, he’s gone. Let’s laugh at his platitudes until the summer. Hopefully we are safe.

We need to accept the lower quarter of this league til he sods off.

If he’s in his position after July, I will be livid.

 

[sainthelens]

Don’t get p*ssed off, he’s gone. Let’s laugh at his platitudes until the summer. Hopefully we are safe.

We need to accept the lower quarter of this league til he sods off.

If he’s in his position after July, I will be livid.

What concerns me is if/when we go up the road in a few weeks and we win then he'll be giving it large at the end. Be like finding a fiver and losing a tenner.
Shouldn't worry tho...we'll be done up there.

 

[Swanjaxs]

So no fist pumps again today

Just for nostalgia purposes ...

 

[K23]

Was wondering.

At least he adds some bite and tempo

Ah yes, that would be the bite and tempo we didn't have after he'd gone off?

 

[Mount St Helens]

Just for nostalgia purposes russell-martin-swansea.gif...

That is just sick.
Look at his face
Reflect on his huge arrogance
Then,cry for our club,lumbered with this .

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Bizarre game. First half we were decent but Boro were strangely static and subdued, as were their fans for a team on such a run.

But you can never be optimistic with this team because you know we will definitely gift the opposition goals in every game, which we duly did, giving boro confidence who then tormented us for the rest of the game.

Why was Cooper taken off? Was he injured?

If the bottom 3 weren't so terrible we would be in danger of going down but realistically we can't because none of them will catch us.

So get rid of Martin now so his replacement can assess and work with the squad before pre-season.

Bin off Latibeaudire, Paterson, Cundle (because we know he won't be here next season) and blood some youngsters while we have the opportunity.

 

[MrSwerve]

Just for nostalgia purposes russell-martin-swansea.gif...

After a nil-nil draw with Wigan…probably… :lol:

 

[monmouth]

What concerns me is if/when we go up the road in a few weeks and we win then he'll be giving it large at the end. Be like finding a fiver and losing a tenner.
Shouldn't worry tho...we'll be done up there.

He can’t survive a passive supine defeat to them can he? I think we will steal a win shortly (law of probabilities) and then the whole cycle starts again. It’s odd to say, but if we get a double double he’s probably set in concrete; and they are only marginally better than us now. What’s worse, him or them after a win…?

 

[sainthelens]

He can’t survive a passive supine defeat to them can he? I think we will steal a win shortly (law of probabilities) and then the whole cycle starts again. It’s odd to say, but if we get a double double he’s probably set in concrete; and they are only marginally better than us now. What’s worse, him or them after a win…?

Tbh Monny, the home game v Huddersfield is the only possible win I can see us sneaking. And with Colin firing em up that ain't a gimme. The scum are a different proposition now and law of averages says we due one v them.
Russ is more of a cockroach than they are.