Season 24/25 | The Official Match Thread | Cardiff City 3 Swansea City 0 | The EFL Championship

[Nocountryforoldjack]

He goes directly to Cardiff without telling the players who are waiting for him in Swansea. That sums this club up. Utter shambles.

 

[legoman]

That was appalling. Absolutely appalling. I’m angry to watch it.

But the issues we have are not going to be solved by simply changing the manager. What we saw today was the inevitable result of 6 or 7 years of an absolutely toxic ownership.

For years now we have sold absolutely everyone who is worth more than a few quid, we’ve underinvested in replacements, we’ve attempted to introduce US stats analysis into a game where it doesn’t work, we’ve underinvested in youth, we’ve cocked up contract renewals, we’ve attempted to play chicken over transfer negotiations and lost every single time, we’ve had people running the club that don’t understand the first thing about the game, we’ve got rid of those few who did understand what was needed because people at the top thought they knew better, and we’ve pretended that inheriting money from family somehow makes average minds top business talent.

We do not have a single player in this squad who is capable of beating anyone one on one. We do not have a single player in the squad with any pace, we do not have a single player in the squad who can pick out the creative pass over the mundane. And today we hardly had a player in the squad who gave a crap. Allen, Cabango, possibly Darling looked like they cared, the others not so much.

I cannot believe how many posters think we’ve a good squad. It is absolutely woeful. We have a keeper, two centre backs, two midfielders that are even reasonable level championship standard, that’s it. It would need a very special manager to make us anything other than not very good.
Williams is not that. But I can’t think of who we could bring in that would be so special that they could make this collection of mediocrity look anything other than the sum of their limited parts.

We need an absolute overhaul of everything. But unless money is forthcoming we cannot do that.

Special mention btw to the Trust, who despite multiple warnings, decided mediocrity and the collapse of everything that was achieved previously was a price worth paying for a comfy seat and a pat on their heads.

Otherwise ok?

 

[3swan]

I think people need to start being honest about our players.

It's the coach
It's the players
It's the club.

We need a restart, which seems a long way off

 

[1Jack]

So you are suggesting we get someone in who is or has performed to our level or higher.

Such as who?

Sam Allerdyce.

 

[Smurph]

How about not instruct us to pass along back four, then winger, then repeat, other winger, lose ball and repeat?

Or ask Matt Grimes to play so deep he's practically still in the previous week.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

How about not instruct us to pass along back four, then winger, then repeat, other winger, lose ball and repeat?

Yes. And the alternative is get it quickly to wingers that can’t beat anyone or front players that are unable to hold the ball up or alternatively create anything. Or to move it through the middle where we have no one who can play.

I hate the way we play btw.

Again, I think Williams is mediocre and don’t care if he goes. But people are fooling themselves if they can’t see how weak our squad is.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Owners out

 

[Londonlisa2001]

It's the coach
It's the players
It's the club.

We need a restart, which seems a long way off

Exactly right.

 

[A4Jack]

Maybe Schumacher?

Got a better tune out of a Plymouth squad poorer than ours. And managed to get a tune out of Morgan Whittaker.

 

[eteb]

Maybe Schumacher?

Got a better tune out of a Plymouth squad poorer than ours. And managed to get a tune out of Morgan Whittaker.

Be my pick now

 

[Smurph]

I think people need to start being honest about our players.

There is as decent enough starting eleven not to be shipping nine goals to three teams fighting relegation.

 

[Ringwood]

Just logged on and saw the result...truly wished I hadn't.. Londonlisa summed it up well in her post

At least I have a selection of Polish bars to work through and not think about all the charlatans running our club

 

[3swan]

Just logged on and saw the result...truly wished I hadn't.. Londonlisa summed it up well in her post

At least I have a selection of Polish bars to work through and not think about all the charlatans running our club

It will take a few to erase the reoccurring poor performances.

 

[NWJack]

He goes directly to Cardiff without telling the players who are waiting for him in Swansea. That sums this club up. Utter shambles.

Is that fact or rumour though?

 

[Longlostjack]

Yes. And the alternative is get it quickly to wingers that can’t beat anyone or front players that are unable to hold the ball up or alternatively create anything. Or to move it through the middle where we have no one who can play.

I hate the way we play btw.

Again, I think Williams is mediocre and don’t care if he goes. But people are fooling themselves if they can’t see how weak our squad is.

Weaker than Cardiff’s? There is potential there if manager could be a bit more creative with what we’ve got instead of playing to a predictable pattern which you’ve already alluded to. Moving it through the middle Eon perhaps Cullen or how about Abdulai? Play through for Vip to get in to. I have a dream