Swansea Way Dead? Or Do We Evolve?

[Swans Jack]

Interesting point by Swansea Trust, irrelevant if your opions on them. I would agree with the below.

What defines Swansea Way is debatable but I think we need to evolve.

Swansea Trust Quote:

Personally, while I understand the importance of the so-called ‘Swansea Way’, we have seen how the failure to implement it has held back our performances and results, and how enthusiasm amongst supporters has dropped.

We must be progressive and positive in our play, as I believe that is how we will bring supporters back into the stadium in numbers, both for the remainder of this season and for the 2025-26 campaign.

Our Trust Board officers have shared your views to the club, emphasising the need to seek out those who know the Swans both inside and out to define what we want in a head coach. To me this should include playing positive, attacking and a quicker style of football than what we have perhaps seen over the past few seasons, which can re-connect the team with the Jack Army.

 

[Smurph]

Interesting point by Swansea Trust, irrelevant if your opions on them. I would agree with the below.

What defines Swansea Way is debatable but I think we need to evolve.

Swansea Trust Quote:

Personally, while I understand the importance of the so-called ‘Swansea Way’, we have seen how the failure to implement it has held back our performances and results, and how enthusiasm amongst supporters has dropped.

We must be progressive and positive in our play, as I believe that is how we will bring supporters back into the stadium in numbers, both for the remainder of this season and for the 2025-26 campaign.

Thank feck for that.

The "Swansea Way" has been a millstone around or neck for years.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Not like the Trust to be months behind most other swans fans

 

[Swans Jack]

Thank feck for that.

The "Swansea Way" has been a millstone around or neck for years.

Very True. Also below from them:

Quote From Trust:

Our Trust Board officers have shared your views to the club, emphasising the need to seek out those who know the Swans both inside and out to define what we want in a head coach. To me this should include playing positive, attacking and a quicker style of football than what we have perhaps seen over the past few seasons, which can re-connect the team with the Jack Army.

Football has been through a long period of being possession-based and, whilst that has its merits, it was recently pointed out to me that in Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 demolition of Brighton a couple of weeks ago, they only had 37 per cent of the ball!

Football is cyclical, and it appears that the fundamentals of the game are changing again, and we should take this as a real opportunity to carefully re-assess what we want to see from the Swans.

I must admit that since the New Year totting up a 120-mile round trip from mid-Wales to our home games with my 13-year-old son has become more a sense of duty than something to look forward to at times, and that is simply not a sustainable way forward for a club of our size to compete in the Championship.

We need the stadium to be full of supporters and their families from right across south, west and mid-Wales and beyond enjoying themselves again. I fear that without this, the next generation of the Jack Army will be few and far between and matchdays won’t be something to look forward to again. That simply has to change.

But while the search for a new gaffer goes on, I urge all of our supporters to get behind caretaker head coach Alan Sheehan and the team. Today’s game against play-off chasing Blackburn Rovers is going to be another tough encounter, but Alan has stood in before and was instrumental in steadying the team around a busy festive period in 2023, including an exciting 1-0 win against promotion hopefuls West Bromwich Albion.

I’m sure we’d all be delighted with something similar to provide us some breathing space so we can aim to finish the season well.

As supporters who only want the best for the team, we can play our part by generating a positive 90-minute atmosphere to help the players raise their game and begin to make us feel proud to be a Jack once again.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The Swansea Way has been pretty shit for a good while now in fairness

 

[Smurph]

Very True. Also below from them:

Quote From Trust:

Our Trust Board officers have shared your views to the club, emphasising the need to seek out those who know the Swans both inside and out to define what we want in a head coach. To me this should include playing positive, attacking and a quicker style of football than what we have perhaps seen over the past few seasons, which can re-connect the team with the Jack Army.

Football has been through a long period of being possession-based and, whilst that has its merits, it was recently pointed out to me that in Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 demolition of Brighton a couple of weeks ago, they only had 37 per cent of the ball!

Football is cyclical, and it appears that the fundamentals of the game are changing again, and we should take this as a real opportunity to carefully re-assess what we want to see from the Swans.

I must admit that since the New Year totting up a 120-mile round trip from mid-Wales to our home games with my 13-year-old son has become more a sense of duty than something to look forward to at times, and that is simply not a sustainable way forward for a club of our size to compete in the Championship.

We need the stadium to be full of supporters and their families from right across south, west and mid-Wales and beyond enjoying themselves again. I fear that without this, the next generation of the Jack Army will be few and far between and matchdays won’t be something to look forward to again. That simply has to change.

But while the search for a new gaffer goes on, I urge all of our supporters to get behind caretaker head coach Alan Sheehan and the team. Today’s game against play-off chasing Blackburn Rovers is going to be another tough encounter, but Alan has stood in before and was instrumental in steadying the team around a busy festive period in 2023, including an exciting 1-0 win against promotion hopefuls West Bromwich Albion.

I’m sure we’d all be delighted with something similar to provide us some breathing space so we can aim to finish the season well.

As supporters who only want the best for the team, we can play our part by generating a positive 90-minute atmosphere to help the players raise their game and begin to make us feel proud to be a Jack once again.

Just a shame that no one connected to Swansea City takes them seriously.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Interesting point by Swansea Trust, irrelevant if your opions on them. I would agree with the below.

What defines Swansea Way is debatable but I think we need to evolve.

Swansea Trust Quote:

Personally, while I understand the importance of the so-called ‘Swansea Way’, we have seen how the failure to implement it has held back our performances and results, and how enthusiasm amongst supporters has dropped.

We must be progressive and positive in our play, as I believe that is how we will bring supporters back into the stadium in numbers, both for the remainder of this season and for the 2025-26 campaign.

Our Trust Board officers have shared your views to the club, emphasising the need to seek out those who know the Swans both inside and out to define what we want in a head coach. To me this should include playing positive, attacking and a quicker style of football than what we have perhaps seen over the past few seasons, which can re-connect the team with the Jack Army.

And what would be your definition of the Swansea Way? Because if it’s debatable, I can’t see how we can evolve from it. If it’s clearly defined then we can.

If you mean should the club stop bleating on about something that no one that is part of the club ownership seems to be able to recognise, then yes. Because without knowledge it becomes a vacuous marketing slogan.

The turgid borefest that we’ve seen recently is absolutely nothing like ‘the Swansea Way’.

 

[Swans Jack]

Just a shame that no one connected to Swansea City takes them seriously.

True. Though I think I am reading into his interview to much but Richard Montague hinted that we need to evolve as well.

 

[Swans Jack]

And what would be your definition of the Swansea Way? Because if it’s debatable, I can’t see how we can evolve from it. If it’s clearly defined then we can.

If you mean should the club stop bleating on about something that no one that is part of the club ownership seems to be able to recognise, then yes. Because without knowledge it becomes a vacuous marketing slogan.

The turgid borefest that we’ve seen recently is absolutely nothing like ‘the Swansea Way’.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

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Apologies, but I have absolutely no idea what that’s supposed to mean?

What is your definition of the Swansea Way. What manager(s) in your mind best encapsulated it? Were there any specific games where you thought it was best displayed?

 

[Nottinghillbilly]

the top teams such as liverpool always evolve at a faster pace and should be our guiding light.
forget swansea way, jump on the biggest and best wave in town, that should be the way

 

[Swans Jack]

Apologies, but I have absolutely no idea what that’s supposed to mean?

What is your definition of the Swansea Way. What manager(s) in your mind best encapsulated it? Were there any specific games where you thought it was best displayed?

I never stated we was playing or anything like the Swansea Way. I was merely agreeing with Trust statement about Swansea. And we need to evolve into something else. Nothing to deep in what I said. I was merely saying there is a chance of a change

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I never stated we was playing or anything like the Swansea Way. I was merely agreeing with Trust statement about Swansea. And we need to evolve into something else. Nothing to deep in what I said. I was merely saying there is a chance of a change

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You started a thread that said ‘Swansea Way dead or should we evolve’. I asked what your definition was of the Swansea Way because without a definition it’s impossible to say whether we should evolve.

The Trust official that you quoted also did not seem to define it so it’s quite hard to tell whether or not there is anything to agree or disagree with there. It sounds on the face of it to be as vacuous a statement as the marketing slogan ‘The Swansea Way’ has become.

But, you know, ra ra ra…

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It’s an odd place, the Rhondda

 

[Swans Jack]

It’s an odd place, the Rhondda

Get another joke. You've used that a few times on me. You called me out last week for not knowing the difference between hate and opinions. Maybe take same advise.