{"id":83424,"date":"2023-06-24T06:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T05:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83424"},"modified":"2023-06-23T23:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T22:25:13","slug":"swans-fans-heavily-backing-the-new-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/06\/24\/swans-fans-heavily-backing-the-new-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Swans fans heavily backing the new boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only two days since Barnsley said goodbye to Michael Duff and he arrived in SA1 but during that time he has shown that he will &#8211; as he requested &#8211; have a heavy backing of the supporters as detailed by our recent Twitter poll.<\/p>\n<p>More than 90% of the fans polled (over 700 at the time of writing) have said that they are happy with the appointment of Duff as replacement for Russell Martin who always seemed to split the support or certainly if similar polls were to be believed at points last season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Are you happy with the appointment of Michael Duff?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JackArmy.net (@swansnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swansnews\/status\/1672142997885009921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Duff was at Fairwood yesterday morning to welcome the players back for the start of pre-season and will be head off to Spain on the training camp with them on Sunday as they head South for a week of further conditioning as they prepare for the new season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83426\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff.png 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-1068x601.png 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The support of the fans is something that is clearly important to Duff who called for a united front from everyone concerned with the club following his appointment on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need that one team mentality; the players, staff, fans, and board. Everyone needs to pull in the same direction because that\u2019s the only way you\u2019re going to achieve success,\u201d said Duff.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHopefully the supporters are as excited as I am. Hopefully we\u2019re going to see some really good football which is a little bit more on the front foot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;We need the supporters as much as they need us and if we both turn up every week, then hopefully we\u2019ll get more wins than losses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 94%+ backing is a pretty comprehensive sign of support for a boss who is believed to have excited the Swansea City hierarchy which includes investors new and old and soon to be (official) arrival Paul Watson all of whom have placed their faith in Duff to deliver what he has clearly stated that he can.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.swanseacity.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/cc_1600x900\/public\/2023-06\/Michael%20Duff%20appointed.jpg?itok=CGDGPkrQ\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Duff was handed a three year contract as Swansea boss and the recent investors have set their sights on a Premier League return for the club and believe that Duff, working closely with Watson will stand every chance of delivering that and it seems that the supporters are very much of that belief at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Duff&#8217;s first league match in charge will be at home to Birmingham when the season opens on the first weekend in August and between now and then he will be more than aware he has just over six weeks to take his squad through their paces and get them ready for the rigours of a Championship season.<\/p>\n<p>But the good news is he does so with the total backing of the supporters &#8211; and long may that continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83427\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-Grimes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-Grimes.jpg 480w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-Grimes-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Duff-Grimes-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First day of pre-season | Behind the scenes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3NlAjtlULI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only two days since Barnsley said goodbye to Michael Duff and he arrived in SA1 but during that time he has shown that he will &#8211; as he requested &#8211; have a heavy backing of the supporters as detailed by our recent Twitter poll. 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