Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Here we are .... once more unto the breach dear friends.
A tale of two cities ... on the one hand we desperately want our club to succeed and therefore win ... on the other hand a loss would be another nail into the coffin of yet another woefully inept manager.
With a record of 3-5-6 out of our last 14 league games - after the Sept international break to date - we have 14 points out of a possible 42 ... a rank 33%. Our form over the last several matches places in the bottom 3 or 4 of the form table.
From being "determined to put things right" (Steve Cooper | We're determined to put things right | Swansea) after the humiliating defeat to WBA to "belief is key to getting back on track" (Steve Cooper | Belief key to getting back on track | Swansea) before today's match, we have bumbled forward from wishful thinking to fantasy faith and prayer. How many times have we heard this word salad from managers and coaches that had no clue what was going on nor how to fix it .... otherwise they wouldn't be in a hole they had dug to start with.
Our squad has talent. We witnessed it last season. @CroJack gave an excellent summary of last season's development on another thread. What we witness now is a horse that has been lamed by poor training trying to pull a cart it is ill-equipped and ill-prepared to pull. With just two days between matches Cooper has not had time to do shit other than talk. He has no skills in the art of inspiration. So what will we witness tonight? If we didn't have some semblance of form away we wouldn't have any form at all and tonight we walk into the dilapidated fortress once known as Fortress Liberty. We have enjoyed just 1 win out of our last 7 home games ... Cardiff ... surely this cancer can't continue beyond tonight.
A tale of two cities ... on the one hand we desperately want our club to succeed and therefore win ... on the other hand a loss would be another nail into the coffin of yet another woefully inept manager.
With a record of 3-5-6 out of our last 14 league games - after the Sept international break to date - we have 14 points out of a possible 42 ... a rank 33%. Our form over the last several matches places in the bottom 3 or 4 of the form table.
From being "determined to put things right" (Steve Cooper | We're determined to put things right | Swansea) after the humiliating defeat to WBA to "belief is key to getting back on track" (Steve Cooper | Belief key to getting back on track | Swansea) before today's match, we have bumbled forward from wishful thinking to fantasy faith and prayer. How many times have we heard this word salad from managers and coaches that had no clue what was going on nor how to fix it .... otherwise they wouldn't be in a hole they had dug to start with.
Our squad has talent. We witnessed it last season. @CroJack gave an excellent summary of last season's development on another thread. What we witness now is a horse that has been lamed by poor training trying to pull a cart it is ill-equipped and ill-prepared to pull. With just two days between matches Cooper has not had time to do shit other than talk. He has no skills in the art of inspiration. So what will we witness tonight? If we didn't have some semblance of form away we wouldn't have any form at all and tonight we walk into the dilapidated fortress once known as Fortress Liberty. We have enjoyed just 1 win out of our last 7 home games ... Cardiff ... surely this cancer can't continue beyond tonight.