Borini
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Swansea City's 2020-21 fixtures released | Swansea
Swansea City will kick off the 2020-21 Championship season with a trip to face Preston North End at Deepdale.
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Fixture list season 2020/2021
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The Blobster
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Watford away to end season, scum away Dec12th , home in March.
Tricky start with a tough run in opening 10 games.
Tricky start with a tough run in opening 10 games.
Yankee_Jack
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I'm never really bothered about what teams are played when at this point in the season - unless I'm planning to travel. If the Swans play well and establish themselves at the top 2 or 3 positions of the table with consistent quality then we should never fear who we play. We didn't under Martinez when we dominated L1. We shouldn't under Andy Pandy (WTF am I thinking) if we're going to get promotion.
All we can hope for is that either through blind luck, or wisdom acquired from the end of last season that Andy Pandy plays a system that the squad can believe in, function in, and each contribute something of value. The fixture list starts late and ends around the same time ... implies more congestion and more mid-week games ... compounded by good cup runs, injuries and suspensions and we will need all hands on deck. Now, more than ever, we will need to rely on the excellent work done by our academy over the last 5 years ... we will need whatever quality and enthusiasm we have in that cohort to shine through and contribute.
Andy Pandy has stated recently that we're going to rely on loans to bulk up the squad. Perhaps there is free agent quality to be had also ... a current list is here: Free agents
Of note: Borja, Surridge (now 30), Kingsley, Borini (as of Aug 31), And, don't forget there is going to be tremendous downward pressure on wages due to no match day revenue.
All we can hope for is that either through blind luck, or wisdom acquired from the end of last season that Andy Pandy plays a system that the squad can believe in, function in, and each contribute something of value. The fixture list starts late and ends around the same time ... implies more congestion and more mid-week games ... compounded by good cup runs, injuries and suspensions and we will need all hands on deck. Now, more than ever, we will need to rely on the excellent work done by our academy over the last 5 years ... we will need whatever quality and enthusiasm we have in that cohort to shine through and contribute.
Andy Pandy has stated recently that we're going to rely on loans to bulk up the squad. Perhaps there is free agent quality to be had also ... a current list is here: Free agents
Of note: Borja, Surridge (now 30), Kingsley, Borini (as of Aug 31), And, don't forget there is going to be tremendous downward pressure on wages due to no match day revenue.
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Yankee_Jack
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Why on earth do we want with this guy ... Jamal Lowe - Player profile 19/20. He is 26 years old and except for last couple of seasons with Portsmouth then Wigan he has bounced around non-league clubs.
Before Portsmouth, he was with Hampton and Richmond Borough .... Sunday league?
Surely we have somebody better coming out of U23.
Apparently Wigan still owe a large chunk of cash to Portsmouth hence they need more than £500k
CroJack
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Jamie Vardy was 25 when Leicester bought him from Fleetwood Town. Before Fleetwood he played for Stocksbridge Park Steels and Halifax Town. Lowe has played two seasons for Portsmouth and one season for Wigan, which means he has played the last three seasons at pretty ok level and for a winger he has some good stats. But I am not sure he is better than Peterson, Routs, Dyer, or even McKay.
I am not sure about it.
Yankee_Jack
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Vardy was a black swan. A one in a million situation. Lowe isn’t hinting at anything close to Vardy. It smacks of cheap, cheap, cheap. We have McShit, who actually had a strong preseason last season, then just fell out of favor and disappeared and this guy is supposed to show better than that.
Back in 70s the swans pulled all sorts of characters out of the local leagues. All billed as the next coming of Jesus and all failed like a damp squib. Micky Lenihan was one such wonder boy. There’s going retro and then there’s being stupid. Combining both with wishful thinking is never a good strategy for recruitment!
what is our intent here? Hanging on by our finger tips? Or, driving for promotion, achieving and at least getting into a financial game where survival is possible if only for a season or possibly a few before we recycle and do it all over again. If Lowe is where our recruitment focus is then we really don’t have much aspiration for promotion.
Back in 70s the swans pulled all sorts of characters out of the local leagues. All billed as the next coming of Jesus and all failed like a damp squib. Micky Lenihan was one such wonder boy. There’s going retro and then there’s being stupid. Combining both with wishful thinking is never a good strategy for recruitment!
what is our intent here? Hanging on by our finger tips? Or, driving for promotion, achieving and at least getting into a financial game where survival is possible if only for a season or possibly a few before we recycle and do it all over again. If Lowe is where our recruitment focus is then we really don’t have much aspiration for promotion.
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CroJack
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Yanky, Vardy is not a black swan. There are many examples of players from the lower (or lesser leagues) who have made the grade.
Chris Smalling was playing non-league football for Maidstone United just two years before he signed for Manchester United.
Steve Coppel played part time for Tranmere before he signed for Man United.
Andy Cole played for Bristol City before he moved to Newcastle.
Dele Alli played for Milton Keynes Dons before he moved to Spurs.
Ngolo Kante played for Boulogne and Caen, Riyad Mahrez for Le Havre before they were signed by Leicester.
Danny Ings was shipped out to non-league Dorchester Town from then League Two Bournemouth in 2010.
Ashley Williams played for Hednesford Town and Stockport County before he was loaned out to Swansea.
Charlie Austin used to play for Kintbury Rangers, Hungerford Town, Poole Town, then picked up by Swindon, before moving to Burnley, QPR and Southampton.
Troy Deeney played for Walsall and Halesoven Town before he moved to Watford.
Etc.
You won't get better wingers for £750.000. He's got pace and he scores from all possible angles.
Chris Smalling was playing non-league football for Maidstone United just two years before he signed for Manchester United.
Steve Coppel played part time for Tranmere before he signed for Man United.
Andy Cole played for Bristol City before he moved to Newcastle.
Dele Alli played for Milton Keynes Dons before he moved to Spurs.
Ngolo Kante played for Boulogne and Caen, Riyad Mahrez for Le Havre before they were signed by Leicester.
Danny Ings was shipped out to non-league Dorchester Town from then League Two Bournemouth in 2010.
Ashley Williams played for Hednesford Town and Stockport County before he was loaned out to Swansea.
Charlie Austin used to play for Kintbury Rangers, Hungerford Town, Poole Town, then picked up by Swindon, before moving to Burnley, QPR and Southampton.
Troy Deeney played for Walsall and Halesoven Town before he moved to Watford.
Etc.
You won't get better wingers for £750.000. He's got pace and he scores from all possible angles.
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Good finisher and he's not selfish either looking at those assists. All we would need is to get bodies in the box to cash in. As you say, CJ, a no-brainer at £750k and possibly more. I like his ENERGY!!
Yankee_Jack
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@CroJack ... you’re going back 40 years on Coppell when Tranmere were a L1 club, which is where Keegan came from before he transferred to ‘Pool.
Smalling joined Fulham at the age of 19 from Maidstone and then went to United still a development player .... not a production player.
Jamal Lowe is a journey man non-league club player, now 26 years old, who played for Portsmouth in L1, then Wigan in Championship and they were relegated . He’s not going to be the guy that earns us promotion. He’s a cheap player with no pedigree and very, very limited upside, if any. In fact, the last time we went bottom fishing for players from clubs that were relegated, we ended up being relegated .... Remember clueless et al.
the main reason clubs get relegated ... their players suck at that level. Hint ... we should avoid bottom fishing for mature players.
Smalling joined Fulham at the age of 19 from Maidstone and then went to United still a development player .... not a production player.
Jamal Lowe is a journey man non-league club player, now 26 years old, who played for Portsmouth in L1, then Wigan in Championship and they were relegated . He’s not going to be the guy that earns us promotion. He’s a cheap player with no pedigree and very, very limited upside, if any. In fact, the last time we went bottom fishing for players from clubs that were relegated, we ended up being relegated .... Remember clueless et al.
the main reason clubs get relegated ... their players suck at that level. Hint ... we should avoid bottom fishing for mature players.
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The reason I'm skeptical of the Lowe interest is it signals a return to 4-2-3-1, when the 3-4-1-2 was considerably more effective. Roberts and Bidwell became twice the players they are in the latter shape, and a second striker means another body in the box. Swansea's 4-2-3-1 always ends up with slow peripheral build up and one out-numbered striker going hungry. I see zero value in going back to that system after the success with the other over the home stretch.