CHAMPIONSHIP REBUILD THREAD

Swansea City forward Morgan Whittaker has joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, subject to international clearance.

The 20-year-old links up with Michael Appleton’s Imps, who currently sit 20th in League One at the turn of the year.

Whittaker joined the Swans from Derby County in January 2020, and has scored five goals in 22 appearances for the club.

His goals include a hat-trick against Plymouth in the Carabao Cup this season, a treble which made him the first Swansea player to take home the matchball since Scott Sinclair did the same in the 2011 Championship play-off final.

Everyone at Swansea City wishes Morgan every success during his time at the LNER Stadium.

 

I’d have preferred to keep him here and send Cullen out on loan.

 

Perhaps no one wants to borrow Cullen….

Does it suggest that we will be signing/borrowing a striker to replace Whittaker?

 

Got to replace him, do t want to be relying on Cullen to take over the reins if Piroe gets injured.

 

Agree 100%

 

Cooper has started early:

“Aston Villa striker Keinan Davis has joined Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season.

23-year-old Davis will link up with former England under-17 head coach Steve Cooper at the City Ground.”

 

Not good news

 

Bring back Connor

 

Russell Martin has confirmed Jamie Paterson will remain a Swansea City player until at least the summer of 2023 after the club triggered a one-year contract extension.

The midfielder joined the Swans as a free agent in the summer and has made a tremendous impact at the Swansea.com Stadium.

The 30-year-old has got eight goals and four assists in 22 appearances this season, striking up a potent attacking understanding with top scorer Joel Piroe.

Paterson joined the Swans on a one-year deal, and that included the option of a 12-month extension.

And head coach Martin – speaking ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Southampton – announced that the former Bristol City man will spend at least another season in SA1.

“With Jamie Paterson we have triggered the extension a little bit earlier, so that is done,” he said.

“That’s good news and it is an automatic 12-month extension.”

 

Whittaker has scored for Lincoln

 

Swansea City has completed the signing of goalkeeper Andy Fisher for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance.

The 23-year-old goalkeeper joins the Swans from MK Dons, where he previously worked under head coach Russell Martin.

He has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half year contract through to June 2026, and will wear the number 33 shirt.

The Blackburn academy product signed a first professional deal at Ewood Park in 2016, and went on to make four first-team appearances in the EFL Trophy and the League Cup.

 

Benda loaned to Peterborough

 

One out of two ain't bad

 

Swansea City has completed the signing of defender Cyrus Christie on loan for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, subject to international clearance.

The experienced 29-year-old joins the Swans from Championship rivals Fulham, and adds to Russell Martin’s options following the recall of Ethan Laird by Manchester United.

Christie started his career in the youth ranks at Coventry City and went on to make over 100 league appearances for the Sky Blues – while also having loan spells at Nuneaton Town and Hinckley Borough – before making a move to Derby in 2014.

He was a regular over his three years with the Rams, helping them reach the play-offs in 2016 and making 119 appearances in all competitions.

A transfer to relegated Middlesbrough followed in 2017, and he subsequently joined Fulham in January of 2018.

During his time with the Cottagers he has twice featured as a substitute in Championship play-off finals; coming off the bench in victories over Aston Villa and Brentford in 2018 and 2020 respectively.

Christie spent last season on loan at Nottingham Forest, and made 44 appearances in all competitions, including both Championship games against the Swans.

 

Bidwell has gone - sent to Coventry

 

Pity, I did like his commitment and his last goal .

 

Yes - it was a thing of beauty

 

It looks like our loanees are making an immediate impact at their new clubs first Whitaker now Dan Williams scoring for Dandalk in his first game.

 

Looks like we have another loan signing Hannes Wolfe. He is a midfield player and is currently on the books of German club Borussia Mönchengladbach and is valued at around eight million pounds. Wolf has previously played for RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg

 

Hallo Swansea from freezing Hamburg.

Wolfe? Maybe a decent loanee but my fear is his head may stay in Germany, he's very much a homeboy. If he plays even near to his potential we have a thoroughbred of a player who'll run from now till Armageddon. He has the talent to tick most boxes for a midfielder but doesn't score enough goals for me, but he could be exceptional. He's a little light for his height so can be pushed around a little, but not bullied. He has the skill to deal with it. He could be a great loanee for us if he's looked after but I doubt he'd make a permanent move, like I said, he's a bit of a homeboy.

My ten penneth,
Yanks still asset stripping us into oblivion and still haven't invested a single penny in the club. They fill our first team with loanees coz they're cheap, loanees and the owners. Never forget these are the same dumb basterds who signed Bob Bradley. Our reputation has fallen off the chart under them and now we can't even sign league one players and are being made to look silly by a bog average geriatric from Bristol City.

Russel Martin, he's an estate agent, a total chancer who blagged his way into a job as a football manager, totally out of his depth imo. Talks like he's invented some new style of football only intelligent players can comprehend. It don't take Einstein to comprehend that conceding more goals than you score = nil points.
We've regressed as the season's progressed as Martin has coached automatic response in place of skill, talent and instinct. If your name is Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala you can do this but if your name is Russel Martin you absolutely cant.

In all Championship changing rooms there's a poster entitled HOW TO BEAT SWANSEA CITY Beneath the title in brackets it reads, no coach required. Each Championship coaches has a week blocked out before they play us with HOLIDAY pencilled in.

The poster reads:

To all players without the ball

1. Swansea defenders are forbidden to pass long to relieve the pressure no matter how extreme. They will either: pass laterally to other defenders or, look for Matt Grimes. Instructions - Attackers - Press hard and high.

2. Swansea midfielders will pass laterally across the field or backwards for several minutes before passing the ball forward to be intercepted. Instructions to Midfielders, attack man with ball, fill the channels, prevent passes to forward runners - Defenders, if midfield hasn't intercept the ball than simply stand like a bear catching Salmon. All you need is patience, the ball will come.

3. In attack Swansea will short pass around the D for four to five minutes before passing wide to winger/wingback. He will then pass ball backwards to Matt Grimes ready to repeat previous five minutes.
Ball boys need to ready as ball will regularly fly over the bar from a shots by frustrated Swansea defenders.
Ball will rarely enter 18yd box but if does everyone mark Piroe, he's not that good but he's the best Swansea's got.

4. Goalkeepers - go on holidays with coaches.

They say good things come to those who wait but hopefully we wont be waiting too long for the Yanks to fekk off, has to be soon, there's no family Silver left to plunder surely? and Russell Martin will be found out to be the con-man he is and jailed for imitating a football manager