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    Extremely pleased with this.

    I seem to recall that virtually all the pundits (including our own local media) predicted mid table ... as did the majority of our supporters on social media.

    I hoped for playoffs and I'm thrilled that we got there.

    Come what may from here.

    We're better than WBA but not so sure about Leeds & Soton! 

    Roll the dice!

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    4 hours ago, Satriales said:

    Nervy one this for me also. Swans have won their last 3 games and have nothing to play for. All the tension will be from our players and fans especially if we don't start well.

    TBF they have faced Stoke, Rotherham and Huddersfield ... and two of those were home fixtures.

    I think we'll have lazer focus and get the job done.

  11. Posted · Edited by Cantiaci Canary

    It stinks of entitlement ... a classic situation of a fan base that's tasted recent success and expects the good times to be forever rolling - we more than most should know that the Championship doesn't work like that.

    I never boo the manager because I always assume that they know FAR more than I do about the physical & mental state of the players that they work alongside every day and they're doing their very best to win. I may not want them to be running the show any more but I haven't ever booed ... they are part of MY club ... they're on MY side.

    Considering that most fans polled put us outside the playoffs before the season started I think we should be singing Wagner's praises to be fair.

    I fully agree with his comments about respect, trust and support.

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    You would imagine that Knapper is itching to bring in a couple of new faces that he's had up his sleeves for months. 

    Rather than numbers I'm more intrigued by what positions he'll prioritise. We are utterly threadbare in the CDM position but Wagner doesn't play with one. 

    Personally, I would love to see a young but hungry & gifted striker loaned in to bring off the bench. Someone to play with no fear - like we had with Cody and Oli Johnson. Someone green and raw that we can all get behind.

  18. Posted · Edited by Cantiaci Canary

    I adored Webber until:

    1) he broke what Farkeball had matured into during the summer following our 2nd promotion - by choosing not to replace Skipp & Buendia and trying to convert us into a counter attacking side (Tzolis, Sargent & Rashica). We should've just kept yoyoing and improved millimetre by millimetre.

    2) he went to war with the local media for no good reason and hasn't communicated candidly with the fans since.

    Overall, I'm glad he was hired - the Farke years were special - but it was sad and unnecessary to see how sour, muddled and angsty things became.

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    That was a special time for sure wasn't it?

    I'll always remember how chuffed I was when we survived that Premier League season under Paul having started the journey in League One! We played Villa off the pitch at Carrow Road in his last game.

    It hurt a lot when he left - such a shame ... what could've been - for him and us???

  24. Posted · Edited by Cantiaci Canary

    A fascinating thread 👏. 

    For me, I will cherish two trophy lifts, 'all the Germans', Buendia&Pukki, Man City at Carrow Road and Farkeball ...

    BUT

    I will forever curse the man for getting bored with his own project and trying to adapt the ideology part way through. Even though the media (and many fans) were criticising the club for its lack of ambition (inability to look even close to surviving in the top tier after each promotion) he should've been strong enough to keep beating the drum that triggered and drove the early steps of the Webberlution - accepting short term pain for long term gain. The initial plan was to yo yo relentlessly, under Farke, until we eventually stuck (ignoring the noise of critics) OR prove that you truly couldn't stick without a billionaire DESPITE having a crystal clear vision, style of play, top notch Academy, shrewd scouting and shiny facilities. 

    He bottled it when he started to lose interest and broke Farkeball (and Farke) when Skipp & Emi weren't replaced and we tried to become a counter attacking side over night (signing Tzolis & Rashica). He tried to rush things so that he could exit a completed job (Premier League security) way sooner than reality dictated.

    Once Farke was knifed the whole project lost its soul, focus and effectiveness and the Great Unravelling began.

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