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I’ve always been a little bit of a pessimist when it comes to football and also the Swans. Pessimism is a brilliant choice for any football fan because you can either be right or you can win. When optimists are right and we win then their happy because we won but so are the pessimists. But when we lose at least us pessimists get to say ‘I told you so’ to those foolish optimists.

I personally still feel that we are short of another real quality wide-man and it is obvious that we are after a back-up striker to Bony. Potentially Pozuelo or even JDG could be an option as a wide-man and Lamma looked decent in pre-season, all be it against a side that seemed to be lacking a right-back.

I have to say though, I’m struggling to hide my optimism this year and while enjoying our first glimpse of the Swans in a ‘real’ game this season it was hard not to get too carried away. (assuming that we haven’t lost 8-0 to Malmo in the return leg while this magazine is at the printerscan’t completely take the pessimism away yet)

I don’t believe that there has ever been a season with more optimism in these parts, there will be fewer ‘I told you so’ to any losses than ever before. We ran an article towards the end of last season looking at whether it was ever possible for Swansea to win the premiership – now I’m not saying that we are there yet, but I don’t believe that there are more than a handful of sides better than us, and who knows?

Summers are always hard work but it is very fair to say that the second part of the close season was far more relaxing and enjoyable than the first few weeks. We’ve spent money like never before - loads of it, but I have a feeling that come the end of the season it is the bargain of Pozuelo who we’ll all be talking about.

The season has quite a strange feel to it; I dare say that I’m not really concerned about relegation or the prospect of a load of matches. I actually feel that we are well equipped to challenge in all four competitions which we are in – crazy?

I struggle to find many sides with a better squad or starting eleven than us. I think we will be hard to beat, hard to score against and will offer a lot going forward and will score in most games. Many are talking about our midfield and that we maybe have too many players there but the balance and the different types of players are outstanding.

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line. He generally plays in the advanced midfield role although may get a few games out wide. A steel at 400 odd grand all thanks to some bizarre contractual dispute which also cut his game time last year.

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Your guess is as good as mine. The Centre midfield looks frightfully strong. He seems to have the character that we have missed in the middle of the park in recent years. I Kenji Gorré expect it to be between him and Leon to play the deep lying Don’t beat yourself up if you missed this one. Yet to get his midfield role and both to get plenty of games. own wikepdia page which meant I had to do some actual research. The ex-Man United trainee has a Dutch Under 16 Alejandro Pozuelo cap to his name and was chased by Chelsea a few years back which would of then been a cash transfer. Signed on a Another Betis player although no C games here. Pozuelo free, battered them in for the Betis B team, scoring 16 in 42 games before being promoted to Betis (with no extra Will he play? letters) and scoring 3 times in 29 games. Another Spaniard No. Hopefully he will shine in the under 21s, maybe get a (or course) but at only 21 he seems to be one for the future. bit of loan experience towards the end of the season but I He has looked outstanding at times in pre-season, getting can’t see him getting many minutes in our ‘second’-first on the score sheet and linking up very well with our forward team.

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20,500 Liberty crowd. It is ridiculous, football is ridiculou but that is how it is and as ridiculous as the price is and absurd and frustrating as it is to see these ridiculous amounts of money in football, that is how it is and the game is now about whether our £12 million pound man as good as the next one…. And my god he looks it. 31 g in 30 games is outstanding at any professional level, pic up the player of the year title for the Dutch league also stands out. He looks frightfully strong, good in the air, 2 good feet and a shot which Monk calls the hardest he h seen. A couple of goals on his debut will go along way t gaining popularity but his ability to hold the ball up and battle with centre half’s is something which will gain him real acclaim from the fans.

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20,500 Liberty crowd. It is ridiculous, football is ridiculous but that is how it is and as ridiculous as the price is and as absurd and frustrating as it is to see these ridiculous amounts of money in football, that is how it is and the game is now about whether our £12 million pound man is as good as the next one…. And my god he looks it. 31 goals in 30 games is outstanding at any professional level, picking up the player of the year title for the Dutch league also stands out. He looks frightfully strong, good in the air, 2 good feet and a shot which Monk calls the hardest he has seen. A couple of goals on his debut will go along way to gaining popularity but his ability to hold the ball up and battle with centre half’s is something which will gain him real acclaim from the fans.

Will he play?

I imagine so yes. For me he has jumped ahead of JDG and Ki for that position alongside Leon or Canas. I initially thought we had signed him as an advanced midfielder as that was where he played for Brenda but he prefers, and looks a lot better further back. I expect he will be a really big player for us even if he will never play for England again now he’s here.

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Not unless we are desperate. We’d clearly need both Vorm and Tremmel to be injured for him to get a chance and even then you would expect us to bring Cornell back from loan.

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Will he Play?

Almost certainly going to be behind Chico and Ash as our first choice partnership but he should get a good run with the prospect of a shed full of games. I assume he will play alongside Gary Monk as our second string pairing for cup games etc.. and Monk has proved to be a great mentor as he was to Williams. He’ll get enough games, hopefully not too many as this would probably mean an injury to Chico or Ash. Jonathan De Guzman Another season on loan seems to of kept all three parties happy. He scored a lot of important goals for us last year and was one of our best players up until the last few months of the season. Hopefully he can recapture the kind of form which was making all of us hope to sign him up permanently.

Will he play?

I think he will struggle to be honest. Our midfield is so incredibly strong this season and with himself, Leon, Canas, Shelvey, Michu, Ki and Pozuela all fighting for three central positions, I can see JDG actually playing the least of the seven of them. I could be totally wrong, many see Ki as the one to really miss out but I don’t think seven goes into three too well unless we get a horrific injury.

Jernade Meade At 5 foot 3, the former Arsenal youngster looks up to both Nathan Dyer and Leon Britton. Many an eyebrow was raised when news broke that we had signed a 20 year old left back, being as blessed as we are in that position. It does seem though that Jernade has signed more as a winger or certainly as a versatile player.

Will he play?

I hope not. I mean that in the nicest possible way. I hope that we have too much quality in our full backs so that only injury would give him any games there and I think in reality that the only way he will play on the wing was if we either had a disastrous run of injuries or an appalling run of form.

One for the future I hope.

We asked people on Facebook the following:Which of our new signings are you most excited about?

Luke Scfc Harris Shelvey, play maker and also has a cracking shot, im sure he has alot to show us, hes just the right person we need in our Swansea midfield!

Alan Godrich All of them Ian Wishart Bony. Because Michu has never really had a back up strikers with so much quality as Wilfred bony.

Onwards n upwards.

Simon Meyrick All of them. But I think Pozuelo looks like he could turn out to be the steal of the season at that price! Need to get him in the side!

Dominic Scfc Evans Jonjo Shelvey for me, real talent reminds me of Ferrie Bodde, picks out the wingers with long balls but I'm really impressed with them all Gerald Roger Jenkins I've never been this confident and relaxed going into the start of a season. We have a balance and depth to our squad that could scare the bejesus out of the Premier & Europa!

Stuart Mayes Pouzelo and shelves and bony Malcolm Edwards caulker ,he cant be no good if spurs sold him ,considering they havent got a centre half Gareth 'double L' Llewellyn Jojo Malcolm Rees Bony for me looks solid, and shelvey Tom Wilson Pozuelo!

Matthew Vincent jojo and boni, all good signings. shelvey looked awesome againt malmo like having ferrie bodde in centre midfield lol Anybody else not understand what was funny about what Matthew Vincent said? Did it really require an ‘lol’?

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This summer has easily been our most proactive when it comes to transfers in a long time, but as has been pointed out in the media this week it wasn't so long ago that we went five whole years without spending money on a player - and when we did it was £35,000 for Paul Connor. A little less auspicious than some of the signings over the last month, but I thought a really good way of assessing how rapidly the squad has improved would be looking at a "Best XI" for the Swans over the last few seasons.

2008/2009

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2007/2008 I It's worth noting that while these teams are supposed to represent a "Best XI" for each respective season, the amount of games played by any one player also factors into their inclusion. That being said, Dyer made the team after arriving on loan from Southampton in January (and going on to endear himself to fans by scoring the opener against Cardiff in April - a header no less).

Joe Allen and Ferrie Bodde both impressed too, but the former didn't feature as heavily as the players included while the latter suffered the first in a series of serious knee ligament injuries - a real shame given how well he'd started the season. He'd picked up 7 goals from 17 starts in the league, but sadly this would be the last season he'd play any football of note, to date anyway. It seems unlikely now As you can see Garry Monk, Leon Britton and Angel Rangel that Bodde will ever be able to recover sufficiently to play all remain, whilst Alan Tate could easily have been included professional football - all the best Ferrie, you're rememat left-back. Other honourable mentions should go to "Big" bered fondly in Swansea.

Kevin Austin, Tom Butler, Guillem Bauza and Warren Feeney, who scored a couple of goals while on loan. The JOKE IN A BOX League One-winning side had a good sense of balance What's the difference between PMT and BSE? about it, exemplified by the three midfielders; all One's mad cow disease and the other is an completely different types of player but when combined agricultural problem. they formed an efficient midfield unit.

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When Leicester came knocking for the services of Sousa, it must have been all Huw could do to not break into a big grin, and mutter something similar to "Take him!".

2010/11

Under Rodgers (as Garry Monk's autobiography testifies the Swans shackles were released, and a number of signings were made which would rejuvinate the Swanse team. Leon had departed for Sheffield United after falling out with Sousa (but returned after an ill-fated spell at Sheffield United), but the main plus points of this season would have to be Joe Allen, Scott Sinclair and Neil Taylor All three announced themselves as serious players, with Sinclair in particular drawing praise from all quarters for goalscoring exploits.

Some fans may be surprised I didn't include Fabio Borini but despite his impressive showings after joining on loan Dobbie played well throughout the season, despite not always seeming to be in favour with the manager. He's since shown his quality with numerous play-off final appearances, and seems set to get another crack at the P this year - good luck to him, as (famous playoff goal asid his time in SA1 never seemed to kick into top gear.

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2010/11

Ah. The season of Sousa. As you can probably decipher from the team, we weren't the most free-flowing attacking unit under the Portuguese, but certain signatures were secured (Ashley Williams & Nathan Dyer) on a permanent basis, while Cedric Van Der Gun was brought in to offer a threat out wide. He never really did to be honest, and I'd managed to completely forget about the man (slightly ironically) nicknamed "The Gun". Luke Moore & Shefki Kuqi both made an impact arguably as great as Pintado's, but Gorka deserves the centre-forward spot as no-one worked harder for the cause than him that year, despite taking flak off the fans for a lack of goals.

Under Rodgers (as Garry Monk's autobiography testifies to) the Swans shackles were released, and a number of signings were made which would rejuvinate the Swansea team. Leon had departed for Sheffield United after falling out with Sousa (but returned after an ill-fated spell at Sheffield United), but the main plus points of this season would have to be Joe Allen, Scott Sinclair and Neil Taylor.

All three announced themselves as serious players, with Sinclair in particular drawing praise from all quarters for his goalscoring exploits.

When Leicester came knocking for the services of Sousa, it must have been all Huw could do to not break into a big grin, and mutter something similar to "Take him!".

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Following Swansea's promotion to the Prmemiership, the Swans maintained as much of their squad as they could, but wasted no time in bringing in Championship top scorer Danny Graham from Watford for a club record £3.5million pounds. It proved an astute bit of business as he went on to finish the club's top scorer, as well as one of the PL's top scoring Englishmen. Caulker joined on loan from Spurs and proved himself to be an outstanding acquisition, while Gylfi "The Gylf" Sigurdsson provided the goal threat from midfield we'd been lacking in previous years. Sadly a transfer which was reputedly already arranged was scuppered by Spurs offering the lad more money. Such is life...

2012/13

Bienvenido, Senor Laudrup! A look at the team quickly tells you there was a lot of change inbetween seasons, and when the season kicked off no-one could have predicted just how the new signings would pan out. As it happened, nearly all of new faces turned into spectacular successes, with Michu (obviously), Chico, Ki & De Guzman all settling in quickly, and Pablo Hernandez showing signs of his class.

Wayne Routledge, too, looks to be kicking on and for me he was the standout winger in the team last year.

2013/14?

I thought I'd throw this in (from a blog I did the other day) just to show the strength in depth we've managed to achieve in just a short few years. Compare this squad with one from three years ago, and you have to applaud how we've managed to acquire quality players without, up to this point, breaking the bank. We are about to announce the signature of Wilfried Bony for about £12million, however this is obviously the biggest amount we've shelled out and the rest of the team has been assembled relatively inexpensively.

Hopefully all of the new signings will hit the ground running, and this time next year we'll be reflecting on this summer's transfer activity much like we are currently reflecting on last season's. Exciting times!

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‘Their chairman said I had signed for them and I had no idea who he was. I’d never heard of the managers name either and only knew the football club because their fans are a bunch of hooligans and Joe Ledley talks about the place a lot. Ratty (as Ledley is known) is the only member of the squad who looks at Glasgow as a cultured city; to him the scummy estates of Glasgow seem like Venice. There was a better chance of me signing for Kabul FC, Bagdad United would be more appealing. I’m already contemplating failing injury for the away trip there – if they’re not thrown out of the league for crowd trouble by then.’

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Victor Wanyama on a potential move to Cardiff ‘Once they pulled out, I had no interest in coming to the Premiership. Tottenham made an enquiry and offered good money but I saw no excitement in going there and playing alongside the likes of Bale and Defoe when I thought that I would be going to play alongside world class players like Michu, Hernandez and Leon Britton’ David Villa on why he chose not to move to Spurs ‘I’m not going anywhere mate’

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3- League Cup Punch-Up The swans are striding towards picking up their first trophy, unless you count the FAW Cup – which nobody does.

Already 3-0 up, in the 59th minute De Guzman is brought down and the Swan get the penalty, but all of a sudden – Trouble. Nathan Dyer is adamant he wants the penalty but De Guzman is refusing to give up the ball, he got taken down, he should take it. Dyer in a fit of rage gives him a slap not realizing to a man raised in north America (the continent) this is tantamount to war. The two hit the deck punches flying, Michu tries to get involved to break them up but is dragged in to the fray. All three players are sent off, and Bradford use this to their advantage, winning eventually and ironically on penalties. The Swans despite the three suspensions actually do a little bit better in the league and eventually finish 8th on account of them not switching off and thinking about their on holidays. The fans however are still waiting for that trophy.

2- Ashley Williams Goes Down It was just a routine fixture with Manchester United but little did we know that for Swansea and their captain, Everything was about to change. During the match Swansea Captain Ashley Williams takes the absolutely unwarranted and unexpected decision to kick a football, that was when his life changed. Robin Van Persie – Manchester United’s good player, was on the ground probably feeling sleepy after the half-time spliff that I assume is a ritual for the Dutch.

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Ferguson pays out of his own pocket to get them shipped over. Williams goes down, without their de-facto Captain and defensive stalwart the swans struggle, they finish 15th in the league and fail in their bid for the league cup.

1- Brian Brendan is gone, and the board are looking for someone to take over, they’ve found the perfect guy and he wants the job, but thanks to a clerical cock-up they end up with his brother instead. Brian Laudrup is installed as the new Swansea manager at the start of the season, he wasn’t as good a footballer as his brother but he’s still respected, unfortunately all his most recent experience is as a pundit in Denmark. His methods are useless, the players are made to analyse every game in great detail but they never get around to any training. They lose every game, they’re more of a laughing stock than Derby and to make matters worse Cardiff have been promoted. Totally shamed, Brian and every single member of the playing staff retire from professional football, before going on to quite successful careers as pundits in minor European nations.

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I’ve seen the magazine about but it’s not for me thanks. I don’t think my customers would read it and it really wouldn’t work for me.

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Do you mind me asking why you think your customers wouldn’t read it?

We tend to attract up-market people, ones with a lot of spare money to spend and I don’t think your readers are those people. If I was selling cannabis or low priced alcohol then you would be my first port of call but let’s be honest, football fans aren’t really interested in having a nice garden. The average football fan thinks that foxgloves are to prevent foxes from leaving finger prints when screwing chickens.

I’m not sure if all our readers have more Cannabis plants than Tomato plants growing in their greenhouses but thanks for your time anyway Greenhouses? I doubt your readers have a house yet alone a greenhouse. Their Cannabis plants will be growing in the living room among their 32 children by 18 different mothers. I suppose you get loads of grants supporting the illiterate although seeing some of your spelling, you are barely literate yourself. I don’t mean to be rude but the magazine really isn’t for the kind of clientele who come here.

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Prince Harry has been given the task of naming the new baby he said if the baby is a girl she will be called Denise, and 6) Jack Swan switches off the very moment you start bragging up your bank balance. An implication that you are wealthier than you actually are is incredibly sad and boring and puts you in a very difficult position when you then start haggling.

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Matt Richards Aside from the top 6 teams, probably.

Stuey Bennallack we got the midfield that can challenge for the top 6 David Meyrick No but we do have many options now which will make it harder for others to plan how to play against us Gareth Lewis No, we gave you Jonjo who couldn't get a game with us and he's arguably your best midfielder! Awful status! x Simon Irwin: Time will tell. We have the most accurate passer in the league (in Ki) who will probably barely play, De Guzman would walk into most sides but will struggle for games this year. I think we might have the best second string centre midfield in the whole league yeah, I know that sounds a bit naïve but do Man City or Man Utd have a better 4th 5th and 6th choice centre midfield than us? I’m not convinced.

Cannever tell until the season kicks off but we certainly got a better midfield than Liverpool. Would Jordon Hendersson even be allowed to carry water bottles on for Michu?

It looks like a lot of squad rotation is on the way, and some of them will have to be content with Europa league and subs’ appearances. I missed the first Malmo game (I picked the wrong week to go camping in Devon) but I’m told Shelvey was outstanding and Pozuelo looked sharp when he came on, and scored with a great finish.

Surely Leon’s place is safe, he’s been the heartbeat of the team for so long now I can’t see Laudrup dropping him unless he needs a rest. I know very little about Jose Canas, but he was in demand by several other clubs before deciding to come to Wales’ number 1 club. He looks like he can add a bit of muscle to midfield – he’ll come in handy against Stoke. And Cardiff. With Leon possibly reaching the later part of his career, he’s over 30 now, maybe Canas is to be the new pulse of the team. In 66 games for Betis he scored no goals, so don’t expect another Michu.

De Guzman is a class act and you could argue worth a place in the team just for his set pieces. He’s like a Dutch Canadian Beckham - without the hype and crap tattoos.

It took a while for him to convince me last season, he looked really slow tracking back at times, but his link up play with Michu and scoring 7 goals himself won me over.

I can’t see Ki featuring much this season, he’s a tidy enough player but looks to be the weakest of what’s available. He needs to up his game and score a few goals or he’ll end up on loan at Port Talbot. No-one wants to do that.

Shelvey should be interesting, he always looked dangerous when I saw him at Liverpool last season and he looks like he’s got goals in him. Might get the odd game up front if Bony and Michu need a rest – he’s got a decent shot and a bit of fire in his belly.

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I have followed Swansea`s results all my life, ever since I first visited The Vetch with my Uncle Bledd & cousin Jonathan, aged approximately 8 or 9. The weeds we were standing in amongst the stand were equally as tall as my cousin back then!

On that day we played Barnet and lost! But sadly I can’t claim to be a full member of the Jack Army as I am, unfortunately, a Gunner and have been since Primary School, blame my uncle for only taking me to a handful of Swans matches through my early years!

My grandfather James Eustace, is a devoted Swans fan, he is now incapable of physically going to matches now he’s aged 92 but has listened to every single Swansea game on the radio since as long as I can remember. £12 Million pound would have bought you a city when he first visited the Vetch field, now it is the sum of Swansea`s new striker Wilfried Bony, in a record summer move from Vitesse. He has been given the number 10 shirt at Swansea and stands at 6ft tall. His goal scoring record at Vitesse was absolutely unbelievable with 36 goals in 36 games, including 15 goals in 10 consecutive games, the last 3 goals of which was a hat-trick in a 5-3 victory against Heracles Almelo.

Previous to his time in the Eredivisie the Ivory Coast international spent time at Sparta Prague where his record was a very respectable 22 goals in 59 matches. He won the Gambrinus Liga and the Czech Super cup with Sparta in 2010. He started his professional career with Issia Wazi in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division, who, I can honestly say I have never heard of in my whole 28 years of life!

He likens himself to Didier Drogba, strong build, brilliant in the air, good at holding the ball up and a bullet of a shot, an out and out goal poacher with great ability. He is quoted as saying “I want to make the same impression Drogba did in the Premiership”. Make no mistake that is one hell of a bold statement to make, with his idol being one of the most lethal finishers the Premiership has ever seen.

Bony will be absolutely superb for Swansea in the Premiership and score a lot of goals alongside Michu. In his first competitive game against Malmo they bounced off each other and gave the Swedish defense a migraine inside the first 45mins! His movement, work rate and team play was exceptional, and Bony deserved his two goals. You have to take the opposition into account on this occasion because Malmo are the equivalent of a Championship team but nevertheless I think you Jack B*****s should expect big things from Bony. He looks the real deal and I doubt Huw Jenks would have broken the bank if Laudrup didn’t give him a glowing report. With the supply of Shelvey, Dyer, Routledge and Hernandez this season I expect Bony to break the 20 goal barrier this season.

Good luck for the season Swansea City, your fans are amazing and there is no escaping the fact that with Laudrup manager and Huw Jenkins in the Chairman’s seat you are destined for greater things (if that’s possible after the last 10 years). Jenkins is definitely the unsung hero of Swansea City Football Club; as long as he is with you, Swansea will not go far wrong. I wish you all the best for the season ahead. I will be watching, and above all, thanks for reading my first ever article in a magazine, hope you liked it, feel free to follow me on Twitter @matt_richard28 and give me some feedback, always happy to hear from the Jack Army.

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