Swansea vs Bolton - Thoughts?

[lastminutescreamer]

Hi all, Swansea City fan here.

I am writing a match preview for Saturday's game and as part of the write-up I always ask the opposition fans what they think lies ahead for the match.

I'm looking for a few sentences (3 max) with general pre-match thoughts. Stuff like-
Where do you think the game will be won and lost.
Is there anyone who we should be wary of?
Is there anyone you are wary of?
General thoughts on the game
Score prediction

You don't have to follow the guidelines set out above, but feel free to use them as a just that.

I will put 4/5 of the replies on the preview, and send you the link once completed.

All the best for the rest of the season

LastMinuteScreamer

[Squidgy]

I'd be wary of any reponses from a poster called Natasha Whittam for a starter.

[Natasha Whittam]

The game hinges on whether Owen Coyle can combat the pace of Swansea’s Dyer & Sinclair. Will he continue to pick Paul Robinson who has contributed 87 goals to the opposition so far this season? Will he pack his midfield with Championship midfielders as he did at the weekend? 3-1 Swansea.

[Le God]

Will we be able to contain the pace of the swansea wingers? (no) Will Coyle keep playing Kevin Davies even though it makes our attack toothless nowadays (yes)

2-1 Swans

[Squidgy]

I've got one for you as we don't really get any Welsh fans on here (no offence intended, it has just always puzzled me).

As a nation that generally doesn't like the English, why is a Welsh team in the English Premiership? The Jocks don't have anything to do with it and they hate us too.

[Sluffy]

It's all because of history Squidge.

Wales was sort of like its own country but we defeated them about 700 years ago and to stop them giving us trouble the King said from now on their first born son (the future king) will always be known as The Prince of Wales.

Scotland joined up with us 400 years later and Ireland 100 years after that - so we kind of like have a special bond with Wales more so than Scotland or N Ireland.

Any welsh club playing in the English league has to now give up representing its country in Europe, so now teams like 'Total Network Solutions' FC' who play in the all Welsh Premier go on their jollies instead of Cardiff, Wrexham or Swansea.



Oh for what it is worth -

Coyle as shown himself to be a one dimensional manager when it comes to team selection and tactics.

I would doubt that Bolton's current run of just 2 wins (6 points) out of the last 14 games (42 points) will get any better unless The Swans manager has not done any homework in the last two years to see who Coyle picks for the side and how he sets us up to play.

Even our tea lady as a better grasp of tactics than Coyle has!

As you've not let a Premier goal in yet and we hold the world record of conceding goals from the start of a season, then it is your game to lose rather than ours to win.

But still we continue to hope for the best.

[Outpost]

I've got one for you as we don't really get any Welsh fans on here (no offence intended, it has just always puzzled me).

As a nation that generally doesn't like the English, why is a Welsh team in the English Premiership? The Jocks don't have anything to do with it and they hate us too.

But I'm sure you know, Squidgy, there's an English team in the Scottish league (Berwick). There was a Scottish team in English non-league (Gretna - remember them ?). There are at least six Welsh teams in English leagues at different levels. And given the nebulous English/Welsh border, I think a Welsh team or two based in England play in the Welsh leagues (TNS ?).

No wonder Johnny Foreigner gets miffed about the UK having four national teams.

[traf]

Hi all, Swansea City fan here.

I am writing a match preview for Saturday's game and as part of the write-up I always ask the opposition fans what they think lies ahead for the match.

I'm looking for a few sentences (3 max) with general pre-match thoughts. Stuff like-

Where do you think the game will be won and lost.
Liberty Stadium

Is there anyone who we should be wary of?
Fat Frank

Is there anyone you are wary of?
Owen Coyle

General thoughts on the game
Your lot will be far too quick for ours!

Score prediction
3 or 4 -1 for the Welsh.

You don't have to follow the guidelines set out above, but feel free to use them as a just that.

I will put 4/5 of the replies on the preview, and send you the link once completed.

All the best for the rest of the season
We'll certainly fcuking need it.

LastMinuteScreamer

You can use that, if you want.

[Rivals_Refugee]

I'm looking for a few sentences (3 max) with general pre-match thoughts. Stuff like-
Where do you think the game will be won and lost.
Is there anyone who we should be wary of?
Is there anyone you are wary of?
General thoughts on the game
Score prediction

1.Bolton will lose the game in midfield.If Holden and Lee were available Bolton would be a decent mid table side and beat Swansea but they are crocked and the replacements aren't PL level.Unless the club sign an adequate replacement for Holden in the January transfer window Bolton will be relegated

2.No, Bolton don't currently have a dangerous attacking player.The team is as powder puff as the one that got Gary Megson sacked and was heading for relegation before Coyle took over and signed Wilshere  on loan in the January window.

3.Anybody in the Swansea team who has a powerful shot will trouble our hasbeen goalkeeper and whichever player targets Robinson will wreak havoc.You've probably come up against Robinson in some of your lower divisions fixtures in the past.That's his level.

4.It's one of the easiest games of the season on paper for Bolton, but the players Owen Coyle has available are too poor to get anything from it.

5.Despite all the above I think there will only be one goal in it...Swansea 2 Bolton 1

[aarons2009]

1.Bolton will lose the game in midfield.If Holden and Lee were available Bolton would be a decent mid table side and beat Swansea but they are crocked and the replacements aren't PL level.Unless the club sign an adequate replacement for Holden in the January transfer window Bolton will be relegated

2.No, Bolton don't currently have a dangerous attacking player.The team is as powder puff as the one that got Gary Megson sacked and was heading for relegation before Coyle took over and signed Wilshere  on loan in the January window.

3.Anybody in the Swansea team who has a powerful shot will trouble our hasbeen goalkeeper and whichever player targets Robinson will wreak havoc.You've probably come up against Robinson in some of your lower divisions fixtures in the past.That's his level.

4.It's one of the easiest games of the season on paper for Bolton, but the players Owen Coyle has available are too poor to get anything from it.

5.Despite all the above I think there will only be one goal in it...Swansea 2 Bolton 1

Bloody hell talk about positive, but your right though which is worrying.

Oh apart from the one goal in it thing.

3-1 Swansea.

[Weststander]

We could hammer you at carpet bowls and ping pong but if there's a football involved we don't have a prayer.

[bwfcolinh58]

WE WIN IN OUR BLACK KIT... 2-1 TO US

[DaveBWFC]

Bloody hell talk about positive

The only thing George is positive about is HIV.