Swansea 2 Morecambe 0 LIVE thread

[Andy D]

i’m liking Charlie Brown.

[Keith]

Bloxham & Mayor on for Brown & Slew

[Keith]

Mellon & Smith for Stokes & Songo'o

[Andy D]

Mellon & Smith for Stokes & Songo'o

back to our 4-2-3-1

[Redalert1970]

Good effort from the lads

Shame the 1st goal was way off side but hey

Survival in league 2 is the bigger picture

Next 2 or 3 weeks are massive for the team and the club

[Keith]

Awful defending for their second. Senior (I think) headed the ball straight to their player.

Defended well for most of the game, but two moments of lost concentration, and we're punished.

[jona77]

Why didn’t we set up to have a bit of a go at them? 2 l and game over! Zero shots on target!

[Angler1]

2-0 now and game over. I have to say swansea are a poor team and maybe if we had started with the team we will finish with it may gave been a different result.

[Andy D]

oh well, great effort by our fans in fine tune.

[Redalert1970]

Morecambe fans sounded great on the radio

How many made the journey

[jbc.shrimp]

Absolutely no disgrace in that scoreline. Even their commentary team said it didn't look like two division difference. Please someone tell me that their ground is under renovation, no fans behind either goal yet their commentary said the game was a sellout. If we can play in the league like we played today we should have no problems staying up. Well done to the vocal travelling support, never stopped all game. Never heard one peep from their fans until added time at the end.

[Redalert1970]

Just listened to Ged on radio Lancs and it comes across that all the loan players could be going back

Going to be a busy and tough January especially with Mansfield, Mk Dons and Crewe to play

[Vinny]

Just seen the highlights. First goal clearly off-side

[SouthernFriedShrimp]

As for where the fans were. We were making all the noise in the top half of the stand behind the goal we defended in the first half.
Swansea fans dotted about both side stands.
Nobody at all in the stand behind the goal at the other end for some reason.

[BerlinWaller]

A very enjoyable day out. Swansea itself was a lovely place with the people very friendly and welcoming pubs. The stewards at the ground were brilliant which helped our fans create a great atmosphere. Full credit to the young lads, they did the town proud.

As for the game, if Derek had set a team up like that, there would have been a riot. Sitting back like that against a 2nd string Swansea side was poor and the travelling fans deserved to see a team having a go.

[marky No.1]

Agree with all of that BW, a steward simply had a quiet word with a particular vocal Shrimp which ended up with a smile and a lowering of expletives, lol

[redrobo]

Agree with all of that BW, a steward simply had a quiet word with a particular vocal Shrimp which ended up with a smile and a lowering of expletives, lol

Maybe the Stewards who are on patrol in front of the dug outs at the Maz could learn a thing or two about how to communicate with fans rather than antagonize those of us who are constantly being watched by this heavy brigade throughout the game which has seen a husband and wife who have been fans for many years no longer attend.

Gate was 7670 with ???? from Morecambe.

[jackharris]

Absolutely no disgrace in that scoreline. Even their commentary team said it didn't look like two division difference. Please someone tell me that their ground is under renovation, no fans behind either goal yet their commentary said the game was a sellout. If we can play in the league like we played today we should have no problems staying up. Well done to the vocal travelling support, never stopped all game. Never heard one peep from their fans until added time at the end.

The Stadium holds 21,000 so it was not even close to a sell out, so you must have miss-heard what they said. The official crowd was 7,670, not a massive crowd, but the 5.30 kick off time put off the walk-up crowd. The Morecambe fans who attended did themselves proud. You seem to enjoy criticising us which is a shame. I’m sure if you get drawn at home to a smallish lower league team in say the FA Trophy, you will find your home support is going to find it hard to get motivated to have a good sing and you are not going to get a huge crowd. We played West Brom at home on New Years Day, won 1-0 and had a crowd of nearly 17,000. With around 1,200 away fans. That match was before the new manager he been employed and the feel good factor had returned.If he had been announced earlier we would have had a larger crowd yesterday. We have struggled this season so our crowds are lower. However, I’m sure we will get close to 2,000 going up to Birmingham on Saturday. Come along to the match and then you will see an atmosphere from the Jack Army. Shame every club has got fans like you.

[jackharris]

A very enjoyable day out. Swansea itself was a lovely place with the people very friendly and welcoming pubs. The stewards at the ground were brilliant which helped our fans create a great atmosphere. Full credit to the young lads, they did the town proud.

As for the game, if Derek had set a team up like that, there would have been a riot. Sitting back like that against a 2nd string Swansea side was poor and the travelling fans deserved to see a team having a go.

Thank you for your kind words and your support was excellent. They really did your club proud. Yes you definitely should have been more assertive as a side especially against the side we put out. Our second string goalkeeper is sometimes prone to the odd error. Once again thanks for the kind words and it was a pleasure playing you for the first time ever.

[jackharris]

As for where the fans were. We were making all the noise in the top half of the stand behind the goal we defended in the first half.
Swansea fans dotted about both side stands.
Nobody at all in the stand behind the goal at the other end for some reason.

No point opening the family stand (The South Stand) when the crowd was around the 7,000 mark. It would have cost more money for stewarding and catering. The two side stands can hold around 14,000 fans combined.

[jackharris]

2-0 now and game over. I have to say swansea are a poor team and maybe if we had started with the team we will finish with it may gave been a different result.

Our poor team (as you called us) just beat inform West Brom on New Years Day. We have had a shit season, but you can’t judge our side on the side that was picked yesterday. Like your side couldn’t be judged because you also made significant changes.

[jackharris]

Camera angles showing no fans behind either goal. I can understand the away fans being in the main stand, but I'm surprised no more home fans attending.

The Away fans were in the North Stand behind the goal. The crowd was 7,700ish which is not a bad crowd. Like with your away support the 5.30pm kick off time was a put off on a Saturday. There are few trains to many destinations our fans travel from for league matches. Our fan base is quite widespread and the West of Wales fans would have mainly given it a miss. We have also not had a full time manager in charge up until Friday morning. This has also had an effect on the numbers attending. This new manager has drawn our fan base together and we feel excited. The game yesterday was played just too soon after the appointment for more fans to have made an effort.

Funnily enough a 7,700 crowd is not that bad. I started supporting Swansea in 1985 and in those days and for the next 20 years that type of crowd down the Vetch Field was great! The last 15 years we have been spoilt in the new stadium playing in the Premier League and full houses of around 21,000. If you had wanted we would have supplied you with 3,500 tickets for that match yesterday (15% of the capacity). However, I know the kick off time, the size of your town and support, the huge distance and the cost of Christmas would have factored into the away support you had. So differently to you I was impressed with your following yesterday and the atmosphere they created.

[jackharris]

[marky No.1]

Thanks for the comments and insight Jack, much appreciated. Good luck in next round

[Crazeenick]

Some great feedback from the Swansea fans. Footy as it should be. Well done to the Shrimps fans that went all that way and represented the Club and the town so well.