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Swansea are the ideal opposition for us. They play the same way as us, make similar mistakes and have similar weaknesses. If we could play them every week we'd win the Championship.

My god that is horrible from us. Poor pass from Ramsdale, Smallbone can't control and they hot the post.

We are going to miss Walker Peters next year. Is there any chance at all that no Prem side wants him?

Decent first touch and very good passer of the ball. Can't tackle for toffee. I wonder what Juric likes from his central midfielders.

Get the ball wide, Swansea fail to clear and its 3-0. Nice one Saints. Smallbone is back. United win the penalty shootout. We'll get them in the next round.

Swansea are quite literally just a shitter version of us. Put them under any pressure when trying to pass it out from the back and they lose it.

Swansea break, two unmarked in the middle. Bednarek thankfully cuts out the cross. How does that happen when you are playing five at the back.

we nearly scored from a set piece. Our press is not good.

He played OK in some championship games, less so in others. It's a pretty weak Swansea side, especially at the back.

Probably more to do with the much lower level opposition.

Bree and Bednarek passing it back and forth to each other is something I want to see as little of as possible. Worked out though and we create another chance.

Nice passing move. Sulemana's pace creates the chance, he makes a decent cross. 2-0. Bit harsh on Swansea, but we'll take it.

Try to pass it out from the back, but Bednarek's touch is hideous, loses it and we do well not to concede. It easy to see why we keep losing in the prem.

Swansea should score on that break, but they fuck it up. In the Prem we concede there. No idea where our central midfield was.

Very bright start from him. The rest of the game look like it's being played in slow motion.

Baz is here until 2027. McCarthy to 2026. Assuming Ramsdale is sold, and Lumley departs, do we look to bring in another number 1? Wonder if we afford that in the championship?

Maybe we signed McCarthy to be back up, because we negotiated a fee with PSV for Bijlow in mid August, but he obviously failed a medical. Ramsdale was then signed. Not sure why we gave McCarthy a two year deal with Baz likely back in the frame half way through that deal.

or they were equally impressed by what he was doing at Stade Rennes and think Saints are possibly the problem.

Got injured in the Oxford friendly, which must have killed the deal. Benfica then signed left winger Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

What were you expecting?

Brereton scored goals for Sheff United in the top flight, so maybe they see him in a sightly more favourable light? He could be the difference maker for the blades or Sunderland's promotion. Maybe we can play hardball?

Fair point but with Stewart's availability a major question and assuming Onuachu departs, we will need a central striker. I was actually thinking more about wide men and creative players to supply these prolific strikers. We need to sign some creativity, unless you think Fraser, Sulemena, Amo-Ameyaw and Edozie will give us that? Brooks was better for us than some think and needs replacing. If Dibling stays, that would ease my concerns. KWP was also one of our most creative players in the Championship and it looks unlikely he will be here next season (you never know).

No idea. It looks like Juric doesn't want him, so I would guess we would push for that. Doesn't mean we will get it.

Brereton now linked with Sunderland for a loan.

what? We agreed a £16.8m fee? What happened? Did he not want to go there?