Ross Stewart

[Football Special]

22 minutes ago, philipthehat said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg59ddygzevo

Pleased he won't play against us , Swansea dont seem to be missing him though, what a start to the season for them 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Football Special said:

Pleased he won't play against us , Swansea dont seem to be missing him though, what a start to the season for them 

Quad is not a nice injury although mine was accompanied with a badly torn meniscus.

Predictable though and whilst we are short in forward areas, at least we don’t have to pay Ross sick pay any longer.

[S-Clarke]

He didn't have a proper pre-season, didn't play at the world cup. He won't play much at all this year, count me surprised if he gets to double figures. 

I liked Stewart when he was fit, but the when he was fit thing is the big issue - and without a pre-season or proper conditioning I think Swansea have walked into a bit of a disaster there. For their sake they're lucky they kept Vipotnik

[St Chalet]

Ross Stewart and fitness are the modern day "your taxi is two minutes away"

[CSA96]

29 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

He didn't have a proper pre-season, didn't play at the world cup. He won't play much at all this year, count me surprised if he gets to double figures. 

I liked Stewart when he was fit, but the when he was fit thing is the big issue - and without a pre-season or proper conditioning I think Swansea have walked into a bit of a disaster there. For their sake they're lucky they kept Vipotnik

Agree. I totally get that he wanted to take time to assess his options and search for that longer contract but having absolutely no preseason felt like a big mistake. Probably more of a mistake for Swansea than Ross because it’s going to write off a chunk of year one of that three-year contract, he’s got the money locked up 

Edited 12 hours ago by CSA96

[The Kraken]

2 hours ago, Football Special said:

Pleased he won't play against us , Swansea dont seem to be missing him though, what a start to the season for them 

Vipotnik started on the bench again for them. He started their first game of the season and hasn’t started in the league since.

[beatlesaint]

23 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Vipotnik started on the bench again for them. He started their first game of the season and hasn’t started in the league since.

I bet he does now the transfer window is shut.

[Saint Pete]

3 hours ago, philipthehat said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg59ddygzevo

I feel sad for him really. He obviously doesn't get injured on purpose, it's just he is one of those players who has weaknesses in his body that mean he will unfortunately never be able to fulfil the potential he has. It must be so frustrating for him that whenever he seems to be progressing, his body sets him back again. 

That said, glad he won't be in their line up against us as we know the likely outcome of that! 

[beatlesaint]

25 minutes ago, Saint Pete said:

I feel sad for him really. He obviously doesn't get injured on purpose, it's just he is one of those players who has weaknesses in his body that mean he will unfortunately never be able to fulfil the potential he has. It must be so frustrating for him that whenever he seems to be progressing, his body sets him back again. 

That said, glad he won't be in their line up against us as we know the likely outcome of that! 

Yes I feel the same despite the way he left.

It must be so depressing for him to pick up injury after injury. 

[OldNick]

1 hour ago, Saint Pete said:

I feel sad for him really. He obviously doesn't get injured on purpose, it's just he is one of those players who has weaknesses in his body that mean he will unfortunately never be able to fulfil the potential he has. It must be so frustrating for him that whenever he seems to be progressing, his body sets him back again. 

That said, glad he won't be in their line up against us as we know the likely outcome of that! 

I have little sympathy, he was nursed back by us to get to the WC paying him probably millions, only then to use get out due to the last gme not being played to get out. I liked him but have no time now

[AlexLaw76]

Why does anyone feel sad for him? 

Give your heads a wobble

[Saint Pete]

1 hour ago, OldNick said:

I have little sympathy, he was nursed back by us to get to the WC paying him probably millions, only then to use get out due to the last gme not being played to get out. I liked him but have no time now

This one has been debated enough times. But pretty sure we also always had the option to trigger the extension at any earlier point, but we didn't do that for our own reasons. So each side did what they did to protect their own interests, fair enough, end of. In his case, he got a longer contract out of it, surely it's easy to see why he would want that security if someone would offer it given his injury record? The sympathy I have is on a human level, I would have same sympathy for any talented player who can't reach their full potential due to consistent injuries. 

Edited 7 hours ago by Saint Pete

[ally_uk]

Did he touch grass and spontaneously combust at Swansea unveiling..... 🤣

[sockeye]

Swansea was always going to be his last big pay day anyway. He'll follow it up with a stint at St. Mirren where he scores 1 goal in 11 appearances before retiring.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Why does anyone feel sad for him? 

Give your heads a wobble

Exactly. He's just signed a three year contract to make sure he's financially secure whilst sitting and watching football.

[suewhistle]

7 hours ago, HKsaint said:

Don’t worry. He just needs a fortnight to recover. 

Starting when?

[HKsaint]

Good question, from our past experience, we never knew starting from when or whether it had started. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

23 minutes ago, suewhistle said:

Starting when?

December!

[OldNick]

2 hours ago, Saint Pete said:

This one has been debated enough times. But pretty sure we also always had the option to trigger the extension at any earlier point, but we didn't do that for our own reasons. So each side did what they did to protect their own interests, fair enough, end of. In his case, he got a longer contract out of it, surely it's easy to see why he would want that security if someone would offer it given his injury record? The sympathy I have is on a human level, I would have same sympathy for any talented player who can't reach their full potential due to consistent injuries. 

Yes, yes, but we were still nursing him right until the end of the season. It seemed prudent to see that he didnt break down before the end of the season. I suspect the club may have felt he would show some gratitude for supporting him all that time whilst he was recovering again and again. Iam a very loyal person, but once that loyalty has been cut I am pretty unforgiving. He used a loophole to get out of his contract, this when the club was down and vulnerable, so forgive me for showing little sympathy, but he has the last laugh as he can again sit in the medical room whilst coining it in

[whelk]

You must be some sort of idiot at Swansea if they havent adjusted the contract to account for his injuries 

[Zorba]

11 hours ago, HKsaint said:

Don’t worry. He just needs a fortnight to recover. 

the endless two weeks begins..

[Give it to Ron]

Name the currently owned Burnley player look at his total performances in 3 years 

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, Give it to Ron said:

Name the currently owned Burnley player look at his total performances in 3 years 

Obafemi?

[Saint Pete]

3 hours ago, OldNick said:

Yes, yes, but we were still nursing him right until the end of the season. It seemed prudent to see that he didnt break down before the end of the season. I suspect the club may have felt he would show some gratitude for supporting him all that time whilst he was recovering again and again. Iam a very loyal person, but once that loyalty has been cut I am pretty unforgiving. He used a loophole to get out of his contract, this when the club was down and vulnerable, so forgive me for showing little sympathy, but he has the last laugh as he can again sit in the medical room whilst coining it in

Yes, like I said Saints protected their interests by waiting until the very last possible moment before offering him an extension (for the reasons that you state plus possibly that they weren't keen on triggering the extension in the event we were promoted?) And when we waited too long, he then looked after his own interests by seeking a longer deal, which Swansea (possibly stupidly) provided him. Not sure what the problem is there or why you are taking it so personally. "Loyalty" works both ways and in any case, I would have thought you would have worked out by now there isn't much of it about in football, particularly in the modern game!

And by the way, I don't think he will be laughing about sitting in the treatment room again, I would imagine he will be gutted that more time is being lost in his career, no matter how much he is being paid. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Saint Pete

[LiberalCommunist]

On 20/07/2026 at 20:25, LiberalCommunist said:

Yep. And Ross needs a pre season more than any other player. Or he'll start the season like a 56 year old man reaching too far for the remote with a bout of sciatica. Click click snap. 

He would have faired far better here. But alas, it wasn't to be.......

[Midfield_General]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing Swansea City to give Ross Stewart a three year deal