A laughing stock

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Fair play what an absolute class A bellend you are. I still remember the collection buckets for you at ninian park, I genuinely felt sorry for you, as I would have hated it to happen to us. Then again, you always have had an inferiority complex. That's backed up by your bitter post. Embarrassing.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Fair play what an absolute class A bellend you are. I still remember the collection buckets for you at ninian park, I genuinely felt sorry for you, as I would have hated it to happen to us. Then again, you always have had an inferiority complex. That's backed up by your bitter post. Embarrassing.

Yep the bucket collection was much appreciated. I'm starting one for you lot at our next home game. In the hope you can buy tan out.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Wasn't it YOUR club that reckoned it was England's answer to Barcelona not so long ago?

More 'selective memories' from our country cousins

The sad thing is WE didn't laugh when YOUR club nearly went down the tube. We passed buckets round and did what we could to help keep you going...and what did YOUR club do? They went into deliberate 'administration' and screwed the locals for any debts owed to them before borrowing the local council-owned stadium at a pittance of a rent

Comfortable up there in your Ivory Tower, JackF?

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Was you laughing troll when we pissec the championship last season. Was you laughing when we beat city and Fulham this season? No, you was on here trolling with your bitter comments.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Wasn't it YOUR club that reckoned it was England's answer to Barcelona not so long ago?

More 'selective memories' from our country cousins

The sad thing is WE didn't laugh when YOUR club nearly went down the tube. We passed buckets round and did what we could to help keep you going...and what did YOUR club do? They went into deliberate 'administration' and screwed the locals for any debts owed to them before borrowing the local council-owned stadium at a pittance of a rent

Comfortable up there in your Ivory Tower, JackF?

Dont think it was our club, owner or directors that said we were England's version of Barcelona. The press may have called us swansalona due to playing a similar type of football and a strong spanish link.
Yes we went into admin. But feck me it wasn't by choice and I think its fair to say we have learnt our lesson. Whats more for years we had shit owners and were a joke. No denying that. But pleas dont say you lot didn't love it just because of the odd bucket collection which was much appreciated at the time.
As for screwing creditors zzzzz play another one.

Bloody hell didnt think anyone could give the Jacks a worse name but Jack's post scrapes the barrel.

Yes we had the buckets out and nearly went under, however I dont think we at the time or before thought we were anything special and kept our feet on the ground.
You on the other hand for years and with many owners telling u shit have become a joke.
You allways believe the shit twats like hamman rindler and know this f*cking ideot come out with.
And as for us thinking we were Barcelona? It was the press that labeled us with that , not our board or fans.

Didn't we used to have some decent Swansea posters on here.

Didn't we used to have some decent Swansea posters on here.

You'll have to go a long way to find a decent swans poster, or even find a decent swans fan.

Complete and utter wankers they are.

I remember the SOS (save our Swans) campaign after the jacks fell from the old div 1 and they were tits up financially. There's even a framed poster of a charity match between them and Man United hanging in that little pub by the north bank when they had the begging bowls out in the eighties. Sooner or later they'll be getting them out again. They like to forget going bust and ripping people off while boasting of how well run they are. Only 'well run' now because they never paid their debts.

I remember the SOS (save our Swans) campaign after the jacks fell from the old div 1 and they were tits up financially. There's even a framed poster of a charity match between them and Man United hanging in that little pub by the north bank when they had the begging bowls out in the eighties. Sooner or later they'll be getting them out again. They like to forget going bust and ripping people off while boasting of how well run they are. Only 'well run' now because they never paid their debts.

Right lets see if we can put this to bed once and for all. Doubt it be here goes.

1) we were a financial mess
2) we did go into admin in the early eighties and go wound up
3) we did enter a cva when petty left
4) we did have a lot of help and support from other clubs especially utd and Liverpool without who we would have gone forever.
5) nobody set out to rip anybody off. The majority of creditors agreed to the cva
6) nobody has forgotten about the dark days infact quite the opposite.
Which leads me to since the cva:
7) we never pretended to be a billy big bollocks
8) we have never gone begging around the world for foreign investment
9) we had to change the way we played to try to compete as we didnt spend money we didn't have.
10) we lost the best young manager in the country twice due to our stringent spending
11) we have been ridiculed by some fans clubs due to our stringent spending
12) we have had to sell to buy for years and have lost so much talent for this reason
13) we haven't sold out to any tan dick or Harry.

Were we perfect? f**k no we were a shambles, a disgrace and a joke . However unlike many clubs we didn't look for a quick fix. We decided to do things properly and be responsible. No imo thats something to be proud off. To admit your mistakes and to learn from them. Which is clearly what we have done. You lot couldn't be more wrong when you say we have forgotten about going bust as nothing is further from the truth. Its these memories that make us so proud of being the first welsh club in the premier league, the first welsh club to qualify for Europe via an English tournament and the first welsh club to win a trophy for over 80 years.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Wasn't it YOUR club that reckoned it was England's answer to Barcelona not so long ago?

More 'selective memories' from our country cousins

The sad thing is WE didn't laugh when YOUR club nearly went down the tube. We passed buckets round and did what we could to help keep you going...and what did YOUR club do? They went into deliberate 'administration' and screwed the locals for any debts owed to them before borrowing the local council-owned stadium at a pittance of a rent

Comfortable up there in your Ivory Tower, JackF?

Dont think it was our club, owner or directors that said we were England's version of Barcelona. The press may have called us swansalona due to playing a similar type of football and a strong spanish link.
Yes we went into admin. But feck me it wasn't by choice and I think its fair to say we have learnt our lesson. Whats more for years we had shit owners and were a joke. No denying that. But pleas dont say you lot didn't love it just because of the odd bucket collection which was much appreciated at the time.
As for screwing creditors zzzzz play another one.

JackF, I can hand on heart say I didn't enjoy what your club went through (the same as when Newport and Wrexham did) as it was one of the "there but for the grace of God" situations that many years later nearly happened to us

I wouldn't wish that on ANY club (with the possible exception of Stoke City ) and like many other true Bluebirds I put my hand in my pocket for the fund-raising. It doesn't make me anything special; it just meant that (despite the banter on here) I had sympathy for a struggling club that on many occasions could of been my club

The creditor thing, I'm afraid, is an inescapable fact your club have to live with and for all people knock this club and its owner, we paid back at the rate of 100 p in the £ when we COULD have taken the easy route like Swansea

The point of my post was that sometimes it is better to leave some subjects alone when posting on a rivals MB (which personally I have never done)

I remember the SOS (save our Swans) campaign after the jacks fell from the old div 1 and they were tits up financially. There's even a framed poster of a charity match between them and Man United hanging in that little pub by the north bank when they had the begging bowls out in the eighties. Sooner or later they'll be getting them out again. They like to forget going bust and ripping people off while boasting of how well run they are. Only 'well run' now because they never paid their debts.

Right lets see if we can put this to bed once and for all. Doubt it be here goes.

1) we were a financial mess
2) we did go into admin in the early eighties and go wound up
3) we did enter a cva when petty left
4) we did have a lot of help and support from other clubs especially utd and Liverpool without who we would have gone forever.
5) nobody set out to rip anybody off. The majority of creditors agreed to the cva
6) nobody has forgotten about the dark days infact quite the opposite.
Which leads me to since the cva:
7) we never pretended to be a billy big bollocks
8) we have never gone begging around the world for foreign investment
9) we had to change the way we played to try to compete as we didnt spend money we didn't have.
10) we lost the best young manager in the country twice due to our stringent spending
11) we have been ridiculed by some fans clubs due to our stringent spending
12) we have had to sell to buy for years and have lost so much talent for this reason
13) we haven't sold out to any tan dick or Harry.

Were we perfect? f**k no we were a shambles, a disgrace and a joke . However unlike many clubs we didn't look for a quick fix. We decided to do things properly and be responsible. No imo thats something to be proud off. To admit your mistakes and to learn from them. Which is clearly what we have done. You lot couldn't be more wrong when you say we have forgotten about going bust as nothing is further from the truth. Its these memories that make us so proud of being the first welsh club in the premier league, the first welsh club to qualify for Europe via an English tournament and the first welsh club to win a trophy for over 80 years.

Brought a little tear to my eye, that did!

I remember the SOS (save our Swans) campaign after the jacks fell from the old div 1 and they were tits up financially. There's even a framed poster of a charity match between them and Man United hanging in that little pub by the north bank when they had the begging bowls out in the eighties. Sooner or later they'll be getting them out again. They like to forget going bust and ripping people off while boasting of how well run they are. Only 'well run' now because they never paid their debts.

Right lets see if we can put this to bed once and for all. Doubt it be here goes.

1) we were a financial mess
2) we did go into admin in the early eighties and go wound up
3) we did enter a cva when petty left
4) we did have a lot of help and support from other clubs especially utd and Liverpool without who we would have gone forever.
5) nobody set out to rip anybody off. The majority of creditors agreed to the cva
6) nobody has forgotten about the dark days infact quite the opposite.
Which leads me to since the cva:
7) we never pretended to be a billy big bollocks
8) we have never gone begging around the world for foreign investment
9) we had to change the way we played to try to compete as we didnt spend money we didn't have.
10) we lost the best young manager in the country twice due to our stringent spending
11) we have been ridiculed by some fans clubs due to our stringent spending
12) we have had to sell to buy for years and have lost so much talent for this reason
13) we haven't sold out to any tan dick or Harry.

Were we perfect? f**k no we were a shambles, a disgrace and a joke . However unlike many clubs we didn't look for a quick fix. We decided to do things properly and be responsible. No imo thats something to be proud off. To admit your mistakes and to learn from them. Which is clearly what we have done. You lot couldn't be more wrong when you say we have forgotten about going bust as nothing is further from the truth. Its these memories that make us so proud of being the first welsh club in the premier league, the first welsh club to qualify for Europe via an English tournament and the first welsh club to win a trophy for over 80 years.

Brought a little tear to my eye, that did!

With respect, so it should

I remember the SOS (save our Swans) campaign after the jacks fell from the old div 1 and they were tits up financially. There's even a framed poster of a charity match between them and Man United hanging in that little pub by the north bank when they had the begging bowls out in the eighties. Sooner or later they'll be getting them out again. They like to forget going bust and ripping people off while boasting of how well run they are. Only 'well run' now because they never paid their debts.

Right lets see if we can put this to bed once and for all. Doubt it be here goes.

1) we were a financial mess
2) we did go into admin in the early eighties and go wound up
3) we did enter a cva when petty left
4) we did have a lot of help and support from other clubs especially utd and Liverpool without who we would have gone forever.
5) nobody set out to rip anybody off. The majority of creditors agreed to the cva
6) nobody has forgotten about the dark days infact quite the opposite.
Which leads me to since the cva:
7) we never pretended to be a billy big bollocks
8) we have never gone begging around the world for foreign investment
9) we had to change the way we played to try to compete as we didnt spend money we didn't have.
10) we lost the best young manager in the country twice due to our stringent spending
11) we have been ridiculed by some fans clubs due to our stringent spending
12) we have had to sell to buy for years and have lost so much talent for this reason
13) we haven't sold out to any tan dick or Harry.

Were we perfect? f**k no we were a shambles, a disgrace and a joke . However unlike many clubs we didn't look for a quick fix. We decided to do things properly and be responsible. No imo thats something to be proud off. To admit your mistakes and to learn from them. Which is clearly what we have done. You lot couldn't be more wrong when you say we have forgotten about going bust as nothing is further from the truth. Its these memories that make us so proud of being the first welsh club in the premier league, the first welsh club to qualify for Europe via an English tournament and the first welsh club to win a trophy for over 80 years.

Can't really argue with that!!

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Wasn't it YOUR club that reckoned it was England's answer to Barcelona not so long ago?

More 'selective memories' from our country cousins

The sad thing is WE didn't laugh when YOUR club nearly went down the tube. We passed buckets round and did what we could to help keep you going...and what did YOUR club do? They went into deliberate 'administration' and screwed the locals for any debts owed to them before borrowing the local council-owned stadium at a pittance of a rent

Comfortable up there in your Ivory Tower, JackF?

Dont think it was our club, owner or directors that said we were England's version of Barcelona. The press may have called us swansalona due to playing a similar type of football and a strong spanish link.
Yes we went into admin. But feck me it wasn't by choice and I think its fair to say we have learnt our lesson. Whats more for years we had shit owners and were a joke. No denying that. But pleas dont say you lot didn't love it just because of the odd bucket collection which was much appreciated at the time.
As for screwing creditors zzzzz play another one.

JackF, I can hand on heart say I didn't enjoy what your club went through (the same as when Newport and Wrexham did) as it was one of the "there but for the grace of God" situations that many years later nearly happened to us

I wouldn't wish that on ANY club (with the possible exception of Stoke City ) and like many other true Bluebirds I put my hand in my pocket for the fund-raising. It doesn't make me anything special; it just meant that (despite the banter on here) I had sympathy for a struggling club that on many occasions could of been my club

The creditor thing, I'm afraid, is an inescapable fact your club have to live with and for all people knock this club and its owner, we paid back at the rate of 100 p in the £ when we COULD have taken the easy route like Swansea

The point of my post was that sometimes it is better to leave some subjects alone when posting on a rivals MB (which personally I have never done)

But thats my point. Im not ashamed of what happened. It was the result of many many factors. Luckily the community ralied around and agreed to the cva which seems to be a fact many on here seem to miss. Many of those businesses have been rewarded many times over since as have many many other local businesses. So in hindsight it was a tough decision that ultimately benefited the new owners and the club, but also the city, local community and business sector.
Surely though another key issue is the amounts concerned. We were talking of a few hundred thousand. Not hundred millions. So in reality it has never been the easy route for you as it wouldn't have worked.
And as I keep on saying nobody is proud of those years. But everybody is proud of what we have become, what we have achieved and how we have changed in the years that followed.

People up and down the lands now realise that we are in the grip of a man determined to be an attention seeker only interested in promoting himself and his sycophantic buddies. From his tucked in trousers and tight red top and sweep over he is the image the rest of the country see. Who knows what will happen next. Discuss!

Your been a laughing stock for years. As soon as scam said your as big as barca and the only way PL football could come to wales. We have laughed and laughed. We laughed at your continued bottling and risdales golden promise. We laughed as you all ruled out a rebrand andthen backtracked and grovelled for vinny to stay. Comedy gold club.

Wasn't it YOUR club that reckoned it was England's answer to Barcelona not so long ago?

More 'selective memories' from our country cousins

The sad thing is WE didn't laugh when YOUR club nearly went down the tube. We passed buckets round and did what we could to help keep you going...and what did YOUR club do? They went into deliberate 'administration' and screwed the locals for any debts owed to them before borrowing the local council-owned stadium at a pittance of a rent

Comfortable up there in your Ivory Tower, JackF?

Dont think it was our club, owner or directors that said we were England's version of Barcelona. The press may have called us swansalona due to playing a similar type of football and a strong spanish link.
Yes we went into admin. But feck me it wasn't by choice and I think its fair to say we have learnt our lesson. Whats more for years we had shit owners and were a joke. No denying that. But pleas dont say you lot didn't love it just because of the odd bucket collection which was much appreciated at the time.
As for screwing creditors zzzzz play another one.

JackF, I can hand on heart say I didn't enjoy what your club went through (the same as when Newport and Wrexham did) as it was one of the "there but for the grace of God" situations that many years later nearly happened to us

I wouldn't wish that on ANY club (with the possible exception of Stoke City ) and like many other true Bluebirds I put my hand in my pocket for the fund-raising. It doesn't make me anything special; it just meant that (despite the banter on here) I had sympathy for a struggling club that on many occasions could of been my club

The creditor thing, I'm afraid, is an inescapable fact your club have to live with and for all people knock this club and its owner, we paid back at the rate of 100 p in the £ when we COULD have taken the easy route like Swansea

The point of my post was that sometimes it is better to leave some subjects alone when posting on a rivals MB (which personally I have never done)

But thats my point. Im not ashamed of what happened. It was the result of many many factors. Luckily the community ralied around and agreed to the cva which seems to be a fact many on here seem to miss. Many of those businesses have been rewarded many times over since as have many many other local businesses. So in hindsight it was a tough decision that ultimately benefited the new owners and the club, but also the city, local community and business sector.
Surely though another key issue is the amounts concerned. We were talking of a few hundred thousand. Not hundred millions. So in reality it has never been the easy route for you as it wouldn't have worked.
And as I keep on saying nobody is proud of those years. But everybody is proud of what we have become, what we have achieved and how we have changed in the years that followed.

Quote: "So in hindsight it was a tough decision that ultimately benefited the new owners and the club, but also the city, local community and business sector"

That is likely true, but I doubt those loyal businesses that went to the wall because of it will appreciate it, will they?

With regard to "proud of what we have become", I say so you should be. Just do it with a little more thought and dignity; particularly when posting on another club's MB where people know what really happened down there