Away Match Build-Up 03/05/25: Championship: Swansea City v OUFC

[Northstandboy]

Match Referee: James Bell - STATS
Swanseacity.com Stadium
Saturday 3rd May 2025 @ 1230 -

 

[holdsteady]

Game cancelled after half an hour as everyone just packs up and heads to the beach for a paddle and to build sandcastles, 0-0 draw awarded.

 

[SteMerritt]

1-0 Oxford, towering backpost header from Tyler Goodrham. After the game Cameron Brannagan carried off the pitch on shoulders of Swansea fans who had spent the game serenading him about the goal that sent Cardiff City down. Rowett shocks everyone by not wearing a cap during the game. Marselino picked in starting lineup causing mass internet outages across the east of the globe.

 

[Lost Marbles]

1-0 Oxford, towering backpost header from Tyler Goodrham. After the game Cameron Brannagan carried off the pitch on shoulders of Swansea fans who had spent the game serenading him about the goal that sent Cardiff City down. Rowett shocks everyone by not wearing a cap during the game. Marselino picked in starting lineup causing mass internet outages across the east of the globe.

You missed the dog running onto the pitch.

 

[SteMerritt]

You missed the dog running onto the pitch.

RIP Amersham Dave.

 

[Essexyellows]

End the season on a high with a swashbuckling display of flowing football and a 3-0 away win.

Vaulks to launch 3 missiles into the box all taking deflections off someone's backside, knee, toe or other anatomical part.

 

[Sarge]

we going to win this one, fancy 0-3- hatrick from 'Lino off the bench?

 

[Manorlounger]

we going to win this one, fancy 0-3- hatrick from 'Lino off the bench?

Assist from Romeny!

 

[tonyw]

I know some of the comments are in jest, but we really, really should play Marselino on Saturday. And not just bring him on in injury time - either start him, or get him half an hour. And we should announce that we're doing so a couple of days before the game.

If we're serious about being a Top 30 club, then we need to work out how we're going to generate Top 30 revenues. It isn't going to ever be from our matchday revenues, even if the Triangle gets built. So it's got to be commercial revenues. And what we have, that noone else does, is Indonesia......so let's play into that.
(plus if we keep Erick happy, he's more likely to drop a few mill on another striker for us in the summer)

Otherwise - don't really care who plays. Give a game to whoever fancies it!

 

[holdsteady]

I know some of the comments are in jest, but we really, really should play Marselino on Saturday. And not just bring him on in injury time - either start him, or get him half an hour. And we should announce that we're doing so a couple of days before the game.

If we're serious about being a Top 30 club, then we need to work out how we're going to generate Top 30 revenues. It isn't going to ever be from our matchday revenues, even if the Triangle gets built. So it's got to be commercial revenues. And what we have, that noone else does, is Indonesia......so let's play into that.
(plus if we keep Erick happy, he's more likely to drop a few mill on another striker for us in the summer)

Otherwise - don't really care who plays. Give a game to whoever fancies it!

You will get people moan but he should start, it’s a nothing game, next season is going to be tougher than this and this is an easy win to put some money in the coffers for building towards that.

 

[stokeu]

Otherwise - don't really care who plays. Give a game to whoever fancies it!

I’ll take left bach, thanks!

 

[PQ]

“Left bach”..Wales.. very droll.. or fat fingers?

 

[PQ]

Romeny and Marselino to start

 

[MG]

What is particularly whacky about this game is that were we to win and results go our way, we could end up 14th above Norwich, QPR and Pompey.

 

[PQ]

…wouldn’t that be just something! COYY..the beach comes after next weekend. Sure GR will be looking for a good finish.. ie a draw at least

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Both worth a run out?

 

[Left Wing Cross]

You would think most of the benchwarmers on Saturday will start against Swansea

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

Respectfully disagree with the general consensus here.

Pressure is off, yes - but I still want us to secure a 3rd away win (14th in total) and finish as high as possible.

I think the optics for recruitment of finishing 14th would be very different from 20th too.

Obviously rest Brannagan, Vaulks - anyone who is a risk or has been playing with injury.

But other than that, best foot forward. There are 2,600 of us making the trip and it would be nice to sign off a fantastic season in the best way possible.

 

[ThatSlopesATwelfthMan]

What is particularly whacky about this game is that were we to win and results go our way, we could end up 14th above Norwich, QPR and Pompey.

Yeah, that should influence how we approach the game. Aim as high as possible. To set the highest possible baseline for next season and as an added reassurance when negotiating with new signings. It'll be a great day out for us fans but I hope the team give it everything we've got.

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

Cumming
Ter Avest - Helik (c) - Nelson - Leigh
McEachran - Matos
Goodrham - Rodrigues - Placheta
Romeny​

 

[Jster]

Idris was just behind us in the SSU on Saturday, and he did not look like he'd be playing again this season.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Cumming
Ter Avest, Helik, Nelson, Bennett
McEachran, Matos
Lino, Tyler, Placheta
Romeny​

 

[tonyw]

Cumming
Ter Avest - Helik (c) - Nelson - Leigh
McEachran - Matos
Goodrham - Rodrigues - Placheta
Romeny​

This looks pretty good to me.

But I would also have a pre-planned substitution of Lino for RR after 60 minutes. So pre-planned that everyone in Indonesia knows it's going to happen in time to purchase streams for the game!

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Helik has been carrying a knock for weeks. Will be interesting to see if Leicester are okay with us playing Nelson, or whether they just want him back in one piece ASAP.

 

[TobyDavis34]

A reminder, I have a ticket going for this match as I can no longer make it. You’d have to collect from me on the morning of the game; not too bad if you’re coming by car, I’m a 15 minute detour from the M4.

 

[Stranger]

I can't see Elliott Moore not starting

 

[carefreeoufc]

Helik has been carrying a knock for weeks. Will be interesting to see if Leicester are okay with us playing Nelson, or whether they just want him back in one piece ASAP.

If that’s the case, I wouldn’t mind seeing Moore and Long in the middle with Ter Avest and Leigh either side.

Keen to get as close to mid table as possible now from a player transfer perspective.

 

[BD Yellow]

Pressure off the ref we finally get a penalty.

 

[tonyw]

Helik has been carrying a knock for weeks. Will be interesting to see if Leicester are okay with us playing Nelson, or whether they just want him back in one piece ASAP.

Do they have a say in the matter?

I know you can have clauses where a player can't play against his parent club, but you can't recall a player between transfer windows and I didn't think that you could (legally) dictate which games a loanee at another club could or couldn't play?

They might ask us not to play him, and we might p**s them off if we do.....but, y'know, hell with them, really. We'll be competing with them next year so we don't need their goodwill. I'd like to see Nelson in yellow one more time.

 

[Jster]

I thought sides were keen for us to *play* the players they loan us, not to rest them!