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Simply click HERE for a direct route to our listing. Go on, you know you want to…. The former winger is currently cutting his teeth in a coaching capacity with another of his former clubs, teaching Under 10s and Under 11s sides with Norwich City but the lure of South Wales is still a strong one for a player that enjoyed a two year spell with the Swans under Kenny Jackett.
His spell was brought to a premature end in June when a contract offer was withdrawn but that disappointment has done little to diminish his obvious affection for Swansea City. The flying winger, remembered as much for his spectacular collisions for the cause as for his ability to beat defenders, uses his interview to talk about his highs and lows at the Swans, his relationship with Kenny Jackett and life after he left the club — as well as delivering a heartfelt message to the fans he was forced to leave behind.
Our intrepid leading actor burst through the doors in Smyths with a huge wad of cash…and absolutely no idea what to spend it on.
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Together, Lisa and Dai combined the expertise they have and whizzed through the aisles selecting the safest and most appropriate toys at the best prices…Santa Sax and yours truly trailed behind pushing the trolleys! All of the satff in store chipped in, fetching trolleys, making suggestions, packing all of the goods — it was customer service at its very best. After a few hours traipsing through the toys Lisa and Dai had finally, FINALLY, spent all the money at their disposal and so, after a few formalities at the checkout Santa Sax and I disappeared to go and pick up the free PC whilst the Smyths elves boxed up all of our goodies.
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Now at this point you may be thinking that our intrepid hero Santa Sax is a great guy but I must point out that he spent the whole return journey from E Computers to Smyths wondering if he could steal the free hire van kindly provided by Days Hire without getting arrested. Fortunately I persuaded him that was not the wisest course of action and so he settled instead for filling up the back of the tantalising transit with all of the boxed goodies waiting for us at Smyths and we headed for the Hospital fully laden and ready to do our good deed for the day.
And so to the third act…and this is where I drop the light-hearted bordering on flippant stuff and get serious; because for any child in hospital it is an ordeal. But the absolutely fantastic staff on the ward can lessen that ordeal through the use of toys and play… if they have the goods there to use.
Budgets only stretch so far and all the stuff on the ward is heavily used and so has a shelf life and there is always a need to replenish the stocks. And toys are not just used on the ward to keep children occupied, they play a part in the treatment of the children as well. Having toys that they may be familiar with at home also brings a sense of normality and that can reduce the stress of a hospital stay. Once again it is in central midfield where the selection dilemmas exist: Thrown straight in on Tuesday Ki looked solid if not spectacular in a sometimes disjointed Swansea City performance whilst Kemy simply bossed the game and continued his excellent form so far this campaign.
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It will surprise no-one that Kemy would be my choice to start against the Cats. Danny Graham will again lead the line with his position the only one that has a lack of options, although clearance has finally been received for striker Itay Shechter and the likelihood is that the Israeli international will take his place on the bench to provide some cover. Both players will make their League debuts and there may be a third debutant in the shape of ex-Tottenham player Danny Rose, who might well start at left-back.
Sunderland however are a different proposition and they have plenty of talent in the shape of Sessegnon and Larsson plus the penetrative Adam Johnson. Can the Swans remain unbeaten under Laudrup competitively? Can we do what we failed to do last season and beat Sunderland?
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I say we can! The magnificent Michu is the one nominally playing just behind Danny Graham but he often dropped deep to receive the ball or to hunt down an opponent and get a tackle in, and this was no problem to our shape as one of the other midfielders took up his position and filled in.
With the ever dangerous Dyer and Routledge constantly moving inside and swapping sides it was poetry in motion watching the midfield mix and match so effectively…. Those five fighting it out for three spots will be fascinating to watch this season — unless of course you are Mark Gower, Stephen Dobbie or Andrea Orlandi I guess! I have no doubt that this Ki will fit in nicely wherever he is asked to play and he will almost certainly unlock even more success for Swansea City this season.
But the duration of our stay is wholly besides the point…the Swans topped the old First Division thirty years ago but it very nearly killed the club in the process and it has been a long haul back to the top division, never mind top of the Premier League. There was mixed news for the Swans before kick off; Spanish centre half Chico passed a fitness test and so Laudrup was able to name the same starting XI that took to the field at Loftus Road but Scott Sinclair was left out of the squad with the Western Mail reporting that the latest bid from Man City had been accepted.
The blow of losing Sinclair though was softened as record signing Ki Sung-Yeung was paraded before the game. The Hammers also signalled their aggressive but defensive intent by including James Tomkins just in front of the back four, with two other strong arm enforcers either side of him in the imposing shape of Mo Diame and the smaller but just as niggly Mark Noble.
A packed Liberty said a hearty hello to Michael Laudrup as the boss took his fancy new Swans seat in the dug-out for his first competitive home fixture and hopes were high after the five goal thrashing of Rangers the week before. But just like last week it was a scrappy opening from the Swans with possession given away regularly and cheaply and that stopped any flowing football from the home side in its tracks.
The home crowd went wild and so too did the mentality of the West Ham players as they upped the ante in the aggressive stakes and the Swans were forced to meet fire with fire, Michu and Chico in particular refusing to take a backwards step — referee Martin Atkinson having stern words with both of them. With half an hour on the clock the Swans were cruising but once again there was a parallel between this game and the QPR match as Michel Vorm was forced to make an incredible save shortly after the Swans scored; on this occasion it was Jarvis that was denied a debut goal as Vorm somehow managed to parry at point blank range.
As the fourth official announced three minute of injury time West Ham enjoyed their best spell of pressure of the first period, three corners in quick succession forcing Swans defenders to clear off the line twice. But any alteration to the score in the Hammers favour would have been massively unjust as they offered nothing other than long balls and bully boy tactics throughout the half. But it was the Swans that came closest to scoring again as Michu and Britton combined to set Danny Graham up, the striker curling a 20 yard effort on goal that Jaaskelainen was forced to turn aside for a corner.
Kevin Nolan went into the notebook at last, the midfielder getting his just desserts after a naughty challenge left Leon Britton in an albeit tiny heap, referee Atkinson brandishing a yellow card much to the delight of the home fans. The resulting free kick led to utter carnage in the box and Michu, Graham and Routledge himself all had chances to finish the Hammers off.
A couple of subs followed with Kemy coming on for the improving De Guzman and Routledge leaving to a standing ovation as he was replaced by Luke Moore.
Changes may have been effected but the overall pattern of the game continued as it had throughout the second period, the Swans dangerously dominating possession and the Hammers living off scraps. With the cushion of a three nil lead and less than ten minutes left on the clock, Laudrup made a real statement of intent for the season by bringing off Neil Taylor and giving a Premier League debut to Ben Davies, the youth team product getting plenty of touches and a whole lot of encouragement from the crowd as his side saw out the remaining minutes to seal the table-topping win.
It was pleasing to see us cope with a rough and ready West Ham side and after also beating a physical QPR team we are starting to show that we can cope with these sides. And the best thing is we are only going to get better from here — the introduction of Ki Sung-Yeung will provide even more goals and creative ability and expect at least one more arrival on the wing before the window shuts.
Really, if Scott Sinclair wants to leave this Swans set up to sit on the Manchester City bench then more fool him…. A win tomorrow for Swansea City and the club that was bottom of the Football League a decade ago will sit proudly at the top of the Premier League — the number one club in the country albeit for just a few hours. But while Jarvis goes straight into the West Ham squad Ki will sit things out as his transfer was not completed in time. Elsewhere in the back line it will be business as usual with Michel Vorm playing behind Ashley Williams, Angel Rangel and the continually impressive Neil Taylor.
In midfield Leon Britton will get the chance to face his old club in a Premier League fixture and who would have thought that when the diminutive midfielder joined our fight for our League lives all those years ago? With no deal yet secured for either Pablo Hernandez or Thomas Ince the wingers pick themselves…and so they should really as both Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge played significant roles against Rangers, the former scoring twice and the latter creating three of the five goals.
Contract rebel Scott Sinclair is still at the club as negotiations with Man City continue and his goal against QPR may see him come into the equation but it would be harsh to drop either Dyer or Routledge for SS21 — not that that ever stopped Brendan Rodgers! Focal point of the attack will once again be Danny Graham and after drawing a blank last week whilst his colleagues got five between them will leave the former Watford frontman itching to get on the scoresheet. Further forward lies the Hammers real strength with a robust midfield that also contains the main goal threat in the shape of the prolific Kevin Nolan.
The former Bolton and Newcastle midfielder will probably be flanked by long serving Mark Noble and the powerful Mo Diame, a summer signing from Wigan. Having said that our attacking prowess was there for all to see, even in that first half and with a bit more luck the Swans could have tripled their lead before half time. If the Swans can start the match with the sort of performance levels that were demonstrated after the break in that Rangers game then West Ham will find it very hard to live with us and the prospect of a narrow playing pairing of Dyer and Routledge running directly at the pedestrian James Collins has me slavering in anticipation.
Hammers fans though will be just as excited at the prospect of Kevin Nolan finding the gaps in our midfield and the possibility of Matt Jarvis tormenting a Swans side just as he did for Wolves at the Liberty in that quite mental draw earlier this year.