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Swansea City Swansea.com Stadium 22/12/2023 - themaclad - 18-12-2023 Swansea City v Preston North End Swansea.Com.Stadium 19.45 hrs 22/12/2023 https://www.swanseacity.com/ LAST TIME OUT FORM GUIDE SWANS 8 PNE 7 IN FORM https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/swanseacity/forum/ https://www.not606.com/forums/swansea-city.55/ CULTURAL THING SINGING AND DRINKING Swansea hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1863, 1891, 1907, 1926, 1964, 1982 and 2006. The 2006 event occupied the site of the former Felindre tinplate works to the north of the city and featured a strikingly pink main tent. In 2009 Swansea Council launched Wales's only week long St David's Week festival in venues throughout the city. The Beginning and Do Not Go Gentle are Festivals in the Uplands area of the city where Dylan Thomas was born and lived for 23 years. Swansea is known for its celebration of Beaujolais Day with people booking tables in restaurants and bars for the day up to a year in advance to ensure they can sample the year's newly released Beaujolais wine. Historian Peter Stead argues that its rise in popularity there can be traced to the city's No Sign Bar, owned in the 1960s by former Wales rugby union captain Clem Thomas, who owned a house in Burgundy and could transport Beaujolais quickly and cheaply to south Wales, and suggests that it reflected Swansea's efforts to "gentrify and intellectualise itself" at the time. In 2015 it was estimated that Beaujolais Day contributed £5 million to the local economy. RE: Swansea City Swansea.com Stadium 22/12/2023 - themaclad - 20-12-2023 Who’s Available? After taking a knock to his ankle in the defeat to Watford, Liam Millar is expected to be ready and available for this fixture. Emil Riis, who has been sidelined since the opening weekend of 2023, is not likely to feature before the end of the year, with the New Year now the target for the striker. Ryan Lowe confirmed 23 outfield players were due to train on Thursday morning so there is plenty of competition for places. Opposition Focus swansea_group_celie_2324.jpg Swansea City sit 18th in the Championship ahead of the weekend’s round of fixtures and they’re still without a permanent boss at the helm, since the departure of Michael Duff earlier this month. Alan Sheehan, who was assistant to Duff, has been in interim charge ever since, tasting victory in his first match against Rotherham United, before a draw at Stoke City and defeat to Middlesbrough. Swansea hasn’t been a particularly happy hunting ground for North End in years gone by, having only won there once since 1961. Match Officials Referee: Robert Madley Assistant Referees: Craig Taylor and Blake Antrobus Fourth Official: John Busby Robert Madley will referee his second PNE match of the season on Friday, with his first incidentally coming against Swansea City’s rivals Cardiff City in November. Madley has shown 67 yellow cards and four reds – including his dismissal of Robbie Brady – in 13 matches so far this season. Apparently Lowe's interview when he has a pop at the fans who gave him grief has gone down like a lead balloon with the folks who have splashed out hard earned money to watch some of the tripe we have played over the recent weeks(aka supporters) His period in charge is now time limited another hapless display on Friday will surely bring him his exit. Cannot slag the support will end only one way. There will be a match blog on Saturday depending on what time I get back from the Principality RE: Swansea City Swansea.com Stadium 22/12/2023 - themaclad - 23-12-2023 Swansea City 2 Paterson 2 Preston North End 1 Miller Swansea City line-up: Rushworth; Darling (Yates, 70), Cabango, Humphreys; Key (Naughton, 82), Fulton, Grimes, Tymon (Wood, 82); Walsh (Bolasie, 69), Paterson; Lowe (Cullen, 87). Subs not used: Fisher, Allen, Patino, Cooper. PNE line-up: Cornell; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Potts, McCann, Ledson, Brady (Millar, 45); Holmes (Frøkjær, 77), Browne (Woodburn, 90+4); Evans (Osmajić, 77). Subs not used: Woodman, Whiteman, Keane, Whatmough, Best. Attendance: 15,098 (246 PNE fans). Referee: Mr R Madley. 246 hardy souls from the North West , took the 10 hour round trip to witness a performance that had an end of days performance similar to the latter end of Westley's tenure. Arriving at the ground at 5.30pm, the now traditional wander round the retail park before the game, probably the highlight of the entire even took place outside B&Q, man buys a piece of wood as big as a door, then tries to get into the back of his car, me and mate looked at each other and said ain't going to go in, last seen the guy was going back into the store and was probably asking for someone to deliver it far him. Team wise Mr Fantastic's side reeked of negativity all the better attacking players were on the bench, he wanted a draw he didn't get which is all the more galling because this was not a good Swansea side but to be fair probably Swansea fans were thinking the exact same of us. The first half saw two sides playing exactly the same way badly. Tedious slow build up and then when you have run out of ideas pump it forward, truly dire. Swans had a couple of decent chances both saved by Cornell the first from Lowe was an excellent save. This was his first league game for us, did alright apart from some of his kicking was ropey. Brady had our one effort it went miles wide, which brings me to the Irishman who he started before Miller is lost on me, anyway he got injured and on cam the Canadian and hey presto we have an attacking outlet. Zero all at half time Better from us in the second period, needless to say we went one down, Hughes beaten doown our left, ball into the box ends up with PATERSON who sweeps the ball into the far corner, he would do the same in the 95th minute. The goal actuallywoke us up looked dangerous and about 10 minutes later MILLER curled in a great goal having scared the home defenders witless. Game most defintely on, thought we looked the most likely as the home fans were staring to have a pop at their board which is always a sign things on the pitch are going slightly badly. Draw looked on the cards but a horror of an error by McCann and the away end was dancing with tears in their eyes as PATERSONpotted the winner. Speaking of potting Mr Fantastic is now running out of time, we have decent players but he is not playing a system which will get the best out of them, never mind easy game next, Leeds at home. Swansea caretaker head coach Alan Sheehan: "I'm delighted with the win. Winning is a good habit to have in the Championship. We haven't been good enough at home. "In an ideal world you want the wonderful performance and to win the game, but we did enough to win the game. "Were we fluent? Probably no. They are a physical team and you have to deal with that. We tried to build through the thirds. We didn't really build the tempo we wanted to. "Sometimes you have to grind it out and two moments of absolute quality from Jamie Paterson win us the game." Preston manager Ryan Lowe: "I am disappointed. It's still raw. I am gutted that we just couldn't see it through to get a point. "We are disappointed with the first goal. We have left him unmarked inside the box and he scores a good goal - you can't leave good players unmarked. "The second one, we know we should pass forwards, play percentages. We have been undone by one of our own mistakes. "I will have to lift myself first and foremost because I feel as if I am letting people down. I have to take the brunt of it, I am the manager. We will be in tomorrow afternoon and I will have to lift the players."