| I just want to say 07:06 - Dec 31 with 7258 views | stAteSwan |
My first post on this site. I have been following the Swans quietly here from the states for the last 4 years. The first time I ever watched the club play was 4 years ago. It was sort of an accident. I was looking to find a premier league team to root for, and a Man Utd fan that I know told me that I "Should root for one of the big clubs because they are the only ones who win anything. No one ever roots for the others." Naturally, I took his advice and found one of what he calls "the others." I literally decided to look up what everyone considered the least likely team to remain in the Premier League that year, and root for them to prove a point. Everyone was convinced Swansea was going to be relegated...because the swans didn't have the budget or investment to compete at the highest level.
I used what I am forever sure was an internet stream that was completely illegal, and watched my first ever Swans Game, a home game against Arsenal, and I was hooked. I fell in love with the style of play, and the way that the side never gave up.
Beginning the next year, I watched every game that I could possibly find on whatever bootleg streams were available. I probably at the time couldn't have named a single player for some of the other sides, but I could name every Swan player. Much of that is still true today.
I discovered Planet Swans about a year ago and have been lurking on this site since that time. I wanted to jump in the discussion several times, but I was still learning the difference in the English language between the UK and the USA, and was worried I would figure out a way to massively offend all of you. I showed up now because, even after the disaster at Anfield Monday, I wanted to remind all of you that Swansea has still made incredible progress over the years if you've managed to get someone like me, whose never set foot on British Soil, and has no connections to Wales at all, as a fan.
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| I just want to say on 07:14 - Dec 31 with 5220 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
Great post and welcome aboard - your story on becoming a Swans fan is very similar to my own. Where in the USA do you live? |  |
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| I just want to say on 07:19 - Dec 31 with 5208 views | stAteSwan |
| I just want to say on 07:14 - Dec 31 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Great post and welcome aboard - your story on becoming a Swans fan is very similar to my own. Where in the USA do you live? |
Live in Arkansas...work in Memphis. The Mississippi River is the backdrop of my commute to work daily. | | | |
| I just want to say on 07:32 - Dec 31 with 5183 views | SwansNZ |
Welcome to the mad house  |  |
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| I just want to say on 07:35 - Dec 31 with 5172 views | 1jack |
| I just want to say on 07:32 - Dec 31 by SwansNZ |
Welcome to the mad house |
And may God have mercy on your soul.  |  | | |
| I just want to say on 07:38 - Dec 31 with 5159 views | Tummer_from_Texas |
| I just want to say on 07:19 - Dec 31 by stAteSwan |
Live in Arkansas...work in Memphis. The Mississippi River is the backdrop of my commute to work daily. |
Ah - I'm pretty pissed at Arkansas after the Hogs took my Longhorns to the woodshed! (Monday was a rough sports day for me, to put it mildly.) | |
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| I just want to say on 07:43 - Dec 31 with 5146 views | stAteSwan |
| I just want to say on 07:38 - Dec 31 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Ah - I'm pretty pissed at Arkansas after the Hogs took my Longhorns to the woodshed! (Monday was a rough sports day for me, to put it mildly.) |
I hate the Razorbacks, so I was pretty upset by that result as well. I was relying on you guys to make my day yesterday...no such luck. | | | |
| I just want to say on 07:45 - Dec 31 with 5142 views | stAteSwan |
| I just want to say on 07:32 - Dec 31 by SwansNZ |
Welcome to the mad house |
I am well aware of what I am getting into when I signed up. I swear a few posters here are actually Man U fans in disguise.
Thanks for the welcome though. | | | |
| I just want to say on 08:10 - Dec 31 with 5097 views | Edmundo |
Welcome along, hope you're stay here is a positive one. The more the merrier!
I like that you decided to go for one of less popular sides and that go's against the grain of most stateside advice.
Stick with us, can be fun here
Avoid politics/religion and anything controversial and you'll be ok 😎 |  |
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| I just want to say on 08:17 - Dec 31 with 5082 views | Kilkennyjack |
Croeso. What do you hear about our new American (part) owners ? |  |
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| I just want to say on 08:18 - Dec 31 with 5074 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| I just want to say on 07:38 - Dec 31 by Tummer_from_Texas |
Ah - I'm pretty pissed at Arkansas after the Hogs took my Longhorns to the woodshed! (Monday was a rough sports day for me, to put it mildly.) |
Nobody's ever taken my longhorns to the woodshed. :-( |  |
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| I just want to say on 08:19 - Dec 31 with 5072 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| I just want to say on 07:19 - Dec 31 by stAteSwan |
Live in Arkansas...work in Memphis. The Mississippi River is the backdrop of my commute to work daily. |
That's some backdrop! Welcome | |
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| I just want to say on 08:38 - Dec 31 with 5049 views | Phil_S |
Welcome onboard and an early Happy New Year to you as well |  | | |
| I just want to say on 08:41 - Dec 31 with 5034 views | dgt73 |
Welcome you jack b@stard from America. |  |
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| I just want to say on 08:50 - Dec 31 with 5012 views | DJack |
Welcome to the board/madness and as to "offending" you might just have noticed that offence is easily generated by some but ultimately it means farkall as it is just a message-board. Get stuck in, enjoy the highs and more importantly accept the lows 'cos that what it means to be a football fan. |  |
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| I just want to say on 14:03 - Dec 31 with 4888 views | NeiltheTaylor |
Welcome. Quite a few here with romantic musical attachments to Memphis. | |
| Joe_bradshaw -I thought the cryochamber was the new name for Cardiff's stadium.
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| I just want to say on 14:06 - Dec 31 with 4874 views | VetchitBack |
Welcome and quickly forget everything you've heard about the British and good manners. |  |
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| I just want to say on 14:14 - Dec 31 with 4846 views | _ |
Posts like yours are so surreal they almost bring a tear to my eye. This is some time to be a Swans fan and even though you will read the odd moan and groan we are all in this together, even you now Mr America. You make sure you stay with us through thick and thin.
Welcome to the Swansea way. |  |
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| I just want to say on 14:18 - Dec 31 with 4823 views | dickythorpe |
The guy is probably sat behind some computer in Penlan.
Post some pics for us of the Mississippi then? |  | | |
| I just want to say on 14:18 - Dec 31 with 4823 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
Lovely to see and a cracking first post. |  |
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| I just want to say on 14:21 - Dec 31 with 4800 views | NeiltheTaylor |
| I just want to say on 14:18 - Dec 31 by dickythorpe |
The guy is probably sat behind some computer in Penlan.
Post some pics for us of the Mississippi then? |
Penlan, Virginia is nowhere near the Mississippi, mun | |
| Joe_bradshaw -I thought the cryochamber was the new name for Cardiff's stadium.
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| I just want to say on 14:23 - Dec 31 with 4786 views | Rancid |
We do seem to be attracting quite a lot of fans Stateside which is fantastic.10 years ago we'd be lucky to gain new fans from Swansea.
What a trip! |  | | |
| I just want to say on 14:40 - Dec 31 with 4750 views | WarwickHunt |
| I just want to say on 07:19 - Dec 31 by stAteSwan |
Live in Arkansas...work in Memphis. The Mississippi River is the backdrop of my commute to work daily. |
A long shot but it sounds like you could be close to Osceola - do you know it?
Welcome aboard by the way. Great first post. [Post edited 31 Dec 2014 14:51]
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| I just want to say on 15:20 - Dec 31 with 4689 views | Flashberryjack |
Welcome to the mad mad world that is Planet Swans.
Lots of good guys on here, even though you might not think it by reading some of the posts.
Try not to take things personal and you'll be just fine.
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| I just want to say on 15:28 - Dec 31 with 4664 views | NeiltheTaylor |
| I just want to say on 14:40 - Dec 31 by WarwickHunt |
A long shot but it sounds like you could be close to Osceola - do you know it?
Welcome aboard by the way. Great first post. [Post edited 31 Dec 2014 14:51]
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Has Osceola got some musical significance or do you just know it? [Post edited 31 Dec 2014 15:29]
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| Joe_bradshaw -I thought the cryochamber was the new name for Cardiff's stadium.
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