The Sinking ship down West

[City123]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Thats a fair point.
It'll be interesting who they look to replace him with

I guess in the short term its Allen and Franco with Ollie Cooper ahead of them, which isn't a total disaster, as I gather that Allen has been generally better than he was against us

Doesn't Cooper have a long term injury?

I'd stick Cullen as a 10 if I were them, trouble is they'd have to play one of the carthorses they signed in the summer

[The Lone Gunman]

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Ralls has been a little deeper and less all action over the last few years, no surprise really considering his injury record

In my opinion a good Championship player who is unfairly maligned by some fans

11 of Ralls' 35 Championship goals (which includes 3 for Yeovil) were penalties. All of those penalties were scored between 2016/17 and 2020/21, which has probably skewed the appearance of his scoring stats a bit. His league goals tallies without penalties are as follows:

2011/12 - 1 goal
2012/13 - 0 goals
2013/14 - 3 goals
2014/15 - 2 goals
2015/16 - 1 goal
2016/17 - 3 goals
2017/18 - 3 goals
2018/19 - 0 goals
2019/20 - 5 goals
2020/21 - 3 goals
2021/22 - 1 goal
2022/23 - 1 goal
2023/24 - 1 goal
2024/25 - 0 goals

[Hilts]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

11 of Ralls' 35 Championship goals (which includes 3 for Yeovil) were penalties. All of those penalties were scored between 2016/17 and 2020/21, which has probably skewed the appearance of his scoring stats a bit. His league goals tallies without penalties are as follows:

2011/12 - 1 goal
2012/13 - 0 goals
2013/14 - 3 goals
2014/15 - 2 goals
2015/16 - 1 goal
2016/17 - 3 goals
2017/18 - 3 goals
2018/19 - 0 goals
2019/20 - 5 goals
2020/21 - 3 goals
2021/22 - 1 goal
2022/23 - 1 goal
2023/24 - 1 goal
2024/25 - 0 goals

To be fair the comparison is with Matt Grimes who also takes penalties and corners for them.

I think he's scored 10.

[City123]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

11 of Ralls' 35 Championship goals (which includes 3 for Yeovil) were penalties. All of those penalties were scored between 2016/17 and 2020/21, which has probably skewed the appearance of his scoring stats a bit. His league goals tallies without penalties are as follows:

2011/12 - 1 goal
2012/13 - 0 goals
2013/14 - 3 goals
2014/15 - 2 goals
2015/16 - 1 goal
2016/17 - 3 goals
2017/18 - 3 goals
2018/19 - 0 goals
2019/20 - 5 goals
2020/21 - 3 goals
2021/22 - 1 goal
2022/23 - 1 goal
2023/24 - 1 goal
2024/25 - 0 goals

I think its 4 pens for Grimes so 6 or 7 non-penalty goals?

I see why people take pens out but they still need to be scored, Grimes and Ralls quite different styles of players as well though Ralls has moved deeper over the years

[The Lone Gunman]

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I see why people take pens out but they still need to be scored, Grimes and Ralls quite different styles of players as well though Ralls has moved deeper over the years

I wasn't looking to draw a comparison with Grimes in this instance - I was merely looking at the apparent change in Ralls' scoring rate.

Personally, I don't think it has too much to do with a slight change of position. I believe it's more down to him playing fewer matches through injury and not taking the penalties now, coupled with the team generally being poorer in attack as a unit in recent years.

[Tuerto]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

I wasn't looking to draw a comparison with Grimes in this instance - I was merely looking at the apparent change in Ralls' scoring rate.

Personally, I don't think it has too much to do with a slight change of position. I believe it's more down to him playing fewer matches through injury and not taking the penalties now, coupled with the team generally being poorer in attack as a unit in recent years.

Do you remember his penalties? They were poor, he used to strike the ball close to the keeper, they went in, but we're far from convincing. Although I like Joe, he's done well for us and no doubt the club have done well for him.

[Hilts]

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Do you remember his penalties? They were poor, he used to strike the ball close to the keeper, they went in, but we're far from convincing. Although I like Joe, he's done well for us and no doubt the club have done well for him.

I think poor is harsh he struck in some decent ones. Far from convincing fair enough.

Put it this way if we have a penalty last game of the season to stay up I hope Ralls is on the pitch because I wouldn't want Callum Robinson taking it.

[North Cardiff Blue]

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A Cardiff boy, now Swansea's captain.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-citys-matt-grimes-succession-30894897

His departure has been greeted with dismay by supporters, and indeed by his colleagues. In fact, the suggestion is it's gone down badly with the rest of the squad.

Insiders who witnessed his farewell at Fairwood on Tuesday have painted the picture of a tense atmosphere within the camp, with some first-team players understood to have been angered by the timing of his exit.

One source claims only three players actually spoke to the outgoing captain before he left. Brilliant :hehe:

To lose your skipper midway through the season is always a blow. To do so when you're trying to turn around a run of form that's yielded just one point out of a possible 15 is something else altogether. Superb :hehe:

Those assessments are understandable. After all, Andy Coleman himself once said that the sign of a good window was one where Swansea ended it stronger than when they started. At the moment, it's hard to see how that happens, particularly after losing someone of Grimes' calibre. Tidy :hehe:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/inside-matt-grimes-subdued-swansea-30894918

The player they have signed has to be loaned back :hehe:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/swansea-city-agree-deal-highly-30894025

[Michael Morris]

Re: The Sinking ship down West

Grimes move to Coventry completed. Coventry are away at Swansea tomorrow

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[jeepster]

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Grimes move to Coventry completed. Coventry are away at Swansea tomorrow

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The crowd reaction will be intense to sat the least

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Grimes move to Coventry completed. Coventry are away at Swansea tomorrow

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CCFC :hehe:

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventry-city-transfers-matt-grimes-30910867

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Grimes move to Coventry completed. Coventry are away at Swansea tomorrow

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Methinks Joe Allen will get close to him at some stage in the match..

[goats]

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The crowd reaction will be intense to sat the least

Will he play? I love how badly they turn on anyone who leaves the place, I guess he only spent a mere 10 years there. Lovely people

[ninian opinian]

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Why do they take it so badly when a player leaves? Nothing but vitriol, we seem to be the opposite. https://x.com/onlyswanss/status/1885...LTsVTx09ZSEfIA

[goats]

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Why do they take it so badly when a player leaves? Nothing but vitriol, we seem to be the opposite. https://x.com/onlyswanss/status/1885...LTsVTx09ZSEfIA

I think it’s been going on for years even in their ‘glory days’…..it’s hardly surprising is it, got a bit of cash in the bank and your stuck in that dump….