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Reply | Where Do You Think We Will Finish This Season?
at 15:35 3 Nov 2026
Here's an interesting analysis I derived from AI. I asked, "How many minutes per game on average are the top 18 players playing for Swansea City, Middlesbrough, and Southampton?".
Across Middlesbrough, Swansea City, and Southampton, the core squad rotation is heavily utilized to sustain the relentless pace of a 46-game season. Looking strictly at league playing time across the first 13 games of the season, here is the breakdown of how many minutes per game the top 18 players are averaging:
Average Minutes Played Per Game (Top 18 Rotation Players)
Team Total Combined Minutes (Top 18 Players) Average Minutes Per Player Per Game
Middlesbrough ~12,430 minutes 53.1 minutes
Southampton ~12,390 minutes 52.9 minutes
Swansea City ~12,185 minutes 52.1 minutes
What These Numbers Show About Team Depth:
• Heavy Reliance on Constants: All three teams have 3 to 4 players who have played nearly every single minute (all 1,170 minutes available), such as goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux and defender Josh Tymon for Swansea, or Callum Brittain for Boro.
• The Swansea Rotation Edge: Swansea actually has the lowest average per player (52.1 mins) because Vítor Matos utilizes a slightly deeper substitute cycle. Six of Swansea’s top 18 rotation players have logged under 600 total minutes but feature frequently from the bench, keeping their structural high press fresh.
• Southampton’s Top-Heavy Group: Southampton's core group features a starker drop-off after their top 11, meaning their primary starters bear a significantly higher minutes burden per match than Middlesbrough's or Swansea's rotation pieces.
Stats for above credited to FBref.com |
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Reply | Where Do You Think We Will Finish This Season?
at 15:25 3 Nov 2026
I believe we have the talent, both experienced and raw, excellent squad depth, a savvy manager, great fans, and the best owners. I can see where we get 25-11-10, 86 points this season.
My thinking is that it'll be a dogfight for the top two auto-qualifiers with a lot of quality teams in the mix. Middlesbrough, Southampton, WBA, Brum, WHam, Wolves, & maybe Stoke will be up there at or near the top with Swans. I also think we have as much or more depth as each of them. |
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Reply | Swans Scores this Season
at 17:15 2 Nov 2026
If Stewart isn't injured, then Vip will probably be sold in Jan.
Can't he be told or train to drift wide? |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 01:27 30 Oct 2026
Was Vig really at fault for the goals scored against the Swans? |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 20:45 29 Oct 2026
Yeah, I read the Matos interview and it did sound like Key's going to play. I don't think he'll start though. But having him play out in front of Lissah is not a bad option either. |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 20:22 29 Oct 2026
I think both Just & Widell have had their opportunities in the middle and I'm not giving up on either. But... johnbrown, we need some offensive production from the midfield and those two aren't getting it done at the moment.
If you think Eom and Eustaquio might bump into each other there in the middle, then that's a fair statement. But Matos needs to start experimenting with other options, and I think those two might figure it out in how to play with each other, especially Eustaquio since he's more experienced in that regard.
Monga should play but should he start? |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 19:56 29 Oct 2026
Maybe then start Stamenic, Eustaquio, and Fulton, although I love Franco's energy. And, maybe Vip and Ross up top. I'd like to see two forwards up on top with Eom as a #10. |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 19:16 29 Oct 2026
I don't know. I think those 3 middies can offer the width/support for the fullbacks/back line. Swans need to try Eom in the middle because Widell and Just aren't up to speed yet. Having both Vip and Idah on at the same time with Eom as a #10 & more centrally located is what I want to see Matos try. |
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Reply | Team for Saturday
at 14:47 29 Oct 2026
Vig
Lissah Cabango Welsh Tymon
Eustaquio Fulton Franco
Eom
Idah Vip
Vip with 2 goals; Idah and Eom with one each; Eom with 2 assists; Ross, Opoku, Widell, Iorpenda & Monga on in 2nd half; 4-1 Swans [Post edited 29 Oct 14:49]
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Reply | Queens Park Rangers V Swansea City : Match Thread
at 16:40 24 Oct 2026
You can add Widell to the list as well, for me. He should be assisting and scoring more. Widell's stats: 0 goals, 2 assists this season; 0 goals, 1 assist in 38 appearances last season.
By the way, Just has 0 goals, 1 assist in eleven games and in his 1st season with Swans.
I agree with others who say that Eom should be starting. |
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Reply | Queens Park Rangers V Swansea City : Match Thread
at 02:56 21 Oct 2026
My first comments about the WHam game as well. Really disappointed in the result. Ronald played very well and liked that Matos trusted him to play as Lissah's replacement. Stamenic and Fulton didn't play well; Welsh had a mediocre game. Big Ben should've scored...maybe twice! Vig kept us from losing by more than one goal.
If Swans play with the same amount of caution against QPR as they did againts WHam, then a DRAW is the probable outcome. I think Matos learned a lesson and will allow his team to play more openly. It's time for Swans to start raining crosses, decent crosses, into the box. Expect Eom to start. Lissah to start. Would love to see Matos start both Idah and Vip. QPR 1-2 Swans. |
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Reply | A game of chance, for fun
at 03:55 16 Oct 2026
It's going to come down to our players vs. their players. Our manager's game plan vs. their manager's game plan. Do our players believe in themselves, believe that they're as good as or better than their players? I know our defense is better. If our midfield is playing to their true potential, our midfielders are better. I think we have more athleticism and depth (way more, imo) than WHam up top.
The big difference is that certain WHam players have more top level experience vs. ours. This will be a great game!
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Reply | A game of chance, for fun
at 03:18 15 Oct 2026
I don't know but I'm more in line with WR in that our squad depth is really superior to about all of the Championship clubs. Let's talk about this after we play West Ham, Middlesbrough, and Wolves. Our only loss is to Southampton who has higher odds than us to win the league. So, have we learned from that defeat? 94 points.
Here's what I stated on Sept 24, timestamped 23:45, on the thread, "Supercomputer Predictions":
I believe. I believe we have the talent both raw and experienced, excellent squad depth, a savvy manager, great fans, and the best owners. I'm predicting 28-10-8, 94 points. It will be a dogfight for the top two auto-qualifiers with WHam and Wolves with Swans being in the mix, maybe Middlesbrough but I think we have more depth than they do, maybe more depth than Wolves and WHam. |
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Reply | At the end of our Championship day🦢
at 03:42 14 Oct 2026
WHAM @ Lincoln City for an 8pm game Wed. Then down to Swansea. Swans have one more day of rest and are at home. |
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Reply | The Swans intend to impress at Millwall this evening. Plus Monga latest
at 20:19 13 Oct 2026
I am being fair. Yes, he's only 17. I get that. But when you're not showing up on the manager's named team for an upcoming game, you probably start to question why you're not being named. You can start blaming others or your perception of circumstances of the situation, or you can look in the mirror and say I can do better.
Man City, despite all of their legal issues, are in 1st place in the PL. Where's he going to fit in to that team this season? He isn't and it's the reason City loaned him out. If he can't even make the bench on game day with the #1 team in the Championship, then what's City going to think? I'd be busting my butt trying to impress the coach! Apparently he's not doing that.
From the article: "This most certainly looks like a player expecting far more than he is getting at this moment in time set against a reasonable expectation by the Swans for him to integrate, turn up for training, agree to development, learn from model professionals like Josh Tymon and Jay Fulton and generally remain modest regards all the effort that is being put into his future by the Swans and his parent club." [Post edited 13 Oct 20:21]
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Reply | The Swans intend to impress at Millwall this evening. Plus Monga latest
at 14:25 13 Oct 2026
Nearly 400+ views so far on this story. Surely I'm not the only one who's thinking that maybe, and a big Maybe, that Monga thinks his loan to a Championship club is beneath him? If this is the case, then even if his athleticism and football skills are beyond his years, his maturity and personal life's decision-making is quite lacking? Starting to remind me of another youngster who supposedly had all the talent in the world (or so he thought) but felt he was above being loaned to Swans. |
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