Ben Church

24 - Member of @SwansCastMedia

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

This is a huge opportunity for myself and I'm extremely grateful to those at the club who have made this possible.

[Swansea City AFC @SwansOfficial]

🗞️ The club has released a ‘Responsible Gambling Pledge’ to coincide with the announcement of our first Champion Jack.

📝 Full story 👉 https://t.co/CKBP6zhYnb

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@Coakley85 Get one win in the group stage and you're not far off nailed on to go through as a 3rd placed team. As poor as we've been, we were beating Qatar I'm sure.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

We would have basically been nailed on top 3 with an outside chance of top 2. Still painful.

[Phil Blanche 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @philblanche]

Missed opportunities don’t get much bigger.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

Know nothing about him but we're desperate for CB cover and he's free so that's ideal.

[Only Swans @onlyswanss]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚

Swansea City are closing in on the signing of Celtic defender Stephen Welsh.

Welsh is available as a free agent having mutually agreed to part ways with Celtic.

He impressed last season on loan at Motherwell and will become the Swans first signing of the summer, barring any last minute hitches.

[Daily Record]

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

It was Joe Allen's last speech in the changing room before departing and he made it about someone making their debut. Class act as always 🦢

[Swansea City AFC @SwansOfficial]

Super Joey Allen 🖤🤍

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@scfcthomas Agree with everything apart from Eom. We need to add to the position, but I don't think we have the depth to be moving him on.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@andytidy_80 @Coope10Cooper I swear he's cursed at this point, he should have had a few now.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@scfcthomas Stamenic is fine and I have hope for Widell still. Only fair to give Walta a full pre-season before judging, just look at Vipotnik. Idah and Inoussa look very pricey for what we have got.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

That's unbelievable frankly. Could mean Galbraith is the only major departure in the summer 🤔

[BBC Sport Wales @BBCSportWales]

New deal for Žan Vipotnik ✍️

The Championship’s top scorer has signed a contract extension with Swansea City, keeping him at the club until 2030.

#bbcfootball

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@JakePrice1927 I had the same at £210, so good effort that.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@SleepyInSA2 He was on a bumper contract from the Cooper era was he not?

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@StevenSOS1987 He meets the requirements of a 2nd choice keeper for me. If we had someone close to Vigouroux's availability then they wouldn't be happy on the bench.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

The sort of thing that you'd be happy about if you're one of the average teams from 6th-15th in the table, and fuming about if you're clear of the pack in 3rd/4th (i.e Hull and Millwall this season).

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

Four out of the next five games are against sides vying for 6th place, three of those games are at home.

If we come out of this five game run with 10 points then we will be well in the mix for the play-offs 🦢

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@calgas21 @JJohn7533355538 @VitalSwansea Going to struggle to replace Galbraith's profile like for like though, we need to just buy value when we see it, which is what we've done hopefully.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

There's a departure baked into the summer window probably. One of or both of Vipotnik and Galbraith will leave I imagine.

[Vital Swansea @VitalSwansea]

Told PSR is the reason for the initial loan of Walta.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@ForeseeaBall Do you think he'll get chucked on the wing at times because of lack of options or do you think we're going to see Widell, Yalcouye, Galbraith, Franco, Fulton and Cullen all fighting over two positions?

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

@VitalSwansea If we reinvest wisely I won't care. Strikers are notoriously difficult to get right is the issue.

[Ben Church @JackArmy_]

Probably a loan with an obligation to avoid breaching PSR. Wouldn't be surprised if Galbraith leaves in the summer and we are succession planning.

[Gareth Vincent @Gareth_Vincent]

Swansea City still hoping to confirm the signing of Leo Walta from Sirius this evening. Likely to be on loan initially. Paperwork has been submitted. Swans also looked at a couple of young centre-back loan options today but nothing has materialised. Ricardo Santos staying put