This week I spoke to Swans fan Peter Brooks
*1) Swansea are safe from relegation but where will you finish this season? *
We are only three points away from 11th placed Everton so 11th or 12th would be nice.
2) Which two teams do you think will suffer relegation along with Aston Villa this season?
I think Sunderland and Newcastle could go down with Villa which would make the Championship interesting next season.
Norwich might survive by the skin of their teeth.
3) How do you rate West Ham’s manager Slaven Bilic and his first season in charge of a Premier league team?
He has done very well in his first season, fair play to him, it speaks a lot of sense in his post match interviews but the real test is how he handles his second season in charge. The pressure will be on big time.
4) West Ham sit in sixth place after briefly occupying third but what league position can West Ham realistically achieve this season under Bilic?
I think you can finish fifth or sixth and get a European place, Fourth place and champions league is out of your reach this season, sorry.
5) If you could have any current West Ham player in your team who would you choose and who would you replace to slot them in to your first team?
I am sure everyone says Dimitri Payet and who wouldn’t want him in their team, personally I like the look of your left back Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio looks handy.
6) Do you understand what the ‘West Ham way is’ and what it means to Hammers fans. Do the Swans have their own way and if so what is it?
Yes, you like to play from the back like in the days of Bobby Moore and the swinging sixties, There is a ‘Swansea Way’ which involves dominating possession, first-time triangles and lots of co-ordinated interplay but it has been lost through a succession of manager changes.
7) What is the Swansea’s achilles heel?
Conceding from set pieces this season.
8) The OS deal for West Ham’s occupancy of the Olympic Stadium was published recently but does the fact that West Ham got a good deal bother you personally as a football fan?
Not in the slightest, I don’t pay London taxes so I didn’t pay for it for you. I am sure we would have done the same in the Olympics were in our back yard.
9) How do you expect the Swans to setup against West Ham on Saturday/ Team/formation prediction?
Predicted Starting Line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fabianski – Taylor, Amat, Fernandez, Rangel – Fer, Cork – Britton, Barrow, Routledge – Ayew.
10) What is your score Prediction for Saturday?
1-1 Draw
My thanks to Peter for his answer but my prediction is a 2-1 win for the Hammers
Come on you Irons Sean @WestHamfootball