Ciaran Clark - now gone

[Dante Lavelli]

Otherwise impressive though.  I think it would be a bit of an insult if we brought in Lescott to replace him.

[Ron Manager]

Looked more like he simply lost a wrestling match with someone bigger than him to me.

He's 6ft 2ins thats quite big!

but I didnt realise Dann was 6ft 5" so yes you are correct.

[Ad@m]

I like Clark but that was absolute garbage!

[aj2k77]

Get him out.

[Percy McCarthy]

He's not up to much lately but he's still better than Lescott when played on the left.

[LeeB]

He's not up to much lately but he's still better than Lescott when played on the left.

Just about but it's a toss up. They're as likely as each other to fuck up and gift a goal. In fact, Lescott not reading what was happening to Clark makes him partly responsible in my book. It was the third minute, it's not like he's blowing out his arse.

[Billy Walker]

There was a spell towards the back end of last season, just before he picked up his injury, where I thought Clark was brilliant.  He was a yellow card away from a ban, yet, week in, week out, he seemed to play some great stuff whilst not getting himself in the book.  We certainly missed him in the Final.  Last night he looked a little rusty but I reckon a run of games will get him back into the kind of form he displayed last season - I'd certainly have him in ahead of Lescott.

[passport1]

Surprised they have not been working on his upper body strength. Saw him get similarly out muscled by Gomez when he scored for Swansea at VP last season.

[DBTW]

Clark seems to run very 'upright' with no flexibility, limiting his upper body strength and balance

[passport1]

*Gomis

[Steve67]

The whole of the back five selected last night has "Championship" written all over it.

[LeeB]

*Gomis

Speaking of whom, allegedly has £8m release clause, worked with our new manager at Lyon and would go a long way to addressing immediate issues.

I'm sure there's room there to increase our bid should anyone else come in.

[Monty]

*Gomis

Speaking of whom, allegedly has £8m release clause, worked with our new manager at Lyon and would go a long way to addressing immediate issues.

I'm sure there's room there to increase our bid should anyone else come in.

Where was that reported?

[Toronto Villa]

*Gomis

Speaking of whom, allegedly has £8m release clause, worked with our new manager at Lyon and would go a long way to addressing immediate issues.

I'm sure there's room there to increase our bid should anyone else come in.

Would love Gomis. Big, strong, has a bit of everything about him.

[Dave]

*Gomis

Speaking of whom, allegedly has £8m release clause, worked with our new manager at Lyon and would go a long way to addressing immediate issues.

I'm sure there's room there to increase our bid should anyone else come in.

I don't think that's true.

I remember it being reported that the terms of his free transfer guaranteed Gomis £8m, regardless of how long he spent at Swansea.

So if they sold him after a year, they owed him the remainder of the money.