Morons come to Swans rescue

THANK you, Millwall and thank you, West Ham.

Thanks to a few hundred boneheads who follow those two clubs, Swansea City's shameful outing in the Carling Cup has barely registered on the radar outside these parts.

For that we should be pleased, because there was nothing much to be proud about as a Swans fan on Tuesday night — save for the efforts of those players left on the field at the end.

Garry Monk, Gorka Pintado and Angel Rangel should all be docked wages after their red cards.

Paulo Sousa needs to get a grip on his squad, because the lack of discipline on show against Scunthorpe United suggested there are problems at the Liberty.

These are senior players who have been around long enough to know better.

The referee, James Linington, wound us all up a bit, and there were a few calls that didn't go Swansea's way.

But that doesn't mean you can start taking the law into your own hands, which our players seemed to be doing at the death.

Anyone remember the Battle of Bramall Lane, when Sheffield United had three men sent off against West Brom and another two came off injured?

Neil Warnock, surprisingly enough, was involved.

That game was abandoned, with the Blades eventually fined £10,000.

The then Baggies boss Gary Megson reckoned someone in the home dugout had told home players to feign injury in order to bring the contest to an end.

Warnock, the United manager at the time, dismissed that suggestion, branding Megson one of the biggest moaners in football.

Memories of that collision came back as red cards popped up like toast in a greasy spoon on Tuesday.

At least Besian Idrizaj went back on at the end, preventing the need for the ref to call a halt to a barmy game.

If he hadn't, West Ham and Millwall might have got a run for their money.

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WITH three suspensions on top of umpteen injuries, Cyril the Swan won't be far off the bench when Watford visit this weekend.

At least he might give us some physical presence up front.

Maybe Sousa will finally make some headway in the transfer market to boost numbers but, unless your David Blaine, I wouldn't hold your breath.