Where's all the fizz gone?

"THE spark has gone out of Swansea City," I said to my old man.

"The same thing happened to me and your mother's marriage 30 years ago," he said.

I'm only 29.

Swansea's game at QPR was so forgettable that I can hardly remember it now. Thankfully.

I went to the dentist on Tuesday morning before hitting the road to London. It is debatable what was more enjoyable – having my gums injected or watching the Swans playing like they need an injection.

Maybe they should stick some Red Bulls in the away dressing room at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, because the Swans need something to pick them up.

Some of the boys have been moaning about the manager, having a go at Roberto Martinez for claiming his players are tired.

The usual lines come out — I wouldn't be tired if I got paid what they do, how can they be tired when all they do is play football for an hour a day, it's the same for every other team.

Blah, blah, blah.

I didn't enjoy Rangers. The Swans never got going and QPR were no better — it was a game, as Martinez said, that nobody deserved to win.

Crystal Palace wasn't great either, although it was nice to see Gorka Pintado come on and score a goal.

Martinez said he was excited a couple of weeks back when the Swans had 10 games to go.

Three matches and three points later he, like the rest of us, probably isn't perched on the edge of his seat.

Sadly, his team have stumbled into some of their worst form of the season just when they needed their best.

But will you hear me complaining? No.

QPR may be fading in the memory, but I haven't forgotten where Swansea were a few seasons back.

Last time we went to Loftus Road, five years ago, we were a League Two team and got thumped in the League Cup.

Okay so we lost again this week, but long-term gains far outweigh short-term disappointment.

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EVERY time you switch on Sky Sports News, there is Phil Brown's tanned mush moaning about Cesc Fabregas.

Then comes Arsene Wenger in standard 'I wouldn't have seen that Boeing 747 if it had landed in my technical area' mode.

I don't know what went on in the tunnel at the Emirates — I was busy nursing my teeth at Loftus Road — but I do know that the alleged Richie Wellens incident didn't get this much attention.

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APPARENTLY football bigwig Michel Platini has pledged to do all he can to make sure Liverpool don't have to play a Champions League tie on the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough.

Never mind doing all he can, just do it.