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It’s certainly done that.
Responsible for selling 35 million records worldwide, Snoop Dogg can now add record ticket sales to his resume.
The club have opened up sections of the away end because of the spike in interest, meaning not only have the ‘sold out’ signs gone up for the visit of Preston North End, the game is also set to see more Swansea fans in the ground than ever
Swansea head coach Vitor Matos:
“Bristol City is a really good team, well organised, they are good on counter press as well. Today I think they were a little bit more aggressive than normal, man-marking high up the pitch and that sometimes makes the game unpredictable and hard to control.
“We found a way to be in the opposition half. I think that was quite important for us, to have
Swansea City boss Vitor Matos says motivation will not be a problem for his mid-table side after urging players to “squeeze everything” out of their season.
Matos was appointed in November amid fears of the Welsh club being dragged into a Championship relegation fight.
The Swans’ subsequent form under the ex-Liverpool coach then sparked talk of a push for the play-offs.
In reality, the ten point gap from the bottom
Derby head coach John Eustace:
“First half the gaps between front and back were too big which was disappointing. Every time we won the ball back, we lost a duel or were a little slower in possession which gave them the emphasis of the game.
“But they didn’t rally cause us any issues. Second half we changed one or two things and our shape was much more connected.
“We spoke
The Rams won 2-1 at Swansea.com Stadium in November in Matos’ first game in charge of the Welsh club.
Four days later, after being beaten 3-2 at West Bromwich despite going 2-0 in front, Swansea were only outside the bottom three on goal difference and looked in serious relegation danger.
But Matos has rejuvenated a squad, who were underperforming in the latter days of Alan Sheehan’s reign, with the gap
Swansea City co-owner Snoop Dogg will attend one of the Championship club’s games for the first time when they face Preston North End on Tuesday, 24 February (19:45 GMT).
The American rapper became an investor at Swansea last July and said last month that he wants to help the Welsh side become a “global name”.
Snoop Dogg will now make his long-awaited first appearance at a Swansea fixture when Vitor
But the fact is that if Matos’ men can maintain the form they have produced over the past three months, they could push themselves into top-six contention in the final stages of the season.
“Yeah, but for that [to happen] we need to keep improving and that’s why we cannot focus on the product and we need to focus on the process,” Matos added.
“That’s what, until this moment, made
“We want to take Swansea to the Premier League, and to do that we are going to need money – that’s the reality of the game these days.
“I want to introduce sponsorship deals and publicity that will make them a global name.”
The West Coast rapper has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide but is yet to attend a Swansea game, though his son Cordell Broadus was in
Hull head coach Sergej Jakirovic:
“It was a very difficult game for us, especially the third game in seven days.
“We are very happy because I think that was a battle from the first minute and we used our chances. Swansea especially first half didn’t use theirs, through [Zan] Vipotnik.
“Second half we dropped down, we didn’t control anything. They deserved to score but we didn’t lose our head after
Vipotnik’s productive campaign, which has yielded 16 goals in all competitions for club and country, marks a significant improvement from last season.
Following his 2024 arrival from Bordeaux, the striker managed only seven goals in 44 appearances in all competitions during his first season.
Having initially struggled to hold down a regular starting place, Vipotnik is now a first-team fixture who is adding to his game, according to Matos.
“I