What a Liberty!

Calamity strikes I honestly think that when it comes to football results I'm one of the most measured guys out there.

Not in terms of guessing or predicting or anything like that as I'm awful at that. However I rarely get carried away with a win and almost never get down about a defeat providing the performance is good enough.

Until now that is. The 1-0 defeat to Swansea has left me feeling pretty peeved if I'm being honest. You may have noticed that I didn't bother with a match report after the game such was/is my feeling of anger about the game. What I don't get, and what I've been trying to piece together since Saturday, is why this defeat in particular has annoyed me so much.

Do I dislike Swansea? No I actually quite like them and have nothing against them unlike a Liverpool or Sunderland for example. Do I dislike their manager? Players? Fans? Not especially. I sometimes think a lot of praise is given for little reason but generally they deserve it, play nice football, keep themselves to themselves (unlike a Harry Redknapp for comparison purposes) and just get on with it.

Was I annoyed with our performance? Not really. I thought we played well and equalled the pass masters of the Premier League and had a fair share of the chances. Tactics? Again no real issues here. Player performance? Nope, all clear here also.

So what has left me feeling so let down about the Liberty?

I think it's the realisation that we're still in the relegation mix. Results and performances have improved no end and we most definitely deserved something from the Liberty Stadium, but ultimately we got nothing which doesn't help us in the short term.

I keep hearing that we have a squad to challenge in Europe AND secure safety, but league tables don't lie after this amount of games and we're still in the danger zone. Games are running out and we need points on the board pretty quickly.

We should know more than most that you're never too good to go down!