Vipotnik's future - and hoodies - the talking points for Swans

Broadus watched the 1-1 draw with Watford from the directors' box, where he sat alongside Brett Cravatt (pictured above), one of Swansea's American owners. Broadus had flown in to watch his first Swansea game a little over a month after his dad became a co-investor in the Championship club. Swansea's head coach tends to wear hoodies on the touchline, and Broadus brought him one which carried Swansea's crest alongside the logo of Death Row Records, the record label owned by Snoop Dogg.

Cordell Broadus and Brett Cravatt in the Swansea directors' box
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It was a scenario nobody could have envisaged a couple of months ago.

Cordell Broadus, son of Snoop Dogg, showing his face in the Swansea City dressing room and having a chat about the game with Alan Sheehan.

Broadus watched the 1-1 draw with Watford from the directors' box, where he sat alongside Brett Cravatt (pictured above), one of Swansea's American owners.

Broadus had flown in to watch his first Swansea game a little over a month after his dad became a co-investor in the Championship club.

Sheehan insisted their conversation was largely about clothing.

Swansea's head coach tends to wear hoodies on the touchline, and Broadus brought him one which carried Swansea's crest alongside the logo of Death Row Records, the record label owned by Snoop Dogg.

"I like black hoodies - I don't know if you knew that," Sheehan said with a smile after the game.

"It looks nice. I might give it a run out on the touchline against Plymouth."

Hoodies aside, it will be interesting to see who leads Swansea's attack when Argyle visit in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Zan Vipotnik may be the favourite to do the job having made only two substitute appearances in the league this season, unless of course his late equaliser against the Hornets was enough to land him a place in Sheehan's starting plans for next weekend's league trip to Sheffield Wednesday.

But it could be that the imminent transfer deadline, which is now a little over a week away, has an impact on Vipotnik's game-time in the next couple of games.

Zan Vipotnik celebrates his goal
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Swansea want to sign a striker before the window closes on 1 September.

They have been trying to find the right man all summer, and ended up disappointed after seeing the likes of Oli McBurnie and Kevin Carlos move elsewhere.

If Swansea can get a deal over the line, it may be that Vipotnik departs to make way for the new man.

Liam Cullen is going nowhere, after all, and teenager Bobby Wales has only just arrived at Swansea as a player the club hope to develop.

The addition of another new centre-forward would leave Vipotnik facing an even bigger fight for game-time and, with interest in the Slovenia international from clubs in Europe, it could be that Swansea sanction his exit.

Presumably, Sheehan did not discuss transfers with Broadus and Cravatt in the tunnel on Saturday.

But Vipotnik's future may well be a talking point for Swansea's decision-makers in the next few days.

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