Ahead of Saturday's game with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, we caught up once more with Swans' fan Steven from City fanzine Swansea Oh Swansea. He gives us his views on the game, Swansea's start to the season, Albion's prospects, and more. You can find Steven on Twitter at @StevenSOS1987

It’s been an excellent start to the season for Swansea with three wins out of three including an unexpected triumph at Old Trafford on the opening day. How have performances been and have the victories been deserved?

It has been an excellent start. We went to Old Trafford with a game plan and it worked a treat, Manchester United barely threatened to be honest because we defended in numbers. The main threats came from crosses and Lukasz Fabianski commanded his box very well. We didn't create a lot but when we went forward we looked like we could score every time. Burnley last week wasn't as good. We did well first half but were very average in the second, in truth they were better than us after the break and should really have come away with a point. The Rotherham game saw wholesale changes but we were more than worthy of a narrow win there.

I think the fans were reasonably optimistic before a ball was kicked and obviously now they're feeling much more confident. As ever the main target is to get to 40 points and we'll see where we go from there. I would be disappointed if that's all we achieved though, our record total in our three seasons is 47 and I think we should definitely be looking to better that this term. The team appears stronger this season which I will talk about more in the answer to the next question.

Very good. One of the question marks over Garry Monk was over his ability to attract players and he's emphatically answered that one. Fabianski has made a very good start and I think he'll prove to better than Michel Vorm who was no better than average last term. Gylfi Sigurdsson is a brilliant signing and more than makes up for Michu leaving - two assists and a goal so far already suggests he'll pick up where he left off a couple of years back. Bafetimbi Gomis and Jefferson Montero have done well from the bench in both league games so far while Federico Fernandez should be an improvement on the erratic Chico Flores. We may still need a full back and winger before the window closes with the former a more pressing concern but in general we're in very good shape.

Already mentioned him once but it's got to be Sigurdsson. Seven goals in eighteen appearances for us on loan in 2012 suggests he could hit double figures this time fairly comfortably. His long range shooting, set pieces, arriving late in the box and through balls have already been put to good affect and I expect it to continue. His arrival means Michu really is no loss, he didn't score after September last year and it was fairly obvious he wanted to go so in that situation it was best to move him on and fortunately we've found an excellent replacement.

A strange year. I saw some of the biggest highs I'll ever see - being in Valencia and seeing us win 0-3 will live with me forever and my trip to Napoli was equally enjoyable apart from the police messing us around. The league wasn't so great though, we only took two points off the top eight sides and worst of all we lost to Cardiff in one of the most gutless displays I've seen in 16 years as a season ticket holder. However, if we'd been offered 12th and Europa League last 32 at the start we would definitely have taken it so therefore it would have to be regarded as a success.

Wilfried Bony - 25 goals in a debut season including 16 in the league. He cleaned up at the end of season awards do.

Villain of last season?

Alvaro Vazquez - A striker who never once looked like scoring in over 20 appearances. No idea what Michael Laudrup was thinking with this guy.

Prediction for Swansea’s season?

I'll say 12th. We could finish higher but I'd be quite happy with that. A run in the cups would be good too and I think we'll take both of them reasonably seriously.

I'll get my tin hat out here. I've predicted you to go down I'm afraid. You were poor last year and Alan Irvine doesn't inspire me but I must be honest and say I don't know a lot about most of your new signings so they could prove me wrong. For what it's worth I hope you don't go down, You're our closest away game, plus "The Vine" really is a great away day pub!

Fancy Chelsea here, Fabregas and Costa are brilliant signings and they'll take some stopping. Manchester City are the only other team with a realistic chance in my opinion.

I'll go with what I predicted before a ball was kicked, Burnley, Aston Villa and West Brom. However I think Crystal Palace could be in there now Pulis has gone!

Think Garry Monk will want to win this one after we let a lead slip to you last season. The Swans will line up 4-2-3-1 I would think with Sigurdsson in behind Bony. I always back us to score with those two playing so I'll say 2-1 Swansea.

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