{"id":585897,"date":"2021-03-06T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=585897"},"modified":"2021-03-06T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T20:13:53","slug":"will-swan-first-senior-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/06\/will-swan-first-senior-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Striker Will Swan Completes &#8216;Massive Achievement&#8217; On-Loan With Port Vale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/20\/from-joao-carvalho-to-david-johnson-nottingham-forests-most-expensive-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> academy graduate Will Swan says it is a &#8220;massive achievement&#8221; to finally score his first senior goal. The young forward netted the first of two goals for Port Vale in a 3-2 defeat to Cheltenham Town.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Swan Scores First Senior Goal While On-Loan At Port Vale<\/h2>\n<h3>Swan: I Will Hopefully Get More Goals<\/h3>\n<p>Will Swan has been limited to only a handful of opportunities with League Two side Port Vale since signing on-loan in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has started just once since arriving at Vale Park, coming off the bench against Tranmere Rovers, Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Port Vale&#8217;s YouTube channel, Swan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2TupC7gAFXM\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said:<\/a> &#8220;It is a massive achievement for me personally. It is disappointing not to come away with the win as well, but I will hopefully get some more goals in the next few games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I just want to get as much experience, as much game time and as many goals as I can. I want to learn as much as I can from the lads and the gaffer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A first senior goal for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillSwanx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WillSwanx<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFl3PstTCn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/cFl3PstTCn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nottingham Forest Academy (@NFFCAcademy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFFCAcademy\/status\/1368242556581056522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Valiants have recently had a change in manager following a decline in form. The Staffordshire-based side sacked John Askey but moved quickly to appoint former Walsall boss Darrell Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>A change in leadership, however, has not hindered Swan&#8217;s development &#8211; instead, it has had a positive impact on the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have really liked it [the change in manager],&#8221; Swan said. &#8220;He has brought the team together. He has come in with his own ideas and own ways of doing things. 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The young forward netted the first of two goals for Port Vale in a 3-2 defeat to Cheltenham Town. 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