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Only saw Match Of The Day last night (Thursday) so here are some late thoughts on the Midweek Premier League action Gary Lineker announces his Divorce no sign of the Leather Jacket and Pierced Ear just yet I don’t like Didi Hamann’s punditry, I’m not sure if it’s the words …
Read More »Swansea vs Sunderland – Match Preview
Swansea interim manager Alan Curtis is likely to revert to a more familiar starting XI after rotating his squad for the FA Cup last weekend. That should mean recalls for the likes of Ashley Williams, Lukasz Fabianski, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Andre Ayew. Sunderland captain John O’Shea faces a fitness test …
Read More »Jonjo set to Shelve time at Swansea
Newcastle United have agreed a £12m fee with Swansea City to sign midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, Shelvey is scheduled to have a medical at St James’ Park before a deal can be finalised with the Premier League club. With Newcastle 18th in the Premier League and Swansea 17th you have to …
Read More »Newcastle sign a Saviet in bid to get out of dropzone
Newcastle have signed midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Saivet, 25, helped the French club win Ligue 1 in 2009 and played for Senegal at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He made 178 appearances for Bordeaux in all competitions, scoring 23 goals. …
Read More »Alan Curtis confirmed as new Swansea Manager
As I predicted on Tuesday, Alan Curtis has been named as the replacement for Garry Monk at Swansea until the end of the season. You can read the article from Tuesday here http://realfootballman.com/2016/01/05/is-alan-curtis-the-new-swansea-manager-by-default/ Ultimately it looks like all the leads that Huw Jenkins was following up have gone dry and …
Read More »Is Alan Curtis the new Swansea Manager by default
As we enter January the hunt for a successor to Garry Monk at Swansea City sees no signs of a conclusion will this mean that Alan Curtis ends up staying in the helm due to Huw Jenkins not being able to find a replacement. It seems as if the Marcelo …
Read More »Match Of The Day a few quick and very late thoughts
Manchester City came away from Vicarage Road with all 3 points, it looked like another miserable trip on the road for City but two goals in the last 10 minutes managed to turn the game around. Those turnarounds can make all the difference come the end of the season. That …
Read More »Manchester United vs Swansea – Match Preview
Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard is a doubt with the hamstring injury that has kept him out for three weeks. Long-term absentees Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo remain out. Swansea’s Federico Fernandez is still battling the bruised heel which saw him miss the draw at Crystal Palace. Caretaker manager …
Read More »Crystal Palace vs Swansea – Match Preview
Crystal Palace forwards Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham have been ruled out for at least the next month with respective hip/thigh and calf injuries. Patrick Bamford could return from injury but Lee Chung-yong is missing after becoming a father. Swansea caretaker manager Alan Curtis is expected to make changes due …
Read More »5 good and 5 bad things from the Boxing Day Football
The Good Southampton. That’s how you end a streak of not winning in 5 matches by thumping Arsenal 4-0 at home, in fairness to The Saints it could have been 7 had Shane Long not had a goal ruled out and hit the post and not forgetting Virgil Van Dijk …
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