Latest football stories from FansNetwork Southampton V Liverpool The Preview Southampton How do I write this one, I doubt whether many Saints fans are putting their money on this not being the 8th defeat in a row for Southampton at Anfield, it's top V bottom and never in my 50 odd years of supporting Southampton has the gulf in class been as wide between the two teams.  Refwatch - Rochdale v Wealdstone Rochdale Dale’s home game against Wealdstone on Saturday will be refereed by SCOTT SIMPSON.  Swans ‘home’ in on more improvement **Latest news this Friday Swansea City Swansea City go into tomorrow’s EFL Championship game against Middlesbrough (3pm Swansea.com) looking to protect their very recent goals against record (two games none conceded) and in the search of more points. This fixture is most certainly one which can go some way to reassuring Swans fans the season is getting better.  Adam Lallana Passed Fit For The Draw For the Southampton Back Four At Anfield Southampton Good news from St Mary's is that Adam Lallana will be in the draw for the Saints line up at Liverpool on Saturday, the former Anfield hero has been given ball number 10 in the draw which will be made at 1.30pm on Saturday.  Hibs manager reacts to being linked to Swansea City. ‘I’m ambitious’ Swansea City Current Hibernian. head coach, thirty six year old David Gray has been linked (we ask for caution on this) to the same role at Swansea City. We have already profiled Gray and he has had an extremely down then up season, however now in a controlled manner he speaks on this Swans link.  The Draw For The Southampton Team To Face Liverpool Will Be At 1.30pm On Saturday Southampton Most Southampton supporters have been baffled by both Russell Martin's & now Ivan Juric's team selections and the positions that he has played players in, but we at The Ugly Inside have now discovered the secret behind the team selection.  Southampton Will Not take Less Than They Paid For Central Defender Southampton West Ham United & Crystal Palace are said to be interested in buying Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the summer, But Saints will not sell at a loss to the £20 million that they paid Manchester City last year.  Jack Butty on the Swans : The scurvy & the detritus of a wasted year Swansea City The bedraggled, bespectacled, and befuddled figure walked along the shoreline in desperate dismay. His ship had crashed on the rocks of Fowey Point. Skipperless and rudderless, the imminent disaster was only a matter of time. Ahead, he saw a barnacled figure covered in seaweed and bladderwrack. “Ahoy matey. Jack Butty here. Don’t worry, we can get a new skipper and a boat, and aroving again we will go.”  David Gray in Swans link : Tales of the unexpected ? Context Swansea City Despite reports from social media and another claim by Alan Nixon the new link to another man in the frame for the Swansea City job is carrying little weight at this moment in time. We have had a look into the news on this and despite the murmurings there’s little to point to current Hibernian manager, David Gray to the Swansea role. |
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