Latest football stories from FansNetwork Refwatch: Rochdale v Gateshead Rochdale Dale’s next midweek game against Gateshead on Tuesday will be refereed by DALE BAINES.  Preston North End v Swansea City : EFL Championship TEAM NEWS Swansea City Preston North End host Swansea City this evening at Deepdale in Lancashire this evening at 7:45pm. We have covered the game since the weekend, and those links are below.  Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up Southampton The latest media reports suggest that Saints have already decided that Ivan Juric is not their man for next season and they already have the man that they want to replace him lined up, the only question now is the timing of things.  ‘Let’s beat Swansea’ - That’s it ! Full pre match this morning Swansea City Preston North End manager, Paul Heckingbottom is defiant in his comments that tonight’s game against Swansea City (7:45pm) is far more important than their forthcoming FA Cup tie against Aston Villa. It’s most certainly an attempt to take his players minds of that tie to concentrate on the league. And with so many glory hunters around their talk is most certainly aimed at the big game rather than tonight.  Southampton At Liverpool In Pictures Southampton Another dip into the past to take a look at some of Saints previous visits to Anfield, which in recent years haven't been as enjoyable as some in the past, anyway give your memories of previous encounters.  Swansea City : Sheehan dips his toe into the manager pool Swansea City Alan Sheehan and his Swansea squad head north later today for a fixture against Preston North End (7:45pm) at Deepdale, Lancashire. And his mind seems to be occupied with not only the next four games before the international break, but potentially having conversations about the permanent manager role.  Ex Southampton Striker Has Plaque Unveiled At Highbury Southampton Ted Drake once of Southampton FC and dubbed “The World’s greatest centre forward” has had a plaque unveiled on the site of the old Arsenal Stadium Highbury, a short walk from the current Emirates Stadium.  Aston Villa Said To Be In Transfer Talks With Southampton Southampton The transfer window doesn't open for another 3 months or so, yet the media are claiming that Aston Villa are already in contact with Saints about the possibility of signing one of their rising stars in the summer.  The Kairo Conundrum Rochdale Surely there can never have been a Rochdale striker so prolific who still manages to split opinion among the Dale fanbase quite like Kairo Mitchell? |
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