Latest football stories from FansNetwork 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?  Blades' cutting edge too sharp for Rangers' toil and chug - Report Queens Park Rangers QPR had the effort and endeavour, the ball and the chances, against Sheffield United at Loftus Road on Saturday, but as predicted the sharpness in attack proved to be the difference between the two sides.  Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Sheffield United - Photo Gallery Queens Park Rangers Pictures from Ian Randall at Loftus Road where QPR slipped to a narrow 2-1 loss to promotion chasing Sheffield United on Saturday.  Swans are ready for Preston test : Bodde, James loans n’all Swansea City The Swans will be at Deepdale the home of Preston North End this coming Tuesday evening. The Lillywhites dumped Burnley out of the FA Cup yesterday to move into the Quarter Finals. The Swans will have had at least seven good days working with interim head coach, Alan Sheehan on the run up to this fixture.  Winning run comes to an end as Leeds held by WBA Leeds United Daniel Farke paid tribute to a determined West Bromwich Albion side after today’s disappointing draw, and acknowledged that in this game we hadn’t done enough to deserve to take all three points. |
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