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Freelance sports journalist @bbcsportwales , previously at WalesOnline, Mid Glamorgan Press & Mercury Press.

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@IanMitchelmore
Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
Rob Page: "Every single one of the players in the squad would walk on broken glass down the M4 to get into Wales and play for their country and he's [Gareth Bale] no different."
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Ex-Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin to Gazzetta dello Sport: “I love Wales. I love their passion, sense of belonging, commitment but the word describing Welsh people in the best possible way is kindness. I hope Wales will qualify alongside Italy.” #Swans #Wal #ITAWAL
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Rob Page dedicates Wales' success to Gary Speed. "We don't hope to qualify for the World Cup or Euros now, we expect to. There's been a massive change to the mentality." #WALUKR
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Connor Roberts asked if he wants to give a message to the Red Wall: "I could, but I don't think I need to. Every single one of them when they wake up tomorrow, they’ll put their bucket hat on, come down here and give absolutely everything, as we will on the pitch."
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3 years
Roberto Martinez: "We congratulate Wales, they finished second. A fantastic atmosphere. We all wish that you have a fantastic draw in the play-offs." #WALBEL
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@IanMitchelmore
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4 years
Steve Cooper dedicates tonight's win to Mitchell Powell. Lovely touch. #Swans #ncfc
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3 years
Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale in Wales training today.
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2 years
Gareth Bale on kids watching Wales v Iran in school: "Being a 10am kick-off in Wales, if I was one of the teachers, I'd let them watch the game. It's a historical moment in Wales, for us to be at a World Cup. It's a mini history lesson!" #FIFAWorldCup
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
Rob Page's record as Wales manager: P23; W10; D8; L5; GF27; GA23. Nations League promotion ✅ Euro 2020 campaign ✅ World Cup qualification ✅ An incredible 19 months in charge. #WALUKR
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Diolch. X
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4 years
Marc Guehi is set to re-join Swansea on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea. Full story on @SwanseaCityLive . #Swans #CFC
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
The away dressing room is absolutely bouncing. I'm up in the gods, but you can hear the noise from here! #Swans #scfc
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Steve Cooper wins the Sky Bet Championship manager of the month award for January! #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
BREAKING: Andre Ayew has been released by Swansea, although the club have offered Wayne Routledge a new one-year contract as he recovers from knee surgery. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Neil Warnock: "Swansea, I think it depends what referee you get. The penalty at Stoke was scandalous. But what goes around comes around. I'm sure we'll see Swansea next year." #Swans #Boro
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@IanMitchelmore
Ian Mitchelmore
5 years
Wales. Golf. Madrid. #AZEWAL
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@IanMitchelmore
Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Morgan Whittaker becomes the first Swansea player to score a hat-trick since Scott Sinclair in the 2011 play-off final. Remarkable stuff from the forward. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Swansea's opening goal yesterday... All 10 outfield players touched the ball. 28 passes from the kick-off. The 29th saw Jake Bidwell score the first goal. Peterborough's first touch of the ball was to restart the game when 1-0 down. #SwanseaWay
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Joel Piroe Facetimed Jamie Paterson shortly after the transfer window closed. Russell Martin: "Pato was surprised. Joel showed him a bit of champagne and decided to celebrate that he was staying!" #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Rob Page on Connor Roberts: "I've never seen anybody run like him in my life. He's the fittest man I've seen in my life." #Wal #Tur #EURO2020
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
Wayne Hennesey. The performance of a lifetime. Another monumental save. #WALUKR
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2 years
Six years ago today. One of the greatest nights in Welsh football.
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Ian Mitchelmore
1 year
Restricted to just four loan appearances for Middlesbrough in 17/18. Tonight, Connor Roberts scores the winner against Boro to send Burnley back into the Premier League. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
I never swear on Twitter. But what the fuck have we just witnessed!? #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
Exclusive. Swansea are keen to re-sign Joe Allen this summer. Wales star is now a free agent. Full story here. #Swans
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@IanMitchelmore
Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Swansea legend Alan Curtis has been awarded an MBE for services to Welsh football. #Swans #YJB
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@IanMitchelmore
Ian Mitchelmore
6 years
Zombie nation. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇩🇰
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Ian Mitchelmore
1 year
The FAW confirm Gareth Bale will be at Wales' Euro 2024 qualifier with Latvia at Cardiff City Stadium tomorrow night. Great opportunity for the Red Wall to show their appreciation for a man who gave us all so many incredible memories that will last a lifetime.
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Andre Ayew has barely had a sniff so far. And then he does that. Class is permanent. Goal number 17 of the season for the Ghanaian. #Swans #BarnsleyFC #BARSWA
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Understand Swansea and DC United have agreed a deal for Paul Arriola to join the Swans. Paperwork now being completed with a view to the 25-year-old moving to the Liberty Stadium on loan for the rest of the season. #Swans
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4 years
Wayne Routledge has now scored in 10 consecutive seasons for Swansea! #Swans #FACup
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3 years
File under things you love to see! YJB. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Swansea v Cardiff so far this season. U23s - ⚪️5-1🔵 U18s - ⚪️3-1🔵 Ladies - 🔵0-3⚪️ #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
Gareth Bale at his first LA press conference: “I still have many years to come. I haven’t come here just to be here for six or 12 months. I’ve come here to try and be here as long as possible. It gives me the best opportunity to go to the next Euros, maybe further.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Ryan Manning enjoyed that one… #Swans #ccfc
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Current mood. #Swans #NFFC
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1 year
A banner in the away end reads "111 years, 2 doubes. SCFC" #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
FT: Cardiff City 0-4 Swansea City First ever South Wales derby double. ✔️ Bizarrely, a first Swansea away win at 3pm on a Saturday this season. ✔️ Swansea's biggest win under Russell Martin. ✔️ #Swans #ccfc
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Neco Williams: "I spoke to the gaffer a few weeks before the call-up because I had interest from England. I said my intentions are with Wales because I'm Welsh. "England were trying to snap at me, but I wasn't having any of it." #FINWAL (via @Cymru )
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Remarkable gesture from Oli McBurnie. #Swans
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R.I.P Mitch ❤🦢 Legend Oli Mcburnie 👍
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Joe Allen here at the Liberty Stadium today. #SWACAR
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2 years
❤️ Wales lost a true great 11 years ago today. Gone but never forgotten.
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Wales' record at Cardiff City Stadium (all comps) - P45; W24; D13; L8. Win rate: 53%. Since Denmark loss in Nov 2018 - P17; W12; D5; L0. Record in competitive games when scoring first - W18; D2; L0. Home. Cartref. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Gareth Bale causing mayhem at the Wales training session today... #Wal #Euro2020 Pic: Naomi Baker/Getty Images
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Bloody hell, Trunds. 😅
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King Trundle 👑🦢
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1 year
Real show of unity after that win. Feels like a very important moment for the club after a really tough run. Much deserved win today. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Connor Roberts' move from Swansea to Burnley has been finalised. End of an era for the academy product who made 152 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring 11 goals. #Swans #UTC
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Joe Calzaghe speaking to TalkSport on Carl Froch: "Wow, it's mad that I'm still living in his head after all these years!"
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Swansea hope to complete a loan deal for Southampton striker Michael Obafemi. #Swans #SaintsFC
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Huge boost for Swansea ahead of Sunday's clash with Cardiff as Ryan Bennett, Olivier Ntcham and Michael Obafemi have all returned to training. #Swans #ccfc
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Sunday, October 27. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 9am - Wales v South Africa/Japan. 🏉 12pm - Swansea City v Cardiff City. ⚽️ Tasty.
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Absolute class from Joe Rodon. #Swans #thfc
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Swansea players belt out "Ben Lloyd, he's one of our own" in the dressing room. Class touch. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
2 years
A truly special day for Swansea City. Control. Brave. Clinical. Players, coaching staff and fans deserve massive praise, but Russell Martin deserves a huge amount of credit. Today's performance showed exactly why he was brought in to the club. #Swans
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2 years
File under things you love to see. Gareth Bale training with Wales this morning.
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Ian Mitchelmore
3 years
Breaking: Swansea City and Brentford issue a joint statement urging the UK Government and football authorities to give both clubs more tickets for Saturday's Championship play-off final. #Swans #BrentfordFC
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Barnsley boss Valerien Ismael: "Congratulations to Swansea. I think they deserve to be in the final. When you see the two games, they were really clinical." #Swans #BarnsleyFC
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Swansea have claimed 39 points from the 63 on offer since football resumed in June. No other side in the Championship have a higher total during the same period. #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Big boost for Wales ahead of the World Cup play-offs as FIFA have decided to cancel all yellow cards picked up in qualifying. Aaron Ramsey, Chris Gunter, Harry Wilson, James Lawrence, Joe Allen, Kieffer Moore, Sorba Thomas are no longer one booking off a suspension.
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George Byers is close to securing a permanent move to Sheffield Wednesday. Trained with the Swans at Fairwood for the final time today. Deal has been in the pipeline for a while but couldn’t be ratified until arrival of new boss. Replacement wanted (needed!). #Swans #swfc
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2 years
Absolute scenes! #Swans #wbafc
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Incredible. #Swans #ccfc
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Andy Woolmer awards Coventry a free-kick. Steve Cooper with his arms in the air: "Here we f****** go!" #Swans #PUSB
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Ian Mitchelmore
1 year
Ben Cabango's second goal and second injury-time winner of the season for Swansea! #Swans
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Ian Mitchelmore
4 years
Steve Cooper is keen to re-sign Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster on loan. Understand Brewster himself is eager to extend his stay with Swansea. He'll hold talks with Jurgen Klopp in due course. Full story here. #Swans #LFC
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Swansea boss Michael Duff on signing Jamal Lowe: “It was quite an easy sell for Jamal on deadline day. “I just told him the next game was against Cardiff and he went 'right I'll jump in the car now and I'll see you down there’!” #Swans #ccfc
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FAW confirm Gareth Bale has been awarded the goal that earned Wales a 1-0 win over Ukraine, victory that saw Rob Page's men book their place at the World Cup. 40 goals and counting for his country for the new Los Angeles FC man!
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✔️ Seventh and final signing of the summer transfer window for Swansea as Fin Stevens joins on a season-long loan deal from Brentford. Michael Obafemi and Joel Piroe stay. All in all, a very uplifting end to #DeadlineDay ! Gwely amdani. Nos da, Jacks. #Swans
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Gareth Bale on Wayne Hennessey: "What an achievement [reaching 100 caps]. He probably goes without much recognition. I think he's so underestimated. It's going to be a great night on Tuesday. He's been a rock in this team."
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Easy to forget in the midst of yesterday's madness, but worth pointing out that these two now have 32 goals between them this season, one more than Ayew and Lowe managed together last term. Both under 23 & have two years left on their Swansea contracts. Huge assets. #Swans
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Wonderful moment of respect from Ukraine boss Oleksandr Petrakov in his post-match press conference. "I want to express my gratitude to Wales. I wish your team all possible luck in the World Cup. Again, Ukraine is very grateful to Wales." #WALUKR
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Ian Mitchelmore
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Freddie Woodman after the play-off final defeat to Brentford: "I hope this isn't the last game I play in a Swansea shirt." #Swans #NUFC
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A new era begins. Russell Martin is the new manager of Swansea City. He’s signed a three year contract with the club. #Swans
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Back home from Barnsley. And some great news for Swansea on the transfer front as they have agreed a deal to sign Jordan Morris on loan from Seattle Sounders. Club hope a deal can be completed before the FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest on Saturday. #Swans
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Of all the highlights from today's game, Russell Martin interrupting my post-match interview with Nathan Wood by singing Yma o Hyd was up there. Win clearly meant so much to him today. Big two weeks of preparation ahead for the Cardiff game. #Swans
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Swansea are set to sign Kyle Joseph on a permanent deal from Wigan having agreed terms with the striker. #Swans #wafc
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Understand Ollie Cooper is set to sign a new long-term contract with Swansea. New deal set to keep him at the club until the summer of 2027. #Swans
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Nine hundred and forty two passes. Iesu mawr. #Swans #ncfc
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Swansea's Championship record in their away strip this season: P12; W9; D3; L0. #Swans #BarnsleyFC #UptheturquoiseandraspberrySwans
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Hannes Wolf at Swansea today. Has trained ahead of Preston. #Swans
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⚽️ #YJB
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Daniel James. January 2018 - Scored 20 minutes into his first team debut for Swansea City. March 2019 - Scored five minutes into his competitive Wales debut. August 2019 - Scored seven minutes into his Premier League debut with Manchester United. Rapid in every sense.
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That’s what it means. #Swans #CARSWA
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Jamal Lowe wins the Championship December SkyBet Goal of the Month award for his second strike in the win at Cardiff! Lowe: “I’ve scored 9 goals so far this season, and that goal is up there as my favourite Swansea goal so far, but hopefully there’s plenty more to come.” #Swans
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Armstrong Okoflex currently undergoing a medical at Swansea. Due to join on a season-long deal from West Ham. Deal should be done in time for him to be included in tomorrow's matchday squad at Stoke City. #Swans #whufc
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The Last Dance: Paris edition. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Aaron Ramsey: "Everyone has waited 64 years for this. "To be there and to play in a World Cup will be the highlight for me in a Wales shirt." [ @Cymru ]
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Swansea are set to sign Conor Hourihane on loan from Aston Villa, as first reported by @stujames75 . It is hoped Hourihane and Jordan Morris will join before the Nottingham Forest FA Cup game. #Swans #AVFC
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Jamal Lowe latest. Swansea will pay Wigan in the region of £800,000 plus add-ons for the winger. Medical today. #Swans #wafc
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"Matty Grimes, we want you to stay" sing the Swansea fans. #Swans
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Confirmed: Swansea have completed the loan signing of Conor Hourihane from Aston Villa. ✅ #Swans #avfc
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Breaking. Swansea midfielder Joe Allen announces his retirement from international football. A huge blow ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. What a servant to Welsh football he has been. 74 caps. A truly brilliant player.
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Joel Piroe becomes the seventh different Swansea player to reach 20 goals in a season since the stadium move in 2005. All from open play! Remarkable. (McBurnie 18/19, Bony 13/14, Michu 12/13, Sinclair 11/12, Scotland 08/09 & 07/08 and Trundle 06/07 and 05/06) #Swans
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Liam Cullen in stitches with Russell Martin after applauding the away end as the Jack Army sing "he shags who he wants!" at the striker. 😂 #Swans
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Swansea City have renamed the Liberty Stadium's South Stand as the NHS Wales Stand ahead of their first home game of the 2020/21 Championship season. #Swans
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Breaking. Kyle Naughton has agreed terms to stay with Swansea City for an additional year. The defender's current contract expires in the summer, although he is expected to remain with the Swans for the 2022/23 campaign. #Swans
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