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Wales Online
27-06-2025
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- Wales Online
Tonight's Swansea City news as rivals source O'Brien alternative and ex-Swans hero released
Tonight's Swansea City news as rivals source O'Brien alternative and ex-Swans hero released The latest news from the Stadium Lewis O'Brien (Image: Ashley Crowden/REX/Shutterstock ) Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City news for Friday, June 27. Hull source O'Brien alternative Hull City reportedly remain firmly in the race for former Swansea City loanee Lewis O'Brien this summer - but could yet look elsewhere should a deal become too problematic. O'Brien has been on the radar of a host of Championship clubs this summer, having enjoyed a hugely impressive six-month loan spell with the Swans last season. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. Swansea would love to have the midfielder back for another stint next season, but their hopes of winning the race appear to be slim. The Tigers, in contrast, look to be among the leading contenders for his signature, having held talks over the last few weeks. But according to our colleagues at Hull Live, the financial package required to get a deal done could still prove a stumbling block. Article continues below Sources close to negotiations have told WalesOnline that an offer believed to be worth 'in and around' £5m is on the table from the Tigers, while one other Championship club is also believed to have launched a bid. That prospective price tag has been disputed by reports on Humberside, but it seems there's still some confidence a deal could get done. Nevertheless, Hull could yet look at other options, with a player based in Europe also believed to be on the radar. Indeed, the mystery player is believed to have already held talks with owner Acun Ilicali and head coach Sergej Jakirovic. Ogbeta joins Barnsley Former Swansea City defender Nathanael Ogbeta has signed for Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old is getting married this weekend, but is set to miss his honeymoon to join up with his new team-mates this week. "Currently, I'm in London because I'm getting married at the weekend. But I'm excited to join the lads next week and get started," he told the club website. Reds boss Conor Hourihane, himself a former Swan, added: "He has good EFL experience for a player of his age, and he brings depth to the squad, which is essential." Ogbeta joined the Swans from Shrewsbury in 2022, but played just three games for the club before leaving on a free transfer last summer. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone. Borini released Former Swansea City cult hero Fabio Borini is a free agent this summer after leaving Italian side Sampdoria. The striker, who scored six goals in 12 games for the Swans during a loan spell in 2011, joined the fallen Italian giants on a free transfer back in 2023. Content cannot be displayed without consent He since netted 10 goals in 38 games, with Sampdoria narrowly preserving their Serie B status last season following a chaotic play-off with Salernitana. Article continues below The club haven't yet made an official announcement, but Nicolò Schira has claimed the 34-year-old is now set to depart.
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Swansea's play-off chances? Slim to say the least
Swansea City will take on Millwall this weekend knowing victory may give them a very slim play-off chance heading into the final day of the season – but only if Coventry City lose to Luton Town in their early kick-off on Sheehan's side are in sparkling form, having won five successive games to move to within six points of the top must keep that winning run going against Millwall and Oxford United seven days later to have any hope of finishing in the play-offs – but even then they would be relying on a number of results going their way plus a major goal difference unlikely play-off talk will be over if sixth-placed Coventry get anything from their trip to Kenilworth Road (12:30 BST).Should a Coventry side featuring ex-Swans skipper Matt Grimes (below, alongside Frank Lampard) lose, Sheehan's men – who are currently 11th - would move to within three points of sixth with a win over the Lions, who are Swansea would also need seventh-placed Middlesbrough to be beaten at home by out-of-form Norwich City. Should all those results happen, Swansea could sneak into sixth place on the final day if they beat Oxford and Middlesbrough win at Coventry – but only if, in the process, the Swans somehow turnaround Boro's advantage in the goal difference it stands, Swansea are on minus four while Michael Carrick's team have a goal difference of plus top of all that, the Swans would need ninth-placed Blackburn Rovers to lose at least one of their games – Rovers host Watford before going to Sheffield United – and West Bromwich Albion, who are 10th, to drop points in one of their fixtures – at Cardiff City and at home to Luton – to be absolutely sure of finishing above those two in all, therefore, there will surely be nobody tipping Swansea to reach the it says something about the run the Swans have been on that they are even in the conversation, having been glancing nervously towards the other end of the table not so long ago.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
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- Yahoo
I'd love to see Cooper back at Swansea
Andy Robinson says Swansea City chairman Andy Coleman has "just got to get it right" as he seeks a replacement for Luke Williams, sacked as head coach after 13 months in charge. And ex-Swans fans' favourite Robinson says he would like to see former boss Steve Cooper back in the role, though admits that is "very ambitious". Williams left with Swansea 17th in the second tier following a seventh defeat in nine matches at Stoke City on Saturday. "It had to happen," said Robinson who watched the game at the bet365 Stadium for BBC Radio Wales. "Unfortunately in football the buck will always stop with the manager. He selects the team, he brings the players in and as I said on Saturday if there was ever a game of football Luke Williams was going to win in this bad run of form it was that game. "Unfortunately he never got the win and to lose 3-1 I think the writing was on the wall." While Williams has paid the price for an alarming slump in form which has seen Swansea slip towards the bottom three with 13 league fixtures remaining, chairman Coleman and the club's board are also under fire for a series of disappointing appointments and poor recruitment. "They need to make sure now that the new boss coming in is the right one because it's been drastic at the football club now for two or three years and making small steps and not really getting anywhere," added Robinson. "I think the biggest thing about the structure and the make-up of the football club is a trust element, and the trust element from the board, who've certainly played their part in all of this. "From the manager to the chairman and from the chairman to the manager and the players and when you lose that at any football club it's a difficult one to get back. "You thought Luke Williams was going to be the man but he [Coleman] has just got to get it right now. For the football club to move forward [it] has got to be done correctly." Assistant head coach Alan Sheehan has been named caretaker boss for a second time "on an interim basis", with Swansea saying the search for a permanent successor to Williams is "already under way". Cooper, 43, left the Championship club in 2021 after leading Swansea to the play-offs in each of his two seasons in charge. He then took Nottingham Forest to the Premier League via the play-offs and kept them in the top flight for one season before losing his job at the City Ground. He has been out of work since a 12-game spell in charge of Premier League Leicester City at the start of this season. "There's a man there who did an absolute worldy of a job at the football club, Steve Cooper," said Robinson. "Whether he'd drop down a level, I'd love to see him back at the football club but that's very ambitious." Another former Swansea player, ex-Wales midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, has sympathy for Williams and believes Coleman and the club's owners are as culpable for recent failings. "I don't think he [Williams] had to go," Jones told BBC Radio Cymru's Dros Frecwast programme. "I think the pressure was mounting, yes, but it's as simple as this: if you lose games, then the pressure is on you as head coach, in any club within football. "I think the problems run deeper. If we go back to January, only a few weeks ago, the chairman Andy Coleman came out and said, "Luke Williams is the perfect manager for this football club". "So much has changed in the time since... yes, down to the run, but the problems run deeper because, if we assess Swansea since they were relegated from the Premier League, Graham Potter stayed a season then moved on to a better job for him in the Premier League, Steve Cooper left under a cloud after a couple of years, Russell Martin left the club under a cloud. "We're talking about good managers here. But none of them have stayed for too long because of problems behind the scenes." Asked what needs to change, Jones said: "Naturally, new owners often want to put their own stamp on things, which often means a change in management. "But we haven't seen anything yet since the new owners have come in . That's what January was for to all purposes, to see how much money there was to invest, and nothing. So, the problems run deeper, and I hope now we can get the right person in."
BBC News
18-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
I'd love to see Cooper back at Swansea
Andy Robinson says Swansea City chairman Andy Coleman has "just got to get it right" as he seeks a replacement for Luke Williams, sacked as head coach after 13 months in ex-Swans fans' favourite Robinson says he would like to see former boss Steve Cooper back in the role, though admits that is "very ambitious".Williams left with Swansea 17th in the second tier following a seventh defeat in nine matches at Stoke City on Saturday."It had to happen," said Robinson who watched the game at the bet365 Stadium for BBC Radio Wales."Unfortunately in football the buck will always stop with the manager. He selects the team, he brings the players in and as I said on Saturday if there was ever a game of football Luke Williams was going to win in this bad run of form it was that game."Unfortunately he never got the win and to lose 3-1 I think the writing was on the wall."While Williams has paid the price for an alarming slump in form which has seen Swansea slip towards the bottom three with 13 league fixtures remaining, chairman Coleman and the club's board are also under fire for a series of disappointing appointments and poor recruitment."They need to make sure now that the new boss coming in is the right one because it's been drastic at the football club now for two or three years and making small steps and not really getting anywhere," added Robinson."I think the biggest thing about the structure and the make-up of the football club is a trust element, and the trust element from the board, who've certainly played their part in all of this."From the manager to the chairman and from the chairman to the manager and the players and when you lose that at any football club it's a difficult one to get back. "You thought Luke Williams was going to be the man but he [Coleman] has just got to get it right now. For the football club to move forward [it] has got to be done correctly."Assistant head coach Alan Sheehan has been named caretaker boss for a second time "on an interim basis", with Swansea saying the search for a permanent successor to Williams is "already under way".Cooper, 43, left the Championship club in 2021 after leading Swansea to the play-offs in each of his two seasons in then took Nottingham Forest to the Premier League via the play-offs and kept them in the top flight for one season before losing his job at the City Ground. He has been out of work since a 12-game spell in charge of Premier League Leicester City at the start of this season."There's a man there who did an absolute worldy of a job at the football club, Steve Cooper," said Robinson."Whether he'd drop down a level, I'd love to see him back at the football club but that's very ambitious." 'Swansea's problems run deeper' Another former Swansea player, ex-Wales midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, has sympathy for Williams and believes Coleman and the club's owners are as culpable for recent failings."I don't think he [Williams] had to go," Jones told BBC Radio Cymru's Dros Frecwast programme."I think the pressure was mounting, yes, but it's as simple as this: if you lose games, then the pressure is on you as head coach, in any club within football. "I think the problems run deeper. If we go back to January, only a few weeks ago, the chairman Andy Coleman came out and said, "Luke Williams is the perfect manager for this football club". "So much has changed in the time since... yes, down to the run, but the problems run deeper because, if we assess Swansea since they were relegated from the Premier League, Graham Potter stayed a season then moved on to a better job for him in the Premier League, Steve Cooper left under a cloud after a couple of years, Russell Martin left the club under a cloud. "We're talking about good managers here. But none of them have stayed for too long because of problems behind the scenes."Asked what needs to change, Jones said: "Naturally, new owners often want to put their own stamp on things, which often means a change in management. "But we haven't seen anything yet since the new owners have come in . That's what January was for to all purposes, to see how much money there was to invest, and nothing. So, the problems run deeper, and I hope now we can get the right person in."
