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It is what it is - Preview
Queens Park Rangers
Post Blackpool defeat we look at why the sort of early season loss we've seen a thousand times before triggered such a strong reaction, and pray for no repeat in a similar game against Rotherham tomorrow.

New players coming in over the next ten days ?
Swansea City
News is circulating that two players have been earmarked to come in to Swansea City over the next week or so. Both players would have been in already had we seen been more positive movement out of the club. Ryan Bennett as an example. That seems pretty unlikely as of today. To us that indicates loan players are the targets, not the best or ideal way to recruit this late in the transfer window

Refwatch: Swindon Town v Rochdale
Rochdale
Samuel Barrott will referee Dale’s third away game of the season at Swindon on Saturday.

Southampton At Leicester City The Preview
Southampton
Here we are again back at the King Power Stadium almost 3 months to the day after a last day of the season debacle that just about categorised the final two months of the season, but this is a new one and things are changing.

Flynn Downes : ‘Don’t go to Swansea, It’s a …
Swansea City
Despite leaving the swans and believing it was to be to Crystal Palace Flynn Downes couldn’t be thankful enough to Swansea City for the year he spent at the club. Coming on as a substitute for West Ham last night Flynn was happy to stay at Swansea, it wasn’t in his plans to leave.

Could Saints Be In For Ex Tottenham Hotspur Central Defender
Southampton
Reports in Portugal have suggested that former Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen could be available on a free transfer from Benfica and that Southampton could be one of the likely destinations.

Blame Russell Martin all you want
Swansea City
Russell Martin has a plethora of issues, both good and bad to address before Saturdays home game against Luton Town, not least the real split in favour, or otherwise, of him continuing as Swansea City manager. On reflection that’s ridiculous. It really is. Of course that’s only fans opinion - and really at the end of it all the only opinion that matters is that of those who actually make these things happen.

Stockdale and Shan depart Dale
Rochdale
The club have today confirmed the departure of head coach Robbie Stockdale and his assistant Jimmy Shan.

Saints Move A Step Closer To Benfica Striker As Newcastle Pull Out
Southampton
Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos has been linked with a move to Southampton, but the feeling was that Newcastle & Wolves were ahead of us in the pecking order, but now it seems that one of them has pulled out.