Latest football stories from FansNetwork Swansea City : The summer ahead under Vitor Matos - Report Swansea City Swansea City head coach, Vitor Matos will be right on the ball when his squad returns to pre season training next month. Not least a different take on what has been the norm over the past few seasons. This time around we will see Swans players being put through intense cardiovascular endurance as the catalyst for a multi training approach to the new season.  Southampton V Middlesbrough The Play Off Verdict Southampton The run up to this game was not about football, but at 8pm on Tuesday night the talking stopped and all eyes were on the pitch, many expected an easy night for Saints, but it turned out far from that.  Southampton FC Issue Statement On Spygate Southampton Saints Chief Executive Officer Phil Parsons has broken the silence emanating from St Mary's regarding the situation which has blown up between the club and tonight's opponents Middlesbrough.  Southampton V Middlesbrough The Play Off Preview Southampton Saints have to concentrate on football now after the press frenzy over Spygate. They have fee off the energy as Boro did in the first half at the Riverside, but be clinical in their finishing and ensure that book their place at Wembley to take on Hull.  Swansea City coaching staff urging an early completion to Galbraith contract talks Swansea City Swansea City are being urged by the current coaching set up at the club to engage and sort out the contract dilemma with Ethan Galbraith. He is seen as a key player by head coach, Vitor Matos for all the reasons we already know.  Pompey's 2025-26: All-too-familiar territory, but dare we look up next time? Portsmouth I like my football stats to have a certain neatness about them and was rather taken when I discovered that the 2024-25 season was the 22nd out of the 44 I had been a match-going Pompey fan spent in what we called in old money the second division.  Upon Reflection... – Column Queens Park Rangers The pros and cons, winners and losers, and redemption arcs from a bizarre QPR season in which goals flowed at both ends except for the times they didn’t - message board regular Dorse gives us his highlights and lowlights from 25/26.  Will Middlesbrough Manager's Rants Help Or Hinder His Team At St Mary's Southampton When Spygate initially broke last week, it did not seem to be a major issue, it was laughed off by Boro manager Kim Hellberg, who seemed happy to play it down and use the story to ramp up the atmosphere for the game against Saints, but when it didn't get him the result he wanted he got dirty.  Help Drive The Saints To Wembley Greet The Bus At 6.15pm Southampton Various Southampton social media platforms are encouraging fans to be outside the ground at 6pm on Tuesday evening to replicate the welcome for the team buss two years ago and make it bigger and better. Here are the details. |
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