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Swans attempting to secure £4,000 a week defender on season loan
Swansea City
19 year old Ethan Laird who spent last season at MK Dons with Russell Martin and his team at Stadium MK is keen to link up with him again after a successful loan spell last time around. Signing for MK Dons in January he played 24 games and was a huge success at the club. Manchester United see him as a definite star for the future.

Angel Rangel speaks out : Roberto Martinez finest signing ? Part one
Swansea City
Angel Rangel was never really seen as the conventional villain even when he left Swansea City for pastures new. Many swans fans possibly felt that was it for a player who had represented Swansea City for many years since Roberto Martinez brought him to the club. Angel Rangel recently spoke to our fellow fansnetwork site “ Loft For Words” and it was a very revealing interview.

Derisory Bid Shows Why Aston Villa Are Not the Club For James Ward Prowse
Southampton
Aston Villa are said to have tabled a £25 million bid for James Ward Prowse, an offer quite rightly turned down out of hand by Southampton, but perhaps this has shown why the Midland's side offer little more than the Saints captain can achieve at St Mary's.

Season Preview 21/22 – Strugglers
Queens Park Rangers
The third and final part of our preview of the forthcoming Championship focuses on the teams the bookies think will be going down with Derby.

O'Keeffe and Broadbent join on loan
Rochdale
Rochdale have bolstered their squad further ahead of Saturday's League Two opener vs Harrogate with the loan signings of George Broadbent and Corey O'Keeffe.

2021/2022 League Two Predictions: 18th-13th
Rochdale
Chaff and Dean's League Two predictions continue with our (no doubt rubbish) predictions of the bottom half to mid-table.

Southampton Away Travel Are Back ! Everton Away Details Here
Southampton
Saints fans favourite independent supplier of travel to away games are back after an 18 month enforced break due to Covid 19, but now they are back and are running coaches for the trip to Goodison Park, find out how to book before it's sold out.

2021/2022 League Two Betting Odds
Rochdale
The bookmakers are clearly anticipating a mid-table finish for Dale this season as they're priced out at 9/2 to win promotion from League Two in 2022.

Swans wait on Fulham and Watford for Russell Martin’s first transfer news
Swansea City
The first business of the new season is on its way at Swansea City with George Byers about to get his wish to leave the club for Sheffield Wednesday this week. And secondly, and far more importantly captain Matt Grimes is also waiting for confirmation that the club will let him move on to Fulham or Watford.