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Thread | Five Swans included in Wales training squad ...
at 10:08 16 May 2025
"Five Swansea City players have been included in a Wales training squad ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Ben Cabango, Liam Cullen and Ollie Cooper have been regulars in the national squad, while youngsters Sam Parker and Joel Cotterill are also named by Dragons boss Craig Bellamy in the 29-strong party.
The squad will initially train at the FAW's Vale of Glamorgan base, before heading to Alicante in Spain.
The final group for the home fixture against Liechtenstein on June 6, and the away meeting with Belgium on June 9, will be confirmed on May 28."
https://www.swanseacity.com/news/five-swans-included-wales-training-squad |
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Thread | DPA Inquiry into Digital Inclusion and Health Outcomes ...
at 11:07 12 May 2025
"In the past few years, there has been growing use of digital technologies to deliver health information and services across the UK. Use of NHS websites – the most visited online health services in the UK – increased from 12.9 million in 2019 to 22.7 million in 2020, rising to 26.5 million in 2024 (Ofcom, 2021: 37; Ofcom, 2021: 62). Particularly since the pandemic, health information, appointment booking, and follow-up care are increasingly delivered online.
In light of an ongoing trajectory towards digital care delivery, it is increasingly essential to ensure both that analogue provisions remain in place for those who are unable or unwilling to access digital health services, and that these changes do not leave behind those who are digitally excluded and unable to access the support they need. While there is evidence that digitalised health services can improve patient outcomes and access to care, those who do not have access to digital services – or who have low levels of digital or e-health literacy risk losing out on these benefits and being unable to access adequate support (Chikwira & Jefferies, 2025). The NHS framework for action on digital inclusion recognised this, observing that: ‘Digital exclusion can compound health inequalities by exacerbating challenges with access to healthcare, skills and capability to navigate and use services, and the general resources needed to lead a healthy life.’
In light of this, the Digital Poverty Alliance’s research aims to examine the impacts of digital exclusion on the delivery of health services and its effects on health inequalities. It will seek to engage with both the supply and demand sides of health services, exploring the impact of digital exclusion – including lack of digital skills as well as lack of access to adequate technology – on both clinicians and patients. The research will seek to draw out how the use of health technologies varies between groups, and the reasons for this, with a particular focus on how different age groups, rural communities, and those with English as a second language may be affected."
https://digitalpovertyalliance.org/healthinquiry/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign& |
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Thread | Vital Statistics | 2024-25 Season ...
at 17:25 8 May 2025
With the 2024-25 season in the books, we look at some of the key facts and figures from the campaign.
1 – Only one player played every minute of Championship football for the Swans during the 2024-25 season; Lawrence Vigouroux.
3 – Swansea’s 11th-placed finish was three positions higher than the 2023-24 season, and they also claimed four more points with a tally of 61 to 57.
3 – From the point of Alan Sheehan’s appointment – initially as caretaker head coach – Swansea City had the third-best record in the Championship with 24 points from the final 13 games. Only Leeds United (28) and Burnley (35), the division’s top two, could boast a better record in that period.
7 – Ronald and Josh Tymon had seven assists apiece over the season. No-one in the Swansea squad had more.
12 – Liam Cullen emerged as Swansea’s topscorer with a career-best goal return of 12. His three assists meant he also had the most goal involvements of any Swansea player.
14 – Lawrence Vigouroux kept 14 clean sheets over the 2024-25 season. Only the keepers for the top three teams in the Championship (Michael Cooper, Illan Meslier and James Trafford) kept more.
17 – Seventeen Swansea City players got on the scoresheet across all competitions.
29 – Swansea used 29 players across their 49 games in all competitions.
81 – Josh Tymon created a staggering 81 chances over the course of the season. That was the most of any Championship defender, and the only player with more was Middlesbrough midfielder Finn Azaz (88).
125 - Gonçalo Franco made 125 successful tackles, only Derby’s Ebou Adams (145) made more in the second tier.
260 – Ben Cabango made 260 defensive clearances over the course of the season. That was the best such tally in the Swansea squad, and the third highest among all Championship players.
https://www.swanseacity.com/news/vital-statistics-2024-25-season |
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Thread | Lewis O'Brien
at 20:09 30 Apr 2025
"On April 30, Lewis O'Brien has signed a contract extension with Swansea City, agreeing to stay with the club for an additional year. While the specifics of the contract extension are not mentioned, the statement confirms that O'Brien will remain a member of the Swansea City squad for the upcoming season." |
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Thread | Public Statement from the Board of Cardiff City Supporters` Trust ...
at 17:37 28 Apr 2025
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honestly has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the “elephants in the room” of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club Board level and the lack of any full time Board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club Board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club`s relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club`s benefit.
The appointment of a club Board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the Trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club Chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
After the worst start to a season in the club`s history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a Board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns. There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club. As a matter of urgencywe are requesting a meeting between Vincent Tan and the elected fan bodies to discuss the failings which have culminated in our relegation to hear what fundamental changes are going to be put in place throughout the club from top to bottom to avoid further failings in future. Continuing the failings of the past that have lead to us celebrating our 125th anniversary with a relegation are not going to turn around our fortunes on the pitch."
Big changes are needed, and needed now, to avoid a further downward spiral in the fortunes of the club that we fans love.
https://www.ccfctrust.org/public-statement-from-the-board-of-cardiff-city-suppor |
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Thread | Eubank v Benn ...
at 23:31 26 Apr 2025
What a scrap. Both fighters left everything in the ring!! |
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