Planet Swans ArchivesMonk who saw a proposed summer transfer to Bristol City fall through due to a back injury has insisted he will not give up on his career at Swansea City without a fight,Monk who was believed to be not wanted by Michael Laudrup played his first game of the season at Crawley Town on Tuesday.
Speaking to todays South Wales Evening Post Monk said:
“I’ll never give up, I’ve never done it from the start and I won’t do it in my time here,” he said.
“I’ve been injured for about five weeks and there’s been speculation about a loan to here, there and everywhere, but my injury dictated things.
“I’m just thankful to be able to get a run-out because I’ve got to get back and fit, build on this game and see where it takes me.
“I’ve said all along I don’t want to leave the club and hopefully I can force my way into the manager’s plans in some capacity in the first-team squad.
“If it’s not to be we’ll have to assess it again in the future, but right now I just want to get fit.”
“We’ll assess it later down the line, perhaps January, perhaps sooner than that, it depends on how good I feel over the next few weeks,” he added.
“If I can get a few weeks’ training under my belt and it looks like I’ve got absolutely no chance then I’ll have to really have a look at it.
“January is probably the more realistic one if I’m not involved at all by then, but hopefully I will be.
“I can only do what I did at Crawley and try to improve in training, to push the boys who are in front of me and see where it takes me.
“I’ll keep pushing, but also know I have to be realistic.
“I’m not saying I should be starting Saturday, but it will be nice to push a bit harder and see where it takes me.
“That’s what I want in my mind, but also being realistic I know it’s down to what the manager wants.”
Michael Laudrup added:
“It was great that Garry could play 90 minutes.
“He had some cramp at the end, but not enough to stop him jumping for the corner!
“I am happy for him and I am happy for the other players as well because it gives them a good feeling.
“It is a boost for those players as well as the team.”
Monk in the meantime thinks:
“We were disappointed after Everton because it was our poorest performance in a long time, especially in the first half where we did things we’ve not done for a long, long time,”
“It’s not for a lack of effort ever, but we made some individual mistakes, we didn’t play as much as a team as we can and we got punished by a good side.
“We also realise Everton are in good form at the moment so we can’t get too down about it, it’s about how we react and we reacted well at Crawley.
“Hopefully we can carry that on at Stoke.”
