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Bakr will arrive in Swansea this weekend on trial although he will not qualify for a work permit so therefore could not sign for the club but Roberto believes that he is a very exciting prospect. “He is a hugely talented centre-half,” said the Swansea manager. “He has that leadership…

Buy European was the message from Roberto Martinez this week as he praised the talent that is available on the continent – something too often overlooked by his counterparts he believes. Roberto was a big advocate of the European imports this summer with three from Spain and two from Holland…

Assistant manager Graeme Jones is the latest of a string of people to add his thoughts on the tragic Michael Maidens – who was killed in a car crash on Friday evening. Maidens was not in the Hartlepool squad that travelled to South Wales but such was his loss that…