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FA Cup v League

Surely that depends on the ability of the management and players to forget about the FA Cup until the tie comes around? I don’t believe that it has to and although you could point to clubs (Shrewsbury?) who arguably have gone off the boil with a cup run there will…
Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 0:01

Swansea 2 Preston 1

It was a truly magnificent finish to a game in which Swansea were mainly second best against a competent and nice to watch Preston side – full evidence of their lofty position in the 1st Division. Flynn made changes to the side held at home in disappointing fashion by Cheltenham…
Saturday, 24 January 2004, 0:01

Programme – Preston

And so for the fourth time this season I sit down to write about a FA Cup tie at the Vetch. First time in five years we have been here at this stage with the prize if we win being our first fifth round appearance since 1980. A warm welcome…
Saturday, 24 January 2004, 0:01

Where Did It Go Wrong?

Performances have not been good of late and indeed just 2 league wins in the last eight games have sent the Swans tumbling from the comfort of the play off zone to close on mid table with gap between them and the sides chasing promotion growing match by match. A…
Sunday, 18 January 2004, 0:01

Duffy Almost Gone

After weeks of speculation and a week since he first travelled to the South Coast, Richard Duffy has finally decided that he wants his future to lie outside the Vetch Field and, no late bids withstanding, linking up with Harry Redknapp is his preferred option. However, the two clubs are…
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 0:01

Was There An Alternative?

I can genuinely see both sides of this argument. It makes my blood boil when people take this club for a ride but I can also understand that there are now people who genuinely will struggle to get into matches. The club have acknowledged that it is the genuine cases…
Monday, 12 January 2004, 0:01
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