By Paul Jones Jake Bidwell will strengthen Coventry City’s promotion bid, according to their manager Mark Robins who has signed the defender on a free transfer from Swansea City. Robins evidently see something in the 28-year-old Bidwell that Swans head coach Russell Martin does  not, with the former Everton youngster allowed to leave on a […]

Russell Martin has spoken of his pride in Swansea City for the way they stopped the rot at in-form Huddersfield. The Swans head coach had plenty of praise for his players who earned a 1-1 draw away from home to end a run of four straight defeats. “We could have probably had the three points and I don’t think anyone could have complained,” said Martin, whose team remain 17th in the table, 14 points off the play-offs but with three matches in hand.

Olivier Ntcham has been backed to lead a Swansea City resurgence in the second half of the season after Russell Martin revealed the French star had rejected a big money move to Russia. The Swans head coach is predicting Ntcham will become a growing influence at the club as they bid to rejoin the Championship play-off race. Frenchman Ntcham came to Wales on a free transfer from Celtic back in September, when Martin said the midfielder could have earned more money by joining a major Russian club, believed to be Zenit St. Petersburg.

By Paul Jones Andy Fisher insists the possession-based football played at Swansea City was a major draw in convincing him to move from MK Dons. The goalkeeper – who has stepped up from League One to follow his former head coach Russell Martin for a fee that could rise to £500,000 – has said the […]

By Rob Carbon Ollie Cooper will be staying at Newport County for the rest of the season – that’s official! Swansea City boss Russell Martin confirmed on Friday that he was more than happy with the progress his young midfielder is making at Rodney Parade and has no plans to call him back in January.  […]

Russell Martin has admitted he needs to bring in fresh blood if Swansea City are to prevent their current slump becoming a full blown crisis. The Swans head coach has been linked with a number of players in the January transfer window as he tries to halt a slide that has led to four straight defeats. The last of those – which followed a month of inactivity – was their 3-2 home defeat to Southampton in the third round of the FA Cup at the weekend.

Kyle Joseph has been backed to make a big impact after his return to Swansea City and can help fill the void left by Ethan Laird, according to head coach Russell Martin. Joseph has been recalled from his loan spell at Cheltenham Town, where the 20-year-old Scotland U21 international was used primarily as a striker by the League One club and scored four goals in 12 games. But Martin has stressed Joseph’s versatility and feels he can help ease the loss of wing-back Laird who was shifted on to Bournemouth by Manchester United for the season half of the campaign after the Cherries gazumped the Swans’ loan fee.

By Gareth James Newport County chairman Gavin Foxall says a £3m Welsh Government support fund for sports clubs in Wales is not enough to cover the loss of revenue from playing games behind closed doors. The club’s Boxing Day fixture at home to Forest Green Rovers was called off due to Covid cases in the […]

Swansea City head coach Russell Martin says the financial impact from playing behind closed doors has already hit his January recruitment plans. Martin – who had held discussions with chief executive Julian Winter and the club’s American owners about new recruits in the January transfer window – says the fall in income from the Welsh Government’s closure of stadia to fans has affected his ability to bring in new players. The Swans will play at least three matches behind closed doors because of the new restrictions to combat rising Covid rates and the Welsh Government has given no end date for the policy, which does not apply in England.

Russell Martin has admitted Swansea City don’t have the depth to sustain a promotion play-off challenge. The Swans head coach gave a realistic assessment of his squad in what might be considered as a clear message to the club’s American owners that they need to authorise some spending in the January transfer window. It comes after Martin’s side crashed to a 4-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, a team revitalized under Martin’s successor, Steve Cooper.

Jamie Paterson has insisted he is not a diver and he should not have been booked in Swansea City’s 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough. The Swans midfielder was shown a yellow card for simulation in the first-half of the weekend loss at the Riverside Stadium after tumbling under a challenge from Boro goalkeeper Luke Daniels. But Paterson is adamant that referee Andy Davies made the wrong call and that the Swans should have been awarded a penalty, instead.

By Tom Prosser Russell Martin says the Swansea City fans have played a key part in Jamie Paterson’s success so far this season and he hopes his fine form continues as the Swans look to get back on track away to Middlesbrough on Saturday. The manager cites the “instant connection” between Paterson and the Swansea faithful as a big factor in him hitting the ground running for his new team. Paterson, 29, was a free agent up until a few days before the 2021-22 campaign after leaving Bristol City and having a trial with Middlesbrough.