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By all accounts, Swansea City have had an excellent season. The work Michael Laudrup has done this year is nothing short of remarkable. Who would have bet on them winning the Capital One cup? But it's also hard to argue with...read more »

Last season, you could have argued that Michel Vorm was the Premier League's best keeper. The Swansea City stopper was a big part of a team who excelled in their first season in the top flight of English football. That's why...read more »

Tuesday night finally saw Cardiff City long farewell to the Championship and introduce themselves to the English Premier League. The Bluebirds’ goalless draw with Charlton Athletic secured promotion to the top flight after a 51-year absence. Achieving promotion has ended a difficult...read more »

‘It’s exciting to see what comes next’ - so said Cardiff City’s combustible attacker Craig Bellamy, when reflecting on his hometown team’s securing of promotion out of the Championship this week. That emotion is matched by the fascination that will come...read more »

When Brendan Rodgers first joined the Reds, he was keen to suggest that he wouldn't be pillaging his old club, Swansea City for all their best players. At one stage it was even suggested that there was a 12-month respite...read more »

Though pundits aren't keen to admit it, Arsenal have made a serious improvement to their defense over the last couple of weeks. A 3-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich appeared to spark recognition in Arsenal players, Arsene Wenger and...read more »

Another season, another relegation fight for Wigan Athletic. In stature, they shouldn’t be in the Premiership, but will they defy the odds again? There’s no doubting that they can (when they are at their best on the pitch they should...read more »

Young Welsh footballer, Joe Allen arrived at Liverpool with the world at his feet. He'd just enjoyed a sensational season with Swansea City, where his slick passing had led his side to an impressive finish in their first season in...read more »

When Michael Owen this week publicly declared what he considered to be his Premier League team of the year, the former England striker unsurprisingly stoked the ire of a number of dissenters – largely with club allegiance at the root...read more »

Back in January, in the process of firing likeable and proven gaffer Nigel Adkins, Southampton chairman Nicola Cortese suggested – and I’m paraphrasing here – that the Saints could, within the next few seasons, become a top-six Premier League team...read more »