West Ham boss Sam Allardyce insists his decision to sign Andy Carroll over Wilfried Bony was the right choice. Both of the strikers were available to Allardyce in the summer of 2013, with Bony having been scouted by the Hammers during a prolific spell at Vitesse Arnhem whilst Carroll had already spent a year at Upton Park on loan from Liverpool. Financial constraints meant West Ham could only ...Full Story »

Garry Monk has labelled criticism of his former manager and Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers as "ridiculous" as he seeks the launchpad for Swansea to challenge for European qualification. Seventh-placed Swansea welcome Crystal Palace to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday and Monk believes nine games in the next six weeks will determine whether his side can maintain their fine start to the Barclays P...Full Story »

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has issued a 'hands off' warning for Potters captain Ryan Shawcross amid reports of interest from the centre-back's former club Manchester United. There has been talk this week that United, whose youth set-up Shawcross was part of before he moved to the Britannia Stadium in 2007-08, have been looking at the 27-year-old as a potential January transfer window signing. But ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Garry Monk has accused television of adding to Alan Pardew's misery at Stoke on Monday night, claiming there was an agenda against the under-fire Newcastle boss. Pardew will be in the spotlight at Swansea again on Saturday with Newcastle one place off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League and his job said to be still very much in the balance. The Newcastle manager's job pro...Full Story »

Swansea went top of the Barclays Premier League as West Brom were swept aside at the Liberty Stadium. Garry Monk's men extended their 100 per cent record to three games as a Nathan Dyer double and a spectacular volley from Wayne Routledge rewarded some excellent Swansea approach play. But Swansea were also aided by some pitiful defending, with West Brom still seeking their first league victory...Full Story »

Swansea manager Garry Monk believes he has more quality to call on this season - but admits he does need extra bodies to bolster his squad. Monk drafted in Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lukasz Fabianski, Bafetimbi Gomis, Jefferson Montero and Marvin Emnes over the summer and on Wednesday captured Argentina defender Federico Fernandez from Napoli for a fee understood to be around the B£8million mark. ...Full Story »

The Iceland international struck late on to give Garry Monk's men a famous victory, despite Wayne Rooney cancelling out Ki Sung-Yueng's first-half opener with an acrobatic strike Gylfi Sigurdsson's smart finish saw Swansea City claim a surprise 2-1 win at Manchester United as the Louis van Gaal era started in defeat. Sigurdsson bagged the winner 18 minutes from time on Saturday as Van Gaal -...Full Story »

SWANSEA are yet to receive any formal offers from Liverpool or Arsenal for Wilfried Bony. NOTHING YET: Monk has revealed Swansea are still waiting for bids The Swans' star striker has been linked with a move away from South Wales following a strong first season in the Premier League last term. Bony, who joined Swansea for £12m from Vitesse last summer and his value has doubled over the l...Full Story »

Garry Monk's reign as permanent manager was launched in style as Swansea prevented Sunderland from ending their season with five successive Barclays Premier League wins. The Swans raced into a 2-0 lead within 14 minutes of the kick-off when first Nathan Dyer and then Marvin Emnes produced finishes of real quality with the home side in disarray. Fabio Borini dragged the home side back into it w...Full Story »

Garry Monk readily accepts that Swansea have suffered a "scare" in the Barclays Premier League this season. The Swans go into their final home game of the campaign against Southampton on Saturday, knowing they are safe from relegation worries. But they only left the danger zone behind them after posting successive victories against Newcastle and Aston Villa last month. "It is a season we have...Full Story »