Swansea sack Micheal Laudrup

In a move that came as a suprise to many in the game, Swansea City have sacked manager Micheal Laudrup. A meeting was held earlier today to resolve the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Manager. Although he agreed to carry on, the decision was made to sack him.

Swansea City had won their first ever trophy as a club under Laudrup's guidance last February in the then Carling Cup now Capital One cup when they defeated Bradford City 5 nil in the finals.

The club however suffered a dip in form over the past year since the triumph in the league cup with just  8 wins from 31 league matches. They have also suffered injuries to key players including last season's top scorer Michu who has  been out for most of the Campaign.

The decision to part ways with Laudrup comes just days from the second Welsh derby of the season with Swansea due to host Cardiff within days.
The handwriting over what happened was already on the wall after the club fell out with Micheal Laudrup's agent last summer over transfers. Still, his departure comes at time when the club is struggling for form and with just 14 games left to play this season in the league, securing their Premier League future remains the ultimate goal of the club whereas Laudrup had seem to concentrate more on the Europa league where they will play Napoli in the Round of 32 later this month.

An high for the club this season despite a disappointing season to date because of form and injuries, remains Swansea knocking out Manchester United out of the FA cup at the third round stage in early January. Which gave the club their first ever win at Old Trafford.