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Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal (file pic). Nick Potts

Swansea boss set to leave club at end of season - reports

Carlos Carvalhal is not expected to continue on with the club on the verge of relegation.

MANAGER CARLOS CARVALHAL is set to leave Swansea at the end of the season, with the club facing almost certain relegation from the Premier League, reports said Thursday.

Defeat at home to fellow-strugglers Southampton this week coupled with Huddersfield’s draw against Chelsea leaves Swansea needing an unlikely sequence of events to survive in the English top flight.

The Swans, who have gone eight league games without a win, need to beat Stoke on the final day of the season on Sunday and for Southampton to lose at home to champions Manchester City with a 10-goal swing in their favour in order to stay up.

The reports said the Swansea board did not plan to renew Carvalhal’s contract.

The Portuguese manager’s reign began in December with a win over Watford and they followed that up with victories over Liverpool, Arsenal, Burnley and West Ham.

But their form has collapsed since then, with the club now looking doomed to the drop, ending a spell of seven seasons in the Premier League.

The Swansea City Supporters’ Trust on Thursday called for chairman Huw Jenkins to stand down.

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    Apr 7th 2016, 7:14 PM

    Makes me feel better about the odd double digit holes on my scorecards!

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    Apr 7th 2016, 8:01 PM

    He better turn things around quick or Els he’s out

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    Apr 7th 2016, 8:44 PM

    He’ll Ernies par next hole

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    Apr 7th 2016, 7:37 PM

    Although the big eeejit hashtag is a witty take on ernies big easy nickname, to use it in circumstances like this shows you know nothing about golf as no true golfer or golf fan would ever mock or make fun of someone who has the yips. And no, it doesnt matter that ernie will never see it or be offended by it, i find it classless in the extreme.

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    Apr 8th 2016, 1:03 AM

    What yips? Any blue ghosts?

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    Apr 7th 2016, 7:16 PM

    He 3 putted the next for par aswell

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    Apr 7th 2016, 7:57 PM

    You should hit the range Barry. Get it all out.

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    Apr 7th 2016, 8:07 PM

    Barry, I’d say you’re mighty craic on a night out

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    Apr 7th 2016, 7:26 PM

    I feel his struggle

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    Apr 7th 2016, 10:04 PM

    Barry, you’re some gimp

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    Apr 7th 2016, 9:23 PM

    Does anyone here know Barney Carroll?

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    Apr 8th 2016, 8:16 AM

    Video shows 6 putts.

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    Apr 7th 2016, 10:46 PM

    Won’t take long till someone puts Benny Hill music to that!!!

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    Apr 8th 2016, 12:44 AM

    Just tap tap tap it in!

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    Apr 8th 2016, 1:48 PM

    It was a 9

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    Apr 8th 2016, 10:19 AM

    Inexcusable. Can he see????

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    Apr 8th 2016, 10:31 AM

    He has the yips, has had them for a few years. Basically means his wrists jerk uncontrollably on short putts, he said after he might consider retiring because of it.

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    Apr 8th 2016, 8:34 AM

    Look at his right wrist closely in video above. It has a mind of its own. Horrible feeling I’m sure. I’d nearly rather have a dose of the davey crocketts

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