Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City headlines for Sunday, November 13.
Newcastle eyeing Drameh
Newcastle United are reportedly keeping tabs on Leeds United youngster Cody Drameh ahead of the upcoming January transfer window.
According to the Daily Mail, the Magpies, and German giants Borussia Dortmund, are taking a closer look at the full-back, who spent a highly successful season on loan with rivals Cardiff City last season.
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Despite only arriving in January, Drameh was named Cardiff's Player of the Season last term, and the Bluebirds were keen on bringing him back to the capital.
Swansea City, along with a host of others in the second tier, were also understood to have taken a look at the England under-21 star, although the insistence of Drameh leaving on a permanent deal rather than another loan spell effectively ended any chance of him moving to SA1.
He's not yet been able to make his mark under Jesse Marsch, and is currently sitting behind more experienced duo Rasmus Kristensen and Luke Ayling in the pecking order.
However, he clearly still has admirers further up the footballing foodchain.
Cooper ready to miss holiday after World Cup call-up
Swansea City youngster Ollie Cooper admits he's struggling to process the prospect of travelling to Qatar with the Wales World Cup squad next week, and says he's even given up his holiday to travel to the tournament.
Cooper hasn't yet earned a senior cap for his country, but an impressive run of form under Swans boss Russell Martin this season has seen him emerge as one of Welsh football's brightest young prospects.
Having already written his name into Swansea City folklore by netting in the recent South Wales derby win, it's clearly been a whirlwind few weeks for the midfielder, who's clearly still pinching himself.
“It’s unbelievable,” he said. “It’s hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I don’t think it will until I turn up at camp and see the likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
“It’s been a bit of a mad week with all the speculation. You try not to get carried away. I was always just focused on playing for Swansea this season. That is what my aim was and then to find out I was on standby for Wales was great.
“There’s always a bit of disappointment that I wasn’t in the squad but to find out that I will be travelling and get to be part of the whole thing is just a massive, massive moment. It’s a huge achievement for me and I’m looking forward to the experience.
“I’d never have imagined this at the start of the season. I remember speaking at the start of the season about this international break.
“Me and my girlfriend were planning a holiday and we knew the boys here at Swansea would have a week off, but I wasn’t sure if I’d be on loan somewhere where they wouldn’t be stopping for the World Cup.
“Now I’m missing that holiday because I’m going to the World Cup! I really just couldn’t have predicted or expected anything like this.”
Martin calls for officials to take action on timewasting
Swansea City boss Russell Martin believes officials need to do more to stamp out time wasting after his side's draw with Huddersfield Town.
Martin was unhappy with how Town goalkeeper Lee Nicholls, who played under him at former club MK Dons, appeared to take his time when taking goal kicks during Saturday's 0-0 draw at the John Smith's Stadium
Speaking post-match, Martin said it's been a running theme over the last few games.
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He said: "The time wasting in the last four of five games, and it's the other team's prerogative if they want to disrupt the flow a bit, I completely understand it but the officials need to get on it really.
"It's not like it's gamesmanship and wasting time in the last couple of minutes which you can understand, at home against Wigan last week it was five minutes in. Today, Nicholls took a lot longer to take goal kicks than he did at MK that's for sure.
"Again, it's the other team's prerogative I've no problem with that. I respect their decision and what they want to do but as officials and for people watching in the crowd, the ball in play isn't very high.
"We played with more intensity when the ball went off the pitch, I don't know what the answer to that is whether it's enforcing multi-ball or something. It's not enough just to talk to someone all the time and tell them to hurry up, the minutes don't get added on.
"We had a minute in the first half of added time and it took nearly two minutes to take one goal kick. The balance is wrong. I'm not moaning it's totally understandable but I do think it's a problem, one that we do need to try and navigate around and work out."
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