Garry Monk remembers Besian Idrizaj
Former Swansea City stalwart Garry Monk still can’t believe that striker Besian Idrizaj is no longer with us 10 years after his tragic death.
There are certain moments in life when even the most passionate football fans are forced to put the beautiful game into perspective. You only have to look at the current situation surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic to highlight that.
Sadly, that was also the case exactly 10 years ago, on May 15, 2010, when Swansea City and the rest of the footballing fraternity were stunned by the sudden death of young striker Besian Idrizaj.
You will have seen we made our long read about the Spanish players who featured for Swansea City available to download as a PDF last Tuesday. We have also shared the piece with you as five standalone articles on this website.
Here is the final instalment as we look at some of the club's more recent recruits.
You will have seen we made our long read about the Spanish players who featured for Swansea City available to download as a PDF last Tuesday. We have also shared the piece with you as five standalone articles.
Here is the penultimate part, covering the arrival of a crop of Spanish talent that would take the club to new heights.
Today marks 39 years since Swansea City secured promotion to the top-flight for the first time with victory over Preston at Deepdale on May 2, 1981.
From our archives, we revisit a recent interview with club legend Alan Curtis about his memories of that incredible day.