Premier League - Rodgers signs new Swans deal
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract and set his objective as keeping the Welsh club in the Barclays Premier League for its duration.
Rodgers put the finishing touches to the deal, having previously agreed in principle to stay on.
The Northern Irishman, 39, has operated on a one-year rolling contract since moving to the Liberty Stadium in July 2010.
He guided the Welsh club to the top flight last year and has overseen an impressive start to life in the Premier League as Swansea stand 10th in the table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
The former Reading and Watford manager said: "I'm delighted to sign the new deal. I hope the club and supporters feel it is still a good fit for everyone.
"I've been very pleased with my work over the last 19 months. I can only promise that over the next three and a half years I will continue to fight for the club and its people to help us become a sustainable Barclays Premier League club."
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YYYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! A bloody great day to be a Swans fan! Such a likeable bloke too, you suspect he will go on to bigger and better things and you wouldn't begrudge him, but for now, its definitely our gain. Here's to 4 more years of premiership football, upsetting the big sides and passing everyone off the pitch!
Deserves it. Well done.
We always knew he'd do well, unfortunately at Reading he had the wrong sort of players, players who had been playing fast attacking football, and didn't know how to pass the ball, so he was sacked, but at Swansea he started with the right sort of players after Martinez moved on. Good luck to you, I'm a Reading fan who went to uni in Swansea.
Good manager, has Swansea playing very well
well done
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