Swansea City headlines as Bournemouth issue match statement, ex-Swan to reignite career Down Under and Bony's race against time

Your Swansea City headlines for Monday, February 21.

Neill Blake has thanked Swansea for making an early call to postpone their Championship clash with Bournemouth for safety reasons.

The Swans were due to face the Cherries in south Wales on Tuesday night but called off the fixture on Monday afternoon after the Swansea.com Stadium was damaged by the recent storm in the region.

And Bournemouth chief executive Blake says the Vitality Stadium outfit fully support Swansea's decision.

Blake said: “While it is disappointing that another one of our fixtures has had to be postponed following the effects of Storm Eunice, we completely understand Swansea’s decision and I would like to thank them for prioritising the safety of players, supporters and staff.

"Like us, Swansea have suffered too much damage to their stadium to make it safe for supporters in a short space of time – five days, as opposed to the 24 hours it has been suggested we could have made our stadium safe within.

"Swansea have come to a sensible decision and we have given them our full support so as to allow an early announcement on the postponement. We look forward to visiting them for the re-arranged fixture.”

A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.

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Wilfried Bony is in a race against time to be fit for NEC Nijmegen's clash with his former club Vitesse Arnhem.

The Ivory Coast international endured the worst possible start to life at his new club after being withdrawn just 26 minutes into his debut as a result of a hamstring injury.

Former Swan Bony - who joined from Vitesse in 2013 - is now battling hard in the treatment room to be fit to