Swansea City headlines as 'brutally honest' Martin says some stars just aren't fit enough and Walsh has Hull City 'debut to forget'

These are your Swansea City headlines on Wednesday, February 9

Swansea head coach Russell Martin has questioned whether his current squad is fit enough to play the brand of football he wants.

His side were swotted aside 3-0 by Stoke City on Tuesday night and the 36-year-old couldn't hide his disappointment in his post-match debrief.

On his message to the players about the bigger picture after defeat to the Potters, he said: "Trying to put the long-term picture in, make them clear of what's expected, they need to be in the best physical shape possible.

"I don't think we've got enough of them who are, being brutally honest. Long term, that's it. Short term we have to dust ourselves off, take our medicine and we'll learn from it.

"This group of players as a rule generally since we've been here reacts brilliantly to a tough time.

"It's up to us now to make sure that happens. Tonight really hurts. The fans, the way they clapped the boys off at the end was incredible.

"I think they can see the guys are giving everything, they just didn't have enough tonight."

Liam Walsh made his bow for Hull City last night but it was a night to forget for the on-loan Swan.

The Tigers went down 3-1 to Derby County to leave them firmly ensconced in a relegation battle.

Our sister title HullLive didn't seem too impressed with Walsh on his bow for the club, writing: "A debut to forget, in truth. Never got in the game, couldn’t cope with facing Bielik and did little to stop Derby’s third," giving him a three out of 10 score for his evening's work, the lowest of any player on the pitch for the away side.

Last week Walsh explained his motives for going on loan for the rest of the season.

"I tried for a long time through January and December to