Swansea City are facing a desperate race against time to sign a goalkeeper before Saturday's Welsh derby with Wrexham. First choice stopper Roger Freestone is suspended for the Vetch encounter after picking up his fifth yellow card on Saturday. The 34-year-old Welsh international would have missed the match anyway because of a back problem. This leaves Swansea without a senior goalkeeper in their squad, so director of football Brian Flynn has stepped up his search for a replacement. Flynn had hoped to sign Cardiff City's third choice keeper Mark Walton on loan for the rest of the season. But Cardiff have refused to sanction the move - despite owner Sam Hammam's pledge to help Swansea's relegation fight. "I made an enquiry about Mark Joining us, but basically I've received a refusal from Cardiff. "A while ago they said they would help us a as much as they could, but it doesn't appear to be happening - and that's disappointing." Freestone hopes to be fit for Swansea's next match against Boston, but Flynn says he still wants to sign an experienced alternative. "It's not easy as goalkeepers are in demand at the moment, but we are working on it," he said. |