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Swansea City fanzine Jack Swan have dedicated their front page to Cardiff City after a huge blunder forced their hand.

Letting your rivals choose the front page is the stuff of nightmares for any publication, but that was the reality for Jack Swan after the fanzine was caught out by Garry Monk's departure.

On the front cover of issue 42, which was released at the end of October, Jack Swan boldly declared: “If either of the following things happen this season, I will donate a front cover to Cardiff City and let their fans choose the cover... a) if Swansea enter the relegation zone b) Garry Monk gets sacked.”

Accompanied by a huge picture of Monk, the front cover goes on: “Calm down people. It isn’t going to happen!!!”

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In the weeks after the release, the Swans suffered defeats to Norwich, Liverpool and Leicester leading to Monk's dismissal.

And, true to their word, bosses at Jack Swan have published a front cover designed by Cardiff fans.

The Swans fanzine asked Cardiff fans, via the CCMB Cardiff City messageboard, for suggestions and then picked a winner.

One of the first suggestions was to use the infamous picture of Alan Tate and Lee Trundle holding a flag with "F*** off Cardiff" written on it after Swansea's 2-1 win over Carlisle in the 2006 Football League Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium.

However, they replaced the word 'Cardiff' with 'Monk' so that the flag read 'F*** off Monk.'

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In the editorial, Jack Swan explained what had happened and expressed their disappointment at Monk's departure.

"I was so certain and confident that our fortunes would change and all would be fine that I said that Cardiff City fans could choose a front cover for the magazine if he was to be sacked... and here we are.

"I am gutted (Not just about the front cover!). I had real hope that he could stay with us for many years and that we could build long term plans around him.

"These days, there are not many managers who give you that hope, it was meant to be beautiful and last forever, but little goes to plan in football.

"Was it the right decision? Possibly! Time will tell."