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Betting suspended on Swansea's Monk to be sacked

Football Soccer - Swansea City v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Liberty Stadium - 5/12/15 Swansea manager Garry Monk Reuters / Rebecca Naden Livepic (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - A leading bookmaker suspended betting on the next Premier League manager to be sacked amid a rush of wagers on Monday that Garry Monk would be dismissed by Swansea City. "Monk was 1/4 to be the next manager to go, yet that did not dissuade punters desperate to back the Swansea manager," said a spokesman for William Hill. A 3-0 home defeat by surprise league leaders Leicester City on Saturday was the Welsh club's fourth loss in five games and left them in 15th position. They are now one point above the relegation places. Monk, 36, is a former Swansea captain who played for the club for 10 years. He was appointed manager in succession to Michael Laudrup in February 2014. (Reporting by Steve Tongue; editing by Clare Fallon)