Victory would be something special

Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 7:30
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The Swans head east to Cardiff City on Saturday afternoon in search of that elusive first derby league double to follow up on the 3-0 victory earlier this season in SA1.

More than 100 years have passed since the two rivals of South Wales first did battle in league fixtures and it still seems an incredible statistic that neither has managed to achieve that league double, something the Swans will want to do on Saturday.

In the last 10 seasons the two sides have been in the same division, the Swans have headed into the second fixture of the season as the only side who has a chance to break that streak but with 3 draws and 4 defeats being the result of that second fixture the record has remained intact.ย  And that is something that Russell Martin and his side will want to address on Saturday and put a high spot in the middle of what was always deemed to be a season of transition.

Flynn Downes experienced his first taste of South Wales derby action back in that fixture in October and he is ready for a second taste on Saturday as he explained to the Swans official site yesterday.

โ€œIt is an incredible occasion, and itโ€™s incredible to think that no-one has ever done the double,” said Downes.

โ€œBut that just tells you everything about the fixture and the rivalry.

โ€œWith all of the challenges we have had across the season, when the fans have stuck with us, to do the double would be very special.

โ€œItโ€™s a chance to make history, and you donโ€™t get many opportunities to do that in a career.

โ€œIโ€™ll be honest and say I did not realise just how big it was until I moved down, and I loved my first experience of it earlier this season.

โ€œEverything about it was spot on, the atmosphere, the build-up. So, I am looking forward to it, I canโ€™t wait for it.โ€

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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