Planet Swans Archives

Shelvey To Get England Call

Shelvey has been heavily linked with a recall to the international squad and when Hodgson makes the official announcement tomorrow it is now expected that Shelvey’s name will be in there and he is in line potentially for a first start. The Mail reports that Hodgson will play Michael Carrick…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 22:45

Monk – I Am A Perfectionist

The Swans will entertain Manchester United and are in search of a third successive win over their visitors following a historic league double last season. Monk has compared the wins over Manchester United and Arsenal with the ones over Burnley and West Brom saying that each one makes him feel…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 18:59

Shared Connection……..Manchester United

Jimmy Rimmer was born in 1948 and joined Manchester United as a 15-year old schoolboy in 1963 turning professional two years later although he spent much of his professional career at Old Trafford as understudy to Alex Stepney. He did pick up a European Cup winners title in 1968 but…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 18:07

Kingsley Makes Crewe Debut At Wigan

Kingsley joined Crewe this week on an emergency loan having been involved in the Swans pre-season training camp and with the club believing that a spell at the League One club would be more beneficial for him than playing for the Under-21s. Kingsley played at left back and was a…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 17:44

Fabianski – Let’s Put Them Under Pressure

A win tomorrow for the Swans will see them head into the first international break of the season in the Premier League’s Top 4 and whilst nobody is pretending that it would be easy there is a wide group of people who believe that the Swans can win this game.…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 17:18

Swansea City v Manchester United – Can We Beat The Odds?

It has often been said during our time in the Premier League that we upset the odds on a regular basis so we thought that this season we would test the theory to see whether we do actually achieve that. We are not planning on making huge stakes, just a…
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 14:00