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.

Downes taking “no notice” of Leeds United rumours

Flynn Downes could be a man in demand this summer.ย  ย The midfielder, signed by the Swans from Ipswich last season, has been a pivotal part of Russell Martin’s side all season and it is no surprise to many that he is attracting interest from elsewhere. There has been plenty of…
Friday, 22 April 2022, 7:40

“This club is the best place for us”

Russell Martin is a man who has not veered all season from the belief that he is working with a long term project here at Swansea City and that, despite setbacks like Monday afternoon, everything is working to plan as that project develops. It may be one of the features…
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 9:00

Time to give youth a chance?

Reading’s late equaliser on Monday afternoon had significant impact on a whole host of factors, not least of them being the fact that it killed any belief that the Swans may have had that the play offs were still in their grasp. The last gasp strike from the home side…
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 7:04

One year since our last penalty…

It has become a bit of a standing joke amongst Swansea City fans that we may never get a penalty again and today marks exactly one year since our last penalty – a penalty converted by Jamal Lowe in a 2-2 draw with Wycombe at the then named Liberty Stadium.…
Sunday, 17 April 2022, 9:26

Chelsea star on Swans loan radar

Swansea City are being linked with a move for Chelsea’s Welsh international Ethan Ampadu on loan this summer – at least according to reports from Football League World. Ampadu is currently on loan at Serie A side Venezia as part of Chelsea’s development programme, the website has been told that…
Saturday, 16 April 2022, 19:09

Contract extension for Kyle Naughton

When Kyle Naughton arrived from Tottenham Hotspur in January 2015 few would have imagined that more than 250 appearances would pass and today the club confirmed a 12 month contract extension that will take the veteran defender to eight years at the club. Naughton has been an inspirational part of…
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 16:29
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