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.

Penny drops for Obafemi – the goals will come says Martin

Russell Martin says that the penny has finally dropped for Michael Obafemi as the striker enjoys a run of games in the side that looked almost impossible at the back end of 2020. Back then there were rumours of loan interest – interest that never materialised into anything significant –…
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 7:27

Ntcham takes your votes in West Brom fixture

Olivier Ntcham did not arrive on the pitch until the 77th minute in Monday night’s win at West Brom but in that time he did enough to earn himself the highest rating from the Swans players during the game. Ntcham played the decisive pass for Joel Piroe to open the…
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 7:37

Five things we took from…a win at West Brom

Away victories have not been plentiful this season and the Swans finally recorded their first one since November with a win at West Brom last night thanks to late goals from Joel Piroe and Cyrus Christie. The result piled the misery onto the home support who exited in their masses…
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 9:30

WBA v Swansea – Carroll against his favourite opponent

You know that feeling when you see a name on a team sheet and that you just know they are going to score?ย  ย Well, it’s that feeling that Swans fans have when they see Andy Carroll’s name line up against them. There is only one club that Carroll has scored…
Monday, 28 February 2022, 10:30

“We will reach the Premier League again”

Matt Grimes is confident that he will once again have the chance to represent the Swans in the Premier League and firmly believes that in Russell Martin the club have the manager in charge who can deliver that return. It’s a bold statement from a Swansea captain who looked set…
Monday, 28 February 2022, 9:30

Bruce – West Brom are in a rut

The Swans will this evening face a West Bromwich Albion side down on confidence, goals and stuck in a rut.ย  ย That is the view at least of new Albion boss Steve Bruce who, after the weekend results, has seen his side slide to 13th in the Championship table. Another game…
Monday, 28 February 2022, 7:30
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