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.

One down, three to go – new date for QPR fixture

The first of the Swans four postponed clashes has been rearranged after the club confirmed a date of Tuesday January 25th for their visit to QPR. The game – originally scheduled for 18th December was called off due to a Covid outbreak in the R’s camp but with the Swans…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 16:16

Manchester City midfielder move is a step closer

As expected one of the Swans loan targets – Tommy Doyle – has had his loan spell with Hamburg terminated which opens the door for a potential move to Swansea in the January window. Doyle has been a target for the Swans even before his move to Germany at the…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 15:46

Swansea City v Fulham – Match Postponed

As was widely expected the Swans’ New Year clash at home to Fulham has become our fourth consecutive match to fall victim to a rise in Covid cases across the country. As with the Luton game that was scheduled for last night, this postponement was due to an outbreak within…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 15:22

As the Chelsea debt passes ยฃ1bn the FA remain as weak as ever

If you thought the ยฃ38m that Bristol City lost was an eye watering figure then today’s release of the Chelsea accounts show a loss of more than ยฃ145m in the 12 months and a staggering more than ยฃ1bn owed to a host of companies. Their turnover went up from ยฃ387.8m…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 11:10

Russell Martin is going nowhere

For the past two years there has been a reasonably clear divide in amongst the Swans fanbase around the manager.ย  ย It started under Steve Cooper and his brand of football – a brand worth adding that delivered two play off places – and has continued under Russell Martin. As the…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 10:23

Former Swans boss quits international football

Paulo Sousa has resigned his job as Poland manager to take over at Brazilian club Flamengo in a move which is said to have disappointed striker Robert Lewandowski ahead of the World Cup qualifiers in March. Sousa will remain in charge of the national side for those qualifiers after Poland…
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 9:57
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