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.

Swansea City v Fulham – Let’s talk about football

If all things remain equal then the Swans will be playing their first game in more than three weeks on Monday night when they entertain Fulham at the Swansea.com stadium in potentially our first game since defeat by Nottingham Forest at the same venue on December 11. Games against QPR,…
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 9:00

Bristol City loss is a reality check for clubs everywhere

The stark reality of running a Championship football club was laid bare yesterday when Bristol City announced a pre-tax loss of more than ยฃ38m in their annual accounts covering the year to 31st May 2021. Naturally the period covered twelve months when football was played behind closed doors but it…
Wednesday, 29 December 2021, 7:30

Leeds United striker back on transfer target list

The name of Leeds United striker Sam Greenwood is back on the list of transfer targets for the Swans for the third time in twelve months. The Swans first moved for Greenwood in the winter transfer window last season although then manager Steve Cooper admitted after the closure of the…
Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 15:39

Swansea City v Fulham – game likely to be called off

The Swans are facing the likely possibility of a fourth straight postponement on Monday evening as they Sky TV evening clash against Fulham looks set to become the next game on their schedule to be called off due to the continued spread of Covid across the UK. With games against…
Monday, 27 December 2021, 10:29

Swansea City v Luton Town postponed – Fulham game becomes a big doubt

The Swans have seen their third successive fixture fall victim to the escalation of Covid cases, this time within our own squad meaning that we were unable to fulfil the fixture. A statement on the club’s official website read “This is due to an additional number of positive COVID-19 cases…
Friday, 24 December 2021, 17:29
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