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.

Armageddon – Football chief’s stark warning as clubs close doors

Yesterday’s announcements by both the Welsh and Scottish government of reduced – or in the case of Wales – no crowds for live sporting events has bought a stark warning that Championship clubs could face ‘financial armageddon’ as a result. The English government is expected to follow the suit of…
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 7:44

Millwall fixture on Boxing Day set to go ahead

Millwall have said that they believe their fixture with the Swans will go ahead on Boxing Day after manager Gary Rowett said “theyโ€™ll be in a position to field a team, at this moment in time, provided they donโ€™t get any more positive results.” Millwall saw their last league match…
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 10:18

Tottenham Hotspur still owe more than ยฃ5m for Joe Rodon

The transfer of Joe Rodon to Spurs in October 2020 was deemed to be an essential piece of transfer business for the Swans at the time, however a charge registered by the club at companies house this weekend reveals that more than ยฃ5m is still owed by the Premier League…
Monday, 20 December 2021, 19:11

EFL follows Premier League with fixture lead but FA Cup curtailed

The EFL have said that their fixture list will continue “with fixtures to be played where it is safe to do so, and the set squad criteria can be fulfilled by Clubs” after a meeting today with managers from the 72 clubs. It is though widely expected that there will…
Monday, 20 December 2021, 17:45
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