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.

The Manchester United philosophy that gave Ben his chance

“If you are good enough you are old enough” is a statement that is often banded about in professional support and Alan Tate says that it was an ethos drummed into him in his younger days at Old Trafford and one that stays with him today. And it was that…
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 9:15

Byers to Sheffield Wednesday – is Bannan part of the deal?

Many news outlets yesterday were reporting that George Byers was on the verge of completing a deal to join Sheffield Wednesday which promoted many Owls fans to believe that Bannan was part of the deal. As revealed here, the Swans were looking seriously at a move for Bannan two weeks…
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 8:11

Has Russell Martin said his MK Dons goodbyes?

The name of Russell Martin remains clear at the top of the next Swans manager odds and social media last night was convinced that his reaction at the end of their pre-season defeat at home to Spurs was a goodbye to the fans as he acknowledged them at the final…
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 7:01

Swans leading the way – take note Fulham, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough

An interesting graphic appeared on Twitter yesterday that compared the costs of season tickets across all the Championship clubs and showed the Swans as a leading light with the cheapest tickets in the Championship. In fact, it is probably understating the great work that we have put into season ticket…
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 7:27

Reports say Swans approach MK Dons for Martin

Reports this evening say that the Swans have approached MK Dons for the chance to speak to their manager Russell Martin as they look to bring to a close their managerial search. With the name of Jody Morris seemingly still in the frame it now seems to be a two…
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 21:42
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