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.

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

Grimes to Fulham – Swans dealing on the cheap again

If you thought the sale of Joe Rodon to Spurs last summer was a cheap bit of business then reports yesterday evening of Matt Grimes being about to head to Fulham for a medical ahead of a ยฃ4m move makes the Rodon sale almost astronomical. Reports surfaced yesterday evening that…
Monday, 26 July 2021, 7:30

Is Jody Morris the man for Swansea City

As the managerial hunt continues the name of former Chelsea and Leeds United midfielder Jody Morris is one that we are being told is the new man the Swans are turning to as a replacement of Steve Cooper after first choice John Eustace opted to stay at QPR. Morris has…
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 22:48

Eustace stays at QPR – are we in for a Winter of discontent?

Swansea City’s shambles of a summer took a turn for the worse this afternoon when Number 1 managerial target John Eustace elected to remain as assistant manager at QPR rather than taking the reigns at Swansea City which feels like a particularly damning assessment of where we sit at the…
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 21:41

As we await Eustace a new week beckons for Swansea City

Well that was quite a busy week at the Swans wasn’t it.ย  ย It started with the breaking news that the manager was on the verge of a departure and ended with the cancellation of a pre-season friendly due to instances of Covid within the Swansea squad. In between we have…
Sunday, 25 July 2021, 9:55

John Eustace – QPR man leads the way for Swans

The most interesting thing in any managerial departure is to watch the bookies odds the moment a departure is reported and that leads to some rapid movements in the odds. I know this from personal experience as someone who has been twice listed in the odds for next Swansea manager…
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 9:15
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