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.

Morris injury feared to be worse than his last one

Jordan Morris arrived in Swansea on the back of some great optimism on both sides of the Atlantic that he was about to have a real impact on the English game and, from our perspective, that he was about to score the goals that could lift us back into the…
Friday, 30 April 2021, 6:30

Swans hit Cardiff City for six

Swansea City Ladies strolled into the next stages of the WPWL cup this midweek with a 6-1 hammering of Cardiff City keeping alive their hopes of a league and cup double. The two sides met on Wednesday night level in positions in Group Two with one win each but the…
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 22:14

Contract extension for Naughton

Full back Kyle Naughton has put pen to paper on an extended contract at the Liberty Stadium meaning he will remain at the club for a further 12 months. The player who signed from Tottenham Hotspur in 2015 will take his stay at the club to at least seven years…
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 21:12

Does a profit tell a full picture of the financial health?

On Monday the Swans confirmed their accounts to July 31st 2020 which showed a pre-tax profit of ยฃ2.7m, a big jump from the ยฃ7m loss posted in the twelve months previous. The full impact of relegation from the Premier League was continuing to be shown through in the accounts with…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 8:30

We could be the form team?

The play-offs are just around the corner and Bournemouth, Brentford and Barnsley will all be thinking the same as the Swans that the remaining two games of the season are there to make them the form team going into the play-offs. Brentford’s 1-0 win over Rotherham yesterday evening put them…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 7:45

Strong win for Under-23s

Ali Al-Hamadi scored a goal in each half yesterday to give the Swans Under-23s a win over Wigan giving new manager Kris O’Leary a first win since returning to the club. O’Leary said after the gameย โ€œWeโ€™re pleased to finally get the win, It probably wasnโ€™t as convincing a performance as…
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 6:59
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