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.

Ladies return to the top of the table

After two successive draws, Swansea City Ladies returned to the top of the league yesterday afternoon with a 3-0 win over Cyncoed which moved them three points clear of Cardiff Met with just four games of the season remaining. Goals from Ellie Lake, Emma Beynon and Jessica Williams secured a…
Sunday, 25 April 2021, 7:59

We live in hope rather than expectation: Reading Preview

The Swans travel to Reading today in a repeat of that incredible final evening of last season when a 4-1 win and Nottingham Forest’s capitulation at home to Stoke secured the Swans a play off spot at the expense of the FEC.ย  Can history repeat itself and the Swans secure…
Sunday, 25 April 2021, 7:47

Morecambe winger in Swans link

As the season approached its finale it just a few weeks time, the transfer rumours will continue to increase and today it is a link between the Swans and Morecambe winger Carlos Mendes Gomes. It seems a bit of a pointless link if I am being honest given our tendency…
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 13:44

Kaplan still pulling the Swansea City strings

There was a little comment hidden away in Steve Cooper’s press comments this week about majority shareholder Steve Kaplan which clearly shows that, despite standing down as a director, he very much pulls the strings at Swansea City. Kaplan stood down as being a director back in October shortly after…
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 13:31

Groundhog day so less words and more action please

There felt very little point in paying attention to Steve Cooper’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s clash at Reading as it was always going to contain the same promises which largely are followed by the same dreary and disinterested looking Swans. It was with some irony that I penned this…
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 8:45

Meet The Ref – Reading

Sunday’s referee is Simon Hooper who will take charge of the Swans for the second time this season with the potential lucky omen being that he took charge of the game against Norwich at the Liberty back in February.ย  Remember the optimism after that night? In just his 9th Championship…
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 6:22
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