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.

Cooper not giving up with seven still to play

Steve Cooper says that he is not giving up on their promotion hopes when there are still seven games left to play but he acknowledges again that performances in the last four have not been good enough. Cooper was speaking to the press ahead of the Swans Saturday lunchtime clash…
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 20:46

Rangers and Birmingham City follow Swans brilliant lead

A month or so back I was invited to write an article for the online fanzine “A Touch Far Vetched” which I did gladly and there was no doubt in my mind as to the topic that I wanted to write about. The article (which you can read on the…
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 20:31

Swans fans split on Cooper future

I think it is fair to say that tensions are running high amongst the Swans fanbase at the moment.ย  ย Recent defeats to Bournemouth, Cardiff City, Birmingham and Preston have not just taken away any hope we had of automatic promotion but they have severely damaged the likelihood of us reaching…
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 8:30

It’s now all about hope, not expectation

Marc Guehi has been one of the shining lights of a season that is fast heading towards an abyss of disappointment after a run of form that has seen us lose four successive games without scoring and pretty much without even looking like we are going to score a goal…
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 6:47

When the disappointment subsides, the anger remains strong

So the Swans capitulation at home to Preston North End yesterday afternoon is not even 24 hours ago yet but as the next day dawns you start to wonder whether thing will change sufficiently in the next 7 games to firstly secure that play off position and then to secure…
Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 8:59

McAvoy on “deserved” victory

It was difficult to argue with Preston North End interim manager Frankie McAvoy when he surveyed his side’s win at the Liberty Stadium and talked about a deserved victory for his side. It would be almost impossible to argue against there being just one side that wanted to win the…
Monday, 5 April 2021, 20:06
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