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.

Under-23’s draw in KOL’s first game back

The Swans Under-23’s started life under new leadership today with a 1-1 draw with their Ipswich counterparts at Landore. Kris O’Leary was back at the club and in charge for the first time since his appointment was confirmed and he saw Ali Al-Hamadi’s fifth goal of the season give his…
Monday, 8 March 2021, 16:36

Meet The Ref – Blackburn Rovers

Robert Jones takes charge of just his fifth Championship match of the season when the Swans face Blackburn on Tuesday but one of his previous four has overseen a Swans win in Lancashire – he had the whistle in our opening day win at Preston. He has handed out 10…
Monday, 8 March 2021, 13:42

Freddie – The ice man is a leader

If there was an Andre Ayew fan club then it is pretty evident that Freddie Woodman would have been one of the founder members after the keeper praised the Swans vice captain for his ice calm nerves in scoring match winning penalties in the last minute of both of the…
Monday, 8 March 2021, 9:02

How did it really get to be a year?

It was the 7th March 2020 when we all left the Liberty for the last time.ย  ย It was a 0-0 draw with West Brom, a side heading towards promotion, but little did we know that on that day, football would halt for more than three months and twelve months later…
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 20:57

O’Leary ready for his new challenge

Kris O’Leary is back at Swansea and will tomorrow face his first challenge as manager of the Under-23’s team when they take on Ipswich. Working with Anthony Wright, O’Leary will pick up the reigns from Jon Grey who moves back to his old role as head of academy coaching. O’Leary’s…
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 20:28

Ayew – the man you want in a pressure situation?

Two games in four days.ย  Two of them decided by a penalty in the last minute of stoppage time.ย  ย On both occasions the Swans leading scorer in Andre Ayew has put the penalty away with a composure to be admired.ย  How important will those four points gained be come the…
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 11:35
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