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.

Meet The Ref – Middlesbrough

Gavin Ward will take charge of the Swans for the third time this season. He was the man in the middle for the 0-0 draw at home to Birmingham back in September, a game that saw him issue just one yellow card. However, it was a match remembered for a…
Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:49

Govea’s celebration with physio

For a player when they come back from an injury lay off then you can often sense their relief that a period of hard work and recuperation is over and they are back doing what they want to do and that is play football. But when that absence has been…
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 19:40

O’Neill – I thought we did enough to win

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill was clearly not happy after the last minute penalty award against his side gave the Swans a valuable win at the Bet365 Stadium but cost his side a point when he felt that they had done enough to earn three. The Stoke boss saw his side…
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 8:35

Cooper – you never give up, you keep on going

When you go into a game with your team on the back of two defeats in three games then you have to hope that the work you have put in between matches will pay dividends. When you then see your team give away a goal inside the first ten minutes…
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 8:28

Roberts – it’s about keeping to the plan

There is little doubt that when the awards are lined up at the end of the season that the name of Connor Roberts will be close to the top of many of the lists as to who to hand them to. The full back found himself on the scoresheet again…
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 8:22
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