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.

Swansea 1 Huddersfield 2

What is it with the Swans and international breaks as we returned from yet another one with a first defeat of the season, this time beaten by Huddersfield at the Liberty. Remember last season when we went into an international break off the back of 16 points from 18 and…
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 17:00

Gibbs-White blow for Swans

The Swans have been dealt a blow in the past two weeks and have confirmed today that Morgan Gibbs-White has been ruled out for three months with a fractured foot sustained two weeks ago against Millwall. The news was confirmed when the team sheets were revealed for this afternoon’s game…
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 15:05

Swansea v Huddersfield – Your Match Centre

The Swans are back at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon to face Huddersfield as we look to build on our excellent start to the season and continue what we hope to be a promotion winning season. You can keep close to the action at the Liberty by discussing matters with…
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 14:50

A busy day and a strong window

I must admit I don’t subscribe to the media hype that is given to transfer deadline day.ย  In a world where Sky television turn it into something akin to a soap opera all over the country there has been many weeks – or even months – where business has been…
Saturday, 17 October 2020, 7:15

More to come?

As the transfer window officially reaches its last few days there is much speculation still to be resolved at Swansea with departures and arrivals seemingly likely in the next 48 hours or so. The futures of Joe Rodon, Matt Grimes and now Andre Ayew are all still the subject of…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 8:01

A dreadful deal designed to close ranks

Yesterday’s announcement was an interesting one as it announced that it could help the EFL clubs to the tune of ยฃ250m payment but only on some terms that makes it harder to reach the Premier League and takes a step closer to a closed shop. Reducing the top flight from…
Monday, 12 October 2020, 11:04
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