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 on latest transfers

Steve Cooper was back on the press conference run yesterday as the Swans prepared for their first competitive match of the season – a first round Carabao Cup tie away at Newport tomorrow afternoon. It’s been a busy week at the Liberty with the departure of Chairman Trevor Birch who…
Friday, 4 September 2020, 7:41

ยฃ10m would represent good business?

Matt Grimes potential exit from Swansea to Watford could have moved a stage closer yesterday with the news that Everton and Watford had agreed a deal of up to ยฃ25m for midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure. The Frenchman will now have a medical at Goodison Park ahead of a move that has…
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 9:30

Leeds monitoring Ben?

Swansea’s newest Welsh international Ben Cabango is attracting the interest of Premier League new boys Leeds United according to press reports in Yorkshire. Cabango who is likely to make his Wales debut at some point over the next few days made an impressive start to his professional career last season…
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 7:56

Grimes linked with Watford move

Swansea captain Matt Grimes is being linked with a move to fellow Championship club Watford with some rumours suggesting that the deal is just about done and ready to be confirmed. A rumour on the forum last night suggested this to be true and backs up reports that we were…
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 11:30

Well that came out of the blue…

Well, yesterday was quite the day.ย  It started – to most fans – with the thoughts of a pre-season friendly against Forest Green and it ended with the Chairman departing and the appointment of a new Chief Executive all within a few hours of each other. Of course things clearly…
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 10:10

Winter arrives as Trev’s replacement

The Swans have wasted no time in announcing their appointment for the departed Trevor Birch with the news that Julian Winter has been appointed as the new CEO of the club and will take up his position later on in the month. After months of large silence, the ownership group…
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 22:15
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