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.

The strangest of all fixture days

So, this morning at 9am the football fixtures for the new season will be released but it surely won’t feel like a normal release of the football fixtures as it won’t coincide with the bookings of trains, buses, hotels and days out for the football. Traditionally on a date in…
Friday, 21 August 2020, 7:30

Loan moves will be coming?

It is fair to say that last season we were very strong in the loan market particularly in the January window as moves for Marc Guehi, Conor Gallagher and Rhian Brewster all proved to be successful in a run to a play off semi final at the end of the…
Friday, 21 August 2020, 7:17

Good news – the Swans return local with shirt sponsorship

The Swans have shopped local for their new shirt sponsors, finally shaking the tag of online gambling companies by extending their partnership with Swansea University who will now see their name and logo across all the Swans shirts as a result. It has long been a criticism of the club…
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 12:30

Brewster hopes fading fast?

The Swans hopes of bringing Rhian Brewster back to the Liberty for a second loan spell seem to be fading fast with the BBC news report yesterday that at least 6 Premier League clubs have enquired about taking the striker on loan next season. Brewster was a huge part of…
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 8:27

Swans making transfer market moves

In a very truncated close season it was vital that sides went into the transfer window as active as they could be and that has certainly been the case for the Swans in recent days with two signings made and another bid confirmed today as having been made. In a…
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 19:46

The road to Wembley starts at Newport…

The Swans will face a Welsh derby to open their campaign in this season’s Carabao Cup thanks to today’s draw that saw them handed a trip along the M4 to face Newport in the First Round of the competition. Around a date when traditionally the first round is usually being…
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 19:32
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