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 singing hasn’t started…yet!

This isn’t a post about it being last chance saloon as I think that has probably passed us by now but the Swans go into their last home game of the season today with a point to prove and knowing that nothing less than two wins this week is good…
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 6:32

Frustration doesn’t come close Steve

Steve Cooper says he was frustrated after the 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest but I am not sure that frustration comes close to how he should be feeling after watching his side just about throw away their play off chances in a little over 72 hour period. After the way…
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 7:30

Nottingham Forest 2 Swansea 2

A march to the play offs always looked slightly beyond our squad for much of the season but when we sit and reflect on what could have been at the end of the season then nights like tonight will be close to the top of the list of points thrown…
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 22:09

Now we simply just have to win

It has not been a good couple of days results wise for Swansea fans with the last minute defeat against Leeds followed by Cardiff beating Derby last night meaning we have to go to the City Ground this evening with the mentality that we have to win. Whilst mathematically we…
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 7:30

Life could have been so different?

It was December 2015 when a very innocuous but now very infamous tweet was made from a then Swansea City director that simply said “Hola” and it was assumed that this meant that Huw Jenkins’ trip to South America was to prove successful and Marcelo Bielsa was about to be…
Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 10:46

Our “bouncebackability” is in question?

Urban legend says that it was then Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie that first used the word bouncebackability back in 2004 after a they beat Wimbledon 3-1. It is a term largely used only in sporting circles and of course relates to the way that a team/individual can come back…
Monday, 13 July 2020, 8:45
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