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 linked with Bristol City job

Swans boss Steve Cooper is – according to the rumour mongers at Talksport – on the list of names to replace the sacked Lee Johnson at Bristol City although it is difficult to see why there would be much merit in the rumour even if you should never say never…
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 13:39

Swansea 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1

A second half strike from Rhian Brewster and an Andre Ayew penalty were enough to give the Swans all three points at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon, despite a late consolation from Sheffield Wednesday, led by our former manager Garry Monk. Brewster struck seven minutes into the second half to…
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 14:01

“I have developed as a player and a person”

You can see by watching him that Conor Gallagher has a bright future in the game.ย  Although maybe he hasn’t hit the goalscoring heights that he hit at Charlton earlier in the season, his five assists for the Swans put him second in the list for the squad this season,…
Sunday, 5 July 2020, 7:30

The legacy of Garry Monk

30th May 2011.ย  It will be a date that will be long etched into the memory of every Swansea City fan.ย  It was the date that the Premier League finally got a Welsh team as the Swans etched their names into history thanks to a 4-2 Championship final win over…
Saturday, 4 July 2020, 19:15

Here we go again…

The Swans are back in front of a near empty Liberty Stadium tomorrow when they welcome Sheffield Wednesday – and former Swans captain and manager Garry Monk – to South Wales as the season enters its final half a dozen fixtures. With our play off hopes hanging by the thinnest…
Saturday, 4 July 2020, 17:25

The invisible men of Swansea City

“We want to build a football club that is competitive, exciting to watch and sustainable over the long term” – words used by Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien in the Jack magazine in August 2016, less than one month after they took over the football club.  Words that are as…
Friday, 3 July 2020, 17:42
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