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.

Millwall 1 Swansea 1

There are times when sitting down after a game to write some thoughts on it are fun and enjoyable and there is times when you have watched two mid table Championship sides battling out a pretty uneventful 1-1 draw live on Sky TV.ย  I think you all know which time…
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 21:43

Huge improvements needed

The Swans are back in action this evening when they visit the New Den to take on Millwall knowing that a massive improvement in performance is needed from the one that saw us outplayed by Luton at the Liberty on Saturday. One of the things about football in a post-lockdown…
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 8:00

Hands up if you remember Tom Butler?

There will be many of us who remember the FA Cup and January 2007 when the Swans – then a League One side – went to Bramall Lane in Sheffield and tore apart their Premier League opposition 3-0 thanks to three second half goals. Two of them were scored by…
Monday, 29 June 2020, 22:07

Forget the excuses, learn from the mistakes

It was a strange one yesterday tuning into a couple of sites where the headlines of “Swansea ace blasts side” and “we only have ourselves to blame” were key reactions to Matt Grimes’ post match interview after the poor display on Saturday against Luton Town at the Liberty. Neither of…
Monday, 29 June 2020, 8:36

Celina absence makes no sense

There are many things that Steve Cooper does that baffles the Swansea fans but the decision to leave Bersant Celina out of a 20-man matchday squad is right up there with some of the most baffling ones and looks more stupid when you reflect back on a poor performance against…
Sunday, 28 June 2020, 8:00

Groundhog day for Swans

Steve Cooper talked about the mentality of his side after watching all the good work in the win over Middlesbrough undone with a poor display at home to Luton this afternoon, a result that damaged the Swans play off hopes. Cooper bemoaned the fact that this kind of thing has…
Saturday, 27 June 2020, 16:23
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