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.

Cliches galore as Cooper prepares for Luton

Steve Cooper was a man full of cliches as he prepared for the visit of Luton Town to the Liberty this Saturday as the Swans return to the Liberty for the first time in sixteen weeks. It will be a strange environment for the team playing in front of an…
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 20:37

Fitness boosts for Swans

It seems an age since we saw either Joe Rodon or Mike Van Der Hoorn in a Swans shirt but the news today that both are nearing a return to first team action was well received as the Swans prepared for the visit of Luton Town to the Liberty on…
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 20:27

Swans second highest in agent fees

Swansea City spent just short of ยฃ5.2m in agent and intermediary fees between 1st February 2019 and 1st January 2020 – the second highest in the Championship and just behind Stoke City (ยฃ5.68m) The fees give the stark reality of what relegation from the Premier League can do to a…
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 21:09

Cooper missing community involvement

Steve Cooper will take charge of his side at the Liberty Stadium this Saturday when bottom of the table Luton arrive as our visitors. The game will mark the first home game for the Swans since 7th March when top of the table West Brom were held to a 0-0…
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 19:50

Common sense prevails on player contracts

Someone once said that football is a funny old game and this season that point rings true maybe more than any other one as we look at a season that will finish in July, or August if you allow for the play off final and then the conclusion of the…
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 20:09

Brewster – We Have Set The Bar High

Rhian Brewster scored twice on Saturday as the Swans returned to Championship action with a comprehensive victory at the Riverside Stadium and in the process the man on loan from the Premier League champions elect took his tally to six in twelve appearances for us. When your striker is on…
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 15:47