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.

Deals with Brighton and Newcastle on track and more to follow

This is always a nervy time for football supporters with pre-season friendlies highlighting deficiencies in the squad and the desire to do deals often balanced out by other factors particularly when it comes to loan deals. Clubs are always reluctant to deal early in a loan market given the additional…
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 9:54

No bids for Piroe yet but Swans braced ready

We may still have Southampton, Leeds United and Leicester City all waiting in the wings to potentially make a move for Joel Piroe but Michael Duff has said clearly that there have been no bids yet for the Swans striker despite all the speculation. It remains widely expected throughout SA1…
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 15:06

A re-think is needed from Swansea City

The subject of cashless payments at the Swansea.com Stadium raised its head again yesterday when a video circulated on social media from a supporter who had clearly been riled by an inability at first to pay for items in the club shop via cash. It should be made clear at…
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 7:57

Oxford United provide the education for Duff’s Swans

The live stream provided by Swans TV for the latest friendly summed up nicely the performance for the Swans tonight.ย  ย Stuttering, disjointed and difficult to watch can be applied to both the performance and the quality of the picture on a strange night at our League One opponents. Andy Fisher’s…
Friday, 21 July 2023, 22:51

No substance to links for Man Utd midfielder?

Yesterday’s links saw us, Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan Athletic all linked with a transfer interest in Man Utd midfielder Charlie Savage, son of former Wales midfielder Robbie, who spent some time on loan at Forest Green last season. The report – originating in Football Insider – suggests that the trio…
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 6:41
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