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.

Swans close in on Buchanan signing – two more ready to follow

The Swans look set to capture former Derby County left back Lee Buchanan as Michael Duff continues to build his squad ahead of the new season. Buchanan, who has spent the last twelve months at Werder Bremen, seems set to sign on to join other new permanent additions to the…
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 6:45

Developing good habits – the progression for Swansea City

The Swans continued their pre-season build up with another comfortable win yesterday afternoon as they defeated Newport County 5-0 in another behind closed doors friendly win. Josh Thomas scored his second brace in four days whilst there were also goals for Ben Cabango, Josh Key and Joel Piroe as the…
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 6:25

Manning says goodbye following Southampton move

We have been here before but when a player moves between clubs it has become traditional for them to say their goodbyes via social media, something that Ryan Manning did yesterday following his move to Southampton on a free transfer. Manning moved to the South coast following the expiry of…
Monday, 17 July 2023, 7:39

Is Whittaker closing in on Plymouth Argyle return?

Morgan Whittaker is another one of those players that looks set for a Swansea City exit this summer.ย  ย For many it is probably surprising that he is still here given the club’s clear desire to sell the player back in January. Whittaker has never really settled to a run of…
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 7:00

We want the fans to have a team they can be proud of…

The Swans pre-season continued yesterday with a 5-0 win over Swindon Town at Fairwood as the work in progress of the new coaching set up at the club continued with Martin Paterson stating that the game plan was coming together. Goals from Wood, Piroe, Cullen and two from Josh Thomas…
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 6:30

Five star Swans brush aside Swindon Town in friendly

Swansea City were comprehensive 5-0 winners in their latest pre-season friendly with Josh Thomas (2), Liam Cullen, Joel Piroe and Nathan Wood the scorers as Michael Duff’s side made it look easy against their League Two opponents. Add to the result and there was a first outing for new signing…
Saturday, 15 July 2023, 14:40
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