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.

Two in for Duff and is there a familiar face to follow?

Michael Duff and Swanea City continued the process of building his coaching staff yesterday with the appointment of both Alan Sheehan and Martin Paterson who joined as head coaches. With the confirmation earlier in the week of the departures that followed Russell Martin out of the club it was a…
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 6:30

Leicester City move for Piroe as Premier League clubs watch on

News hit the public domain yesterday that Leicester City have made their move for Swansea City striker Joel Piroe as they made a relatively early move in the hope that they can secure the services of the striker. Piroe has scored twenty goals in his two seasons in the Championship…
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 6:15

Why Watson chose Swans despite Luton Town Premier League chance

Paul Watson was officially confirmed as Sporting Director at Swansea yesterday as the latest piece of the summer jigsaw was completed and his move from Luton Town was confirmed. As reported on Sunday, the Swans were in a position to appoint Watson but there has been little doubt that his…
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 6:30

Swansea City and Southampton remain at loggerheads over Martin move

Michael Duff joined the Swans from Barnsley last week and is currently in Spain with his players but the small matter of closing off the compensation claims with Southampton for his predecessor are very much alive with a potential legal claim in the offing. The whole sorry saga was laid…
Monday, 26 June 2023, 6:30

Why a move for Exeter City defender would make sense

As the pieces of the Swansea City jigsaw start to be put together this summer then the transfer speculation will start to gather pace over the next few weeks and you can expect that a host of players will be linked with a move to Swansea City. The imminent arrival…
Sunday, 25 June 2023, 14:02

Swans await next pieces as the optimism increases

It was several weeks back that we talked on these pages about a summer of change at the club.ย  ย Well, it is proving to be exactly that with a new Chairman at the helm, a new manager and new investors already confirmed. That summer of change was added to yesterday…
Sunday, 25 June 2023, 9:00
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