2011-2012 Season Preview

What do you think to our Pre season: Good, bad or ugly? Ugly: Swans’ fans hopes of increased professionalism now we’re swimming with the big boys took a hit when our pre-season ‘tour’ of sorts was announced only at the last minute. Games against local clubs Afan Lido, Port Talbot and Neath have hardly inspired, …

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Swansea 2 Celtic 0 – Match Report

The Swans returned to action at the Liberty Stadium for the first time since beating Nottingham Forest in May as they beat Scottish giants Celtic 2-0 in an entertaining affair. Trialist goalkeeper Gehard Tremmel was given the nod in goal ahead of Joao Moreira. Elsewhere, there was a home debuts for Stephen Caulkner and Danny …

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Swans in the Premier League and our role as fans

So here we are just a couple of weeks from the new season and the reality of what’s to come is really hitting home. Over the next nine months we’ll no doubt be on the end of some hidings, be patronised on Match of the Day, see our better players linked with other clubs and …

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Latest Behind Enemy Lines

Ian Davies is known to everyone as Ianto and has supported the Swans since 1978 the age of 13. For five long years he lived behind enemy lines in Roath Park, Cardiff. He works for a global marketing agency and is married to the long-suffering current Mrs Davies (Karen). They have two young sons, James …

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Swansea 3-1 Port Talbot

The Swans continued their preparations towards their maiden Barclays Premier League campaign with a victory over Welsh premier league neighbours Port Talbot at the Genquip Stadium this afternoon. A welcome return to the Swans XI was made by Ferrie Bodde as well as the fans getting first glimpses of Jose Moreira following his move from …

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The Swans and the next phase

Much has been made of the Swans journey to the premier league as the board worked to the sound business principles that can be found in most corporate boardrooms. Now that we are in the promised land of the premier league with the monetary gain that has come our way, these principles are more important …

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Open Invite to Northern Jacks Meeting

COME AND JOIN GROWING BAND OF NORTHERN JACKS DATE : THURSDAY 14 th July [/u] VENUE : BRUNSWICK PUB, 97 Piccadilly, Manchester City Center M1 2DB ( 3 mins walk from Piccadilly Station Manchester) TIME ; 8PM for 8.30 Start AGENDA (Briefly) 1. ALLOCATING TICKETS- for Away Games and Home / Scheme to Share Spares …

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Win, Lose or Draw

Swansea City FC – Premier League 2011/12 – doesn’t it sound amazing? From the moment the final whistle went at Wembley, we all had a taste of REAL ecstasy, and I don’t mean the illegal form. Since then, I think many of us have been pinching ourselves and unable to stop smiling EVERY time you …

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Swans Trust Membership Statement for 2011-12

Over the course of the past week we have received several enquiries from members regarding various issues, with the most common being 1. When does membership start for 2011/12 season ? 2. Why didn’t the Trust get priority on the final batch of season ticket sales ? 3. Will the Trust get priority on the …

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Don’t buy the Sunday Mirror and blame this guy

So it would seem to be silly season now were in the Premier League with some tabloid journalists keen to take the mick out of us as a club and mock our chances of staying up. One such person is Paul Smith. The Chief Football Writer for the Sunday Mirror. Not only does he think …

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