The Swans - Town and City

The Swans Town & City Seasons 2000-2007

Swansea City Football Club President, Professor David Farmer published in 2000 the Official Biography of the Swans, The Swans Town & City. Next week a supplement to his book, covering the last seven seasons will be published by Colin Jones. Apart from editorial/line-ups covering the last seven seasons and an updated club records section, new …

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Exciting Times!

First of all, congrats to Dai for the new site design. Very smart. I was chuffed when he told me this column was reverting to a ‘blog’ because I’m really pushed for time at the moment, being the ‘oldest student in town’ and having to put in the hours on my college course. This format …

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Swansea City Youth Players Graduating to the First Team

Youth players who have graduated to the Swans’ First Team since the Chris Coleman era, 1990. Can lack of finance be the sole reason when you look at the lack of top class recruits the Swans Youth Department have forwarded to the first team conveyor belt since 1990. Certainly, the Swans have endured some tough …

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John Hartson – Good or Bad Signing?

Well the speculation still refuses to go away linking Big John with a return to the City he grew up to play, his beloved Swansea City. Following an article saying he was on the verge of signing, Huw Jenkins moved to slam the Western Mail stating that the statements made are “untrue” and “an irresponsible …

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Behind Enemy Lines

Firstly, apologies to the loyal readers of this column for the prolonged wait for this much-anticipated update but work and family commitments have prevented me from putting pen to paper (or to put it more accurately, finger to keypad) for some time. It has genuinely been extremely touching to be approached by so many people …

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Oxford United v Swansea City Match Report

Wednesday 8 December 2004 – League Two – Oxford United 0 Swansea City 1 Oxford Utd: Tardif, Mackay, Robinson, Roget, Ashton, Basham, Wanless (Hackett 85), Quinn, E’Beyer (Brooks 69), Mooney (Davies 75), Bradbury. Subs Not Used: Clarke, Molyneaux. Sent Off: Ashton (60). Booked: Robinson, Ashton. Swansea: Gueret, Ricketts, Austin, Monk, Gurney, Forbes, O’Leary, Martinez, Goodfellow, …

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