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Daily news and opinion on all things related to Swansea City football club, from the senior team, Under 21s, Under 18s to the Swansea City Women’s team. Written by Swans fans to keep the Jack Army in the know about what’s happening at the Club.
So the creatures from the Black Lagoon have finally gone back to the Dark Side, and left Nurse and the first aid team to crawl through the wreckage and administer mouth to mouth to all parts of the club that are showing any signs of life. As with all critical situations like this, recovery will …
There has been much discussion on recent events, based on the manner of Mr Petty’s actions. Whether these actions are to the long-term benefit of Swansea City Football Club are, as most issues, open to opinion. The general consensus is that it is not, as shown by the response of the hardcore support still attending …
People who originate from the city of Swansea, are known as “Swansea Jacks” and there are two possible origins for this widely used nickname. The first is a reference to the high reputation of local seamen (“Jack Tars”) in the early nineteenth century. The second is from a famous black retriever called Swansea Jack who …
Excerpt from a Western Mail article printed on Monday 10th April 2000. Job-for-life Offer Is On Cards For Hollins If Swans Make The Climb Karl Woodward Chief Soccer Writer – Western Mail SWANS are ready to offer John Hollins a long-term future as manager of a team needing eight points from the last five games …
Few could have imagined that when Keith Walker put pen to paper on 23rd November 1989 and signed for Swansea City, that over ten years later Swansea City fans would be acknowledging a man that unfortunately had quit professional football only the day before. Keith arrived at the club with two fellow Scotsmen, Paul Chalmers …
Matthew Bound has been put on the transfer list by Swansea City after a breakdown in talks over a new contract. The move, announced by the club today, comes after two months of negotiations failed to produce an agreement. Swansea have circulated clubs in the Premiership and First Division over the 27-year-old central defender’s availability. …
Saturday 2nd October 1999 – Swansea City 0 Mansfield Town 1 – Nationwide League Division Three What a dreadful performance today. If Hollins thinks that the arrival of walter Boyd is going to solve our problems, then he’s a bigger fool than he’s taking all of us for. The conditions were dire – gusting winds …
Wednesday 11th August 1999 – Swansea City 2 Millwall 0 – Worthington Cup 1st Round 1st Leg The match itself was not much of a spectacle although the pitch with a steady drizzle provided the ideal surface for good football. Hollins rang the changes by either resting or dropping Steve Jones Richie Appleby Jonathan Coates …
Saturday 7th August 1999 – York City 1 v 0 Swansea City – Nationwide League Division Three Just returned from York with my 2 sons, and the phrase ‘here we go again’ comes to mind. We played some nice football in areas where it does not hurt the opposition. York did not have a look …
Is John Hollins worthy of the elite mantle of one of Swansea’s finest managers? He has yet to reach the mantle of John Toshack and promote us to our deserved position in the 1st division, for a city the size of Swansea it is really what we deserve, for all the hardships we suffered in …