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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 …
Football League Division Three – Cardiff City 0 Swansea City 0 Plenty of muscle, but a shortage of fizz, in a rumbustious Welsh showdown at Ninian Park. After an untidy first half, it was The Bluebirds who so nearly stole it, with 39-goal front-men Williams and Nugent chucking away a glut of opportunities. Cardiff boss, …
ANOTHER season over, and it’s one we all want to put behind us very quickly and get on with planning for a new campaign. But like everything in life there are lessons to be drawn from the past winter and we must take them on board to build a stronger squad of players. The club …