Nick Cusack

North Bank Natter

So, the first two League games of the season have finished and there have been some notable changes in many different ways which we can analyse. Firstly, let’s talk about the fans. When things go right, when we start winning or getting positive results, the fans have little to complain about and usually start bickering. …

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Colin Addison and Peter Nicholas

Full of it

Edward lives in Swansea and drives taxis for a living. Ed has been a life-long Swans fan for a few years now and in his spare time likes nothing better than fishing. Ed’s column will be quite regular – a bit like his bowels! Welkome to my knew collum. I was going to right won …

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Mr Pessimism

Welcome to the latest ramblings of Mr P. As I write this, I have just read Clive, Gareth, and David’s view of the match last night and it sounds like we’re back to ways of old. When will we ever be consistent? The last time we were consistent was during the championship season. We were …

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Swansea City – The Times They Are A-Changin’

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 …

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Tony Petty

Don’t let apathy win

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 …

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Swansea Jack Memorial

Why are Swansea City fans called ‘The Jacks’?

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 …

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Here we go again

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 …

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Dai Smith and Keith Walker

The night of a thousand stars

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 …

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Matthew Bound For Sale

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. …

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Swansea City 0 Mansfield Town 1 – Match Report

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 …

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