Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
I would just like to wish every single Swans fan a very Merry Christmas. I really hope that each and every one of you manages to spend some quality time with family and friends. 2011 has been an incredible year for the Swans. Although many might worry that we don’t have the personnel to stay …
“Football is an excuse to make us happy.” Jorge Valdano. The wonderful Argentinian, ex Real Madrid coach, World Cup Winner was sometimes known as The Philosopher of Football and the above is an apt description of how we Swans have always viewed our football, and it contrasts markedly with one of his more colourful descriptions …
As hinted in my previous NUFC preview piece, the quick turnaround of fixtures lets me concentrate less on Everton’s predicament, admirably analysed in depth here , by the teriffic Swiss Ramble, and focus directly directly on the squad. When you first cast your eyes on their first choice (Sq No 24) keeper, Tim Howard, don’t …
SCFC2 has been exchanging some questions ahead of Wednesday nights big game with the guys from BlueKipper.com – the leading Everton fan website. Here are ‘Joggers’ answers ahead of our game. Here are my thoughts on our start to the season on the Bluekipper site as well in their ‘Swans Preview’. Are you happy with …
It’s a phrase you will have heard often enough if you’re a football fan of whichever club – but on occasion it rings true. As it did on Saturday at St James’ Park, when Swansea City clung on to the opening status quo, and suggested, no more, but just now and again, it could have …
At this time of year the games come thick and fast. With two difficult Away fixtures within the next week, Swansea City and the travelling JackArmy will have clocked up considerable mileage before we and they get to unwrap some Christmas presents. Of course then, we, the fans, will happily and post-prandially take in the …
The contrast from last week’s disappointing loss at Blackburn to this week’s Home fixture v Fulham will be particularly stark, however much we are naturally tempted to look at the teams in and around us in the Table as being the really key fixtures. Ostensibly, in comparing the two opponents, one is initially tempted to …
“Jogo Bonito”- The Beautiful Game. Or how “We wasn’t robbed”, but maybe we were pilfered. Pickpocketed, even. So it turned out to be a bitterly disappointing day for all we Swans.Having travelled North in great numbers, and despite long periods where our class shone through, we ultimately failed the test of one of the oldest …
Given the impossibly predictive nature of last weekend, when human tragedy impinged on the hard carapace of the Premier league, and made us all think again, the Swans get to travel north to face a team and game that could well have consequences for Steve Kean, Blackburn’s first year, surprisingly chosen, under-siege Manager. I, along …
We’ll none of us forget the date. A genuinely human tragedy overtook the fans turning up to watch this game. Gary Speed, the young Wales Football Manager but, more importantly, a husband and father, and massively respected decent human being, was found dead this morning. My sympathies, ALL our sympathies, are given to his family …