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Saturday 2nd May, 1998 – Mansfield Town 1 v 0 Swansea City – Nationwide Football League Division Three TROUBLE AT MILL – THANK GODNESS IT’S ALL OVER By John Burgum SWANSEA left the war behind them at Field Mill to head for the calmer waters of the close season to regroup and plan for a …
ONE more match to go but I am already looking forward to next season. It could be the most exciting in the club’s history – on and off the field. When we kick off again on August 8 we will be stronger as a team and a lot fitter. There will also be new faces …
WHEN the season is over and clubs and players sit down to assess the more contentious issues of the 1997-98 campaign, I hope referees and their masters do exactly the same. After all, we are in the same entertainment business, we want the same things, or at least we should, and we all strive to …
WHEN you get asked immediately after a match about the performance of one particular player it’s difficult not to get drawn into looking at the wider picture. That is exactly how I felt in the tea-time discussion after our 3-0 win over Rochdale on Easter Monday. Everyone wanted to know what I thought about Richie …
I’VE BEEN clocking up the miles again this week with just one aim – to find the players who can put us in the promotion frame next season. With no midweek match, it has been ideal for both Alan Curtis and myself to hit the road in search for those players who could make a …
IT WAS a pretty sickening sight watching that Barnsley fan trying to attack the referee in the Liverpool match last weekend. We do not need that violent side giving our great game a bad name but I can honestly see it happening more and more next season. Why? Simply because FIFA are outlawing the tackle …
Tuesday 24th March, 1998 – Wrexham 2 v 2 Swansea City (AET) – Wrexham win 5-4 on penalties – Quarter-Final FAW Trophy ROGER Freestone went from hero to villain in a split second last night as Swansea lost their grip on the richest prize in Welsh sport. The normally reliable goalkeeper defied Wrexham almost single-handed …
It’s been back to basics at Vetch Field this week, not surprising really when you consider how poorly we defended at Rochdale. There was not too much Christmas cheer around on the trip home after our 3-0 defeat, so instead of being buoyed up preparing for a difficult festive programme I find myself addressing a …
Whether you are a player or a manager, when Saturday comes all you want to do is to be involved in a game. So you can imagine how everyone at the club felt when the Chester match was called off late on Friday afternoon. Deflated is putting it mildly. I would go so far as …
SAD Swansea City stumbled to another calamity against part-time League of Wales opposition in last night’s FAW Invitation Cup. Defeat by Barry at home and a draw with Conwy was followed by an only-goal flop to Bangor City who looked winners for most of the match at Farrar Road. Swansea paraded a largely youthful side, …