Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
Firstly, apologies to the loyal readers of this column for the prolonged wait for this much-anticipated update but work and family commitments have prevented me from putting pen to paper (or to put it more accurately, finger to keypad) for some time. It has genuinely been extremely touching to be approached by so many people …
Port Vale 3 Swansea City 2 on Saturday, 8th April 08 2006 in Football League One. So last week it was the cup and this week the pottery (ouch). But certainly a bringing back to earth for our somewhat tired looking outfit. We said beforehand that this game would show what we are really made …
Port Vale 3 Swansea City 2 on Saturday, 8th April 08 2006 in Football League One. The portents for today were not good, after we received news of long delays on the M5 following an accident. We took a route through Merthyr, Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster and Shrewsbury and hit road works what seemed like every …
Swansea City 1 Tranmere Rovers 0 on Saturday, 6th August 2005 in Football League One After years of talk, at last Swansea City kick off a League programme in a new stadium, and what a stadium! Packed to the rafters on 3 sides and buzzing with excitement and anticipation well before kick off. Despite much …
Wednesday 8 December 2004 – League Two – Oxford United 0 Swansea City 1 Oxford Utd: Tardif, Mackay, Robinson, Roget, Ashton, Basham, Wanless (Hackett 85), Quinn, E’Beyer (Brooks 69), Mooney (Davies 75), Bradbury. Subs Not Used: Clarke, Molyneaux. Sent Off: Ashton (60). Booked: Robinson, Ashton. Swansea: Gueret, Ricketts, Austin, Monk, Gurney, Forbes, O’Leary, Martinez, Goodfellow, …
Saturday 6 November 2004 – League Two – Swansea City 1 Bristol Rovers 0 Match Report – Nigel Gigg After disappointing results at Grimsby and Southend, Swansea needed to get back to winning ways today for the visit of Bristol Rovers. Swans have made the Vetch something of a fortress of late, having not conceded …
Saturday, August 7th 2004 – League Two – Swansea City 0 Northampton Town 2 Match Report by Clive Hughes You know the times when looking back you see that someone was trying to tell you something. Well today was one of them, it took 4 ¾ hours to do the 150 miles.Traffic hold up on …
The defeat last night had the “boo-boys” and the “I told you so” people rubbing their hands and typing as fast as they could on any forum and lists related to Swansea City that gave them access. From the outset, I would like to say that I was one who applauded Flynn’s appointment and although …
With recent results having been disappointing, hopes of claiming an automatic promotion spot seem to have receded as far as the sea in Swansea Bay at low tide. If not exactly sharpening knives, some critics of Brian Flynn have cast away their sheaths and picked up the stone. If the issue of tactics is something …
Christmas in South West Wales in my early ‘teens will always be remembered for certain things. The anticipation of the build up, the excitement of opening presents early on Christmas morning, the orgy of consumption in the afternoon, accompanied by the growing desire to escape the claustrophobia of family and call on friends. After the …