It’s been a long time coming, months in the making, but today the Swans fanzine A Touch Far Vetched Online goes live and it’s available for you to read right NOW…for FREE! After months of blood sweat and tears, writes and re-writes, false dawns and breakthroughs…we finally get to “press the button”
Swansea City have announced the appointment of Leon Britton as the club’s first Sporting Director. The elevation of the diminutive club Legend is a shrewd and welcome move…even though it has scuppered a key component of the new ATFV fanzine! The new electronic version of A Touch Far Vetched is on course to
With Swansea City putting their financial troubles aside and claiming top spot in the Championship and Bury being sadly expelled from the English Football League it has prompted me to post this piece I wrote for the last issue of the excellent Swansea Oh Swansea fanzine. My love of Swansea City is
Good news for Swans fans this morning with the club announcing that it is to scrap the hated online booking fees for the duration of the 2019/20 season. Booking fees were introduced last year, both to cover the costs of Ticketmaster, our standard ticket provider, and also to comply with
Later today Oli McBurnie will sign for Sheffield United in a deal that will bring some financial security for the Swans in the greater scheme of things but throws Steve Cooper’s preparation for the start of his maiden Championship season into disarray. The Blades have doggedly pursued McBurnie’s signature all
Yesterday’s totally under the radar signing of QPR left back Jake Bidwell was a welcome surprise and provided a number of positives for Swans fans as pre season under a new manager begins in earnest. The stealth mode signing surely wrong footed most fans who have been eagerly awaiting sight
Steve Cooper has been unveiled as the man to manage the boys representing Swansea City next season and whilst he might not be the exciting appointment some fans were hoping for, he is perhaps the best suited for a club that will once again be relying on raw young talent.
It looks increasingly like the much mooted move to Manchester United for Daniel James is set to go through some time today, with it being widely reported that he is having a medical before flying out to join the Wales squad later today. There was a sense of inevitability around
It’s testament to how badly Swansea City has been run over the last few years that a couple of thorough statements followed up with some positive action by Chairman Trevor Birch has fans buzzing. But the BIG question over Birch still remains…has he been given equity as part of his remuneration and