After a few months on the injured list I’ve finally passed a fitness test and I’m ready to resume full time writing duties on A Touch Far Vetched – and what better way to announce my return than with news of an exciting new development for ATFV? Yes, for some time I
Huw Jenkins has finally thrown himself on his own sword at Swansea City and it seems his American paymasters’ dare to sell young starlet Dan James was the final straw, Jenkins thwarting the sale at the last minute before jumping ship…or being pushed… Jenkins stood down just hours after the
It was only a few days ago that I tweeted about my apathy towards the Swans and football in general; I’ve fallen out of love with the game due to the obscene amounts of money that have rendered competition obsolete and the behaviour of the Swans Board over a prolonged
Tonight’s tough home fixture with West Brom will be an emotionally charged affair as it will be the first opportunity for Swans fans to properly pay their respects to Kevin Austin through a minute’s silence before kick-off followed by a rendition of the “Austin is our hero…” song shortly after.
Depression is being dealt a double blow by ex Swans footballers, in two very different but effective ways. Former goalkeeper Mike Hughes will be handing over a small but welcome donation to the Swansea branch of the Samaritans whilst David Cotterill has bravely opened up on his personal fight against
A point away at Birmingham last Friday felt like a gift from the Gods for the Swans after being outplayed all night, but a point at the end of this pulsating fixture felt like scant reward as Potter’s young side dominated early season favourites Leeds United. A thrilling encounter saw
Former Swans manager Garry Monk cut a frustrated figure on the sidelines as Birmingham City side dominated from start to finish without putting the Swans to the sword. In the other technical area Graham Potter watched on as his young charges battled hard to pilfer a point and maintain an
The latest ATFV Guest Article sees Andy Concannon write about his adventures travelling to Swansea to follow the Swans. Like many of our fans, Andy doesn’t livc local anymore but that doesn’t stop him getting to the Liberty whenever possible. In his first piece for ATFV Andy gives us his
Another difficult week for Swansea City finished on a note of triumph and positivity as Potter’s Proteges made it two Championship wins out of two with a gutsy victory over Preston North End. Despite constant pressure from Preston in a tough second half the Swans could afford the luxury of
The Graham Potter era couldn’t have got off to a more perfect start as Jan Dhanda came off the bench to deliver a superb late winner with his first touch in league football. Dhanda’s strike sealed a courageous comeback that started with Oli McBurnie’s well taken equaliser nine minutes after
