It’s the first #ATFVfundraising event of the season! ATFV is pledging to raise money for the Swansea branch of the Samaritans by teaming up with a fascinating former goalkeeper for An Evening With Mike Hughes & Friends. Swans fans of a certain era (old fogeys like me, I mean) will no doubt remember Mike
We rarely hear anything from owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan (plus their horde of celebrity dentist backers) but you can be guaranteed that when we do, it’ll be a press release long on emotive language and marketing buzz phrases and short on any detail. And today’s Swans club statement
Consider this an official thank you to new Swans manager, not only for restoring a Legend to his rightful place but also for giving me the opportunity of using such a brilliant headline. Yes, Alan Curtis, the man that famously looks after the kettle at the Liberty, is back on
Today’s confirmation of Lukasz Fabianski to West Ham marks the end of a distinguished Swans career and signals the start of a summer exodus that is both inevitable and necessary as a result of relegation. The veteran Polish goalkeeper, currently representing his country at the World Cup, put in a transfer request
An unlikely Swansea City title challenge during the 1981/82 season was chock full of Vetch Field Memories and this magnificent win over one of title rivals was perhaps the most momentous memory of them all. A classic Liverpool side contained the illustrious figures of Rush, Souness and Dalglish…and yet the Swans put
As Editor of ATFV I always try to support a new Swans manager and I like to put my money where my mouth is in that respect – and so today I launch the Dylan’s Pot of Gold scheme so I can get behind Graham Potter whilst supporting the Dylan Gunner’s Wish charity
The search for a new manager is finally over as Swansea City appoint Graham Potter having identified him weeks ago as the man capable of taking on the challenge of the Championship. It’s been a frustrating wait to install the former Ostersunds boss after the deal was essentially done over
Swansea City v Blackpool 1993 may have been a lower league match with nothing particularly momentous about it, but the game deserves its billing as a Vetch Field Memory. The Swans were scintillating and Blackpool rocked, the resulting clash producing eight goals shared equally in a memorable encounter… Early October
It’s a heady time for Swansea City with a change of ownership, ambitious stadium plans and promises of exciting new players…no, it’s not 2016, it is fact twenty years earlier as we look back on the cautionary tale of the Michael Thompson takeover of the Swans… With a tired Doug
In what was a sensational start to life in the First Division Swansea City announced their arrival on the big stage with this thumping win over Leeds United. Instant hero Bob Latchford lit up the contest but it was a Curtis cracker that stole the show right at the end
