Freddie was the star as the Swans stole a point, Woodman’s penalty save from Waghorn the crucial moment in a match mostly dominated by Derby. Cooper’s Troopers started brightly, taking the game to Cocu’s Nuts but the home side created more chances than they coughed up and should have been
Having kicked off the season with a home win, Steve Cooper takes his Swansea City side on the road for the first time for a tough encounter with highly fancied Derby County. Can Cooper’s Trooper’s raid the Rams? The ATFV Match Preview contemplates that very question… The Swans Although
With the 2019/20 football season now under way I thought it was time to provide an update on the relaunch of an A Touch Far Vetched fanzine. It’s been three years since the paper publication was stopped, a number of factors leading me to reluctantly finish the fanzine and confine
Steve Cooper’s competitive debut as Swansea City manager ended in victory but it needed a cajoling team talk at half time to turn things around, Borja Baston and Mike van der Hoorn sensationally scoring within seconds of each other to overturn Hull’s 3rd minute opener from Kamil Grosicki. Behind the
Nature experts everywhere were left stunned as wounded Swans fought back and finally savaged the Tigers. Cooper couldn’t believe his eyes as the Tigers mauled his men almost from the start – and to keep the animal analogy going it was a Kamil doing the damage (see what I did
There are new men in both of the Liberty Stadium dugouts, Steve Cooper and Grant McCann squaring up to each other as their Swansea City and Hull City sides square off in this intriguing opening fixture of the 2019/20 Championship season. Can Cooper tame the Tigers in his first competitive
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
Now that that the phoney war of the friendlies is out of the way all thoughts turn to the start of the very real battles ahead as Potter replacement Steve Cooper plans a promotion assault on the Championship. New ATFV columnist Hanna Cordingley shares her thoughts on a challenging start to
As the Editor of A Touch Far Vetched it is vital that I show my support for new Swans manager Steve Cooper; as someone that has had bouts of fisticuffs with bad mental health (and had my arse kicked more often than not) it is worthwhile to give my support
