Swansea City

Who Let the Doggs Into the Children’s Wards

So Swansea City has it’s own top Dogg now, after rap icon Snoop Dogg was revealed to be the latest mega high profile to take a stake in the club. Of course ATFV has a top Dog of its own in the furry squat shape of mascot mutt Vetch the

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A Statue For Mel

A Touch Far Vetched wishes to respond to the recent news about the Swans honouring Mel Nurse by renaming the Riverside Bar after our local hero by publishing this shared statement… Every Swans fan will know that the name Mel Nurse is synonymous with our club, firstly as a player

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100 Word Week – w/e 17th March ’24

We’re bringing back an old feature but with a very new look to it! Swansea City’s coming off the back of a watershed week with grievances aired, rivals despatched and three valuable points secured. It has all inspired me to bring back the 100 Word Week, where the events of

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Issue 8 of ATFV Goes Live

The latest issue of A Touch Far Vetched, Vol 1 Issue 8, is now online and available to read for FREE…and what an issue this is, full of wholesome Swans goodness yet more provocative than a Paul Watson Fans ForumđŸ˜± Here are some of the highlights in the treasure trove

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It is Simply About Sponsorship for ATFV

It’s been anything but simple to land a main sponsor for A Touch Far Vetched however the fundraising fanzine devoted to Swansea City has entered into an exciting new partnership with local start up business Simply Print Wales. Meanwhile, we’ve done a little sponsoring of our own… Over the last couple

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The Jack Army is With You, Jason

For those fans watching Swansea City at the Vetch Field during the first half of the Nineties, Jason Bowen will be a familiar name  –  a cultured front man with pace to burn, an eye for goal and absolutely perfect hair (ok, that last bit is probably something that sticks

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That Was for you Len!

Last Sunday evening A Touch FarVetched gathered together a number of former Swans in the opulent surroundings of Morgan’s Hotel to raise money for two extremely worthy causes. We sang, we danced, we drank (some more than others, eh Samantha?!), we gasped at incredible magic tricks and we laughed at

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