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
It’s not only the Swans signing up young talent this summer – ATFV has done it too, recruiting teenage writer David Durran. As a regular guest contributor David will provide a youthful, fresh perspective on all things Swansea City via his “Durran’ Digest” column. In this first submission David gives
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
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
