Memries of Swansea

[Foxy]

Revolution Sr said that the mood on the coach back that day was jubilant because (a) we'd stolen a point and (b) Henderson would be suspended having been sent off, which was addition by subtraction.

There were a few that cheered the card, amongst abuse of him.

 

[Willie Carlin]

Roberto Martinez was the brains behind Swansea’s resurgence through the Leagues.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Roberto Martinez was the brains behind Swansea’s resurgence through the Leagues.

That and a new stadium built by the council. I played there when it was the Morfa and only had one stand.

I have a degree of affection for the Swans, but walking around town when I lived there (1999-2002) the ratio of Premier League shirts you saw to Swansea shirts was about 7 to 1. I remember them getting 4,000 a week at the Vetch. There's been plenty of room in the South Wales woodwork these last few years.

 

[Revolution]

There were a few that cheered the card, amongst abuse of him.

A gesture reflective of his appalling performance on the day.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Bumps...

 

[Silent Blade]

A long time friend of mine who was a year above me at boarding school is a Swans fan. He now lives in Manchester and will be staying over at my house this weekend. Over the last 57 years the Swans and the Blades seemed to do their "best" to avoid each other in the league. We got relegated in 1979 to the third division, the Swans got promotion from the 3rd division. Two years later, on the evening after playing in a 6 a side tournament at Manchester on May 2nd 1981 (I decided to play football rather than watch Blades v Walsall, my mate decided to play football as he couldnt get a ticket for the Preston v Swansea match) my mate was saying to me "It is amazing that when we first knew each other in 1973, the Blades were in the 1st division, Swans were in the 4th division but now it is vice-versa!". Imagine how I felt and I thought that night that I would never go to a football match again!

Both teams cross over again in 1984 when Swans got relegated to the third and us getting promotion to the 2nd!

Eventually both teams were in the same division in the 1988-89 season. I stayed at my mate's parents house in Swansea (my mate was living in Plymouth at the time) for the weekend for my first visit to Vetch Field. Agana scored first, Swans hit back with two goals but Deane saved us with a late equaliser. For our 5-1 win at the Lane in May 1989, I was playing cricket that day (I was the captain for that season and it wouldnt have gone well with the players if I went to the Lane instead of cricket). Wilder and Knill were playing against each other that day (Knill was out injured for the clash at Vetch Field). We got promotion that season and we avoided Swans in the league until 2008! Then Swans got promoted in 2011. Both teams have been in the same division for only 4 seasons since 1961!

My Swans mate now lives in Manchester and will be at the match tomorrow and is staying over at my house tomorrow night.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Superb match demonstrating the great Agana Deane combo up front.

 

[mattbianco1]

RIP grafikhaus

Used to really enjoy these memries threads