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August 30th, 2009

Lee Trundle Why he is a Swansea Legend

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For those of you who haven’t heard of Lee Trundle here is a brief explanation of why the 31year old scouse striker is a modern day Swansea legend.
In 2003 Lee signed for the club on a free transfer from former club Wrexham and immediately won favour with the Northbank after scoring spectacular goals and showing [...]

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August 27th, 2009

Panic Buying Starts as Swans Swoop for Lee Trundle and Record Transfer Craig Beattie

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In the midst of the worst injury crisis in my living memory. (11 players out) The Swans have been forced to swoop for an old favourite and a potential gem. Lee ‘the lord’ Trundle has signed from Bristol City on loan until January, whilst Craig Beattie is set for a permanent deal for three years [...]

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August 27th, 2009

We are Officially in the Brown Stuff! Where’s my Noose?

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I’ve been highly honest and optimistic about our prospects this season, I could so easily be a doom and gloom merchant but that’s just not my style. However there comes a point when the odds and the situation stack against you when frankly you are in the shit. This is one of those times!
Following a [...]

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August 22nd, 2009

A Win, a Signing and Some Decent Rumours! Not a Bad Weekend!

By: Tom | Comments 2 Comments

Permission to shout ‘Get In!’
A first league win against a strong and talented Coventry side has brought some joy to an uncertain start to the season. Paulo has done wonders with an injury hit squad and to continue playing the slick passing style we have earned plaudits for under such conditions is a job very [...]

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August 18th, 2009

Reading Battered and Blue but Somehow Hold out for the Draw

By: Tom | Comments No Comments

Yet another make shift Swans side, with a non existent midfield, but low and behold after a scrappy 35minutes or so the swans found their feet and outplayed a very poor Reading side.
FIRST HALF
The first 30 minutes were very scrappy, with neither side capable of putting a quality move together, however the very impressive Dobbie-Dyer [...]

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August 16th, 2009

3-0 defeat but we learnt a lot about how crippled injuies have made us!

By: Tom | Comments 1 Comment

Firstly I am not worried by the scoreline. The side we put out today and ended the game with was probably the weakest team I could have invisoned. we had one known centre midfielder (Leon Brittan) in a formation that required three. The other two were wingers and for all the skill and speed they [...]

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August 13th, 2009

Swans Invest £1Million on New Training Facilities

By: Tom | Comments 2 Comments

Huw Jenkins today announced the immediate building of a new training facility. Work will begin on a new complex at the site of the old Llandore BSC sports ground. The building of the new training facilities are part of the long held goal of the board to gain Academy status from the football league. The [...]

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August 9th, 2009

Out Foxed

By: Tom | Comments 1 Comment

Another curtain raiser and another defeat. For the third season in a row we fell at the first hurdle. It all started so well with the lads playing the usual high quality passing game and another glimpse of Dyer’s attacking threat down the wing. The lads took an early lead via an Ashley Williams header [...]

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August 5th, 2009

Return of Magic Daps?

By: Tom | Comments 4 Comments

Lee Trundle, modern day Swansea legend has been declaring his love for the Swans in a crafty bid to engineer a move to the club. Trundle 33 has been told he can leave Bristol City if a loan or permanent transfer is received and it is thought Lee will grab that chance. Lee Trundle moved [...]

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August 1st, 2009

Gower in for the Kil as he hits three against Kilmarnock

By: Tom | Comments No Comments

Swansea City thumped Kilmarnock 4-1 at the Liberty stadium today on a mild day in South Wales. Last seasons jinxed winger Mark Gower brushed off the no goals curse that plagued him by scoring his first hatrick for the club and adding to his first ever Swansea goal that he grabbed during the Spanish tour. [...]

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