The Swans Trust is a supporter led organisation with a protected stake in our club,
@swansofficial
. We are for the fans, by the fans! Member of
@WeAreTheFSA
This week we spoke with
@KieranMaguire
about
@SwansOfficial
's latest accounts.
Kieran gave us an honest and independent view on the Swans' current financial position. Thanks again, Kieran.
If you want to listen to the podcast, click the link below.
Sadly there have been 8 seats that
@SwansOfficial
have kindly draped shirts over for tonight's match in memory of
#Swans
fans who are no longer with us. This is devastating to see 😥 Everyone at the Swans Trust would like to pass on our thoughts & prayers to those affected. xx 🙏
The
#swanstrust
would like to congratulate Graham Potter, his
@SwansOfficial
staff & of course the
#Swans
players for their superb efforts during this year's run to the
#FACup
1/4 finals. Absolutely everything was given yesterday & the manner of defeat was cruel in the extreme 😥
We’re hearing reports that
@SwansOfficial
legend Leighton James is in hospital. A wonderful player and a huge part of
#Swans
history. Our thoughts and prayers are with Leighton and his family. Get well soon Leighton.
#YJB
Photo:
@SwansOfficial
Happy birthday to a true
@SwansOfficial
legend James Thomas.
The former Welsh-21 striker’s hat-trick in the 4-2 home victory against
@HullCity
in May 2003 kept the
#Swans
from slipping into the Conference.
#YJB
#JackArmy
A very happy 7⃣0⃣th birthday to
@SwansOfficial
legend and
@swanstrust
honorary President Alan Curtis MBE. 🎂🥳⚽️🦢
Alan scored 110 goals for the
#Swans
over three spells, and gave more than 40 years of service to the club.
A genuine club hero
#YJB
#JackArmy
Photo:
@athenapics
Happy birthday Chris Coleman 🥳🎂🎈
While best-known for his exploits as head coach of
@cymru
, Chris clocked up 160 league appearances for
@swansofficial
between 1987 and 1991.
He starred as the
#Swans
won promotion in 1987-88 and went onto win 31 caps for
#Wales
.
#YJB
#OnThisDay
in 2010...
Besian Idrizaj tragically passed away in his sleep aged just 22.
Once a Jack, always a Jack 🦢🤍🖤⚽️
🏴🤝🇦🇹
#YJB
#NeverForgotten
#BI40
[Pic: The players honouring Besian following the 2011 Championship playoff final victory, courtesy of
@athenapics
]
#OnThisDay
in 1⃣9⃣9⃣8⃣📅
John Hollins was appointed manager of
@SwansOfficial
🦢
Under John, the
#Swans
reached the Third Division play-offs in 1998-99, losing to over two legs to
@SUFCOfficial
in the semi-finals.
However, the following season John's team went one better by
As part of our efforts to preserve the heritage of
@SwansOfficial
, we have been working on restoring some elements of The Vetch Field that still remain, including the Player’s Entrance. We’re delighted to provide an update on this work below
Great to see so many being successful in the ballot for Wembley tickets!
Just a word to thank all the staff at
@SwansOfficial
for their efforts, firstly to put on the Barnsley game and now Wembley. A massive undertaking in the circumstances. Your efforts are much appreciated!
Today would have been Lenny Johnrose's 54th birthday.
He may have only played for
@SwansOfficial
for 14 months, but he made a huge impact both on and off the pitch during that time and will always hold a special place in the hearts of
#Swans
fans
Gone but never forgotten
#YJB
#OnThisDay
in 2⃣0⃣1⃣2⃣
Danish superstar Michael Laudrup was appointed manager of
@SwansOfficial
.
In his first season, Michael would write history by guiding the
#Swans
to their first major trophy, the League Cup.
Some of the football we played during Michael's reign was
The Trust, like lots of supporters, are frustrated and disappointed with the recently announced changes to the FA Cup.
We urge the FA to immediately pause the plans and conduct a robust and thorough consultation.
Click below for our full statement
Happy birthday
@GarryMonk
🎂🥳
✅280 appearances, 7 goals
✅Championship play-off final winner
✅League Cup winner
✅Captained the club in all four divisions
✅Led the club to its highest-ever
@premierleague
finish (8th) as manager
A true
@SwansOfficial
legend
#YJB
#JackArmy
This is awful news. We proudly follow our beloved
#Swans
to every corner of the country and to not return home from a game is unimaginable. The thoughts and condolences from everyone of us at the
@swanstrust
are with his family and friends at this sad time. RIP
#YJB
The club is devastated to hear that a 20-year-old Swansea City fan died on the evening of our fixture against Charlton in London.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. We are waiting to be updated by the Police on further details.
Our thoughts are with the fans of Bolton Wanderers at this time. We've been where you are and it's heartbreaking to see it happening to you. Here's hoping common sense prevails.
On behalf of the supporters of
#BWFC
and the greater Bolton community, the BWFCST board urge all parties to put aside any individual differences and to see the bigger picture.
It’s the BIG one!
Let’s sing loud and proud again today to cheer our
@SwansOfficial
boys onto victory. Let’s get this done!
There’s only one team in Wales! Who are we?
#JackArmy
#TogetherStronger
Happy St David's Day🏴Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus 🏴
To celebrate, we've put together a
@SwansOfficial
all-time
@FAWales
XI.
The only rule is that the player had to have played for the
#Swans
when they won a
@FAWales
cap.
Who would make your team?
Thread 🧵
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To mark Rememberence Sunday, the Trust will once again be placing a wreath at the WW1 plaque at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, at 11 am.
The plaque, commissioned by the Trust in 2014, remembers those Swansea Town players who lost their lives in that conflict.
All are welcome.
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The Trust fully endorses this decision of
@SwansOfficial
and in support of all those who have suffered abuse and discrimination on social media, will also not be posting on our official social media channels for the next seven days.
#EnoughIsEnough
Swansea City has chosen to take a club-wide stance in the battle against abuse and discrimination of all forms on social media.
From 5pm today we will not post any content on our official social media channels for seven days.
#EnoughIsEnough
👉
We are delighted to announce that the renovation of the Player's Entrance of the Vetch Field, the former home of
@SwansOfficial
, is now complete. Many thanks to all those who gave their time and services to this project, and made this possible.
As part of today’s pre-match build up, the club will also be playing a version of Hymns and Arias just before kick off to help build the atmosphere.
This is based on feedback from our match day experience survey, where supporters told us they wanted to see more Welsh culture.
So with 8000 followers in sight (thank you!) can we encourage supporters of
#SwanseaCity
across the world to also become one of our full
#swanstrust
members? A healthy membership = a strong Trust! For more info on why & what we are all about visit
#Swans
Everyone at Swansea City is saddened to learn of the passing of supporter Chris Brown. Our thoughts are with Chris' family and friends at this sad time.
In memory of Chris, we encourage supporters to join in a minute's applause during the 29th minute of tomorrow's match. 🖤🤍
Well done to
@SwanseaOfficial
for making the
#SwansTV
coverage work so well on Saturday. We know a lot of effort was put in by all involved to make it a success and any minor glitches will be worked on. A job very well done. A great win too to set us on our way. Onto the next!
#OnThisDay
20 years ago, Kenny Jackett took over as
@SwansOfficial
manager following the departure of Brian Flynn.
⬆️Achieved promotion to League One
🏆Won two FAW Premier Cups
🏅Won Football League Trophy
Photo:
@SwansOfficial
To all
@SwansOfficial
fans and supporters over the world, our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year, 2020.
#WhoAreWe
#JackArmy
OnThisDay in 2⃣0⃣0⃣7⃣
@SwansOfficial
signed Ferrie Bodde from
@ADODenHaag
.
Unfortunately, Ferrie's career was disrupted by injuries but he was an excellent player and a fan favourite.
Who remembers this screamer against
@pnefc
?
#YJB
#JackArmy
#Swans
@the_scsa
@swanstrust
is happy to confirm that no such meeting took place or offer made for our shareholding in March 2016, as outlined in our statement yesterday
In solidarity with those affected by yesterdays announcements of significant job cuts at Tata Steel,
@SwansOfficial
will be sharing a message of solidarity prior to the game, and would like to encourage supporters to join in a round of applause on the 20th minute of todays game
#OnThisDay
in 2003 📅
@LeeTrundle10
signed for
@SwansOfficial
🦢
⚽️91 goals
🏟️194 appearances
🏆Football League Trophy winner
🏅FAW Premier Cup winner
⬆️Promotion winner
🎯That goal against
@officialcufc
😍
🪄👟Magic Daps
Without a doubt one of the all time
#Swans
greats 🐐and
The
#Swans
Trust can confirm we are in discussions with the club to implement a competitive pricing policy for supporters and their families for the upcoming
@Carabao_Cup
tie v
@CPFC
later this month.
The Trust would like to wish
@SwansOfficial
legend, and our
#22
Angel Rangel a very Happy Birthday. 🦢🎁
Here's one from the archives of a young Angel tearing down the right flank. What's your favourite memory of Angel's time at Swansea?
#yjb
With no
#Swans
game for a while, we thought we'd update you about the ongoing renovation work being carried out on the old Vetch players' entrance.
Painting is well under way and soon the replica sign will be erected.
Follow the link for more details.
Really good for the Trust board to meet with
@swansofficial
management team, including Trevor Birch, prior to this month's Trust Board meeting. Very constructive meeting!
The
#JackArmy
will give a fantastic welcome today to
@StatesideJacks
on their pilgrimage to the hallowed turf of
@SwansOfficial
at the stadium. Enjoy the day everyone and take great memories back home with you. You won’t forget it!
#YJB
‘s
Thanks to all who attended this morning’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the WW1 plaque at the stadium.
The plaque, commissioned by the Supporters’ Trust in 2014…..
Following on from our statement yesterday evening, Adam Lewis from the Trust Board sat down with Jason Levien and Jake Silverstein today to discuss the January transfer window. A recording of that discussion is available for supporters to watch online:
Another long trek for
@SwansOfficial
fans to Hull today.
Massive credit and a safe journey to all those travelling.
Enjoy the day, sing and shout load and proud as you always do to help the boys get back to winning ways. Come on!
#WhoAreWe
#JackArmy
#UppaSwans
🔋 “I knew that we needed the energy for this game, especially because of how big it was for the whole of Wales, so I tried my best to keep them going and it helped."
@EthanLaird
🙌
👉
The whole Jack Army sends massive ‘Congratulations’ to Cath Dyer who has won the
#EFL
Supporter of the Season award. Just reward for her fantastic work with the
@SwansDSA
over so many years. What a girl and inspiration. A
@SwansOfficial
legend loved by everyone.
#EFLAwards
A very Happy Birthday to club legend
@LeeTrundle10
Not only the player that rekindled the love of watching and following
@SwansOfficial
but an all round great guy. The
#JackArmy
are proud to have you as one of us, but you can be proud of what you’ve achieved and still do
#YJB
#OnThisDay
in 2007 Roberto Martinez replaced Kenny Jackett as manager.
The former
#Swans
midfielder and club captain is often seen as the architect of The Swansea Way.
He would go on to guide the club to the League One championship in 2008.
The Trust, in its position as significant shareholder in the football club, will continue to make the views of our members known to the club's leadership and push for that necessary change to take place, both for today and beyond. 3/3
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”
To mark Rememberence Sunday, the Trust will once again be placing a wreath at the WW1 plaque at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday, at 11 am.
The plaque, commissioned by the Trust in 2014, remembers those Swansea Town players who lost their lives in that conflict.
All are welcome.
/2
Here we go! Safe travel to all the
#JackArmy
on the way to
@Rovers
Let’s start Russell Martin’s time as gaffer with a good performance and a point, at least. The fans will be cheering the boys on loud and proud. Come on
@SwansOfficial
Let’s do it!
#TogetherStronger
#GlobalSwans
We travel further, we sing louder. Time to get our season truly underway today with a strong performance and three important points. Safe travels and best wishes to the incredible
#JackArmy
travelling to Blackpool, representing for
@swansofficial
in the stands.
#swans
The Trust has become aware of proposed fan protests at today's game.
The Trust board fully supports any members' wish to voice their unhappiness regarding the running of the football club, both at board and ownership level, in any peaceful manner they choose fit. 1/3
Not how we wanted our tournament to end, but exceptionally proud of everything
@Cymru
has achieved to get this far.
Also proud to see so many
@SwansOfficial
alumni doing so well at this level!