Swansea City v Bournemouth – Championship – 21-22 – Issue 25

SEASON 2021-2022

VERSUS

AFC BOURNEMOUTH Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - Kick-off 7.45pm

ISSUE 25

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CONTENTS Page 9 - A Message from Russell Martin

Page 18 - Meet the Opposition

Page 23 - Match Highlights

Page 34 - Q&A with Matt Grimes

Page 42 - History Makers

Polite Warning: The British courts have now imposed a standard minimum three-year ban from all football grounds for football-related arrests – both inside and outside the ground. CCTV is currently in operation inside and outside the stadium, while police are also using handheld video cameras.

Offences include: obscene or racist chanting or gesturing; consuming alcohol in seated areas; continual standing in seated areas; aggressive behaviour; going onto the pitch; throwing of items; drunk and disorderly behaviour or under the influence of drugs. Please note there is also a no-smoking policy within the stadium. If broken, you could be ejected. Sales of goods inside and outside the stadium is prohibited unless via official registered sellers. The club badge is a registered trademark and unauthorised use of it will not be permitted. High-quality cameras are not permitted inside the stadium.

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Chief Executive Julian Winter Board Of Directors Directors: Romie Chaudhari, Bobby Hernreich, Huw Jenkins, Jason Levien, Martin Morgan, Gareth Davies, Julian Winter, Jake Silverstein, Terry Sinnett, Sam Porter Honorary Club President: Alan Curtis; Associate Directors: David Morgan, Sian Davies Team Management Head Coach: Russell Martin Behind the Team Technical Development Coach: Matt Gill Goalkeeping Coach: Dean Thornton Head of Physical Performance: Matt Willmott Head of Medicine: Dr Jez McCluskey First-Team Performance Analyst: Ben Parker Sporting Director: Mark Allen Staff: Ritson Lloyd, Ailsa Jones, Matthew Murray, Adele Callaghan, Daniel Morris, Lee Watkins, Chris Watkins, Daniel Nisbet, Michael Eames, Shaun Baggridge, Huw Lake, Steffan Popham, Bethany Chaddock

Senior Management Group Andrew Davies (Head of Operations, Facilities & Development); Gareth Davies (CFO); Mark Allen (Sporting Director); Rebecca Edwards-Symmons (Head of Commercial) Club Staff Club Secretary: Ben Greenwood Football Operations & Administration Manager: Rebecca Gigg Head of Retail: Andrea Morris Head of Hospitality & Customer Services: Catherine Thomas Head of Safeguarding: Rebeca Storer HR Manager: Nicola Butt Senior Commercial Sponsorship Manager: Lee Merrells Head of Marketing: Katie Hughes Head of Media & Communications: Ben Donovan Ticket Office Manager: Lewis Bullen Operations & Events Manager: Matthew Daniel Facilities Manager: Gordon David Grounds Manager: Evan Davies Disability Access Officer: Catherine Thomas Swansea City AFC Foundation Manager: Helen Elton Club Ambassador: Lee Trundle

Programme Production Contributors: Ben Donovan, Andrew Gwilym, Sophie Davis, Hayley Ford, Sam Penfold, Adam Evans, Dom Hynes, Julie Kissick, Ian Mitchelmore, Gwyn Rees Designers: Callum Rothwell, Jordan Morcom, Lewis Ward Photography: Athena Picture Agency, Natalie Davis, Alamy Swansea City AFC Swansea.com Stadium, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2FA CP-D Dinas Abertawe Stadiwm Swansea.com, Landore, Abertawe, SA1 2FA Telephone/Ffôn: 01792 616400 Web/Gwe: swanseacity.com Email/E-bost: info@swanseacity.com

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A MESSAGE FROM

JULIAN WINTER G

ood evening and welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for tonight’s Championship fixture against Bournemouth.

I’d like to start my programme notes by congratulating Cath Dyer on winning EFL Supporter of the Year at last weekend's EFL Awards in London.

Cath is a key figure at the football club for the tireless work that she undertakes in helping our disabled supporters.

She has been instrumental in the creation of our Disabled Supporters’ Association (DSA), while she’s also worked with football clubs up and down the country to help them set up DSAs. This is the second award that Cath has won this season, after she was presented with the Football Supporters' Association Jacqui Forster Memorial Award in February.

She thoroughly deserves it for all her hard work over the years, her immense support for the club and her help for everyone in it. We're very grateful to have someone

like Cath around and everyone at the club is delighted for her.

Congratulations, Cath – you deserve it.

Tonight’s game is dedicated to the work of international initiative Football v Homophobia.

The campaign was founded by The Justin Campaign in 2010 to make a clear stand against homophobia and transphobia in football, and works to remove discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from the game.

In 2014, Pride Sports took over delivery of the campaign and Swansea City is one of a number of football clubs globally who back the campaign every year.

During this season alone, the club has worked with the supporter group on a number of key initiatives including: taking part in Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign, hosting the inaugural Proud Together event, having representation at the EFL’s first LGBTQ+ fans forum, and unveiling a pride merchandise range which is on sale at the club shop.

While initiatives, campaigns and activities which raise awareness of the issues affecting LGBTQ+ people are important to tackle discrimination, Football v Homophobia asks people to be a l l i e s b y r e p o r t i n g the use of homophobic or discriminatory language.

Within the Swansea.com Stadium, supporters can use the safe text number to report discrimination quickly and anonymously. Find out more HERE. We are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run which is testament to the hard work that Russell, his staff and the players have been working towards and we are aiming to finish the campaign on a positive note.

Finally, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the directors, management, players, staff and from Bournemouth who have made the trip to Wales for today’s game.

Enjoy the game, Julian

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A MESSAGE FROM

RUSSELL MARTIN G

ood evening and welc ome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for our Championship game against Bournemouth.

I’d like to start my programme notes by congratulating Cath Dyer on winning the EFL Supporter of the Year.

It’s the second award Cath has won this season, after she was presented with the Football Supporters' Association Jacqui Forster Memorial Award in February.

Cath is a regular visitor to press conferences at Fairwood in her role with the club’s Disabled Supporters Association (DSA) and Supporters’ Trust.

An instrumental part of making the DSA as successful as it is, she’s also worked with football clubs up and down the country to help them set up DSAs. Cath was the lead figure behind the creation of a disabled supporter association monthly meetup between all EFL DSAs, which allows suppor ter s to share ideas and best practice.

S h e t h o r o u g h l y d e s e r ve s i t for all her hard work over the years, her immense support for the club and her help for everyone in it, including us as staff since we' ve been here.

We're ver y grat eful t o have someone like Cath around and everyone at the club is delighted for her.

We come into tonight’s game on the back of eight games unbeaten now after Saturday’s draw against Middlesbrough, which I thought it was a really high level contest.

I really liked us in the first half, we had so much dominance and so much control. But the next bit for us is making more of that . We had some really good moments, we just lacked a bit of composure and quality in that last bit.

We started the second half with an uncharacteristic mistake, but that happens and that is on me, and not on the players.

But the way we reacted was incredible, and I am grateful to them for their reaction.

The game was very open for spells and we maybe got caught up in the emotion of that but we will learn from it.

B u t t h e n e x t s t e p fo r u s i s maintaining that first half p e r fo r m a n c e fo r t h e w h o l e game. It was a good point against a team battling to get into the play-offs and another sign of how far we have come in terms of mentality.

And tonight we face another side who are fighting for the ultimate prize of a place in the Premier League.

Bournemouth have had a brilliant season and have some quality players who are a test for any side in the division.

But we are relishing the challenge and want to continue our good run of form between now and the end of the season.

Enjoy the game, Russ

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MATT GRIMES G

ood evening and welcome to everyone joining us from around the world for this evening’s Championship fixture against AFC Bournemouth at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Saturday ’s match against Middlesbrough was a game that could have gone either way.

Both teams created a number of chances and it was a pretty hectic second half.

We d o m i n at e d t h e g a m e i n parts but we’d like to make more of that and bury any chances we get.

We were disappointed to concede a sloppy goal but we were ple ased in the way in which we responded and with how quickly the response came.

The game really came to life from that moment and the fans really lifted the atmosphere. There was some real end-to-end stuff and the game became very open.

Myself and the lads are loving playing this way and now things are starting to click it’s just getting more and more enjoyable for us playing, and for the fans watching.

We would have liked to have more control on the game in the second half but we did manage to get more of a grip on the game as the half progressed.

We take confidence from the unbeaten run and you can see that we’re causing problems for teams.

We went toe-to-toe with Middlesbrough who are play-off contenders which shows how far we’ve come this season and it presents positives looking forward to next season.

We’re now eight games unbeaten which is definitely something to be proud of as a group, the aim for us now is to just continue that for as long as possible.

This evening’s match is another chance for us to test ourselves against a top team who are pushing for promotion.

We’ll treat it like any game and we approach every week the same, whether that is now, back at the start of the season or mid-season.

We just look to go into every game and take the emotion out of it, playing our way.

Enjoy the game this evening!

Matt

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’ ve previously described our season as ‘consistently inconsistent’. Well our recent performances and results have proven that to be a fairly accurate reflection on our team’s season.

As the season winds down, and at the time of writing, it seems that we’ll finish around mid-table. A position forecast by many at the start of the season and one that most fair minded fans would have taken before a ball was kicked in anger back in August.

In saying that, the realisation that we were within a sniff of the play-offs dawned on us all last week. However, the draw against Barnsley and the unforgettable away draw at Reading put paid to those unlikely dreams.

What is certain is that we have seen glimpses of the return to the ‘Swansea Way’ of playing with some of the football in recent matches being of a very high quality. It certainly augers well for next season. The summer break and the transfer window will allow the squad to evolve and by the start of next season, the transition of the squad will be of Russell Martin’s making. It will give us all hope and an expectation that we can mount a serious challenge for the play-offs as a minimum, with promotion to the Premier League the ultimate goal.

Gary Neville reminded everyone recently that it’s just over a year ago that the European Super League was launched. Six clubs in this country were willing to destroy English football for their own greed. Due to the overwhelming response of fans, the plans were scuppered. In response the FSA (Football Supporters’ Association) encouraged supporters to back the Fan-Led Review. The Trust launched a survey to get the views of the Jack Army and that is now closed.

We would like to thank all of you who took part and we will share the results with our supporters, our club, our local MP’s, the Football Supporters’ Association and Tracey Crouch MP in due course.

Saturday, May 21. Write that date in your diaries because that day will be the official opening of a new project on the hallowed turf of our spiritual home, The Vetch Field.

Swa n s e a C i t y C o u n c i l h ave over recent months looked to improve the environment at the Vetch and have invested in new play facilities and built a small enclosed football pitch, that will pay homage to our club’s history at the site. Although it’s in a small way, it’s going to be great to see

football played on the Vetch once again. The club and Trust have been working with the council to bring the project to fruition and full details of the official opening will be announced soon. There will be a game played there on the day, with club legends including Curt, Trunds and Leon involved.

An event not to be missed!

To n i g ht , we we l c o m e Bournemouth to the Swansea. com Stadium. They have been firm favourites all season to gain automatic promotion back to the Premier L eague and it looks like they’re well on course in achieving that. We also welcome back ex Jacks Jamal Lowe, Freddie Woodman and Ethan Laird who all made positive impressions during their time here.

We just need to finish this year strongly, starting with a win against the Cherries today.

Enjoy the game #YJBs

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wansea City played host to a junior pan disability football tournament at the Swansea City Academy in Landore over the Easter weekend.

Local disability football teams Rosehill Community Football Club and Margam Stags Inclusion fielded junior teams at the fun, non-competitive event.

It was the first time either team had competed in matches against another inclusion team and the young footballers had a great time participating in the games and socialising on the side lines.

John Heycock, founder of Margam Stags, has around 80 children registered to his club and while they all enjoy the regular training, this is the first time many of them have been able to experience playing football against another team.

“It’s been awesome. These kids don’t get to play football in a team very often and to play children from another similar team was great; it meant they could compete and they really enjoyed it," said John.

“Events like this are so important.

One thing I’ve noticed is that there are really limited activities for children with disabilities, but this will build self-esteem, give people a sense of purpose and community and help them feel included.

“Swansea City has been so supportive, helping us raise funds and raise the profile. What the club,

and particularly Catherine Thomas, has done for us has been wonderful.

Without their help, we wouldn’t be as successful as we are.

“To play a tournament at Swansea City's facilities has been amazing for the players – everyone has had a great day.”

Craig Bowles, who runs Rosehill's inclusion programme, which boasts more than 100 members, added: “I think it’s great that they’ve given these children an opportunity to experience what it’s like to experience facilities like this. Some of these children might not get the opportunity to do this again, so I just think that the club holding a day like this is amazing.

“Just because these children have Autism, it doesn’t mean that they can’t run and kick a football, so they should be included in tournaments and it’s nice to see these two clubs mixing together.

“It has been a brilliant experience for these children to play against other children with disabilities and show that they can play football.”

A s well as providing a place for children to play football, Rosehill also work hard to raise awareness and their players wear an eye-catching shirt with an important message for their matches. The predominantly white shirt had a multi-coloured puzzle piece design which represents Autism awareness.

“When my boy was diagnosed and we started the football team, we wanted to raise awareness and acceptance of Autism," added Craig.

"This is the shirt we wear every week and it’s just to raise awareness and acceptance that kids with Autism can play football.

"The shirt means a lot to me and to us as a club and if we can do a little bit to raise awareness and acceptance then we will."

Beth, the mother of Margam player Jonah, added: “It’s been really nice for Jonah to be included and feel part of a team which plays like his friends do in school. It’s been nice to see the team recognised because it’s been really important for us.

“He’s been really excited to play in this environment and at these facilities.”

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The clash against Mark Wa r b u r t o n ’ s s i d e w i l l t a k e p l a c e o n S a t u r d a y, M a y 7 (12.30pm) and for this fixture, Jack Army members who are not season ticket holders can get a huge discount on their match day ticket.

To c e l e b r a t e t h e S w a n s completing the first South Wales derby double last month, scoring a total of seven goals across the two fixtures, tickets for those supporters mentioned above will be £7*, regardless of age category.

To purchase your discounted Jack Army ticket for the QPR game, please log in to your Swans Account here and make sure you have linked your ticketing account.

Jack Army prices (non-season ticket holders) All tickets priced at £7* All tickets must be purchased in advance as match day price increases, will apply as below.

Jack Army season ticket holders Adults - £25* Over-65s – £12.50* Student – £12.50* Under-18s – £10* Under-12s - £7.50* General sale prices Adults - £27.50* Over-65s – £15* Student – £15* Under-18s – £12.50*

*(excludes postage fee of £1.25 online per order/delivery and £2.50 per ticket over the phone with the ticket office).

All supporters can book tickets online, however supporters with accessibility requirements, or those who require a wheelchair, may call t h e T i c ket O ff i c e o n 0 1 7 9 2 616400 and select option 1.

The club encourages supporters to purchase online, with all tickets purchased online being sent to you via your Swans App or print-athome. This is the fastest and most c onvenient method to secure your seat. The ability to purchase online and load your tickets in the app or select print-at home tickets will remain available online until kick-off.

Under-12s - £10* Please note any under-14 tickets must be sold with an accompanying adult.

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The former England international took over as Bournemouth boss last summer, after just over two years in charge of Fulham.

Ex-midfielder Parker is the only player to have played for five London clubs in the Premier League, and in total played for Charlton, Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Tottenham and Fulham.

After his retirement, he started his coaching career with Tottenham’s under-18s before joining Fulham in the summer of 2018 as firstteam coach under Slavisa Jokanovic.

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Parker became caretaker boss following the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri in February 2019 and went on to be named permanent boss and lead Fulham to promotion in 2020.

The defender signed for Bournemouth in 2019 from Bristol City, and he has led the side for most of the season ahead of Steve Cook, who then left the Cherries for Nottingham Forest in January.

Kelly came through the ranks of the Robins academy, making his debut in August 2017 and going on to become a regular during an impressive 2018-19 campaign.

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He signed a long-term deal with Bournemouth at the end of that season and has gone on to make just shy of 90 appearances for the club.

Confident at full-back or centre-back, Kelly has been a reliable and consistent performer on the south coast.

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The Cherries are in their second season in the Championship, after a five-year stint in the Premier League came to an end in 2020.

Enjoying their greatest period of success under Eddie Howe, the club rose from the bottom tier to the topflight and finished 16th in their first season in the Premier League and went on to enjoy a best-ever league finish of ninth in the 2016-17 season.

Despite relegation, they retained a strong squad but missed out in the play-offs last term as Brentford beat them over two legs in the semi-finals.

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Bournemouth’s form looks to be good enough to take them up. They have lost just two of their last 15 Championship games, and drew with leaders Fulham at the weekend.

While the Cherries have had a few stumbles over the course of the season, they have so far held their nerve and managed to keep their challengers at arm’s length down the final stretch.

It would take a late collapse to deny them a Premier League return although they do have a tricky run in.

Their away form has been excellent, with only Fulham collecting more points on their travels.

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s Bournemouth’s top goalscorer this season with 28, Solanke’s finishing has been a key factor in the Cherries closing in on a return to the Premier League.

He spent his youth career at Chelsea, then moved to Liverpool in 2017, while Solanke has represented his country at all youth levels and won a single senior cap.

Although he often plays as a striker, Solanke is more than capable of bolstering his side’s attack from the flanks or the attacking midfield. His clever movement makes him a handful for defenders, while he is also a danger in the air.

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The 6ft 6in midfielder signed for Bouremouth in 2019 from Huddersfield Town for a fee of £15 million and has since established himself as a fan favourite.

His energy and ability to effortlessly cover the ground mean he is effective in both boxes and a highly influential figure.

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cotland international Christie joined the Cherries after six years at Celtic in the summer of 2021.

The winger or attacking midfielder has quickly settled into English football and his tally of eight assists is the best in the Bournemouth squad so far this season.

Christie started his career with hometown club Inverness Caledonian Thistle, helping them win the 2015 Scottish Cup. H e we n t o n t o w i n s i x m a j o r h o n o u r s at Celtic, and also had two loan spells at Aberdeen.

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WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA CITY 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 1 SWANSEA CITY EXTENDED THEIR UNBEATEN RUN TO EIGHT GAMES AS MICHAEL OBAFEMI’S STRIKE SAW THEM EARN A POINT AFTER A FRENETIC SECOND-HALF AGAINST PLAY-OFF CHASING MIDDLESBROUGH AT THE SWANSEA.COM STADIUM.

TEAM LINEUPS Swans: Andy Fisher; Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Joel Latibeaudiere; Cyrus Christie, Flynn Downes, Matt Grimes (captain), Ryan Manning (Olivier Ntcham 72); Joel Piroe, Hannes Wolf; Michael Obafemi.

Subs not used: Ben Hamer, Jay Fulton, Korey Smith, Kyle Joseph, Nathanael Ogbeta, Cameron Congreve.

Middlesbrough: Luke Daniels, Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Tavernier (Martin Payero 90), Jonny Howson (captain), Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore (Aaron Connolly 65), Sol Bamba, Marc Bola, Isaiah Jones, Josh Coburn (Andraz Sporar 66), Riley McGree.

Subs not used: Joe Lumley, Neil Taylor, Lee Peltier, Folarin Balogun.

Referee: David Webb

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SWANSEA CITY SUPPORTER CATH DYER WINS EFL SUPPORTER OF THE SEASON

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wansea City Disabled Supporters' A ssociation (DSA) secretary Cath Dyer has won EFL Supporter o f t h e Ye a r a w a r d f o r h e r incredible efforts in helping and supporting her fellow fans.

An instrumental part of making the Swansea City DSA as successful as it i s , s h e’ s a l s o w o r k e d w i t h football clubs up and down the country to help them set up DSA s.

The award recognises one individual who has gone above and beyond in support of their club and Cath received the honour at the annual EFL awards evening which took plac e at Grosvenor Hotel in London on April 24.

Cath was the lead figure behind the creation of a disabled supporter association monthly meetup between all EFL DSA s, which allows supporters to share ideas and best practice.

Click here to read more about her nomination.

It’s the second award Cath has won this season, after she was presented with the Football Supporters' Association Jacqui Forster Memorial Award in February.

"She thoroughly deserves it for all her hard work over the years, her immense support for the club and her help for everyone in it, including us as staff since we' ve been here. " We're very grateful to have someone like Cath around."

Everyone at Swansea City would like to congratulate Cath on her award.

"I want to congratulate Cath on winning the award," said Swansea City head coach Russell Martin.

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STILETTOS AND STUDS BY JULIE KISSICK

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pologies if this column feels a bit self-indulgent this evening. But, as it’s the penultimate home game of the season I hope you won’t mind too much.

It’s been quite a campaign on and off the pitch - and for me on a personal level. If you’re regular readers of this column, you’ll know I’ve been fortunate enough to work on publicising the Former Players’ Association since its launch last August.

Firstly, I want to give a big shout out to Swans TV commentator Anthony O’Connell for the plug he gave to the FPA during commentary last weekend. It is always a pleasant surprise when someone unexpectedly mentions something you are associated with.

Tonight’s game is the rearranged fixture with Bournemouth, (or is it Bournemuth, Michael Obafemi?!) The game was due to happen in February, but it was postponed for safety reasons, following damage to the Swansea. com Stadium caused by Storm Eunice and the ongoing adverse weather conditions at the time.

I’ve been looking forward to this fixture because one of the Cherries’ coaching team is related to someone I interviewed a few months back, one of our oldest former players and a man who made a name for himself while at Swansea, playing for Wales and when he was wearing a Tottenham Hotspur shirt.

I’m referring to Cliff Jones, of course. Cliff’s grandson is Matt Wells, Scott Parker’s number two and one of the people responsible for the success of the club this season.

Bournemouth are second in the Championship table with two points and two games in hand over their nearest rivals, Huddersfield.

When I spoke to Cliff at the tail-end of last year, he was obviously very proud of what Matt had achieved in his career and he was hoping to get to the game and combine a visit to Swansea with a chance to see his grandson and some other family and friends.

You can read the interviews with Cliff on the FPA section of the club website, HERE. And there is another SwanseaBournemouth connection in the form of Manchester United’s Ethan Laird, on loan to us in the first half of the season and to our Championship rivals since January.

Laird made an excellent contribution during his months with us but didn’t feature for the Cherries until Good Friday. He struggled with injuries and subsequently found it difficult to break into Parker’s first team, although he has started the last three games.

Despite only winning one of their last four in the league, Bournemouth are in a strong position to finish second in the table and avoid the play-offs, something they will be hoping to do having lost to Brentford in last season’s semi-finals. (That’s another connection between us and our visitors this evening, only we lost to Brentford in the final.)

No doubt Russell Martin will be looking for a reaction to the 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth last time out and with them wanting to secure automatic promotion, it should be one to savour this evening.

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MATT GRIMES IS COMING TO THE END OF ANOTHER SEASON WHERE HE HAS BEEN EVER-PRESENT FOR SWANSEA CITY. THE SKIPPER RECENTLY BROUGHT UP 200 APPEARANCES FOR THE CLUB, AND HE TOOK THE TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH US AND REFLECT ON HIS CAREER. CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE....

Let’s start off at the beginning. Why did you decide to join Swansea?

Yo u w e r e b e i n g l i n ke d w i t h the likes of Liverpool and others at the time. What was it ab out this club ?

“The style of football was the main thing, I’m just speaking for myself, obviously other players will tell you different, but I didn’t want to go to Liverpool where I feel like you could be forgotten about straight away.

“I felt more relief than anything because I thought I was having a stinker. But I hadn’t played for a while, so I was a little nervous before the game. I just wanted to make a good account of myself.

“It wasn’t one of my purest goals, there has been better, but it was good and I was happy because I had missed a sitter earlier in the game.

“I was told that Swansea was a very family-orientated club, which was very similar to Exeter in the sense that it is by the sea.

“Garry Monk was the manager, and we had a plan in place, and he said he wanted to keep me until Christmas time and give me as many minutes as possible. But, if it got to that time and I wasn’t happy with the amount I was playing, I could go on loan in January.

“I felt like it was perfect for me to come here, play my football, improve, and progress, all while living in a place that is really nice. It was a no-brainer for me really.

“He was then sacked just before Christmas, so I didn’t go out on loan until February. I went on loan and played as many games as possible, and that was good for my development.

“Once you play senior football, you see yourself as a senior player. To then go somewhere and play under23s football, in my opinion, is not the best for your development.

“It was a very in-between sort of season. I came off the bench a couple of times, was in the squad, out of the squad, so that was a tough one looking back on it.

“I would argue that under-23s players now are told to go on loan as much as you can to get senior experience.

“Playing at Exeter was always upwards, I was progressing, and got my move. I needed to play more minutes than I was at the time to keep progressing.

“That was a factor aswell, and alot of pieces of the jigsaw fell into place and I just decided that it (signing for Swansea) was the best option.”

“It plateaued a bit and then went on loan to Blackburn and got myself going again.

Yo u h a d m a d e y o u r f i r s t Premier League appearances within a few months, and t h e n s c o r e d yo u r f i r s t g o a l at the start of the following season against York. Do you remember it?

“Yes (I remember it). On the edge of the box, on the left-hand side, and it took a deflection.

“I thought I was back on track and then went to Leeds.”

That was obviously a hard time for you, I know you’ve spoken before about how character building it was. How do you reflect on it?

“The mental state I was in that season (at Leeds), I don’t wish on any footballer.

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“I was training, not playing, going home and sleeping on the sofa because because I was living on my own as I wasn’t with my girlfriend at the time.

“I was just in a lull of training and not playing, running on the weekends and it impacted my mental health so much.

“I was stepping on the pitch, not feeling confident at all and I was thinking should I even be here? Should I be at a Premier League team? What am I going to do after this season because it has gone so badly?

“That, coupled with thousands of people outside of football telling me I how bad I was, calling me all sorts of ridiculous things. “ To b o u n c e b a c k f r o m i t , without sounding c ynic al, I feel like alot of people need it to bounce back and to build c h a r a c t e r, n o t t h a t I w i s h people to go through that.

“It’s so important, in this day and age, especially young players because they are subject to such a big scale of people watching and having their opinions.

“Obviously everybody is entitled to their opinions, but you just have to know what the right ones are to take in.

“Looking back now, it was a really good test for me if you like.

“At Leeds, because I wasn’t playing, and when I was playing, I was playing poorly and then you get all the outside noise of you're not good enough.

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“But because you aren’t confident in yourself you start to believe that.

“It was impor t ant for me to go to Northampton to get my confidence back. I wasn’t thinking about anyone else. I just needed to play games.

“I went there, played games and unfortunately we got relegated, but for myself I scored a few goals and fell back in love with football really.”

Graham Potter came in as manager the following s e a s o n . Yo u s t a r t e d o f f a s left-back with Martin Olsson away at the World C up, but were soon back in midfield and haven’t looked back.

“I am a midfielder there's no doubt about that. I am no left-back , but I just wanted t o be involved and I almo st saw it as a way in.

“I thought if I c ould do well at left-back, the manager will then trust me. Obviously, I presumed he knew (Graham Potter) I was a central midfielder, so I would end up there at some point.

“As long as I was playing that was the most important thing.

“He gave me my opportunity.

I personally didn’t think that I would play for Swansea. I only played five games, so I was thinking I was going to move on. I ended up playing 50 games that season under him.

“He believed in me, gave m e a n o p p o r t u n i t y, a n d I owe alot t o him for rev iv ing my Swans e a c are er. He was ver y influ entia l.”

T h e FA C u p q u a r t e r - f i n a l against Manchester City was probably the most memorable game of that season, and you played centre-back and scored a penalty.

“As a player, if you do just look at it as a game, it is just that.

But the amount of passion and pride that the fans have in the city is remarkable. These kinds of games are purely for the fans.

“We played West Brom on the Wednesday before and Bersant (Celina) took a penalty, tried to dink it, and slipped. Sorry Bers, I didn’t want to remind you!

“ To give people such joy and elation of beating the team from just down the road, where it means so much, I think is worth going that extra yard and making sure that everything is done properly.

“Billy Reid came up to me before the City game and asked if I wanted to take penalties.

“I thought ‘go on then’, thinking we wouldn’t get a penalty and as Connor (Roberts) took a touch, g ot b ro u g ht d ow n a n d wa s appealing to the ref I suddenly thought, ‘I’m on penalties’.

“I have said in interviews before, I was so confident that season, the same as I have felt this season, where I was just never going to miss.

“In terms of playing in defence, Graham Potter told me on the Thursday. He told me ‘I think the centre-half needs to step out to their midfielder and that needs to be you’.

“It was an absolute stroke of genius and we played really well. Anything he said to me that year I would have done.

I believed in him that much I would have done anything.

“If he told me to stick the gloves on and play in goal, I would have.”

The following season saw you get your first taste of the south Wales derby, and it was a successful one. How much do you enjoy those games?

“These games have more of an edge to them and that comes from just wanting to do the best for our people. We want them to have the bragging rights, and we have done for the last couple.”

That season you became club captain. How much of an honour is it to lead this club and how did it come about?

“It was before the pre-season game against Exeter. We were coming off the training pitch and he (Steve Cooper) asked me if I wanted to be captain just for one game.

“I was thinking, I don’t want to be captain just for one game and not be captain again, so I didn’t know how to take it.

“I said, ‘I don’t mind’, but then he said he was thinking about making me captain full-time.

“We played that game (versus Exeter) and there was another couple where Wayne (Routledge) and Nath (Dyer) took the armband.

“The week leading up to the season, he sat me down and told me I was being made captain. Obviously, I was honoured. There are no other words for it, and it is still an honour every time I walk out with the lads.”

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You led the club to the play-offs in consecutive seasons, and obviously suffered the heartache of defeat at Wembley. Can you put into words that experience?

“I had been to Wembley a couple of times to watch Exeter in playoff finals, the first time Gilly (Matt Gill) got sent off.

“The atmosphere as a kid going to such an iconic ground was great, so I always wanted to tick that box in my playing career.

“I was gutted and when the final whistle went all of their lot (Brentford) were celebrating.

I remember thinking ‘just get me out of here’, but I went and clapped our fans because they were sensational as always.

“I turned around and saw Wayne.

I knew that he done his knee in and he was likely to be retiring and that just sent me.

“I don’t think I stopped crying for about three days. It was a feeling like no other. I could not stop.

“It was me and Jamal (Lowe). He was always happy that nobody ever got a photo of him crying and he was bawling his eyes out.

“Honestly, I couldn’t stop. The gaffer and Marshy came in and were saying how proud they were but I couldn’t stop.

“I went and laid on the physio bed and I couldn’t stop. For the next three days, I was fine but then if I thought about, I just started crying.”

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Onto this season. We’ve seen you commit your future to the club under Russell Martin, which is a sign of how much you are enjoying working with him and his style of play?

“He wants us to play, behave and mould us as such a tight group. I think you can see how we have developed and for me I see a lot of similarities between this season and the year we spent under Graham (Potter). “ We are all loving what he is making us do, and he says he is loving standing on the side-lines watching us. If you are him, you want to enjoy watching what we do.

“If we dedicate ourselves and work as hard as we do to implement that, then there’s no reason we cannot have a successful future.”

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o llowing the conclusion of our series of ‘History Makers’ features recalling Swansea City’s historic 1980-81 season, club historian Gwyn Rees profiles one of the stand-out stars of that era; John Mahoney.

Cardiff born but brought up in the Manchester area where his father played rugby league for Oldham, John Mahoney signed his first professional contract for Crewe Alexandra in 1966.

After just 18 appearances his potential was spotted by First Division Stoke City, and in March 1967 he moved to the Potteries.

Mahoney’s game developed and he became an instantly recognisable busy midfielder. He was adept at winning the ball and starting off many an attacking situation, and always made himself available to receive a ball whether in defensive or attacking position.

His bravery on the ball made him the type of player that is invaluable to any team.

Just weeks after joining Stoke he made his full Wales international debut against England at Ninnian Park, and though the game ended in a 3-0 defeat for his country, this was just the beginning of a 15-year year association with the national side that saw the popular player win 51 caps.

In 1972 John came on as a substitute at Wembley in the League Cup final win over Chelsea, but just five years later Stoke were relegated, and the player was sold to Middlesborough in a deal worth £90,000.

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His two seasons on Teesside saw the club finish in midtable, but when the chance to move back to South Wales came along in 1979 - playing for his cousin John Toshack and joining up with many of his international team-mates at the Vetch Field - the midfielder did not need a second invitation.

Along with his experience on the pitch, Mahoney’s all-action style was vital to the Swans promotion push during the 1980-81 season.

When the team hit a slump halfway through the season, it was John's experience on the pitch that helped steady the ship and put the promotion chase back on track.

The end of an historic season saw the club reach the First Division for the first time in its history with a last day win at Preston North End, but this final-day victory was bittersweet for the player, who had to sit out the game after not being selected in the XI that took the pitch.

However, he did win a Welsh Cup winners’ medal just weeks later after a two-legged win over Hereford United.

The new season saw the club in uncharted waters competing for the first time in English football's top division, and being involved in five different competitions throughout the season.

Mahoney’s experience at the top level proved invaluable during a record-breaking season that saw the club finish sixth after being right in the thick of the title race.

The well-documented financial crisis at the club saw many

players leave in the years following that campaign, but John's career ended while still with the Swans on Saint David's Day in 1983.

In a game against B righton and Hove Albion, the player broke his ankle leaving him w i t h a p e r m a n e nt l i m p a n d causing his retirement from professional football.

Aft e r l e av i n g t h e Swa n s h e became player manager at Bangor City, taking them into the E urope an C up W inner s’ Cup in 1985-86, where they defeated Norwegian side F r e d r i k s t a d F. K . , b e f o r e putting up a brave show losing to Atletico Madrid.

After leaving Bangor he managed at Newport County for a brief spell, before returning for an less successful second stint at Bangor.

His final move was to become c oach at C armar then Town, before concentrating his knowledge around the amateur clubs in the Llanelli area, where his know-how and expertise are gratefully received.

Although John represented his country with distinction, he wasn't the only member of the Mahoney family with this claim to fame, as two of his daughters followed in their father ’s footsteps by featuring for Wales as netball internationals.

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SWANSEA CITY IN SUPPORT OF FOOTBALL V HOMOPHOBIA

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wansea City are dedicating Tuesday’s Championship match against AFC Bournemouth to the work of international initiative Football v Homophobia.

The campaign was founded by The Justin Campaign in 2010 to make a clear stand against homophobia and transphobia in football and works to remove discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity from the game.

In 2014, Pride Sports took over delivery of the campaign and Swansea City are one of a number of football clubs globally who back the campaign every year.

Carys Ingram, chairperson of Swansea City LGBTQ+ supporter group Proud Swans, explained the importance of the campaign: “It was launched to raise awareness of the issues people from the

LGBTQ+ community face when attending football matches.

“It’s grown and grown into an international campaign which does work all year round, but they use football to educate and make visible the challenges for LGBTQ+ people.

“It’s up to the club’s how they want to support, but Football v Homophobia provide graphics and fact sheets. Swansea is taking part this year – as they have done for years – by dedicated Tuesday’s match to help with visibility.”

Football v Homophobia puts a lot of emphasis on visibility, something Carys and Proud Swans are particularly keen on with their flag displayed prominently in the stadium on matchdays.

Carys believes that even that small gesture can be really important for supporters attending matches at the Swansea.com Stadium

for the first time and she has received first hand feedback from a supporter who felt immediately welcome when they spotted the logo being displayed.

She said: “We’ve had one person who emailed us saying that they’d come back to the stadium after a few years and they weren’t that comfortable returning but they saw our flag and that they immediately knew that they were safe and that there were other people in the stadium like them – part of the LGBTQ+ community.

“So that flag has made a massive difference to someone.

“All I want to highlight is how much Swansea are doing as a club. In the last year Catherine and the club have been so helpful in raising our visibility and these initiatives come just as much from the club now as they do from the Proud Swans.”

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SWANS U23s 4 COLCHESTER U23s 2

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wansea City Under-23s extended their unbeaten run to four games with a fine win over Colchester United in the Professional Development League at Landore on Monday.

The Swans, playing their first game in 21 days, notched three first-half goals, with Cameron Evans, Joel Cotterill and Tarrelle Whittaker all scoring before the break, with Chay Cooper picking one up for the visitors.

Colchester put on the pressure in the second half, Bradley Ihionvein capitalising on a mistake to narrow the deficit to one, but a second Swansea City goal for Joe Thomas confirmed all three points for the hosts.

The hosts had come roaring out of the traps, with Cotterill immediately setting the tempo for the Swans. His effort from the edge of the box after just 16 seconds forcing the goalkeeper to push behind for a corner.

T h e S wa n s wo u l d t a ke f u l l advantage of the resulting setpiece; Cotterill’s delivery finding the head of Evans, who glanced an effort into the back of the net.

But the visitors were level just three minutes later, Cooper cutting inside onto his right foot before slotting into the bottom right corner.

Evans came close to his second of the afternoon, firing a volley just wide of the post from the edge of the box.

Whittaker then almost restored the lead for the Swans, doing well to find himself space in the box for a shot, but his tame effort was held.

But the Swans would soon be back in the lead. A fantastic ball from Jacob Jones found Lincoln Mcfayden in the box, with the wingback pulling the ball back to Cotterill who calmly took the ball around the goalkeeper and tapped in.

The visitors looked to level once again, Harvey Sayer trying his luck from the edge of the box and forcing a good save from the trialist goalkeeper.

On the brink of half-time, the Swans would make it 3-1, Kyrell Wilson setting up Whittaker for a closerange finish to give the home side a two-goal lead at the interval.

However, the visitors reduced the deficit just after the break, Ihionvein closing down the trialist goalkeeper

as he cleared, with the ball coming off the Colchester player to hit the back of the net.

Colchester came close to levelling through Cooper, with substitute Kaan Bennett finding him at the back post, but the forward was denied a second as he struck the post.

But the home side would soon restore their two-goal lead, substitute Corey Hurford sliding Thomas through to find the bottom left corner.

The win sees the Swans go four games unbeaten following their final home game of the season, having lost just one home fixture in 2022.

TEAM LINEUP Swans: Trialist, Joe Thomas, Cameron Evans, Kai Ludvigsen, Jacob Jones, Lincoln Mcfayden (Sam Leverett 62), Azeem Abdulai (captain), Joel Cotterill, Ben Lloyd (Corey Hurford 75), Tarrelle Whittaker, Kyrell Wilson (Dylan Morgan 63).

Subs not used: Filip Lissah, Nico Hansen.

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w ansea City Under-18s continued their fine run of form as they made it three league wins in a row by beating Hull City at Landore.

The Swans led at the break through goals from Iwan Morgan and Richard Faakye, with a trialist providing a goal for the visitors.

Geoff Bony extended the Swans lead in the second half before Hull captain Alfie Taylor pulled one back from a free kick to raise the tension for the final 15 minutes.

But the Swans would see out the remainder of the game to follow up wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan Athletic with another three-point haul.

The Swans caused problems from corners from the outset, with Faakye turning a Charlie Veevers set-piece towards goal in the sixth minute.

Morgan would get to the effort at the back post but couldn’t turn it in.

But Morgan would find the back of the net just three minutes later, Dan Watts finding the forward at the back post after an excellent break away before the striker powered home.

The first Hull City chance came 16 minutes in, with one of the trialists

breaking through the Swansea defence, but his low effort was straight into Ben Hughes’ arms.

Corey Hurford then found Watts at the back post, with Watts cutting onto his weaker left foot before his effort was turned behind for a corner.

Morgan came close to a second of the afternoon, his twisting run finding him space in the box, but his left-footed effort flew over the bar.

The Swans were made to pay for their missed chances, with one trialist teeing up another in the Swansea box, allowing the forward a simple finish into the Swansea bottom left corner to level the scores.

Hurford and Josh Carey both tested the goalkeeper as the Swans looked to respond, but both efforts were well saved by the Tigers goalkeeper.

However, Faakye would restore Swansea's lead on the stroke of half time, converting Veevers’ corner with a volley at the back post.

After the break, Veevers came close to extending the Swans lead, Morgan teeing the midfielder up on the edge of the box, but his effort from the edge of the box curled just over the bar.

But the Swans would eventually find their third, with Zane Myers' great run down the left giving him time to deliver a fantastic ball into the six yard box for Bony to turn past the goalkeeper.

Hull soon pulled one back, Taylor’s low free kick finding the bottom left corner with 15 minutes left to play.

The Tigers came close to an equaliser from another free-kick, Taylor’s effort this time striking the crossbar before Ben Hughes claimed the rebound.

Despite Hull’s late push for an equaliser, the Swans prevented any clear-cut chances as the under-18s claimed three consecutive wins for the first time this season.

TEAM LINEUP Swans: Ben Hughes, Dan Watts, Richard Faakye, Filip Lissah (Jack Cooper 61), David Roberts (Rohan Davies 87), Josh Edwards (captain), Josh Carey, Charlie Veevers, Iwan Morgan, Corey Hurford (Geoff Bony 61), Zane Myers.

Subs not used: Ewan Griffiths, Aimar Govea.

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henever the Swans play Bournemouth I always think of it as the “fairytale fixture”.

Since I started watching the Swans in 1978, I have seen the clubs meet in all four divisions of the Football League.

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In fact, this was the first Swans fixture I ever attended – way back on March 25, 1978.

T here was little to suggest on that overc ast early spring day that four decades later the two clubs would meet in the Premier League – partly because because it wasn’t even a twinkle in the eyes of people like Greg Dyke, Sir Alan Sugar and Rupert Murdoch!

But the thought of the two clubs fighting it out in the top flight of domestic football would have been pure fantasy.

Back then, the Swans were a struggling Fourth Division side having successfully applied for re-election to the Football League just three years earlier, while Bournemouth weren’t much better off.

The Swans had enjoyed a boost to the club's fortunes a few weeks before the game with John Toshack’s appointment as player manager.

But despite the fact he was a big-name signing from Liverpool, no-one could have foreseen the impact he would have on the club over the next few seasons as the club rose to the First Division.

Equally, no-one could have imagined their fall from the top flight to the bottom would be equally swift.

And who would have thought the Swans would rise again to eventually reach the top flight again, where they would once again meet Bournemouth But, of course, it happened. On November 21, 2015, the Swans played The Cherries in the top flight for the first time.

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The match at the wonderfully atmospheric but tired old Vetch Field back in 1978 would have been witnessed only by the 7,500 in attendance on the day.

There may have been a few seconds of flickering film featured on a local news bulletin that evening if you were lucky.

Whereas the 2-2 draw in 2015 would be watched by 20,000 people in a stateof-the-art all-seater stadium, in front of mind-bogglingly massive global TV audiences, whose broadcasters were willing to pay eye-wateringly huge sums of money for the privilege?

If anyone was in any doubt about the different worlds in which the Swans lived in 1978 and 2015, take a look at the next three fixtures the club was facing in each of the respective years.

After watching the Swans for the first time against Bournemouth all those years ago, the next three fixtures I had to look forward to were Torquay United away, Hartlepool United at home and Southport at home.

Contrast that with the next three games after the 2015 fixture, which were Liverpool away, champions elect Leicester City at home and a trip to the Etihad to face Manchester City.

It would be difficult to imagine a more contrasting series of fixtures.

I often wonder if that 2015 Premier League clash with Bournemouth was another young fan’s first Swans’ game?

I wonder what they thought when they walked into the stadium for their first ever Swans match during those Premier League days?

Modern facilities, sell-out 20,000-plus crowds which generated electrifying atmospheres, and a fixture list featuring the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool every other week.

T hey would have had a very different experience than I did when I fir st headed to the Vetch.

But as soon as I caught sight of the massive struc t ure of the old North Bank for the first time – I hadn’t even seen the stadium before my first match - a passion for the Swans started to stir inside me which has been there ever since.

A nd as I walke d through the big right hand tunnel onto t h e N o r t h B a n k fo r t h e f i r s t t i m e, I a l r e a d y h a d a t i n g l e of excitement in the pit of my st omach.

T he majority of the me agre crowd, sprinkled around the ramshackle old ground, were already in place by the time I took my choice of crush barrier to lean on.

But despite the modest numbers, it was still the biggest crowd I had seen in one place.

I remember very little of the game apart from the fact that the Swans won 1-0. Although I do remember the toilets (who could forget the Vetch toilets) the watery - but surprisingly tasty - vegetable soup, and the passionate support of the fans.

Despite that modest introduction, I was impressed.

In fact, I wasn’t just impressed, I was well and truly sold on the Swans and the lovely old Vetch.

I suppose whatever situation the clubs taking part find themselves in, your first match is always a hugely significant occasion.

Mine may have been a relatively uneventful 1-0 win, played in a tired old stadium in the bottom tier of the football league, but it g o t m e h o o ke d o n t h e c l u b I still follow more than four decades later.

A nd there will be the s ame sense of anticipation as I head for the Swansea.com Stadium for today’s match as there was back in 1978, 2015 or any of the other fixtures I’ve attended between the two clubs.

Obviously, they meet in the Championship today with the visitor s currently in a more advantageous position in the table than the Swans.

But if there is one thing the history of this fixture tells us, anything is possible in football.

Who knows where the Swans and B ournemouth will be in another 40-odd years, but what we can guarantee is that there will be soaring highs and plummeting lows during that time – just as there have been in the past 40 years.

So, whether it’s your first game today, your 101st, or 501st, strap yourselves in for the unique ride that is supporting a footb all club – e specially football clubs like the Swans and Bournemouth.

And whatever the future holds, remember both clubs are in a far better place than they were when they met on that overcast March afternoon all those years ago.

C'mon you Swans.

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oday’s professional footballers are often viewed as superstars, many earning serious amounts of m o n ey o n t o p of t h e i r p l ay i n g contracts, via endorsements, advertising deals etc.

Football hasn’t always been like that.

Many played because they had never wanted to do anything else and they stayed at clubs literally for love, rather than for money.

Roger Freestone is a case in point. He was a permanent fixture at Swansea City for 14 years. He played 563 games, had a brief spell in charge and now works for the club on matchdays as a host in one of the hospitality lounges.

His long association and significant contribution between 1991 and 2005 earned him ‘legend’ status, a label he finds ‘embarrassing’.

“I find it amazing. I left the club in 2005 and I always found it a bit embarrassing to be called that to be honest.”

It was, in part, his unassuming personality that drew such adoration from fans of his era, coupled with the consistency he showed on the pitch.

For Freestone though, he was doing a job he loved and playing for a club he loved.

“You ask any of the lads who played when I was playing and we didn’t class ourselves as superstars because we weren’t. We were just a normal bunch of boys who were earning a living and having a great time doing it.

“We played in the third division and the second division and the crowds were relatively small sometimes brilliant supporters, always were, but sometimes in those days there were only a few thousand of them.

“We had some great times and some success, and that was it for me.”

Freestone’s love affair with Swansea City began when he was on loan from Chelsea in 1989. He played regular first team football and was back in Wales.

From the Newport area originally, he never lived in Swansea, even during his 14 years at the club, but he has no doubt what the club, the fans and the city meant to him then, and now.

“The way that the club, even in the early 90s, looked after you really made it stand out. It was a great family club but to me it was also the fantastic atmosphere there.

You read about the lads who are playing now and how well they’re being looked after and everything, but it was the same then.

“Once I signed for Swansea in 1991 that was it, I never wanted to leave and it wasn’t because of money, I could have gone elsewhere and earned a lot more money, but it was always about the fact that I just loved the football club.”

Like many of his generation, Freestone was encouraged to consider his career choices by his father who wanted him to have something to fall back on should his dream of playing professionally not work out.

It’s fair to say that the reality more than matched his expectations and he has never regretted his decision to follow his chosen path.

“I always remember my father before I signed an apprenticeship contract at Newport; he wanted me to go to college and get a trade and all I wanted to do was play football and I played 13 first team games and I was off to Chelsea and it was a blur really, there wasn’t a plan as such, it just happened.

“As it turned out Newport were in a dire state financially and they needed to sell. It was between me and Darren Peacock and Darren got injured so they ended up selling me.”

Four years at Stamford Bridge followed, including a loan spell at Swansea and one at Hereford. But it was the permanent deal at the Vetch Field that brought him his happiest times.

“It wasn’t all success by any means, but I loved my time at Swansea, however difficult it was sometimes.”

Successes included winning the Football League trophy in 1994 and the old Division Three title in 2000.

The difficult times were almost losing league status and a short stint in the management seat.

He hung up his boots in 2005 not because he had to physically, but because emotionally he felt football had run its course for him.

“I left Swansea under a bit of a cloud regarding Kenny Jackett. I was disappointed because I was promised a new deal and it never materialised and the next thing I knew I was out of the door, but professionally the only club I wanted to play for was Swansea, so even when I went back to Newport, where I started, it wasn’t the same.

“When you’ve been going to the same place for 14 years it wasn’t the same going anywhere else. It was strange because when I left Swansea I went to Newport, the club where I started my career and it just wasn’t the same. I just didn’t feel comfortable. I was training to be a financial adviser at the time and I was a part-time footballer and the enjoyment wasn’t there and that was because it wasn’t Swansea City.”

Ex Swans who want to be involved with Swansea City Former Players’ Association are asked to fill in the registration form HERE. The club is also keen to hear from relatives and friends of former players who are not online but who might still want to join the FPA. Anyone in this category is asked to call the FPA secretary, Catherine Thomas, on 01792 616420 or email catherinethomas@swanseacity.com

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FIXTURE LIST SEA FIXTURE

DATE

TEAM

Blackburn Rovers A L 2-1

Sat, Aug 7, 3pm

Benda

Naughton

Reading (CC R1) A W 0-3

Tue, Aug 10, 8pm

Benda

Naughton

Sheffield United H D 0-0

Sat, Aug 14, 8pm

Benda

Stoke City H L 1-3

Tue, Aug 14, 7.45pm

Benda

Bristol City A W 0-1

Fri, Aug 20, 7.45pm

Benda

Cabango

Bennett

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell

Smith 1

Cabango

B.Cooper

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell 3

Williams

Manning

Cabango

B.Cooper

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell

Downes

Manning

Cabango

B.Cooper

Latibeaudiere 3

Bidwell

Downes

Laird

Manning

B.Cooper

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell

Fulton

2

Plymouth Argyle (CC R2) H W 4-1

Tue, Aug 24, 7pm

Hamer

Manning 1

Joseph 3

Bennett

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell

Fulton

Preston North End A L 3-1

Sat, Aug 28, 3pm

Benda

Manning

Laird

Bennett 2

Latibeaudiere 1

Bidwell

Fulton 3

Hull City H D 0-0

Sat, Sept 11, 3pm

Hamer

Laird

Williams

Bennett

Naughton 3

Bidwell 2

Downes

Millwall H D 0-0

Wed, Sept 15, 7.45pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Bennett

Laird

Manning

Downes

Luton Town A D 3-3

Sat, Sept 18, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

R Williams 1

Bennett

Laird

Manning

Downes 3

2

Brighton & Hove Albion (CC R3) A L 2-0

Wed, Sept 22 7.30pm

Benda

R Williams

Cooper

Cabango 1

Latibeaudiere

Walsh 2

Fulton

Huddersfield Town H W 1-0

Sat, Sept 25, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Manning

Laird

Bidwell

Downes

Fulham A L 3-1

Wed, Sept 29, 7.45pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Manning

Laird

Bidwell 3

Downes 2

Derby County A D 0-0

Sat, Oct 2, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Manning

Latibeaudiere 1

Bidwell

Downes

Cardiff City H W 3-0

Sun, Oct 17, 12pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett 2

Manning

Laird

Bidwell

Downes

West Bromwich Albion H W 2-1

Wed, Oct 20, 7.45pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Cabango 2

Laird

Bidwell 3

Downes 1

Birmingham City A L 2-1

Sat, Oct 23, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Manning

Latibeaudiere

Laird

Smith 1 Smith

Peterborough United H W 3-0

Sat, Oct 30, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Manning

Laird 3

Bidwell

Coventry City A W 2-1

Tue, Nov 2, 7.45pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Manning

Laird

Bidwell

Smith

AFC Bournemouth A L 4-0

Sat, Nov 6, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Manning

Laird

Bidwell 2

Downes

Blackpool H D 1-1

Sat, Nov 20, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Manning

Laird

Bidwell

Downes

1

Barnsley A W 0-2

Wed, Nov 24, 7.45pm

Hamer

Bennett

Naughton

Cabango

Laird

Bidwell 2

Downes 1

Reading H L 3-2

Sat, Nov 27, 3pm

Hamer

Bennett 2

Naughton

R Williams

Laird

Manning

Ntcham

Middlesbrough A L 1-0

Sat, Dec 4, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

R Williams 2

Laird 3

Downes

Manning

Nottingham Forest H L 1-4

Sat, Dec 11, 3pm

Hamer

Laird 1

Cabango

Bennett

Manning

Downes

Smith

Southampton (FA C R3) H L 2-3 (AET)

Sat, Jan 8, 5.30pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

B.Cooper

Manning

Downes

Smith 5

Huddersfield Town A D 1-1

Sat, Jan 15, 3pm

Hamer

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie 1

Latibeaudiere

Grimes

Preston North End H W 1-0

Sat, Jan 22, 3pm

Hamer

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie 3

Latibeaudiere

Grimes

Queens Park Rangers A D 0-0

Tues, Jan 25, 7.45pm

Hamer

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie

Latibeaudiere

Grimes

Hull City A L 2-0

Sat, Jan 29, 3pm

Hamer

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie

Latibeaudiere

Grimes

Luton Town H L 0-1

Tues, Feb 1, 7.45pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton 1

Bennett 3

Christie

Manning

Grimes

Blackburn Rovers H W 1-0

Sat, Feb 5, 5.30pm

Fisher

Cabango

Downes

Manning

Christie

Wolf

Grimes

2

3

Stoke City A L 3-0

Tue, Feb 8, 7.45pm

Fisher

Cabango

Downes

Bennett

Christie

Wolf

Grimes

Bristol City H W 3-1

Sun, Feb 13, 1pm

Fisher

Cabango

Burns 1

Manning

Christie

Wolf

Grimes

Sheffield United A L 4-0

Sat, Feb 19, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Burns

Manning

Christie

Latibeaudiere

Grimes

West Bromwich Albion A W 0-2

Mon, Feb 28, 8pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie

Wolf

Grimes

Coventry City H W 3-1

Sat, Mar 5, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Christie

Smith 3

Grimes

Fulham H L 1-5

Tues, Mar 8, 7.45pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Manning

Smith

Ntcham 1

Grimes

Blackpool A L 1-0

Sat, Mar 12, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Christie

Smith 1

Downes

Grimes

Peterborough United A W 2-3

Wed, Mar 16, 7.45pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Christie

Smith 1

Downes

Grimes

Birmingham City H D 0-0

Sat, Mar 19, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Burns 1

Christie

Smith 2

Grimes

Cardiff City A W 0-4

Sat, Apr 2, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere

Christie

Downes

Grimes

Millwall A W 0-1

Tues, Apr 5, 7.45pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere

Christie

Fulton 3

Grimes

Derby County H W 2-1

Sat, Apr 9, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere

Christie

Wolf

Grimes

Barnsley H D 1-1

Fri, Apr 15, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere 2

Christie

Fulton 1

Reading A D 4-4

Mon, Apr 18, 3pm

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere

Christie

Downes

Fisher

Cabango

Naughton

Latibeaudiere

Christie

Manning 1

Middlesbrough H D 1-1

Sat, Apr 23, 3pm

AFC Bournemouth H

Tue, Apr 26, 7.45pm

Nottingham Forest A

Sat, Apr 30, 3pm

Queens Park Rangers H

Sat, May 7, 12.30pm

Correct as of April 26, 2022.

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Match Statistics Key

Grimes 1

Grimes Grimes

Goal =

2

ASON 2021~2022 SUBSTITUTES Cullen 2

Lowe

Paterson

Grimes

Defreitas-Hansen, Mcfayden, B.Cooper, Dhanda 1, O.Cooper, Joseph, Whittaker 2

Dhanda

Piroe

Whittaker

Defreitas-Hansen, Manning 1, Mcfayden 3, Lloyd, Joseph 2, Lowe, Cullen

Grimes

Paterson 3

Lowe 1

Cullen 2

Webb, Mcfayden, Williams, Dhanda 3, Joseph, Piroe 1, Whittaker 2

Grimes

Fulton 2

Dhanda 1

Lowe

Webb, Laird 3, Williams, Paterson 2, Cullen, Piroe 1

Grimes

Paterson

Piroe

Cullen

Hamer, Mcfayden, Williams, Dhanda, Joseph, Lowe 2, Whittaker 1

Williams

Dhanda

Lowe

Whittaker

Webb, Naughton 2, Piroe, Cullen, Cooper, Cooper 1, Laird 3

Grimes

Paterson

Cullen

Piroe

Hamer, Cooper 1, Williams, Dhanda, Whittaker, Lowe 2, Naughton 3

Grimes

Ntcham 1

Paterson

Piroe

Benda, Cabango 3, Latibeaudiere, Manning 1, Fulton, Cullen, Obafemi 2

Grimes

Ntcham 1

Paterson 2

Piroe 3

Benda, Fulton, Obafemi 1, Cullen 3, Latibeaudiere, Bidwell, Walsh 2

Grimes

Walsh 2

Paterson

Obafemi

Benda, Cabango 1, Fulton, Smith, Ntcham 2

Bidwell

Smith 3

Whittaker

Cullen

Webb, Manning 1, Rushesha, Laird, Downes 2

Grimes

Ntcham 3

Piroe

Grimes

Ntcham 1

Piroe

Grimes

Smith 3

Piroe 2

Grimes

Smith 1

Piroe

3

Grimes

Smith

Piroe

3

Paterson

Benda, Latibeaudiere 3, Williams 2, Walsh, Ntcham 1, Cullen, Whittaker

Grimes

Ntcham 2

Piroe 3

Paterson

Benda, Cabango, Williams, Fulton, Walsh 2, Cullen 3, Obafemi 1

Grimes

Ntcham

Grimes

Ntcham 1

Grimes

Ntcham

Grimes Grimes

1

Grimes

, Piroe 3

, Latbeaudiere

, Dhanda 3, Piroe

Paterson 1

Benda, Cooper, Latibeaudiere, Fulton 3, Smith 1

Paterson

Benda, Cooper, Latibeaudiere 3, Fulton, Smith 1, Walsh, Cullen 2

Paterson

Benda, Williams, Laird 1, Fulton, Walsh, Cullen 2, Whittaker 3

Paterson

Benda, Cabango 2, Latibeaudiere, Walsh, Ntcham 1, Cullen 3, Whittaker

, Walsh, Cullen 2

Paterson

Piroe

1

Benda, Cabango, Latibeaudiere, Downes 2

, Whittaker 3, Obafemi 1, Cullen

Paterson

Piroe

2

Benda, Cabango, Latibeaudiere, Downes 2

, Whittaker, Obafemi 1, Cullen

Paterson

Piroe

Ntcham 2

Paterson

Piroe

Smith

Paterson

Piroe 3

Benda, R.Williams, Latibeaudiere, Manning 2, Walsh, Ntcham 1

Grimes

Smith 1

Paterson

Piroe

Benda, Downes 1, Cooper, Cullen 2, Latibeaudiere, Bidwell, Walsh

Grimes

Smith 1

Paterson

Piroe

Benda, Bennett, Obafemi 2, Ntcham 1, Cullen, Latibeaudiere 3, Bidwell

Grimes

Ntcham

Paterson

Piroe

Benda, R. Williams, Latibeaudiere 1, Bidwell, Walsh, Obafemi 2, Cullen

Cullen 3

Obafemi 4

Piroe

Benda, R. Williams 5, Abdulai, Bidwell, D. Williams, Fulton 4, Grimes 1, Ntcham 2, Dhanda 3

Downes

Smith

Ntcham 2

Piroe

Fisher, Bennett, Abdulai, Fulton, Walsh, Joseph 2, Obafemi 1

Downes

Smith

Ntcham 1

Piroe 2

Fisher, Bennett, Fulton 3, Walsh, Wolf 1, Joseph 2, Obafemi

Downes

Smith

Wolf 2

Piroe 1

Fisher, Bennett, Abdulai, Fulton 2, Walsh, Joseph, Obafemi 1

Fulton 1

Smith 3

Wolf 2

Piroe

Fisher, Bennett, Abdulai, Walsh 3

Obafemi

Hamer, Latibeaudiere, Burns, Fulton, Smith 1, Joseph 3, Piroe 2 Hamer, Bennett 1, Latibeaudiere 3, Burns, Fulton, Smith 2, Joseph

Walsh

1

2

2

, Whittaker

3

Downes

2

Ntcham

Wolf

Ntcham

2

Benda, Cabango, Latibeaudiere, Smith 1, Walsh 3, Whittaker 2, Cullen Benda, R.Williams, Latibeaudiere, Smith 2, Walsh, Obafemi 1, Cullen

1

, Cullen 3

, Ntcham 2, Joseph, Obafemi 1

Paterson

Obafemi

1

Piroe 3

Fulton

Smith 1

Ntcham

2

Obafemi

Hamer, Latibeaudiere, Burns, Dhanda, Paterson 2, Joseph 3, Piroe 1

Ntcham

Paterson 3

Obafemi

Piroe

Hamer, Latibeaudiere 2, Fulton, Smith 3, Dhanda, Ntcham 1, Joseph

Downes

Paterson

Ntcham 1

Piroe 2

Hamer, Bennett, Fulton, Smith 2, Dhanda, Joseph, Obafemi 1

Downes

Paterson 1

Piroe

Obafemi 2

Downes

Paterson

Downes 2

1

2 3

Hamer, Burns, Latibeaudiere, Fulton, Smith 2, Ntcham 1, Joseph 3 Hamer, Burns, Congreve, Latibeaudiere 2, Fulton 3, Ntcham 1, Joseph

2

Piroe

Obafemi

Paterson

Piroe

Obafemi 3

Hamer, Burns, Congreve, Latibeaudiere, Fulton 2, Bennett 1, Joseph 3

Ntcham 2

Paterson

Piroe

Obafemi

Hamer, Burns, Congreve 2, Latibeaudiere, Fulton, Ogbeta 1, Joseph

Wolf

Paterson 3

Piroe

Obafemi 2

Hamer, Ogbeta, Burns, Fulton 3, Joseph 2, Congreve, Ntcham 1

Wolf 3

Ntcham

Piroe

Obafemi

Wolf

Paterson

Piroe

Obafemi

Manning

Piroe

Wolf 1

Obafemi

Fulton

Paterson 1

Piroe

Obafemi 3

Hamer, Manning, Congreve, Joseph 3, Smith 2, Ogbeta, Ntcham 1

Wolf

Piroe

Paterson 3

Obafemi

Hamer, Manning 2, Smith, Ntcham 1

Wolf

Piroe

Paterson 2

Obafemi

Hamer, Smith, Fulton 1, Joseph, Congreve, Manning 3, Ntcham

Downes

Piroe

Wolf

Obafemi

Hamer, Ogbeta, Fulton, Smith, Ntcham 1, Congreve, Joseph

Hat-trick =

2

3

Captain =

2

Hamer, Ogbeta 2,Fulton, Congreve, Joseph 3, Latibeaudiere 1 2

Hamer, Burn, Congreve 3, Joseph, Smith 2, Ogbeta, Fulton 1 Hamer, Joseph, Paterson 2, Ogbeta, Smith 3, Congreve, Ntcham 1

Sub = 2 (number denotes player replaced) Booked =

, Joseph, Congreve 3, Ogbeta

Sent off =

2

Carabao Cup = CC FA Cup = FA

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TABLE 2021~2022

POS TEAM 1

Fulham

43

P W D 26

9

L 8

99

F

38

A GD PTS 61

2

Bournemouth

42

22

12

8

66

36

30

78

3

Huddersfield Town

44

21

13

10

60

46

14

76

4

Nottingham Forest

42

21

10

11

66

37

29

73

5

Luton Town

44

20

12

12

62

48

14

72

6

Sheffield United

44

19

12

13

56

44

12

69

7

Blackburn Rovers

44

18

12

14

57

46

11

66

8

Millwall

44

17

15

12

50

44

6

66

9

Middlesbrough

43

18

10

15

53

45

8

64

10

Queens Park Rangers

44

18

9

17

58

56

2

63

11

Coventry City

44

17

12

15

58

56

2

63

12

Stoke City

44

17

10

17

55

48

7

61

13

West Bromwich Albion

44

16

13

15

47

45

2

61

14

Swansea City

43

16

12

15

54

59

-5

60

15

Preston North End

44

14

16

14

45

54

-9

58

16

Blackpool

43

15

12

16

52

51

1

57

17

Bristol City

44

14

10

20

57

75

-18

52

18

Hull City

44

14

8

22

40

48

-8

50

19

Cardiff City

43

14

7

22

48

65

-17

49

20

Birmingham City

44

11

13

20

48

72

-24

46

21

Reading *

44

13

8

23

54

85

-31

41

22

Peterborough United

44

8

10

26

38

84

-46

34

23

Derby County *

44

13

13

18

43

52

-9

31

24

Barnsley

43

6

12

25

32

64

-32

30

87

Correct as of April 26, 2022.

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