Swansea City v Blackpool - Championship Match - 21-22 - Issue 11

SEASON 2021-2022

VERSUS

BLACKPOOL

Saturday, November 20, 2021 - Kick-off 3pm

ISSUE 11

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CONTENTS Page 11 - A Message from Matt Grimes

Page 20 - Meet the Opposition

Page 25 - Match Highlights

Page 32 - Interview with Jamie Paterson

Page 39 - Former Players' Association

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 Assistant Head Coach: Luke Williams 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 Head of Recruitment: Andy Scott Staff: Ritson Lloyd, Ailsa Jones, Matthew Murray, Adele Callaghan, Daniel Morris, Lee Watkins, Chris Watkins, Daniel Nisbet, Michael Eames, Shaun Baggridge, Huw Lake, Ashley Gill, Steffan Popham

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 Assistant Football Secretary: 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 Media Manager: Chris Wilson-Barney Ticket Office Manager: Luke Hughes 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, Chris Wilson-Barney, Andrew Gwilym, Sophie Davis, Adam Evans, Dom Hynes, Julie Kissick, Gwyn Rees, Alun Rhys Chivers 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 afternoon and welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for today’s game against Blackpool.

It’s been three weeks since we were last in action here following a short break for the November international matches.

Earlier this week we hosted our first structured dialogue of the season, which allowed a small group of supporters to ask questions to myself and the senior management team about a range of topics.

It was a very positive evening, and we will be publishing the minutes from the meeting very soon on our website.

This weekend sees the launch of the FA’s Play Safe campaign which aims to raise awareness of the importance of safeguarding in football.

As a club we are right behind this initiative that is being run in partnership with the NSPCC and has the full backing of the Premier League, EFL, Barclays FA Women’s Super League and the FA Women’s Championship.

We are committed to safeguarding all children and adults who engage in our activities – whether that’s in the academy, in the first team, on a matchday or in the community.

Promoting the safety and welfare of children and adults at risk is extremely important to us. We seek to offer an enjoyable experience and create a safe and inclusive environment where all stakeholders feel safe, valued and respected.

We are also very passionate about reinforcing the message that our club is inclusive and represents all sections of society, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity or sexuality.

We do not tolerate discrimination or anti-social behaviour, and today’s game sees us launch a new discriminatory reporting service for supporters attending matches at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Supported by the Swansea City AFC Foundation, Supporters’ Trust, Disabled Supporters’ Association (DSA), Proud Swans, #HerGameToo, Jacks against Racism and Swansea EYST, supporters can now report such behaviour anonymously by texting 88440 and starting their message with the word SWANS, followed by details of any incidents.

We feel strongly about discrimination of all kinds, because it has no place in society nor in football, and we hope that this service allows supporters who are affected by any such behaviour to report the issue directly to the club in the knowledge that we will act on it.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our head our fan engagement, Catherine Thomas, who has been shortlisted at this year’s Football Supporters’ Association Awards 2021.

Catherine has been shortlisted in the Supporter Liaison Officer of the Year category and everyone at Swansea City wishes her the best of luck, with the winners set to be announced on November 29.

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

Enjoy the game, Julian

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A MESSAGE FROM

RUSSELL MARTIN G

o od afternoon and welcome to the Swansea.com Stadium for our Championship game with Peterborough United.

Good afternoon everyone as we return to the Swansea.com Stadium for the first time in three weeks to take on Blackpool.

We are back in action following the international break – a period that is so important for us. The guys have worked so, so hard during the week.

They know players at other clubs are off during that time, but they understand the importance of this time on the training pitch.

We are really lucky that we have a group that enjoys working very hard. They are in a place physically now which is very different to when we came in. It means they can repeatedly work hard.

We still have things to improve on, but they are getting fitter all the time. We’ll get to a point where we are all happy with that, and then it will be about maintenance.

Hopefully we can transfer loads of that work onto the pitch in forthcoming games – starting today!

I went to watch both Wales games with Luke Williams, Matt Gill, Dean Thornton and Mark Allen during the break. The atmosphere for the matches against Belarus and Belgium was incredible – The Welsh anthem is the one of the best things I’ve heard and seen in person. I had goosebumps.

We bumped into Swans fans too, and it was great to hear their views on the season so far and how they feel when they’re watching the team. I was really grateful to them for giving their views.

I also got to see Daniel Williams and Brandon Cooper play for Wales Under-21s too, which is another proud moment for them representing their country.

Back to today’s game, I came up against Blackpool twice last year in League One. In Neil Critchley and his staff they have a coaching team who I really respect. I have got a lot of time for them.

They’ve had good time with their squad, which has allowed them to work towards the success they’ve had and it’s no surprise to me that they’ve started well. It’s going to be a really tough game.

i s t o m a i n t a i n t h e l e ve l o f performances we’ve put in during the last few games because they’ve been top drawer.

We’ve made it a really tough place to come but we have to maintain it, because teams will know that it’s going to be a difficult game and they’ll be up for it.

We love being here. I can’t stress how good the supporters have been for us. We want to keep building the connection between the team and supporters. That’s really important to us.

The support we received after the Bournemouth game really summed up what this club means to the Jack Army. We had lost 4-0, but the fans were singing away and what that said to us was that they really believe in what we are trying to do. We are so desperate to r epay that support.

We’ll do everything we can to do that and, although there will be bumps in the road, I hope we will have more days of celebrating victories.

Enjoy the game, Russell

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A MESSAGE FROM

MATT GRIMES G

o od afternoon and welcome to everyone joining us for this afternoon’s Championship game against Blackpool at the Swansea. com Stadium.

We’ r e b a c k i n S A 1 f o r t h e first time in three weeks after two away games and the international break.

We won our fourth consecutive league game last time out at the Swansea.com Stadium in a 3-0 win over Peterborough United and we were delighted with such a dominant performance.

We wanted to put things right following the defeat at Birmingham and I’d like to think we certainly did that and were able to give supporters something to smile about.

Whenever we play at home, or anywhere in front of the Jack Army, we thrive off their support and it motivates us to get results

for them. We’re all enjoying playing in this team and the supporters seem to be enjoying watching it, so it’s brilliant for us all. The performance and result also underlined our willingness to give our all for each other and showed the intensity that we expect of ourselves.

Next, we faced a tough test away to Coventry and I thought we started the game really well and got the two early goals. They pressed higher and put us under pressure but we dug deep and I thought we were brilliant in the second half to see the game out and keep the ball.

It was a big win, and Coventry hadn’t lost on home soil all season so it was massive. Our away form hasn’t quite been what our home form has been so something we’re working on is trying to replicate that on the road. It was another goal apiece for Pato and Joel,

they’re two great lads and the numbers speak for themselves.

They’ve been fantastic for us and it’s brilliant to see them both so high on confidence.

The loss at Bournemouth was disappointing but we’ll learn from it and do everything to bounce back. In recent weeks we’ ve had some brilliant results and performances and we won’t allow one performance to get us down.

We’ve had the international break to work on it and reflect on the season so far and we’re really looking forward to getting back to the Swansea.com Stadium this afternoon. Blackpool are another good side but we’ll be ready for the challenge ahead.

Enjoy the game today!

Matt

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he international break is welcomed by some but not others. Our coaches no doubt look forward to it as it allows some batteries to be recharged and for some serious coaching sessions. I’m very much in the latter camp and can’t wait to get back to the stadium to see the boys in action.

Our work at the Supporters’ Trust goes on regardless and being three months into my new role as supporter director of the club, I thought I’d offer an insight into what that entails. It was a surprise to be elected to the position, it has to be said, and after a slow start due to a number of reasons, I’m now up and running.

As I see it, my job is to be the link between our members, the wider fan base (who we’d love to see join the Supporters’ Trust) and the club.

The role – as its name suggests also carries with it a place among the directors of the football club.

This involves accepting legal responsibilities and obligations, and receiving confidential information that could on rare occasions be seen as conflicting with our interests. Hopefully,

as my relationship with the ownership of the club and local management grows, this will not be an issue.

I have scheduled meetings with chief executive Julian Winter at which we discuss club matters, many raised by fans. I am intending to publish extracts from those meetings on our website.

We also discuss team matters, performances, financial reports and any plans the club has that affects the fans.

At home matches, myself and Supporters’ Trust chair Dave Dalton are invited to attend club hospitality at the Centenary Suite.

This offers us the opportunity of interacting with club and opposition officials, VIP s, sponsors and other guests.

These are opportunities to ensure they know about the Supporters’ Trust and the part it has played, and will continue to play, in the club’s history. Usually only one of us will attend as we alternate between this and being available to our members at the Supporters’ Trust pod.

At this moment , I have not attended a club board meeting but will look forward to the

opportunity of talking to the other directors and reviewing all of the club’s activities.

My role also entails being a member of the loc al S afety Advisory Group (SAG). The group is co-ordinated by Swansea C ouncil and made up of representatives from the council, emergency services, other relevant bodies and the club. Its responsibility is to provide a forum for discussing and advising on public safety at the stadium.

So, this is a flavour of what my role entails. I am looking forward to developing it whilst continuing with my other Supporters’ Trust work - at all times having the best interests of both the club and fans at heart.

Today we welcome Blackpool to the Swansea.com Stadium.

They have had a steady start to the season having won three out of their last five games.

Just like us.

I hope the Seasiders fans enjoy their trip to the best coast in Wales, but leave pointless!

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wansea City AFC Foundation and the Ospreys have teamed up with Carolyn Harris MP and Julie James MS, to help deliver the Everyone Deserves a Christmas 2021 campaign.

Now in its fifth year, the annual campaign aims to provide festive cheer to those who require an extra helping hand in the local community.

Once again, in addition to local politicians, the Foundation is working with several other partners including the South Wales Evening Post, Ospreys in the Community, Swansea Council and many local businesses.

The aim is to create food hampers with a value of £50 each, and this year the aim is to create 500 hampers.

Last year’s Christmas hamper appeal raised more than £20,000 and supported many hundreds of families during the festive season.

Helen Elton, head of the Swansea City AFC Foundation, said: “This project is very close to our hearts here at the Foundation.

“Each year that we have been involved in the Christmas hamper campaign it has grown, and each year, together, we have a made a significant difference to people’s lives in our community.

“Christmas should be a time of joy, not of worry. It is also a time of giving. By working together, and with your help, we can ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the Christmas they deserve.”

Swansea City chief executive Julian Winter added: “This is a campaign which means an awful lot to the football club.

“As we have seen with the events of the past 18 months, we all need to pull together within the community and make a difference.

“We want to help spread the joy and reduce the worry for those in our community this Christmas, so if you can help us in any way then it is greatly appreciated.”

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he FA has allocated this weekend (20/21 November) to launch its Play Safe Campaign.

Its aim is to ensure that safeguarding is embedded in everything that football does, particularly when working with children and young people.

As a club we are committed to safeguarding all children and adults who engage in our activities – whether that’s in the academy, in the first team, on a matchday or in the community. Promoting the safety and welfare of children and adults at risk is extremely important to us. We seek to offer an enjoyable experience and create a safe and inclusive environment where all stakeholders feel safe, valued and respected.

Our motto is – Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility. But for that motto to have purpose, we must ensure that all our stakeholders know what ‘safeguarding’ is, how to report concerns and who to speak to.

Safeguarding is about creating a safe environment where children, young people and adults are free from all forms of harm, abuse and neglect. This is achieved through policies and procedures that are embedded into everyday practice, together with having competent, well-trained members of staff.

Abuse comes in many forms and affects children, young people and adults in different ways and may not always be obvious. Sometimes they don’t even realise what is happening to them is abuse.

Abuse of children and young people can be physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. Abuse of adults includes sexual, psychological, financial, organisational, discriminatory, physical and domestic abuse, neglect, self-neglect and modern slavery.

Common signs that there may be something concerning happening in a child, young person or adults’ life include but are not limited to changes in behaviour or personality, withdrawal, anxiety, aggression, poor peer relationships, running away or going missing or wearing clothing inappropriate for warm weather.

To report a concern on a matchday, please speak to a steward who will refer your concern to our matchday safeguarding officers, Matthew Daniel and Craig Hadley.

To report a concern any other time, please email Rebeca Storer via safeguarding@ swanseacity.com or call 07773 594470.

All suspicions, reports and/or allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly which may involve the local authority, police or governing body where necessary.

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wansea City joined up with the club’s City Business Network members for the recent ‘Building Your Future’ event.

CITY BUSINESS NETWORK

The event, sponsored by the Ministry Group, took in a tour of Westacres’ new luxury development at Gower Heights in Upper Killay, before the guests were given a behind-the-scenes view of Swansea City’s first-team training base at Fairwood.

The event was focused around all things construction, with Westacres acting as hosts.

And managing director Ian Morgan spoke of the company’s progression, and their pride in creating jobs and giving back to the city of Swansea.

“We were delighted to welcome the City Business Network members to our prestigious Gower Heights development last week to explore our luxury five -bed Caerphilly view home,” he said.

“It was a fantastic opportunity to share Westacres’ story and showcase the company’s journey from earlier projects, including our award-winning Summerland development located in Caswell, through to our plans for upcoming developments in the Swansea West area.

“It also gave us an opportunity to share our exciting plans for the part we intend to play in the regeneration of Swansea City centre through our Kartay Investment company. Kartay’s focus is on delivering high-quality projects including high-grade commercial spaces, residential and retail premises with the aim of adding value to the city centre.”

In addition, gue st s re c eive d a presentation from Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart on the regeneration plans for the city.

The 40-minute talk included an update on the ongoing Copr Bay development, the Kingsway and the repurposing strategy of Swansea’s city centre, which is hoped will help make the future a bright one.

Guests were also treated to a speech from Emma Wilkins of the Welsh Construction Show, which is Wales’ largest trade exhibition.

Emma spoke about the development the show has undergone over the years, her wealth of experience in delivering events, and the real benefits and economic advantages the Welsh Construction Show has provided to the industry.

With the Covid-19 pandemic preventing the 2021 instalment of the show taking place, Emma is confident it will return bigger and better than ever in 2022.

On the event as a whole, Graham Hirst of Ministry Group commented: “We’re delighted to be supporting the CBN events and initiatives.

“This particular event was of great value to anyone supplying into the construction sector, particularly as the speaker, Rob Stewart, gave further context to the significant and exciting developments and plans on the roadmap ahead. “ This forum provides a brilliant opportunity to engage with local business leaders and influencers, and to understand how to be positioned to get the most benefit from the sector.”

Details on further upcoming CBN events will be revealed in due course.

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The 43-year-old former Crewe midfielder has done a superb job since taking the reins at Bloomfield Road in March 2020.

Having impressed with his work in the Liverpool academy – and briefly leading the first team in an EFL Cup tie against Aston Villa while Jurgen Klopp and the majority of his squad were at the Club World Cup – Critchley has wasted little time turning Blackpool into an effective unit.

Promotion was secured in his first full season as boss, and they have made a seriously eye-catching start to the new campaign under him.

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The 30-year-old keeper is a former Wales age-grade international and started his career with Wrexham, making his debut as an 18-year-old for the Racecourse club.

Stints with Fleetwood, Cambridge United, Preston North End, Charlton and Hibernian followed, with the majority of those being loan spells.

He initially joined Blackpool on loan from Preston in January 2020, and was soon snapped up on a permanent deal and was included in the League One team of the year last term.

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They have endured harder times in recent years, including spells in the bottom tier, before a brief Premier League stint during the 2010-11 season.

Very good. Having secured promotion at Wembley in May, Blackpool have adapted well to life back in the second tier.

Trials and tribulations have followed on and off the field since then, but with new ownership and under the guidance of former Liverpool coach Neil Critchley they are on the up once more.

They have won six of their last 10 fixtures to climb into the top half of the table, and already have impressive away victories at Middlesbrough, Reading and Sheffield United under their belts.

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But he is best known for a seven-year stint with Derby, where he made over 300 league appearances and helped them to two play-off final appearances as they lost to QPR in 2014 and Aston Villa in 2019.

He left the Rams later that year and briefly worked with Russell Martin at MK Dons before moving on to Huddersfield, and now Blackpool.

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Rotherham academy product, striker Yates has proved a superb acquisition for Blackpool since his arrival in the summer of 2020.

He began his youth career with Doncaster before joining the Millers, who he helped to promotion via the League One play-offs in 2018.

Yates also had loan spells with Harrogate, Carlisle and Swindon, where he helped the latter to the League Two title before a permanent move to Blackpool.

He netted 21 goals on their way to promotion, and has picked up where he left off with five goals from 12 Championship outings.

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triker L avery has wasted no time making an impact in the Championship after arriving from Irish club Linfield in the summer, racking up seven goals in all competitions so far, including three in his last three games.

The forward is a product of the Everton academy, having joined the Toffees from Glenavon when aged just 18 in January of 2017.

He never made a first-team appearance for the Goodison Park club, and had a short loan spell with Falkirk before making the move to Linfield.

He enjoyed a fine spell with them, scoring 37 goals in 37 appearances to attract the attention of the Seasiders following their promotion to the Championship.

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WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

SWANS 3 PETERBOROUGH UTD 0

SWANSEA CITY MADE IT FOUR HOME WINS ON THE BOUNCE AS THREE FIRSTHALF GOALS SAW RUSSELL MARTIN’S SIDE EASE PAST PETERBOROUGH UNITED AT THE SWANSEA.COM STADIUM.

TEAM LINEUPS Swans: Ben Hamer; Ryan Bennett, Kyle Naughton, Ryan Manning; Ethan Laird (Morgan Whittaker 79), Korey Smith, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Jamie Paterson; Olivier Ntcham (Flynn Downes 73); Joel Piroe (Michael Obafemi 63).

Subs not used: Steven Benda, Ben Cabango, Morgan Whittaker, Liam Cullen, Joel Latibeaudiere.

Peterborough: David Cornell; Nathan Thompson, Ronnie Edwards, Mark Beevers (captain); Idris Kanu (Joseph Ward 59), Oliver Norburn, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows (Daniel Butler 45); Jorge Grant (Jonson Clarke-Harris 53), Siriki Dembele, Samuel Szmodics.

Subs not used: William Blackmore, Frankie Kent, Conor Coventry, Joseph Ward.

Referee: Matthew Donohue Attendance: 16,639

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COVENTRY CITY 1 SWANS 2

SWANSEA CITY ENDED COVENTRY’S UNBEATEN HOME RECORD AND SECURED A SECOND AWAY VICTORY OF THE SEASON THANKS TO A FAST START AT THE CBS ARENA.

TEAM LINEUPS Coventry City: Simon Moore; Dominic Hyam, Kyle McFadzean (captain), Jake Clarke-Salter; Fankaty Dabo, Jamie Allen (Jodi Jones 70), Gustavo Hamer, Ian Maatsen; Callum O’Hare; Viktor Gyokeres, Matty Godden (Tyler Walker 89).

Subs not used: Ben Wilson, Michael Rose, Liam Kelly, Ben Sheaf, Todd Kane.

Swans: Ben Hamer; Ryan Bennett, Kyle Naughton, Ryan Manning; Ethan Laird, Korey Smith, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Olivier Ntcham (Michael Obafemi 62), Jamie Paterson; Joel Piroe (Flynn Downes 73).

Subs not used: Steven Benda, Ben Cabango, Morgan Whittaker, Liam Cullen, Joel Latibeaudiere.

Referee: Andy Davies Attendance: 16,514

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Football is a game of many opinions, but there is one that we must all share. There is no place for discrimination in our game. If you do not agree, then you are not welcome.

If you see or hear discrimination in this stadium, please report it to the nearest steward or via the Kick it Out App. Because we are all #TogetherAgainstDiscrimination Download the Kick it Out app for free from your app store.

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AFC BOURNEMOUTH 4 SWANS 0 SWANSEA CITY SUFFERED DEFEAT AT BOURNEMOUTH AS A BRACE APIECE FROM DOMINIC SOLANKE AND JAIDON ANTHONY GAVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS THE THREE POINTS AT THE VITALITY STADIUM.

TEAM LINEUPS Bournemouth: Mark Travers; Jack Stacey, Gary Cahill, Lloyd Kelly (captain), Leif Davis; Gavin Kilkenny, Jefferson Lerna, Phil Billing (Lewis Cook 83); Ryan Christie (Jamal Lowe 76), Dominic Solanke (Morgan Rogers 86), Jaidon Anthony.

Subs not used: Will Dennis, Chris Mepham, Emiliano Marcondes, Robbie Brady.

Swans: Ben Hamer; Ryan Bennett, Kyle Naughton, Ryan Manning; Ethan Laird, Flynn Downes (Korey Smith 66), Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell (Morgan Whittaker 67); Olivier Ntcham (Liam Walsh 76), Jamie Paterson; Joel Piroe.

Subs not used: Steven Benda, Ben Cabango, Liam Cullen, Joel Latibeaudiere.

Referee: Tony Harrington Attendance: 9,725

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elcome back after another international break Jacks, and of course a warm welcome to our visitors from Blackpool, the Tangerines, also known as the Seasiders.

It was great to see so much Swansea City influence on the Wales results and lovely to see our former manager Roberto Martinez back in the country and clearly moved by the atmosphere as his number one ranked Belgium side were held to a 1-1 draw in Cardiff.

There are no more international breaks until March, which means we have four months of league focus ahead of us.

It has been over a decade since our last encounter with Blackpool and, when I was doing my research for this column, I was immediately drawn to trying to find some significant links between the two sides.

We’re two clubs identified by our proximity t o t h e s e a s i d e. Two h e a d c o a c h e s nominated for last month’s manager of the month award. Two places separating the sides in the Championship table. And, according to Google maps, there are 272 miles between the Swansea.com Stadium and Bloomfield Road.

No, I’m not predicting a 2-2 draw on the final whistle today, although don’t be surprised if it happens. It has happened four times in 33 encounters. The last was in April 1990 in Division Three.

And, while we’re crunching the numbers, the last time the two sides met was March 2010 when it was Blackpool who came out victorious and the Swans who were on the end of a 5-1 thrashing.

That was the season that saw us finish seventh in the Championship, having missed out on a play-off place... to Blackpool.

And we’ve also shared some personnel over the years, two of the most notable w e r e S c o t t i s h , To m m y H u t c h i s o n and Stephen Dobbie.

Hutchison made more than 160 appearances for each side and Dobbie was a four-times loanee to Blackpool, twice when he was with the Swans and twice as a Crystal Palace player.

Who could forget Hutchison? The oldest player to have signed for the Swans, arriving two months shy of his 38th birthday and the oldest player to have played for the Swans at 43 years, five months and 19 days.

He was also a player of significance for Blackpool, having been inducted into the Bloomfield Road Hall of Fame by the legendary Jimmy Armfield in 2006, after he was voted one of the club’s all-time heroes in a fans’ vote.

One of Dobbie’s loans to Blackpool came in the second half of the 2009-10 season and he scored in their play-off semi-final victory over Nottingham Forest. And he was a second-half substitute in their 3-2 win over Cardiff City in the final.

It was Blackpool’s first time in the Premier League, having last been in the top-flight in 1970 when it was Division One. And we all know in football that it’s the numbers that count in the end.

Both sides will be looking to ensure they bag as many points as possible from the rest of the campaign because the ultimate prize – a place in the promised land of the Premier League – awaits.

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Llongyfarchiadau hefyd i Dan Williams ar ei gôl gyntaf i dîm dan 21 Cymru yn y fuddugoliaeth swmpus o 7-0 yn erbyn Gibraltar, gyda Brandon Cooper yn gapten a Lewis Webb a Ben Margetson hefyd yn y garfan. A hefyd i Seb Dabrowski a B en L loyd yn nhîm dan 17 Cymru gurodd yr Wcráin o 3-0, colli o 2-0 yn erbyn Portiwgal a chael gêm gyfartal 1-1 yn erbyn Kazakhstan.

Mae’n braf cael bod yn ôl yn y stadiwm am y tro cyntaf ers y fuddugoliaeth o 3-0 dros Peterborough ar Hydref 30, a bydd yr Elyrch yn gobeithio adeiladu ar eu canlyniadau arbennig gartref, gyda phedair buddugoliaeth o’r bron – yn erbyn Huddersfield, Caerdydd, West Brom a Peterborough. Dydy tîm Russell Martin ddim wedi colli yma ers mis Awst, ac fe fyddan nhw’n codi uwchlaw Blackpool ac yn nes at y safleoedd ail gyfle gyda thriphwynt y prynhawn yma.

Roedd y perfformiad yn erbyn Bournemouth wrth golli o 4-0 dipyn gwell nag y byddai’r sgôr yn ei awgrymu. A rhaid cofio eu bod nhw ar frig y Bencampwriaeth ar ôl colli unwaith yn unig y tymor hwn.

Bydd angen i’r Elyrch anghofio am y siom wrth wynebu tîm Blackpool heddiw sydd wedi ennill tair o’u pum gêm diwethaf.

Does gan yr Elyrch ddim record dda iawn yn erbyn Blackpool dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Dydyn nhw ddim wedi ennill yn eu saith gêm diwethaf, gyda’r fuddugoliaeth ddiwethaf yn 2005 pan enillon nhw o 3-2, gyda Lee Trundle, Leon Britton ac Adebayo

Akinfenwa yn sgorio. Ers hynny, maen nhw wedi colli pedair a chael tair gêm gyfartal.

Mae sawl chwaraewr wedi gwisgo’r ddau grys ar hyd y blynyddoedd. Yn eu plith mae Jonjo Shelvey, y chwaraewr canol cae chwaraeodd ddeg gêm ar fenthyg yn Blackpool o Lerpwl cyn treulio tair blynedd yn Stadiwm Liberty. Ar ôl i’r Elyrch ennill dyrchafiad i’r Uwch Gynghrair ddegawd yn ôl, symudodd Stephen Dobbie ar fenthyg i Blackpool, tra bod Andrea Orlandi yn un arall sydd wedi chwarae i’r ddau glwb – i’r Elyrch rhwng 2007 a 2012 ac i Blackpool yn 2014-15. Chwaraeodd Danny Graham ar fenthyg i Blackpool yn 2006 ac fe dreuliodd e ddwy flynedd gyda’r Elyrch ar ddechrau’r cyfnod yn yr Uwch Gynghrair.

F l y n y d d o e d d c y n h y n n y, t r e u l i o d d Tommy Hutchinson bedair blynedd gyda Blackpool (1968-72) a chwe blynedd gyda’r Elyrch (1985-91).

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JAMIE PATERSON HAS HAD A GLITTERING START TO LIFE IN SA1 AFTER JOINING SWANSEA CITY AS A FREE AGENT JUST DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE 2021-22 CAMPAIGN, AND HAS SIX CHAMPIONSHIP GOALS AND FOUR ASSISTS TO HIS NAME SO FAR THIS SEASON. HERE, HE DISCUSSES A DIFFICULT SUMMER BEFORE JOINING THE SWANS, HOW HIS MUM HAS BECOME A SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION, HIS ASPIRATIONS OF PLAYING INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AND HIS CAREER TO DATE. CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE....

You’ve had a hugely successful season at the Swans so far, could you have ever imagined this back in the summer after you’d been released by Bristol City and almost started this season without a club?

It seems like a lifetime ago now but obviously it was difficult. I left Bristol injured after being there for five years and it was difficult to take at the time. I did think positive but, being injured as well, I just didn’t really know where I was going to be. Even if I was fit enough, clubs were thinking that I wasn’t fit. I just needed somebody to take a chance and see what I’d bring once I was fully fit, and that’s what Swansea did. I’d like to think so far I’ve repaid that faith.

Your season could have panned out differently had you not got injured on your first day at Middlesbrough, can you talk us through that trial?

I remember I hadn’t trained properly for months, I did a few private sessions in the gym but I still felt a sore groin and things like that.

I went down to Plymouth to meet Middlesbrough on a pre-season tour and the first session was on a random pitch that was quite bobbly and a bit uneven. I just turned and went down a bit of a ditch and felt my ankle roll, and it was just 30 seconds into the first training session I had had in about four months.

I felt something go but I carried on and then it just went swollen and black . I couldn’ t kick a ball and later found out that I’d actually done a ligament

straining my ankle. I tried to play for a couple of games and trained just trying to get through it, I didn’t really know what else I could do. I was unfit anyway and I’d just recovered from COVID as well, so I couldn’t train for two or three weeks before I even went to Middlesbrough.

It was a bit of a nightmare situation really, but it was the best thing I could have done to just get in and do something, so when the next opportunity came I was a little bit better fitness wise with my lungs etc. It was a bit of a tough one.

When did you first hear about the interest from Swansea? Do you think Korey Smith played a part in getting you to the Swans?

I spoke to Korey and I think the gaffer spoke to Korey a little bit as well. It happened quite quickly, as soon as the gaffer came in it was like the next day.

I did hear of the interest from Swansea, I was linked here in the windows beforehand. It was always one that interested me just because of the way the club played football and the way they are, I’ve always admired the club from afar.

When I heard about the opportunity, I was going to do whatever it took to sort it out.

When I came here I’d already played a couple of games and done some training at Middlesbrough even though I’d had the ankle issue. It was the next day I signed and I played on the Saturday and scored so it just went from there.

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Was it easier making the move to Swansea knowing that Korey was here?

We p l aye d w i t h e a c h ot h e r for five years and we’re really good friends anyway, he’s like my annoying brother really, he just annoys me every day but I love him!

He played a big part in getting me here because I spoke to him a lot about the place and I know he was talking to the gaffer and Luke (Williams) about it as well.

I think Korey had quite a big part to play in it and it doesn’t usually happen like that, but it just seemed to happen because of the connection and thankfully I’m here now.

After such a difficult summer, you weren’t fully fit when you joined the club and couldn’t train some days. Were the staff patient with you while you worked to get back to full fitness?

The staff have been nothing short of amazing for me, because that’s exactly what I needed and not many clubs would give you that opportunity to maybe have a day off here and there. That could have possibly overloaded me and I could have done my other ankle or aggravated my other injury from before.

Sometimes in football someone just needs that little bit of love and care at the start and you owe them and have to repay them. I knew Luke as well so he knew the situation and there is a very transparent physio and coaching team here, it was just a case of some days when I first came in that I didn’t do as much as the others.

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There were a couple of others that were getting looked after in the same way too because of the COVID situation. Obviously now it’s different and I train every day and I’m fully fit. I needed that adjustment period and I was performing on the pitch as well, so it makes it a lot easier then to justify why you’re having a rest one day here and there.

You’ ve previously said that you’d always wanted to play in a footballing side. Do you think this system and this team gets the best out of you as a player?

Yeah. I’ve played in footballing sides don’t get me wrong.

The one closest to this was probably under David Wagner at Huddersfield, it was total football with the energy and pressing and that’s my game. I played probably one of my best seasons when I was at Huddersfield on loan.

I always knew that it’s not that easy to just select a team and say “I want to play for them.” It’s difficult and there aren’t many teams that play total football like we do. I’ve always thought in the back of my mind what my best position is, which I think is the eight and the 10 role that I play in now.

I’ve always thought that in the past so to be able to come to Swansea, play in my position and play the football that we play is amazing, I’m loving it.

Your mum seems to be becoming a huge Swans fan and social media celebrity in her own right and was having pictures with fans at Coventry away. She seems to be loving your time at Swansea as much as you are!

She doesn’t even know what she’s doing most of the time!

She’s been tweeting forever but no one has ever really clocked on to it until now. She put one particular picture up and I think that was the start of Wendy Paterson being famous on Twitter.

She gets more likes, retweets and comments than me, I think she must have every Swansea fan liking her posts!

Your family have come to a lot of games and your nephew was even mascot, have your family always been a massive support?

M y m u m , f o r e x a m p l e, h a s obviously seen the situation I was in in the summer and I was back at my mum’s at that time for a couple of months to just get away from football, I didn’t want to be in Bristol on my own.

I’ ve got three older brothers that support me, my dad, and my mum’s always there for me.

She’s obviously proud of me as any mum is of their kid playing football. They’ve always supported me and especially this summer when I needed it, they always support me when I need it; that’s what families are there for and I’d do the same for them.

There were other things going on as well as I’d just split up from my long-term girlfriend and it was all in the same period, but that ’s life it just happens like that. Thankfully I’ ve come out the other side of that and my family are now happy and seeing me playing fo o t b a l l a g a i n a n d I ’ m j u s t enjoying playing football.

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It’s really that simple, put all the other nonsense to the side and I’m just playing football freely and enjoying it.

Is international football something you’d like to pursue?

The link to Wales is that my greatgran and great-grandad lived in Neath, and the situation is they went to visit a family member in Yorkshire and my great-gran gave birth while she was there, so my grandad was born in Yorkshire.

He came back home and lived in Neath all his life and I’ve got loads of family members in Glamorgan and Neath although I don’t know them too much. That’s the Wales connection, my mum classes herself as partly Welsh.

On the other side, my grandad and my dad are from Scotland and my grandad was the most patriotic Scottish man ever, he’d have Scottish flags up in his house. It’s a weird one for me because when England are playing Scotland or Wales it’s a bit strange because I’d be proud to play for either.

My mum would be buzzing if I played for Wales and my dad would be over the moon if I played for Scotland, I’m just lucky to have that blessing of both.

Yo u r c a r e e r s t a r t e d w i t h Walsall, but you came in to the first team at the age of 18. How did you find that ?

I had Dean Smith as my youthteam manager and I did really well for him so he took me in to the first team because he became the firstteam manager.

He brought me with him at a time when I wasn’t really ready to be

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honest, because I was just tiny and my kit was hanging off me, I looked about 13! He put me in and I wasn’t particularly playing well but he must have seen something about me ability wise that he thought he could work with.

I was about 18 or 19 and did that for a couple of years just coming off the bench and then the next season he gave me the number 10 shirt.

We were in League One too so it was still a good level and I played every game. I scored 13 goals that season and he just gave me the confidence.

He was a bit of a father figure really and I’ve stayed close with him, I still talk to him now. He played such a big part.

A move to Nottingham Forest followed, did you feel you got a lot of Championship experience from your time there?

I went from Walsall to Forest and I knew Forest was a big club but I didn’t understand how big it actually was until I got there.

It’s ridiculously big, in terms of numbers, fans and followers it was difficult to really compare.

I didn’t know that so it probably helped me going in there not really knowing. The first few months I didn’t really play and then he put me in the team for a cup game and I scored a hat-trick against West Ham on the BBC out of nowhere.

After that I went on a goalscoring run and scored six goals in my next nine Championship games.

I signed a new contract and stayed but then the season after that it just didn’t go too well. The

manager got changed, loads of new players were brought in and I didn’t really know what was going on. That’s when I went on loan to Huddersfield and did really well in that season.

You spent five years at Bristol City how much did you enjoy your time there? One of the periods that stands out during your time there was the run to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, how brilliant a time was that?

I found a home away from home in Bristol, I was there for five years. I have so many friends there and I loved every second of it.

The cup run was amazing, we had a really good team that season and I think arguably we should have probably got promoted. The cup run sort of hindered us a bit because we didn’t really have that big a squad but it was amazing.

We beat Manchester United in the quarter-finals and Korey scored the winner, he keeps going on about it! We deserved to beat them too, we were the better team on the day and it wasn’t like we were hanging on, we probably could have scored a couple more.

We h a d M a n c h e st e r C i t y i n the semi-finals and we played unbelievable on the away leg, it was like the best some of us had ever played. I don’t know what happened, it was just like we were going there with a free hit and they were just surprised with how good we were, we had a really good game.

The next game we were at home and they turned it up a little bit and it was a little more difficult but we lost 3-2 so we didn’t disgrace ourselves. It was amazing really that we had a chance to get to a final.

Yo u ’ ve n e ve r p l a ye d i n t h e Premier League, what would it mean to you to get to the Premier League with the Swans?

It would mean everything really, obviously I’ve never played in the Premier League. I feel like there’s been times where I’ve been a little bit unlucky by going to certain teams and I could have gone to teams that got promoted that next season.

It just hasn’t been the right timing but I trust in it being the right time and if it doesn’t happen, I’m proud of what I’ve done anyway.

I feel like this season could be special so fingers crossed we can do some good stuff this season and I don’t see why we can’t. It’s never too late, I’m still relatively young, I’ve got a few years left yet and I’m feeling the fittest I’ve felt in a while. I couldn’t think of a better group to do it with because it’s a family club and how I love it.

It could be amazing, we’ve got a long way to go until that so we’ll have to see.

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wansea City Under-23s were left disappointed as a stoppage-time equaliser denied them all three points at Sheffield United.

The Swans went into the game on a two game losing streak, but it looked as though Tarrelle Whittaker’s goal just before half-time would be enough to claim the spoils.

But a goal deep into added time from the Blades snatched victory away from the travelling Swansea side.

Despite the disappointing ending to the game, Swansea can be happy with a point and a positive performance, with the Blades having only lost twice so far this season and currently sitting second in the North Group of the Professional Development League.

Whittaker had the first chance of the game, getting his head on a good ball into the box, but it went just over from close range.

Antwoine Hackford tested the Swansea goalkeeper from distance, but a great save from Nico DefreitasHansen kept the Swans lead intact.

Andre Brooks then had the chance to break the deadlock for the hosts, Frankie Maguire put a good ball in but he couldn’t get a good connection with his head.

But the Swans weren’t able to hold on, with Kyron Gordon tapping in from close range to convert a Joe Starbuck cross deep into added time.

But it was Swansea who took the lead after Sheffield United gave away a penalty just before half-time.

Whittaker stepped up to the spot for the penalty and slotted it down the middle to make it 1-0 heading into the break.

Sheffield United pushed to find an equaliser but the Swansea defence held strong in the early stages of the second half.

TEAM LINEUP Swans: Nico Defreitas-Hansen, Tivonge Rushesha, Lincoln McFayden, Scott Butler, Jacob Jones, Ben Erickson (Ben Margetson 72’), Dan Williams, Azeem Abdulai, Dylan Morgan (Harry Jones 72’), Sam Leverett, Tarrelle Whittaker (Jaden Forrester 85’).

Subs not used: Jamie Searle, Joel Cotterill.

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wansea City Under-18s were beaten by Cardiff City Under-18s in the Professional Development League in Landore.

effort was tame and easily held

by Jacob Dennis in the Cardiff goal.

The game saw Darren Davies take charge of the under-18s for the first time since becoming head coach, but he couldn’t get the dream start against Cardiff.

But it was Cardiff who broke the deadlock through Joel Colwill.

His long-range effort was just too powerful for Ben Hughes, who got a hand to the ball but couldn't prevent it from crossing the line.

Swansea dominated the possession in the early stages of the game and continually pressed to win the ball back high up the pitch.

The Bluebirds almost made it two just before the break, with Jac Clay’s header from a corner forcing an athletic save from Hughes.

B ut the Swans struggled to create clear cut chances and find that final ball to break the Cardiff defence, with Cameron Congreve and Ben Lloyd both trying their luck from distance several times.

Swansea came out seeking an equaliser in the second half, with Congreve crossing for David Roberts, but he couldn’t get a strong enough connection with his header.

Adrian Akande went closest to putting the Swans ahead as he cut in from the right, but his

Filip Lissah then broke forward from right-back and unleashed a powerful shot on his left foot that the goalkeeper had to parry behind for a corner.

But Cardiff would double their lead after 75 minutes when Caleb Hughes' free-kick clipped the underside of the crossbar before hitting the back of the net.

Charlie Veevers went close to pulling one back for the Swans with a curling free kick, but his effort went over the bar.

TEAM LINEUP Swans: Ben Hughes, Filip Lissah, Zane Myers, Joel Cotterill (capt), David Roberts, Harry Jones, Adrian Akande, Ben Lloyd, Kyrell Wilson (Kieran Petrie, 79), Cameron Congreve (Charlie Veevers, 79), Aaron Hillier (Geoff Bony, 70).

Subs not used: Sam Seager, Seb Dabrowski.

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BARRY TOWN UNITED 0

SWANS LADIES 5

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wansea City Ladies extended their perfect run this season with a dominant win over Barry Town United.

The Swans saw a lot of the ball in the early stages and eventually found a way through in the first half with goals from Laura Davies and Stacey John-Davis.

The defending champions then pushed on in the second half to extend their lead further with Kelly Adams getting her name on the scoresheet.

Swansea added another two goals in the last five minutes with Jess Williams scoring and John-Davis completing her brace with a penalty.

The visitors had a flurry of chances in the opening exchanges of the game, and the pressure was eventually converted into a goal with 28 minutes gone.

Davies got on the end of Ellie Lake’s free kick and side footed the ball into the far corner.

Chris Church’s side continued to dominate after taking the lead creating a handful of other opportunities, and the lead was doubled before the interval courtesy of a fine free kick from John-Davis, which found its way into the top corner.

The Swans emphasised their superiority just past the hour mark as Adams turned in a free header.

Barry found chances hard to c ome by throughout and Swansea displayed their attacking prowess.

John-Davis then completed the scoring in the last minute from the spot sending Chelsea Herbert the wrong way.

TEAM LINEUP Swans: Gemma Border, Alicia Powe (captain), Shaunna Jenkins (Jess Williams 53), Ellie Lake, Kelly Adams, Ria Hughes, Katy Hosford, Stacy John-Davis, Rhianne Oakley (Chloe Tiley 77), Laura Davies, Nia Rees (Gwen Horgan 72).

Subs not used: Chloe Chivers.

Five minutes from the final whistle Williams was picked out

by John-Davis at the far post to turn it home.

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W

hen I hear the name of today’s visitors, three matches spring to mind.

The games span almost 70 years – the first one was played at the old Wembley Stadium while the third was played at the new version of England’s national stadium.

JACK THE LAD

The middle match took place in Blackpool itself and featured one of the best goals of the 1970s.

Unusually for matches which stick in my mind, none of them directly involved the Swans!

But one did generate an awful lot of interest amongst the Jack Army, and there is a strong Welsh connection with the other.

I’ll start with the most recent match.

This was a result for which I will be eternally grateful to our visitors from Lancashire.

On May 22 2010, the Seasiders travelled to Wembley to face our old rivals from up the road in the Championship play-off final.

Now I know as a proud Welshman and a lover of all Welsh sport, I should have been cheering on the Bluebirds.

But I’m sorry, I just couldn’t! There was no way I wanted Cardiff City to get to the Premier League before we did.

Can you imagine how unbearable that would have been for us Swans fans? It doesn’t even bear thinking about.

So, despite being on a family day trip to Folly Farm in Pembrokeshire on what was a gloriously sunny day, I was constantly checking my phone for updates from Wembley on the closely contested match.

The goal-laden first half was a particularly hard watch by text updates as my young daughter competed with my phone for attention.

Cardiff twice took the lead during the first 45 minutes as I battled to divide my concentration between the football, my daughter, meerkats, penguins and giraffes.

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But when the 3-2 full-time score finally flashed up on my phone, I let out a yell of delight which echoed around the Jolly Barn small animal petting shed, startling several furry creatures and children in the process.

I know many people might describe this behaviour in a grown man as childish, but I just couldn’t help it!

I couldn’t stand the thought of our closest geographical rivals achieving anything before us. They're still going on about the 1927 FA Cup, and it was bad enough them finishing higher than us in the league table.

So, I am eternally grateful to Blackpool for buying the Swans the time to gain promotion at Wembley 12 months later and become the first Welsh club to play in the Premier League.

Cardiff could do what they wanted after that, and I was even relatively pleased when they eventually gained promotion so it could give us the opportunity of facing them in a Premier League south Wales derby.

The next match that springs to mind is from the 1970s and saw Blackpool host Sunderland at Bloomfield Road in the old Second Division.

Not much to get excited about there, I hear you say, but the match was a promotion battle and featured an absolute screamer by Blackpool favourite Mickey Walsh.

Such was the quality of the strike, it was voted Match of the Day’s prestigious Goal of the Season – quite an achievement for a goal scored in the second tier of English football.

I was only just getting interested in club football at the time and, as a supporter of a club from the lower divisions, I was delighted to see one of the so-called less fashionable clubs from outside the First Division getting such recognition.

The goal was repeated again and again on the Beeb and became as familiar as any strike claimed by First Division stars of the ‘70s.

For those of you who haven't seen it, the Republic of Ireland international takes a pass on his chest just inside the Sunderland half late in the game and heads for the visitors' goal.

With the score tied at 2-2, Walsh sees off the attention of two Sunderland defenders before smashing an arrow like shot in off a post to send the home crowd into raptures and win the game. Well worth a look on YouTube.

The third match is probably one of the most famous games in the history of British domestic football.

In 1953, Blackpool were in their pomp and boasted a team of stars including legendary England internationals Stan Mortensen and Stanley Matthews.

Of course, the match was to become known as The Matthews Final despite the fact Mortensen scored a hattrick and the dramatic injury-time winner was scored by Billy Perry after Blackpool had trailed 3-1 to Bolton with just 22 minutes left.

While the game is remembered for Matthews' display of wonderful wing play, a Welshman played a central role.

The referee on that famous Wembley occasion was a Newport school teacher - Mervyn 'Sandy' Griffiths.

Despite working full-time in the classroom, Griffiths was considered to be one of the best referees in the world having officiated at the 1950 World Cup Finals.

It's an indication of his status in the game that no Welshman had ever been chosen to referee the FA Cup final until Griffiths was appointed to take charge of the

1953 Wembley showpiece, which was known as the Coronation Final before Matthews' performance gave it a new name.

In coronation year, it was, of course, the first time the new Queen was present to hand out the medals to the players and officials, including Griffiths.

But there was never any chance the whole occasion would go to Sandy's head. The following Wednesday evening he was back in Newport refereeing Undy Scouts v Durham Road Boys School!

The Matthews Final wasn't Griffiths’ last big match occasion, however.

Just over a year later he was running the line in the World Cup final when West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in the match known as The Miracle of Berne.

In fact, he was in the middle of a massive controversy when he denied the legendary Hungarian Ferenc Puskas a last-minute equaliser by flagging him offside - a decision which has been debated ever since.

The incident didn't do Griffiths any harm. Four years later he was back at the World Cup, this time in Sweden, where he officiated in four matches, including taking charge of the semi-final between France and Brazil, which saw a 17-year-old Pele score his first hat-trick.

Hopefully, there'll be no controversial decisions this afternoon and the Swans will provide me with another memorable match for me to recall when I hear the name Blackpool.

C'mon you Swans!

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n the second part of our interview with John Burgum, the journalist who covered Swansea City for more than two and a half decades, we find out more about the player he believes made the biggest impact on the fortunes of the club – and the media.

Fans of a certain vintage will remember when the Swans pulled off one of the biggest coups in football with the signing of Wales international John Toshack as player-manager.

in that era, that time when professionalism was so important to success, as Bob Shankly had shown at Liverpool.

“He was a very different character to the Harry Gregg and Harry Griffiths-type managers who had come before him. He had a confidence about him and a professionalism about him that Swansea had never seen before.

It was March 1978 and the news that L iverpool legend Toshack was to take the helm at Swansea City shocked and thrilled the football fraternity.

“Suddenly, everything changed for me as a reporter and for the club, because the media spotlight was on Swansea in a big way. It was unprecedented. The level of interest in the club from far and wide was something we had never seen - and that was because of Tosh.

The man whose job it was to document that signing and subsequent Swansea City stories, was former South Wales Evening Post football reporter, John Burgum.

“It wasn’t just me and one or two others standing outside the dressing room waiting for Harry (Griffiths) to comment on the game anymore - it was all different when Tosh arrived.”

Tosh, the master marksman for Liverpool, had a huge reputation as a player, but he was a novice when it came to management – not that anyone would know that if they saw him in action.

A physically imposing and assured player on the pitch, Tosh was no different off it.

As the Swansea City reporter on the local newspaper, the stakes were raised for Burgum and the other sports reporters on the South Wales Evening Post. The player with a big reputation drew press interest like a magnet, whether he was scoring goals for his new club or bringing in bigname players.

“It was a fairy tale story, wasn’t it? It all happened on St David’s Day, the Cardiff boy who’d made his name in Liverpool starting his managerial career in Swansea,” explains Burgum.

“I only knew him on his record. I’d never spoken to him until he came to Swansea. “ Tosh was the first manager who had played at the top level

“ I t w a s i n c r e d i b l e, ” a d d e d B urgum. “It was as though Fleet Street had decamped onto Swansea, or certainly to south Wales. I can also remember my colleague, David Evans, and I turning to each other one day and saying we needed to make sure we were different to everyone else, and we came up with the motto, ‘be first’.

“I have never known a time in my career when the competition for stories was so significant. It was because of Tosh, the appetite was there in a way that we had never seen before. I had been in the job for a good few years and I knew it was going to require me and us as a paper finding different stories.

“You have to remember he had experienced nothing like that at Liverpool, because there was nothing to complain about, they were such a successful team in the ‘70s. He had played for a side that won trophy after trophy and he’d come to Swansea and it wasn’t like that.

“The national reporters would congregate amongst themselves to make sure they all had the same story, whereas the little group of south Wales-based reporters, me, Karl Woodward, Rob Phillips I think was working on the Echo at the time, Ray Parker and Malcolm Lewis, we made sure we had a slice of the cake and on the Post, we had to find something different and that was the challenge for us and for me, especially.”

“ We h a d s o m e c h a l l e n g e s , especially in those early days before the success came and the club made history as it climbed through the leagues.

And, while there was a plethora of stories, there were testing times for the local reporters under the new player-manager. The exLiverpool star who was used to winning trophies wasn’t used to the level of scrutiny he received in his new role.

“You have to have some sort of co-operation with the manager and there were a few occasions when he’d come into the office and not be happy about a story we’d published because the timing wasn’t right as far as he was concerned, or I hadn’t spoken to him about a story before it had gone in the paper o r h e’d b e u n h a p p y a b o u t the letters page.”

Those were the days before email or social media and the way fans had their say then was via the ‘readers’ letters’ pages in the Post.

“As a player he knew what he wanted and he was no different as a manager. He’d have a rant one week and the next week he’d give me a world exclusive. He rang me when Mike Smith left the Wales job and he said he had an exclusive for me – he wasn’t interested in the Wales job.

“Or he would walk into the office, which he loved doing, and he’d just drop a story on my lap. The biggest one was when Alan Curtis went to Leeds.

“My memory of that is that he came in in the morning and told us Curtis was going and it was such a big story locally the powers-that-be - the editor and sports editor - decided it was the story of the day news-wise and it was shunted onto the front page from the back. In my time at the Post I don’t think that had ever happened before.

“Things had changed completely for us. It was a wonderful time, an up and down time for us as reporters, but for me, it was the highlight of my career to be around when all this was happening.”

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JUNIOR CYRIL'S HALF-TIME QUIZ QUESTION ONE

QUESTION TWO

QUESTION THREE

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley managed which Premier League for two cup fixtures?

Who spent two separate loan spells with Blackpool during his time at Swansea City?

Tip: They are based in Merseyside.

Tip: He scored in our Championship play-off final win over Reading in 2011.

QUESTION FOUR

QUESTION FIVE

QUESTION SIX

W ho was the manager that got Blackpool promoted to the Premier League for the first time?

The Swans last beat Blackpool at home in 2005. Bay Akinfenwa scored in a 3-2 win. Who scored the other goals?

Shayne Lavery is Blackpool’s top scorer this term. But for which country did his score his first goal for this season?

Tip: They both have roles within the Swans’ current set up.

Tip: The country’s capital city is Belfast.

What is Blackpool’s nickname?

Tip: It is a type of fruit.

Tip: He’s a former QPR, Leicester City and Crystal Palace manager, and is nicknamed “Ollie”.

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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 Fulton

2

Plymouth Argyle (CC R2) H W 4-1

Tue, Aug 24, 7pm

Hamer

Manning 1

Joseph 3

Bennett

Latibeaudiere

Bidwell

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 Downes

2

Millwall H D 0-0

Wed, Sept 15, 7.45pm

Hamer

Naughton

Cabango

Bennett

Laird

Manning

Luton Town A D 3-3

Sat, Sept 18, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

R Williams 1

Bennett

Laird

Manning

Downes 3

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

Peterborough United H W 3-0

Sat, Oct 30, 3pm

Hamer

Naughton

Bennett

Manning

Laird 3

Bidwell

Smith

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

Sat, Nov 20, 3pm

Barnsley A

Wed, Nov 24, 7.45pm

Reading H

Sat, Nov 27, 3pm

Middlesbrough A

Sat, Dec 4, 3pm

Nottingham Forest H

Sat, Dec 11, 3pm

Queens Park Rangers A

Sat, Dec 18, 3pm

Millwall A

Sun, Dec 26, 3pm

Luton Town H

Wed, Dec 29, 7.45pm

Fulham H

Mon, Jan 3, 3pm

Huddersfield Town A

Sat, Jan 15, 3pm

Preston North End H

Sat, Jan 22, 3pm

Hull City A

Sat, Jan 29, 3pm

Blackburn Rovers H

Sat, Feb 5, 3pm

Stoke City A

Tue, Feb 8, 3pm

Bristol City H

Sat, Feb 12, 3pm

Sheffield United A

Sat, Feb 19, 3pm

AFC Bournemouth H

Tue, Feb 22, 3pm

West Bromwich Albion A

Sat, Feb 26, 3pm

Coventry City H

Sat, Mar 5, 3pm

Blackpool A

Sat, Mar 12, 3pm

Peterborough United A

Wed, Mar 16, 7.45pm

Birmingham City H

Sat, Mar 19, 3pm

Cardiff City A

Sat, Apr 2, 3pm

Derby County H

Sat, Apr 9, 3pm

Barnsley H

Fri, Apr 15, 3pm

Reading A

Mon, Apr 18, 3pm

Middlesbrough H

Sat, Apr 23, 3pm

Nottingham Forest A

Sat, Apr 30, 3pm

Correct as of November 18, 2021.

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Match Statistics Key

Goal =

1

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

1

Grimes

2 3

2

, Whittaker

, 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

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

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Captain =

Sub = 2 (number denotes player replaced) Booked =

Sent off =

Carabao Cup = CC FA Cup = FA

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TABLE 2021~2022

POS TEAM 1

Bournemouth

17

P W D 12

4

L 1

31

F

10

A GD PTS 21

40

2

Fulham

17

12

2

3

44

14

30

38

3

West Bromwich Albion

17

9

5

3

27

15

12

32

4

Coventry City

17

9

3

5

25

21

4

30

5

Stoke City

17

8

4

5

22

19

3

28

6

Queens Park Rangers

17

7

5

5

28

24

4

26

7

Blackburn Rovers

17

7

5

5

28

26

2

26

8

Huddersfield Town

17

7

4

6

21

20

1

25

9

Millwall

17

6

7

4

17

17

0

25

10

Blackpool

17

7

4

6

19

20

-1

25

11

Luton Town

17

6

6

5

26

22

4

24

12

Swansea City

17

6

5

6

20

22

-2

23

13

Nottingham Forest

17

6

4

7

23

22

1

22

14

Middlesbrough

17

6

4

7

19

19

0

22

15

Birmingham City

17

6

4

7

18

19

-1

22

16

Preston North End

17

5

6

6

18

22

-4

21

17

Sheffield United

17

5

4

8

22

26

-4

19

18

Bristol City

17

5

4

8

19

27

-8

19

19

Reading*

17

7

1

9

22

28

-6

16

20

Cardiff City

17

4

3

10

17

31

-14

15

21

Peterborough United

17

4

3

10

17

32

-15

15

22

Hull City

17

3

3

11

11

22

-11

12

23

Barnsley

17

2

5

10

12

25

-13

11

24

Derby County*

17

3

9

5

13

16

-3

-3

Correct as of Nov 18, 2021.

*Derby County deducted 21 points and Reading deducted 6 points under EFL Regulations.

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Head Coach: Russell Martin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 35 37 46

Steven Benda Ryan Bennett Ryan Manning Flynn Downes Ben Cabango Jay Fulton Korey Smith Matt Grimes Michael Obafemi Olivier Ntcham Morgan Whittaker Jamie Paterson Brandon Cooper Joël Piroe Ben Hamer Tivonge Rushesha Liam Cullen Yan Dhanda Joel Latibeaudiere Jake Bidwell Lewis Webb Kyle Naughton Ethan Laird Liam Walsh Lincoln Mcfayden Daniel Williams Rhys Williams

BLACKPOOL

Head Coach: Neil Critchley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 35

Chris Maxwell Callum Connolly James Husband Jordan Gabriel Reece James Kevin Stewart Owen Dale Ryan Wintle Jerry Yates Keshi Anderson Josh Bowler Kenny Dougall Stuart Moore Gary Madine Demetri Mitchell Sonny Carey Matty Virtue Grant Ward Shayne Lavery Oliver Casey Marvin Ekpiteta CJ Hamilton Daniel Leo Gretarsson Joe Nuttall Cameron Antwi Richard Keogh Oliver Sarkic Tyrese John-Jules Luke Garbutt Daniel Grimshaw Dujon Sterling

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Correct as of November 18, 2021

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