Swansea City Supporters Trust
The Transfer Window. The Trust Board wants to be a strong voice for the fans of Swansea City and as such, we cannot let the events of transfer deadline day pass without comment. While we fully appreciate that there would be a need to cut costs following relegation from the Premier League, this should have been coupled with a proactive transfer policy to bring in players to … [Read more...]
Elections to the Trust Board 2018 – Ballot Results
The closing date for the return of ballot papers in the Election to the Trust Board 2018 was on Friday 27th July. The result of the ballot is as follows. 710 Ballot Papers were returned, 4 were spoiled and the total votes cast were: Phil Sumbler 532 votes Andrew Mcglashan 521 votes Tim Bull … [Read more...]
Trust Board Elections 2018 – Notice of Ballot
Nine nominations for the seven vacancies on the Trust Board had been received by the closing date. As a result a ballot of eligible Full Members will now take place. An eligible full member is a member who, on the 16 June 2018, had paid an Adult or Senior membership fee for the 2017/18 Season. A voting form, together with the candidate statements of the nine nominations, is … [Read more...]
Trust Board Elections 2018
The Swansea City Supporters' Trust holds Annual Elections for Swans Trust Members to have the chance to be elected to the Trust Board. Full Board Members usually serve for a two year term and are eligible to stand for re-election. This year however, as a result of mid term vacancies which need to be filled, two of the Members elected may serve for ONE year, but will be eligible … [Read more...]
Trust in our Schools
In these challenging times for the club it is important to build for the future in a number of ways, just one of which involves the Supporters’ Trust Schools’ Initiative. The Trust has been working on its Schools’ Initiative for over two years and, with a pilot scheme already underway, now seems an opportune time to outline what has been involved and the key stages in taking it … [Read more...]
Croeso
The Supporters’ Trust extends a warm welcome to Graham Potter following the news that terms have been agreed which will see him joining the Club next week. Whilst not involved in the selection process, our Supporter Director has been kept in the picture as discussions have progressed and we feel the appointment will be a positive step as we look to rebuild after a series of … [Read more...]
Where Do We Go From Here – Managing The Club
It’s been around two years since the Trust wrote a series of articles looking at various aspects and challenges facing the football club, entitled “Where Do We Go From Here”. Given that the club is undoubtedly going to see significant changes as a result of our relegation from the Premier League, this seems a fitting time to reprise this. In the first of these articles, we … [Read more...]
Farewell to Carlos
The Swansea City Supporters’ Trust wishes to thank Carlos Carvalhal and his staff for their contribution during their short period at the Club. Carlos' appointment had an immediate impact and the two memorable victories against Liverpool and Arsenal in January gave us all the belief that we could achieve another 'great escape'. Unfortunately things did not work out during the … [Read more...]
ANGEL & LEON – THE END OF AN ERA
In a week that is expected to see our seven year reign in the Premier League almost certainly draw painfully to a close it is perhaps ironic that two of our most popular players in recent history will also close the door on their Swans playing careers. On Thursday we learnt of the decision by the club not to offer Angel Rangel a new contract beyond this summer. This will … [Read more...]
Meet the Trust on Matchday- 13 May v Stoke
As usual Swans Trust Board members will be in attendance at various locations close to the Liberty before our final game of the season against Stoke tomorrow. The Trust Pod, Landore Social Club (pre and post match) and the Riverside Bar will have Trust Board members in attendance as possibly will other local pubs etc close to the stadium. Keep an eye open for Trust … [Read more...]
