The Swansea City Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Swansea City turn down Cambridge United for Joel Cotterill
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Swansea City
Stephen Eustáquio and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Swansea City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Swansea City rebuffed over Pascal Struijk
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Brighton have kept their man, and Swansea City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Swansea City promote Robert Mitchell from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Mitchell has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Christopher Ward steps up from the Swansea City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christopher Ward has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Swansea City promote Richard James from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard James has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Swansea City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Moussa Yeo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Joseph Bennett on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Joseph Bennett after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
In brief
- Boardroom Swansea City say no to the training-ground money
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Zeidane Inoussa
- The dugout Ben Cabango gets it from the manager