Thomas Atkinson

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105 Edition

The Swansea City Courier

31 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad31 Jul 2028

Marko Stamenić breaks a bone — 32 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 32 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Transfer targets31 Jul 2028

Aston Villa tell Swansea City: Keisuke Osako is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad31 Jul 2028

Filip Lissah in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Swansea City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad31 Jul 2028

Joe Ralls falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout31 Jul 2028

No hiding place for Rhys Healey

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rhys Healey, and the manager let it.

Market31 Jul 2028

The Ethan Galbraith talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Swansea City know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

The dugout31 Jul 2028

The manager makes Eom Ji-Sung a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Swansea City. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

The dugout31 Jul 2028

Ollie Cooper asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market31 Jul 2028

Talks stall between Swansea City and Nathan Trott

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

In brief

Back issues
95 Edition

The Swansea City Courier

22 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad22 May 2028

Words exchanged at Swansea City

Luca Woodhouse and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Market22 May 2028

The Ethan Galbraith story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ethan Galbraith signs something — a contract at Swansea City or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Loan watch22 May 2028

Huddersfield Town cannot leave Filip Lissah out

27 starts and an average of 6.81. He went there to play and he is playing, which is the only thing a loan was ever for.

The dugout22 May 2028

A door opens for Jerson Malagón

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

The dugout22 May 2028

The manager comes out for James Beadle

Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. James Beadle has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.

Squad22 May 2028

The penny has dropped for Elliott Hewitt

He looks like a man who lives here now rather than one who is working here. It took most of a season, and at Swansea City the difference is visible from the back of the stand.

In brief

91 Edition

The Swansea City Courier

24 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Loan watch24 Apr 2028

28 goals on loan for Cameron Congreve

42 appearances at Gillingham and the goals keep coming. Swansea City are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Squad24 Apr 2028

Tempers go at Swansea City

Joseph Opoku was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

No hiding place for Ethan Galbraith

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ethan Galbraith, and the manager let it.

Match22 Apr 2028

A bad afternoon for Swansea City against Leicester City

0‑2 to Leicester City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

Edward Fisher faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Edward Fisher after 0‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad24 Apr 2028

Elliott Hewitt falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad24 Apr 2028

A ban for Ayyoub Bouaddi

One booking too many, and a game watched from the stand. Swansea City lose him for the most avoidable reason in the sport.

Player ratings24 Apr 2028

Joseph Opoku was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 12. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Market24 Apr 2028

The Ethan Galbraith story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Ethan Galbraith signs something — a contract at Swansea City or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief