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Swansea City v Preston North End @ The Liberty Stadium 11/8/2018
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Our first visit to this part of the world for about eight years when we got creamed 4-0 with Ferguson in charge, I know I was there.
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A brief Wiki history of Swansea

Swansea City Association Football Club (/ˈswɒnzi/; Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales, that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea City represents England when playing in European competitions, although they have represented Wales in the past. The club was founded in 1912 as Swansea Town and joined the Football League in 1921. The club changed their name in 1969, when they adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.[3] Swansea have played their home matches at the Liberty Stadium since 2005, having previously played at the Vetch Field since the club was founded.

In 1981, the club was promoted to the original Football League First Division. It was during the following season they came close to winning the league title, but a decline then set near the season's end before finishing sixth, although a club record. It was from here the club suffered a relegation the season after, returning to the Football League Fourth Division a few seasons later, and then narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference in 2003. The Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd owns 20% of the club,[4] with their involvement hailed by Supporters Direct as "the most high profile example of the involvement of a supporters' trust in the direct running of a club".[5] The club's subsequent climb from the fourth division of English football to the top division is chronicled in the 2014 film, Jack to a King – The Swansea Story.

In 2011, Swansea were promoted to the Premier League. On 24 February 2013, Swansea beat Bradford City 5–0 to win the 2012–13 Football League Cup (the competition's highest ever winning margin for the final), winning the first major trophy in the club's history and qualifying for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, where they reached the Last 32 stage but lost over two legs to Napoli. Swansea were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Swansea is miles away having driven there twice believe me it is a long haul, newly relegated Swansea are hoping for a quick return to the top division, still have plenty of lads that played in the top division the likes of Carroll and Naughton, but have also added to the squad with Celina who potted a beauty against us at Ipswich last season, they have speed merchant Montero and the more than useful McBurnie they are rumoured to be after Ryan Woods from Brentford but may need to offload Sam Clucas first.

Personal view given they have had a shed load of managers in recent years think they have appointed well this time with Graham Potter did a great job with a bunch of at first no hopers Ostersunds taking them into the Europa League were they beat the hapless Arsenal at the Emirates.

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Potter no relation to Harry or Brian will be hoping to use his magic and raise the Swansea phoenix from the ashes hopefully pulling them off into the paradise that is the Premier League next season. Think they have a good chance.

North End my stick to same side that started last week probably boty City lads will be on the bench and will probably start against Morecambe on Tuesday

The man in charge of the game was also the match referee the last time we visited South Wales; our December victory against Cardiff City, when Tom Clarke scored a late winner.

That man is Isle of Wight official James Linington. He took charge of three PNE games last season, all away from home, with the games being the 2-1 win at Hull City back in September, the aforementioned game at the Cardiff City Stadium and the 1-0 win at Sheffield United in our final away game of last season.

Overall last season he refereed 40 games, issuing 140 cautions and five red cards. He last Swans game was back in September 2015, when he was the man with the whistle for their 1-0 League Cup defeat at Hull City.
Two seasons ago, the referee made his first visit ever to Deepdale for the clash with Wolves back in November and was then the referee in the away game at Derby County back in March.

The season before he was referee of the PNE game at Ashton Gate, when Greg Cunningham scored the winner against his former club and that was his third game in charge of PNE.

The other time he refereed North End was another game in the south of England, when the Lilywhites won 1-0 at Gillingham in the League One promotion season, courtesy of Paul Huntington’s goal in his first start of the season.

James will be assisted by Adam Matthews and Mark Pottage, with Kevin Johnson acting as the fourth official.

Macs memories

6/4/1993

Drove to Swansea in my old Rover Metro five us cramped into the confined space, arrived in Swansea 20 minutes before kick off stuck in a traffic jam with little hope of getting there before the kick off, didn't matter though 15 minutes before kick off it was called of the Vetch was waterlogged .
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Swansea City v Preston North End @ The Liberty Stadium 11/8/2018 - by themaclad - 09-08-2018, 16:02
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