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Real Swansea Story 19:20 - Jul 22 with 7567 viewsgrfn

Guys, in "Thank you Huw" thread i read:
"But don't forget the real,people who saved the club ....
You know - the ones not in the film."
and i would like to know more about Swansea history.
I am relatively new in supporting Swansea (i like this club since it entered Premier League and became "solid" fan during 14/15 campaign so i cant describe myself as a true Jack :))
but i would like to know a little more about Swans rise after that crisis.
Could you recommend some reliable sources of information?
Also I haven't watched "Jack to a King", i tried watching it but accent was sometimes too diifficult to understand everything properly and i found it pointless to watch it and dont fully understand it (as you may guess english is not my first language :)).
Do any of you have english subtitles? I failed to find them online.
[Post edited 22 Jul 2016 19:20]
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Real Swansea Story on 19:21 - Jul 22 with 5970 viewsPozuelosSideys

10 pager..

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Real Swansea Story on 19:23 - Jul 22 with 5955 viewsplasjack

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Real Swansea Story on 20:02 - Jul 22 with 5874 viewsGlyn1

Real Swansea Story on 19:23 - Jul 22 by plasjack

Beware of WUM, are you one of them?.


Is that a wind up? Yep.

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Real Swansea Story on 00:34 - Jul 23 with 5577 viewsLoyal

He / she uses very long words in a clear grammatical way for someone who can't listen to the audio from the film and understand it.
You could almost assume this is a bit of a wind up.

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Real Swansea Story on 09:03 - Jul 23 with 5452 viewsgrfn

Wow.
Just wow.
Ok then, sorry to bother you.
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Real Swansea Story on 09:08 - Jul 23 with 5439 viewsItchySphincter

Real Swansea Story on 09:03 - Jul 23 by grfn

Wow.
Just wow.
Ok then, sorry to bother you.


Maybe try the Wikipedia page? Likely to be as accurate as the film.

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Real Swansea Story on 09:34 - Jul 23 with 5405 viewsgrfn

Real Swansea Story on 09:08 - Jul 23 by ItchySphincter

Maybe try the Wikipedia page? Likely to be as accurate as the film.


Well, as i wrote in first post in this thread, i wanted to know "real people who saved the club
You know - the ones not in the film.", so i asked you for some sources of information.
Watching the movie was supposed to be some kind of add-on.
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Real Swansea Story on 09:55 - Jul 23 with 5349 viewsDr_Winston

This is a good place to start.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection

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Real Swansea Story on 11:50 - Jul 23 with 5276 viewsmonmouth

Real Swansea Story on 09:55 - Jul 23 by Dr_Winston

This is a good place to start.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection


It still makes me very angry that this man was airbrushed out.

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Real Swansea Story on 11:53 - Jul 23 with 5264 viewslondonlisa2001

Real Swansea Story on 09:55 - Jul 23 by Dr_Winston

This is a good place to start.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection


Many on here would do well to read that again and remind themselves.
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Real Swansea Story on 15:55 - Jul 23 with 5152 viewsskippyjack

http://livingonwords.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/saving-of-swans.html?m=1

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Real Swansea Story on 16:24 - Jul 23 with 5112 viewsDr_Winston

Real Swansea Story on 11:50 - Jul 23 by monmouth

It still makes me very angry that this man was airbrushed out.


We'd never have known that Weetabix and Vodka go together if they hadn't.

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Real Swansea Story on 16:39 - Jul 23 with 5089 viewsUplandsJack

Real Swansea Story on 16:24 - Jul 23 by Dr_Winston

We'd never have known that Weetabix and Vodka go together if they hadn't.


Too true Doc.....
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Real Swansea Story on 18:20 - Jul 23 with 5016 viewsskippyjack

Real Swansea Story on 11:50 - Jul 23 by monmouth

It still makes me very angry that this man was airbrushed out.


It just emphasises what the seller's were all about.. Alan Tate was airbrushed out an all..

It was nothing more than a marketing tool.. where Dineen, Jenkins, JVZ, Morgans, Katzen met one evening, decided to put 50k in a Tesco carrier bag, and went to an apartment to buy the club off Petty.. what a story.

Never mind Dave Boyle, Richard Lilicrap, Michael Williams and Nigel Hamer who let 'tea boy' Dineen as he was known, to be part of the leadership group... who invented the Trust, and gathered 600 supporters.. who signed up and raised a significant amount for the Trust..and the MAGS and SEALS supporters in exile.. 1000+ fans..

Then that group of 1000+ fans who invited Martin Morgan and David Morgan to the party.. then Jenkins, Katzen, JVZ came along in a later date to set up a consortium approved by 1000s of supporters to oust Tony Petty.

This past week illustrates that the seller's owe 1000+ fans for their multi million pound windfall.. It was a democratic decision by the Trust to allow the chosen ones to oust Petty in the first place.. Leigh Dineen somehow popped up on the Swansea City shares, because Lilicrap had given the youngster an opportunity to lead the Trust.. which I bet he regrets.. considering Leigh used his position solely for his own agenda.

People slated T2C for years.. but he was an Enoch Powell amongst posters who vehemently put him down, and out of the forum all together.

Well done Lilicrap, the true saviour of Swansea City.. RIP.. A politician without self serving attributes.. possibly the only one.
[Post edited 23 Jul 2016 19:18]

The awkward moment when a Welsh Club become the Champions of England.. shh The Swansea Way.. To upset the odds.
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Real Swansea Story on 18:28 - Jul 23 with 4991 viewsWarwickHunt

Real Swansea Story on 11:50 - Jul 23 by monmouth

It still makes me very angry that this man was airbrushed out.


Aye - me too. Was at Bishop Gore with Rich and we played in the same football team although he was a few years older than me.

A huge figure in our recent history and an absolute travesty he didn't even get a mention in the Disney version.
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Real Swansea Story on 19:14 - Jul 23 with 4905 viewsmax936

Real Swansea Story on 18:28 - Jul 23 by WarwickHunt

Aye - me too. Was at Bishop Gore with Rich and we played in the same football team although he was a few years older than me.

A huge figure in our recent history and an absolute travesty he didn't even get a mention in the Disney version.


Fair play to Skippy in his above post, he's pretty much nailed it spot on. Its a great pity Richard isn't still here to get his views on things and the way he's virtually been hairbrushed out of Swansea's revival is a sad indictment on the former board I hope they're proud, Mal Pope as well as much I like him.
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Real Swansea Story on 19:33 - Jul 23 with 4856 viewsphact0rri

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Real Swansea Story on 21:26 - Jul 23 with 4749 viewswaynekerr55

Real Swansea Story on 19:14 - Jul 23 by max936

Fair play to Skippy in his above post, he's pretty much nailed it spot on. Its a great pity Richard isn't still here to get his views on things and the way he's virtually been hairbrushed out of Swansea's revival is a sad indictment on the former board I hope they're proud, Mal Pope as well as much I like him.
[Post edited 23 Jul 2016 19:15]


Hairbrushed???

Have you been on the sauce Max 😂👀

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Real Swansea Story on 21:28 - Jul 23 with 4748 viewswhiterock

Real Swansea Story on 09:55 - Jul 23 by Dr_Winston

This is a good place to start.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection


Like this
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Real Swansea Story on 22:05 - Jul 23 with 4707 viewsWarwickHunt

Real Swansea Story on 21:28 - Jul 23 by whiterock

Like this


David Conn was instrumental in getting that published.

Top man.
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Real Swansea Story on 22:17 - Jul 23 with 4681 viewskarnataka

Real Swansea Story on 18:28 - Jul 23 by WarwickHunt

Aye - me too. Was at Bishop Gore with Rich and we played in the same football team although he was a few years older than me.

A huge figure in our recent history and an absolute travesty he didn't even get a mention in the Disney version.


Strange, I may well have been in that exact same Bishop Gore football team had my family not moved 9 months before I was due to start there. I was in the same class as Rich all the way through Ty Coch primary and we played in their school team together. I bumped into him 41 years later on the terraces at Torquay one incredibly rainy Boxing Day 2003.
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Real Swansea Story on 01:12 - Jul 24 with 4559 viewsLoyal

Real Swansea Story on 18:20 - Jul 23 by skippyjack

It just emphasises what the seller's were all about.. Alan Tate was airbrushed out an all..

It was nothing more than a marketing tool.. where Dineen, Jenkins, JVZ, Morgans, Katzen met one evening, decided to put 50k in a Tesco carrier bag, and went to an apartment to buy the club off Petty.. what a story.

Never mind Dave Boyle, Richard Lilicrap, Michael Williams and Nigel Hamer who let 'tea boy' Dineen as he was known, to be part of the leadership group... who invented the Trust, and gathered 600 supporters.. who signed up and raised a significant amount for the Trust..and the MAGS and SEALS supporters in exile.. 1000+ fans..

Then that group of 1000+ fans who invited Martin Morgan and David Morgan to the party.. then Jenkins, Katzen, JVZ came along in a later date to set up a consortium approved by 1000s of supporters to oust Tony Petty.

This past week illustrates that the seller's owe 1000+ fans for their multi million pound windfall.. It was a democratic decision by the Trust to allow the chosen ones to oust Petty in the first place.. Leigh Dineen somehow popped up on the Swansea City shares, because Lilicrap had given the youngster an opportunity to lead the Trust.. which I bet he regrets.. considering Leigh used his position solely for his own agenda.

People slated T2C for years.. but he was an Enoch Powell amongst posters who vehemently put him down, and out of the forum all together.

Well done Lilicrap, the true saviour of Swansea City.. RIP.. A politician without self serving attributes.. possibly the only one.
[Post edited 23 Jul 2016 19:18]


I love you skippy x

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Real Swansea Story on 01:50 - Jul 24 with 4534 viewswhiterock

Richard deserves every bit of praise given here but while we're at it, let's not forget Mike Kent, another wonderful guy who passed too early, respect both

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Real Swansea Story on 06:29 - Jul 24 with 4481 viewsTummer_from_Texas

Real Swansea Story on 09:03 - Jul 23 by grfn

Wow.
Just wow.
Ok then, sorry to bother you.


Just wait out the initial bull crap. Overall, this is a good place with nice folks. And I say this as a fellow outsider. Welcome.

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Real Swansea Story on 07:56 - Jul 24 with 4431 viewswaynekerr55

Real Swansea Story on 22:05 - Jul 23 by WarwickHunt

David Conn was instrumental in getting that published.

Top man.


I wonder what his take on recent events is...

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