Premier League
May. 8 | Our Daggers Diary team headed down to Victoria Road for the final game of the season, knowing that next season they will be welcoming the likes of Fleetwood, Chesterfield and Rochdale next season, safe for another campaign that at times was very dubious.
The...
May. 8 | As Swansea City sign off on their Premier League travels, Abi Davies reflects on what could have been nearly a decade earlier.
On the 3rd May 2003, Swansea City faced Hull in order to determine whether they would retain their Football League status. Over...
Apr. 30 | There can be few better moments than knowing that you are safe coming into the last game of the season as a football fan. An away trip to a team at the top of the table takes on a different meaning and you can enjoy life a bit more. The air smells...
Apr. 29 | Who would have expected Wolves to suddenly find their teeth on Saturday at The Liberty? Certainly not most of the sensible football betters that is for sure as well as our resident Swansea expert, Abi Davies.
Brendan Rodgers made two changes to the...
Apr. 25 | All is fair in love, war and football. Well, that is what we are led to believe. If it wasn’t for the pantomine villians, football would be no fun. But when they escape the punishment of the fans it is oh, so frustrating. Brian Parish reports...
Apr. 23 | Whilst their survival has never been in danger, those of us who study the league tables will know you are never safe until the maths prove you are. Swansea knew that a draw on Saturday at Bolton Wanderers would be enough and so we dispatched Abi Davies...
Apr. 19 | Back in 1992 West Ham looked on enviously as Sheffield United kicked off against Manchester United on a sunny day on the 15th August to start what is now the richest league in the world. The Hammers had been relegated at the end of the previous season...
Apr. 16 | After a recent dip in form, some wags in the game suggested that the Swans inexperience at this level would see them sinking into the relegation mire. So the game against Blackburn Rovers would be key to right the wrongs and put them safely in Mid-table....
Apr. 7 | Happy Easter I said to Abigail Davies on Friday, wishing her all the best for the chocolate season. ”I don’t need Easter eggs, just three points from the game versus Newcastle”. Easy to please? Unlikely.
City were condemned to...
Apr. 7 | “Dickie Bird, Michael Parkinson, Mick McCarthy…your boys took a hell of a beating tonight.”
To me nothing sums up life in a Northern Town than watching football in Barnsley. The name itself has to be uttered with a Yorkshire tint in...