Swansea Sounds Real Sports Phone In

Have the Swans blown their playoff chances? There’s been lots of discontent this week over the defeat to Luton and draw with Millwall - Catch up with the podcast here!

On this week’s sports show we looked back at the fantastic restart to the EFL season for the Swans away at Middlesborough earlier in the week…. Can the Swans make it to the play-offs? Also crowd ambience… It’s being used to fill the void of empty stadiums, but are you a fan? All that & more on this week’s podcast..

On this week's podcast there's a bit everything for everyone ranging from Cricket, the return of the football season, snooker, darts, rugby & tributes to Willie Thorne. All that & more on this week's podcast!

On this week’s Sports Show, you had your say on the resumption of the football season which sees the Premier League restart next Wednesday & the Championship restart next Saturday. Even some callers who felt back in April that the season should have been voided said they were really looking forward to watching some live action. Dan came on, Coach of Trefelin Under 9s, to tell us about some of the amazing fundraising his squad have been doing in support of NHS workers in the Port Talbot area. Nigel voiced his dismay about the lack of support given to lower league clubs from the Premier League, and there’s more, all on the podcast.

Former Neath, Ospreys, Wales & British & Irish Lions legend James Hook joined us on Friday’s Sports Show alongside sports author Dave Brayley. Dave has written books with the likes of Tony Cottee and Ashley Williams & has now teamed up with James. We found out the series is called Chasing the Rugby Dream with the first book called Kick Off, all about a 10 year old boy who’s fanatical about rugby and wants to play the game. We heard how the idea for the book came about how the characters were developed and what’s next in the series. James also gave us an idea how lockdown has been treating him, how he’s been coping with home schooling his kids and he looked back on his career & divulged some secrets to us, who the best singer in the Welsh squad was when he played; Who was regarded as the biggest joker & what life was like in France when he played for Perpignan

Here’s a challenge for you. On this week's special podcast, Dave Brookes compiled a list of 12 things and asked listeners to try & guess what’s on his list. Play along as you listen to the podcast as we look for 12 Sports stars who’s first name is David, and they can be commonly referred to as Dave and Dai. They can be living or dead, retired or still playing today and they can come from any sport! There will be clues throughout the show. All that & more on this week's podcast. Hope you enjoy!

This week on the Sports Show it was all about mental health to coincide with mental health awareness week; Owen Hathway from Sport Wales came on to tell us of their latest mental health initiatives. Ryan Bath was on telling us of the rugby team he’s helped set up called Tough Talk RFC, its members all having experiences of mental health issues to share. Paul Tabram is familiar to Ospreys supporters as he’s the man on the mic at the Liberty home games. He’s embarked on a charity walk for Swansea Mind doing 5k a day for 26 days. His final day is Tuesday 26th. David Cotterill, former Welsh international footballer told us about his foundation & the online courses he’s running. Lee Trundle was on explaining how his role has evolved as an ambassador at the Swans & how important sport is in keeping both the body and mind active. And we spoke to Monika Bugelli, Director at Swansea Samaritans.

On this week's podcast we hear from Ospreys fans after the region was taken over earlier this week.... Avid Ospreys fan Graham was excited to see what was ahead for his team however caller Jim was feeling cautious. We also spoke to Ellis from All Wales Sport who are hosting an online Welsh Rugby league for local rugby clubs to take part in during lockdown. All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's show we focussed on the relationship between sport and gambling looking how it can affect all of us. Nick Phillips told us all about his story, how he thinks he’s gambled away £250,000 over the past 20 years & how he attempted to take his life. Ian from Gamblers Anonymous came on and told us how much gambling has increased over the past decade. James told us about the charity project he works with called The Big Step Project and how the Swans have got involved, while Charles told us about Gambling with Lives, a charity he helped set up after his own son took his life back in 2017. All that & more on this week's podcast. If you are experiencing gambling problems or need support, please reach out, it's important to talk. On the front page of our website we have useful helplines and advice if you have a gambling addiction.

We tried answering another question on Friday’s Sports Show - Who do you consider to be the greatest Welsh Fly Half? When you consider the options...Cliff Morgan, Barry John, Phil Bennett, Jonathan Davies the answer could be debated for weeks and months...Gareth opted for Barry John, just. But he said you could easily choose a fly half from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s such has been the production line. Colin from Birchgrove RFC was adamant - Phil Bennett for his movement off both feet. Damian opted for Jonathan Davies simply because of his adaptability and being top of his game in both rugby union and league.. All that & more on this week's podcast!

We asked a question on Friday’s Sports Show; Knowing what we know now compared to several weeks ago should the football season be scrapped & declared null & void, or should it be completed, even behind closed doors? Opinion was really split on this. Terry was adamant that the season should be scrapped while Paul felt it had to be completed & that the more wealthy clubs could go some way towards helping lower league clubs stay in business. All that & more on this week’s podcast.

On Friday’s Sports Show, again on Zoom, we spoke to some local heroes who are trying to make the best of the current situation. Angelo Dragone is a former boxer turned boxing trainer who runs the Stallion boxing academy. He’s also running classes online. Dale Lambrick is raising funds for the NHS by taking part in a 12 hour 3 day cycle marathon that’s been organised by cycling legend Geraint Thomas. Adam Williams runs Ramps Skatepark & is in to extreme sports. He’s been training people online (carefully) about skateboarding and other extreme sports & has built a skate park in his back garden. Mike Jones is personal trainer with Boss It training. He offered some great tips for us to stay active. Phil Williams, Assistant coach at Goytre football club and Karl Lewis coach at Llantwit Major football club told us about an online challenge they’ve organised. All that & more on this week's podcast. Stay Safe from all of us at Swansea Sound.

Friday’s Sports Show was aptly renamed the Sports Zoom In as opposed to phone in...and pretty well it worked too! We spoke to former Wales Captain Ryan Jones about his fundraising challenges for the NHS. Last Saturday he ran a marathon in his back garden, Easter Saturday it’s a bike challenge. Details are on our website. Sport Wales have launched an Emergency Relief fund for sports clubs across Wales struggling through this crisis. Owen Hathway told us more.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In, Wiggy was in the hot seat for Dave & we spoke to the legend, David Giles as we looked back over the years and asked for your favourite football moments, favourite chants & stories of the Swans and Cardiff City. Swans legend, Wyndham Evans also joined us on the show and told us of the time when Alan Curtis joined the Bluebirds! All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's sports show.....how are our local clubs doing in the present climate? We spoke to General Manager of Llanelli Town Wayne Stevens, Gary Taylor player and assistant coach at Pontardawe Town about how the crisis is affecting them. Rhys Fisher, Captain of Ammanford came on to tell us how they've been impacted but also to tell us about an online football tournament that they've joined. Robert Rees is a rugby writer, he was telling us about the difficulties he's facing while football reporter for the PA News Agency Phil Blanche gave us his thoughts on the season being extended and the Euros moving to next summer. Some real heartfelt stories too from the Chairman of Bonymaen Rugby Club Richard Scanell, Martyn Bate, Fixtures Secretary at Briton Ferry Rugby Club and Colin Kirkhouse Team Manager at Birchgrove RFC. As Colin passionately put it, these Grassroots clubs are a vital part of communities in South Wales. Let's hope the WRU offer all the help and support they can!

It was all about the Coronavirus on this week's sports show and how its impacted on sport, not just locally but nationally and globally too. A couple of callers also questioned why the WRU postponed the Wales v Scotland game only 24 hours before it was due to kick off. And we wondered where we go from here and how the sporting calendar may look going forward through the rest of the year.

On this week's podcast, Rugby Journalist Mark Orders feels the 6 Nations is in total disarray - he even feels the tournament may not be completed due to the coronavirus outbreak. He also feels if the 6 Nations was moved on to Pay TV it would go down like a lead balloon in Wales. Caller Gareth says Wales have every chance of beating England if they bring their A game. Rugby writer Mark Threadgold also feels it would be stupid to write off Wales' chances. Jim was fuming concerning the rumours of taking the 6 Nations off terrestrial tv - says it'll be youngsters that will suffer. All of that and more on this week's podcast.

The main topic of conversation on this week's podcast includes the standard of refereeing in Swansea's game against Fulham on Wednesday night. We spoke to Anthony O'Connell who commentates on Swansea's games for the Swansea City website - he advocates refs being mic'd up as in rugby so that fans know what their team is being penalised for. Aaron was the same, he wants to see refs mic'd up, he thinks there needs to be greater transparency between officials and fans. Dean said standards in reffing have been poor for a long time, its not just Swansea who's affected.The legend John Hartson explained all about the Mcdonalds Grassroots football awards and we heard of a great new initiative that gets kids with disabilities involved with football. All that & more on this week's podcast.

We spoke to former WBO Cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli about the work he's doing with mental health. Enzo told us how his dad was his inspiration growing up, how he wouldn't get his pocket money if he didn't train. He also told us of what he feels was his best ever performance and the fact he'd love to have one last fight. He also wants Tyson Fury to beat Deontay Wilder in Vegas. Mike, first timer, feels Steve Cooper's doing a god job overall though some of the flack he's been getting has been justified, while Huw wants Steve Cooper to give goalie Freddy Woodman a bit of a break for him to regain form and confidence. Gareth thinks Wales will beat France though it will be very tight and Paul reckons Steve Cooper doesn't know his best 11. All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we chat to Welsh Professional Boxer, Swansea's very own Jay Harris. Jay has held the Commonwealth Flyweight title since 2017 and the European Flyweight title since 2019. He's the son of former British Featherweight Champion, Peter Harris, who is also his trainer and on the 29th of this month Jay fights for the WBC Flyweight title against Julio Cesar Martinez in Texas, by the far the biggest fight of his career! It'll be broadcast here in the UK on Sky Sports. Take a listen.

On this week's podcast we spoke to former Wales captain Paul Thorburn who predicts narrow wins for both Wales over Ireland and Scotland over England on the 2nd weekend of the 6 Nations. We also had a message from 10 year old Tom from Blaengwnfi which was superb! Tim came on complaining about the atmosphere at the Principality Stadium last Saturday in the Wales v Italy game! New caller Richard was on live from Dublin sampling the atmosphere, taking in a few "black milkshakes" as he called them! He's confident of a welsh win too and Damian called us, again from Ireland, though he lives there and is a welsh supporter. Swans fan Chris is confident Joe Rodon will be off as he's that good a player, while first timer Paul came on heaping praise on Trevor Birch, and the work he's done so far as Chairman of the Swans.

On this week's Sports Show we looked ahead to this season's 6 Nations Championship which starts this weekend as we take on the Italians in Cardiff on Saturday. Rugby Journalist Mark Orders is tipping France to win it with Wales possibly finishing 3rd. Caller Kev feels Wales' away games against Ireland and England will be tough. Rugby Writer Mark Threadgold feels the minimum requirement for England would be to win the 6 Nations, as a bare minimum! He also feels if Scotland don't deliver some good results its time for Gregor Townsend their coach to go and likewise with Italy, Mark feels if they don't perform people will question their future in the tournament. We also had former Swansea and Wales No 8 Stuart Davies on the show. He feels certain Italy will finish bottom and again reckons many will start to lose patience with them if they don't start winning some games. Both Mark and Liz are Scarlets supporters and are excited by the way Wales will play under Wayne Pivac. He's been forgiven for leaving the Scarlets and becoming Wales Boss! All that & more on the podcast.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In podcast we speak to first time callers Terry and Simon who are both happy with how the transfer window has gone. They both feel Stoke will be a tough challenge as the team has improved under Michael O'Neil but would be happy to come away with a point. Jim and Gareth offered us their Wales teams who they'd select to play Italy next Saturday and we heard an update on the Boot Room Charity from its founder Carl - all that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In podcast we spoke to football journalist Tom Coleman who likes the look of the 3 loan signings the Swans have taken on - also says the home form needs to improve... We also spoke to former Wales International Rugby star Ian Gough about Wayne Pivac's first squad. He likes the look of it and thinks its exciting. He also remembers where he was and what he was doing when he was first selected to play for Wales. Neil (who was on the M4 and is a Gloucester Rugby fan) called us - he thinks Welsh fans will really enjoy watching Louis Rhys-Zammit - a star of the future... Nick, first timer to the show, really likes what Steve Cooper has done in the transfer window, also felt Ollie Mcburnie was just being a passionate supporter at the derby game... All that & more on this week's podcast!

On Friday's Sports Phone In it was all about the big South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City this coming Sunday.... We had 2 absolute legends on Friday's Sports Phone In - from the blue corner of Cardiff City David Giles and from the white corner of Swansea City Wyndham Evans. They recalled their playing days, what the derby was like then, did they read the papers? Were they aware or concerned about what the public thought of them and what journalists were writing about them? Find out now on the podcast. Aaron was happy with the loan signings Swansea have made so far, while Dean felt Sunday had 0-0 written all over it. Mike felt both sides were going into Sunday's game off the back of poor form but was hopeful for a Swans win.

It's the first Real Sports Phone In show of 2020 and we kicked it off with the Swans win against Charlton at the Liberty Stadium earlier in the week... Rugby legend Andy Moore joined us on the phone talking about the current situation with the Ospreys. We also spoke to Marcus Stead regarding the BDO darts, what's going on there?.. All that & more on this week's podcast!

On Friday's Sports show we talked Swedish Chefs and Giant Ducks...it could only mean the PDC World Darts Championship at the Ally Pally where we were joined by Dan Dawson. Main subject was Fallon Sherrock's historic win in her match against Ted Evetts. Wyndham Evans gave us his thoughts as to the Swans' current position; We also spoke to Krys O'Leary Coach of Carmarthen Town and General Manager of Llanelli Town Wayne Stevens. And we spoke about Scarlets Boss Brad Mooar. Will he go or won't he? When you're approached by the All Blacks to be a part of their coaching squad you can't turn them down. Rupert Moon gave us his thoughts. All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Swansea Sound's Real Sports Phone In we caught up with Sky Sports pundit and former footballer Chris Kamara who spoke about the Swans and about his new album, Here's to Christmas! We also looked ahead to Swans taking on Middlesborough.. can they turn their fortunes around? All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we had plenty of chat about Wales in the Euros, Ospreys, the Swans and much more. We also give away two pairs of tickets to see Swans v Blackburn. All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's phone in it was all about the Swans as they take on their final game of three in just six days. Swans are home to Fulham and we spoke to the Swans faithful who are hoping for a strong performance and that the players 'Step Up' - all that & more on this week's podcast with Wiggy

On this week's podcast we chat Euro 2020 Qualifiers as Wales secure their place in next year's championships! Plus, it's a busy period for the Swans as they undertake three games in just six days. All that & more on this week's podcast.

This week's #SSRSPI podcast really does have a bit of everything in! We spoke to Welsh Rugby legend, Andy Moore. Eduardo called in to tell us all about his incredible charity cycle across Wales that he'll be undertaking soon for a very good cause and we spoke to Carl who's behind The Boot Room - all that & more on this week's podcast

On this week's Swansea Sound's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we looked ahead to Swans v Sheffield Wednesday where ex Swans legend, Gary Monk, is in charge... Plus the snooker season is well underway - All that & more on this week's podcast!

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we looked back on the reign of Warren Gatland, the Wales Coach who stepped down on Friday after our loss to New Zealand in the World Cup. We were joined by Rugby Journalist Mark Orders and former International Ian Gough. We also looked ahead to the Swans game against Wigan on Saturday and looked back on the Derby game against Cardiff City. All that & more on this week's podcast!

A very busy Real Sports Phone In this week. We spoke to former Welsh International footballer David Giles, who's played for both Swansea and Cardiff. He's expecting a great game but warned Swans fans that Cardiff have a habit of scoring late goals! We also spoke to former Wales rugby captain Paul Thorburn. He told us not to panic that Liam Williams is out of the semi final against South Africa. Although he feels we need an improvement from the France game, we have it in us to win. Caller Jim was extremely confident of a welsh win; Both Alan & Susan went for 3-1 to the Swans, as Susan said....she hopes Steve Cooper has laid the law down to the squad that a Brentord performance is unacceptable! All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In, we gave away a pair of tickets for Swansea v Brentford at the Liberty Stadium and looked ahead to Barnsley v Swans. We also previewed the massive weekend for Wales as they have reached the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019. All that & lots more on this week's podcast!

On this week's Swansea Sound's Real Sports Phone In Podcast... Former Wales International David Giles feels Wales are still in with a good chance of qualifying for Euro2020, and also feels Ryan Giggs is still the right man to lead Wales. Former Wales Rugby Captain Paul Thorburn told us Wales have a great chance to go all the way in the World Cup - we also talked about the impending typhoon about to strike Japan, caller Andrew is in Tokyo and said everywhere was preparing to close down for 24 hours! All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In we gave away a pair of tickets to see Swansea v Stoke at the Liberty Stadium plus we spoke to some very unhappy Swans fans who are fed up of being called 'plastics' if they don't go to every game. We spoke to Huw, Aaron and Chris who gave us their views on this. We also spoke Wales in the Rugby World Cup looking back on the win against Australia and looking ahead to Fiji. All that & more on this week's podcast!

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast we look ahead to Swans taking on Reading at the Liberty, Wales taking on Australia in the Rugby World Cup & more! Subscribe, Like & Review. Don't forget we are live every Friday night between 6-7pm with Swansea Sound's Real Sports Phone In.

On this week's Real Sports Phone In podcast, Mike a Swans fan was a bit gutted with Swansea's performance against Notts Forest last week. Swans legend Alan Tate spoke to us about his new appointment as a Coach to the Swans first team, we also had Rugby writer Mark Threadgold on who thinks South Africa may win the Rugby World Cup. Rupert Moon was on talking to us from Heathrow before he hops on a plane bound for Japan, about the fallout from the Rob Howley saga, he said any disruption for the squad should be negligible as new attack coach Stephen Jones knows the players, and they've been trying new moves for a while now. And we also had Greg Hancock on, who's 4 times Speedway World Champion ahead of the British Grand Prix at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Incidentally, tickets for this are still available from the WRU ticket office which opens at 9, and there's a free fanzone open all day on the lawn outside City Hall - all that & more on this week's podcast!

On this week's Real Sports Phone In Podcast, it was a special Rugby World Cup preview. We spoke to Keith Dunn who's the Honorary Consul for Japan in Wales. Keith gets to travel to Japan quite regularly though he won't be there for the World Cup. Caller Gareth says he's confident we'll reach at least the semi finals, while Jim has placed a bet on Wales beating the All Blacks in the final! We also spoke to former Wales Captain and member of the 1987 squad Paul Thorburn who told us how different it was in 87 compared to today. Back then the squad had 2 Coaches and 1 Physio and that was it. There were no Dieticians and Media Officers. Local artist Mark Woolfe has penned a song called Hiddle Diddle Dee in honour of Wales in the World Cup - all that & more on this week's podcast!

Wiggy was in the hot seat for Dave Brookes on this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In! It was the night of the Euro 2020 Qualifiers as Wales took on Azerbaijan at Cardiff City Stadium, we caught up with the legend that is David Giles plus we took your calls. Also it wouldn't be the Real Sports Phone In without mentioning the Swans.. We had some very happy fans on the show including Swans legend, Wyndham Evans! It's all on this week's podcast

Quite a few first timers on this week's Real Sports Phone In podcast including Rob who told us he'd totally shelved his weekend plans at the 11th hour, much to the annoyance of his wife, to head up to Yorkshire to follow the Swans in their game against Leeds. The thing is though, Rob and his wife are looking at houses as they're looking to move back to Swansea!!....Will he survive the weekend??? Jim feels Warren Gatland will spring a few shocks on Sunday when he announces his World Cup squad, and thinks he'll leave Rhys Patchell at home. Gareth felt that innings from Ben Stokes at Headingley last Sunday was the best test match innings he'd ever seen, eclipsing Ian Botham's from the 1981 Ashes series. Nigel is very happy with the start to the season, says he's loving watching Steve Cooper playing some youngsters and the brand of football is great to watch. And then Chris called, in relation to our first caller Rob. He told us he got married last Friday, yet still managed to watch the football across the weekend! He said his wife is very understanding and follows it with him. That is commitment! Don't forget we are live every Friday night between 6-7pm!

Plenty of chat on this week's podcast regarding the good start to the season the Swans have made, much of that being put down to new boss Steve Cooper, who caller Julie coined Cooperman. New caller Mike told us he always looks to the Swans to get 3 points at home, while Kev is very excited about the upcoming Rugby World Cup.We also spoke to Swansea Rugby Club Chairman Stephen Hughes concerning the Mumbles Rugby Festival this weekend and a particular game involving legends from the game of rugby. Its a story we've been covering in news, and you can read the story here...

This week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In Podcast features Neil Smothers Carmarthen Town manager, Gruff Harrison Ammanford manager & Andy Hill Llanelli Town manager, plus Wales v England in the rugby World Cup warm ups! All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In podcast we look back on a great start to the new season for the Swans with a 2-1 win over Hull, plus we look ahead to the upcoming game against Derby. We recently had the Football Homeless World Cup - we' find out more plus the build up starts properly to the Rugby World Cup as we take on England at Twickenham... All that & more on this week's podcast!

On this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone in Podcast we looked ahead to the start of the brand new season for Swansea City and much more! It's all on this week's podcast!

Discrimination and abusive incidents were on the increase last season at professional and grassroots level in football according to the Kick It Out Campaign Organisation. We spoke to a rep from the organisation who felt much of that discrimination stemmed from society as a whole but said there's still much work that needs to be done. We spoke to Ammanford Football Club Chairman Rob Thomas who felt there was a need for better communication to encourage more victims to speak out and report these issues while new caller Mohammed who works as a Performance Analyst in football and as a Lecturer on race discrimination suggested the problem has never gone away, its always been there, but its also not just limited to football as he cited the examples of hate being targeted towards Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas, and the recent opinions of Australian rugby player Israel Folau which caused outrage. All that & more on this week's podcast.

On this week's podcast we celebrate England winning Cricket's World Cup! We spoke to Ian who unbeknown to us was a founding member of the "Barmy Army", the official England supporters group. Former Glamorgan Cricketing legend Mark Frost came on to tell us about various cricket initiatives taking place across South Wales over the coming weeks, and Gareth played our game "1 Minute of Mayhem" where he had to name as many Welsh players in a minute who had played for England. We also heard from the Junior Secretary of Port Talbot Cricket Club Mark Cox who explained how important it was that England won the World Cup - as he mentioned "it was the boost the game needed".

On this week's Swansea Sound Real Sports Phone In podcast we spoke to Ronnie Allen, Chairman of the Welsh Billiards and Snooker Association & much more on this week's podcast!

On Friday's RSPI we had a terrific response to what your stand-out sporting moment has been in the last 50 years, as we tied in the show to Swansea as a city celebrating its 50th year. Lots of callers opting for the 80/81 Swansea City side getting promotion from the old division 4 to division 1, and for the play-off game against Reading in May 2011 which ensured promotion to the Premier League. Alun opted for Llanelli beating the All Blacks in 1972 while Jim went for the Ospreys winning the old Celtic League. Opinion divided too on Nick Kyrgios - there's no middle ground. We found our listeners either think he's the best thing to happen to tennis....or they absolutely hate him! And Wayne Curtis won a brand new Swans away shirt! All that & more on this week's podcast!