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Vetch Field Memories

The Vetch Field will always be the spiritual home of Swansea City Football Club and our Vetch Field Memories section of the ATFV website will help you to recall some of the best and most influential matches that the old ground played host to. Home to the Swans for more than 90 years there

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100 Word Week – w/e 17th March ’24

We’re bringing back an old feature but with a very new look to it! Swansea City’s coming off the back of a watershed week with grievances aired, rivals despatched and three valuable points secured. It has all inspired me to bring back the 100 Word Week, where the events of

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Issue 8 of ATFV Goes Live

The latest issue of A Touch Far Vetched, Vol 1 Issue 8, is now online and available to read for FREE…and what an issue this is, full of wholesome Swans goodness yet more provocative than a Paul Watson Fans Forum😱 Here are some of the highlights in the treasure trove

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It is Simply About Sponsorship for ATFV

It’s been anything but simple to land a main sponsor for A Touch Far Vetched however the fundraising fanzine devoted to Swansea City has entered into an exciting new partnership with local start up business Simply Print Wales. Meanwhile, we’ve done a little sponsoring of our own… Over the last couple

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The Jack Army is With You, Jason

For those fans watching Swansea City at the Vetch Field during the first half of the Nineties, Jason Bowen will be a familiar name  –  a cultured front man with pace to burn, an eye for goal and absolutely perfect hair (ok, that last bit is probably something that sticks

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That Was for you Len!

Last Sunday evening A Touch FarVetched gathered together a number of former Swans in the opulent surroundings of Morgan’s Hotel to raise money for two extremely worthy causes. We sang, we danced, we drank (some more than others, eh Samantha?!), we gasped at incredible magic tricks and we laughed at

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Phwoarr in a Row

A remarkable turnaround in form has seen Russell Martin’s Swansea City side record four wins in a row for the first time in what seems forever (it’s actually three years) – but it’s the qualities on display that have made it more phwoarr than merely four… Our early season frailties

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Swans Strikes for Sa1ute Charity

A Touch Far Vetched, the fundraising fanzine devoted to Swansea City Football Club, is proud to announce it’s first charitable scheme of the 2022/23 season as we look to back our boys and girls in our Armed Forces through our Swans Strikes for Sa1ute Scheme.  Charitable exploits have always been

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Pre-Season Perspective!!

The summer has been a short one, but not too sweet for those reading too much into pre-season results and performances. ATFV columnist Guto Llewellyn has some calming words for the doubters as the new season starts in earnest today…… Pre-season friendlies are basically glorified kick-abouts, a chance for players to

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