 | Forum
Thread | Swansea's 3 nights blitz
by Boundy at 21:18 19 Feb 2026
"Today is the 85th Anniversary of the start of the 1941 “Three Nights' Blitz”.
The bombing of Swansea by the Luftwaffe in World War Two culminated in three nights of devastation on 19, 20 and 21 February 1941. The centre of Swansea was turned from bustling streets to a pile of rubble..
While it was presumed that the Luftwaffe targeted Swansea’s docks and munition factories, it’s a sad fact of life and death that the town centre and surrounding streets bore the brunt of the damage as a total of 230 people were killed and 397 injured over those three nights.
Perhaps what is less known is the devastation and tragedy to other parts of Swansea. Over 20 family, friends and neighbours on a small residential street, were all lost to a devastating deluge of German bombs. Look through the records of Swansea’s war dead and amongst the listed names Teilo Crescent appears again and again.
As is the tragedy of war, the overwhelming number of them were civilians, from 14-year-old John Buckley to 65-year-old Florence Kate Cratchley.
In all 24 residents and another six firemen and civil defence volunteers working on one traumatic night - Thursday, February 20, 1941 - perished on a single residential street perched on Mayhill overlooking the town below.
I’m sure the loss and pain will still be felt by the surviving family members , friends and neighbours of those who tragically lost their lives.
I trust they will not mind the names of the deceased being honoured .
The residents of Teilo Crescent who died : ( from a Wales Online article).
Wilfred Barnes of 45 Teilo Crescent, aged 44.
Bernard Roy Bija of 37 Teilo Crescent, aged 16.
Kenneth Howard Bija of 37 Teilo Crescent, aged 15.
Timothy Buckley of 15 Teilo Crescent, aged 49.
John Buckley of 15 Teilo Crescent, aged 14.
Florence Kate Cratchley of 29 Teilo Crescent, aged 65.
Josiah Cobley of 55 Teilo Crescent, aged 59.
Brinley Joshua Cook of 39 Teilo Crescent, aged 40.
Evan John Davies 24 Teilo Crescent, aged 42.
Lilian Alexandra Davies of 14 Teilo Crescent, aged 37.
John Donoghue of 21 Teilo Crescent, aged 62.
James Griffiths of 31 Teilo Crescent, aged 58.
William Frederick Griffiths of 33 Teilo Crescent, aged 16.
Thomas George Miles of 46 Teilo Crescent, aged 37.
Alfred James Voyzey of 11 Teilo Crescent, aged 17.
Matthew Walsh of 17 Creidiol Road of Teilo Crescent, aged 40.
William Morgan Williams of 27 Teilo Crescent, aged 58.
Joseph Harold Stirrup, fire watcher, of 6 Teilo Crescent, aged 16.
John Ernest Murray Bishop, Home Guard, of 38 Teilo Crescent, aged 26.
Harry Voyzey, Home Guard volunteer, of 11 Teilo Crescent, aged 19.
Ernest Thomas Cox of 18 Teilo Crescent, aged 56.
Emma Catherine Williams of 27 Teilo Crescent, aged 59.
Betty Williams of 27 Teilo Crescent, aged 20.
Ronald George Evans, a visitor to Teilo Crescent, aged 19.
And the firemen and civil defence volunteers who also perished on the street
John Alfred Lee, firefighter of 96 Waun Wen Road, Mayhill. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent, aged 36.
Claude Stanley Kenwood, fire watcher; of 3 Eigen Crescent, Mayhill. Son of Charles Edwin Kenwood. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent, aged 20.
Charles Edwin Kenwood, A.R.P. Rescue Service; of 3 Eigen Crescent, Mayhill. Father of Claude Stanley Kenwood. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent, aged 49.
Reginald Herbert Daniels, fireman, A.F.S; of 24 Gomer Road, Townhill. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent, aged 34.
Leonard Berry, firefighter; of 25 Nichol Street. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent, aged 19.
John Collins, fire watcher; of 38 Tanymarian Road, Mayhill. Died on February 20, 1941, at Teilo Crescent. aged 16.
Let us not forget the horrors of War and be thankful for the times we live in ,although difficult for many." |
| Forum
Thread | Cement
by Boundy at 20:53 19 Feb 2026
Hard to believe but the UK has run out of a specific cement used in the replacement of joints such as knees ,NPT has suspended all operations involving the use of this material has it wont be available from Germany ..
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/ |
 | Forum
Thread | Coventry home
by KeithHaynes at 20:41 19 Feb 2026
OS
Swansea City’s Championship clash with Coventry City has been chosen for live television coverage by Sky Sports.
The game will remain on its original date of Saturday March 21, but will move to a new kick-off time of 5.15pm at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Ticketing information for this fixture will be confirmed shortly.
It has also been confirmed that our away fixture against Wrexham will take place on Friday March 13, with kick-off at 8pm. |
| Forum
Thread | Preston home
by andrew at 15:13 19 Feb 2026
Looks like it’ll be the most amount of Swansea fans ever in the liberty, with it nearly sold out and 3/5 of the away end given to the home fans. |
| Forum
Thread | Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
by johnlangy at 18:42 18 Feb 2026
We've been hearing for a long time about Andrew M B's connections with Jeffrey Epstein and now we find that he may well be shown to have sold the UK down the river for his own benefit while acting as a UK trade ambassador. I wonder what word people would use to describe a person who did that.
Andrew Lownie, who wrote the book 'Entitled' about the scumbag Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, now states categorically that the Royal Family suppressed the problems with Andrew for 15 years. They did everything possible to prevent anyone from finding out what he'd been up to. For 12 years that includes the late queen.
Can I suggest people check out the youtube videos of Andrew Lownie being interviewed on this subject.
Here's something he quoted in one i've just watched.
'It's not just insider information, it's treason, and it's financial corruption at the heart of the Royal family by the son of a monarch, a brother of a monarch and abetted, I have to say, by a former monarch and possibly by a present one'.
He comes out with explosive stuff in these interviews and it wouldn't surprise me if the lot of them get caught up in the sh!tstorm that's coming.
As always the establishment is trying it's best to cover up what they've been up to but I can't imagine that they'll be able to stop all this coming out. There's just too much of it. |
| Forum
Thread | Ronald Pereira Martins
by sw02sea at 14:34 18 Feb 2026
Two questions.
1)Can someone please explain to me why this guy seems to be the first name on the team sheet?
2) How come he hardly gets ever gets dropped?
|
| Forum
Thread | Ollie Cooper plays in 4-0 win
by KeithHaynes at 00:26 18 Feb 2026
Last night.
OS
Swansea City Under-21s were rewarded for a dominant performance as they claimed a 4-2 victory over AFC Bournemouth at the Joma High Performance Centre on Tuesday evening.
Morgan Bates opened the scoring from close range with just over 60 seconds played, before Josh Pescatore made it two on the half-hour mark with a fine solo finish.
Michael Dacosta-Gonzalez's strike shortly after the restart from Pescatore's goal halved the deficit, but Thomas Woodward made an immediate impact from the bench as the midfielder made it 3-1 just a few minutes after coming on in the second half.
Pescatore then rounded off a fantastic individual performance as he completed his brace in the closing stages. Remy Rees-Dottin pulled a goal back for the Cherries late on, but the Swans prevailed to claim the three points.
Ollie Cooper was named in the starting XI to get some minutes under his belt, whilst new arrival Joe Collins made his debut in between the sticks.
And a fast, pacy start from Sam Parker and Pescatore ensured the Swans were ahead with barely one minute on the clock.
Pescatore’s curling effort was parried away by Danny Dixon and the on-rushing Bates was on hand to direct the ball in to the back of the net for an early opener.
From then on Swansea dominated possession and controlled the game, preventing any real threat from the visitors, but neither side created any further clear chances with 20 minutes played.
Parker looked to create another opening on goal as his curling cross looked to find Bates, but the striker arrived just too late to meet it.
Debutant Collins was called into a crucial save moments later as the Irishman palmed away a tight-angled effort from Jonny Day.
But the Swans went straight up the other end, and it was another goal involvement for Pescatore as the 19-year-old took on two defenders before curling a lovely strike in to the top corner.
However, the Swans' lead was halved almost immediately, as Dacosta's well-worked strike from outside of the area smashed in to the bottom corner.
Swansea had the first opening of the second period. Cooper held off his man down the right before the ball came out to Harlan Perry, and the second-year scholar unleashed a thunderous strike that was deflected wide.
But Swansea did add to their tally when Woodward replaced Kai Rhodes and the attacking midfielder went on to make an instant impact from the bench.
A neat one-two between Woodward and Pescatore on the edge of the area had the former set up nicely to strike from range, and in-form Woodward made no mistake to find the back of the net with a low shot.
Bates would be frustrated when his close-range header was directed just wide from a Billy Clarke delivery.
But the Swans continued their dominance and were rewarded with a fourth goal, and it was Pescatore as he completed his brace with a low finish from Milo Robinson's lay-off.
Bournemouth rounded off the scoring when Day's bobbling effort tumbled over the line, but it was only a consolation.
Swansea City Under-21s: Joe Collins, Sam Parker (Billy Clarke 65), Callum Deacon, Harlan Perry, Iestyn Jones, Blair McKenzie, Josh Pescatore, Dan Watts (captain), Morgan Bates (Brogan Popham 77), Ollie Cooper (Milo Robinson 77), Kai Rhodes (Thomas Woodward 57).
Substitutes: Thomas Wright.
AFC Bournemouth: Danny Dixon, Kendra Mottoh, Noa Boutin, Zac Christie, Harold William, Alfie Merritt, Remy Rees-Dottin, Charlie Stevens (captain), Jonny Day, Michael Dacosta, Eugene Gyedu.
Substitutes: Joseph Solanke, Finn Tonks, Ethan Sills, Charlie Osborne. |
 | Forum
Thread | Cardiff centric again
by raynor94 at 23:52 17 Feb 2026
New train stations part of £14bn UK government rail funding promise, 6 stations in the South East and one in the North East of Wales.
Nothing West of Bridgend yet again |
| Forum
Thread | EU nationals with British passports
by Beethoven at 22:18 16 Feb 2026
Reading a recent post on how Swansea have several young Polish men in our academy it got me thinking that there must be hundreds of young footballers in the U.K who are originally from the E.U, reading the rules listed below any of these men can represent any of the home countries. I know it is nice to give Welsh youngsters the chance however Wales would benefit from a larger pool of players to select from.
I think Wales should start making a list of all young E.U born nationals who are on the books of U.K clubs and maybe start looking at them for the Wales youth setup.
There might be an absolute gem out there waiting to be discovered.
EU nationals raised in the UK can represent a British national team (England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland) if they meet FIFA eligibility criteria, which generally requires five years of education or residency before age 18, or holding citizenship. Post-Brexit, they face strict Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) rules to play professionally.
Key Eligibility Rules for Playing for UK Nations
Education/Residency Rule: A player can represent a UK nation if they have lived in that territory for at least five years after reaching the age of 10, or for at least three years if they began living there before age 10.
Citizenship: If the EU national has acquired British citizenship, they are eligible to represent a home nation.
Previous Caps: If they have already played for another country at the senior level in an official competition, they cannot switch, though exceptions exist for those with dual nationality.
FIFA Eligibility: Under FIFA's rules, players without a parent or grandparent born in the UK can represent a British team if they meet these long-term residence requirements. |
 | Forum
Thread | Robert Duvall
by JACKMANANDBOY at 20:38 16 Feb 2026
RIP.
The Apostle was my favourite of his films, there's a dozen or so of his films that I enjoyed. Sad to see him depart. |
| Forum
Thread | Man stoned to death
by raynor94 at 18:44 16 Feb 2026
By 3 teenagers who smashed him over the head with a bottle then chased him down and literally stoned him to death
Found guilty of manslaughter when it was obviously premeditated as they had arranged the meet irrespective of their ages that's murder the jury must have been told something we weren't |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
