| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans 22:04 - Aug 3 with 4900 views | KeithHaynes |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:11 - Aug 3 with 3089 views | AguycalledJack |
When I first moved to Carmarthen I was suprised at the amount of swans fans here and further west. Being from Gorseinon I hadn’t given it much though previously.
Gorseinon, Loughour and Pontarddulais also big swans areas as is Llanelli. |  | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:16 - Aug 3 with 3071 views | Whiterockin |
Many in Newtown mid Wales on my journeys north. I often stopped off for a coffee and was questioned of my allegiance. I was told Swansea was the correct answer. Exactly the same in pembroke
haverfordwest and Aberystwyth. North Wales seems liverpool. East Wales and the valleys just seem confused. Except Newport who dislike Cardiff more than us. |  | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:16 - Aug 3 with 3071 views | KeithHaynes |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:11 - Aug 3 by AguycalledJack |
When I first moved to Carmarthen I was suprised at the amount of swans fans here and further west. Being from Gorseinon I hadn’t given it much though previously.
Gorseinon, Loughour and Pontarddulais also big swans areas as is Llanelli. |
Llanelli, now there’s a thought.
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:27 - Aug 3 with 3045 views | builthjack |
Good support in my part of the world.
Builth, Llandrindod, Rhayader.
Loads in Llanidloes - NotLoyal witnessed a load from there on the train to Nottingham. The lads were loud.
Llanwrtyd Wells, always been huge support from there.
I would say that a few hundred get to home games. |  |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:29 - Aug 3 with 3037 views | builthjack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:16 - Aug 3 by KeithHaynes |
Llanelli, now there’s a thought.
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| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:42 - Aug 3 with 3006 views | AguycalledJack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:16 - Aug 3 by KeithHaynes |
Llanelli, now there’s a thought.
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Used to go home and away with some boys from Llanelli. | | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:59 - Aug 3 with 2945 views | KeithHaynes |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:42 - Aug 3 by AguycalledJack |
Used to go home and away with some boys from Llanelli. |
Wales games ? | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 23:10 - Aug 3 with 2918 views | KeithHaynes |
I will say when I was living in Gloucester the amount of Jacks was unreal. None of them from Llanelli mind. But there were loads. Actually there was one. Bit out of the numbers we had you would have thought more.
Llanelli eh 😂 | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:44 - Aug 4 with 2748 views | onehunglow |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 23:10 - Aug 3 by KeithHaynes |
I will say when I was living in Gloucester the amount of Jacks was unreal. None of them from Llanelli mind. But there were loads. Actually there was one. Bit out of the numbers we had you would have thought more.
Llanelli eh 😂 |
In those days,Llanelli people would never support anything "jack".
#The Glen | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:48 - Aug 4 with 2748 views | YrAlarch |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:44 - Aug 4 by onehunglow |
In those days,Llanelli people would never support anything "jack".
#The Glen |
Why do we call Llanelli folk 'turks'? | | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:53 - Aug 4 with 2726 views | Whiterockin |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:48 - Aug 4 by YrAlarch |
Why do we call Llanelli folk 'turks'? |
Because of a docking dispute many years ago when Llanelli dockers unloaded a Turkish ship after Swansea dockers had refused. | | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:56 - Aug 4 with 2703 views | onehunglow |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:48 - Aug 4 by YrAlarch |
Why do we call Llanelli folk 'turks'? |
We called them worse,back in the day.
Lovely girls there though,especially when their husbands were on nights at Trostre. | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:59 - Aug 4 with 2699 views | Boundy |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:53 - Aug 4 by Whiterockin |
Because of a docking dispute many years ago when Llanelli dockers unloaded a Turkish ship after Swansea dockers had refused. |
I'm not saying you're wrong but there are a few other theories :
"There’s also a theory that in 1915, a Welsh Regiment battalion raised in Llanelli was sent to Gallipoli to fight the Turks, which led the Swansea battalion, who’d been sent to the Western Front, to apply the nickname." also
"Rev Ebenezer MorrisIn 1831, the vicar of the town was the larger than life Reverend Ebenezer Morris, while its new squire, living just across the road from Morris’s parish church in Llanelly House, was the English landowner William Chambers, an illegitimate son of Sir John Stepney, eighth baronet. Morris and Chambers were soon at loggerheads, and their quarrel eventually became so bitter that there were such surreal spats as the vicar publicly comparing Chambers to a hyena, and even throwing the squire out of a window of the Thomas Arms Hotel. One of the reasons for this bitter conflict between the two men was Chambers’ desire to widen the road outside his home, which would mean the loss of part of the churchyard and thus of the graves within it. Morris appealed to the local population by publishing three placards, in Welsh, denouncing Chambers and his scheme, and one of these — known as placard ‘C’ — imagined the ghosts of all those buried in the churchyard rising up and crying out for assistance:
Upon this, lo, a thousand voices at once rising in the graves with a shrill frightful scream sing, “Fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, lovers, relations, old friends, nay, even Turks if there be any here of that race, come and assist us against the vile presumption, horrid desire, and the pomp and vanity of this English stranger!”.
The placards were produced as evidence in the subsequent court case against Morris, which resulted in the extraordinary outcome of the Vicar of Llanelli being fined twenty pounds and bound over to keep the peace, especially against William Chambers.
Is it, perhaps, too fanciful to suggest that in response to the placard, many Llanelli people proudly described themselves as Turks in order to show their support for Morris, and that this moniker then proved irresistible to visitors from neighbouring towns? Or could Morris’s comment possibly be a subtle allusion to Llanelli people already being known as Turks in 1831? At that time, the Turks had a particularly ferocious reputation: the Greek War of Independence, which witnessed many atrocities and in which the poet Byron died, had just ended, and only four years before the incident in Llanelli, the British fleet had fought a full-scale battle against the Turks at Navarino. Thus the nickname ‘Turks’ might have appealed equally to Llanelli people as a symbol of their spirit and fighting qualities, and to their neighbours as a way of damning the town as a den of heathen savagery. Regardless of this speculation, the fact is that William Chambers remained the squire of Llanelli for another twenty-four years, more than enough time for the name of ‘Turks’ to gain popular currency, and for people to forget why it had gained it in the first place. Even if the origins of the term were soon forgotten in Llanelli, such things often take on a life of their own; and there would certainly be a neat paradox in our distinctly ‘heathen’ nickname having been invented by the town’s vicar! " | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 09:22 - Aug 4 with 2676 views | GixerJack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:59 - Aug 4 by Boundy |
I'm not saying you're wrong but there are a few other theories :
"There’s also a theory that in 1915, a Welsh Regiment battalion raised in Llanelli was sent to Gallipoli to fight the Turks, which led the Swansea battalion, who’d been sent to the Western Front, to apply the nickname." also
"Rev Ebenezer MorrisIn 1831, the vicar of the town was the larger than life Reverend Ebenezer Morris, while its new squire, living just across the road from Morris’s parish church in Llanelly House, was the English landowner William Chambers, an illegitimate son of Sir John Stepney, eighth baronet. Morris and Chambers were soon at loggerheads, and their quarrel eventually became so bitter that there were such surreal spats as the vicar publicly comparing Chambers to a hyena, and even throwing the squire out of a window of the Thomas Arms Hotel. One of the reasons for this bitter conflict between the two men was Chambers’ desire to widen the road outside his home, which would mean the loss of part of the churchyard and thus of the graves within it. Morris appealed to the local population by publishing three placards, in Welsh, denouncing Chambers and his scheme, and one of these — known as placard ‘C’ — imagined the ghosts of all those buried in the churchyard rising up and crying out for assistance:
Upon this, lo, a thousand voices at once rising in the graves with a shrill frightful scream sing, “Fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, lovers, relations, old friends, nay, even Turks if there be any here of that race, come and assist us against the vile presumption, horrid desire, and the pomp and vanity of this English stranger!”.
The placards were produced as evidence in the subsequent court case against Morris, which resulted in the extraordinary outcome of the Vicar of Llanelli being fined twenty pounds and bound over to keep the peace, especially against William Chambers.
Is it, perhaps, too fanciful to suggest that in response to the placard, many Llanelli people proudly described themselves as Turks in order to show their support for Morris, and that this moniker then proved irresistible to visitors from neighbouring towns? Or could Morris’s comment possibly be a subtle allusion to Llanelli people already being known as Turks in 1831? At that time, the Turks had a particularly ferocious reputation: the Greek War of Independence, which witnessed many atrocities and in which the poet Byron died, had just ended, and only four years before the incident in Llanelli, the British fleet had fought a full-scale battle against the Turks at Navarino. Thus the nickname ‘Turks’ might have appealed equally to Llanelli people as a symbol of their spirit and fighting qualities, and to their neighbours as a way of damning the town as a den of heathen savagery. Regardless of this speculation, the fact is that William Chambers remained the squire of Llanelli for another twenty-four years, more than enough time for the name of ‘Turks’ to gain popular currency, and for people to forget why it had gained it in the first place. Even if the origins of the term were soon forgotten in Llanelli, such things often take on a life of their own; and there would certainly be a neat paradox in our distinctly ‘heathen’ nickname having been invented by the town’s vicar! " |
Nah, their just known for being back stabbers mun!!! 😂🤣😂 |  | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 09:38 - Aug 4 with 2655 views | YrAlarch |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:53 - Aug 4 by Whiterockin |
Because of a docking dispute many years ago when Llanelli dockers unloaded a Turkish ship after Swansea dockers had refused. |
Thank you for your response | | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 09:41 - Aug 4 with 2648 views | YrAlarch |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:59 - Aug 4 by Boundy |
I'm not saying you're wrong but there are a few other theories :
"There’s also a theory that in 1915, a Welsh Regiment battalion raised in Llanelli was sent to Gallipoli to fight the Turks, which led the Swansea battalion, who’d been sent to the Western Front, to apply the nickname." also
"Rev Ebenezer MorrisIn 1831, the vicar of the town was the larger than life Reverend Ebenezer Morris, while its new squire, living just across the road from Morris’s parish church in Llanelly House, was the English landowner William Chambers, an illegitimate son of Sir John Stepney, eighth baronet. Morris and Chambers were soon at loggerheads, and their quarrel eventually became so bitter that there were such surreal spats as the vicar publicly comparing Chambers to a hyena, and even throwing the squire out of a window of the Thomas Arms Hotel. One of the reasons for this bitter conflict between the two men was Chambers’ desire to widen the road outside his home, which would mean the loss of part of the churchyard and thus of the graves within it. Morris appealed to the local population by publishing three placards, in Welsh, denouncing Chambers and his scheme, and one of these — known as placard ‘C’ — imagined the ghosts of all those buried in the churchyard rising up and crying out for assistance:
Upon this, lo, a thousand voices at once rising in the graves with a shrill frightful scream sing, “Fathers, mothers, children, brothers, sisters, lovers, relations, old friends, nay, even Turks if there be any here of that race, come and assist us against the vile presumption, horrid desire, and the pomp and vanity of this English stranger!”.
The placards were produced as evidence in the subsequent court case against Morris, which resulted in the extraordinary outcome of the Vicar of Llanelli being fined twenty pounds and bound over to keep the peace, especially against William Chambers.
Is it, perhaps, too fanciful to suggest that in response to the placard, many Llanelli people proudly described themselves as Turks in order to show their support for Morris, and that this moniker then proved irresistible to visitors from neighbouring towns? Or could Morris’s comment possibly be a subtle allusion to Llanelli people already being known as Turks in 1831? At that time, the Turks had a particularly ferocious reputation: the Greek War of Independence, which witnessed many atrocities and in which the poet Byron died, had just ended, and only four years before the incident in Llanelli, the British fleet had fought a full-scale battle against the Turks at Navarino. Thus the nickname ‘Turks’ might have appealed equally to Llanelli people as a symbol of their spirit and fighting qualities, and to their neighbours as a way of damning the town as a den of heathen savagery. Regardless of this speculation, the fact is that William Chambers remained the squire of Llanelli for another twenty-four years, more than enough time for the name of ‘Turks’ to gain popular currency, and for people to forget why it had gained it in the first place. Even if the origins of the term were soon forgotten in Llanelli, such things often take on a life of their own; and there would certainly be a neat paradox in our distinctly ‘heathen’ nickname having been invented by the town’s vicar! " |
Thank you for your response | | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 10:13 - Aug 4 with 2616 views | Badlands |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:27 - Aug 3 by builthjack |
Good support in my part of the world.
Builth, Llandrindod, Rhayader.
Loads in Llanidloes - NotLoyal witnessed a load from there on the train to Nottingham. The lads were loud.
Llanwrtyd Wells, always been huge support from there.
I would say that a few hundred get to home games. |
Towns on the Mid Wales line have always been a good source of support for the Swans and for Swansea rugby over Llanelli (less so with the regions linking places like Llandovery in the Scarlet's camp).
Brecon always surprises me. Always considered more Cardiff than Swansea yet whenever I have been there I have seen plenty of Swans shirts but never a Bluetop. |  |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 10:56 - Aug 4 with 2588 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 08:48 - Aug 4 by YrAlarch |
Why do we call Llanelli folk 'turks'? |
Because they are absolute delights. |  |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 10:57 - Aug 4 with 2586 views | builthjack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 10:13 - Aug 4 by Badlands |
Towns on the Mid Wales line have always been a good source of support for the Swans and for Swansea rugby over Llanelli (less so with the regions linking places like Llandovery in the Scarlet's camp).
Brecon always surprises me. Always considered more Cardiff than Swansea yet whenever I have been there I have seen plenty of Swans shirts but never a Bluetop. |
Brecon was blue years ago, but I would say it's 75% white now.
Still loads of plastic top 6 premier league people aboutvthese parts who have never watched them live but wear the shirts about the place. It boils my pi$$. | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 11:24 - Aug 4 with 2555 views | owainglyndwr |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:27 - Aug 3 by builthjack |
Good support in my part of the world.
Builth, Llandrindod, Rhayader.
Loads in Llanidloes - NotLoyal witnessed a load from there on the train to Nottingham. The lads were loud.
Llanwrtyd Wells, always been huge support from there.
I would say that a few hundred get to home games. |
I was surprised how many supported the Swsns in the Machynlleth area ,
Which I think Cardiff fans found, so they sprayed graffiti all over Machynlleth a few years back returning from some away trip |  | | |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 11:58 - Aug 4 with 2518 views | builthjack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 11:24 - Aug 4 by owainglyndwr |
I was surprised how many supported the Swsns in the Machynlleth area ,
Which I think Cardiff fans found, so they sprayed graffiti all over Machynlleth a few years back returning from some away trip |
Mach, Aber, loads of Swans fans | |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 12:13 - Aug 4 with 2493 views | ItchySphincter |
Lanelli is generally swans, no blue. Don’t confuse their love of Scarlets and disdain for Ospreys as dislike for the Swans.
Most of Wales is Swans in my experience. North of Aberystwyth is a bit patchy but I don’t think they really do any sport up there. Cardiff is Cardiff and a bit of Port Toilet only. |  |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 12:51 - Aug 4 with 2451 views | KeithHaynes |
Same down in Pembrokeshire, there’s a guy down there who takes upward of six Wales / Cardiff flags to internationals. He’s obviously a bit strange. Pembrokeshire is massively white but they do have pockets of Cardiff fans, but minimal numbers. When I was younger and that was in the 80’s there were nobe there whatsoever that I ever saw anyway. And I would have as then kids went to gigs / whatever and they were all swans fans. Pembroke, Milford and Haverfordwest. | |
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| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 12:52 - Aug 4 with 2449 views | AguycalledJack |
| Areas of Wales that follow the Swans on 22:59 - Aug 3 by KeithHaynes |
Wales games ? |
Swans.
Never been away with wales. | | | |
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