Ian Swire
@IanSwire
Married to Jill with 5 grown up children and 4 granddaughters. Retired Chairman and on Roll of Honour at Sheffield Eagles RLFC
The @TheRFL will be hoping the Mark Aston/@SheffieldEagles case is going way - it isn't. More support is gathering, including from a Super League club owner, and up to 40 MPs have been contacted to increase the pressure for reform. (free read) patreon.com/posts/115090465
🤝 We'd like to thank @IFM_Insurance and Ian Swire for sponsoring Matty Dawson-Jones for the 2025 season. #OneClub
One final time? 🦅🦅
🎉 John Kear turns 70 today! The mastermind behind one of British stories greatest fairytales, when Sheffield Eagles defeated the all-conquering Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final... @Six_Again | #rugbyleague
Why am I like a 🐶 with a 🦴 over the Mark Aston miscarriage of justice? Read Bayley’s letter for a clue @TheRFL picked on the wrong scapegoat 🤬
.@IanSwire: "Mark Aston's life has been destroyed and unnecessarily. The RFL did not want to go to Sports Resolution, they absolutely did not want to go there. But we’ve came at it from different angles. The RFL had nowhere to go" (free read) patreon.com/posts/rfl-back…
The solution is simple: @TheRFL must allow this case to be heard by Sport Resolutions, the same independent arbitration service trusted by virtually every other major sport in the UK. But they’ve rejected this request for external scrutiny - what are they afraid of? #MarkAston
Coach’s ‘career-ending’ ban ridiculous, says player at centre of rugby league concussion case. Big issue this around head injuries and whether long-serving coach has been made an example of because of legal cases. Full story : thetimes.com/article/38a374…
Coach’s ‘career-ending’ ban ridiculous, says player at centre of rugby league concussion case. Big issue this around head injuries and whether long-serving coach has been made an example of because of legal cases. Full story : thetimes.com/article/38a374…
Several members of parliament have been contacted by supporters of Mark Aston to get them to back calls for a review into the standards of governance in UK rugby league. (free read) patreon.com/posts/115464743
Ex-RFL president demands 'full and fair' review into Mark Aston case as Sheffield Eagles coach hit with 18-month ban ✍️ @DCravenRL mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-le…