Like Grandfather like Grandson...

Those younger footballing people in Pembrokeshire who support Swansea City and were delighted to see Kilgetty’s Liam Cullen emerging in the Swans’ first team and now enjoying a loan spell with Lincoln City, might not know that his amazing scoring feats throughout the time since he first played for The Cygnets as an eight year old more or less mirror those of his grandfather, Graham Jenkins.

‘Jenks’ also set out at eight years of age, scored goals for fun throughout his teen years, had a season apiece with Swansea City and Cardiff City, and was offered a three-year contract at Elland Road with Leeds United – but turned it down because he was very much a Pembrokeshire boy and hated the thought of not being with his family and friends.

“Things were different in those days,” Graham admitted, “and I’d already had a taste of the travel with Cardiff and Swansea and so knew it wasn’t for me.

Read more about Liam Cullen and his grandfather in February's issue of FeelGood Magazine.