Swansea Institute of Higher Education's bid for university status could be celebrated on the terraces of its football club if the Privy Council lets it achieve its goal of becoming Swansea Metropolitan University. Roger Martinez, manager of Swansea City Football Club, has announced his support for the promotion and clearly has ambitions for Swansea to top the HE league table. "Two universities put the city on a par with places such as Manchester and London," he said.