Bob Bradley had to go but blame for Swansea’s plight lies in the boardroom

Dec 28, 2016

The manager’s position had become untenable but the chairman, Huw Jenkins, has presided over a number of poor decisions, both managerially and in the transfer market, as Swansea have lurched from one crisis to another

It was just gone 7pm on Boxing Day and a small group of reporters were walking away from the Liberty Stadium when a Swansea City supporter approached. “Has he gone yet, boys?” asked the fan, smiling in a way that made it clear it would be viewed as good news if there was confirmation that Bob Bradley was clearing his desk.

That moment arrived 24 hours later, when Swansea announced that the first American to manage in the Premier League had been sacked after less than three months in charge. Bradley won only two out of 11 games, picked up just eight points, conceded 29 goals, shipped three or more on eight occasions, made a total of 33 team changes after starting his reign with a 3-2 defeat at Arsenal and fielded six different back-four combinations.

If there was one key error of judgment, though, it was the failure to re-sign Joe Allen from Liverpool

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