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

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 anotherIt 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...

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