Gareth Vincent

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Gareth Vincent

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Swansea lost only once in seven home games after Alan Sheehan took charge in FebruaryNobody argued when Luke Williams insisted last September that it would be "silly" to suggest Swansea City could compete at the "very peak" of the Championship in 2024-25. And as expected, he was right. For a while it seemed Williams' Swansea might threaten the play-off places, but then came a spell when they looked in danger of sliding all the way to bottom three.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Gareth Vincent

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Swansea lost only once in seven home games after Alan Sheehan took charge in FebruaryNobody argued when Luke Williams insisted last September that it would be "silly" to suggest Swansea City could compete at the "very peak" of the Championship in 2024-25. And as expected, he was right. For a while it seemed Williams' Swansea might threaten the play-off places, but then came a spell when they looked in danger of sliding all the way to bottom three.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Gareth Vincent

Image source, Getty ImagesFor the third year in a row, Swansea City's players will head off on holiday with spirits lifted by a springtime upturn in form. The challenge facing the club's new-look group of decision-makers is to find a way of ensuring that in the next campaign, there is no need for a late-season improvement to lighten the mood. Swansea wobbled for a long time in 2022-23 before a sparkling run in what proved to be the final weeks of Russell Martin's reign.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Gareth Vincent

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Joe Allen has opted to retire 18 years after making his Swansea league debut under Roberto MartinezJoe Allen was barely out of primary school when word got around about a midfielder from Pembrokeshire making a big impression in Swansea City's academy. A quarter of century later, Allen has called time on a career which will see him remembered as one of Wales' finest footballers.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Gareth Vincent

Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Alan Sheehan had a spell as a player-coach at Oldham before switching to full-time coaching at Luton in 2022Alan Sheehan says the Premier League is the "dream" as he begins life as Swansea City's head coach. The 38-year-old Irishman has been given his first permanent managerial role by Swansea, having impressed across two spells as the club's caretaker boss.