Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha
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I'm pretty sure I've shared this before but it all started to go wrong for me in the summer after the league cup win at the end of Laudrup's first season. His manager, Bayram Tutumlu, started to get heavily involved in the transfers at the club. Not only bringing in players he represented, mostly Spanish and mostly not good enough but he was also trying to get Ashley Williams a big money move to Arsenal. Tutumlu was banned from the club by Huw Jenkins who the assumed responsibly for transfers, the big one was Bony. Bony didn't get much game time under Laudrup and this led to more conflict between chairman and manager.
Laudrup also spent less time at the club and increasingly let others take training while he disappeared to Paris. With results and performances going south and the relationship beyond repair Jenkins sacked Laudrup and brought in Monk. Monk had also been involved in a few incidents on the training ground with the players that Tutumlu had brought in. Also and importantly Michu was now injured and would never play at the same level for Swansea again.
Looking back Monk appeared to have had the ear of Jenkins and created a situation where he walked in and saved the club from relegation whereas in fact the structures had been put in place over a period of years by Brian Flynn and subsequent managers. Every manager from Jackett onwards added and developed the Swansea way. Martinez and Rodgers got all of the plaudits but Paolo Sousa gave a defensive solidity. All of that was destroyed by Monk who changed the way we played and by Jenkins who sold the best players and replaced them with inferior players.
All of this culminated with Jenkins and those that saved the club selling it to the new US owners in secret by not allowing the supporters trust in on the negotiations and deal.
The only person who had remained a constant in all of this was Alan Curtis but he was ostracised by Paul Clement and Jenkins allowed this. For the club to get back on track Jenkins needs to go and Curtis needs to take charge and oversee the transition and return to the Swansea way that has been lost.
Laudrup also spent less time at the club and increasingly let others take training while he disappeared to Paris. With results and performances going south and the relationship beyond repair Jenkins sacked Laudrup and brought in Monk. Monk had also been involved in a few incidents on the training ground with the players that Tutumlu had brought in. Also and importantly Michu was now injured and would never play at the same level for Swansea again.
Looking back Monk appeared to have had the ear of Jenkins and created a situation where he walked in and saved the club from relegation whereas in fact the structures had been put in place over a period of years by Brian Flynn and subsequent managers. Every manager from Jackett onwards added and developed the Swansea way. Martinez and Rodgers got all of the plaudits but Paolo Sousa gave a defensive solidity. All of that was destroyed by Monk who changed the way we played and by Jenkins who sold the best players and replaced them with inferior players.
All of this culminated with Jenkins and those that saved the club selling it to the new US owners in secret by not allowing the supporters trust in on the negotiations and deal.
The only person who had remained a constant in all of this was Alan Curtis but he was ostracised by Paul Clement and Jenkins allowed this. For the club to get back on track Jenkins needs to go and Curtis needs to take charge and oversee the transition and return to the Swansea way that has been lost.
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