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Statement by the Swans Trust

May 10, 2018

The Swansea City Supporters’ Trust would firstly like to congratulate Huddersfield Town Football Club and its Supporters’ Association (HTSA) on confirming its status in the Premier League for another season, unfortunately for us almost certainly at our expense.

When Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League in 2011, we were similarly unfancied to remain in the division.  However, we confounded our critics by playing an exciting brand of football on our way to safety, at the expense of more established Premier League clubs who were on a downward trajectory.

It is with sadness that the Supporters’ Trust notices the parallels between our current situation and that of those clubs relegated seven years ago. As a football club we have lost our footballing way and our footballing identity, making poor, usually reactionary, decisions time and time again.  The Swansea Way, for so long a source of considerable pride, has not existed for some time

The Supporters’ Trust has previously urged the majority owners of Swansea City Football Club to implement a full review of the running of the footballing side of the club.  We have also previously expressed a lack of confidence in Huw Jenkins and called for his removal as Chairman of our football club. Our concerns were well justified and the view of the Supporters’ Trust remains the same in this regard.

The Supporters’ Trust urges the majority owners to take this opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the last few years and implement the necessary changes to ensure our football club regains its sense of identity. If we fail to do so, there is more chance we will struggle further rather than regroup quickly and challenge to regain the Premier League status we have now almost certainly lost.

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