“THOUGH he is often seen sporting a gillet on the touchline, this current Swansea side look ‘armless under his guidance’,” said Michelle Jones in the Star before the start of the season.

She felt that Swansea were doomed with Gary Monk in charge and I agreed with her. With very little experience in the Premier League, it was widely believed that the Swans would spend most of the season in a relegation battle and be relegated without putting much of a fight.

But Monk and his side had other ideas. From the very first game of the season they proved they were not to be underestimated.