Swansea's sorry standing is my fault, says chairman

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins is taking the blame for the club's bottom-placed standing and the managerial merry-go-round that saw Bob Bradley become its fourth manager in three years in October.

Previously setting the standard for fan involvement and remarkable improvement due to its ascent from the fourth tier to the Premier League while presided over by the Supporters' Trust, Jenkins has now been accused of greed after selling most of their shares to an American consortium in the summer.

"I fully understand their feelings, being a supporter myself," Jenkins told BBC Sport's Dafydd Pritchard.

"When things don't go well somebody has to take the blame and I fully accept the responsibility.

"But let's not forget there's a long way to go this season, and we've got a lot of choices to make between now and then to make sure we survive in this league."

Not only has the recent managerial situation been a further irritation for the Liberty Stadium faithful after a run of astute appointments in south Wales, but the transfer business last summer was questionable. Andre Ayew and loyal skipper Ashley Williams were allowed to depart, and the club backed away from talks with Liverpool to allow Stoke City to scoop up Joe Allen, a former Swans favourite.

"There might have been one or two decisions we could have taken in the summer that may have changed the feel around the club," Jenkins admitted.

"I'm not going to go in to detail, we may have gone down one or two different routes, may have recruited a few players differently.

"But we are where we are, we've got to do everything in our power to make sure we turn our fortunes around. We need everyone to be 100 percent behind the team."

The Swans, currently cut three points adrift of safety, host fellow relegation candidate Sunderland on Normandy Road this Saturday.