Swansea City’s transfer window has been a mess.

You could almost see it coming. Six players left, none were signed, with the only additions to the squad coming from the return of Morgan Whittaker on loan at Plymouth Argyle.

At the end of January, Swansea were still close to a play-off place.

Since then, two defeats and seven goals conceded have seen them slip down the Championship standings – 15th to be precise – and promotion hopes are fading.

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When the window closed, we asked followers for their opinions on four relevant topics/questions.

  • Rate Swansea City’s transfer window at 10

  • Where will Swansea City stop now?

  • Will Russell Martin be head coach next season?

  • After failing to sign a single contract in January, what position in the squad are you most concerned about?

No wonder fans give Swansea’s performance in the January transfer window a 10 out of 10. A total of 1,400 of you rated it a one out of 10, with some giving it two out of 10 or more.

From Swansea, Michael Obafemi joined Burnley, Nathanael Ogbeta joined Peterborough United on loan, Brandon Cooper joined Forest Green Rovers, Armstrong Oko-Flex and Finn Stevens were released by parent clubs West Ham United and Brentford, respectively, while Jordon Garrick was sold to Forest Green. . Rovers after their withdrawal from Lincoln City.

They also lost a rush arrest to Carlan Grant after the Baggies broke their deal with the clock going past 11:00 pm. Other targets also came and went, preventing Martin and his team from reaching the latter part of the season.

Swansea cannot be blamed for the fact that Grant’s move didn’t fizzle out, but the fact that everything was left to the last minute is particularly appalling. You can read the full description of the Swansea window here, from Swans correspondent Ian Mitchelmore. Jason Levien and Jake Silverstein later apologized in FanTrusted interviews, saying they needed to learn from their mistakes.

That final day scoreline likely influenced where fans see Swansea end up; 50 of you said the top six, 902 said the bottom half, and 475 said the top half. One thing is for sure, the nature of the championship this season will give you opportunities. Three wins will see them into the play-offs again, but Swansea cannot reach that level of consistency at the moment.

As for Martin’s future, fans aren’t sure if he’ll be here next season; 531 said yes, he will stay, but 892 believes he will not be on the bench for the 2023/24 campaign. For what it’s worth, the head coach said last week that he wasn’t considering stepping down despite his frustration over what’s happened in recent weeks.

“That was never a thought. Why would that be? – said before the game with Sheffield United. “Of course everyone is disappointed with what happened last week, but now it’s over, you can’t change it. It makes no sense to dwell on it. You can choose what to focus on and our choice is to focus on team building and working with young players. The league is starting to take shape, the teams in and out of the playoffs are as financially strong as ever.

“If you don’t have that, you need time to build, and the only thing they’ve given me here is patience and support in that regard, to understand what we’re trying to build.”

As for the last question, which jobs are you most concerned about, anxieties are almost evenly distributed across three of the four highlighted areas. A total of 448 highlighted Swansea’s goalkeeping problems, 521 focused on defense as their main weakness and 419 felt the attack was not good enough. In contrast, only 34 of you said the midfield was an area of ​​concern.

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