I watched most of it last night, but don't think there's a lot we could have learned from the programme itself. It was a pretty quick gallop through the Swansea story from the days they got up to the top under Toshack and then slumped back to the bottom, before the current success.
The Supporters Trust was mentioned, but no real detail on it for us to learn from. That's not to say that there aren't learns from their story, just that they were not really highlighted in that programme.
Largely agree with TelMc32 but they did touch on the approach to football. Martinez as manager had his team playing football (presumably this was meant as passing football as opposed to long ball / direct football) as they could not financially compete with wealthier teams. They recognised that managerial stability is ideal, however their stability in terms of footballing philosophy since the days of Martinez has meant they have been able to do well despite managerial change. From our perspective we have to accept that managers do leave (for a variety of reasons), and that when they do, if the new manager has the same footballing philosophy as the previous one, then the transition (in terms of players and playing style) will be easier, less costly and may continue a successful trajectory.
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The Supporters Trust was mentioned, but no real detail on it for us to learn from. That's not to say that there aren't learns from their story, just that they were not really highlighted in that programme.
Largely agree with TelMc32 but they did touch on the approach to football. Martinez as manager had his team playing football (presumably this was meant as passing football as opposed to long ball / direct football) as they could not financially compete with wealthier teams. They recognised that managerial stability is ideal, however their stability in terms of footballing philosophy since the days of Martinez has meant they have been able to do well despite managerial change. From our perspective we have to accept that managers do leave (for a variety of reasons), and that when they do, if the new manager has the same footballing philosophy as the previous one, then the transition (in terms of players and playing style) will be easier, less costly and may continue a successful trajectory.