In the early days of Coleman’s tenure, Swansea head coach Russell Martin left for Southampton amid a legal dispute which was eventually settled last year.
Swansea, meanwhile, appointed Paul Watson as sporting director – a role in which he lasted just 16 months – while Michael Duff arrived as head coach only to be sacked less than six months later.
They eventually replaced Duff with Luke Williams, who kept the club in the Championship and then showed promise this season before a slump at the start of 2025 saw him depart last month.
Williams left his post just 24 hours before Watson’s long-awaited replacement, Richard Montague, arrived from Williams’ former club Notts County to begin work as Swansea’s director of football.
Swansea have been criticised for their transfer work in every window of the Coleman era.
During Duff’s brief reign, Swansea recruited a number of players, including Kristian Pedersen, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Mykola Kuharevich and Jerry Yates, who have made little impact at the club.
Fans raised concerns again during the recent January window as captain Matt Grimes was sold to Coventry City, a deal which came as a heavy blow to a squad already lacking quality and depth.
Only midfielder Lewis O’Brien and centre-back Hannes Delcroix joined on loan, although Sweden Under-21s international Melker Widell was signed from AaB Aalborg before being loaned back to the Danish outfit.
Williams voiced his concerns just weeks before his departure.
“I think the chairman was a bit shocked that things weren’t prepared and organised to the level that he expected them to be,” Williams said in early February.
“It shouldn’t be panic stations for 48 hours, just madness trying to get things done that should have been prepared for months in advance.”
He added: “But really a lot of people have been given a big opportunity since he (Coleman) has been here making appointments. And I don’t think a lot of people have taken that opportunity.”
