He may well be an interest observer from afar on Sunday, but even all these years later former Swansea City manager Roberto Martinez reflects on the south Wales derby as the sort of fixture anyone would want to be involved in.
Swansea City’s newest shareholder Jake Silverstein is proud of the progress he believes the club has made as it strives to strike the balance required to ensure its financial sustainability, and is confident a bright future lies ahead with the structures being put in place on and off the field.
Chief executive Julian Winter believes Swansea City is on a sound financial footing, but acknowledged the challenge of adjusting to the loss of parachute payments mean the club’s budget is not at the same level as the majority of its Championship rivals.
Watch the full fans' forum at the Swansea City Stadium as head coach Russell Martin, chief executive Julian Winter, head of football operations Josh Marsh, chief financial officer Gareth Davies and Supporters' Trust chair Dave Dalton answered questions from supporters.
Four Swansea City academy players were selected in the Wales Under-19 side as they played out a goalless draw against Hungary in the first of their three Uefa European Championship qualifiers.
