Russell Martin thanked the Jack Army for the way they welcomed Jamie Paterson back into the first-team fold at Swansea City.
The attacker missed five Championship matches due to a contract dispute with the club's owners.
However, after the club rejected numerous bids from Queens Park Rangers for the playmaker during the January transfer window, Paterson remained at Swansea and made his first appearance in almost two months in the 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers.