Swansea City's Championship season is just around the corner and there's a noticeable level of optimism and anticipation buzzing around.
Compare that to this time last year, when a poorly-handled upheaval saw Russell Martin rushed into the hot-seat, just two weeks before the first competitive ball was kicked.
What followed was a cobbled together season of transition. One riddled with frequent mentions of 'conditioning', as well as individual errors, contract disputes and, ultimately, a largely underwhelming mid-table finish.
