In the end it was just three points.
Let's be frank. Swansea City's season was anything but plain sailing, but looking at the table you'd be forgiven for forgetting some of the turbulence at the club over the over the last few months.
He might well still have some critics, and his reign hasn't always been flawless, but Russell Martin will feel he's done more than enough to prove he's the man to take the club forward.
