Trundle slotted home a second half penalty for his first Swansea goal in more than two years as he opened the scoring against Sheffield United, helping the Swans to a 2-1 win in the process.
An earlier than planned introduction into the action thanks to the injury to Ferrie Bodde, Trundle played in an unfamiliar role in midfield but still had enough presence to gain and score the penalty that broke the deadlock.
And as he celebrated in front of the East Stand before a public kissing of the badge display, there was little doubt that Trundle was back at the club he has always held close to his heart since his first arrival in 2003.
Speaking after the game to the Western Mail, Trundle said “Everyone wants to see the team improve and progress
“The first half especially wasn’t good, and when things are like that you can feel a bit of tension with the fans with every stray pass or bad touch.
“And they’ve had every right to feel frustrated because they’ve all paid to come and see us play. We’ve not delivered for them, they’ve not seen us win at home.
“It’s always going to be like that when that happens, but wins can do wonders for confidence and you can really build on that.
“We know we can grind out a result against a good side when we have to. But we’ve shown how well we can play in early games so it’s about getting the right balance between the two now.
“I’ve been waiting a long time to do that,” he smiled.
“I’ve been thinking about scoring that goal for ages, even before I came back. When it to happened it all came out.
“As soon as I got brought down all I had in my head was ‘goal’ – all the stuff about us not scoring for a while didn’t come into it.
“You don’t think about the pressure of not winning at home this year when you get a chance like that, you just think about putting it away.
“And getting a kiss of Gorka (Pintado) helped settle me down anyway. I thought he was coming up to me after the foul to take the ball so I was getting ready for a fight!”
