Planet Swans ArchivesIt is because of Jackett that Pratley is at Swansea but he also recognises the changes that Kenny bought into the club when he replaced Brian Flynn back in 2004.
“Kenny did a lot for this football club during his time here,” the midfielder told the Evening Post.
“He took the Swans out of League Two in the final season at the Vetch and brought a lot of discipline to the club.
“I think if you read Lee Trundle’s autobiography, there seems to have been a bit of a drinking culture at the club when he arrived, but he put a stop to all that pretty quickly. In fact, all the players were banned from Wind Street.
“If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be here, he showed me a lot of faith and respect by making me captain within two months when Garry Monk got injured.
“He was a good manager for me. I found him easy to talk to when he was here and he let me go out and enjoy my football.
“I was disappointed when he left, especially as he was the one who brought me in, and it really came out of the blue.
“I remember we lost to Oldham at home and it virtually ended our automatic promotion hopes. I can still remember clearly the chairman coming to the training ground to tell us Kenny had left.
“I think we were all surprised because we were still in with a shout of the play-offs. But having missed out in the final the previous season, it was always going to be hard, especially as you are always under pressure as Swansea manager. Perhaps he felt he had taken us as far as he could.”
