As he prepares to meet his former team mates next Saturday at Bramall Lane Britton has finally admitted that it was the former Swans boss that was a reason behind his decision to move on at the end of last season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not as simple as just saying I should have stayed,\u201d Britton told Wales on Sunday<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s too easy just to look at the table and suggest would I should or shouldn\u2019t have done.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut perhaps if there had been a different manager then it would have been a different situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaulo was manager when the new contract was in front of me and whether you are signing new deals or joining a new club, who the manager is influences your decision. That was the same with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say we fell out but it was a strange relationship,\u201d admits Britton.\u201cHe didn\u2019t talk to me at all about my contract and then he came out in the press and said what he said. Then he dropped me for the next game. I\u2019m not saying I was undroppable, far from it, but it was all very strange and probably made things more difficult for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThings like that are always going to influence a decision like the one I had.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an open division and everyone knows that if you put a run together and go six or so games undefeated with a few wins then you can shoot right up the table,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaying that, it works the other way and if you get stuck in a rut then you can really get dragged into things. So you have to be on your toes.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we know we will be in for a tough game on Saturday and it will be a strange one for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will be lining up in the tunnel with lads I played with and in front of fans I know so well and who were so good to me for so long.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to take Swansea seriously because I know first-hand what a good side they are.\u201d<\/p>\n