Swansea’s American owners apologise to fans over handling of Bob Bradley appointment as manager
Swansea City's American owners have apologised to the club's Supporters' Trust for not consulting it on the appointment of fellow countryman Bob Bradley as manager.
Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, who purchased a 68 per cent stake in the club in July, have admitted to an "error on our part for which we take full responsibility" by not informing the Swansea board fan representative Huw Cooze before hiring Bradley.
The Swansea Supporters' Trust is currently considering taking legal action against previous board members over the sale of club shares to Levien and Kaplan which gave the pair 68 per cent of shares in the club, as they were not given the opportunity to boost their own stake to a desired 25 per cent.
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Many Swansea fans were also supportive of previous manager Francesco Guidolin, who was sacked to make way for Bradley.
Levien and Kaplan have also sent a letter of apology to Cooze, who had previously been informed of all managerial changes.
Former manager Francisco Guidolin was popular with Swansea fans (Source: Getty)
In the matchday programme for Swansea's home game against Watford the directors write: "Not informing him sooner as to our ultimate choice was an error on our part and one for which we take full responsibility.
"Initially, during the process of interviewing potential candidates, [chairman] Huw Jenkins kept the Trust representative and several others on the board informed.
"Once we had made the decision on Bob, our focus shifted to gaining his release from Le Havre and we failed to report to the Trust representatives.
"Having realised our mistake, we immediately sent a written apology. We respect the Supporters' Trust and its important role with the club. Now we move on."