As the season enters it's final week lets talk about what we have done rather than what we can't control

Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing about Leeds United, Trophies and Points.   Fact is we are in the Championship and if/when we get the icing on the cake then fantastic.

However, if we don't we are still a Championship club.  Next season we will be welcoming the likes of Sheffield United, Ipswich, Charlton and of course Cardiff City to the Liberty as we pit our abilities against the second tier of English football for the first time since 1984.

And whilst there is no doubt that the football league's handling of the Leeds affair has just created a farce of their own competition it shouldn't have taken away some of the plaudits heading in the direction of Roberto Martinez and his team.  But it has.

The Evening Post reported yesterday that "Poor Martinez was being forced to answer questions about Leeds again" but that wouldn't have happened if people had not asked him those very questions.  Instead of commenting in detail about Bussy's first Swansea hat-trick or the 89 point club record that the club held or even the final game of the season against Brighton, Martinez was being questioned about events at another club and events that he has no control over.

It also seems to have escaped the notice of many that victory on Saturday will see us crowned Champions of League One irrespective of what the suits decide this week.   We will become uncatchable and we will also parade the divisions top goalscorer into the bargain.  Focusing on the brilliant rather than the farcical.  It's the way forward.

What has been achieved at Swansea this season is nothing short of remarkable.  Roberto has, in a 14 month period, turned his side from a team that appeared to be lacking serious direction into the best that League One can offer.  They didn't start the season as favourites, and even during the season the experts were writing them off and believing that the 'giants' of FEC and Leeds would come through but it never happened.   Sure, we wobbled a bit towards the end but we all knew we would reach the finishing line and - we did it with some to spare as well.

We did it without huge financial outlay and we did it without pushing the club into spiralling financial debts that we cannot control.  We did it in style, we played some of the best football I have seen in 30 years following the club.  I'll never forget leaving Oldham on the opening day not caring that we had lost because I had witnessed the start of something very special.   We totally outclassed Oldham that day despite the scoreline, and that said much about the way we would go about our task this season.

We shouldn't allow events that are outside our control to dominate our thoughts and discussions at this moment.  Yes, it is relevant, yes it stopped us getting the trophy when we really wanted it but if there is a chance that they get their 15 points back then, sadly, it is correct that we don't get it.

But that is everything we seem to refer to now and that is down to the local Welsh media.  Once it is in there it will be talked about but lets stop asking the questions and concentrate on what has become good about Swansea City this season.   It has been a very special season and one that we should remember long into the future.

Is there an irony that we have reported on several instances of the Swans players/management talking about Leeds?  Of course there is but we report on news in the public domain.

We are Championship bound and certainly by Saturday I expect us to officially be League One Champions 2007/2008.  And the record books will never show the farce the league created behind that title.

To Roberto and the lads - I salute you

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