Come Monday morning, he reported for duty at the training ground.
“The club said they’d appointed the new manager and he might just need some help until he gets his staff sorted,” Britton explains.
“When the club call, if I can help, I’ve always said I’ll always be here to help.
“It wasn’t even something to think about. It was ‘I’ll be in Monday and I’ll come and meet the manager and off we go’.”
After retiring eight years ago, Britton had a brief spell out of football – aside from a club ambassador role – before becoming an advisor to Swansea’s board.
Having been a major part of the recruitment process which led to the appointment of Steve Cooper as head coach, he was promoted to sporting director.
After a season in the role, Britton stepped down to “take a break from the game” but stressed that he hoped to return to Swansea’s staff at some point down the line.
