This year has been a rollercoaster ride for Swansea City, with new records set and new struggles endured. All experienced with a true club legend in player-turned-coach Garry Monk, it has been an emotional 2015 and one which ends in uncertainty as the Swans see out the calendar year without a manager in place.
Another stalwart in South Wales is now in charge, Alan Curtis taking up a caretaker role, and he is currently steadying a ship on a rocky course as the Swans head into 2016 just above the drop zone - a massive contrast to their achievements back in May.
Disappointing start to up and down year
A year that ends in disappointment also started with disappointment in a tough January for the Swans.
The club didn't manage a win in the opening month of the year, with 1-1 draws with Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United followed by a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of eventual champions Chelsea and an underwhelming League Cup run - Blackburn Rovers knocking them out in the fourth round.
As well as this, Swansea bid farewell to one of the most prolific strikers ever to grace the green grass at the Liberty, Wilfried Bony leaving for Manchester City, albeit not without the club getting something for him as the Ivorian was sold for a club record fee of £25 million.
Nonetheless, the signings of Matt Grimes, Kyle Naughton and Jack Cork - allowed by Bony's sale - meant the team strengthened in depth ahead of what would become a successful end to the 2014-15 season.
Record-breaking campaign
Following this difficult start, the Swans soon picked things up again and would have arguably their most successful season in history - up there with the 2012-13 campaign which saw them lift the League Cup trophy at Wembley.
Just one defeat in February got them back on track, with three wins coming in a prosperous 28 days - one of which would help them to an incredible feat.
A 2-1 victory over Louis van Gaal's Manchester United meant that the Swans had done the double over one of England's most successful clubs, and in May they would also register their second win of the season against Arsenal, becoming only the third team in Premier League history to achieve this over both in the same campaign.
These 12 points contributed to their grand total of 56 for the season - their highest points haul for a Premier League season as they also steered themselves to their highest finish in the division, and their second best in the top flight ever.
This cemented Monk's status as a club legend in a coaching sense, with him already having done so numerous times during his playing career.
Promising signs for the new season
This incredible end to the 2014-15 campaign put Swansea in good stead for the new season, and the club were keen to build on this as they splashed the cash in the summer window.
With £3.5 million spent on Franck Tabanou, £5 million on Éder and £600,000 on Kristoffer Nordfeldt, the team were strengthening their squad well, as well as getting an incredible deal as they snapped up André Ayew on a free transfer too.
Things looked good after a strong August as well, the club starting their season with a 2-2 draw against champions Chelsea, before registering wins over Newcastle United and Manchester United in between a point against Sunderland.
Ayew in particular was impressing following his summer move, with three goals in his first four games, whilst Bafetimbi Gomis had managed to score in every match so far.
The team were high-flying in the standings early on and it looked like it would be another splendid campaign for the Jacks.
Dramatic downfall
However, things have not lasted. Swansea have managed only two wins in their 15 matches since that win over the Red Devils, with 11 of these games under Monk and just one of the wins during his reign too as he was relieved of his duties early in December after a 3-0 loss to Leicester City.
It was a decision that came with mixed reaction from the footballing world and fans alike, with the club legend obviously a popular figure in South Wales but results just not acceptable - nor the performances.
Players took the blame for the manager's sacking, with many upset with the decision given the great relationship he had with the team, whilst the fact that no replacement was lined up before Chairman Huw Jenkins gave Monk his marching orders has been frustrating for fans.
Baby steps into New Year
Nonetheless, Curtis has assumed caretaker charge at the Liberty since and, now four games into that temporary reign, has helped the club get back to basics with some good performances and promising results.
A defeat at the hands of Manchester City was more than unfortunate, Swansea putting on a splendid display but succumbing to defeat thanks to a deflected stoppage time strike from Yaya Touré which snatched the win at 2-1.
However, since that first game, Curtis has yet to taste defeat again, goalless draws with West Ham and Crystal Palace coming either side of a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
The future may be uncertain without someone at the helm on a permanent basis, but the ship has certainly been steadied and steered back on track as Swansea end 2015 just above the drop zone, hoping to push on in 2016.