It was close, too close for some, and when they kick off the 2003/04 season everyone at the club will be hoping for things to go a little smoother.

BBC Sport takes a look at the ups and downs, highs and lows, tears and smiles that made Swansea City's season a roller coaster of emotion.

Flynn has been hailed as Swansea's saviour

The Manager: The Swans started the season with Nick Cusack as manager and finished with Brian Flynn as director of football.

When the former Wrexham manager took over on 19 September things needed to be changed.

Flynn duly brought in various players to freshen things up. He mixed youth with experience, grit with determination and class with skill.

Flynn is Swansea's saviour

He completed the task set and saved the Swans. Flynn will now turn his thoughts to making sure they don't find themselves in the mess that they were in this season.

Leon Britton - Swansea's star player

Best Player: One of the men Flynn brought in was West Ham's Leon Britton. The young midfielder has an abundance of talent and his performances in the white shirt of Swansea earned him the honour of being named as PFA Fans' Player of the Year for Division Three.

Best Result: There will only be one game that Swansea City fans will remember. Needing a win to stay in the league, the Swans' 4-2 win against Hull on the final day of the season will live in the memories of all associated with the club.

Swans colourful history

Worst Result: Swansea conceded no fewer than 65 goals this season and suffered a hat-trick of 4-0 defeats against Wrexham, Hartlepool and Kidderminster - the latter being the side's heaviest home defeat of the season.

Flynn hails 'heroic' Swans

Where it was won / lost: Again, despite playing a total of 46 games, the final game of the season had everything resting on it. They produced the goods, stayed up and earned a free holiday from their sponsors to boot.

Holiday reward for Swans

Hopes for next season: Just because they stayed up, it doesn't mean the problems have gone away. The club needs to get their house in order before the first ball is kicked next season.

Flynn will be looking for a steady season and respectable mid-table finish. A good cup run would also inject some much needed cash into the empty coffers.