HUW Jenkins hopes Michael Laudrup will be in for the long haul at the Liberty after Swansea City came through a rocky summer with their manager still on board.
Jenkins believes Swansea have shown how strong they now are after emerging unscathed from a turbulent close season.
And despite the turmoil of May and June, he reckons Swansea are in better shape than many of their rivals after a summer of discontent in the Premier League.
Laudrup's future was shrouded in doubt for a spell amid suggestions that he was unhappy with Swansea's transfer plans.
The Dane had offers from a host of other clubs, while Swansea severed ties with his long-time right-hand man, Bayram Tutumlu. Laudrup remains on board despite the unrest, although the noises emanating from his camp are that he will be Swansea boss for only one more year.
However, Laudrup is contracted to Swansea until 2015 — and Jenkins believes there is a chance he could stick around.
"I hope this won't be Michael's last season with us," said the Swansea chairman. "The last thing we wanted after last season was a change in manager, and nothing is going to change on that front.
"I hope we have a fantastic season, that we do really well in the Premier League and the cups and that Michael feels there is still growth in our club and that he can stay here for a few years yet.
"That's clear in my mind and I hope it is the case."
Swansea have lost three managers — Brendan Rodgers, Paulo Sousa and Roberto Martinez — in the last five summers and the club's decision-makers thought for a while that Laudrup would end up saying goodbye.
But things have settled down dramatically since Laudrup returned for the start of pre-season training last month.
And Jenkins argues that Swansea may now have an advantage over many of their rivals with the new Premier League season now just three days away.
"The summers never seem to change for us." he added.
"May and most of June are usually hectic for one reason or another. We never seem to have an easy ride, and it's not a good time to go on holiday!
"But after taking that into account, you look at the 19 teams we are up against in the Premier League. You can go through nearly every one and for one reason or another, I think we have had a far smoother end to our summer and a smoother preparation than the majority of them.
"That says something about us as a club — that we can deal with what we dealt with, get our business done and move on very quickly to get prepared for the new season.
"It will be interesting to see how the other clubs cope with what they have been through, whether it's a change in manager or a player wanting to leave.
"A lot of top-half sides are seemingly going to try to make signings right up until the end of the window as well, which I find a very strange way to run a club, but that's what they seem to do.
"Taking all that into account, we are quite well prepared, and it will be interesting to see how we measure up in the first month."
Swansea kick off the new domestic campaign with a mouthwatering game against Manchester United this Saturday.
Laudrup has fingers crossed that eight players will return fit and well after international duty this week.
