The terms of Gurney's loan deal state that Swansea have agreed to pay half of his wages over the four month period, showing just how much Kenny Jackett wanted him out of the squad. Nevertheless, the ex-Reading and Bristol Rovers defender joined up with his new team-mates on Thursday morning for a brief training session, following Swindon's League Cup defeat against Wycombe on Tuesday.
Gurney will look back on his career in South Wales so far with mixed feelings. The defender became a huge hit with local supporters in the first few months after signing and gave many passionate performances as he helped solidify the Swans' defence. However, Gurney's form soon dropped and the full-back unfairly became the North Bank's scape-goat when things weren't going well. It would appear that despite the defender only initially leaving on loan, Andy Gurney has most probably played his last game for Swansea City.
Many supporters will be disappointed to see Gurney depart as he is clearly capable of doing a job in League One. However, paying half the salary of a player that could help strengthen the current side, appears very questionable and may well be viewed as quite a costly error by the Swans management.