The Swansea City Supporters' Trust has called on the club's hierarchy to review its transfer strategy following a bitterly disappointing January window.

Swansea brought just two players in during the winter recruitment drive, with Hannes Delcroix and Lewis O'Brien arriving on loan. Melker Widell did also sign, but he's to remain at AaB Aalborg until the end of the season.

The window also saw the club sell captain Matt Grimes, while Azeem Abdulai was sold to Leyton Orient. Andy Fisher, Nathan Broome, Kyrell Wilson and Josh Thomas also all left on loan.

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The Trust has a 7.59% shareholding in the Swans, as well as a seat on the board, and says it has since held discussions with the club about how the window panned out. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here.

In a letter to members, the Trust said: "We have been here before, and it is frustrating to be having similar conversations about readiness/preparation from the club, and the messaging to supporters before, during, and after the window.

"From our conversations over the last 48 hours, we are in no doubt that those within the club worked extremely hard to try and get deals secured and are bitterly disappointed – but supporters will rightly say that effort and intention counts for nothing when results aren’t achieved.

"At a time when we desperately needed to get stronger in multiple positions, we have not done so."

The Trust has urged the club to now hold "a frank and honest review of our recruitment policy and leadership team as once again those in charge have failed to break a cycle that supporters have become all too familiar with – promises that we are ready for the January window, poorly-timed departures of influential players, rife speculation on potential targets, waiting until Deadline Day to try and sign players, and ultimately the failure to close the right deals.

"We know that Deadline Day is a busy time, but less than a third of incoming players to the championship were signed on Deadline Day."

The Trust have also urged the club to offer clarity on when a director of football will be confirmed, with the role having remained vacant since Paul Watson's exit back in October.

It's understood Swansea have now hired a successor, but because of their notice period in their current role, they won't be confirmed until March.

However, the Swans are yet to publicly confirm when a successor will be in place.

Meanwhile, the Trust has also urged the club to offer clarity on how they define the 'Swansea Way', as well as details on how chairman Andy Coleman plans to rebuild trust with supporters, a pledge that was at the heart of his pitch following the recent change in ownership.

Coleman, not for the first time, has found himself at the heart of criticism on the back of this window, and is set to face supporters at an upcoming fans' forum, which has now been confirmed for February 18.

"We have spent a lot of time with Andy and have seen how deeply he cares and wants to succeed – but this has not borne out into action for supporters," the Trust added.

"The club need to create more regular opportunities for meaningful engagement where frank and honest discussions can be had. This is the only way to build trust.

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"The Jack Army continues to be a loud and loyal supporter base who we know will continue to get behind the team, but they need something to shout for – passion, possession-based football with a purpose, attacking football, and a strong and resilient defence.

"We have 16 matches left and plenty of time to see this come to fruition, even if we didn’t manage to bolster our squad as anyone associated with the club had hoped.

"It is absolutely essential for the club to play their part now too and provide full and frank answers to the type of questions we are asking above. As we said last week, if Swansea City is to be successful, we need more open communication, a clear strategy, and a willingness to provide transparency when we need it most.

"That way we can perhaps begin to feel that the club, ownership and the Jack Army are once again pulling in the same direction. And that will benefit us all."