swˈɪndənz ðˈɛn mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈændi kˈɪŋ ɛksplˈeɪnd ðætðə klˈʌb kʊd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐfˈoːɹd tə tˈɜːn dˌaʊn swˈɑːnsiːz wˈeɪdʒ ˈɔfɚ tə ɡˈɜːni, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈiːmd sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ bɪkˈʌz ɡˈɜːni hæd wˈʌn mˈoːɹ jˈɪɹ lˈɛft ˌɔn hɪz swˈɪndən tˈaʊn kˈɑːntɹækt.
Swindon's then manager Andy King explained that the club could no longer afford to turn down Swansea's wage offer to Gurney, which was deemed surprising because Gurney had one more year left on his Swindon Town contract.