Bob Bradley has laughed off suggestions he was called Ronald Reagan by Swansea players behind his back during his ill-fated tenure at the Premier League club.
The 58-year-old former United States coach lasted just 85 days in charge of the struggling Swans before he was sacked by American owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan on December 27.
Bradley, who took eight points from 11 matches, was reportedly dubbed Ronald Reagan - the former US president and seen in this case as a throwback to the 1980s.
But in an interview with The Times, Bradley said: "Trust me on this, not one of those players knows who Ronald Reagan is.