 After his loan spell with Blackpool, Dobbie returned to Swansea City.After Paulo Sousa departed the club to join Leicester City as their new manager, the new "Swans" manager Brendan Rodgers started playing Dobbie in the first-team.With Craig Beattie and Gorka Pintado out injured long term, leaving only Shefki Kuqi to compete with Dobbie for the lone striker role, he was heavily relied on to score goals.