 He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Crawley Town and was substituted during his second appearance against Wrexham after suffering a dislocated finger, which resulted in him returning to Birmingham.After Birmingham's second-choice goalkeeper Colin Doyle underwent a knee operation, Krysiak replaced him on the substitutes' bench for the Championship match against Doncaster Rovers in September 2008.He joined fellow Championship team Swansea City on a three-month emergency loan on 23 September, and on the same day featured on the bench in a 1–0 victory over rivals Cardiff City in the League Cup.