BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, one of the founding fathers of the United States, once said: “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”

Never could a quote be more fitting than in the curious case of Jonathan Obika and Swindon Town.

Has a new arrival ever been greeted with such a sense of negativity from some quarters.

Many had written off the former Tottenham striker’s prospects before the ink had even dried on his contract, and all because of events that took place four years previously, events that were largely out of the player’s control.

Thrown into a side that were teetering on the brink of relegation to League Two, Obika, then just a fresh-faced 20-year-old, entered a dressing room that housed more atmosphere and drama than Albert Square .

Expected to fill the rather large shoes of Charlie Austin who had departed to Burnley after Christmas, the pressure was on Obika from the off and his case wasn’t helped when Danny Wilson, the manager that brought him to the club, resigned just weeks later.

In came Paul Hart who decided that he didn’t like Obika, preferring Crystal Palace’s Calvin Andrew instead. Town were relegated and Obika went on to ply his trade at a number of clubs via loan spells.

But on transfer deadline day, Swindon Town and Jonathan Obika were reunited, the Robins paying £200,000 to prise the forward away from his Premier League outfit.

As redemption missions go, Obika's has got his off to a blistering start.

Paired alongside Michael Smith for the away game at Bradford, Obika displayed his predator y instincts to notch two goals from corners to give Swindon an impressive 2-1 victory.

It could also be regarded as a second coming for Town’s away form too. The Robins folded too easily away from home last season, but the the class of 2014/15 dug in. Wes Foderingham saved Alan Sheehan’s third-minute penalty in addition to pulling off two superb saves at the end.

That was enough to secure Town’s first win on Bradford territory since 2005, when a Grant Smith brace earned Swindon a 2-1 win that day too.

On to Oldham's visit to The County Ground on Tuesday night. While far from a classic, with Town putting in their worse performance of the season, Mark Cooper will look back on four points from the last two games with a smile.

James Dayton put the Latics ahead with a stunning strike from 30 yards, before Obika notched his third goal in two games through a scrappy effort. Andy Williams had seemingly snatched all three points for the hosts with a superb effort that whistled into the top corner, but a slice of less than flattering defending allowed Amari Morgan-Smith to bundle home a late equaliser.

So all in all, Obika’s one-man mission to win redemption among the Swindon fans is well and truly underway