THIS week hasn't seen things getting any easier for Swindon Town.

After the Oxford game they had to address the dreadful assault on the parents of their assistant coach Ross Embleton, and then on Saturday the team made the trip to Bury, who had won just once in their last 24 games in all competitions.

Once again Swindon came away with nothing.

Although only losing to a disputed penalty, the salient facts were that Town still managed only two shots on target in the 90 minutes – against a pretty woeful home team – and once more Chelsea protégé Charlie Colkett missed a great opportunity, on this occasion in stoppage time.

It is easy to understand the fans' frustration with Town's coaching staff, although any physical and verbal personal abuse is inexcusable. However, a few points ought to be made.

Firstly, I am sure Messrs Sherwood/Williams/Embleton are trying their utmost.

Secondly, the exact responsibility for dictating playing tactics and strategies seems to remain unclear – and if it's unclear to the spectators it probably is for the players as well.

If Luke Williams is still calling the shots then he appears to lack any Plan B, C or D and it just seems to be a continuous recycling of well-trodden unsuccessful strategies.

Lastly, if Tim Sherwood is the driver then under his navigation the team has won just three games out of 17 – and the initial win against Charlton was against one of the worst teams I have seen for many a year.

The club, in their wisdom, have decided against bringing in any experience to bolster the playing staff and put their faith in talented but inexperienced and light-weight youngsters.

Swindon's next six games – including tonight's clash at Northampton – are all against teams currently in the bottom nine places. After that, the next four games are against teams occupying the promotion or play-off places.

That's 10 matches with that have plenty to play for.

Where do Swindon go from here? Are the players really up for it? Who knows?

But the next six games will almost certainly determine the outcome of their season.