SAD to say, most Swindon Town supporters, myself included, are glad to find themselves with only two more games of a dismal season to endure, writes Peter Mitchell.

Again a terrific away following at Walsall was rewarded with only disappointment and another ineffective performance as Town went down 1-0 to an 85th-minute goal.

Assistant coach Ross Embleton – never a fans' favourite – seemed taken aback by the volley of abuse he received when approaching the Town faithful at full-time. He should have seen it coming.

Swindon's League One status is now hanging by a thread – two points from safety with two games remaining against play-off chasing Scunthorpe and mid-table Charlton.

At the Bescot Stadium it was a pretty ordinary Saddlers side, sitting comfortably in mid-table, who ended up looking far more hungry for the win than the team facing relegation.

Swindon managed just eight attempts on goal, of which only three were on target.

Playing Ben Gladwin from the start, in a roaming central role, seemed to offer attacking promise, and so it transpired for much of the first half. Gladwin carved out several good openings, moving forward quickly, and after 18 minutes glided past three defenders to put in a good effort that Craig MacGillivray pushed past the post.

Unfortunately Gladwin seemed to have burned himself out by half-time and was almost invisible during the second period. He did pop up with 10 minutes to go when he got a good glancing header on a clever Charlie Colkett chip into the six-yard box, only for MacGillivray to make a brilliant save at the foot of his near post.

Although Swindon were using the full width of the pitch and coming forward, they seemed reluctant to shoot.

It wasn't until 12 minutes from the end that Town decided to throw on pace man James Brophy, but it was too little too late. After an initial mazy run down the left he contributed little else.

Swindon's right flank had looked the most vulnerable from the start, and so it proved. Town's stretched defence was caught out with five minutes to go when Walsall defender Joe Edwards found the net to put paid finally to Swindon's chance of taking away a consolation point.

Swindon may have a number of talented individuals but most have underperformed both individually and as a team this season. Really only Lawrence Vigouroux and loanee Rohan Ince can take pride in consistently creditable performances.

Of all the teams around them only Shrewsbury gained a point on Bank Holiday Monday. However, with Swindon unable to offer any contribution of their own, yet another good opportunity to make some tangible progress went begging.