SWINDON Town hero Jerel Ifil has shared his thoughts on what has been a turbulent season for the Robins.

The former defender turned out for Swindon between 2003 and 2009, making 220 appearances in total and netting five goals.

Speaking exclusively to the Adver, Ifil revealed his impressions of the 2022-23 campaign - a season which sees Swindon down in 10th in the League Two table.

“I haven’t followed them quite as much as I would have liked to as I have been very busy, but I always keep an eye on the news,” he said.

“What I’ve seen is that people are wanting them to do more and be better than they are, and I think that shows the Swindon Town fans' journey from even when I was there.”

Town changed their head coach during the January transfer window, with former Chelsea player Jody Morris taking over from Scott Lindsey on transfer deadline day.

Form has been far from smooth though under Morris, who has overseen just four wins in 17 games, which included a nine-match winless streak.

“There has been a change of manager, obviously, with Jody Morris coming in January, and he’s not had a lot of time,” said Ifil.

“So, it's a case of if he can he get his own players in and can the other players actually adapt to his style as they need to stop losing games and be more consistent?”

Swindon recently returned to winning ways in League Two with a 1-0 home victory against Bradford City last week as well as a 5-1 away-day thumping of AFC Wimbledon at the weekend.

Despite the resurgence in form, Morris’ Robins succumbed to defeat yet again in their most recent game with a 1-0 home loss to Stevenage on Tuesday night.

The away win, although monumental, is not enough without a run of good results according to Ifil.

“The problem is one game is not enough, it’s the consistency that matters,” he said.

“You’d rather win 1-0 five times than 5-1 once, so it's about building that consistency back up.

Ifil, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Beast’ during his time at the County Ground, may have hung up his boots at the age of 32< but he still remains very much in touch with the fanbase.

“For me, I’ve got a lot of Swindon Town fans on my social media, so what I see is the complaints as people always complain more than they praise,” he said.

“When it goes a bit quieter, I know it’s alright!”