SWINDON Town head coach Jody Morris insists neither he nor any of his players would like the season to be over already.

A laborious and lethargic display from Swindon resulted in a 2-1 reverse to Crewe Alexandra on Saturday – a performance which also featured the fifth time Morris’ men have let a lead slip inside the final 10 minutes since the 44-year-old took charge in late January.

With neither the play-offs to fight for or relegation to avoid, Swindon can only finish between 10th and 15th once the final day’s fixtures are complete.

Having finished a remarkable 2021-22 campaign in sixth on 77 points, this season’s efforts mark a significant step backwards for Clem Morfuni’s Robins.

But aiming to finish this year on a high, Morris stated the entire group will be working their hardest to make sure the defeat at Crewe is a distant memory come May 9.

He said: “There’s no way I want the season to end right now, that’s not how it works. There is a game to go, and you’re playing for Swindon Town.

“I want to put this result right. I want us to play well in front of our home fans, and I want to end the season on a good performance.

“As far as looking forward to what might be coming next year, we will start looking at that once the final game is out of the way.

“Yes, you’re looking at plans and what you hope you might be able to do, but I’d much rather concentrate on our last performance and see where we go from there.”

Crewe defeat down to lack of extra life or spark in our play: Morris.

Once Crawley at home is ticked off, Morris hopes the club addresses the glaring lack of experience in the dressing room – a factor which the Town boss has repeatedly and publicly proclaimed to be one of the biggest issues behind his team’s lack of consistency.

He said: “I’ve made it clear where I feel the squad needs to be changed and more balanced.

“Whether we’re able to do that, I think we need to see what develops between now and the beginning of next season.

“But like I’ve said, if you’re average age is 22 going into a League Two game, that’s not great.

“It’s good to have young players who are getting experience and developing, but at the moment there’s an element of the players learning while they’re on the job.

“That can lead to moments like we’ve been getting in the last 10 minutes of games.”