WES Foderingham was the star of the show in Swindon’s hard-fought win over Cheltenham on Saturday, but the shotstopper was just happy to have been busy for a change.

The former Crystal Palace keeper has often been little more than a spectator since joining on a permanent deal at the start of January but, on the few occasions a team has broken through the Town defence, he has almost always done what has been asked of him.

Foderingham was certainly one of the busier of Swindon’s players at the weekend and his first-half penalty save from Darryl Duffy was vital in helping the Robins claim the three points that has extended their lead at the top of League Two to eight points.

“We didn’t start too well. The penalty save gave us a bit of confidence and I think that changed the game for us in the end and I am delighted we got the win,” said Foderingham.

“When you are playing well the luck seems to go with you and their striker must have come away wondering how he did not score.

“Cheltenham attacked well, their end game was probably not at its best, but I was pleased to do what was needed when called upon.”

Foderingham was keen to highlight goalkeeper coach Domenico Doardo’s attention to detail as key to him to guessing the right way to deny Duffy’s 30th minute spot kick.

It is not the first time that Doardo’s research has paid off this season, with the Italian having done his homework to help Phil Smith emerge the saviour in the penalty shootout win over AFC Wimbledon in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.

“Domenico had again done his research,” added Foderingham. “He is fantastic and very thorough with his work.

“He did his homework again and it has turned out well for us.”

Town are now sitting pretty comfortably at the top of the standings and are looking firmly on course for claiming the League Two title.

“The gap is increasing every week and we want to increase it more,” he said.

“Our main aim now is to secure promotion and then we will focus on the title.”