PAOLO Di Canio admitted his Swindon side were off the pace for the vast majority of their League Two clash with Crewe.

A poor display from Town saw them suffer a 2-0 defeat at Gresty Road, with Nick Powell and Ashley Westwood scoring either side of the break for the hosts.

Although Swindon rallied in the closing stages of the game, boss Di Canio admitted it was too little, too late, and blamed himself for the loss.

He said: “The last 25 minutes I don’t even want to even consider. We had nothing to lose and we were trying to react.

“A team at the top should play like we did in the last 15 minutes, since the kick-off.

“Today the fault for sure is with Paolo Di Canio, because probably I lost in the last few weeks my humility.”

  • FOR a full report and reaction to today’s game, see Monday’s copy of The Result, free in the Swindon Advertiser.