SWINDON need to ensure they finish top of the pile in npower League Two as a reward for the fans who watched them slip to Johnstone's Paint Trophy final defeat, according to interim chairman Jeremy Wray.

More than 30,000 supporters made the trip to Wembley to cheer on the Robins in their first cup final appearance since the famous day in 1969 when Don Rogers & Co saw off Arsenal under the Twin Towers.

In the end, however, they left north London disappointed as Swindon failed to capitalise on long periods of dominance in possession to slip to defeat against their League One opponents.

For Wray the loss resonated as hard as the play-off final heartbreak in 2010, and he has vowed to give the Robins' crowd something to celebrate - namely the League Two title - by the end of the term.

"Our fans were fantastic again. It's probably the memory that I'll take back - seeing all those Swindon fans - and that's who I feel most sorry for," he said.

"These days come along few and far between, the chance to win a trophy and celebrate and you want that. The players may have another opportunity and I'm sure Paolo will have another opportunity in his career.

"For fans, they have to wait a long time and they come through the gate every week. I'm determined we'll win something for them this season, that's for certain.

"Whatever you say beforehand, losing is losing and the feeling is the same.

"I feel as deflated as I did after the play-off final to be honest.

"In the early rounds of the tournament, if you've been knocked out it's not a disaster and if you don't take the trophy seriously you can justify getting knocked out.

"When you get as close to the final as the area final and you're that close to Wembley it's a big feeling and coming here you can't fail to get excited."

After tasting defeat twice at English football's headquarters, Wray is determined to watch his adopted team succeed at the famous venue.

While the remaining eight games of the current campaign are the priority for now, the County Ground chief has an eye on future success at the national stadium.

"You want to win something here," he said. "We want to make sure we win League Two first so we need to get back to the bread and butter and make sure we win that.

"Then in the future we can look at all those cup competitions and let's get back here and try to win something."

As for the match itself, Wray felt some of the Town squad were a little way off the peak of their powers.

"I think there are a few players, inevitably, today who thought they didn't do themselves justice," he said.

"They know they're better than that and they'll want to put on a show as soon as they can.

"There are individuals, some of the top players, who absolutely revel on the top stage and perform every time.

"It's strange that sometimes on a really big occasion in front of a big crowd some people do just freeze.

"We had one or two out there today who struggled to play their normal passing game and were just slightly off."