THE future for Swindon Town boss Phil Brown remains uncertain, with the 58-year-old admitting a possible extension to his end-of-season contract is the furthest thought from his mind.

Brown joined Town in mid-March following the sudden departure of former manager David Flitcroft, who jumped ship to join League Two promotion-chasing rivals Mansfield Town.

Set the task of getting Swindon back into the third tier following their relegation from League One last season, Brown has struggled to deliver enough points for his men to stand a realistic chance of earning a play-off spot.

Realistically, Swindon require three wins from their final three games to push for a top-seven spot, starting at home to Grimsby Town on Saturday.

Brown is all too aware of the task ahead of him, but when asked about a possible extension to his contract, he said he couldn’t answer the question.

He said: “It (staying at Swindon Town) is the furthest thing from my mind right now.

“The nearest thing to my mind is the game on Saturday and to win three big games of football so we have a chance to get into the play-offs.

“Then we’ll start talking.

“Saturday’s game is so important.

“The supporters will hopefully turn out given it’s our 25th anniversary since reaching the top flight.

“And if we do get a good crowd, we need to entertain them and get a win.

“If we get that win, hopefully we can carry it forward into Colchester next weekend.”

Brown admitted to delivering a series of ‘brutal’ training sessions and talks with the team following last Saturday’s ‘unacceptable’ first-half performance against Newport County, which ultimately cost Town more valuable league points in a 2-1 defeat.

“If you look at the physicality of training, it’s been very difficult this week, no doubt about it,” said Brown.

“The meetings we’ve had have been brutal, and the training sessions that have followed have been brutal.

“At the same time, I’m not the type of manager that will flog a dead horse.

“I’ve given them enough time to relax and recuperate.

“They saw a little smile on my face on Thursday morning, they might see a little grin on Friday.

“This is serious business. That performance last week in the first half was unacceptable.

“It’s unacceptable work. They knew about it at half-time and at the end of the game.”

Brown has also had to deal with an incident involving left-back Chris Hussey and a fan following Saturday’s game in Wales.

Though the incident remains a blur for many, Hussey has been alleged to have pushed a supporter after reacting to an initial comment.

But Brown said he won’t comment on the situation until the Football Association reach their conclusion.

He said: “It’s in the hands of the FA.

“It’s one where if we make a comment about what happened, it could be the wrong thing to do.

“Nothing will happen before Saturday’s game, so Chris is available for that.

“We’ll deal with it as and when.”