TOWN chairman Lee Power has asked for the fans to keep the faith with the team and their ambitious playing style.

Swindon have taken just four points from the last available 18, including the dispiriting 3-0 defeat on Tuesday night where those in the stands vented their frustrations at the players on the pitch.

In a statement released on the club’s website Power thanked fans for renewing their season tickets, adding his delight at how sales have gone.

In a bid to rally support ahead of the visit of Notts County the chairman added a call for a bond of unity between the fans and the team to help end the Robin’s recent poor run.

“We need the fans now more than at any other stage of the season so far,” said Power.

“There is no denying that we are going through a rocky spell at the minute but when you are struggling, you need to stick together even more.

“I think we all need a bit of a reality check: we are fourth, two points outside the automatic promotion places with the youngest and definitely the best footballing team in the division.

“I could sense and understand the frustration with the crowd the other night. When the way we play doesn't work and when the players are a bit low on confidence, it doesn't look great and can be frustrating to watch but it can also be incredible and has been for most of the season.

“Even through the run we have been on, we should have won most of those games and I am so proud of the boys that, through this period - even the other night when they were losing and were getting some stick - they kept trying to do what we've asked of them and didn't stop believing.

“Two things are for sure: we will turn it around and, for all the time I own this football club (which I plan to for many years to come) we will not change our beliefs and the way we play. “