TOWN’S players would be best served finding another profession if they are unable to handle the frank opinions of the County Ground crowd.

Those are the thoughts of midfielder David Prutton, who is one of many Swindon players to receive his fair share of praise and criticism so far this term.

And, with three days remaining before Town’s crucial League One basement battle with Yeovil Town, the former England Under 21 international claims the Robins squad need to man up and take the weight of the fans’ feelings on the chin if they are going to haul themselves up the league ladder.

“You can’t feel under pressure to play at home,” he said.

“Everyone’s paid to come along and they can do whatever they want: cheer, boo, clap, whatever. That’s just the way it is.

“Fans can come and say whatever they want but how many do we get? Seven, eight, nine thousand?

“If you’re a footballer and you can’t play in front of that then you’re in the wrong job.”

Prutton, who assumed the captaincy of the side during Jonathan Douglas’ three-match ban recently, remains convinced Swindon can still pull themselves towards the play-off places.

Although some onlookers may deem that as wishful thinking, the ex-Leeds and Southampton playmaker says the glass-half-full approach can only benefit Town come May.

“It depends how positive or negative you are,” he said.

“You can see it as a good run of games gets you up the league but you can look at the position and it does not make for the best of reading at the moment “With the players we’ve got and the performances we’ve given you can’t say it’s a fair reflection of the team.

“There’s no easy way about it; it’s about all the lads putting in a real effort and getting their heads down for the next few games.”

Meanwhile, on-loan defender Andrew Frampton is uncertain whether the groin strain he picked up in Saturday’s defeat at Oldham Athletic will keep him out of this weekend’s encounter with Yeovil.

Frampton did not train fully yesterday, and is unlikely to again today, and he told the Advertiser he was preparing to play the waiting game.

“It’s settled down. It’s quite difficult at this stage to say anything, we’ll just have to see how it goes,” he said.

“I’m not sure at the moment. I’m talking to the physios and we will see how it reacts to treatment.”