THERE was plenty of incident at the County Ground on Saturday and amidst the chaos, it was easy to lose sight of what an important afternoon it was for Town’s most recent signing.

Sean Murray was making his first league start since his move to Swindon from Watford on the final day of the summer transfer window and, in more ways than one, the 22-year-old showed that he may offer something different to his team’s other midfielders.

Town chief Luke Williams opted to go with both Jonathan Obika and Nathan Delfouneso up front and with loan star Michael Doughty absent and Anton Rodgers only fit for a place on the bench, Murray came in to form a midfield trio alongside Yaser Kasim and Conor Thomas.

The former Republic of Ireland youth international was fresh from a man-of-the-match display against Chelsea’s U23s in the Checkatrade Trophy, where he racked up two assists, and was allowed the chance to strut his stuff against Bury.

While every member of Town’s squad possesses passing ability, Murray stands out in the embryonic stages of his Swindon career for his preference for long raking balls, with the Town man getting plenty of oomph behind his efforts to spread play from one end to the other.

Murray also shows aggression with his passes forward, as evidenced by the teasing ball that allowed Obika to stroke home past Bury keeper Ben Williams for what proved to be Swindon’s consolation effort on Saturday.

There appears to be an element of risk in the midfielder’s approach and unfortunately, that was exposed in emphatic style when Murray contrived to sloppily give up possession late in the first period and the visitors’ Hallam Hope took full advantage.

Of the many midfield options available to Williams, Murray may well most fit the mould of high-risk, high-reward, but with arguably the most offensive-minded passing range at his disposal, if his style can be suitably adapted into the fabled ‘Swindon way’, then Town’s final summer signing may go on to act as a vital string added to the red and white bow.