SWINDON Town director of football Tim Sherwood has further distanced himself from the club following their relegation to League Two yesterday.

Despite being hailed by owner Lee Power as ‘one of the biggest appointments the club has ever made’ when the former Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa manager was revealed in front of the local and national media back in November, Sherwood has admitted that it was never a job for him.

Sherwood, who said at the press conference back in November that he would have the final say on transfers, tactics and picking the team, told Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday programme today that he believed that he had kept up his end of the bargain, with the club recruiting eight players, six on loan, in January to get them out of trouble.

At that time, Swindon were outside of the relegation zone but four wins in 16 games since the turn of February was not enough to prevent Town dropping into League Two on Saturday, following their 2-1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United, with the 48-year-old, who is not under contract at the County Ground, pointing the finger firmly at the players.

“It wasn't a job for me,” said Sherwood, who has been 'off limits' to the local media since his appointment.

“I helped him (Lee Power) out. I wasn't getting paid to do it.

“I was in there to try to put some deals together, to try to find some players for him. I managed to do it but unfortunately it wasn't good enough in the end.

“I went in to try to recruit them some players in January - they were already in a bit of a mess - to see if I could get them out of trouble. I managed to bring in seven players but unfortunately it wasn't good enough.”

“They've taken a step backwards but I think (Power) is passionate. If the players were as passionate and had the drive of the owner and the chairman then they wouldn't be relegated.”

With regard to Sherwood’s own future at the club, it remains unclear at this stage, with Power saying after Saturday’s game that he would sit down with his former teammate at Norwich and discuss how they move forward.

However, Sherwood, who has firmly taken a back seat at the club to take care of ‘other business’ according to Power, giving the reins back to head coach Luke Williams in February, remains non-committal.

“I don't know yet,” he added.

“I went in there in that period just to help him out in the short term.

“For four weeks I was in there every day and then I've been at a few games since that time,' he said.

“It's a real shame because over the last month or two the fans have been fantastic.

“I've been to a few of the away games and the travelling support have really tried to galvanise the team but unfortunately everyone has fallen short.”