PHIL Brown believes Swindon Town can learn a lot from relegation-threatened Premier League team West Bromwich Albion and manager Darren Moore, a man he used to manage at Derby County.

Moore’s men edged Newcastle United 1-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday, keeping their top-flight survival hopes alive despite registering only 20 points from their first 32 games.

While Town sit at the opposite end of the Football League spectrum, Brown highlighted Moore’s performance at Albion to his players following Town’s uninspiring 0-0 draw at Colchester.

The 58-year-old noted how controlling discipline can be a key factor in a club’s success, suggesting an issue regarding how players approach a game is affecting Town’s performances.

He said: “I made reference to Darren Moore in the changing room today.

“I had him at Derby County as a centre-half. All he’s done (at West Bromwich Albion) is he’s gone into a dressing room and installed a bit of discipline and awareness of where they are as a club.

“That’s all you need at times, somebody to understand the position where the club is concerned.

“All of a sudden he’s got a group of players that are playing for the club. He’s given them a chance and an opportunity.”

Brown’s talk about Moore prompted a further discussion with the team about professionalism within the changing room.

His thoughts were voiced after reading a newspaper article prior to kick-off at the Colchester Community Stadium on Saturday.

“He (Darren Moore) was talking about flip-flops and wearing the right clothes and being on time,” said Brown, who revealed goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook was dropped at the weekend after missing training sessions..

“It’s a prerequisite of any person in any job to be on time and wear the right clothes.

“I just don’t understand the world of football we live in at times, people trying to get away with things and being sloppy.

“You’re a professional, and you get paid to be professional. You should take great pride in it and enjoy it. Football is a fantastic career and industry.

“The word professional has to be ringing out in your ears until the day you move onto something different.”

Getting back to basics, underlining the emphasis on hard work and telling his team what it takes to be a winner is firmly on Brown’s agenda ahead of next week’s final League Two game of the season at home to champions Accrington Stanley.

While Brown continues to drip feed his philosophies into the club, he admitted confusion among players with a change in managerial approach following David Flitcroft’s departure hasn’t helped his side’s play-off credentials.

He said: “It was interesting to listen to James Dunne’s comments ahead of Saturday’s game. He said exactly what I said about there being a difference between the two managers without being briefed.

“There’s a lack of clarity where some players are concerned and that’s understandable.

“The bottom line is I’ve had 10 games, enough time, and from those games I’ll be judged.”