PHIL Brown says football management will never be a stress-free environment and accepts he could well come under scrutiny should Swindon Town fail to end their winless League Two run at home to Cambridge United on Tuesday.

Town are now without a win in five league fixtures following a goalless draw against Mansfield Town on Saturday, having failed to find a way to finish off a Stags side who played the entire second half with 10 men.

Brown has achieved one of the ultimate highs in the English club game by winning promotion to the Premier League as manager of Hull City in 2008.

However, he says the profession is not one where anything can be taken for granted.

Town are currently 12th in the League Two table after 14 fixtures after picking up four wins and 18 points – 14 fewer than leaders Lincoln City – and will look for a return to top form against second-from-bottom Cambridge tomorrow.

“Managers are always under pressure,” said Brown.

“Anybody can play against anybody and have a good day in this division. It is the same in any division.

“Nobody is going to lie down in this division, Cambridge are here on Tuesday and they have gone to Lincoln on Saturday and got a good draw.

“Will Lincoln’s manager (Danny Cowley) be under pressure because he has drawn against Cambridge?

“A manager never ever goes into a game pressure free, end of story. That is the job I am in and I am delighted with it.

“I didn’t hear any boos (at full-time against Mansfield) but as far as I am concerned, it is nothing. Fans have got a right to vent their opinion because they pay their money, end of story.

“As far as I am concerned, I have got a job to do. I wanted a win and it wasn’t for the want of trying, it was just the end product. Tuesday night will about the end product again.”

Brown was left to rue the lack of a killer instinct against the Stags on Saturday, with Swindon making the most of their numerical advantage in terms possession and territory but they struggled to carve out clear-cut chances.

The Town boss has no worries about the quality within his side but knows they must start to be more ruthless in front of goal.

“We have that ability to get in the final third with a bit of quality, we just didn’t finish it off,” said Brown.

“We have just got to go to the next training session and the next game.

“There are a lot of up and down results, you have just got to keep on going, keep on believing in what you are working on, keep on believing in the group of players, and eventually it will turn.”