NEW Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens hopes the beginning of his tenure can encapsulate a feel-good factor at the Energy Check County Ground – starting this weekend.

Having taken the helm at SN1 on Tuesday, Wellens faces his first match as Town manager on Saturday when the host Carlisle United in League Two.

Wellens’ arrival at the club is as a result of a below-par start to the season, with Phil Brown dismissed after collecting five wins and 21 points from the opening 17 league fixtures.

That has left Swindon down in 17th in the table, although only seven points adrift of the play-off places.

With promotion back to League One the aim for Town, form needs to be turned around quickly and Wellens hopes he can make an immediate impact in that regard against Carlisle, knowing it could provide the spark his new side need.

“We are at home and it’s a new start,” said Wellens.

“I want everyone to pull in the same direction. I would hope there would be a good atmosphere at the ground, so let’s start of well and have a bit of a momentum change.

“When you get momentum, it can be a brilliant thing as it can start to escalate, and it is easy to play in a good environment.”

Wellens admits his first few days as Town boss have been hectic, with the squad all eager to catch the eye.

An inconsistent selection in the past few weeks has meant there is little established structure to work from, so Wellens says he will initially look to decipher his best XI – although added that every player will get the chance to show that it should include them.

“The players all want to learn,” said Wellens.

“The first training session we put on was 100 miles an hour and I stepped back and I got it because obviously they all want to impress.

“It was a little bit chaotic at times and the session on Thursday was better – there was a little bit more structure to it.

“As the weeks go on and as we get to play games and the players get more comfortable with me and I see their qualities, I will settle in more then.

“There is a lot of quality in the squad, a lot of young lads who look at you in the eye when you speak to them and want to listen and learn.

“I am going to use this six-week period until January to give everyone a chance. It would be wrong of me not to give every single player an opportunity to show me what they can do.

“In those six weeks, if they play well, great, if they are showing that they are getting there, good, but if they can’t take on board what we are after, we might look to make a few changes.”