Michael Flynn said that his side's 2-2 draw against Colchester United felt like the culmination of a very difficult week.

Swindon took a two-goal lead late in the first half as Charlie Austin fired home a penalty before Tom Brewitt scored his first goal for the club for a yard out.

Then the collapse began in first-half stoppage time as Matt Jay headed home before then in the 94th minute Conor Wilkinson backheeled home the equaliser after Lewis Ward had fluffed his punch for a corner.

Flynn said that this felt like a typical end to a week that has been a challenging one in many different ways at the club.

He said: "It has been such a frustrating week.

"There were two players that we had lined up which would have made a massive difference to this squad and team.

"One at the back of the pitch and one at the top of the pitch.

"We have had a horrendous time, with Jake Young getting called back and he had been carrying an injury for four or five weeks.

"Dan Kemp, who for me is the best player in the league, [went back], Murphy Mahoney, have you ever seen a goalkeeper rip his hamstring off the bone by making a save?

"It has been a tough, tough few weeks but we have got to get on with it.

"The one thing I am is consistent because I keep working hard with Jamie Russell and it is early days but it has been a frustrating few days of the window.

"Nobody means to make an individual error, there are probably only one or two that you will meet that will do it on purpose to force their way out of a club, none of them have done that.

"It is just a genuine switch off and I am gutted for them because for me that would have been the best win of the season."

Michael Flynn was left frustrated again after his side was once again forced to settle for one or no points when three points had firmly been in their grasp.

He said: “They [the Colchester goals] are poor from us. We have conceded from two set plays when we have left players unmarked when they shouldn’t be.

“It is individual errors and if you make individual errors at this level then you are going to get punished and that is exactly what has happened for us today.

“That is two points dropped from us today and being level-headed and as fair as I can be, that is 13 points dropped from us now this season.

“If you look at the second goal it starts from a goal kick with two players running into each other and then the man who scores is free on his own when he shouldn’t be/

“It was littered with errors and 30 seconds before it happens then ball has got to go out of play.

"Especially when they have worked so hard for each other today and we know we are light on numbers."