The manager of BARROW AFC, Pete Wild, acknowledges that Swindon Town, the visitors tomorrow, have not had an easy time of it.
Town has only won 12 of their 41 league games this season, placing them 19th in the League Two standings.
The visitors should be secure with a few more victories, but they are not mathematically safe from being forced into a relegation battle just yet.
Wild is determined to ensure that there are no unpleasant shocks because both teams, while being at different ends of the table, have something to play for.
He told The Mail: “These games are pretty interesting because you never know what you are going to get.
“Swindon have got an horrendous injury list and Gav (interim head coach Gavin Gunning) has done a great job of steadying the ship there.
“It’s been a very difficult season for them. They’ve had a lot of injuries, they have changed their manager and it’s been a bit of transitional year.
“There’s tough things going on behind the scenes and they all don’t help.
“Like I say I think Gav has done a great job in steadying the ship and getting them moving in the right direction.
“I’m sure during the summer, when they’ve got time to take stock they will be fine.
The team is enormous and ought to be near the top of League Two.
Even though Wild feels sorry for The Robins and his opponent Gunning, he and his team won’t be taking any prisoners at Holker Street tomorrow.
Wild went on, “It’s critical that we handle business and enter tomorrow with a businesslike attitude.”
“And once more, we must ensure that we are the greatest versions of ourselves and that we deny Swindon any chance to hang on.”
“It’s going to be one of those games where we have to take care of what we do, and what we do well, and make sure we get back to winning ways.”
Certainly, the Bluebirds will be looking to make sure they are it from the start after conceding two goals in the opening 10 minutes of the 2-1 derby defeat by Morecambe.
Wild admitted that giving their opponents a two-goal lead was ultimately what cost them against the Shrimps, although he thought his side could have got something from the game.
“I thought we showed a lot of that on Monday, we just didn’t show it from the start.
“We gave them a two-goal leg up which didn’t help, but when you look at the stats from the game, barring the first 10 minutes when you look at Morecambe’s stats, they had nothing to report.
“I firmly believe we should have got a draw on Monday, a draw would have been a fair result, but we didn’t and that’s life.”
