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"I wasn't there to be perfectly honest": Tim Sherwood comments on his role at Swindon Town

Former director of football Tim Sherwood has spoken out on his troubling seven-month spell at Swindon Town.

Sherwood was named as Town's director of football on November 10 last year and was in charge of all football-related matters at the County Ground, from tactics to transfers, ahead of head coach Luke Williams.

The 48-year-old was on non-contract terms for his role at Town which means he did not recieve a salary over his seven months at the club.

His time at Swindon did not go well, as, despite eight new arrivals in January, Swindon were relegated from League One with one game to spare. Sherwood then left the club.

Speaking to the Birmingham Mail at Belfry Golf Club ahead of a charity golfing event, Sherwood said: "I wasn't there (at Swindon) to be perfectly honest, I was helping my friend out."

Sherwood and chairman Lee Power are long-term friends, after being teammates at Norwich in their playing days and Sherwood was the best man at Power's wedding.

He continued: When you go and try and put a few deals together you have to have a title. That Director of Football role is different at every football club you go to so it depends how the club want to implement it.

“For me, it was just to go and help out a friend who I’ve known for 25 years and try and put a few deals together for his football club. It’s a good club and I hope they bounce back.”

This is not the first time Sherwood has been blase regarding his stint at Swindon, as he once told Sky Sports' 'Goals on Sunday' programme that "it wasn't a job" for him.

Despite a bad experience at Swindon, Sherwood is looking to get back into work sooner rather than later.

“I’m looking to get back into football, whether that is managing or on the development side. I’ve had a lot of success developing young players, not only into the Premier League but also the England national team.”