Kennedy pleased with Swindon Town display, despite defeat to Notts County

Swindon Town boss Mark Kennedy admitted his frustration after a 2-1 home defeat to Notts County but insisted his side were “excellent”.

Midfielder Gavin Kilkenny’s 21^st-minute strike put Town ahead at the Nigel Eady County Ground, just two days after he joined on a permanent deal from AFC Bournemouth.

But veteran frontman David McGoldrick netted shortly after, before doubling his tally 10 minutes from time to condemn Swindon to back-to-back home losses.

Reflecting on the contest, Kennedy said: "It was definitely frustrating, you can't get away from that but I thought that we were the better side against an excellent team.

"On the evidence of what I have seen from Chesterfield, Crawley, especially today, and also Crewe if you look at the final third actions, shots, and corners we have played well.

"I thought we were excellent today and football is about results but I have to look at the long term.”

Town are yet to win a competitive game since Kennedy took over in the summer, with three defeats and two draws in all competitions.

The head coach, however, believes there are positives to be taken by his team’s displays.

"I am a very keen golfer, and if I am shooting good scores and playing bad then I know that in a month's time then I am in for a whole world of hurt and if I am playing really good scores and getting low scores then I know I am on for a good season,” he said.

"It is the same in football, sometimes when you are on a bad run it is the two or three games that you win where you feel you saw it coming.

"I focus on the performances and I am really big on data, our stats are quite good, and then I look at the integration of our players, we had nine new players starting today and 15 come in overall.

"I am really positive about today but with the result I am bitterly disappointed."

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