Jody Morris says Swindon will still be trying their hardest for the remainder of the season

Jody Morris said he would not just hand out appearances in the final eight matches of the season despite Swindon Town having little to play for. Total Sport’s Joe Acklam spoke with the head coach ahead of Swindon hosting Mansfield.

After a run of six games without a win in League Two, Town sit 12 points off the play-off places and have very little riding on the final month of the season.

However, Morris said he was still intent on getting results in those games and fringe players like Harrison Minturn would not just be handed appearances.

He said: “Maybe, I am not sure Conor [Brann] is there yet, that will be a conversation I will be having with Mildy [Steve Mildenhall], but I don’t think he is physically ready for that side of things.

“We had a conversation about him half an hour ago and he is slowly getting back to full training, he hasn’t quite done everything need to tick all of the boxes yet.

“He has been training well and we are pretty pleased with him.

“As for other players, as much as you might want to look to the future, I still have to concentrate on getting results and performances that are the best we can do.

“I am not going to be handing out appearances just for charity, that is not for one second me trying to address Mino [Harrison Minturn] playing as charity, he is just an example of not playing a full-strength team.

“I am going to put the best possible team out to try and get results in these final eight games.”