So low! (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

So low!

JAMIE Cureton is as low as he's ever felt in his career and admits: "I don't look like the player I know I can be.''

The experienced striker is bitterly disappointed with his own start to the campaign and is struggling not to let frustration get the better of him.

He has yet to score for his new club and was substituted at half-time during Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Southend United.

Worse, he feels he has barely had a sniff of goal during the matches he has started for Town.

He hopes a chat at training yesterday with Iffy Onuora, himself a former striker, may help turn the tide in his favour.

He said: "It hasn't been the start to my Swindon Town career that I would have wanted. Aside from the opening day at Barnsley, in the games I've played since I've barely had sight of goal.

"When that's the case it can be very difficult to enjoy your football.

"I put a lot of pressure and expectation on myself and when it doesn't go the way you want then it makes life difficult.

"I had a terrible weekend, switched my phone off and didn't really want to talk to anybody.

"What is most disappointing is that I don't look like the player I know I can be."

Cureton holds his hands up to his own responsibilities but also points to the fact that Town as a team are struggling to create plentiful opportunities.

He said: "Even on Saturday, aside from Rory's goal and a first half header I don't remember us creating too many openings.

"Then at other end we've been punished and it's obviously making it more difficult.

"From my own point of view I'd rather miss 15 open goals than not have a shot."

Cureton discussed his woes with Onuora and said: "The feeling was that maybe I'm trying to get too involved in going looking for the ball because I'm not seeing it too much.

"You're then finding yourself short when the ball goes long and vice versa. All that does it make things even more frustrating.

"It's a question of being patient I guess but it's easy to say that now. It's harder when you're out there."

Cureton admits he is reaching the stage where he needs Lady Luck to smile on him as well.

"You just want one to go in and you don't really care how," he said.

The fans are clearly frustrated as well and Cureton can understand that.

He said: "It's not nice to hear the reaction out there but it's the old clich that fans pay their money and of course they have the right to voice their opinion.

"They want to see us winning, we want to be winning and to start climbing the table.

"We had a good, high tempo session on Monday with Iffy and Woany so hopefully it will have lifted the boys."