SWINDON Town legend Steve White says a quick turnaround was the best solution to the club’s management problem following Phil Brown’s appointment at the Energy Check County Ground.

White, who played 200 times for Swindon, said the club were left in a tricky situation following the departure of David Flitcroft on March 1.

However, with interim boss Matthew Taylor taking the reins for one game, Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Cheltenham Town at the County Ground in League Two, former striker White says it was important chairman Lee Power made a quick appointment.

“Obviously with David going as quickly as he did and the fact he took Ben Futcher with him, it was important we made a quick decision to try and keep the momentum,” said White, who also believes Brown is the right man for the job.

“These things happen in football. He feels he got a better offer and the chairman hasn’t stood in his way, which is probably the right thing.

“Putting Matt in charge for the interim game isn’t easy for him as a player. To swap from being a player to be a manager and then being a player-manager is harder.

“In my time, obviously we did it with Glenn Hoddle for two years and it worked out alright.

“All in all, Phil is an experienced manager. He has teamed up with Brain Horton, who is a player I know well from my time at Luton Town.

“He was a great professional, as was Phil, who has an illustrious football career and I remember playing against him in the games we would have against Bolton.

“He is an experienced manager who will have many contacts. Hopefully he can galvanise the squad.

“One game I was at, he locked his Southend United team in the changing room for an hour, so he will certainly let the players know they need to keep their focus.”

White also believes the players would have been relieved by the arrival of former Southend United manager Brown.

“All the players would have wanted was for a new manager, there isn’t much else they can do,” added White, who feels Flitcroft’s decision to leave was far from convenient.

“Managers leaving is part and parcel of the game. It’s part of it, everyone knows that managers come, and managers go.

“I think the Swindon faithful will be a little bit disappointed he jumped ship at such a crucial time, but it is his prerogative and we will see how we go.”