HEAD coach Luke Williams has taken plenty of encouragement from Swindon Town’s newfound stubborn resistance but thinks it is too soon to say they have rectified their mental frailties for good.

Town’s below-par campaign was epitomised in the shipping of seven goals in two games in defeats against non-league Eastleigh in the FA Cup and at Rochdale in League One less than a fortnight ago, but they have since followed that up with two much-improved performances.

Swindon claimed a hard-fought 1-0 win at home to Bradford City on Saturday, holding off a physical Bantams attack, that result coming after a backs-to-the-wall defensive performance in a 1-1 draw at Southend United in midweek.

Williams has no doubt that his side are capable of more good results as they look to climb away from the wrong end of the table, but wants to see that same level of steel on display on a consistent basis before they can claim all of their problems have truly been put to bed.

“(Backing up the Southend performance) was the most important thing because if you can win games in this division comfortably, then you should be able to do that frequently as well,” said Williams.

“We have won games and we have been comfortable so we should be able to produce that on a much more regular basis, so now that is a big question for the squad.

“There’s encouragement but now it’s the next game, and unfortunately for this group, then the next game and the next game until the personality of the team has changed to the point that a heavy defeat becomes a shock – not the other way around.

“They need a few more games to put some credit in the bank.”

Following their early FA Cup exit, Town now have a 10-day break before their next fixture against Luton Town in the Checkatrade Trophy and Williams is delighted to head into that enforced hiatus on a high note.

With Town struggling for form this term, Williams is only concerned by results at present but believes the morale boost that a string of positive scorelines would create will lead to improved performances.

“When you have a break coming up, win. It’s the only way to feel good,” added Williams.

“There have been times when I have been here and the performance was that good even after a loss that we knew we were okay because we are playing such incredible football.

“At the moment, we are trying to find our feet again and are trying to build ourselves up and I think for now, the performance is secondary to the result.

“We need the points and then I think the performances will pick up as well.”