Gavin Gunning said that it was the mentality of his Swindon Town team that has caused them to let so many leads slip this season.

Gillingham coming from a goal behind to eventually earn a 2-2 draw at the Priestfield Stadium means that Swindon have now let 28 points slip this season after taking the lead in games.

Gunning said that it was the mentality of his side that needed addressing were they to get over the mental block of seeing leads fritter away.

He said: “I think that most of the goals come from the mentality, that is the problem, it is a mentality thing.

“It is switching off, which is sometimes unfortunate, that is why the Premier League guys earn 100 grand a week and that is why you don’t at League Two level.

“Because you switch off and then next thing you know, you switch off again and you misplace a pass, you get too touchy, you make the wrong decision and the ball is in the back of the net.

“It is a good environment that we are creating here, all of the boys are happy, but they are frustrated because the goals that we are conceding are rubbish.

“But that is football sometimes, the goals you concede can be unfortunate, the goals we have conceded are not unfortunate, they are our own doing, which is the frustrating part.

“Sometimes you have to realise that players are going to make mistakes and it is about how you react, how I show them where they are going wrong, how can you improve.

“And then sometimes it is about what is inside you, have you got the heart to dig in when it gets tough?”

Gunning said that he feels that if these mistakes can be eradicated then Swindon will be in a good position because of the football they have played.

He said: “We are looking like a different side, we are opening teams up and we are fluid, but it is getting into those bad habits where it is touch, touch, touch, instead of being quick.

“When we play fluidly, we look like a proper side, but when we start getting touchy, bad habits, and we are letting them into the game, like with the first and second goal we get touchy and make the wrong decision, the ball turns over and the next thing you know the ball is in the back of the net.”