Gavin Gunning: Interim Swindon boss says turning around results is most important
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Gavin Gunning has taken charge of Swindon twice previously, after the departures of Scott Lindsey and Jody Morris
Interim Swindon head coach Gavin Gunning says turning results around is the most important thing for him to implement during his time at the helm.
Gunning has stepped up following the departure of Michael Flynn on Monday, after eight months in charge.
Swindon are 15th in League Two and have won three of their past 15 matches.
Club owner Clem Morfuni said Gunning - who was previously the club's development-phase loans manager - has the role for the rest of the season.
"First and foremost it's about results. There's no point me coming in and saying we're going to reinvent the wheel. If we don't win games, it's no good," Gunning told BBC Radio Wiltshire.
"Also trying to put a process in place where people know their jobs, everyone knows what they're doing. If a young lad gets a chance he knows what he's doing, that should be it.
"It's League Two, players are going to make mistakes, it's all about being positive when they make mistakes and being brave enough to make them again."
Gunning has taken charge of three games previously in between managerial appointments for the Robins.
While Swindon have been hit by a number of injuries over recent months, he believes understanding why there were not more wins during Flynn's tenure is key to turning the club's season around.
"There's some good players here so it's always tough. It's trying to get to the bottom of why the results were so poor," he said.
"The performances haven't been great, we've won three or four games in about 25 [in all competitions] so that's obviously not good enough for the calibre of players we have.
"We've got to turn that around. We've had a couple of additions into our squad, so I think that's only going to add to where we can go going forward."
Despite backing from the club owner, Gunning said he was not looking further ahead than one game at a time.
However, he believes his experience of taking charge of the team before has put him in good stead.
"[I] grasped it then and I'll look to grasp it now and be confident in getting clear messages across to the players," Gunning added.
"It's a short space of time that we've had so far but it's one that I've enjoyed.
"The lads have bought in early on, so hopefully we can simplify messages and be clear with them."