BARROW boss Stepehen Clemence isn’t reading too much into the current form of today’s visitors to Holker Street.

Swindon Town come to town on the back of a poor start to the campaign, and find themselves sitting second-bottom of the League Two table, at the time of writing.

The Robins have yet to win a game this season – having drawn two and lost two of their four games in the league.

They also lost 4-2 to Crawley Town in the Carabao Cup.

The Bluebirds in comparison have won three of their four league games, lost in the EFL Trophy in midweek, but have set up a massive Third Round Carabao Cup tie away to Premier League giants Chelsea, after beating Port Vale and Championship side Derby County in previous rounds.

Despite those differences in fortunes, Clemence isn’t getting too far ahead of himself, nor is he expecting an easy ride.

He told The Mail: “Swindon are obviously a big club.

“They’ve got a coach that’s experienced (former Republic of Ireland international Mark Kennedy) and they’ve done some very good business in the transfer window, so I expect it to be a tough game.

“They haven’t started the season as well as they would have liked.

“I watched a fair number of their games, and although their results haven’t borne fruit yet, their performances have been quite good.

“So, like I say I am expecting a tough test, and we are going to have to be fully at it to get a result.”

The Bluebirds may be favourites to take the spoils on home turf today, but Clemence says that only happens if they continue to put in maximum effort.

He added: “I always say you have to give your opponents the respect they deserve, and that will be the same with Swindon.

“But really, it’s about us. It’s about what we do.

“Can we take the game to Swindon? Can we work out how to break them down? Can we create the opportunities to hurt them? And can we make sure we take those opportunities when they come.

“The spirit among the boys is very good, and we are all working very hard to keep improving.

“It’s good that we have had such a decent start to the season, but that only means anything if we keep delivering.

“We need to keep improving, to keep winning games, and to keep putting points on the board.”

Clemence is awaiting news on the fitness of a number of players before selecting his team, but says he has faith in whoever crosses the white line.

“Obviously, we had to make changes in midweek with injuries,” he said.

“But I trust all of the boys who come in to do well. We’ve got a good squad and one with a hunger and passion to be successful.

“Whoever is picked to play in any game, they know this is opportunity to show what they can do and to cement their place in the team.

“The attitude has been first class since I walked in the door here, and you need that to have a chance of being successful.

“There’s a fire in them to go out and perform to the best of their abilities and long may it continue.”