Swindon Town FC Chairman Andrew Fitton has announced that he will take some time over the weekend to reconsider the options for the appointment of a new manager at The County Ground and if necessary take steps to re-start the process, following a frustrating week of trying to finalise an appointment.

The Club has undertaken an exhaustive process having received approximately 50 applications from prospective managerial candidates and has interviewed, in some cases several times, around 12 of the applicants.

An announcement was expected in the current week, however in the final stages it proved more difficult than originally anticipated to negotiate acceptable terms for the candidate to leave his current club.

"We are determined to find the right man to lead STFC for the foreseeable future and we couldn't have gone through a more rigorous process in selecting a suitable candidate," Fitton said.

"Given the circumstances I feel that the Board of Directors needs a few days to review the process and to re-consider some of the available candidates - the truth is that there are new names still throwing their hat in the ring as managers become available.

He added: "We remain determined to find the right person for the post.

"Swindon Town is seen as an attractive club for a manager and whilst the process may have become protracted at the same time no one will thank the Board if we get this appointment wrong."