Swindon have won four out of 17 games under Malpas (Getty Images)

Swindon manager Maurice Malpas has told BBC Radio Swindon that he finds talk of him being sacked "disappointing".

"It's part and parcel of the job," he said. "I've got to handle that.

Town are 16th in the League One table, and some supporters have criticised the boss due to the team's recent poor form, but the board are backing him.

"I've every confidence what I'm doing is right. The biggest thing is the chairman has every confidence in what we're doing right," he said

Interview: Swindon Town manager Maurice Malpas

"In my first interview, I said we'd be crawling before we can walk, before we can run.

"OK, maybe we're crawling a wee bit too long, but I still believe we're going the right way."

I have every respect for the supporters and their opinion, but some of the media stuff has been a wee bit OTT Maurice Malpas

Malpas feels that the problem is that his side's improving performances have not been reflected in their results.

"Everybody's entitled to criticise, because it is poor," said Malpas. "I've never tried to hide behind that, and I've no problem with people saying it.

"But for people to start suggesting I should be sacked, I find that hard to take.

"I'm an honest guy, I work my tail off and I have every respect for the supporters and their opinion, but some of the media stuff has been a wee bit OTT."