Swindon's Holloway labels himself dead man walking
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Swindon manager Ian Holloway has described himself as a "dead man walking" if the club's form does not turn around.
The Robins are 12th in the League Two table with three victories out of eight league games this season and winless in their past three.
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Holloway, who took over almost two years ago, said the team needs more backing with 13 players out injured, which equates to almost half of the squad.
"Dead. Man. Walking. That's how it feels, but deep down I know a lot more than that, don't I?" Holloway told BBC Radio Wiltshire.
"I know what I've done, I know where I am, I know the problems I've got here, I've tried to explain them openly and honestly to everybody."
Swindon travel to Rochdale on Saturday without any wins on the road this season and Holloway said the players "need some help".
"For them to have a chance, boy oh boy, don't we need something to go right immediately," he said.
"If it doesn't I'll be cheering them on and then I'm not sure how many more will. I believe they need some help right now and that's what I'm trying to do.
"I have to stand up for what I think my team needs, deserves and should have anyway. I'm sorry we haven't won every game. We've got 11 points on the board, we wanted a lot more. We've got 10 at home, one away and the away form needs to change."
'Never seen' injury crisis like this before
Holloway added he has "never seen" an injury crisis like the one the club is enduring at the moment.
They travel to Rochdale with captain Ollie Clarke, Matty Virtue and Paul Glatzel the latest to join the injured list.
"Ollie might not be able to play, Matty's not fit and Glatzel's had some stuff drawn off his knee so he's out as well," Holloway said.
Swindon are already without Joe Snowdon, Ryan Tafazolli, Ollie Palmer, Gavin Kilkenny, Jaylan Pearman, Harry Smith and Fletcher Holman while Mitch Clark is still serving a suspension after being sent off against York and Sam Inwood is away on international duty.
"I've [said] Louis [Millard] is fit - that's 13 out if Louis is not fit. He trained yesterday and he looked fit but his shoulder is still very sore. If he's not fit, then we've only got 15," Holloway said.
Midfielder Ben Middlemass is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines and will need surgery on a cartilage issue, with Holloway expecting him to be out for a minimum of eight weeks, which he said "could be 20 weeks".
The nature of full-back Joel McGregor's injury is unknown as he is still to see a specialist.
With many players expected to be out long-term, Holloway said it is putting undue pressure on those still within the playing squad.
"This injury crisis - and it is a crisis - [I've] never seen anything like it because the nature of their injuries is going to make it hard for them to get back, as they weren't fit anyway because they've missed pre-season," he said.
"Now the ones that we did have who were vulnerable, we're having to ask too much from them."