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A STRING of scintillating displays at the County Ground have turned Anthony McNamee into one of League One's star performers - but he has now set his sights on curing his travel sickness.

The diminutive winger may already have established himself as a firm favourite on the terraces but his desire for self-improvement sees him setting his sights on solving his away day woes.

While he has enjoyed the freedom of the park to tantalise the likes Carlisle and Port Vale in Wiltshire, McNamee has failed to reproduce his magic away from home - admitting to being increasingly frustrated on his travels.

"It is frustrating for me" he said. "I suppose part of the problem is teams have put their full-back so close to me, it is very difficult.

"I played against Gillingham when I was at Watford and the same defender marked me as on Saturday. For Watford I had quite a good game but on Saturday he was on my ankles the whole time.

"I have to expect that though and so it is something I want to improve. I know I can find a way of playing against that sort of attention."

A win and a draw from Town's last two away games have marked a huge improvement from the rest of the season, which had seen them win just three games on their travels previously, but McNamee insists it can still get better.

Saturday's 1-1 draw at relegated Gillingham was at times a battle for Maurice Malpas' men with McNamee limited to just a couple of dangerous-looking crosses.

"It was not a great game but it was never going to be because they were fighting for their lives," said McNamee.

"I got elbows, kicks, everything ,but that happens in football. My aim has to be improvement and the only way I can do that is by playing football.

"That is why I came to Swindon because hopefully I can do that here. Away from home I need the ball but I perhaps am not getting it that much. A lot of the balls are in the air.

"Away from home the other team normally has the momentum so it is difficult but we have to get through it."

8:08am Tuesday 6th May 2008

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