On-loan Portsmouth midfielder makes admission over lack of Swindon playing time

Pompey on-loan midfielder Adam May admitted he’d like to be playing more of a role for Swindon.
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But the Blues academy graduate acknowledged the quality in the Robins’ engine room means he’ll need to work hard to tie down a regular starting spot this term.

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May made the temporary move in a bid to secure more playing time having featured just five times for Pompey last season.

But the midfielder has been forced to settle for a bit-part role since arriving at the Robins.

May has featured in nine of Swindon’s 11 League Two matches, yet only of those appearances came as a starter.

His latest outing arrived as an 86th-minute substitute, replacing Jordan Lyden, in the 2-1 league defeat at Bradford on Saturday.

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Yet the Robins manager has identified areas he wants May to continue to develop.

And the Pompey academy graduate is eager to play more of a role for Swindon moving forward.

He told the Swindon Advertiser: ‘I’d like to play more, but that highlights the competition for places in midfield.

‘I’ve got to work hard weekly to try and get in the team.

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‘Going off of last season at Portsmouth, I didn’t get a lot of first team game time.

‘It’s an improvement for me to come here so I can play games.’

May faces competition from former Pompey pair Danny Rose and Lloyd Isgrove, Lyden and Michael Doughty as he bids to tie down a regular starting spot in the Robins’ midfield.

Despite not getting the amount of game time he’d have liked so far, the 21-year is still enjoying his time at the County Ground.

He added: ‘I’m enjoying it. It’s a great squad.

‘We’ve got off to a great start, so there are a lot of things to enjoy.

‘Our fans from the start of the season have been brilliant – the away support in particular.’