Marcus Bignot said that he was delighted to see Swindon Town win on the margins as they defeated Chesterfield 1-0.

A red card for Ian Holloway and a long injury stoppage contributed to a very slow opening 45 minutes in which neither side resembled a dynamic attacking force.

After the break, Kabongo Tshimanga stole in to win a penalty, which he duly got up and dispatched to make it eight without defeat at home for Swindon.

Bignot said that it was a difficult day for football and Swindon were the ones who stood strong and made the most of things.

He said: "I think that the supporters and everyone would agree that the first 45 minutes was a difficult game to get out with the wind.

"We were desperate to be kicking with the wind in the first half but Chesterfield got the better of that.

"Connor [Ripley] is renowned for his kicking and the distance that he can get on the ball but you just couldn't get any distance.

"We were just camping in our half but saying that we defended really and I don't think they opened us up in that period, there weren't any clear-cut chances nor was Connor called into making any real saves.

"We limited them to only one or two opportunities and it was a solid, clean-sheet performance and the boys were rewarded for that.

"We found it really difficult but we probably played the conditions better than they did.

"If you look at the goal it came from a mistake but we never made any mistakes and we were in a situation where we forced the mistake and we have capitalised on it.

"We were delighted with that and how we played the conditions and how the game panned out with that."

Holloway was only able to be on the touchline for ten minutes as he was dismissed after a free kick was given against Harry Smith.

Bignot said that they expect he will not receive a touchline ban as it was a mistake on the referee's behalf.

He said: "Fingers crossed common sense prevails with that.

"There was an incident near to the dug out with Ollie [Clarke] and their left back.

"Our manager's comments were in no way directed at the referee but the referee has taken it as though the comments were directed at him.

"Paul Cook [Chesterfield manager], credit to him, we have all seen it from the technical area and we have all heard what was said and even their manager has said, and will go on record to say, that the comments the referee believed were said about him were definitely not directed at him.

"So hopefully that gets cleared up and the red card gets rescinded.

"I know that there is a protocol with players to do that, but I am not used to it with managers.

"There will be one for managers and coaches as well, so hopefully common sense prevails as the two technical areas agree."