Ahead of the weekend's trip to Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup, Swindon knew that they would be without Hungbo after he suffered a hamstring injury in training last Tuesday, and he was set for a scan to determine the severity of it.

Town's initial fears were that it could be bad, and they were confirmed, as it has been revealed that Hungbo has suffered a Grade Two hamstring tear, which will see him miss the next five to six weeks.

Ian Holloway was understandably frustrated to lose such a dynamic force in his attack for such a period.

The key issue for Swindon is that this has been a consistent issue, as Hungbo is the fourth player in the last four weeks to suffer the same injury.

Ollie Clarke suffered his against Walsall, Danny Butterworth then injured himself in training ahead of the Bristol Rovers match, Sam Inwood then went down with a hamstring tear at the Memorial Stadium, and now Hungbo has joined them.

The problem predates even that, as seven different players suffered them during last season, and Fletcher Holman and James Ball dealt with them earlier in the season.

Hamstring injuries are something that lots of teams encounter; they are a common injury among footballers, as they are mostly caused by high-speed running and fast changes of direction, something players have to do a lot.

That is not to say that the risk cannot be mitigated, as former Swindon physio Paul Godfrey explained to The Adver.

He said: "If you are picking up injuries in the second half of the season, particularly hamstrings, then you would have to look at the type of training that is done.

"Managers and coaches will often apportion blame elsewhere, but, fundamentally, is the type of training appropriate for the stage of the season?

"It is a fine balancing act; if players go into games undercooked, then they can pick up injuries, and if they are picking up injuries in training, then it would beg the question of whether they are being pushed too hard in training?

"If you do get a run of hamstrings, or a particular type of injury that predominates, then you are looking at every aspect of what the players are put through. Their gym programmes, what their training looks like, and everything."