STEVE WIGLEY insists he is not looking over his shoulder despite another St Mary's stalemate against Birmingham.

Only a few weeks into his job as head coach Wigley, pictured above, is already being asked whether he is worried about being sacked due to his team capturing just three points from a possible 24 and not having scored a league goal for 397 minutes.

However, with the injury crisis as deep as it currently is and the team showing signs of improvement, Wigley is confident and comfortable - but will feel better once he gets that elusive first Premiership win under his belt.

When asked whether he was concerned after his comment after the Manchester City game earlier this month that he needed better results in the next six games to still be in his job, Wigley said: "When I said that nobody could have contemplated the injury crisis we'd go through.

"I can't speak for other people but it's very important that as a group we remain very solid.

"I'm more than confident in my chairman (Rupert Lowe) - he's made it perfectly clear that things are fine at the minute.

"If I start to worry about things like that I won't be able to do the job. I won't be able to cope.

"I've been pleasantly surprised that I've been able to put all that to the back of my mind and we've got a game that comes up very quickly against Colchester so we have to deal with that now."

Of the 0-0 stalemate with Birmingham, Wigley added: "This was a day I was very hopeful of getting that first league win. We were very positive from the word go.

"It's well documented the problems we've got but I can only say how pleased I am with the players that went out and their commitment. They are very strong as a group and it's very important for me that we stay that way."

Saints went into the game bottom of the Premiership but the goalless draw lifted them to third from bottom on goal difference.

"I didn't look at the table on Saturday but you can't avoid it because people tell you," said Wigley.

"The way the league is, if we'd have got three points we'd have moved up considerably but one point at least has moved us on and it's important you don't lose games.

"I'm desperate for that win now, as we all are in and around the club.

"The players are too and you only have to be in and around the dressing room after the game to see how everybody feels, but with the situation we're in I can't say at any stage they've gone under.

"In all the games we've been competitive and not conceded many goals, and as a manager as long as you feel you've got your players with you then you're positive."

Wigley added: "We worked very hard and a draw was a fair result.

"We were the better team first half and we had a couple of opportunities with Dexter hitting the bar and Mikael going round Maik Taylor but unfortunately he didn't put it away."

Southampton-born Darren Anderton almost marked his return to the south coast with a second half winner for Birmingham, but Antti Niemi "made a great save which is important for us at the minute" claimed Wigley.