Vic Morgan Blog: Paolo’s First 10

BBC Radio Swindon commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. And so we’ve passed the 10 game mark of the League Two campaign. Just how did that happen..? It only seems a minute or so ago, that we were at Prenton Park looking forward to the summer. Well that summer returned this week in [...]

Match Preview: Swindon at Macclesfield

Macclesfield_Town_FC

An unusual Friday night kick-off sees Swindon travel to Cheshire to face Macclesfield Town in League Two. Form… Swindon’s four wins in their previous five games has pushed Paolo Di Canio’s side right back into contention for the Play-Offs. And rightly so… 18th placed Macclesfield also sit 18th in the current form table, having won [...]

Paolo’s First 10: We’re Going to Score in Approximately 53 Minutes

Di Canio celebration v Oxford

Having reviewed the effectiveness of Di Canio’s substitutions and defence, Adam Johnson now takes a detailed look at how the goal have flown in at the other end of the pitch causing mad bursts of passion from a certain Italian in the dugout. When your manager is Paolo Di Canio, you expect the goals to [...]

Paolo’s First 10: Falling to Pieces at Set-Pieces

Liam Ridehalgh

With Paolo Di Canio celebrating his first ten league matches with a clean sheet, Alex Cooke kicks off day two of our analysis with a look at how the goals have gone in… Attention all rival managers: Swindon Town’s weakness is in the air. After ten league games and ten league goals conceded, it is [...]

Paolo’s First 10: Sub-Frenzy Does The Business

Paolo Di Canio has now been in charge of Swindon Town for ten League Two games and throughout this week we’ll be reviewing his successes in three key areas. Today Andrew Steele Davis looks back on an area that has played a major part in Di Canio’s time in charge so far; substitutes. Has Paolo’s subs been inspired? How [...]

Player Watch: Lukas Magera

Lukas Magera

After much fanfare when Lukas Magera joined in late August, the Czech striker remains an unfamiliar and as yet unproven player at Swindon. To give you an idea of what to expect, Matt Davies analyses Lukas’ performances against Rotherham and Barnet. Shooting Tall strikers are not normally known for their shooting prowess and this proved to be the [...]

Swindon 4 Barnet 0: Can we play you every week?

2011.09.24 Ritchie v Barnet

Swindon secured their fourth victory in five games thanks to a comfortable 4-0 win over The Bees. However, despite Town’s dominance, it always takes two to tango, with Barnet heavily responsible for their own downfall. Reports Ron Smith. After being brought back down to earth a week ago at Burton, Paolo Di Canio responded with one enforced change in Comazzi returning [...]

League Two Review: Bristol Rovers and Plymouth defy the odds to win

It has been another weekend of breathtaking action from the Npower League Two as two of the early season front runners slipped to defeats and there was a first win of the season for Plymouth under new caretaker manager Carl Fletcher. All of the action is assessed here in the latest instalment of Andrew Steele Davis’ [...]

Man of the Match Vote: Swindon v Barnet

A resounding 4-0 victory for Swindon over Barnet this afternoon saw the match sponsor’s award Matt Ritchie their man of the match. Do you agree with their choice? Poll open until later on Sunday with our match reactions to follow on Monday morning.

Match Preview: Swindon v Barnet

Barnet FC

Saturday afternoon we welcome Barnet to the County Ground for the tenth game in League Two this season. Remember, Adult tickets purchased before 5pm on Friday will be at £20 in the Arkells and Don Rogers Stands and £14 in the Town End. Better than nothing, but still not good enough IMO. Form… After being [...]