He can play 50 passes in less than 90 minutes and knits defence and attack but lately illness has deprived Town of Simon Ferry in full flow, Alex Cooke looks at what we have been missing. “Less energy, more quality”. That was Paolo Di Canio’s opinion of what Simon Ferry brought from the bench to [...]
A series of postponed and re-arranged fixtures delayed the inevitable but Town have finally reached top place by beating promotion rivals Shrewsbury 2-1. As a spectacle, it was far from a classic but the gritty performance will prove to be as vital as our recent emphatic victories over Crawley and Southend writes Rosie MacGillivray. Paolo Di Canio kept an unchanged team from our [...]
For our public vote this month, the decision is yours to decide which Swindon Town kit deserves to be condemned to the Hall of Shame. The nominations are… Kit A – 1981-89 Yellow & Blue away While Oxford United enjoyed their crook fueled football throughout the mid 1980s Town sought to emulate our neighbours with a yellow and [...]
In the rescheduled League Two match, Swindon Town entertain Shrewsbury Town at the County Ground this evening, 7.45pm kick-off. Form… Third placed Swindon are currently on a run of one defeat – at Torquay on Boxing Day – in eighteen League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads seven league wins in a row. At the County Ground, [...]
They say championship winning teams must have luck on their side but they can also grind out wins they perhaps don’t always fully deserve. Town’s 2-1 victory over Hereford United at Edgar Street was exactly one of those ugly wins by a side now surely on course for the top of League Two, writes Ron [...]
Form… After the midweek 3-0 victory over Crawley Town, Swindon have moved up to fourth place and one point behind leaders Southend, Cheltenham and Torquay. However, importantly, Swindon have two games in hand over our rivals against Shrewsbury and Burton Albion at the County Ground. Town are currently on a run of one defeat – at [...]
Andrew Hawes gets his chance to induct his choice into the Hall of Shame…a popular selection by all accounts… There aren’t that many managers in Swindon’s history who have achieved promotion. Bert Head, Danny Williams, Lou Macari, Ossie Ardiles (albeit briefly), Glenn Hoddle, Steve McMahon and Paul Sturrock complete the list. Yet when thinking about the [...]
After Swindon Town’s emphatic 4-1 win at Southend, it was time to face another early table topping team Crawley Town. The West Sussex side sought to enhance their ‘Champions Elect’ tag as the bookies’ favourite to win League Two… or would they become another victim on Swindon’s seemingly unstoppable run, writes STFC007. In the build-up to the game, [...]
Talk of a striker joining their A420 rivals has been regular since our County Ground clash in August. Instead of James Constable signing for Swindon, it was Mehdi Kerrouche who has joined Oxford for a month. Rosie MacGillivray gives her view on the move and why she agrees with Paolo Di Canio. It is undoubtedly a brave move by Di Canio. Kerrouche hasn’t featured [...]
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. Great win wasn’t it…? At the beginning I feared a drab game, with the wrong result. How wrong I was. Swindon’s performance was excellent. Despite playing a strong side…not gonna get into the Crawley bashing…they played a brand of attacking disciplined football, which was a delight. Luke Rooney [...]