You may have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet responding to the latest Swindon Town news recently, Ron Smith has been on holiday… A week without the mod-cons in rural Dorset, in an isolated place where the only signal known to locals is morse, has undoubtedly been the relaxing break that me and the young [...]
1986/87 saw Lou Macari’s young side secure back-to-back promotions, as Town returned to the second tier after a 13-year absence. From Digby’s debut to Chalkie’s elbows, this was a season of firsts, writes Ben Beaumont. This was my first full season as a Town fan, having opened my account half-way through the 1986 Division Four [...]
Neil Evans is to give his perspective on everyone who put on a Red shirt in our amazing record-breaking season. First up is part one including Mattia Lanzano through to Alan Connell, squad nos.1 to 17. Ratings are made out of 10. Anyone who was in the squad but didn’t play automatically gets a default 5 out [...]
The final ramblings of the season from BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So that’s it for another season then. There we were back in August welcoming a new campaign with a 3-0 home win over Crewe and now in May it’s passed in a blur. Its had more than the fair share of ups and downs. [...]
Carl McQueen of the We Are Going Up! Football League Podcast casts his eye over the man behind our success this season…Paolo Di Canio. On May 23rd 2011, the new Swindon Town manager Paolo Di Canio said he “was close to signing Lionel Messi”. In hindsight, he’s had the kind of season you can’t help [...]
The votes have been counted and TheWashbag.com readers have voted Alan McCormack as our 2011/12 Swindon Town Player of the Season. Who would’ve imagined back in July that the former Southend and Charlton Athletic midfielder would become arguably the most adept central defender in the division and secure a massive 46% of your vote to [...]
Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. Dreamland wasn’t it ? The way to win a title is how? Well to blast five goals past your opposition and to play some of your best football of the season. This time last week we had no idea how the game against Port Vale would go. [...]
Our Player of the Season vote has been open since Monday. The winning player will secure the prestigious ‘Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award’ when the result is announced on Friday 4th May 2012. Players eligible for the vote include only those squad members who have played in at least 10 games in all competitions. Medhi Kerrouche [...]
Our Player of the Season vote has been open since Monday. The winning player will secure the prestigious ‘Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award’ when the result is announced on Friday 4th May 2012. Players eligible for the vote include only those squad members who have played in at least 10 games in all competitions. Medhi Kerrouche [...]
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End of season player ratings – Part 2
Neil Evans is to give his perspective on everyone who put on a Red shirt in our amazing record-breaking season, part two.. 18. Mark Scott. The young goalkeeper didn’t really feature and has been released by PDC..we wish him well 5 out of 10 19. Luke Rooney: Is it just me, or were we all expecting a [...]