Relegation, demotion and perhaps a promotion …the continuing story of Swindon Town F.C.
In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In this second of six parts to be published over the next couple […]
In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In this first of six parts to be published over the next […]
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 […]
A big-name ex-player of Italian descent in his first managerial role, leading Swindon to the fourth tier championship despite a bad start to the season, with a regime based on teamwork and discipline, breaking club records and knocking top flight opposition out of the cup on the way…. hmmm…. does this sound a bit familiar? […]
In our second look back to a previous STFC promotion campaign, Brendan Hobbs recalls the story of the turbulent 1989/90 season - Every silver lining has a cloud. 1990, lets recap it shall we – it was fantastic year, we had the hottest summer on record, then got involved in small scuffle in the Gulf, Mandela […]
For our next entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, Vic Morgan recalls one of the most shameful decisions taken by a Swindon Town board. Vic looks back to April 1985 when Lou Macari was wrongly dismissed to the anger of the Town faithful, then reinstated days later. It was Good Friday…a day of rest […]
You’ve heard it so many times before. Prior to the start of every season managers all over the country proclaim the importance of winning the opening League match. With only one potential winner per game there’s definitely someone going home disappointed and their manager’s well rehearsed plans now up in smoke by a defeat that wasn’t in […]
Following the vote asking for your greatest Swindon Town manager this weekend, you’ve voted Lou Macari as your no.1 with 43% of the vote. It’s obvious that Lou’s achievements from the Division Four Championship to successive promotions and narrowly missing out on Division One still ranks well ahead in the popular view. In second place was 1993 […]
Seeing that I’m currently asking you to vote for your greatest Swindon Town manager, Adam Johnson provides an insight into his top three Swindon managers of recent years. Even though Swindon Town have been one of the more inconsistent football league teams, we have been consistent in having big name managers. Glenn Hoddle, Lou Macari, Ossie Ardilles, Roy […]
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Vic Morgan Blog: Let’s Pool Together…
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. With the qualification that this is written ahead of ratification, Armageddon, resignation, or anything else that may have happened since I wrestled with this keyboard, I’d like to think positive. Just think all is well and we go into […]