Hall of Shame #12: Colin Todd’s transfer strategy

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The STFC Hall of Shame is back following a short break. For our twelfth entry, Nick Judd inducts former Swindon Town manager Colin Todd for his woeful transfer strategy back in the summer of 2000. August 12, 2000 and Swindon are playing West Ham United in the last pre-season friendly before the start of the [...]

The Washbag Meets: Vincent Pericard

Happier Times: Pericard finally grabs a goal for Swindon

Nick Judd talks exclusively to former Swindon Town striker Vincent Pericard about the stresses of life as a professional footballer away from home, his time at the County Ground and how he’s rebuilding his career at Havant & Waterlooville. Could more be done to help foreign players settle in England, and beyond? One former STFC player [...]

The FA Cup: Magic…what magic for Swindon Town?

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Nick Judd looks at how the words ‘magic’ and ‘FA Cup’ rarely go hand-in-hand when it comes to Swindon Town. Giantkilling is something only other teams seem to do and instead of claiming scalps we get headaches. We’re more into ‘dark arts’ than abracedabra. In 2008, defeat to Histon ultimately proved the end of Maurice [...]