With 13 points gained at the County Ground and 3 away, without any improvement in our form on the road we can kiss goodbye to promotion back to League One at the first attempt. What has been responsible for Swindon being beaten 5 times on the road, but only by Oxford at home? Paolo Di Canio puts into action the same
Read moreAdam Johnson asks whether Paolo Di Canio’s continual demands on his players should be abandoned in favour of getting the result. When Paolo Di Canio delivers a team talk you imagine it being filled with passion, inspiration and of course, animation. It’s not just in the dressing room that this character shines out but on the touchline with a mixture of
Read moreSeeing that we’ve passed a quarter of the games in League Two this campaign it’s time to get out my predicted points finishes table for the first time. Based on projecting the home and away form of each club forward to the end of the season, this table gives a points and goal difference equivalent of each team’s potential return come May.
Read moreOn Saturday League Two strugglers Hereford United were the visitors at the County Ground with the home side expected to record a comfortable victory. However, as we all know all too well, football is not that simple. Reports Andrew Steele-Davis. Swindon were going into the game having just come off the back of an excellent midweek 2-1 victory over Exeter
Read moreIt has been another weekend of breathtaking action from the Npower Football League Two as Rotherham and Morecambe continue to slip into free fall mode and AFC Wimbledon continue their amazing climb up the table. Reports Andrew Steele Davis. If you would have told the Wimbledon fans at the start of the season that their team would be occupying the last automatic
Read moreAfter being 2-0 to the good at half time who would’ve predicted the match would finish with Hereford scoring a late equaliser to end the game a 3-3 draw. Simon Ferry was awarded the match sponsor’s man of the match. Do you agree? Vote for your Swindon man of the match. The poll closes on Sunday evening.
Read moreOne of my favourite fixtures of the season returns as the pedigree Hereford cattle travel to the County Ground for slaughter. Form… Swindon’s four wins in their previous six games is a fair enough return, however more was needed away from home throughout September to really push Di Canio’s men back up the league. With Town relying on their home form, 4
Read moreBBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. THE BAD, THE GOOD, AND THE DOWNRIGHT FRUSTRATING… Another mixed week for Swindon Town Football Club. Last Friday was an evening spent watching Twitter, the Wires, and receiving texts, about the game at Macclesfield. I felt quite confident about the match at Moss Rose, and fully expected
Read moreLate last week Liam Ridehalgh joined Swindon on an initial one month loan from League One Huddersfield Town. I’ve asked Charlie Johnson, writer of the Huddersfield blog Football Charlie, for his view on one of our newest recruits. What type of player is Liam and what does he add to a team? Can he play a position other than left back?
Read moreA fine 2-1 win in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy away at Exeter City last night. Unfortunately there won’t be a match report on this game, so here are a few of your post match reactions to us on Twitter last night.
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