Sitting bottom of League One is a shock to the system, yet Swindon Town have been firmly embroiled in a relegation battle to secure League One football for 2011/2012 for some time. We can survive the drop, we’ve achieved this before, so it’s now time to look back into the history book at seasons where we’ve survived the drop. First
Read moreNew Swindon Town manager Paul Hart has certainly caused a stir with media attempts to perfect the headline grabbing pun based on his name. Of course The Washbag won’t be participating in any of this nonsense… So the various Journalists and blog writers can keep tabs on the Hart puns here is a list of the best…er…I mean worst so far… We Hart
Read moreThis has been a week in which Swindon Town replaced Danny Wilson as manager, perhaps expecting an immediate positive impact on results having gone 11 games without a win. Yet the move to bring in Paul Hart yielded nothing, apart from leaving a bumper 10,489 crowd flat and bemused on the final whistle, as Town suffered another bout of failing
Read moreFollowing the full League One fixture programme this afternoon, for what it’s worth, here’s an updated league form table sorted by predicted finish position. The predicted total is calculated by points per game secured home and away, and projecting this forward for the remainder of the season. So Swindon have won 1.22 points per game at home with 5 games
Read moreBrought to Swindon Town by Andrew Fitton with the task to ensure Town avoided relegation in 2008/2009. Two years on, after reaching the highs of 2nd place and a Wembley play-off final, it’s a complete turnaround in fortunes that saw Danny Wilson quit the relegation threatened club. To follow Maurice Malpas, Fitton made the right choice in appointing Wilson. An honest,
Read moreSpeaking to STFCPlayer today, new Swindon Town manager Paul Hart was asked what sort of team can Town fans expect to see under his management. As far as I’m concerned, Hart has immediately hit the nail on the head with a key reason why we’ve underperformed this season with his response: “Hopefully what I’ve tried to produce elsewhere… a side that
Read moreThe Swindon Advertiser reports former Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Rushden & Diamonds, Portsmouth, QPR and Crystal Palace manager is all set to take over at The County Ground. So I’m jumping on the bandwagon with a quick poll. If Paul Hart is to be appointed as Danny Wilson’s successor until the end of the season, is he the short term replacement to lead us
Read moreDanny Wilson has resigned as manager of Swindon Town. Full credit must go to Danny for making the tough and sensible decision to finally realise he isn’t the right man to turn our season around. By making this decision with 13 games to go it gives his replacement the opportunity to play for the remaining 39 points in the fight to avoid relegation. I’ll
Read moreSpeaking to the Swindon Advertiser, Danny Wilson believes 50 points will ensure Swindon Town will start the 2011/2012 season in League One. I’m inclined to agree with Danny and would go so far as to suggest we could avoid the drop with a few less than the normal 50 point target given the way things stand. Obviously I don’t want
Read moreAfter the recent lengthy winless run of games, a victory over Carlisle was a must. Our away form, with the exception of Charlton, has been dire to say the least, so continuing to lose points at home only reinforces the likelihood Town will start in League Two next season. The early Town goal has been integral to any chance of
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