Thanks to all your purchases in our shop we’ve raised enough funds to sponsor two Swindon Town youth team players, Josh Helm and Mark Francis, for the 2012/13 season. Josh Helm is a first year scholar and the only goalkeeper in the youth team. 16 year old Josh joined Swindon this summer from Eastleigh having been their reserve team ‘keeper. Striker
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Form Guide… 12th placed Swindon are on a run of 4 games without a League One victory. Last time out Town secured a 2-2 draw at Carlisle United, twice coming back from behind in Cumbria thanks to goals from Adam Rooney and Paul Benson. Away from the County Ground in the League, Town are without a win in 6 games, their last
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Flying high at the top of the Division One table, Swindon visited Fratton Park on a Friday night live Sky Sports televised match. After Chris Hay gives the Town the lead, Swindon’s young goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall suffers a gashed scrotum after a collision with Pompey defender Robbie Pethick. With no keeper on the bench, Mildenhall is forced to continue –
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As your going to match at Carlisle on Saturday, could you write a match report for us? That’s what Ron the Washbag editor kindly asked. Of course I said, shouldn’t be a problem, writes Vic Morgan. Well for reasons which I’ll go into greater detail about later in the week, it’s a bigger problem than I thought. Briefly, there was
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. Host Christopher Panks discusses recent events at the County Ground with Ron Smith and Matthew Kilford. The three review the recent spate of defeats, Di Canio’s attitude and response to player performances, the deadline day signings and a look ahead to the games with Carlisle (yes this was recorded on Friday evening) and
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Form Guide… 11th placed Swindon are on a run of 3 games without a victory, with only 1 goal scored in that run. Away from the County Ground in the League, Town are without a win in 5 games, their last victory being a 1-0 defeat of Morecambe on 6th April. Carlisle United are sitting just behind Swindon in 12th.
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Another week has gone by quickly as it’s time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Not used to it are we? It’s been a bit strange this week. Haven’t woken up, looked at Twitter and found more bonkers headlines coming out of the County Ground. After the events of earlier in the season, it feels like the
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Welcome to Press Watch, the Washbag’s new sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown Oh what a difference a week makes, actually what a difference 4 days make! Top of the world on Wednesday, walloping Stoke on
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Neil Ruddock becomes the latest entrant into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, courtesy of this fantastic cartoon illustrated by David Squires, telling the story of the search for some shorts that would fit his waistline… Click the image to enlarge… See more of David’s work at TheSunshineRoom.com Read More Tales from the Swindon Town Hall of Shame…
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We’ve had plenty of responses so far, however some of our readers may have missed the Safe-Standing Survey during the holidays… We have ten questions seeking your views on: whether you would support the provision for Safe-Standing area(s) at the rebuilt County Ground if this was permitted; how it could be implemented; and in what ways could Safe-Standing affect your attendance
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