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 the script. Already managers are
Read moreSwindon Town might just become an even more eclectic range of nationalities if this signing comes off. After being released by Lokomotiv Plovdiv of the Bulgarian top division, 6ft 5 in Uruguayan striker Nicolás Raimondi will today join Swindon Town on trial.
Read moreA few weeks ago at the Supermarine friendly I had the opportunity to have a chat with Swindon Advertiser Chief Sports Writer Gary Rose and he kindly offered to answer a few questions for The Washbag. Tell us a bit about yourself, who you are, where you come from and who did you write for before? I was born in South Africa but my parents
Read moreThe Seventy Two and fellow Football League blog The Two Unfortunates have coordinated a mammoth 108 page preview of the 2011/2012 season, with contributions from fans of all 72 clubs in the Football League, including a view on Swindon Town by The Washbag. With Swindon Town now in League Two you’ll need to flick through until page 108 of this ultimate league preview for
Read moreFollowing 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 Division Two play-off final winning
Read moreSeeing 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 Evans and Dennis Wise have
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I’ve had my say over the past two months, now it’s your turn. I’ve ranked Swindon Town’s thirty managers according to their actual results in League, FA and League Cups, but do you agree with the countdown outcome and who is your greatest Swindon manager of all time? All 30 choices are here for you to choose, however I can’t
Read moreNo.1 | Danny Williams | Manager August 1965 to July 1969 | Score 423.2 Danny Williams’ first spell in charge at Swindon from 1965 to 1969 is, by my definition, the most successful spell by any Town manager in the Football League, FA Cup and League Cup. His overall record is second to none and provided an entire generation with lasting memories of the 1969 League
Read moreNo.2 | Fred Ford | Manager July 1969 to November 1971 | Score 409.6 After winning the League Cup and promotion from Division Three Danny Williams was enticed to Sheffield Wednesday in July 1969. With Swindon already in pre-season training the board turn to Fred Ford to steer the Town ship in Division Two. Ford previously coached at Swindon and had spent
Read moreA trip down the A419 to our Gloucestershire neighbours Cirencester Town provided a second chance to follow Paolo Di Canio’s pre-season roadshow before Reading arrive at The County Ground for the final test on Saturday. Unlike previous seasons when the friendly ties against local non-league opposition provided runouts to a few first team fringe and mostly youth players, Di Canio has fully embraced both the Supermarine and
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