As Swindon Town were denied a blatant penalty in the dying moments of Saturday’s game, it ended a perfect opportunity to gain an advantage on our relegation rivals as results elsewhere all went in our favour. Paul Caddis was clearly fouled by two Dagenham & Redbridge defenders, yet bizarely referee Sutton or even his well-sighted assistant didn’t see fit to award the penalty.
Read moreHere’s one for you…so how many points do Swindon Town need to avoid relegation to League Two? After updating my usual predicted League One home / away form table (see below), I now find Yeovil Town predicted to finish 20th with 50.15 points and Swindon, unsurprisingly predicted, to finish bottom with a meagre 41.6 points. So with 11 games remaining for Town,
Read moreSitting 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
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