Speaking 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
Read moreA visual league table of League One to provide a clearer indication of the actual points gap between teams. Number in brackets is no. of games played. With 2 wins in a week, Tranmere Rovers show what a difference back to back wins can do to League position. Swindon’s position now 4 points off the bottom also hasn’t been helped by the
Read moreWhilst looking at our league stats this lunchtime one thing jumped out at me… Swindon haven’t scored first in a game since the 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday back in early December. So that’s 12 games where Town haven’t secured the early advantage to at least give the team something to defend. In this 12 game period we’ve won 1,
Read moreI didn’t travel to Essex to watch Town at Colchester, so a big thanks to regular Washbag contributor STFC007 for his thoughts and reflections on the game. After last year’s 3-0 away defeat at the hands of Colchester in their dreary stadium, I vowed that I would not return here for this season’s encounter. However, I felt quite positive all week that
Read moreA visual league table of League One to provide a clearer indication of the actual points gap between teams. Number in brackets is no. of games played. A congested zone between 31 and 38 points with 12 teams jockeying for league position…things can quickly change. 53 Brighton & Hove Albion (27) 52 51 50 AFC Bournemouth (29) 49 Huddersfield (28) 48 47
Read more“We tried, but you can’t buy experience” was the cry from Andrew Fitton in the pre match comment, that was reiterated in Danny Wilson’s interview after our dreadful 3-0 defeat at Leyton Orient. This was in relation to Town’s vain attempts throughout the transfer window to remedy our deficiencies in defence, and continued problems upfront, by bringing in seasoned pros.
Read moreJust over a week ago I posted an alternative form table for League One. The predicted points table is based on home and away form, ensuring this key variable is taken into account. Then Swindon were 21st, having secured 1.11 points per game, equating to final point total of 49.83 when adjusted for home/away advantage. G = Games, P =
Read moreWhat a difference a goal makes? Perhaps not given the widespread reaction to Town’s 1-1 draw at home to Rochdale, a match that saw neither side ‘deserve’ the victory. “WILSON OUT!” remained the text and email of choice of the many who contacted BBC Wiltshire post match. However, Wilson confirmed he has no intentions to walk as he “has a
Read moreThe much maligned transfer window closed at 11pm on Monday. Two windows a season have been a fixture of domestic football throughout Europe now since 2002/2003. They were introduced following requirements for football governing bodies to further conform to European Commission regulations concerning restriction of the movement of players, as many national football associations had different rules and regulations. So the system
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