Swindon Town have been shortlisted in the ‘prestigious’ Football League Awards. “Wow”.. I hear you all cry, “what award are we up for at the glitzy gala?”. We’re not up for Community Club of the Year, not even considered for Family Club of the Year, we haven’t even got a player who can be bothered get away from their Xbox
Read moreAfter Charlie Austin’s complimentary comments to STFC Player on Friday following his move to Burnley, he spoke to Mark Chapman and Mark Clemmit live on BBC Radio 5Live Football League last night and revealed more out his transfer request and reasons for joining Burnley. Clemmit – Can you quite believe all that has happened to you in the last year
Read moreJust over a week ago I posted the alternative League One table, showing the teams sorted by points won per game and the predicted points total. Now after today’s second goalless draw in a week at home to Exeter City here is an updated version….Swindon supporters may wish to avert your eyes. The table is based on current form and
Read moreThe Adver Comment this morning ‘Hotshot Charlie Austin Must Be Replaced” made an good, if obvious point, on the need to replace Charlie Austin with at least 1 new forward at Town. The Adver commented: The reason for this is that in terms of hitting the back of the net, the two other most regular forwards in the squad have
Read moreAfter recieving clearance for young Alfreton defender Aden Flint to join Town, this evening the club have confirmed the second new signing of the January transfer window to bolster the defence. Celtic defender Milan Misun joins for a reported six figure undisclosed fee on a contract until June 2013. A warm welcome to the County Ground to the 20 year
Read moreI’m getting a tad tired of the Charlie Austin transfer saga. Finally we’ve accepted an offer from Ipswich and Charlie has got in his tractor to Suffolk to discuss terms. Whether this offer meets the fan’s valuation we await to find out… hopefully a significant upfront sum plus a good sell on clause would keep me happy for now. What’s more important is to
Read moreReaders of my blog post on Monday may be surprised that I’m not calling for Wilson’s immediate dismissal following the goalless draw with Tranmere at the County Ground last night. After all, I did clearly state from the next two home games “Six points are needed. Any less and we can kiss goodbye to League One”. Yes, of course a win would’ve
Read moreBack on 1st November I posted the similarities between the final days of the Malpas era and 2010/2011 under Wilson and whether Fitton should be consistent with his decision back in 2009. The alternative view was it was still too early to call for changes, mainly because of what Wilson had achieved only six months previous and fans remained hopeful
Read moreThe club AGM on Wednesday evening revealed major changes to plans for the redevelopment of the County Ground. The new four phase proposal now sees the stadium capacity increased to 19,000 with room for the future capacity expansion to 25,000 to meet an as yet unidentified demand. First the Town End would be rebuilt to form a 4,000 seater stand,
Read moreAfter last night’s League One results, here’s the league table sorted by points per game to give a better representation of each teams true league position. Predicted total points is simply a calculation of the team securing their existing points per game for the remainder of the season. Team Games Points P/G Pred 1 Brighton 23 46 2.00 92.00 2
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