It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest ‘exclusive’ blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. After a lot of gloom and doom we DID make the play offs. A couple of weeks ago it appeared that our beloved football team was heading for a season of oblivion. It was being said that it would be a disaster if
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The County Ground holds 14,700, yet attendances rarely break into five figures despite two successful seasons. Ron Smith looks at the patterns of fans through the turnstiles… Despite playing at a higher level in League One, Swindon’s average for league matches at the County Ground has increased only marginally from 8,411 in 2011/12 to 8,528 in 2012/13; with the average
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Swindon Town mathematically secured their position in the League One play-off positions with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Stevenage in the Wiltshire sunshine. Two Aden Flint goals sandwiched between a Gary Roberts strike and a red card for Dani Lopez ensured Swindon saw off a physical Stevenage side with very little to play for, writes Lee Clark. Prior to the
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Its amazing how different things can feel in the space of three days isn’t it? Last Saturday after the game at Sheffield United things looked rather bleak. There were a lot of bemused faces on the supporters’ coaches after another disappointing afternoon. It felt
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon thrashed Crewe Alexandra 4-1 at the County Ground in midweek to end a winless win of five games. Town are 19th in the League One form table with one win, two draws and three defeats. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten in four games, of which three were draws, putting Swindon 15th in the
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. After a shaky start in hosting his first podcast (it is more difficult than you think..) Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead – chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser – and Steve Mytton – Town fan and Trust STFC board member. The three review the 4-1 win
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Swindon Town added 3 more points to their overall tally in their chase for a Play Off spot and kept the dream of promotion to the Championship alive writes STFC007. The game started off in a blistering pace with the Town players full of passion and determination, passing the ball well and putting Crewe under constant pressure. The game was
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon lost 2-0 at Sheffield United at the weekend to make three defeats in a row and five games without a victory. Town are 20th in the League One form table with one win, two draws and three defeats, which is hardly promotion form at the business end of the season… At the County Ground, Town
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Rejuvenated by the departure of former Swindon manager Danny Wilson, Sheffield United deservedly took all three points to all but book their play-off place and leave Town anxiously looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack from 6th position in League One. The Blades are a bullying, bruising team and they quite simply battered Swindon in a breathless first-half display that
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Another quiet week at the place we like to call SN1 then. No game at the weekend allowed me to sample life in our old division. Remember League Two? Well toddled along to St. James Park in the sunshine to “enjoy” Exeter City against
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