Author Archives: TheWashbag

MK Dons 2 Swindon Town 0: Automatic promotion hopes all but gone…

Swindon travelled to Milton Keynes for a rearranged League One game hoping a first victory in three games would put Town back into the automatic promotion race. In the end it wasn’t to be and Richard Banyard was there to witness a 2-0 defeat… Before the game yesterday, in some ways this game reminded me of the Southampton match when we were

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Paolo Di Canio’s Time at STFC: Essential Reading for Sunderland Fans

With news that Paolo Di Canio has been appointed as manager at Premier League Sunderland, here’s some light reading for Mackems on his eventful time at Swindon Town… Paolo Di Canio’s Red & White Army – An initial view on the Italian’s appointment in May 2011… READ THE FULL ARTICLE Paolo Di Canio: Method Man Not Madman – He’s wild, he’s exuberant,

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Swindon 1 Oldham Athletic 1: Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you annoyance and frustration

A 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic meant Swindon lost ground on the race for automatic promotion. Brendan Hobbs left the County Ground annoyed and frustrated as all of us… Oldham, they always seem to crop up at awkward times in my life and make it their business to totally rain on my parade. I remember a particularly sunny day in

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TrustSTFC News: AGM Report

The TrustSTFC AGM was held on Wednesday 27th March with about 30 members present, including Justin Tomlinson MP and Jeremy Wray, former Chairman of Swindon Town Football Club. The meeting took place against a the background of a revival of interest in the Trust and the debate mostly focused on a Trust manifesto for 2013/14 circulated to members prior to the meeting.  This

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