Form Guide… 4th placed Swindon were defeated for the first time in thirteen games against Bury in midweek. Town’s form guide now reads two wins, three draws and one defeat in six games. Away from the County Ground, Town beat Tranmere Rovers 3-1 last time out and have a record of three wins and three draws in six League One
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This wasn’t just rubbish. This was stinking Swindon Town rubbish, writes Ben Beaumont. If you believe in these things, the omens were bad. 1. Bury hadn’t won at the County Ground since 1977. The year of my birth. 2. The last match report I wrote for thewashbag was a drab 0-0 draw with Sheffield United. And the one before that,
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Brendan Hobbs provides a very personal eulogy to Paolo Di Canio, incredibly not mentioning him, football or Swindon Town once… Girlfriends, like football managers, come and go. I’m sure we’ve all experienced a fair few of them growing up, normally there’s a cavalcade of ‘Plain Janes’, sometimes there is the odd gem and maybe a couple that would really turn heads. Very
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Form Guide… 2nd placed Swindon are unbeaten in thirteen League One matches. At the County Ground, Town have won four and drawn twice in their previous six games, conceding only twice. Town haven’t failed to score as hosts in seven games. Bury sit firmly in the relegation zone in 22nd place and 8 points adrift from safety. The Shakers have been within the bottom
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A Swindon Town comeback secured a 1-1 draw against Preston, in the first match under Jed McCrory’s consortium and without Paolo Di Canio and his backroom staff. Writes Matt Davies. What a week we have had, top of League One, no management staff and we have new owners. This weekend’s fixture was a great chance for Town to stay at the top
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Form Guide… 1st placed Swindon are unbeaten in twelve League One matches. At the County Ground, Town have won four and drawn twice in their previous six games, conceding only once. Town haven’t failed to score as hosts in six games. Preston North End are 17th, six points clear of the relegation zone, but 20 points behind Swindon. Simon Grayson’s side won
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Buying a football club is unlikely to be a sound financial investment as members of Andrew Fitton’s original consortium have found out. Five years after their takeover Swindon Town have new owners and an empty manager’s office. Can Fitton & Co. say they’ve left the club in a better state than they inherited and what lessons can McCrory & Co.
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So how’s your last week been? Been stuck by a computer or on your smart phone? Looking for any scrap of information you might be able to find about what may or may not be going on at Swindon Town? Waiting for that one
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Paolo Di Canio, forever a man attracting media attention as a player and that hasn’t stopped as a manager, far from it, as the maverick Italian did not have an average 18 months at Swindon. Benjamin Wills looks back at some of the key moments and matches during his reign. It was May 20th 2011 and Swindon confirmed Paolo as manager, like any
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Town moved top of League One for the first time in over ten years with victory over Tranmere Rovers, writes Daniel Hunt. Who needs a manager, backroom staff and supportive board of directors? Not this group of brilliantly committed players and loyal travelling supporters – embodying why Swindon Town Football Club will go on strong without Paolo Di Canio and
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