Paolo Di Canio has left the building. Carl McQueen of the We Are Going Up! Podcast reflects on his departure and a turbulent tenure at the County Ground. Confucius once wrote (and then David Brent made it more famous for my generation) our greatest achievement is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. Swindon Town have
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After Paolo Di Canio has resigned as manager of Swindon Town we now can now rank the Italian by his results in the Football League, FA Cup and League Cup to establish where he fits into our list of greatest STFC managers… A League Two title and flirting with promotion in League One a year later, then the club’s majority shareholder wants
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Form Guide… 6th placed Swindon are undefeated in eleven matches in a run that has included 6 wins, 5 draws, 23 goals and 4 conceded. Away from the County Ground, Town beat Colchester United 1-0 last time out and have a record of two wins, three draws and one defeat in six League One games; putting Swindon 9th in the
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Welcome to Press Watch by Brendan Hobbs, TheWashbag’s sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown It seems to be all doom and gloom these days, the next piece of news more depressing than the last and this
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. There’s that play isn’t there “Waiting for Godot”? Well that’s how it is for Swindon Town fans at the moment. Gazing patiently into the middle distance to see if our collective knights in shining armour appear. This weird time in limbo allows us the luxury
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Form Guide… 3rd placed Swindon are unbeaten in ten League One matches. At the County Ground, Town have won the previous four games, without conceding and scoring 16 goals. Hartlepool United are rooted to the basement of the division, two points adrift of Portsmouth and ten points from safety. ‘Pool have started to come into some decent form of late, winning their
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. With the qualification that this is written ahead of ratification, Armageddon, resignation, or anything else that may have happened since I wrestled with this keyboard, I’d like to think positive. Just think all is well and we go into Saturday’s game against Hartlepool in
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With all this Paolo Di Canio turmoil we were wondering if our readers would like to download a poster and show your support for the manager… Simply download by clicking on the image below, or right click here and save the link to your computer, then find a printer, select print – an A3 or larger size would have the greatest impact
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We welcome new TheWashbag contributor Lee Clark, who traveled to Essex to watch Swindon Town move within two points of the League One leaders with a deserved victory over struggling Colchester United. Swindon came into the game with a threadbare side after illness and injuries swept through the squad, but were comfortable in a game which was settled when James Collins
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STFC007 provides his perspective on the last few weeks at Swindon Town after reports of financial doom, a takeover and apparent threats of Paolo Di Canio’s resignation. Where to start? Well, let me start with declaring upfront that I am not in the know, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who may be in the know. I’m just a Swindon
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