After providing his ‘View from the Stratton Bank’ in August, I’ve invited back Oxford United fan Steve Butcher to give the yellow & blue perspective on the A420 derby. Fear and dread….that’s what I was feeling as the A420 derby was approaching. Swindon were beating everyone who stood in their way, a club record 10 wins in a row, storming to the
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Swindon’s 2-0 defeat to Oxford United wasn’t just a disappointment on the pitch but also off it. Adam Johnson was there and recalls his view of the trouble in the stands. Derby games, every football fan thrives off them. The local bragging rights, the passion, the atmosphere, the tension. However, I draw a line and I’m sure 95% of fans
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Swindon’s superb run of ten straight league victories was brought to an end today. A crazy three minute spell, followed by a backs-to-the-wall performance by ten man Oxford gave the home side the three points, and the bragging rights; the Town’s local rivals recording only their second ever double over Swindon, and their first since 1972/73, writes Richard Banyard. The game started
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Swindon travel up the A420 to the Kassam Stadium for the 12.00 kick-off against Oxford United; and will attempt to avenge our 1-2 defeat back in August Form Guide… First placed Swindon are currently on a run of one defeat – at Torquay on Boxing Day – in twenty-one League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads a club record TEN League wins in a row.
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. For those of us old enough to remember, there was a time when our beloved football team might have been merged with a team from along the A420, and Reading. It was the idea of one Robert Maxwell, and he wanted to call the team Thames Valley Royals. With the local derby against
Read moreYou have voted Alan McCormack as our Swindon Town Player of the Month for February. McCormack secured 38% of the vote, ahead of Paul Benson with 32% and Luke Rooney in third with 10%. The former Southend and Charlton man has continued to stand as a rock at the centre of defence; an unlikely outcome considering his unfamiliarity with the
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Hans Tandsether of Norwegian STFC blog HeiaSwindon continues his monthly view on events at the County Ground. Dear friends and fans of Swindon Town Football Club. The Norwegian review for January was not to be as I was way too busy moving to a bigger house with my family and I did not have internet connection for some days in
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Seeing that we’re travelling down the A420 on Saturday, now seems an appropriate time to induct the most hated player to wear the famous red of Swindon Town, Joey Beauchamp. Richard Banyard provides the biography of the Oxford United legend. It’s over seventeen years since he left the Town, and more than ten since he last donned an Oxford shirt, but
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Swindon made it ten League Two wins in a row, 30 points out of 30 and stretched the lead at the top to four points with a 2-0 win over Burton Albion. Adam Johnson looks back on the continuation of success from last night… In recent weeks I’ve been going to Swindon games expecting three points and have just been going through
Read moreFebruary has seen Swindon Town storm to the top of League Two and to Wembley thanks to an unbeaten month of six wins in a row, including that new club record of ten successive Football League victories. There have been several standout performances in February. Wes Foderingham has pulled off some truly top class saves; Alan McCormack has continued his role as a
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The Washbag 