In the second part of his look at transfers at Town, Alex Cooke looks at the value of planning, avoiding the bad deals and measuring success. To find more on Town’s own scouting structure, read yesterday’s part 1 Scouting and signing players is more than just finding the best out there. What if a deal falls through? What a big
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Alex Cooke looks at how Swindon’s scouting system might work, and who does what behind the scenes to find the next John Goddard… At the heart of Lee Power’s model for Swindon Town is good scouting and great recruitment. In recent times the club’s biggest successes have been finding, signing (and eventually selling) the likes of Ben Gladwin, Massimo Luongo
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How many can you score by connecting the Town facts, dates and names? Try these quizzes by Alex Cooke and Ron Smith. Test yourself, then make your own Your brain is one of the most complex and magnificent structures in existence. More powerful than any computer, more sophisticated than a robot in a top hat and smoking jacket. No, really.
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Alex Cooke finds Swindon have performed surprisingly well in turning out young talent, at least in this season, and compared to the rest of League One Good articles create debate and I enjoyed reading Adam Tanner’s recent piece on the need for youth development at Swindon Town. I recommend you read it later, if you haven’t already. But it made
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In the latest of Steven Fyfe’s Q&As, he talks to a player who spent 14 seasons at Town about learning from Wes Foderingham and Steve Hale and how he benefited from one of Paolo Di Canio’s strangest decisions This week I caught up with another former-Swindon youngster who only managed one senior appearance before leaving his boyhood club: Leigh Bedwell kindly took
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In the latest of Steven Fyfe’s Q&As, former Town defender Jerel Ifil was kind enough to discuss at length his time at the County Ground, including losing 7-1 and compares relegation under Iffy Onuora and promotions with Dennis Wise… This week I got to catch up with one of the longest-serving players during my time supporting Town. Seven years (including loan spells),
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Share and let’s promote Millwall’s visit to the County Ground this Saturday…Buy tickets online at – https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/
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As Swindon’s stand-in manager transforms into the new head coach, Lee Power and Alex Cooke get bit over-excited about Town’s hipster in a hat So Swindon Town’s new manager is Luke Williams; the temporary boss becomes the permanent boss, except on a five-year deal. Aside from the length of his contract, that is news as predictable as it is welcome,
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BOO and emboldened Boo-ers dominate Alex Cooke’s list of the lessons to be taken from this weekend’s win, plus Nathan’s notes and Bakayogo’s bad record 1. Mind-altering short corners This might be as fashionable as jeggings for the over 60s but Town are currently using some innovative corner routines. Early in the first half Yaser Kasim and Fabien Robert came
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A brace from both Nicky Ajose and Jon Obika spared the blushes of Luke Williams whose first game in charge after Martin Ling’s unfortunate departure started truly woefully, writes STFC007 Despite the departures of the recent loanees Ben Gladwin, Louis Thompson, Adam El-Abd, Kevin Stewart and Wes Thomas as well as the move of Henrik Ojamaa to Austrian side FC
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