Vote in our quick poll on the atmosphere for Swindon’s win on Tuesday night. Posted by Alex Cooke Felt like we were playing away with the atmosphere tonight. Good win to get back on track. Proud of the boys. We appreciate the real fans 👏 — Wes Foderingham (@wes_foderingham) February 24, 2015 Wes Foderingham was clearly unhappy with some in
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest weekly review by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan Unfortunately for the first half an hour the answer to that age old question was no, they can’t play on a cold midweek in the shadow of Saddleworth Moor. As much as I’ve praised the Town’s displays this season, there are times when you
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I didn’t like it to begin with. I really don’t like it now. Can’t think of one which I’ve disliked more. What’s strange is I know some people who quite like it. I’m writing of course about THAT kit. The purplish third kit which has seen Swindon Town concede seven goals and score none. Apparently Town boss Mark Cooper was
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Alex Cooke looks at how Swindon’s Bayern Munich-like dominance of the ball predicts big things This season Swindon have dominated the opposition and the ball. Town are top of the League One and top of the possession table. After 26 games their average possession has been a whopping 58.23%, almost five percentage points more than the Franchise (53.57%) Amazing isn’t
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What screams of the year 2014 more than a pointless list? Alex Cooke obliges. 1. We dodged a pretty big bullet with Jed/Ged Even if Lee Power turns out to be the reincarnation of Charles Manson and turns out to like such outré things as white Zinfandel and Brutalist architecture, he still be better than what could have happened under
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A League One manager gives his tips on how to play against Mark Cooper’s men at the County Ground, as told to Alex Cooke Tip One On no account play your own game. Sure, you might be a big team full of big names with a big budget but that counts for nothing here – and it certainly didn’t for
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest weekly review by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Frustrating wasn’t it? Well for the most part it was. Then it was OK. Last Saturday’s game against Fleetwood was a perfect example of how a football fan should never give up hope. The visitors were determined not to take part in an open
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Brendan Hobbs avoids cliches like the plague as he whiffles his way through Town’s 1-0 win over the Cod Army.
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Seven days ago I wrote of disappointment and frustration over an FA Cup defeat at Cheltenham. As we know a week is a long time in anything, be it politics, or life generally. You just never know what the next few days will bring. That was certainly the case in one of the most enthralling football matches I’ve seen in
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Following Swindon’s 1-0 win and the terror of Nathan Thompson jumping, Matt Arnold imagines what happened on a November night in Bristol. Monday 17th of November 2014. A suburb of Bristol, some what later than scheduled, a car pulls into a drive outside an ordinary family house. It’s arrival immediately clocked from behind a twitching curtain, and it’s occupant’s interrogation
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