Away Colours: Swindon’s Third Choices
Replica kit collector Dan Castle of swindontownshirts.com reflects on the history of Swindon Town’s third choice kits.
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Washbag Podcast 46 – Transfer window, Chinese Trains, 3-5-2 and Barnsley
Episode #46 of TheWashbag Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download or stream online… For our second outing over Skype (with sound levels still not as perfect as we’d like), Ron Smith is joined by Alex Cooke and Brendan Hobbs to discuss the transfer window, Chinese trains, a return to 3-5-2 and what should’ve been a goalless draw versus Barnsley.
Read moreBlades blunted
Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… It was set up for an easy home win at Bramall Lane. A converted penalty in the first ten minutes and it looked like Sheffield United were on their way to collecting a regulation three points. But, hold on to your Wiltshire White Horses. The stats told the story
Read moreShare and Let’s Promote: Swindon Town vs Barnsley
Share and let’s promote Barnsley’s visit to the County Ground on Saturday at 3pm… Buy tickets online at – https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/
Read more50 Years Ago – 1965/66 December: Maggie, Maggie what’s the score?
Mike Minihane continues his look back 50 years to events at the County Ground, as Swindon Town returned to Division Three in 1965/66…
Read moreWrecking Crewe (Again)
Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… Gosh what a couple of home games. If anyone can remember two matches at the County Ground like we’ve experienced in the past fortnight, please enlighten me. Following on from the near escape against Southend, even more dramatic happenings occurred against Crewe. The one question that has to be
Read moreYouth Injustice
In light of Will Randall’s move to Wolves, Adam Tanner assesses Swindon Town’s record of developing players from within its own youth system… In recent years at Swindon, we have always been quick to remind ourselves that Nathan Thompson is “one of our own”. And rightly so. Football is very tribal, and fans will understandably warm to players with a
Read moreWashbag Podcast 45 – Booing, Williams and Thompson
Episode #45 of TheWashbag Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download or stream online… For an impromptu chat to test recording the podcast over Skype, Ron Smith is joined by Alex Cooke to discuss comeback kings, booing and whether Williams will be Town’s next manager? Get involved with the podcast, please submit your questions by emailing thewashbag[at]gmail[dot]com or tweet
Read more9 things we learnt from Swindon 4-3 Crewe
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
Read moreRidiculous to the sublime
Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… After fifteen minutes last Saturday, there can’t have been many Town fans who thought we’d take three points against Southend. To put it mildly the opening quarter of an hour was a bit of a shambles. I can’t have been alone in shaking my head in disbelief at what
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