Clean and Tidy: Can Town’s great defence earn them promotion?
Bernt V. Heiseldal digs deep into the numbers to prove if Swindon Town can win a top-two spot…
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Washbag Podcast: Episode 40 – Massimo Luon-didn’t-go
Episode #40 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead (Joint Sports Editor at Swindon Link Sport) with regular contributors Daniel Hunt and Iain Watkins. The four discuss the haunted figure of a defeated Danny Wilson on the County Ground touchline in Town’s 2-0 victory over Barnsley; an Asian Cup
Read more5 reasons to accept and 5 reasons to reject a bid for Massimo Luongo
So, Swindon Town have rejected a €2.5million bid from a Turkish club for Australian midfielder Massimo Luongo. The offer from the unnamed Super Lig outfit, which equates to £1.9million, would be a club record receipt, however the bid has been ‘quickly rebuffed’ by Lee Power. With reports that Luongo is also attracting interest from Sevilla, clubs in the Bundesliga and the English Championship, ‘Mass’ is certainly one of the club’s most sought after players for some years. Here’s five reasons to accept and reject an offer…
Read more2Unlimited, Sex Toys and Jay McEveley: The best Swindon Town chants
As we continue our look at the atmosphere at the County Ground, Will Wardrop assess Swindon Town’s recent history in song, featuring the Thomsons, Pericard and Amankwaah…
Read moreA Jed end for McCrory as Lee remains in Power
Supporters of Swindon Town FC can now concentrate on the football (and perhaps a promotion) after Jed McCrory has failed in his desperate bid to regain control of the boardroom. Ron Smith reflects on a new sense of calm off-the-field, with a boardroom controlled by Lee Power.
Read moreTurn it up, bring the noise at the County Ground
Have you noticed the lack of noise and atmosphere in the County Ground this season? This didn’t escape Gavin Brown, who asks that now we can be proud of our league position can we also be even louder in our support..?
Read moreLeague 1 update: 17 Jan 2015
Originally posted on Experimental 3-6-1:
Following Saturday’s matches I’ve updated my scatter graphics to see how each of the four divisions below the Premier League are looking. For each division there are three graphics – the first shows overall dominance, the second attacking performance and the third defensive performance. All are based on shot data and give a high-level…
Swindon Town Media Coverage Poll: The results
Our Swindon Town media coverage poll reveals only 16% of respondents trust the Swindon Advertiser to provide news about STFC. Read the results of our poll and why Lee Power’s actions to exclude the Adver isn’t negatively impacting on supporters…
Read moreA new era began in Melbourne yesterday. A star was made for us on that day.
Originally posted on David Votoupal – Outside 90:
When Kuwait opened the scoring for the 2015 Asian Cup, it seemed to confirm the worst fears of Australian fans. Not to mention my own feeling that my own teams have been in for a bit of a battering of late! But fear not – because what followed was simply beautiful. Australia have…
Should following Swindon Town be for everyone?
Following Swindon Town regularly away this year Joe Young has become more and more disgruntled with the behaviour of a small minority of fans…
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