Episode #37 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by three guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – FLIC Wiltshire’s Andrew Steele-Davis and podcast regulars Adam Tanner and Iain Watkins. Two weeks ago I was waxing lyrical about Town’s position, third in League One and then my rose tinted glasses showed
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As Smith returns to Anfield apparently to solve a contract dispute, Alex Cooke looks at the contribution of the Australian wideman. Brad Smith showed some promise in his 10 games for Swindon, but he also showed a lot of inexperience. His best qualities seem to reside in his natural attributes – exceptional pace, dogged persistence and a willingness to work
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Ron Smith answers the question posed by Lee Power, why can’t Swindon Town find land for a training ground within the Borough?
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Episode #36 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by a panel of four guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – Link Sport’s Sam Morshead, Alex Cooke, Daniel Hunt and Iain Watkins. With no game this weekend and a welcome break, the five review the opening two months to Town’s
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Attendances at the County Ground have declined somewhat and there remain plenty of empty red seats. The club have finally taken some action so Ron Smith gives a manifesto for increasing the gate…
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Mike Minihane continues his look back 50 years to events at the County Ground. Following Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’ Division Two during 1963/64, Town looked to consolidate; however football isn’t that simple… Top of the Charts: You Really Got Me – The Kinks September was going to be a very busy month with seven league games
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The return of artificial pitches to the Football League has been backed by club chairmen in League One and Two. The BBC has reported that at a meeting on Thursday they gave a strong indication they would vote in favour of permitting 3G (“third generation”) surfaces from next season, before the League takes a formal vote in November. This theoretically could
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It’s mid-morning on a Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Been a decent week I think. Can’t complain at the last few days in the life of our favourite football team. Certainly last Saturday against Sheffield United was almost as good as it gets. Swindon’s play was majestic at times. The
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After this fixture was delayed by three weeks due to a NATO summit taking place in Newport, Jonny Leighfield and Swindon finally got the chance to begin a new JPT dream at Newport County F.C’s Rodney Parade.
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Brendan Hobbs asks how do you react when Swindon Town are awarded a penalty, against regular league opposition and at an unimportant time of the season?
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