Today is the 45th Anniversary of Swindon Town’s famous League Cup Final victory over Arsenal in 1969. Relive the action with a selection of videos from swindon-town-fc.co.uk
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Not much of a week was it? Two home games and two defeats. It means for the first time this season Swindon fans are looking down the table rather than up. Wretched form since the new year has seen us slip off the play
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After Swindon Town’s latest loss, this time a 1-4 home trouncing by Wolves, Town fans are not in high spirits. Being eight points behind sixth place Peterborough with Posh having a game in hand doesn’t look encouraging as Swindon’s play off ambitions are fading fast. Ben Wills sent over these five reasons why Swindon supporters should still be smiling though…
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A home defeat for Mark Cooper’s Swindon Town on Saturday after leading MK Dons at half time was enough for an increasing number of supporters to demand chairman Lee Power removes the manager. With Cooper still in the Town dugout, Ron Smith asks whether now is the right time to change manager? One victory in ten games in all competitions
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. A trip to Crewe doesn’t always fill you with great enthusiasm. I suppose if you’re a railway enthusiast and from Swindon you have a common bond with that place in Staffordshire. There’s another reason to look forward to Gresty Road and that’s the excellent
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Form Guide… The two sides met in Milton Keynes in September with Swindon Town drawing 1-1. Alex Pritchard’s free kick was cancelled by a dubious awarding of a red card to Nathan Byrne and a subsequent equaliser from Patrick Bamford. 7th placed Swindon Town are five points off the play-offs and a one ahead of their visitors. In the League
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Alex Cooke looks closely at Swindon’s middling midfielder to understand why the former Brighton man has become loathed by some fans. I wasn’t at Orient. Remember those four words because they are going to be important. I didn’t go to Brisbane Road but I did hear the comments and read the tweets, messages and match reports of those who were.
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Adam Tanner gives his thoughts on the prevailing mood of misery around the County Ground during recent weeks… During last week’s draw with Crawley Town my mind wandered several times from the match. I’ll spare you my musings about my shopping list, and car insurance renewal; I know the game wasn’t a classic. But I will share a comparison that
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The Swindon Advertiser comment section is, as you already know, the only place for Town supporter reaction and reasonable opinions. Following Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra the comment section witnessed despair after Swindon surrendered a one goal lead. Brendan Hobbs could’ve made this all up, or it could actually be cut from the real Adver comment section. Only you
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Throughout this season Mike Minihane will be taking a look back at Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’, following the promotion to Division Two for the 1963/64 season. Mike continues with a review of February 1964… Top of the Charts – Needles and Pins – The Searchers January had been a good month with victories over Manchester City
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