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Belford, boos and angry fans

Alex Cooke reflects on a night when the ’12th man’ turned on the youngest, most inexperienced of the 11 boys. A 19-year-old ‘keeper miss-hits a clearance. BOOOOO! A 19-year-old ’keeper, making his second ever League start, hits the ball straight into touch. BOOOOO! An increasingly nervous 19-year-old-‘keeper, making his second ever League start and 10-minutes into his home debut, kicks

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2014/15 Season tickets: Are they a price worth paying?

The season ticket and matchday prices for the 2014/15 campaign at the County Ground were unveiled last week. Ron Smith gives his annual take on the prices… Swindon Town chairman Lee Power has confirmed an increase of £1.09 per game will essential to “operate within our means” as the club “continues with our sustainable model”. The headline figures are an increase for

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Hall of Shame #28 – Brunel FM’s radio coverage in 2007/08

Our 28th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame is Brunel FM – the radio station where the listener couldn’t hear the commentary, writes Ron Smith. One decision in the summer of 2007 summed up the consistent failures life under the Wills’ family advisor Mike Diamandis. The club severed the club’s 18 year old ties with BBC Wiltshire in

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Vale of Cheers…

It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. What a wonderful day last Saturday was. The weather, of course, was rubbish. The football was excellent. Swindon Town played in a fast positive way and got the result they deserved. It wasn’t like that at half time though. Despite dominating the play the

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