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Now’s the right time to embrace the fans’ Power

Matt Arnold believes that supporter representation in the corridors of power at the County Ground is not only an aspiration we should all hold, but it is also a workable solution to increase transparency between clubs and their supporters. When I read Vic Morgan’s blog ‘Supporters representatives let’s have a heated debate’, I was reminded of another heated debate. It

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STFC Podcast: Episode 21 – Takeover talk in the pub…

Episode #21 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith was joined by Sam Morshead – chief sports writer Swindon Advertiser – for a quick chat on Friday afternoon to reflect on the week’s events at the County Ground, following Lee Power’s takeover at Swindon Town. Unfortunately the sound quality isn’t that great so hopefully

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What’s the story, mourning McCrory..?

After a quick resolution to the brouhaha in the boardroom, Jed McCrory “reluctantly agreed to step down as chairman and board member of Swindon Town FC with immediate effect”.  Ron Smith recalls his experiences of meeting the former Town chairman… Twitter is a wonderful tool. I wouldn’t have been able to have developed this site without the networking it brought, however I never imagined

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McCrory vs Power: Bout of the boardroom for Swindon takeover

Despite club director Sangita Shah’s post-match comments on the McCrory vs Power bout of the boardroom, confusion still reigns over the ownership situation at Swindon Town and how this arose… ‘Black Friday’ is what Americans label the final Friday in November and for different reasons it was embarrassing Friday for Swindon Town. Within two hours of a club statement being issued ‘confirming’ that

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Off against Leyton Orient, sending-off against Crawley…

It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Tough to take wasn’t it? Fair result though… Leyton Orient were well organised, had a game plan and left Wiltshire with the three points. Swindon had a more than decent shout for a penalty waved away. A decision which led to scenes nobody wants to see on a football

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