Form Guide… 7th placed Swindon Town previously bounced back from successive defeats with a 5-2 victory over Port Vale in their last League One game. Town are now equal on points with 6th placed Bradford City – trailing by a single goal difference – and remain 15 adrift of leaders Leyton Orient. In the League One form guide, Swindon are
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Today the ‘Abbreviated Accounts’ for Swindon Town Football Company Limited in the period to 31st May 2013 were released via Companies House… The following note by the club’s independent auditor certainly raised an eyebrow… With the auditor stating there may be doubt about Town’s ability to continue as a going concern should we be worried? Perhaps not… It is important
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After being thumped by Macclesfield Town at the weekend I thought I’d cheer you all up with our long awaited 25th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame… a total demolition job by Nottingham Forest and a hammering that fortunately hasn’t been equalled since. Writes Ron Smith. This trip to the City Ground in February 2006 will haunt me forever. The
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Swindon Town’s strategy under Mark Cooper is meant to be one of dominance in possession and passing football, and yet our opponents seem to be scoring frequently of late. Ron Smith asks how can the opposition score if they seemingly don’t have the ball? Looking at the key statistics after the pathetic weekend FA Cup defeat, I couldn’t have been
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Twelve months on from when they dumped us ceremoniously out of the FA Cup, Macclesfield return to haunt us again. It was a depressing afternoon wasn’t it? Swindon deservedly beaten by a team which we should
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Andrew Steele-Davis reflects on a game that had everything, looks forward to a week of cup fever and suggests why the January transfer window will be an important one for Town… Now that was much better wasn’t it? Swindon put an end to their losing streak and banished any talk of an apparent ‘crisis’ in style with an impressive 5-2
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How much do you know from about Swindon Town’s rarely seen midfield maestro, Harry Agombar? Take our test, and find out says Alex Cooke… Question 1. Who is Harry Agombar? A. Harry Agombar is the long-lost cousin of former Celtic defender and Swindon Town’s mystery man, Milan Misun. On weekends, he is also known as Fredi. Or Alan Navarro. B.
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Episode #19 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available… Host Ron Smith is joined by Daniel Hunt and Adam Tanner. Following successive defeats, apparently the crisis is now over and we’re back on track after beating Port Vale 5-2 pushing Town up to 7th… After being stuffed by Walsall and Oldham how surprised were you by Town’s emphatic
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Swindon Town ensured they got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion by thrashing Port Vale 5-2 in a game that had more action than a James Bond flick, reports Andrew Steele-Davis. Both teams were going into the game experiencing different veins of form. Swindon Town had lost the last two and were desperate to put an end to the
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town have suffered two defeats in a row after losing 1-3 to Walsall and 1-2 at Oldham Athletic. Town are now two points behind 6th placed Bradford City and 15 adrift of leaders Leyton Orient. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 9th with three wins, zero draws and three defeats in six. As
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