Heading into the game you could’ve been forgiven for expecting a Swindon Town rampage against a poor Tranmere Rovers side. The 1-0 scoreline may not represent that dominance, but the overall play showed an even more patient side to Town’s approach. Writes Calvin Hothi. Nile Ranger was welcomed back into a nearly unchanged side from the defeat to Preston North
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Episode #17 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead – Swindon Advertiser Chief Sports Writer – and podcast regular Iain Watkins. The three review Swindon’s 1-0 win over Tranmere Rovers, a game that was like watching paint dry compared to recent frenetic and high-scoring matches. A main topic
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Form Guide… 12th placed Swindon Town beat rivals Bristol City 3-2 in their last game in League One at the County Ground. Last weekend Town lost 1-2 at Preston North End to continue a winless start to the league campaign on their travels. Swindon are 13th in the League One form guide with two wins, two draws and two defeats. As
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. You might be forgiven for thinking Swindon Town looked a bit like Casualty at the moment, or for those old enough to remember Emergency Ward 10. Players have been falling by the wayside at an alarming rate. Preston North End saw those in red and white
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12 games have gone so Adam Tanner gives his thoughts on Swindon Town’s start to the season, and how he feels they need to adapt to ensure that their early promise is fulfilled… Like most fans, my expectations heading into the season were relatively low. And like most fans, I’ve been delighted by some of the football that we’ve played.
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Plenty of goals at either end for Swindon Town have generated plenty of pulsating football for the neutral, however, are too many being conceded and is anyone or anything to blame. Asks Ron Smith? Last season Swindon Town recorded a superb 20 clean sheets (36%) in 55 league and cup games; as well as conceding more than once in a
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Our TheWashbag.com Index calculates the Swindon Town Player of the Month by assessing the key statistics from all league and cup matches. The September result is in… September has been a strange month for Town with no outstanding and consistent performer in the games against MK Dons, Wolves, Bristol City, Chelsea and Preston. Normally strong performer Wes Foderingham doesn’t finish in
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After playing in the limelight in midweek, Swindon Town travelled to Preston North End hoping to secure a first away league victory of the season. Vic Morgan was one of 386 Town fans making the trip up the M6… Lets face it Saturday was awful. There must be something about Preston North End and Swindon Town at Deepdale. Twelve months ago it was
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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 September 1963, a tough month seeing games against Manchester City, Leeds United and Sunderland… Top of the Charts: She Loves You – The Beatles
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. It’s the game that keeps on giving…at the moment. Over the past few days we’ve had some of the best entertainment I’ve seen at the County Ground in a good while. I suppose it’s the best spell since last Christmas when we were scoring
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