Alex Cooke gives us a quick run-down of Kevin MacDonald’s adjustments to Swindon’s set up. Swindon 3 v Stevenage 0 wasn’t a game which swung on a tactical innovation or an adjustment in formation, Town were mostly the superior team, individually and numerically. And although Stevenage manager Graham Westley switched systems time and again, adjusting his increasingly brutal and isolated
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Its amazing how different things can feel in the space of three days isn’t it? Last Saturday after the game at Sheffield United things looked rather bleak. There were a lot of bemused faces on the supporters’ coaches after another disappointing afternoon. It felt
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. After a shaky start in hosting his first podcast (it is more difficult than you think..) Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead – chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser – and Steve Mytton – Town fan and Trust STFC board member. The three review the 4-1 win
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Another quiet week at the place we like to call SN1 then. No game at the weekend allowed me to sample life in our old division. Remember League Two? Well toddled along to St. James Park in the sunshine to “enjoy” Exeter City against
Read moreWelcome to Press Watch by Brendan Hobbs, TheWashbag’s sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown Well, I never thought it would come to this, I’ve had to take some drastic action over the past few weeks in
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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. Following six League One games during the month, the March result is in… PLAYER LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Darren Ward 23.0 0 23.0 Simon Ferry 21.0 0 21.0 Adam Rooney 21.0 0 21.0 Andy Williams 20.0 0 20.0 Wes
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. That’s my new name for Doncaster. Not very original but there you are. If you were there you would know what I mean. If you weren’t there all you had to do was venture outside and you would get a flavour of what it
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With news that Paolo Di Canio has been appointed as manager at Premier League Sunderland, here’s some light reading for Mackems on his eventful time at Swindon Town… Paolo Di Canio’s Red & White Army – An initial view on the Italian’s appointment in May 2011… READ THE FULL ARTICLE Paolo Di Canio: Method Man Not Madman – He’s wild, he’s exuberant,
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The TrustSTFC AGM was held on Wednesday 27th March with about 30 members present, including Justin Tomlinson MP and Jeremy Wray, former Chairman of Swindon Town Football Club. The meeting took place against a the background of a revival of interest in the Trust and the debate mostly focused on a Trust manifesto for 2013/14 circulated to members prior to the meeting. This
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. And so it did come to pass. The lifting of the mighty M’Bargo. One of the most dogged and annoying midfield terriers ever to plague the County Ground. There can be fewer subjects that have so dominated Swindon fans than this restriction on the
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