With the season at just over the half way stage Adam Johnson, over two blogs, will be looking into Swindon’s promotion rivals. In this edition we look at those who are fighting for the title won by Charlton Athletic a year ago… Guessing who is going to win the title in January is a tough order. However, with the help
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Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear TheWashbag.com, happy birthday to us… TheWashbag.com all started three years ago today. The 14th January 2010 was the date of the opening article on the mouthful-titled domain ‘fraserdigbyswashbag.wordpress.com’ with a rather pointless post speculating about Lee Peacock’s likely move away from the County Ground. What was meant to only
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After we surveyed Swindon Town supporters for their views on safe standing at the County Ground redevelopment we then presented the results to the Club. We now have a response… “Swindon Town is a club that prides itself on listening to its fans and when surveys such as the recent one run by ‘TheWashbag.com’ fan website indicate that 87% of
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So on a scale of one to ten, how excited are you about Saturday’s game with Bournemouth? I know its kind of off the scale isn’t it. It’ll also prove one of the pivotal moments of the season. Since Eddie Howe’s return to the
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 A kinky sado-masochistic dominatrix once told me: “There’s nothing better in life than dishing out a walloping in the comfort of your
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So it was a long time ago that this happened before? Way back in the days of heavy boots big moustaches and slicked down hair. Yes two successive five-nil home wins is pretty rare and one player getting four in one game is quite a
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Swindon hammered Portsmouth 5-nil thanks to James Collins, but it wasn’t just his arrival which altered the direction of the match, says Alex Cooke. James Collins changed the game against Pompey and their 352 formation, but you knew that. What he did wasn’t hugely sophisticated – it is his natural way of playing – strong, quick, central, but the contrast
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Alex Cooke looks at who is in and who is out of Paolo Di Canio’s squad as the January transfer window opens. This transfer window is going to be significant for Swindon Town. Forget whatever Paolo Di Canio has said about the embargo stopping his shopping, the current Town team is built on loans. The spine of the side has
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Hasn’t 2012 flown by quickly..!? Ron Smith recalls twelve things that we’ve learnt supporting Swindon Town this year… 1. I should attend less games…. Various commitments have meant I’ve been unable to maintain my full quota of games at the County Ground in 2012. Working late ensured I couldn’t see Town bounce back from defeat at O#*ord with a 4-0
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Okay you can laugh now and rightly so. I wasn’t at the County Ground for the demolition of Tranmere Rovers, I was at work. Yep, I deserve the derision you’re now smugly throwing in my direction. By all accounts it was a belter and
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