Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. Host Vic Morgan discusses recent events at the County Ground with Ron Smith of TheWashbag.com and Sam Morshead Chief Sports Writer at the Swindon Advertiser. After reviewing Swindon’s comeback to draw from two goals down against Coventry City, the three discuss the impact of injuries on Di Canio’s squad. Chris Panks
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. As I write this, once again the endless rain of 2012 falls outside my Devon window. It seems like there’s been no sign of the sun for weeks and I’m feeling in need of something pretty special to cheer me up. At least we
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Originally posted on Experimental 3-6-1:
I’m proud to present what will hopefully be the first of many club-by-club reports. This one covers the first 10 (or so) games of the new season and features a page of analysis for each Football League club. I’ve no idea how to embed this in my blog, so below is a very low…
Why Swindon struggle against teams who force Town to hit and hope, by Alex Cooke. The way to beat Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon is simple: pressure them. Preston did it, Leyton Orient did it, and last Tuesday night Colchester did it. The problem is that now every scout in League One will have seen it too: once Swindon are put under pressure at
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. And so another up and down week passes in the life of Swindon Town Football Club. A great grind out win at Shrewsbury was followed by a disappointing home defeat by a resurgent Colchester. Just to make matters worse a former player delivered the
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Welcome to Press Watch, the Washbag’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 Here we are again, are you ready for yet another exciting column crammed full of Swindon related media snippets? Well back off! Pickings are
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With another squad of options and talents, Adam Johnson tries to unravel the mind of Paolo Di Canio to see why and how he keeps his squad of talent a happy one… It’s well documented that Paolo Di Canio likes shopping. He’s said it and we’ve seen the evidence ourselves, whether that be a cracking deal through a tribunal or
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Every month we’ll be publishing our Washbag-Index Player of the Month and inviting your vote on the top three. The September result is… PLAYER LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Andy Williams 34 12 46 Matt Ritchie 40 2 42 Adam Rooney 29 2 31 Wes Foderingham 19.6 4.7 24.3 Paul Benson 12 12 24 Jay McEveley 16 5.5 21.5 Simon Ferry 18
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Decent old week I think you’ll agree. This time seven days ago we’d seen a recovery in form after another supposed crisis in confidence, all is not well, its going to end in tears scenario. Well I suppose there might have been a few
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Welcome to Press Watch, the Washbag’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 Another week, another two matches and amazingly, another spell of normality. Acting like some sort of Florence Nightingale I managed to nurse this column
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