After providing the heads up on Gary Roberts last week, Huddersfield supporter Charlie Johnson returns to answer our questions on former Terrier, Tommy Miller. Miller made 33 appearances for you this season, but the vast majority were before Clark was given the shove. Doesn’t Grayson like him? Not at all, in fact he was injured for much of Grayson’s tenure, and
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Following the tragic news of former Swindon Town defender, QPR and Northern Ireland captain Alan McDonald passing at the age of 48, we’ll be paying our respects to Alan with footage of one of his memorable games while wearing our red and white. A veteran defender when he joined the club at the age of 33, McDonald signed on a free
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Alex Cooke looks at Swindon fired their way to the 2011/12 championship with patience, fitness and a fantastic home scoring rate. It wasn’t the 75 goals scored that secured Swindon’s title last season; it was those that weren’t conceded. The forward line didn’t earn Paolo Di Canio’s side the championship; it was the back five. They allowed the team to
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Shrewsbury Town supporter Sam Morris answers our questions on new Swindon Town signing James Collins. I did think this would be our final player view for a while, then Town announced three new signings yesterday! Judging by your Tweets and the reaction of fellow Shrewsbury supporters, James Collins’ departure has been in the offing for some time, but nonetheless hard
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Huddersfield Town supporter Charlie Johnson answers our questions on new Swindon Town signing Gary Roberts… Were you surprised Gary wasn’t offered a new deal? Not entirely, as he turned down a deal at the end of last season, and was then continually linked with a move to Sheffield Wednesday & Southampton, so we got the impression that he was open
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Yeovil Town fan Paul Stewart answers our questions on new Swindon Town signing Andy Williams… With 17 goals in all competitions for Yeovil in 2011/12, Williams is surely going to be missed at Huish Park. How important was Andy to surviving the drop? Andy’s purple patch coincided with the much heralded return of Sir Gary Johnson. Both factors were critical
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We’ve moved one step closer to the start of the 2012/13 League One season at the County Ground with the release of the fixtures yesterday. I wrongly guessed a trip to Doncaster Rovers would be the curtain raiser to league 1 football, but Town will be adding an extra 179 miles to that distance with a visit to Victoria Park and Hartlepool(s) United.
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Time for a quick look at how the League Two title race developed for the final top seven of Swindon, Shrewsbury, Crawley, Southend, Torquay, Cheltenham and Crewe… We’ve plotted the final points projection for each of the seven teams for all 46 rounds. The projection is a simple calculation of the points won per game at each round multiplied by to
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The Cheltenham midfielder passes well, shoots superbly but lacks the all-round game and experience to thrive for STFC in League One, says Alex Cooke. Ever since the second league game of last season Marlon Pack has been on many Swindon fan’s wishlist. That day the Cheltenham midfielder’s display of calm passing, neat control and precise corners marked him out as
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Mike Minihane inducts the sixteenth entry into our Swindon Town Hall of Shame, someone who you’ll find in the Luton Town Hall of Fame and one of the most revered footballers ever to grace the Kenilworth Road pitch… When Swindon confirmed their first ever promotion on Tuesday 14th May 1963 by beating Shrewsbury Town 1-0 at the County Ground a young Shrewsbury
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