Saturday we welcome back ‘Luggy’ as Paul Sturrock returns to the Swindon dugout with Southend United. Form… After putting to bed our miserable run of four successive defeats with victory over Rotherham last Saturday, Town go into this home game with 2 home wins from 3 played. Southend sit just outside the play-offs, albeit with another 40 games remaining… Their
Read moreAlex Cooke reports on a second win of the League Two campaign for Swindon Town. Two red cards, five yellows, two missed open goals, one clear penalty, a rumpus in the dugout, an ex notching twice and redemption via the first touch of a substitute. As a game, Swindon 2 Rotherham 3 had everything. And if Sky were looking for
Read more12.15 on Saturday lunchtime Swindon Town face Rotherham United in the live televised League Two match. Form… Unbeaten Lead leaders Rotherham visit the County Ground with an perfect 2 wins from 2 games away record, 6 scored and 2 conceded. Swindon eventually demolished Crewe on the opening game 3-0 but against Oxford found a stubborn defence less easier to penetrate with a 2-1 defeat.
Read moreJohno’ reviews last night’s Carling Cup tie. Our views on where next for Leon Clarke coming up shortly. Out of the cup so let’s concentrate on the league. It might be an old cliché but one that is a famous phrase for a reason. A dramatic night at the County Ground nearly covered up our Carling Cup exit but on
Read moreSwindon face Southampton in the League Cup 2nd Round tie at The County Ground this evening, kick-off 7.45pm. The League record of both sides are the mirror opposite of each other; Swindon have won 1 and lost 4, while Southampton have won 4 and lost just 1, that defeat against Leicester at the weekend. League Cup Form… If you didn’t
Read moreSam Morris provides the Shrewsbury Town perspective of Saturday’s encounter at The Greenhous Meadow. It was the battle of the STFC’s at Greenhous Meadow on Saturday and thankfully, on my behalf, it was Shrewsbury who came out on top against Swindon. It was an intriguing game. Paolo Di Canio’s men had clearly come to Shropshire with a game plan to really
Read moreAt the other ‘STFC’, Town approached the game knowing the midweek League Cup victory at Bristol City must be used as the impetus to re-start a misfiring League Two campaign. Against confident predictions, including my own wild partisan cries of absolute confidence, Town had so far failed to set the league alight with three successive hard fought games post Crewe.
Read moreThe battle of the ‘STFCs’ as Swindon Town make their first ever trip to the Greenhous New Meadow to face Shrewsbury Town tomorrow afternoon. Form… It goes without saying; Swindon’s first four League games wasn’t the start we had expected. After the opening 3-0 home victory over Crewe Alexandra, three narrow defeats against Cheltenham, Dagenham & Redbridge and then Oxford United brought
Read moreAdam Johnson reports on Swindon’s excellent 1-0 victory at Bristol City in the Carling Cup 1st Round. Passion, skill and energy, they’re the three main characteristics we were told Di Canio would bring to Swindon and last night we finally saw it in full flow. A 71st minute winner from summer signing Raffaele De Vita sealed a great night at Ashton
Read moreCompletely ignore what was written in the build-up to the A420 derby about the history, passion and desire; as that’s exactly what I’m having to do, coming to terms with a deflating first home defeat since 1973 and a sea of yellow and blue celebrating on the Stratton Bank. All this is despite an vastly improved Swindon performance. With the minutes ticking by to the final whistle I was
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