This morning the Adver revealed Town no.4 Jonathan Douglas has been voted Player of the Year. Douglas was a clear winner with the fans with 45.7% of the total vote and is a worthy winner as he has made a huge contribution this season. I was very pleased to see JP McGovern’s excellent season recognised with his 2nd place in
Read moreAn unusual omission from swindontownfc.co.uk late this morning when it published the name of a trialist to feature in this afternoon’s reserve game at Bournemouth, before removing his name a short time later. The man in question is ….Konate Bakari who plays on the left wing. I’ve done a bit of searching but unfortunately can’t find any information about him. Any reader
Read morePlay-Off bound Swindon chairman Andrew Fitton and Manager Danny Wilson must be praised for their loan strategy this season. All loan signings with the exception of Ben Hutchinson have shone in the first team. The quality of the loans are an integral reason why with 3 games to go we are firmly in the race for promotion, having secured at
Read moreWith an eleven point gap between Swindon and 7th place Colchester, even if worst came to the worst and Town were to lose on Saturday, I’m still feeling confident that a play-off place is all-but secured. Now then…a few weeks ago after our defeats to both Bristol Rovers and MK Dons, I had written-off any chance of Swindon fighting for
Read moreDuring the commentary on the 3-0 victory over a happless Leeds United this afternoon, Town Chairman Andrew Fitton revealed he is planning a trip to Scotland next weekend to watch Celtic and meet with their Board to ‘cememt our relationship’. Following Tony Mowbray leaving Parkhead two weeks ago, Town need to work to retain the positive partnership between the two clubs,
Read moreTown have announced this morning that second year scholars Will Evans (central defender) and Billy Bodin (midfielder / forward) have been offered new one year professional contracts. Unfortunately Calum Antell, Matt Barnes, Elliot Knight, Mark Hartmann and Jordan Record will be released at the end of the season. Will Evans, a strong central defender, has the opportunity to follow Sean Morrison’s example and find
Read moreFinally after every other League One team has strengthened their squads with loan signings since the start of February, Danny Wilson has got his man as Stephen Darby has today joined Town on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season. Darby has seen his first team opportunities limited at Liverpool this season, as is unfortunately the norm for many English youngsters
Read moreSurprise, surprise Charlie Austin hasn’t made it into the England U21 squad for the March 3rd game against Greece. The Adver speculated Austin may be called-up because Stuart Pearce (who lives locally) attended a game. U21 squad strikers are Andy Carroll (Newcastle Utd), Nathan Delfouneso (A Villa), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea) and Danny Welbeck (PNE / Man Utd). Full squad available
Read moreAfter reading this article today I can’t help feeling this will distort many fan’s view of the true financial picture of the club. Specifically this response from Wilson: We have to be self-sufficient to a certain degree if we can, and that’s what we are trying to do now. The board have helped get the debt out of the club
Read moreWell done to Billy Paynter who fully deserves winning the League One Player of the Month Award for January. 5 goals in 4 games is a terrific return for Paynter who struggled for form in the early part of the season. Successful penalties make up a significant part of Paynter’s 17 goals in all competitions this season. These have been such
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