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League Two Review

It has been another exhilarating weekend in the Npower League Two; a drubbing in the top of the table clash, an entertaining derby game and yet more agony for the league’s crisis club. All the action is dissected here in the latest instalment of Andrew Steele-Davis’ ‘League Two Review’. In the most eagerly anticipated game of the day, Morecambe took on

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League Two Review

Goals, cards, touchline spats, you name it; the npower League Two had it all in abundance. Which teams impressed, and which teams flattered to deceive? Which players got you all in a spin and which players left you frothing at the mouth in frustration? All the action will be dissected here in Andrew Steele-Davis’ new weekly blog. Let’s start off with

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Rebranded Swansea City jackets sold by Swindon Town

When you walk out of the club shop with your Swindon Town emblazoned merchandise the last thing you expect is to find a Swansea City badge underneath the STFC crest. However that’s exactly what STFC supporter Lee Townsend discovered, contacting me in disgust after spending £30 on a new Adidas Black Core Rain Jacket. Adidas appear to be rebranding Swansea City merchandise and allowing STFC

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Player of the Month: August

Every month The Washbag will be awarding our ‘prestigious’ Swindon Player of the Month. Each monthly winner will then be eligible for your vote in May to decide the Player of the Season, who will win the coveted Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award. The panel will consist of The Washbag regulars plus some familiar names. Onto the August votes…

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That was the week that was

“That was the week that was, It’s over, let it go …” Saturday: A Saturday without football is like Fraser Digby’s washbag without a tortoise shell comb… Sunday: I don’t know what was worse, getting beaten by the Scum or the return of the Rockettes’? At least they’ve got a new routine, albeit one which they’ll dance twice a game for the

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Defeat in Dagenham: Get some perspective

Successive defeats was hardly what we were all expecting having (eventually) put a solid 3 past Crewe on the opening day. Yet a sense of reality and perspective is sorely missing from yet another vocal minority in the post match reactions to our narrow 1-0 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge. It’s almost like Paul Hart was still in charge… It’s all well and

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