With Louis Thompson gone, but back, and Jack Stephens and Jonathan Obika back, again, Alex Cooke looks at how Swindon did out of the summer’s moves. 1. Town had a good transfer window Swindon fans can’t usually agree on anything. From formations to the merits of playing 50-year-old bit of sub-moptop-pop guff after goals, they bicker constantly. But (if you’ve
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The January transfer window is usually a panic-filled month for Swindon Town fans. Recent January transfer windows have seen key players such as Charlie Austin and Matt Ritchie depart the County Ground and it looks like further departures are likely this year, but also we should expect some arrivals… Writes Calvin Hothi. The departures..? Alex Pritchard – Midfielder The Spurs
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A warm welcome to new writer Jonny Leighfield, who reflects on a very busy and successful summer transfer window for Swindon Town… I must admit that at the time of writing, shortly after the summer transfer window has slammed shut, I’m feeling pretty pleased with the type of players Swindon Town have brought in and the ones we have, shall
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Alex Cooke looks at who is in and who is out of Paolo Di Canio’s squad as the January transfer window opens. This transfer window is going to be significant for Swindon Town. Forget whatever Paolo Di Canio has said about the embargo stopping his shopping, the current Town team is built on loans. The spine of the side has
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Milan Misun has quietly slipped away from Swindon Town… its almost as if he was never here… After ‘joining’ for an undisclosed (reported to be a six figure) fee on 28th January 2011 – in one of Danny Wilson’s final and desperate last throws of the dice in the transfer market; Czech Republic defender Milan Misun suffered a reoccurrence of a serious knee injury and never played. It
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After going public with his desire to bring James Constable to Swindon prior to the derby with Oxford United back in August, Paolo Di Canio has again made his intentions clear by launching a new raid on the Kassam to sign the Malmesbury-man this January. Di Canio’s two bids – understood to be £175,000 and then nearer £250,000 – have been swiftly turned down by Chris Wilder who
Read moreSwindon Town might just become an even more eclectic range of nationalities if this signing comes off. After being released by Lokomotiv Plovdiv of the Bulgarian top division, 6ft 5 in Uruguayan striker Nicolás Raimondi will today join Swindon Town on trial.
Read moreSo, at long last, it seems Paolo Di Canio has finally secured the services of another striker to fill the void upfront. For the past fortnight we’ve been linked to at least two Brazilians, an Italian, French Argentinian dual national and that bloke who joined Gillingham, yet Enfield born Alan Connell can’t lay claim to such exotic heritage. Even though Alan’s
Read moreThis weekend Conference South outfit Dover Athletic confirmed they’ve accepted two “significant undisclosed” bids from Swindon Town and AFC Wimbledon for their star striker Adam Birchall. This follows Dover rejecting advances from Newport County earlier in the week and a derisory offer from Gillingham on Friday. Birchall is eager to resurrect his Football League career and has a short time to decide whether
Read moreHugo Christophe Bargas (born 22 October 1986 in Lyon) is a French / Argentine left footed striker and son of former Argintina International Ángel Bargas. Contrary to media reports Bargas no longer plays for De Graafschap in The Netherlands after he was released at the end of June. With reports suggesting striker Bargas is heading for Town’s training camp in Italy, Hugo appears to have lost the chance
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