Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. It was what I used to call when I was a football commentator, “a hard fought local derby”. Swindon’s game against Bristol Rovers provided a few thrills and spills, some meaty tackles, at times decent football, but sadly no goals. It was the Town’s first goalless game in eons, well since Bradford
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are 5 points clear at the top of the table and currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-eight League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins, one draw and one defeat in six outings. Away from the County Ground, Town won 2-0 at Barnet after suffering two successive defeats, making it four victories and two defeats in six trips.
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36% of our readers have voted for Alan McCormack as TheWashbag.com Swindon Town player of the month for March. Al Mac has been ever present in defence throughout March, including deputising for Paul Caddis at right back against Cheltenham and Crewe. His 7 solid appearances for Town last month included 4 clean sheets and captaining Town at Wembley in the JPT Final. 2nd was Simon
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Clinical Swindon opened up a five point gap at the top of League Two with their third win over Barnet this season. Sporting four changes and backed by more than 800 vociferous reds, Town quickly put their goal scoring blanks against Chesterfield and Bristol Rovers behind them at a chilly Underhill, writes Daniel Hunt. The Bees showed that they are a
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Brendan Hobbs recalls the start of his obsession with Swindon Town, looking back at his first match watching the Robins in 1979. I think a bit of scene setting is needed here first, I work in Bristol, surrounded mainly by Rugby fans but there is the odd clearing of Rovers and City supporters. There is also an outcrop of Argyle fanatics
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-seven League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads three wins, one draw and two defeats in six outings. Away from the County Ground, Town have lost their previous two matches – at Oxford and Crewe – making it four victories and two defeats in six trips. Swindon haven’t finished an away trip
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Time to vote for your Swindon Town player of the month for March. March has been an indifferent month with three defeats, solid League Two victories against Dagenham, Cheltenham and Torquay and a toothless draw with Rovers. With a key injury to Paul Caddis and a tiring squad the month has seen rotation of the starting XI, resulting in Di Canio
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After the disappointment of the JPT final fans and players alike were desperate to see them get back to winning ways, but Bristol Rovers had other ideas with a stubborn defensive performance, writes Matt Davies. Di Canio made two changes, Oliver Risser and Paul Benson both dropped to the bench making way for Ronan Murray and Aden Flint as he
Read moreTown dropped points at the County Ground for the first time in eleven games with a goalless draw with Bristol Rovers. Aden Flint was award with the sponsor’s man of the match…do you agree? Vote for your Swindon man of the match below…
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-six League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins and two defeats in six outings. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten since August, making it 17 games without tasting defeat and 47 points from a possible 51. Swindon have won their last eleven games as hosts with only one goal conceded
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