What does Swindon’s number 23 share with Liverpool’s ersatz winger? Alex Cooke looks at the role Paolo Di Canio his given our recently converted striker. It’s an ugly comparison: the nimble and neat De Vita against the angular and inelegant Dirk Kuyt, but in terms of Raffa’s new role, it is a closer match than it first appears. For like the
Read moreScot Munroe ventured north on Saturday hoping to be rewarded with a Swindon victory over Accrington Stanley. A long journey which paid off as we witnessed a Swindon away win, which as we know has been few and far between this season in League Two. What we witnessed was a very astute, comfortable and professional performance. This was all against one of the division’s typical
Read moreIt has been another weekend of scintillating action from the Npower Football League Two as both Bristol Rovers and Gillingham banged in five, Wimbledon’s fine recent run came to an end and Plymouth got their second win of the season, writes Andrew Steele Davis. Bristol Rovers had that Friday night feeling as they put five past the hapless Rotherham United in a
Read moreA fantastic and comfortable 2-0 victory for Swindon in Lancashire this afternoon. The win came courtesy of goals from Jervis and debutant Montano, but do either of these scorers deserve your man of the match vote? Our vote closes later on Sunday and our match report to follow on Monday morning.
Read moreForm… After an improved September, Swindon have dropped down the form table to 9th with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in six games. Problems remain away from the County Ground with Swindon the joint second worst team away in League Two with just 3 points. Accrington sit 16th with 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Stanley are
Read moreBBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. So then it was going to be easy wasn’t it..? Turn up Saturday afternoon, knock in a few goals, add three three points to the tally. I guess that’s what many thought last weekend, when struggling Hereford visited the County Ground. That feeling grew at half time,
Read moreWith 13 points gained at the County Ground and 3 away, without any improvement in our form on the road we can kiss goodbye to promotion back to League One at the first attempt. What has been responsible for Swindon being beaten 5 times on the road, but only by Oxford at home? Paolo Di Canio puts into action the same
Read moreAdam Johnson asks whether Paolo Di Canio’s continual demands on his players should be abandoned in favour of getting the result. When Paolo Di Canio delivers a team talk you imagine it being filled with passion, inspiration and of course, animation. It’s not just in the dressing room that this character shines out but on the touchline with a mixture of
Read moreSeeing that we’ve passed a quarter of the games in League Two this campaign it’s time to get out my predicted points finishes table for the first time. Based on projecting the home and away form of each club forward to the end of the season, this table gives a points and goal difference equivalent of each team’s potential return come May.
Read moreOn Saturday League Two strugglers Hereford United were the visitors at the County Ground with the home side expected to record a comfortable victory. However, as we all know all too well, football is not that simple. Reports Andrew Steele-Davis. Swindon were going into the game having just come off the back of an excellent midweek 2-1 victory over Exeter
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