It has been another weekend of breathtaking action from the Npower Football League Two as Rotherham and Morecambe continue to slip into free fall mode and AFC Wimbledon continue their amazing climb up the table. Reports Andrew Steele Davis. If you would have told the Wimbledon fans at the start of the season that their team would be occupying the last automatic
Read moreAfter being 2-0 to the good at half time who would’ve predicted the match would finish with Hereford scoring a late equaliser to end the game a 3-3 draw. Simon Ferry was awarded the match sponsor’s man of the match. Do you agree? Vote for your Swindon man of the match. The poll closes on Sunday evening.
Read moreOne of my favourite fixtures of the season returns as the pedigree Hereford cattle travel to the County Ground for slaughter. Form… Swindon’s four wins in their previous six games is a fair enough return, however more was needed away from home throughout September to really push Di Canio’s men back up the league. With Town relying on their home form, 4
Read moreBBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. THE BAD, THE GOOD, AND THE DOWNRIGHT FRUSTRATING… Another mixed week for Swindon Town Football Club. Last Friday was an evening spent watching Twitter, the Wires, and receiving texts, about the game at Macclesfield. I felt quite confident about the match at Moss Rose, and fully expected
Read moreLate last week Liam Ridehalgh joined Swindon on an initial one month loan from League One Huddersfield Town. I’ve asked Charlie Johnson, writer of the Huddersfield blog Football Charlie, for his view on one of our newest recruits. What type of player is Liam and what does he add to a team? Can he play a position other than left back?
Read moreA fine 2-1 win in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy away at Exeter City last night. Unfortunately there won’t be a match report on this game, so here are a few of your post match reactions to us on Twitter last night.
Read moreYou have voted Matt Ritchie as your Swindon Town Player of the Month for September. The winger polled a massive 69% of the vote and miles ahead of runner up Medhi Kerrouche with 14%. Seven players – Simon Ferry, Aden Flint, Phil Smith, Callum Kennedy, Raffaelle De Vita, Mattia Lanzano and Alan McCormack – tied for third. Thanks to all those who voted. As for the lucky ticket
Read moreOur resident Norwegian Town fan Hans J. Tandsether of Heiaswindon.com casts his eye on events in September. Another month has gone by and for us Swindon fans it’s been a rocky ride with both ups and downs. I ended my last review by suggesting that we left August on a low due to some surprisingly bad results and the ‘Clarkegate’ incident
Read moreSwindon slumped to yet another away-day defeat at lowly Macclesfield, extending their wretched and unpredictable run of form away from the County Ground in the process reports Tom Otbrebski. The performance at Moss Rose bore a striking resemblance to the showings at Cheltenham and Burton earlier on in the campaign: a tale of missed chances, a penalty that perhaps should have
Read moreIt has been another weekend of unpredictable action from the Npower Football League Two as Bristol Rovers freefall continues, Southend continue to rise and the early season pacesetters continue to stutter. All of the action is assessed here in the latest instalment of Andrew Steele Davis’ League Two Review. Southend United continued their recent fine form with an outstanding 3-0 victory over
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