To continue the theme of obtaining the views of our new signing’s former / parent club, Matt Ryan from Claretandblues.com answers a few questions on loan signing Ahmed Abdulla. Ahmed has been at West Ham for some time since joining from Arsenal as a 16 year old. How has he progressed? Since Joining West Ham in 2008 Ahmed has made
Read moreWelcome to Norwegian STFC supporter Hans J. Tandsether, writer of the excellent Heia Swindon. Hans will be providing a new monthly column with his Norwegian view of the month starting next week, so I’ll let him introduce himself and why he’s a Swindon supporter. “Is it because of Jan Aage?” People ask me that all the time and every time I
Read moreEvery 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…
Read moreFor those of you who read Alex’s article last week – Leon Clarke: Swindon’s new no.9 – are you really surprised by the actions of the pathetic Town current / former* (*delete as appropriate) front man following our 3-1 defeat against Southampton? Here is a fragile, perhaps sensitive player who relies too much on the support of those around him to get himself in the
Read moreJohno’ reviews last night’s Carling Cup tie. Our views on where next for Leon Clarke coming up shortly. Out of the cup so let’s concentrate on the league. It might be an old cliché but one that is a famous phrase for a reason. A dramatic night at the County Ground nearly covered up our Carling Cup exit but on
Read moreUntil the Swindon v Southampton match report and reactions to ‘Clarkegate’ are posted later today (as trust me to be away after such events), here’s something to read over your Cornflakes. Swindon fan and BBC Radio commentator Andrew Hawes has his say about ‘Project Di Canio’. One of the few things I can remember from school physics lessons, apart from
Read moreThis article was originally published on 30th August 2011 when Jeorge Bird from Arsenal Youth provided the lowdown on our then hopeful loan signing Daniel Boateng. Today (20th Jan 2012) Boateng has joined on loan until the end of the season, here is another look at Jeorge’s comments. When Daniel Boateng was emerging through the ranks at Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, he was always
Read moreSwindon face Southampton in the League Cup 2nd Round tie at The County Ground this evening, kick-off 7.45pm. The League record of both sides are the mirror opposite of each other; Swindon have won 1 and lost 4, while Southampton have won 4 and lost just 1, that defeat against Leicester at the weekend. League Cup Form… If you didn’t
Read moreSam Morris provides the Shrewsbury Town perspective of Saturday’s encounter at The Greenhous Meadow. It was the battle of the STFC’s at Greenhous Meadow on Saturday and thankfully, on my behalf, it was Shrewsbury who came out on top against Swindon. It was an intriguing game. Paolo Di Canio’s men had clearly come to Shropshire with a game plan to really
Read moreAt the other ‘STFC’, Town approached the game knowing the midweek League Cup victory at Bristol City must be used as the impetus to re-start a misfiring League Two campaign. Against confident predictions, including my own wild partisan cries of absolute confidence, Town had so far failed to set the league alight with three successive hard fought games post Crewe.
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