“That was the week that was, It’s over, let it go …” Saturday: A Saturday without football is like Fraser Digby’s washbag without a tortoise shell comb… Sunday: I don’t know what was worse, getting beaten by the Scum or the return of the Rockettes’? At least they’ve got a new routine, albeit one which they’ll dance twice a game for the
Read moreThe battle of the ‘STFCs’ as Swindon Town make their first ever trip to the Greenhous New Meadow to face Shrewsbury Town tomorrow afternoon. Form… It goes without saying; Swindon’s first four League games wasn’t the start we had expected. After the opening 3-0 home victory over Crewe Alexandra, three narrow defeats against Cheltenham, Dagenham & Redbridge and then Oxford United brought
Read moreAdam Johnson reports on Swindon’s excellent 1-0 victory at Bristol City in the Carling Cup 1st Round. Passion, skill and energy, they’re the three main characteristics we were told Di Canio would bring to Swindon and last night we finally saw it in full flow. A 71st minute winner from summer signing Raffaele De Vita sealed a great night at Ashton
Read moreAfter Alex tweeted the Andy ‘The Top Brass’ Brassell seeking his view on our new Czech Republic signing Lukas Magera we got all excited given the response. So delving a little deeper to get the inside line on Magera, we speak to Mark Smith of top Czech Republic site Play Waved On and Radu Baicu of Scouting Romania, who provide the expert views on the newest member
Read moreHaving failed to impress at his many previous clubs, Alex Cooke asks if Leon Clarke can lead the Di Canio revolution at Swindon Town? Sunday taught us all many things: marking the opposition centre forward is a good idea, arguing with the referee is pointless, and no one looks good in yellow. But what we didn’t learn was how new striker Leon Clarke
Read moreCompletely ignore what was written in the build-up to the A420 derby about the history, passion and desire; as that’s exactly what I’m having to do, coming to terms with a deflating first home defeat since 1973 and a sea of yellow and blue celebrating on the Stratton Bank. All this is despite an vastly improved Swindon performance. With the minutes ticking by to the final whistle I was
Read moreIf you can stomach it, ‘U’s fan Steve Butcher gives his view of the game from The Stratton Bank. For the first time since October 2000 Oxford United made the short trip along the A420 for a league match against Swindon Town, a game that has been talked about ever since Town’s relegation to League 2 was confirmed last season.
Read moreThis lunchtime the A420 derby returns in all of it’s glory as bitter rivals Swindon Town face Oxford United at the County Ground. A match even more special as this is the first league game between the sides for over ten years. It was back in the 2000/01 season when Swindon were victorious thanks to a double salvo from an unlikely source of Steve ‘Turbo’ Robinson. At
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The derby build-up continues as The Washbag links up with We Are Going Up! The WAGU! podcast co-presenter and STFC supporter Carl McQueen looks at the passion and anger behind the A420 derby and why this is the only game that matters. You big wigs can have your Manchester derby, your Merseyside derby, even your North London derby. League Two types don’t ‘do’ derbies named
Read moreAfter 8 years, 8 months and 12 days – or 274,572,000 seconds if you prefer – the rivalry with Oxford United will be reignited this Sunday afternoon, like one of those trick candles that won’t blow out. Swindon versus Oxford is one of those intensely local, yet underrated derby games that is rarely appreciated and understood outside of these parts. Here is a match full of passion and with its fair
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