Well done to Billy Paynter who fully deserves winning the League One Player of the Month Award for January. 5 goals in 4 games is a terrific return for Paynter who struggled for form in the early part of the season. Successful penalties make up a significant part of Paynter’s 17 goals in all competitions this season. These have been such
Read moreWith Danny Wilson today being nominated for the January League One Manager of the Month, it is often said that winning this award often sees the manager loosing the next match and / or suffering a dip in team form. Is the suspected curse active this season? Phil Parkinson (Charlton Athletic) won the August award. Charlton went unbeaten in September
Read moreIn the Radio Wiltshire phone-in this evening, Danny Wilson commented on the lack of transfer activity at Town during the January transfer window. Only Vincent Pericard has signed, with Danny Ward, Simon Ferry and Alan Sheehan’s loans extended to the end of the season. Wilson confirmed he couldn’t bring in a “quality of player” and so didn’t make a hasty move
Read moreLee Peacock has today signed for Grimsby Town. The League Two side currently sit in 23rd place with 19 points, 6 points adrift of Cheltenham and perhaps a certainty for Conference football next season along-with Darlington. The move doesn’t come as a surprise. Peacock has not been able to force his way back into the first team after some lengthy spells out with injuries
Read moreOn approaching the County Ground this evening all that I could hear from the Leeds United fans getting off the coaches on County Road was “only here to see the Leeds!”. I thought they may have a point. A capacity crowd was expected and where do all these fans come from? Needless to say, we had the last laugh. The
Read moreWith no game this weekend following our FA Cup defeat at Fulham, it’s a good time to look back at one of our former players. In this first of a new feature, a review of various Town managers’ first signings over the past 20 years, starting in 1989 with Ossie Ardiles’ first signing. For the purposes on this feature I
Read moreIn an interview on BBC Radio Kent, Gillingham manager Mark Stimson questioned the quality of Swindon’s goals on Saturday, stating his team had conceded “three not good goals”. The first goal, finished with good control, quick turn and low shot from Austin, capped a well worked move through the centre of the pitch. The second goal, a header by Cuthbert
Read moreThe game tomorrow is against Gillingham at the County Ground is on after a pitch inspection this afternoon. Gillingham haven’t played a game for 3 weeks and Town’s last outing was the FA Cup Third Round tie at Fulham 2 weeks ago.
Read more“Hopefully by the end of the season I can have 15 goals to my name. There is competition for places here but I am looking forward to getting started.” So with 24 league games remaining this campaign, does Pericard set himself an achievable target? Lets look at the evidence of his league performances. – St Etienne 2 apps and 0
Read moreVincent Pericard, the former Juventus, Portsmouth and Stoke striker has eventually joined Town on a free transfer after being released by Carlisle United at the start of the month. He signs a contract until June 2011. Frustratingly he has been given squad number 5, a number traditionally reserved for a central defender and last taken by Jerel Ifil. Why can’t
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