BOO and emboldened Boo-ers dominate Alex Cooke’s list of the lessons to be taken from this weekend’s win, plus Nathan’s notes and Bakayogo’s bad record 1. Mind-altering short corners This might be as fashionable as jeggings for the over 60s but Town are currently using some innovative corner routines. Early in the first half Yaser Kasim and Fabien Robert came
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Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… After fifteen minutes last Saturday, there can’t have been many Town fans who thought we’d take three points against Southend. To put it mildly the opening quarter of an hour was a bit of a shambles. I can’t have been alone in shaking my head in disbelief at what
Read moreShare and let’s promote Crewe Alexandra’s visit to the County Ground this Saturday… Buy tickets online at – https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/
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A brace from both Nicky Ajose and Jon Obika spared the blushes of Luke Williams whose first game in charge after Martin Ling’s unfortunate departure started truly woefully, writes STFC007 Despite the departures of the recent loanees Ben Gladwin, Louis Thompson, Adam El-Abd, Kevin Stewart and Wes Thomas as well as the move of Henrik Ojamaa to Austrian side FC
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Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… Credit where credits due first of all. The postponement of the game at Port Vale on Saturday was done in time to prevent the vast majority of Town fans from having a wasted journey. The supporters coaches hadn’t left and so they too weren’t troubled by a long trip
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Joe Young reflects on Martin Ling’s return to Swindon Town as manager, which has prematurely ended with Ling resigning for ‘health reasons’. I read today’s shock news that Martin Ling had resigned as Swindon Town manager with great sadness. The brave tweet from his son, Sam, shows how important health matters can be. He wants to thank everyone at Swindon
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Adam Tanner headed to the Pirelli Stadium, hoping to watch Swindon avoid further skid marks and get the wheels back on their winter form… Despite a disappointing Boxing Day performance against Gillingham, Swindon could approach a tricky trip to the joint league leaders with some optimism. Consecutive away wins, each of them accompanied by a clean sheet, had represented a
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As one of the Town’s most consistent hedonists of 2015, Wild Al finds the Christmas festivities a bitter sweet experience. Imagine for a moment that you are a virtuoso viola player, every waking hour you think about playing the viola, every spare moment your work and family life allow, you practice plucking, imagine, if you will, that string siren is
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Share and let’s promote Gillingham’s visit to the County Ground on Boxing Day at 3pm… Buy tickets online at – https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/
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What a turnaround for Swindon Town under Martin Ling. Scott Keith reports from Saturday’s victory over Shrewsbury Town…
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