Episode #31 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by only one guest this week, TheWashbag graphics supreme Brendan Hobbs, after a no-show… As the World Cup progresses to the semi-finals, Swindon Town are already starting pre-season and the first few friendlies are a few days away. The two review the chances
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It’s taken a while but finally there’s some much needed certainty surrounding the County Ground following Lee Power’s victory in the Courts over former owner Jed McCrory. The decision confirms Power’s Swinton Reds 20 Ltd as the majority shareholder in Seebeck 87 Ltd, giving the current Town chairman, Power, a 99% holding in the football club’s holding company. As is customary, we reflect on these events…
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With Portsmouth reportedly leading Shrewsbury to sign Swindon’s quick forward on loan, Alex Cooke assess the value of a striker who has yet to turn potential into goals. It is almost impossible to have a sensible conversation about Miles Storey online. He has become a totem for every polarising debate within the fanbase: potential v reality; loans v developing your
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Episode #30 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by FLICWiltshire’s Sports Editor Andrew Steele-Davis, Alex Cooke and Iain Watkins. On the second of our special World Cup 2014 podcasts we ask was it a surprise that England were knocked out following successive defeats; can we now say that tiki-taka is
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Episode #29 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by BBC Wiltshire’s match commentator Andrew Hawes, our very own tactical guru Alex Cooke, and our original podcast host Christopher Panks returns. What else is there for the three to discuss than the FIFA World Cup 2014 which kicks-off in Brazil in less
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What a season it has been for Swindon Town midfielder Massimo Luongo. From being an ‘unknown talent’ within the Spurs reserves, to signing for the Robins, then remarkably making the Australian World Cup 23 man squad is remarkable progress. Brendan Hobbs looks back at Massimo’s story…
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Has the County Ground been too quiet recently? Well… ‘GL5 Arkells Stand’ believes it is and he asks what are we about to do about it..?
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Seeing that it’s over a week after the end of the season Ron Smith decides it’s time to summarise some thoughts on the 2013/14 campaign for Swindon Town. I’m not going into detail about the season as it’s been covered numerous times already, instead I’ll concentrate on one aspect, how this year has only served to demonstrate our collective disparity between
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Throughout this season Mike Minihane has been taking a look back at Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’, following the promotion to Division Two for the 1963/64 season. Mike completes his review with April 1964… Top of the Charts – Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles As the season petered out our relegation form continued. Gone were the heady
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When Paolo Di Canio finally left the County Ground Brendan Hobbs penned a personal eulogy to the departing managerial enigma, and he to be fair was bit of a berk. So we think it’s only fair that Brendan should do one about another passionate individual, one who like Di Canio was equally driven to win at all costs, but this one
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