Alex Cooke reflects on a night when the ’12th man’ turned on the youngest, most inexperienced of the 11 boys. A 19-year-old ‘keeper miss-hits a clearance. BOOOOO! A 19-year-old ’keeper, making his second ever League start, hits the ball straight into touch. BOOOOO! An increasingly nervous 19-year-old-‘keeper, making his second ever League start and 10-minutes into his home debut, kicks
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The season ticket and matchday prices for the 2014/15 campaign at the County Ground were unveiled last week. Ron Smith gives his annual take on the prices… Swindon Town chairman Lee Power has confirmed an increase of £1.09 per game will essential to “operate within our means” as the club “continues with our sustainable model”. The headline figures are an increase for
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Following what some have referred to as the “worst performance in years”, Swindon Town were slightly less than convincing in a 2-0 defeat away at Leyton Orient, with two penalties the difference between the sides, reports first-time contributor Nick John. With eight first-team players out of the side through injury or suspension it was always going to be a difficult
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. In a week when you can’t move for the awards being handed out, there weren’t many prizes on offer at the County Ground. A goalless draw against Colchester United was followed by that annoying penalty shoot out in the JPT. The moving of the
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town are four points off the play-offs following two undefeated games in League One – 3-2 vs Port Vale and a goalless draw with Colchester last Friday night. In all competitions, Town are on a run of four games without defeat – albeit Peterborough did win the penalty shootout on Monday. In the League One
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Our 28th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame is Brunel FM – the radio station where the listener couldn’t hear the commentary, writes Ron Smith. One decision in the summer of 2007 summed up the consistent failures life under the Wills’ family advisor Mike Diamandis. The club severed the club’s 18 year old ties with BBC Wiltshire in
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Peterborough United booked their place in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Final at Wembley after defeating Swindon on penalties at the County Ground following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. Writes Benjamin Wills. After a 180 minute stalemate, Tommy Rowe slotted in the winning penalty to send the 383 travelling fans home happy and Peterborough to the JPT Final for the
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Episode #25 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by Town fans Daniel Hunt and Iain Watkins. What is it about Swindon Town? Previously dominant as hosts and we could expect at least two goals per game, but now games against Oldham and Colchester have seen Town goalless and only one
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Niall Ratcliffe braved the weather hoping to be entertained by a Swindon Town victory. Instead, Town couldn’t break down a stubborn Colchester United and have now failed to score in successive games as hosts… Almost up to kick-off at 7.45 this game looked to be in doubt due to the atrocious weather. With a couple of very late pitch inspections
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. What a wonderful day last Saturday was. The weather, of course, was rubbish. The football was excellent. Swindon Town played in a fast positive way and got the result they deserved. It wasn’t like that at half time though. Despite dominating the play the
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