It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. A very long day, yes a very long day. Last Saturday dragged and included a very dull game at Bramall Lane. You get those types of matches of course in football. Not every match can be full of thrills and spills and those two particular aspects were
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With 2013 rapidly coming to a close Andrew Steele-Davis picks out a selection of his top five players from the first half of the 2013/14 season… With Christmas now just seven days away I thought I would enter into the festive spirit by treating you all to something a little bit different this week. There have been many stunning individual
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Adam Tanner travelled up to Bramall Lane in hope of some early festive cheer, only to witness Swindon Town’s attacking instincts going cold turkey… In terms of personnel, Mark Cooper made only one change from the previous league game against Carlisle United, replacing Ryan Harley with Ryan Mason. In terms of formation and style, things weren’t quite so similar and,
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Form Guide… 7th placed Swindon Town drew 1-1 but won on penalties in the JPT Area-Final in midweek. Town’s last game in League One was a 3-1 victory over Carlisle United two weeks ago. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 9th with three wins, one draw and two defeats in six. On their travels, Swindon are 11th in
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So then here we go just a couple of games from another trip to that Wem-ber-lee. I know we have the little matter of two matches against Peterborough to go through first, but don’t tell me you haven’t thought of getting back to the big arch and
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If you are actively looking to expand your Swindon Town programme collection, you probably spend several hours a week scanning various dealer or auction websites. Those days are nearing an end – as hundreds from 1945 to 2003 will soon be available in one place! An online shop at http://www.swindonfc1879.com has just opened for the sale of books – including
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Despite an unconvincing second half display from Swindon Town in front of a crowd of 3,804 where opponents Stevenage created sufficient chances to win in 90 minutes, Town went through on penalties to secure a place in the Area Final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy reports STFC007. It began so well. In fact, the first 30 minutes or so were
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Our TheWashbag.com Index calculates the Swindon Town Player of the Month by assessing the key statistics from all league and cup matches. The November result is in… Massimo Luongo and Dany N’Guessan are tied for the monthly award. Both have secured 29 points in November. Luongo played every minute of the seven league and cup games in November and scored three
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With players signed by a director of football, a team shaped by his predecessor and defined by loanees, Mark Cooper seemingly has little freedom to manage, so how can we how well he is doing? By Alex Cooke. Do you judge Swindon manager Mark Cooper? By his team’s 7th place in League One? By his 47% of matches won in
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Matt Arnold believes that supporter representation in the corridors of power at the County Ground is not only an aspiration we should all hold, but it is also a workable solution to increase transparency between clubs and their supporters. When I read Vic Morgan’s blog ‘Supporters representatives let’s have a heated debate’, I was reminded of another heated debate. It
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