You can get 20% off in TheWashbag Store to celebrate our new range of STFC inspired T-Shirts, Hoodies, Jackets & more… Between the 5th to 12th November, all of our customers save a whopping 20%, which is great if you’re doing your early Christmas gift shopping. 20% off all products Period: 5-12 November 2013 Enter Code: EARLY20 Can’t be combined with other codes GOT TO
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How much do you know from about Swindon Town’s rarely seen midfield maestro, Harry Agombar? Take our test, and find out says Alex Cooke… Question 1. Who is Harry Agombar? A. Harry Agombar is the long-lost cousin of former Celtic defender and Swindon Town’s mystery man, Milan Misun. On weekends, he is also known as Fredi. Or Alan Navarro. B.
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Episode #19 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available… Host Ron Smith is joined by Daniel Hunt and Adam Tanner. Following successive defeats, apparently the crisis is now over and we’re back on track after beating Port Vale 5-2 pushing Town up to 7th… After being stuffed by Walsall and Oldham how surprised were you by Town’s emphatic
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Swindon Town ensured they got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion by thrashing Port Vale 5-2 in a game that had more action than a James Bond flick, reports Andrew Steele-Davis. Both teams were going into the game experiencing different veins of form. Swindon Town had lost the last two and were desperate to put an end to the
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town have suffered two defeats in a row after losing 1-3 to Walsall and 1-2 at Oldham Athletic. Town are now two points behind 6th placed Bradford City and 15 adrift of leaders Leyton Orient. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 9th with three wins, zero draws and three defeats in six. As
Read moreIt’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. You can tell a game is bad when the highlight of the afternoon is to count the windmills on the nearby hills. That’s what happened for the majority of the afternoon at Boundary Park last Saturday. Quite frankly there was little else of interest in a match
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After defeats against Walsall and Oldham, Swindon manager Mark Cooper needs to tighten up his new defensive system. By Alex Cooke. It was a simple, but brave, solution. Swindon were conceding too often and so manager Mark Cooper added an extra defender to the back four. However, the switch of systems to 352 from 433 seems to have created as
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Andrew Steele-Davis reflects on two consecutive defeats for Swindon Town, why patience is key and a road trip with Christian Roberts… This all feels a bit different doesn’t it? The last time we had the pleasure of each other’s company Swindon had just delivered another footballing masterclass to Notts County and hopes and expectations were being altered by many Town
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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 October result is in… Alex Pritchard was ever-present in October featuring in all six games including four winning teams and two losing teams. The loanee from Tottenham secured the Player of the Month award following a maximum
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Throughout this season Mike Minihane will be 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. After the highs of big match opponents, Mike continues with a review of October 1963… Top of the Charts – You’ll Never Walk Alone; Gerry and the Pacemakers. Who would
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