The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. For those of us old enough to remember, there was a time when our beloved football team might have been merged with a team from along the A420, and Reading. It was the idea of one Robert Maxwell, and he wanted to call the team Thames Valley Royals. With the local derby against
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A ninth win on the bounce eclipsing a club record which has stood since 1926 and yet Paolo Di Canio called his side’s second half display “rubbish” and “lacking humility” writes Neil Evans…. PDC is clearly a “glass half empty” kind of manager, and maybe that’s no bad thing with games coming thick and fast. For this game he made
Read moreTown made it a club record nine wins in a row in the Football League this afternoon with a solid 2-0 victory over a spirited Accrington Stanley. Paul Benson scored both goals for the Town in the first half and was award the sponsor’s man of the match award. Vote for your man of the match by selecting your choice below. The
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Form… 1st placed Swindon are currently on a run of one defeat – at Torquay on Boxing Day – in nineteen League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads eight League wins in a row. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten since August, making it twelve games without tasting defeat and 32 points from a possible 36. Swindon have won their last six games as hosts with only
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Welcome to another edition of Andrew Steele-Davis’ Npower Football League Two Review, where as always there was plenty of action for you to sink your teeth into. The top three all dropped vital points as the hectic Christmas schedule begins while Swindon continue their Robin’s revival under Paolo Di Canio, stretching their unbeaten run to 15 games in all competitions. We
Read moreWelcome to another edition of Andrew Steele-Davis’ Npower Football League Two Review, where there was plenty of action as well as a local derby. Southend were finally defeated and the situation at the bottom of the table looks dire for Dagenham and Redbridge. We start off at the Kingsmeadow stadium where Accrington Stanley recorded an all important victory over Wimbledon. Padraig Amond,
Read moreScot Munroe ventured north on Saturday hoping to be rewarded with a Swindon victory over Accrington Stanley. A long journey which paid off as we witnessed a Swindon away win, which as we know has been few and far between this season in League Two. What we witnessed was a very astute, comfortable and professional performance. This was all against one of the division’s typical
Read moreA fantastic and comfortable 2-0 victory for Swindon in Lancashire this afternoon. The win came courtesy of goals from Jervis and debutant Montano, but do either of these scorers deserve your man of the match vote? Our vote closes later on Sunday and our match report to follow on Monday morning.
Read moreForm… After an improved September, Swindon have dropped down the form table to 9th with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in six games. Problems remain away from the County Ground with Swindon the joint second worst team away in League Two with just 3 points. Accrington sit 16th with 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Stanley are
Read moreBBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. So then it was going to be easy wasn’t it..? Turn up Saturday afternoon, knock in a few goals, add three three points to the tally. I guess that’s what many thought last weekend, when struggling Hereford visited the County Ground. That feeling grew at half time,
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