Form… 6th placed Swindon have been unbeaten in their past 6 League Two games and 3 cup games. Town have won 4 and drawn 2 of their previous 6 League games. Away from home, recent victories at Accrington, Plymouth and Port Vale have made up for that awful start to the season on our travels. 11th placed AFC Wimbledon have been one of the
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On Saturday morning live on Soccer AM, Swindon Town found out who would be their opponents in the JPT Area Semi Final. It will be an away trip to Paul Sturrock’s Southend United in early December for the Robins. I let out a cry of “No!” when the draw was made. Surely this is the worst possible draw for us in the
Read moreBBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan continues his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. Well I don’t know about you, but I would gladly have taken a point against Port Vale last Saturday. On paper it was going to be one of, if not THE, toughest of Swindon’s away games in the early part of the season. A couple of changes
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Swindon squeezed through to the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Area Semi-Final last night thanks to a welcome return to action, and form, by goalkeeper Phil Smith. Matt Davies reports. Paolo Di Canio made six changes to the team that beat Port Vale. Phil Smith, Joe Devera, Oliver Risser, Rafaelle De Vita, Alan Connell and Mehdi Kerrouche all returned to the starting XI. Swindon started the game
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Tuesday night sees AFC Wimbledon travel to the County Ground for the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Area Quarter Final tie. This will be the first meeting between the two clubs since Milton Keynes and The FA stole the club from the Wimbledon community. After their meteoric and deserved rise from the depths of non-league football, AFC Wimbledon will be facing Swindon twice
Read moreIt has been another weekend of breathtaking action from the Npower Football League Two as Rotherham and Morecambe continue to slip into free fall mode and AFC Wimbledon continue their amazing climb up the table. Reports Andrew Steele Davis. If you would have told the Wimbledon fans at the start of the season that their team would be occupying the last automatic
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