Steven Fyfe continues his series of interviews with former Swindon Town players. This week he speaks with Juan Cobian, the second best head-tennis player at the County Ground during Andy King’s time as manager… Argentinian defender Juan Cobian may not be a name known, or remembered, by many younger Town fans. Those playing Championship Manager in the last 90’s will remember
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In the latest of Steven Fyfe’s Q&As, former Town defender Jerel Ifil was kind enough to discuss at length his time at the County Ground, including losing 7-1 and compares relegation under Iffy Onuora and promotions with Dennis Wise… This week I got to catch up with one of the longest-serving players during my time supporting Town. Seven years (including loan spells),
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Our 30th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame is a loanee from Southampton – Richard Dryden, who Ciaran Boast inducts into our STFC pantheon of crap… Richard Dryden was born in Stroud on 14th June 1969 so he’s a fairly local lad. Before signing for Swindon Town on loan, the signs were there of a career which was spiralling down – and fast.
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A home defeat for Mark Cooper’s Swindon Town on Saturday after leading MK Dons at half time was enough for an increasing number of supporters to demand chairman Lee Power removes the manager. With Cooper still in the Town dugout, Ron Smith asks whether now is the right time to change manager? One victory in ten games in all competitions
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Alex Cooke looks back at a massive punt and a manager who didn’t changed his kick-off plan, despite years of repeated failure. You must remember it. It happened at every Swindon kick-off under Andy King, game after game after game: Sammy Igoe (or similar) tapped the ball slightly forward. Then, (often) Matt Hewlett swung the ball over the heads of
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Macclesfield Town’s four goal margin of victory in the FA Cup 1st Round was Swindon Town’s heaviest post-war defeat to a ‘non-league’ side. Daniel Hunt has the uneviable position of writing the match report… Let’s get one thing clear straight away, this wasn’t a cup upset at Moss Rose. Mark Cooper’s Swindon Town were the victims of a good old
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Sir Alex Ferguson said he had ‘great potential’. Andy King described him as ‘an inspiration’ while Sam Parkin suggests he could have been ‘better than James Milner’. Sadly, though, after Jimmy Davis’s untimely death in 2003, we’ll never get to find out if they were right. Writes Nick Judd. Davis was killed in a car accident in the early hours of
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Alex Cooke remembers a soggy, nasty night in ‘Nam when everyone saw red and our 24th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame. Sometimes even the inevitable doesn’t happen – it should but it doesn’t. The sacking of former Luton club shop manager Andy King after the defeat at Cheltenham in September 2002 seemed to be one of those
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We talk to former Swindon Town, Watford, Aberdeen and Bristol Rovers defender Jerel Ifil about life at the County Ground, being managed by Andy King, playing in the Scottish Premier League and his plans for life after football… Ron Smith – It took three loan deals and a persistent Andy King to bring you to Swindon. How frustrated were you
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The STFC Hall of Shame is back following a short break. For our twelfth entry, Nick Judd inducts former Swindon Town manager Colin Todd for his woeful transfer strategy back in the summer of 2000. August 12, 2000 and Swindon are playing West Ham United in the last pre-season friendly before the start of the 2000/01 season. The Robins are
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