Hasn’t 2012 flown by quickly..!? Ron Smith recalls twelve things that we’ve learnt supporting Swindon Town this year… 1. I should attend less games…. Various commitments have meant I’ve been unable to maintain my full quota of games at the County Ground in 2012. Working late ensured I couldn’t see Town bounce back from defeat at O#*ord with a 4-0
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Welcome to Press Watch by Brendan Hobbs, TheWashbag’s sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown Press Watch is Back! Yes that’s right, Press Watch is back. Back in a cool way that only rappers from the late
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. In this weird old season this week has been quite simply brilliant. It began at Stevenage with one of the best Town displays of recent times. It continued with a fantastic cup tie against Aston Villa and I hope its concluded with an FA
Read moreA crowd of 14,434 witnessed a great night of cup football at the County Ground as Swindon lost 3-2 to Premier League side Aston Villa. Writes Adam Johnson. It was physically exhausting, dramatic, intense and loud. That’s what it was like for the fans, let alone the players, as the County Ground was treated to a special cup game. Swindon
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As Aston Villa arrive at the County Ground, Alex Cooke looks at how the Town boss always gets Swindon ‘up for the cup’ Under Paolo Di Canio Swindon have a great record in the League Cup, FA Cup and even the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Stoke, Wigan, Huddersfield, Colchester, Burnley, Bristol City, Brighton, AFC Wimbledon, Barnet, Southend and Exeter have all
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Swindon Town welcome five time League Cup winners Aston Villa to the County Ground for the Fourth Round tie; our first match at this stage of the competition since the 1994/95 season. League Cup Progress… After Brighton & Hove Albion were dispatched 3-0 with a superb second half performance in the televised Capital One Cup First Round match, Town travelled to Stoke
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Nick Judd looks at how the words ‘magic’ and ‘FA Cup’ rarely go hand-in-hand when it comes to Swindon Town. Giantkilling is something only other teams seem to do and instead of claiming scalps we get headaches. We’re more into ‘dark arts’ than abracedabra. In 2008, defeat to Histon ultimately proved the end of Maurice Malpas’ apoplectic reign. The only
Read moreWith the live televised home game against Exeter on Monday fast approaching, I’ve tried to come up with a list of previous Town games shown live on TV. I’ve covered most of the major and recent matches but I know there are some missing, perhaps some ITV matches in the 1990s? If anyone can remember any other Town games on TV or memories of our TV performances, please feel free to comment…….
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