Six ways to get the County Ground crowds back
Lee Power says that the attendances at the County Ground better improve or he will start flogging players, Alex Cooke has five better ideas, and one crap one.
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Washbag Podcast: Episode 36 – Things are going well, for once..
Episode #36 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by a panel of four guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – Link Sport’s Sam Morshead, Alex Cooke, Daniel Hunt and Iain Watkins. With no game this weekend and a welcome break, the five review the opening two months to Town’s
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It’s mid-morning on a Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Been a decent week I think. Can’t complain at the last few days in the life of our favourite football team. Certainly last Saturday against Sheffield United was almost as good as it gets. Swindon’s play was majestic at times. The
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 35 – Spectacular game, five Town goals, where are the crowds..?
Episode #35 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by three guests to latest events at the County Ground – FLICWiltshire’s Sport Editor Andrew Steele-Davis, TrustSTFC Chairman Steve Mytton and Town fan Neil Cameron. What was all that about? Seven goals, Swindon scored five, against a team managed by Clough junior on
Read moreCounty Ground Attendances: Crowdsourcing…
The County Ground holds 14,700, yet attendances rarely break into five figures despite two successful seasons. Ron Smith looks at the patterns of fans through the turnstiles… Despite playing at a higher level in League One, Swindon’s average for league matches at the County Ground has increased only marginally from 8,411 in 2011/12 to 8,528 in 2012/13; with the average
Read moreWembley Reflections: A Week On
As far as I was concerned, Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday were written off and not just because of the weather. I could hardly muster a smile and was completely lost within myself, contemplating every moment of the game and what could have been the most unlikely of promotions, over and over again. Watching a recording of the game didn’t help and
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