Play Off Lottery Love-in
The sound of the ‘Maskell clunk’ at Wembley in 1993 still gives Nick Judd an erection… and some other Play Off memories…
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. It was a great game wasn’t it? Maybe not one for the purists but last Saturday’s match against Brentford was a full blooded affair. Full of incident, I think it was one of my favourite games of the season. It also saw the return
Read moreSwindon Town 1-0 Brentford: Dogged Robins sting the Bees promotion push
Swindon Town entertained Brentford in game 42 of Sky Bet League One, with the visitors on the road to automatic promotion. Town manager Mark Cooper made four changes from their previous game against Carlisle, a 1-0 loss thanks to former transfer target Gary Madine. Matthew Peach was at the game to report on the action at the County Ground.
Read moreThe Long and Winding Road…
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So here’s the thing. I got home from work at two in the morning, up two and a half hours later to start the seemingly never ending day that is Carlisle United away. Leaving Devon in the dark, there were internal questions regarding sanity and what the whatsits were we doing.
Read moreStat Pack: Swindon Town vs Brentford
8th placed Swindon Town were beaten at Carlisle United last weekend by a single goal. That defeat followed a season-best mini-run of three successive victories…
Read moreMay 2013: Play-Off comeback, penalties and agony…
2013 is nearly over and it has truly been an eventful and unforgettable year at Swindon Town. Brendan Hobbs jumped at the chance of writing our review of 2013, which has turned into an epic feature of writing; you’ve now made it to part four. There’s a few more to come, this is only… May The playoffs loomed in the shape of a
Read moreBrentford 3-2 Swindon Town: The Bees pack the punch on Boxing Day
On a day with which the phrase “cold turkey” is synonymous, Swindon Town made themselves look like a team of the festive birds as they were unable to capitalise on a bright start and ended up being Brentford’s boxing day lunch. Writes Jonny Leighfield. Mark Cooper made two changes to his starting line up by reintroducing Nathan Thompson to his
Read moreStung by the Bees after Sky Blue thinking…
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Hope your festivities were good whichever winter celebration you keep. For our football team there was the promise of Coventry being sent home pointless, before we were buzzed by the promotion chasing Bees of West London. Saturday’s home game against the Sky Blues started in
Read moreVic Morgan Blog: The Final Countdown…
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. You know how it hurts now. The feeling of complete dejection when that Brentford penalty went in. Okay just after half time we would gladly have taken a penalty shootout and whatever came with it. However then came the fight back and there can’t
Read moreMatch Report – Brentford 3 Swindon 3 (4-4) Pens 5-4
Swindon were denied a place at Wembley in the cruellest fashion as a second half comeback was not enough to deny a rampant Brentford team in a thrilling contest. After 210 minutes, the two teams could not be separated and it was Miles Storey who had the misfortune of seeing his penalty kick saved ending Swindon’s season one game before
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