After Swindon’s latest defeat everyone pointed out the problems, Alex Cooke tries to find a few answers… Be better Let’s start with the obvious ones; play better, concentrate for 90 minutes, attack the ball into the area, don’t let someone dribble past you into the box, finish your bloody chances. But, also let us take the positives from what we’ve
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Former BBC Wiltshire match commentator Vic Morgan returns for the 2016/17 season… Most of the time as a football fan you can find some cause for optimism. Over the past few days though, I’ve not spoken to many Swindon Town supporters who’re feeling too happy with life right now. Last Saturday’s defeat by Bury was disappointing enough but failed into insignificance
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Former BBC Wiltshire match commentator Vic Morgan returns for the 2016/17 season… First of all let’s turn to the events of last Saturday… Having worked an early morning shift in Plymouth, it was a case of catching a train from Tiverton Parkway to makes sure of seeing the local derby with Bristol Rovers. The taxi from Swindon station arrived at the
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Alex Cooke drops another list, but this time all about the abandoned match against the other lot from Bristol 1. Nathan Delfonso offers something different It was the first time I’ve seen the former Villa man in a Town shirt and I was impressed. While clearly lacking in physical sharpness, his superior speed of thought was clear. Delfonso was happy
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Wild Al managed to get to the County Ground for the 13.30 kick-off and visit of Bristol Rovers. Fortunately a second-half abandonment meant he didn’t need to remember any of the detail for this report… Bristol has given the world lots – Massive Attack, for instance. Of course the earnest trip-poppers never transcended cult status, nor appealed to anyone but beardies and girls who
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For the 2016/17 season we’ve joined forces with KickOff.co.uk to provide the essential match statistics and predictions. 2016/17 League One Matchday 5 27th August 2016 The County Ground, Swindon Swindon Town vs Bristol Rovers 13.30pm kick-off KickOff.co.uk League One Statistics – https://www.kickoff.co.uk/competitions/england/league-one/
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Mike Minihane continues his look back 50 years to events at the County Ground, as Swindon Town returned to Division Three in 1965/66… Top of the Charts: Tears – Ken Dodd September 1965 had been a very busy month with seven games played and October was going to be just as busy with another seven scheduled. With nine games of the
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Mike Minihane continues his look back 50 years, when injuries seemed a rariety and Town won an important derby Top of the Charts: I Got You Babe – Sonny and Cher September was to be a very busy month with six league games scheduled and also a League Cup tie against Darlington. Our first game of the month was against
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Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. It was what I used to call when I was a football commentator, “a hard fought local derby”. Swindon’s game against Bristol Rovers provided a few thrills and spills, some meaty tackles, at times decent football, but sadly no goals. It was the Town’s first goalless game in eons, well since Bradford
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After the disappointment of the JPT final fans and players alike were desperate to see them get back to winning ways, but Bristol Rovers had other ideas with a stubborn defensive performance, writes Matt Davies. Di Canio made two changes, Oliver Risser and Paul Benson both dropped to the bench making way for Ronan Murray and Aden Flint as he
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