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.
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Adam Tanner headed north to Brunton Park, Carlisle to watch Swindon Town’s remaining promotion ambitions head south… Approaching the game, the omens for Swindon were good. We were unbeaten at Carlisle United in our previous four visits, stretching back to 2007, and aiming for a fourth consecutive league win for the first time this season. By contrast, our opponents had
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Form Guide… 7th placed Swindon Town are on a mini run of three successive League One wins following a 1-0 victory over Preston, 2-1 over Tranmere and 2-1 vs Sheffield Utd. Town are now four points behind Peterborough United in the race for 6th place, however the Posh still have that game in-hand. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 8th with
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Having not won for the last two games Swindon Town looked to get back to winning ways against Carlisle United in game week 19 of the Sky Bet League One. Swindon, who came in to the game off the back of a hard-earned point against now managerless Crawley, were keen to get the three points in order to maintain a
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town played out a first goalless draw for 34 games against Crawley Town in midweek. Town remain are one point adrift of 6th placed Bradford City. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 17th with two wins, one draw and three defeats in six – still very mid-table form… At the County Ground, Swindon
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So on a scale of one to ten, how excited are you about Saturday’s game with Bournemouth? I know its kind of off the scale isn’t it. It’ll also prove one of the pivotal moments of the season. Since Eddie Howe’s return to the
Read moreWelcome 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 A kinky sado-masochistic dominatrix once told me: “There’s nothing better in life than dishing out a walloping in the comfort of your
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After thrashing both Tranmere and Portsmouth 5-0 in their previous two home games, Swindon Town came into this clash with Carlisle looking to carry on their recent fine form and extend their unbeaten run to five straight games. Goals from the in-form pairing of James Collins and Andy Williams and one from Raffaele De Vita ensured Town continued their fine
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So it was a long time ago that this happened before? Way back in the days of heavy boots big moustaches and slicked down hair. Yes two successive five-nil home wins is pretty rare and one player getting four in one game is quite a
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Form Guide… 5th placed Swindon are set to play their third successive League One game as hosts and hopes are raised for for another high-scoring match after two 5-nil wins against Tranmere Rovers and Portsmouth. Town have won three, drawn one and lost twice in the past six games, including the current run of three wins on the bounce. At the County Ground,
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