Welcome to another edition of Andrew Steele-Davis’ Npower Football League Two Review, where as usual there is plenty of action to sink your teeth into. Plymouth produced a shock of their own after their embarrassing FA Cup exit in the week and the Play-off picture continues to gather pace. Let’s start with Plymouth, where the Football League’s bottom club trounced
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Welcome to another edition of the ‘Npower Football League Two Review’ which took a break last week due to the first round of the FA Cup, writes Andrew Steele-Davis. As usual, it was goals galore as Shrewsbury hit the net an amazing seven times and Crawley put four past a hapless Oxford United. First let’s start with the highest scoring
Read moreWith 13 points gained at the County Ground and 3 away, without any improvement in our form on the road we can kiss goodbye to promotion back to League One at the first attempt. What has been responsible for Swindon being beaten 5 times on the road, but only by Oxford at home? Paolo Di Canio puts into action the same
Read moreBBC Radio Swindon commentator Vic Morgan continues his new weekly blog only here on The Washbag. THE JOY OF SIX… Points out of six. Yes it’s been a great week to be a Town fan. Paul Sturrock’s Southend United came visiting last Saturday, and on the face of it would provide a stern test. Swindon going into the game off
Read moreThis fixture was always going to generate interest with both Crawley Town and Swindon many people’s tip to challenge for automatic promotion from League Two. With Crawley’s blistering start and Swindon’s recent fine form, the game at Broadfield Stadium was billed as an early six pointer, reports Andrew Steele-Davis. The mind games that took place during the week between Paolo Di
Read moreWhat a way to put to bed our awful away record in the league. Not only 3 goals at Crawley, but a second clean sheet this week and third successive victory, as Town join Morecambe in teaching Steve Evans a lesson in League Two football. Our Swindon vs Crawley match report will be posted tomorrow, but in the meantime vote
Read moreTuesday evening Town travel to 4th placed Crawley Town for a match that could be just as interesting in the dugouts as on the pitch. Form… Siting 13th, Swindon are moving in the right direction following their first back-to-back wins since November 2010. Away from the County Ground, Town have been awful in the League with three defeats and a
Read moreIt has been another exhilarating weekend in the Npower League Two; a drubbing in the top of the table clash, an entertaining derby game and yet more agony for the league’s crisis club. All the action is dissected here in the latest instalment of Andrew Steele-Davis’ ‘League Two Review’. In the most eagerly anticipated game of the day, Morecambe took on
Read moreFirst off… A Happy New Year to all Washbag Blog readers. Here’s hoping today’s game with AFC Bournemouth is a success and firmly sets a positive start for STFC in 2011. December was dominated by the weather so only 3 games were played. Town bounced back from a patchy November league form with a crucial three points with a 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
Read moreNovember was a hectic month with 7 games in League and Cup. As the month started, ‘The Washbag’ looked back 2 years to the end of Maurice Malpas’ tenure at Town. There was an unwelcomed similarity between then and now, poor league position, inconsistent team lacking fluidity and cup progress hanging in the balance. How supportive should we be of
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