Yeovil were meant to be Swindon’s ‘bogey team’ after three defeats in the previous four home games against the Glovers. But as Matt Davies reports, Yeovil offered little in a convincing 4-1 victory for Swindon. It has been an active week at SN1, a weekend win away at Walsall, a departure and two new arrivals but we are used to
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A youthful, injury-ravaged Town side biffed and bashed their way to a valuable point at home to Sheffield United, but that doesn’t mean it was ever easy on the eye, writes Ben Beaumont. I’m beginning to think The Washbag should stop asking me to write match reports. Last month it was that unholy drab-a-thon against Colchester, and now this slow
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Why Swindon struggle against teams who force Town to hit and hope, by Alex Cooke. The way to beat Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon is simple: pressure them. Preston did it, Leyton Orient did it, and last Tuesday night Colchester did it. The problem is that now every scout in League One will have seen it too: once Swindon are put under pressure at
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A much changed Swindon Town paid the price for failing to turn possession and pressure into shots on target against bitter rivals Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium, writes Daniel Hunt. A promising first half performance faded into the Oxfordshire night as a collision between new team mates, Ward and Flint, allowed Alfie Potter to snatch a barely deserved win
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Matt Davies asks Millwall supporter Paul Donovan for his view on Swindon’s recent loan signing Darren Ward. What do the Millwall fans think of Ward? Wardy will always be welcome back at The Den. He has been a great professional over the years and is quite a character off the field too, he owns his a Cattery and his nickname
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