The best I’ve ever seen #2: Will Dixon
We continue our new feature in which we’ll review some of our favourite Swindon Town players, matches, performances etc; Vic Morgan tells us who his favourite player is…
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Bradford City 1-2 Swindon Town: The return of the Obika
Adam Tanner headed north to Bradford to watch Swindon Town’s strong start to the season continue…
Read moreFilling the hole
It’s mid-morning on a Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Just when you think the football season is up and running, it goes and leaves you with a blank weekend again. No Town game because of an international break. So an opportunity to go elsewhere for my football fix. That meant
Read moreShort Term Contracting Fever
Adam Tanner looks at Swindon Town’s tendency to get contract lengths wrong and the implications for Lee Power’s sustainability strategy…
Read moreThe best I’ve ever seen #1: Rory Fallon’s overhead strike vs Bristol City. 10 April 2004
In the first of a new feature celebrating the best matches, goals, players, kits, moments etc at Swindon Town, Alex Cooke still gets excited by the stunning chest-trap and overhead volley scored against Bristol City by Swindon’s Kiwi striker Rory Fallon.
Read moreSwindon Media: (Too many places to) Read All About It!
There’s now even more choice for Swindon Town fans to get their daily news of goings on at the County Ground. Ron Smith reflects on the changing face of the media in the town and how the club need to improve their own output…
Read moreYaser Kasim Interview – FIFA Futbol Mundial
I’ve only just seen this clip of Swindon Town FC and Iraq national team player Yaser Kasim being interviewed on the FIFA Futbol Mundial programme, so I thought I’d share with you all…
Read moreClosing the window
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. What a mad week in the wacky world of professional football. Did your eyes water at the amount of money being thrown around in the ‘greed is good’ league? I think the one statistic that remains with me from this crazy few days is
Read moreSeven things we’ve learnt this transfer window
With Louis Thompson gone, but back, and Jack Stephens and Jonathan Obika back, again, Alex Cooke looks at how Swindon did out of the summer’s moves. 1. Town had a good transfer window Swindon fans can’t usually agree on anything. From formations to the merits of playing 50-year-old bit of sub-moptop-pop guff after goals, they bicker constantly. But (if you’ve
Read more50 Years Ago: 1964/65 August – Buried by the future King of the Kippax
Mike Minihane continues his look back 50 years to events at the County Ground. Following Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’ Division Two during 1963/64, Town look to consolidate, however football isn’t that simple… Top of the Charts: A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles Having experienced my first full season the previous year I was by now
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