Are You Singing Anymore..?
Has the County Ground been too quiet recently? Well… ‘GL5 Arkells Stand’ believes it is and he asks what are we about to do about it..?
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A few final words…
Seeing that it’s over a week after the end of the season Ron Smith decides it’s time to summarise some thoughts on the 2013/14 campaign for Swindon Town. I’m not going into detail about the season as it’s been covered numerous times already, instead I’ll concentrate on one aspect, how this year has only served to demonstrate our collective disparity between
Read more50 Years On: 1963/64 April – Swindon in the big time for the first time
Throughout this season Mike Minihane has been taking a look back at Swindon Town’s first season in the ‘big time’, following the promotion to Division Two for the 1963/64 season. Mike completes his review with April 1964… Top of the Charts – Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles As the season petered out our relegation form continued. Gone were the heady
Read moreJay McEveley: Only missing a goal…
When Paolo Di Canio finally left the County Ground Brendan Hobbs penned a personal eulogy to the departing managerial enigma, and he to be fair was bit of a berk. So we think it’s only fair that Brendan should do one about another passionate individual, one who like Di Canio was equally driven to win at all costs, but this one
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 28 – Season in Review
Episode #28 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download. Host Ron Smith is joined by Swindon Advertiser’s Chief Sports Reporter Sam Morshead, FLICWiltshire Sports Editor Andrew Steele-Davis and Town fan Brendan Hobbs.
Read moreSwindon Town 1-2 Rotherham United: See you in August
With the farcical end to Notts County bringing the unlikely play-off hopes to a formal end, the visit of Rotherham United to the County Ground was a chance (within reason) to relax and enjoy the final Swindon Town game of the campaign without too much tension. Writes Scott Keith.
Read moreSupporters’ Trust calls for resolution of current Boardroom dispute
The Board of Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust has today issued a statement calling for a rapid resolution to the current case being heard in the High Court relating to the ownership of the club.
Read moreGetting in Notts…
It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. It all ended rather tamely didn’t it? Our chances of the play offs finally disappeared in a blur of red and yellow cards on the Meadow Lane swamp… Pre-match the main topic of conversation was the constant watering of the pitch. It seemed amazing
Read more2013/14 STFC Player of the Season – Wes Foderingham
Your votes have been counted and we can announce that Wes Foderingham has won TheWashbag.com Swindon Town Player of the Season Award. Foderingham wins the ‘Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award’ for the second successive year. Wes secured 33% of the vote, comfortably beating Louis Thompson into second with 16% and Jay McEveley in third with 11%. Popular favourite Alex Pritchard only
Read moreAlex Pritchard: Why can’t a loanee can’t be loved at Swindon Town?
With the High Court contest between Jed and Lee likely to drag on into the summer, Alex Cooke chooses to compare a loan signing from Spurs to a holiday fling with a Spanish waiter… Perhaps Alex Pritchard should have been loved at Swindon Town. The Spurs’ loanee gave an otherwise indirect team incision and élan. With his drop of the
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