TheWashbag recently asked Swindon Town goalkeeping legend Fraser Digby what was his greatest performance in our red & white in our interview… “Memorable games were ones I always had against West Ham United as I always seem to play well against them. I remember we had a cup game at the County Ground and that was certainly my best performance in
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon lost their previous outing at Preston 4-1 and then went down to a 1-0 defeat at Oxford in midweek. At the County Ground, Swindon are unbeaten in 28 league and cup matches, a run stretching back to a 1-3 defeat by Southampton on the 30th August 2011. Also, in 2012, Town have only conceded twice in
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BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan is back for 2012/13, continuing his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. So, there I was this time last week pondering whether or not the win over Stoke was one of the Town’s best ever. Yes a victory over a Premier League side in the Credit Card Cup, and things looked about as good as they
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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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For our 18th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, Stuart Temple inducts Australian goalkeeper Frank Talia for his efforts against West Brom in 1996. Fraser Digby is a Swindon Town legend. In August 1998 Fraser moved to Crystal Palace and his departure left a void in between the sticks at the County Ground which wasn’t really filled until
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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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Town travel to Oxford United for this Football League Trophy 1st Round match. Form Guide… An unbeaten start for both teams has come to an end. Swindon went 5 unbeaten with victories over Brighton and Stoke City in the League Cup, these sandwiched a draw with Hartlepool and victories over Crawley Town and MK Dons in League One. A 4-1
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It was an afternoon to forget at Deepdale but it’s firmly placed in the mind of Adam Johnson who witnessed Town’s first defeat of the 2012/2013 season… He can be a genius, he can be a hard one to figure out, but what’s certain is that Paolo Di Canio’s afternoon in sunny Preston was his most entertaining and forgettable as
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Form Guide… Swindon have made an unbeaten start to the season without conceding a goal in League One. Away from the County Ground, Swindon are unbeaten in 3 games this season, with the two League One games ending as goalless draws against Bradford City and Hartlepool United, and the midweek goalfest at Stoke City ending 4-3 in Town’s favour. Despite
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BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan is back for 2012/13, continuing his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. It’s always a difficult judgement isn’t it? The greatest in anything. It’s always in the eye of the beholder. What is a great performance to one person is average to another. Elsewhere on this illustrious website is a list of Ron’s top ten Town
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