It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest weekly review by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. It was the shortest trip of the season for me. A little jaunt to Somerset would take less than an hour and a nice meal in the chippy before the game would start the day off well. Sometimes things don’t quite work out as
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. It’s a strange feeling having watched a defeat but not been too disappointed. That was the feeling as the supporters bus left Crawley last Saturday. The old familiar routine of getting up early for an away match resumed at the weekend. It meant a
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A late goalkeeping howler from Stephen Bywater gifted Swindon Town a point at Gillingham – which was the bare minimum their performance deserved. A totally dominant Town twice came back from a goal down to provide the kind of determined away performance that had been missing for most of last season, writes Joe Young.
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. So it goes on. Swindon Town’s wretched away form continues and so does the gentle meander down the league table. To be honest I didn’t leave Devon with high hopes last Saturday, more a feeling of the inevitable. That’s how it turned out. A cold
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Vic Morgan spares few words in describing another miserable away performance; as Swindon Town were defeated at our Kent rivals Gillingham. After Swindon’s dismal Tuesday defeat at Stevenage, over 300 Town fans travelled to Kent hoping for better against their old rivals. History wasn’t on the Wiltshire team’s side. It was 1986 when the Town last won at the Priestfield
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon Town were beaten 2-0 at Stevenage in midweek meaning Town fall four points behind Walsall in sixth. In the League One form guide, Swindon are 16th with two wins, one draw and three defeats in six. On their travels, Swindon are ranked 17th in the form guide with just one win, two draws and three
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Swindon and Gillingham shared the spoils after an entertaining game where Nathan Thompson was involved in both of Swindon Town’s goals, but where the Town’s defensive frailties were exposed reports STFC007. The game saw a number of firsts, the first game in charge for Mark Cooper since his permanent appointment, Nile Ranger’s home debut, a first start from Jay McEveley
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Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. It was a long day, but of course it was worth it. Travelling to Kent last Saturday meant an early start from Devon and a little trepidation about what was to come. Before boarding the bus there was all sorts of speculation about the team selection, all because of the fall-out from
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Two defeats in a row is an unusual run of form for the Town, first time it’s happened in fact since August, but promotion was still secured at Gillingham after a 3-1 defeat. Adam Johnson was there for the party… It’s an odd feeling, celebrating promotion after a defeat. However that odd feeling only lasted all of 10 seconds as
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Footage of the 1987 Division Three play-off final matches from a Gillingham point of view – includes build up and coverage of all three games. The two leg final began with Swindon defeated 0-1 at Priestfield Stadium, then goals from Peter Coyne and Charlie Henry salvaged a 2-2 aggregate draw in the return leg. The final was replayed at the neutral Selhurst Park
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