In the latest of Steven Fyfe’s Q&As, former Town striker and manager Iffy Onuora who gives an honest recount of his time at the County Ground… This week I’ve spoken with a former Town player and manager. In 80 appearances he scored a very respectable 25 goals for the Robins. In this very open and honest recount of his time at SN1
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Swindon Town chairman rarely turn to former players as the next manager, however Lee Power has bucked the trend by appointing Martin Ling. Writes Ron Smith.
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We continue our ‘Best I’ve Ever Seen’ at Swindon Town series with the best display that Richard Selbourne has ever seen by an outfield player in goal…
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After being thumped by Macclesfield Town at the weekend I thought I’d cheer you all up with our long awaited 25th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame… a total demolition job by Nottingham Forest and a hammering that fortunately hasn’t been equalled since. Writes Ron Smith. This trip to the City Ground in February 2006 will haunt me forever. The
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For our 14th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, Dan Johnson looks back at when former manager and disgraced pundit Ron Atkinson turned up at the County Ground as a ‘football troubleshooter’ with Sky TV cameras for a short period in the 2005/06 season. As all Town fans know this season was a disaster, fellow Washbag contributor Tom Otrebski has
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Sports Journalist and Swindon Town supporter Tom Otrebski provides our next entry into the Hall of Shame. As it’s the tenth inductee we thought we’ll give him two for the price of one and he chose the strike partnership of Tony Thorpe and Jamie Cureton that just failed to live up to high expectations. At the start of the 2005/06 season, manager Andy King looked
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No.31 | Neil Harris | Manager June 1939 – Aug 1940 | Score 44.33 I had to include everyone who’d managed a competitive game so it’s very harsh on Neil Harris as he is 30th and bottom of this list with just 44.33 points. The Scot was born in 1894 in the Tollcross area of Glasgow and played as a centre forward for Partick Thistle, Newcastle
Read moreThe Adver reported today that Lee Peacock may be on his way out of the County Ground. His contract is due to expire at the end of the season and as he has failed to make an impact in the first team in 2009/2010 following a long-standing back injury, his departure would come as no real surprise to many. Perhaps
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