The Top 15 Transfer Fees Received by Swindon Town
Since 1994 the record transfer fee received by Swindon Town has been £1.5m for Nicky Summerbee. Ron Smith charts the history of transfer fees paid to STFC…
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Confessions of… A Teenage Fanzine Editor
In the first of a new short feature ‘Confessions of…’, Matt Arnold writes about being a teenage fanzine editor in the mid-1990s and trying to avoid being sued…
Read moreTheWashbag meets Fraser Digby: Part 4 – McMahon and the end of an era
In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In this fourth of six parts to be published over the next couple of weeks, Fraser talks candidly
Read morePodcast Episode 3: 2012/13 Season Preview & Fjortoft Interview
The Washbag Swindon Town FC Podcast is back! Christopher Panks is your guide to all things Swindon Town, on this occasion aided by TheWashbag.com editor Ron Smith and Swindon Advertiser Chief Sports Writer, Sam Morshead. Either side of a snippet of Christopher’s exclusive chat with Jan Aage Fjortoft, the three run the rule over the arrivals, departures and performances of Swindon’s pre-season, including first hand
Read moreHall of Shame #6: Steve McMahon
Andrew Hawes gets his chance to induct his choice into the Hall of Shame…a popular selection by all accounts… There aren’t that many managers in Swindon’s history who have achieved promotion. Bert Head, Danny Williams, Lou Macari, Ossie Ardiles (albeit briefly), Glenn Hoddle, Steve McMahon and Paul Sturrock complete the list. Yet when thinking about the STFC Hall of Shame, I
Read moreVideo of the Week: Ipswich 2 Swindon 1 | 18th Jan 1994
Eighteen years ago today Swindon travelled to Suffolk for an FA Cup Third Round Replay after a 1-1 draw with Ipswich at the County Ground. A trademark goalkeeping howler from Nicky Hammond in extra time handed Ipswich victory in this FA Cup replay – but not before Jan Fjørtoft finally breaks his goalscoring duck for the Town. Soon after Jan’s arranged loan back
Read moreIntroducing the Norwegian Review
Welcome to Norwegian STFC supporter Hans J. Tandsether, writer of the excellent Heia Swindon. Hans will be providing a new monthly column with his Norwegian view of the month starting next week, so I’ll let him introduce himself and why he’s a Swindon supporter. “Is it because of Jan Aage?” People ask me that all the time and every time I
Read moreManagers Month: Steve McMahon
No.8 | Steve McMahon | Manager Nov 1994 to Sept 1998 | Score 340.7 Taking over from the sacked John Gorman in November 1994, the board, more specifically Rikki Hunt, got his man. The appointment returned Town to leadership by a central midfield player manager with international experience, a formula that had worked so well previously. However from these high hopes Steve McMahon became one
Read moreTransfer window chaos – It’s nothing new…
The much maligned transfer window closed at 11pm on Monday. Two windows a season have been a fixture of domestic football throughout Europe now since 2002/2003. They were introduced following requirements for football governing bodies to further conform to European Commission regulations concerning restriction of the movement of players, as many national football associations had different rules and regulations. So the system
Read moreThe Value of Charlie Austin
Now the transfer window has closed we are assured of seeing Charlie Austin in a Town no.32 until at least January. After other clubs had previously made their interest known, Championship side Millwall tried and failed with a £600,000 deadline day bid for Austin. This figure certainly represents a significant increase above the (up to) £50,000 that Town paid for Austin less than twelve months
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