Alex Cooke compares the scoring prowess of Obika, Hylton, Delfouneso and Norris with Chelsea’s Feruz (and rumoured target Dagger’s Oliver Hawkins) In this transfer window, Town have been linked with forwards (Oliver Hawkins) and actually brought one in (Chelsea’s Islam Feruz) which seems a perfect excuse to compare the current crop and the new one. It is clear that Town
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Former BBC Wiltshire match commentator Vic Morgan writes his weekly blog… Two long journeys, two completely different performances, two different sets of feelings amongst the fans. You couldn’t really get more of a contrast from one day to the next. On Saturday, Swindon capitulated, not too strong a word, at Rochdale. Three days later at Southend, they battled to keep the
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Adam Tanner headed to Rochdale, hoping to see the hosts’ playoff hopes beheaded by Swindon Town Despite a tame FA Cup defeat in November, Town had never lost in eight previous league visits to Spotland. Upholding that record would be difficult against a Rochdale side that had managed 39 goals in its previous 22 home games; the division’s second highest
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Richard Selbourne watched a pass or two as Swindon Town beat Chesterfield and secured their status in League One for 2016/17… Swindon ‘why use one pass when six will do’ Town once again tested the patience of their fans when they cruised to a comfortable victory over fellow strugglers Chesterfield at a cold, but sunny County Ground. The first in
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Davy Richards reports on Swindon Town’s fourth win on the bounce, and first home clean sheet of the season. With murmurs around the town now speaking of sneaking into the play-off spots rather than just avoiding the drop zone Swindon have shown some fantastic form since the turn of the year, and it was nice go to a game where I
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Swindon Town failed to overturn an early deficit for the first time in three matches and were forced to settle for a point at promotion-chasing Sheffield United. Despite the early setback, and surviving a shaky period at the start of the second half, Luke Williams’ men will feel slightly disappointed not to come away with all three points, writes Joe
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As one of the Town’s most consistent hedonists of 2015, Wild Al finds the Christmas festivities a bitter sweet experience. Imagine for a moment that you are a virtuoso viola player, every waking hour you think about playing the viola, every spare moment your work and family life allow, you practice plucking, imagine, if you will, that string siren is
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Davy Richards reports on how Swindon Town are finally starting to find some form, and how this 2-1 win over Rochdale showed that even when Town aren’t at their best, they do have the steel to grind out a result. Swindon have come a long way since Martin Ling’s first game in charge. This victory, against the same side that embarrassed
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Steven Fyfe asks is Nicky enough to say “No way Ajose” to relegation?
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Swindon Town beat Chesterfield 4-0, so Joe Young watched Saturday’s “Football League Tonight” and he even hit the rewind, and again, and again… There were reports last night of mass panic spreading across Wiltshire as thousands of Swindon fans scurried home to check they still had the “Football League Tonight” on series link following a stunning 4-0 win away at Chesterfield.
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