As Aston Villa arrive at the County Ground, Alex Cooke looks at how the Town boss always gets Swindon ‘up for the cup’ Under Paolo Di Canio Swindon have a great record in the League Cup, FA Cup and even the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Stoke, Wigan, Huddersfield, Colchester, Burnley, Bristol City, Brighton, AFC Wimbledon, Barnet, Southend and Exeter have all
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Seven new players have already joined the Paolo Di Canio regime for the 2012/2013 season and the transfer window hasn’t officially opened yet. Our writer Adam Johnson looks into the signings and the possible impact they could have in the year ahead… If Paolo Di Canio has a favourite Whiskey, based on our signings, we all know what he’d probably shop
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Neil Evans is to give his perspective on everyone who put on a Red shirt in our amazing record-breaking season, part two.. 18. Mark Scott. The young goalkeeper didn’t really feature and has been released by PDC..we wish him well 5 out of 10 19. Luke Rooney: Is it just me, or were we all expecting a lot more from Luke? if
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He’s wild, he’s exuberant, and he’s fantastic entertainment, but Paolo Di Canio is a more studied manager than his pitch-side persona reveals, says Alex Cooke. “The media portrayal of Paolo Di Canio is very different to the manager I’ve come across. The one I have experienced is very meticulous in his planning, very knowledgeable about every level of football from
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Clinical Swindon opened up a five point gap at the top of League Two with their third win over Barnet this season. Sporting four changes and backed by more than 800 vociferous reds, Town quickly put their goal scoring blanks against Chesterfield and Bristol Rovers behind them at a chilly Underhill, writes Daniel Hunt. The Bees showed that they are a
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Swindon Town faced Chesterfield at Wembley to contest the 29th final of the Football League Trophy, writes Ron Smith. Defying post match predictions of the silverware departing to Wiltshire for the first time, the Spireites caught Town napping at either end of the second half to secure a comfortable 2-0 victory thanks to an Oliver Risser own goal and a late Craig Westcarr
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How Di Canio’s desire for width can leave Swindon outnumbered in central midfield, by Alex Cooke. “It’s 10% about the formation and 90% about the players. If you have the best ones and they do their jobs, then they can pretty much play any way you want them to.” Harry Redknapp might be one of Paolo Di Canio’s former managers
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He can play 50 passes in less than 90 minutes and knits defence and attack but lately illness has deprived Town of Simon Ferry in full flow, Alex Cooke looks at what we have been missing. “Less energy, more quality”. That was Paolo Di Canio’s opinion of what Simon Ferry brought from the bench to Swindon versus Shrewsbury on Tuesday.
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After eight years of trying during his illustrious playing career in England, Paolo Di Canio will finally get the chance to grace Wembley Stadium, albeit from the technical area. Don’t worry – he’s not replacing the recently resigned Fabio Capello – he’ll be managing Swindon Town when they take on Northern Final winners Chesterfield at our national stadium on the
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Swindon stormed into the League Two promotion places with a superb performance at Roots Hall last night – thumping fellow contenders Southend by four goals to one with an emphatic display, writes Richard Banyard. I have to admit I was surprised by Di Canio’s team selection – I expected a very similar line-up to the one we saw at Leicester,
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