It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. And so it did come to pass. The lifting of the mighty M’Bargo. One of the most dogged and annoying midfield terriers ever to plague the County Ground. There can be fewer subjects that have so dominated Swindon fans than this restriction on the
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Paolo Di Canio kept to a 442, but Swindon’s new boss likes an extra man in the middle, Alex Cooke looks at the reasons for the shift. Kevin MacDonald has made the move to 4141 for one simple reason: possession. He wants to play passing football, he wants to play winning football, and he needs to get the best out
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. I know its an old joke but it sometimes needs repeating. I’ve no idea why the restriction on signing new players has been in force for so long. Remember since we last added to the squad, a Pope has resigned and a new one elected.
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Televised penalty specialist, Adam Rooney, and second half substitute, James Collins, scored crucial late goals to take Swindon back up to third in the League One table. Daniel Hunt gives his view from the sofa… The 0-2 score line didn’t flatter a Swindon Town side who dominated the second half on a cut-up Huish Park pitch. Kevin MacDonald’s red and
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Since Kevin MacDonald arrived at Swindon Town he has continually faced questions at his right to change the ‘winning formula’. Ron Smith asks whether we should expect an incoming manager to put his own footballing principles to one side. The former very successful Aston Villa coach and caretaker manager has only been at the helm for three matches – with
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A last minute equaliser from Walsall last Saturday meant it was three points out of twelve in Swindon’s last four home games. It’s a record that has come under scrutiny from sections of Town fans leading our writer Adam Johnson to have a look into the County Ground conundrum… Walking into The County Ground on a match day is almost
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Alex Cooke looks at the tactics used against Walsall and how far Kevin MacDonald has to go to change how Town play. “I didn’t play well, I don’t know why – I just didn’t.” At first Simon Ferry’s post-Walsall protestations sound odd. After all, it was obvious to most people in the County Ground that his new right wing position,
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Swindon returned to winning ways with an accomplished performance over play-off chasing Coventry in what was newly appointed manager Kevin MacDonald’s first game, writes Lee Clark. Darren Ward’s 90 minute winner capped a remarkable comeback in the space of 5 minutes, after Coventry midfielder Franck Moussa had fired the home team into the lead within just 64 seconds. 3,000 Swindon
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Had a long telephone conversation the other day with a leading member of the Supporters Club committee. Ok it was Roger Bunce. We worked out that we’d been supporting STFC for about the same length of time which would make sense as we’re about
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