With Louis Thompson gone, but back, and Jack Stephens and Jonathan Obika back, again, Alex Cooke looks at how Swindon did out of the summer’s moves. 1. Town had a good transfer window Swindon fans can’t usually agree on anything. From formations to the merits of playing 50-year-old bit of sub-moptop-pop guff after goals, they bicker constantly. But (if you’ve
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Episode #31 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by only one guest this week, TheWashbag graphics supreme Brendan Hobbs, after a no-show… As the World Cup progresses to the semi-finals, Swindon Town are already starting pre-season and the first few friendlies are a few days away. The two review the chances
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It’s taken a while but finally there’s some much needed certainty surrounding the County Ground following Lee Power’s victory in the Courts over former owner Jed McCrory. The decision confirms Power’s Swinton Reds 20 Ltd as the majority shareholder in Seebeck 87 Ltd, giving the current Town chairman, Power, a 99% holding in the football club’s holding company. As is customary, we reflect on these events…
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Episode #28 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download. Host Ron Smith is joined by Swindon Advertiser’s Chief Sports Reporter Sam Morshead, FLICWiltshire Sports Editor Andrew Steele-Davis and Town fan Brendan Hobbs.
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A home defeat for Mark Cooper’s Swindon Town on Saturday after leading MK Dons at half time was enough for an increasing number of supporters to demand chairman Lee Power removes the manager. With Cooper still in the Town dugout, Ron Smith asks whether now is the right time to change manager? One victory in ten games in all competitions
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Town’s owner is also the chief scout and director of football operations, but boardroom interference at Swindon isn’t unusual, or even a problem, says Alex Cooke. Does Lee Power signing players undermine Town manager Mark Cooper? Is the former Peterborough boss just a puppet? Or, can a chairman who says he has “the mind of a player, a manager and
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The Swindon Advertiser’s week-long press ban is over. Hurrah, says Alex Cooke, but is everything back to normal now? Swindon’s local paper is once again welcome back at the County Ground and Adver reporter Sam Morshead no longer has to fumble around for stories like a blindfolded octopus in a library. This is good news for fans, and for Sam.
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Our very own Daniel Hunt has made the news for his part in a bizarre move by Swindon Town Chairman Lee Power, who banned the Swindon Advertiser over Sam Morshead’s Nile Ranger Tweet. Here is Dan’s view on the situation that he’s embroiled in… On Saturday 11th January, I took my Dad (a Town supporter since the mid 1960s and
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2013 was an eventful and unforgettable year at Swindon Town. Brendan Hobbs jumped at the chance of writing our review of 2013 and you’ve now made it to the final part… November Port Vale must hate playing at the County Ground, that’s ten goals they’ve shipped in two encounters. Town galloped into the lead courtesy of a 24th minute N’Guessan strike, but straight
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2013 is nearly over and it has truly been an eventful and unforgettable year at Swindon Town. Brendan Hobbs jumped at the chance of writing our review of 2013, which has turned into an epic feature of writing; you’ve now made it to part five… June & July Although Swindon missed out on any Play Off orientated silverware, the club did win a
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