Red Alert: Does Mark Cooper’s side have a poor disciplinary record?
Adam Tanner examines the reasons behind Swindon Town’s poor disciplinary record under Mark Cooper, and looks at other issues which can arise from it.
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Washbag Podcast: Episode 38 – Getting one over Bristol City
Episode #38 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download and stream…
Host Ron Smith is joined by three guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – Swindon Link’s Sports Editor Sam Morshead and podcast regulars Daniel Hunt and Brendan Hobbs.
Cheltenham 5 Swindon 0: Like last time, but worse
Alex Cooke reports from yet another farcical sending off and another farcical Town match at Whaddon Road. The best thing that can be said about this game is that it ended. And that it ends will probably be the best thing about this report, so let’s get there soon. Then I can drink and you can think about something else.
Read moreMK Dons 2-1 Swindon: Promotion rival provides Town with Halloween scare
Two Milton Keynes goals in eight second half minutes from Dele Ali and Anthony Kay were enough for the ‘Dons’ to snuff out a resolute Swindon Town side at Stadium MK. The resurgent Jon Obika gave Town a 6th minute lead but our hosts were the better side over 90 minutes – only some late heroics from Wes Foderingham and the Swindon defence keeping the goals conceded down to two, writes Daniel Hunt.
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 37 – Trying to make a case for the defence
Episode #37 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by three guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – FLIC Wiltshire’s Andrew Steele-Davis and podcast regulars Adam Tanner and Iain Watkins. Two weeks ago I was waxing lyrical about Town’s position, third in League One and then my rose tinted glasses showed
Read moreLearning from defeat
STFC007 reflects on the midweek 2-3 defeat at home to Rochdale, a first loss in 10 games…
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 36 – Things are going well, for once..
Episode #36 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by a panel of four guests to discuss latest events at the County Ground – Link Sport’s Sam Morshead, Alex Cooke, Daniel Hunt and Iain Watkins. With no game this weekend and a welcome break, the five review the opening two months to Town’s
Read moreLeyton Orient 1-2 Swindon Town: To wax or to net three points, that was the question
When Swindon have shown up at Brisbane Road, now known as the Matchroom Stadium but still actually on Brisbane Road E10, on the past four occasions, we have left again with nothing. It doesn’t take much to keep fans away on that basis, but on Saturday, as the rain drove nearly 1,200 Town fans eastwards, eventually the sun came out and Mark Cooper’s boys sealed a third successive win on the road in the league this season. Writes Anna Tuersley.
Read moreBarnsley 0-3 Swindon Town: Cooper’s Kids Can Achieve…
‘Cooper’s Kids’ demolished ‘Wilson’s Workmanlike’ Barnsley with a clinical second half display at Oakwell. Record seeker Jonathan Obika, the oldest Swindon starter at 24 years old, was forced off with a shoulder injury after 19 minutes but we needn’t have worried as the excellent Nathan Byrne bagged himself a goal and an assist to set up the comfortable 3-0 Town win, writes Daniel Hunt.
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 35 – Spectacular game, five Town goals, where are the crowds..?
Episode #35 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by three guests to latest events at the County Ground – FLICWiltshire’s Sport Editor Andrew Steele-Davis, TrustSTFC Chairman Steve Mytton and Town fan Neil Cameron. What was all that about? Seven goals, Swindon scored five, against a team managed by Clough junior on
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