Swindon fans can go into Christmas Day with smiles after a thumping 5-0 win v table topping Tranmere at The County Ground. The win cements The Robins place in and around the playoff zone and Adam Johnson was there… ‘‘All I want for Christmas is you’’ was the choice of song before kick-off and we all know the obvious cheesy
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Ron Smith provides a festive feast of Swindon Town player related statistics for League One matches for you… Raffaele De Vita has made the greatest contribution of any Town player to scoring goals when on the pitch in League One, scoring 6 out of the 14 goals (42.9%). 2nd is Matt Ritchie with 29.6% and 3rd is James Collins with
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Swindon Town and Matt Ritchie especially, are among the biggest foulers in League One but is Paolo Di Canio’s STFC side really that rough? Alex Cooke looks at the numbers. Former Pompey winger Matt Ritchie is Swindon Town’s dirtest, roughest, most aggressive player. That might be a surprise to many Town fans – and probably his manager – but it
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast, which includes our Swindon vs Doncaster Rovers match report. Host Christopher Panks is joined by Ron Smith – Editor of TheWashbag.com – and Daniel Hunt – regular match reporter for TheWashbag.com. Up for discussion is a frustrating afternoon watching Town draw 1-1 with Doncaster Rovers and a look forward
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A fine individual goal by Alan Judge was enough to hand Notts County a rare home victory and send Swindon’s beleaguered players and fans into an enforced two week break on a low, writes Daniel Hunt. For the second time in an utterly frustrating week, Swindon found themselves cursing poor finishing, good opposition goalkeeping and an increasingly familiar 0-1 scoreline.
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Yeovil were meant to be Swindon’s ‘bogey team’ after three defeats in the previous four home games against the Glovers. But as Matt Davies reports, Yeovil offered little in a convincing 4-1 victory for Swindon. It has been an active week at SN1, a weekend win away at Walsall, a departure and two new arrivals but we are used to
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Swindon continued their impressive form away from the County Ground, as goals from the prolific Matt Ritchie and the not-so-prolific Simon Ferry clinched a comfortable 2-0 win at Walsall to climb into the play-off places, writes Rosie MacGillivray. Having had the embargo lifted last week, Paolo Di Canio surprisingly never took advantage to add a midfielder to his depleted squad.
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A youthful, injury-ravaged Town side biffed and bashed their way to a valuable point at home to Sheffield United, but that doesn’t mean it was ever easy on the eye, writes Ben Beaumont. I’m beginning to think The Washbag should stop asking me to write match reports. Last month it was that unholy drab-a-thon against Colchester, and now this slow
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All the moaning & worrying was brought to an immediate halt on Saturday as Swindon brushed aside second place Stevenage in dominating style. Adam Johnson was there… Transfer Embargo, Transfer Embargo, Transfer Embargo. The words that come up in every Swindon Town discussion at the moment but in Stevenage, football took centre stage with a bang. The best league performance
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Daniel Hunt travelled to Crewe with the injury, suspension and transfer embargo hit Swindon Town squad and a frustrated Paolo Di Canio. Everything from the pre-match Fish n’ Chips, sub £3.00 pints in the supporters club bar and a run-in with ‘Gresty the Lion’ pointed to good evening ahead at one of the friendliest grounds in the country. The welcome did not
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