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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A massive 74% voted Swindon’s 0-1 defeat at Histon in the FA Cup – on the 8th November 2008 – as the first match under the management of Maurice Malpas to be inducted into our STFC Hall of Shame. With a very poor start to the League One campaign that originally aimed towards the play-offs, supporters confidence at a low and progression
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Each month we’ll invite our readers to induct an entry into the Hall of Shame. For the first vote we’re asking you to decide which was the worst match under the tenure of Maurice Malpas. We’ve picked five choices. Vote for the match that should be inducted into the Hall of Shame. Voting closes at 5pm on Wednesday 25th Jan. The match will then
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No.27 | Colin Todd | Manager May 2000 – Nov 2000 | Score 185.1 I was at Todd’s first game in charge, a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Town were long relegated, however this match was shortly after Terry Brady’s takeover, bringing Town out of administration, so there was a rightful sense of optimism among the small travelling
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I’m writing this post whilst watching the Real Madrid versus Barcelona 1st leg of the Champions League semi-final. This is, of course, a level of football which whilst Swindon Town supporters might dream of and achieve only in Football Manager, we accept that to actually reach this level is a nigh-on certainty that it’ll never happen in our life time. On the
Read moreBrought to Swindon Town by Andrew Fitton with the task to ensure Town avoided relegation in 2008/2009. Two years on, after reaching the highs of 2nd place and a Wembley play-off final, it’s a complete turnaround in fortunes that saw Danny Wilson quit the relegation threatened club. To follow Maurice Malpas, Fitton made the right choice in appointing Wilson. An honest,
Read moreBack on 1st November I posted the similarities between the final days of the Malpas era and 2010/2011 under Wilson and whether Fitton should be consistent with his decision back in 2009. The alternative view was it was still too early to call for changes, mainly because of what Wilson had achieved only six months previous and fans remained hopeful
Read moreDanny Wilson has only served as manager of Swindon Town for two years, having been appointed on Boxing Day 2008 after his out of the blue dismissal from Hartlepool earlier that month. In this period Town have progressed from relegation certainties to a Wembley Play-off final, however now questions are being asked of Wilson as Town fail to realise raised expectations. Given
Read moreI’ve now had the chance to reflect on Town’s 3-0 defeat at the hand of Charlton Athletic last night… Town played desperately poorly and like a team of strangers in a match that only Charlie Austin and David Prutton came out of with any sort of credit. It was always going to be tough against a well organised Charlton side that was seeking and
Read moreTwo years ago Swindon Town found themselves failing to meet expectations under the tenure of Maurice Malpas. After 14 games in November 2008 Town were sitting 17th in League One with 16 points, 10 points off 6th place and 3 clear of the relegation zone. Now in November 2010 Town have much raised fan expectations and are similarly inconsistent placed 16th with
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