Former BBC Wiltshire match commentator Vic Morgan writes his weekly blog… How important is Sunday’s derby may with the side along the A420? I’d say it’s about as important as it gets. That’s the case on many levels. First of all, winning a game against your local rivals always gives your fans a boost. Secondly, a victory boosts the chances of
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The season of goodwill may be in full flow, especially in the Swindon Town defence, but in the second of a series of five posts this week, Adam Tanner examines why the spirit around The County Ground is more befitting of the January blues… With the January transfer window a few week ahead, I fully agree with the assumption that the
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The 2015/16 season ended just as it began with a victory. Brendan Hobbs enjoyed plenty of cheese at the County Ground… Sunday’s match was a special one for me, not just because it was the last game of the season, but because it gave me the opportunity to take my 6-year-old son to his first game. A rite of passage
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Swindon Town’s seven game unbeaten run came to an abrupt end as Wigan Athletic extended theirs to 17 with some clinical finishing, showing why they are the best team in League One this season destined for automatic promotion writes STFC007. On reflection, the title of the Match Report may now seem somewhat harsh, but I decided on the title when
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Swindon Town extended their unbeaten run after Michael Doughty’s dramatic 94th minute equaliser and Nicky Ajose’s successfully converted penalty earnt Swindon a 2-2 draw at the County Ground against visitors Millwall, writes Damian Meaden. Two of Millwall’s danger men combined within the opening 11 minutes to put the visiting side firmly in control, with former Norwich City striker Steven Morison
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Davy Richards reports on Swindon Town’s fourth win on the bounce, and first home clean sheet of the season. With murmurs around the town now speaking of sneaking into the play-off spots rather than just avoiding the drop zone Swindon have shown some fantastic form since the turn of the year, and it was nice go to a game where I
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Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… Don’t know about you but I don’t leave games before the final whistle. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen people exit the ground before the end of the match. I’ve never understood it. Even when things seem hopeless you just never know. Certainly it seems to me
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Adam Tanner headed to the County Ground hoping to be illuminated by Swindon Town’s performance against Blackpool History suggested that this game could be close; prior to Blackpool’s 1-0 win over Swindon in October, each of the previous eight meetings between the sides had ended in draws. In fact, Town had beaten their opponents only once in 16 attempts since
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A brace from both Nicky Ajose and Jon Obika spared the blushes of Luke Williams whose first game in charge after Martin Ling’s unfortunate departure started truly woefully, writes STFC007 Despite the departures of the recent loanees Ben Gladwin, Louis Thompson, Adam El-Abd, Kevin Stewart and Wes Thomas as well as the move of Henrik Ojamaa to Austrian side FC
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What a turnaround for Swindon Town under Martin Ling. Scott Keith reports from Saturday’s victory over Shrewsbury Town…
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