It was an afternoon to forget at Deepdale but it’s firmly placed in the mind of Adam Johnson who witnessed Town’s first defeat of the 2012/2013 season… He can be a genius, he can be a hard one to figure out, but what’s certain is that Paolo Di Canio’s afternoon in sunny Preston was his most entertaining and forgettable as
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Welcome to Press Watch, the Washbag’s new sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown It’s funny how people associate different smells and sounds with different experiences. Take perfumed nappy bags for instance, if you have a baby
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After claiming cup scalps of higher league opposition Bristol City and Wigan last season, the tradition seems to continue following Brighton & HA’s exit in round one. Yesterday’s turn was Premier League team Stoke City, who ended up on the wrong side of a seven goal thriller writes STFC007. W h a t . A . G a m e.
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. Host Christopher Panks discusses recent events at the County Ground with BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan and Alex Cooke. After reviewing the implications of Caddis’ likely departure and Town’s unbeaten start to the season with games against Brighton, Hartlepool, Crawley and MK Dons, Christopher has an exclusive chat with former STFC wideman Nicky
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Three is the magic number for Swindon Town as three goals, three different scorers, a third clean sheet of the season and importantly three points came courtesy of a ‘close to perfect’ performance, writes Ron Smith. Di Canio made three changes from the stalemate at Hartlepool. An injury prevented Troy Archibald-Henville from making the XI giving Flint a return. Alan
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Welcome to Press Watch, the Washbag’s new sideways glance at all things Town related in the media. If you see anything remotely concerning Swindon Town in the worlds media get in contact with me via Twitter @mrbraindown First up, imagine my horror in reading that Swindon could have a new hated rival to loathe and despise this season. Who could
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The Washbag Swindon Town FC Podcast is back! Christopher Panks is your guide to all things Swindon Town, on this occasion aided by TheWashbag.com editor Ron Smith and Swindon Advertiser Chief Sports Writer, Sam Morshead. Either side of a snippet of Christopher’s exclusive chat with Jan Aage Fjortoft, the three run the rule over the arrivals, departures and performances of Swindon’s pre-season, including first hand
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Pre-season with Paolo is always said to be hard work but does all the running work? Alex Cooke looks at the evidence. Fitness has been something of a theme for Swindon Town; the club’s foundations were being laid by the Victorian ideal of ‘muscular christianity’, its badge carries the exhortation to effort; ‘Salubritas et Industria’ and one of its greatest
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Does the lack of a reserve team and regular reserve fixtures at Swindon Town have a detrimental effect on some of the fringe and youth players, making it difficult to ‘take that next step’ and also prevents players of being up to speed when called into the first team? Following the appointment of Di Canio just over a year ago,
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Alex Cooke looks at Swindon fired their way to the 2011/12 championship with patience, fitness and a fantastic home scoring rate. It wasn’t the 75 goals scored that secured Swindon’s title last season; it was those that weren’t conceded. The forward line didn’t earn Paolo Di Canio’s side the championship; it was the back five. They allowed the team to
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