Form Guide… 11th placed Swindon are on a run of 3 games without a victory, with only 1 goal scored in that run. Away from the County Ground in the League, Town are without a win in 5 games, their last victory being a 1-0 defeat of Morecambe on 6th April. Carlisle United are sitting just behind Swindon in 12th.
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Another week has gone by quickly as it’s time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Not used to it are we? It’s been a bit strange this week. Haven’t woken up, looked at Twitter and found more bonkers headlines coming out of the County Ground. After the events of earlier in the season, it feels like the
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Neil Ruddock becomes the latest entrant into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, courtesy of this fantastic cartoon illustrated by David Squires, telling the story of the search for some shorts that would fit his waistline… Click the image to enlarge… See more of David’s work at TheSunshineRoom.com Read More Tales from the Swindon Town Hall of Shame…
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We’ve had plenty of responses so far, however some of our readers may have missed the Safe-Standing Survey during the holidays… We have ten questions seeking your views on: whether you would support the provision for Safe-Standing area(s) at the rebuilt County Ground if this was permitted; how it could be implemented; and in what ways could Safe-Standing affect your attendance
Read moreTheWashbag recently asked Swindon Town goalkeeping legend Fraser Digby what was his greatest performance in our red & white in our interview… “Memorable games were ones I always had against West Ham United as I always seem to play well against them. I remember we had a cup game at the County Ground and that was certainly my best performance in
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Form Guide… 8th placed Swindon lost their previous outing at Preston 4-1 and then went down to a 1-0 defeat at Oxford in midweek. At the County Ground, Swindon are unbeaten in 28 league and cup matches, a run stretching back to a 1-3 defeat by Southampton on the 30th August 2011. Also, in 2012, Town have only conceded twice in
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BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan is back for 2012/13, continuing his weekly blog only here on The Washbag. So, there I was this time last week pondering whether or not the win over Stoke was one of the Town’s best ever. Yes a victory over a Premier League side in the Credit Card Cup, and things looked about as good as they
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A much changed Swindon Town paid the price for failing to turn possession and pressure into shots on target against bitter rivals Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium, writes Daniel Hunt. A promising first half performance faded into the Oxfordshire night as a collision between new team mates, Ward and Flint, allowed Alfie Potter to snatch a barely deserved win
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For our 18th entry into the Swindon Town Hall of Shame, Stuart Temple inducts Australian goalkeeper Frank Talia for his efforts against West Brom in 1996. Fraser Digby is a Swindon Town legend. In August 1998 Fraser moved to Crystal Palace and his departure left a void in between the sticks at the County Ground which wasn’t really filled until
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Matt Davies asks Millwall supporter Paul Donovan for his view on Swindon’s recent loan signing Darren Ward. What do the Millwall fans think of Ward? Wardy will always be welcome back at The Den. He has been a great professional over the years and is quite a character off the field too, he owns his a Cattery and his nickname
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