Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. The highs and lows of being a football fan eh? All emotion has been encapsulated in the last seven days in the life of a Swindon Town supporter. Last week at this time, we were ready to celebrate. Another win against Plymouth Argyle would surely see us on the verge of promotion,
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He’s wild, he’s exuberant, and he’s fantastic entertainment, but Paolo Di Canio is a more studied manager than his pitch-side persona reveals, says Alex Cooke. “The media portrayal of Paolo Di Canio is very different to the manager I’ve come across. The one I have experienced is very meticulous in his planning, very knowledgeable about every level of football from
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The Swindon Town and Gillingham rivalry is an unusual one considering the distance between in miles, yet the events of a meeting at Priestfield in March 1979 set the tone for future years. With the sides seeking promotion from Division Three, Swindon’s visit culminated in a fiery encounter. Gillingham scored two in the opening 25 minutes, only for Town to
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Tonight Swindon can mathematically secure a place in League One with a draw against Aldershot, or if Crawley fail to win at home to Northampton. Town can win the League Two title if they better Shrewsbury’s result, who play Port Vale. If Swindon do secure the title tonight, it would be an uncanny resemblance with our Division Four title in 1985/86
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In the week leading up to visit of Plymouth Argyle, Paolo Di Canio – the inspirational Swindon Town Manager, had urged the people in and around Swindon to fill the County Ground in support of the team as they edged ever closer to promotion to League One. As the game kicked off, little did they know of Paolo’s personal tragedy
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Here are the latest ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. Quite a week. To wins out of two over Easter, two long and exhausting journeys. The first was to Morecambe on Good Friday. An early start necessary for a journey so far north. A decision was made not to travel from Devon on the morning, but to stay in Wiltshire on the
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A victory for Swindon over Plymouth coupled with a defeat for either Crawley or Torquay will see Town promoted. Also, a 23rd clean sheet of the league campaign against Argyle would set a new club Football League record. Also… an 18th clean sheet at home will beat the previous Football League Division Four record of 17 shut outs by a
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With Swindon Town looking strong to secure a ninth promotion in the Football League, we start our look back at past promotion seasons. First up, Mike Minihane recalls the 1962/63 season when the Town won their maiden promotion from Division Three. The first Swindon Town game I can remember was against Crystal Palace in 1958, I was 9. I had been to
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Swindon completed the bank holiday weekend with another 1-0 victory, courtesy of a cross-cum-shot from Lee Holmes. It wasn’t pretty, as the power of Northampton looked to out-do the precise passing of Swindon reports Rosie MacGillivray. Given Paolo Di Canio’s dissatisfaction at our performance versus Morecambe, it wasn’t a surprise to see two changes. Ronan Murray returned in place of Alan Connell, while Lee
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Form Guide… First placed Swindon are 5 points clear at the top of the table and currently on a run of three defeats in twenty-nine League Two matches. Town’s current form guide reads four wins, one draw and one defeat in six outings. At the County Ground, Town are unbeaten since August, making it 18 games without tasting defeat and 48 points from a possible 54. In the
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