This Saturday afternoon Swindon Town travel to the King Power Stadium Leicester for our first FA Cup 4th Round tie since 1996. Form… Town come into the game thanks to FA Cup wins against Huddersfield Town, Colchester and Wigan Athletic. Swindon are on a run of five victories in six games and only one defeat in all competitions in 22 games. Leicester
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. You know when your team isn’t playing well, but you still win…? You leave the ground thinking, that could be the day when the footballing gods are smiling on us, and things are written..? Well, that was me last Saturday. I was telling anyone who cared to listen, and several who didn’t, that
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Paolo Di Canio was sent to the stands for the third time this season against Macclesfield. The incident arose following a blatant push on the back of Aden Flint, allowing Macclesfield a great goalscoring opportunity which they eventually squandered. The aggrieved Di Canio remonstrated with the fourth official, until referee Keith Stroud hastily sent the Italian to the stands. This third dismissal follows earlier run-ins with referees
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The sign of a good team is that they grind out a results even when the performance is below par, and this is exactly what Swindon Town did today when they beat Macclesfield 1-0, writes STFC007. The reverse fixture back in September last year was lost 0-2, when the Town centre back pairing were not equipped to deal with the
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Form… Fourth placed Swindon are currently on a run of one defeat – at Torquay on Boxing Day – in fourteen League Two matches and nineteen matches overall. Town’s current form guide reads four wins, one draw and one defeat in the previous six League Two outings, including the current unbeaten run of three victories against Northampton, AFC Wimbledon and Rotherham At the County
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The ramblings of BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan.. So then how cold were you at the Don Valley..? After a winter of Spring like temperatures, it was a case of wrap up and try to keep as warm as you could against the South Yorkshire chill. Great afternoon though. Our first and only visit to Rotherham’s temporary home, and a worthwhile
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When Paul Hart left Swindon Town in April, a whole host of names were linked with the County Ground hot seat. Andrew Steele-Davis looks back at the two of the prime candidates and their fortunes since failing to beat Paolo Di Canio for the Swindon job. Paul Buckle was a name that excited many Town fans during the search for a new
Read moreEighteen years ago today Swindon travelled to Suffolk for an FA Cup Third Round Replay after a 1-1 draw with Ipswich at the County Ground. A trademark goalkeeping howler from Nicky Hammond in extra time handed Ipswich victory in this FA Cup replay – but not before Jan Fjørtoft finally breaks his goalscoring duck for the Town. Soon after Jan’s arranged loan back
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Paolo Di Canio has finally got his man. Luke Rooney was unveiled yesterday as Swindon’s third signing of the January Transfer Window, arriving from Gillingham for an undisclosed fee. We’ve asked Gillingham blog Gills365 for their view on Rooney, the reasons for his decision to leave Prestfield and what can we expect from the 21 year old at the County Ground. Can you
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Not many player’s careers can bear comparison with Thierry Henry’s, writes Alex Cooke. To do so they would need to be a club-record goal scorer, a World Cup and European Championships winner, an inspirational captain, an ad-man’s dream and, an aesthete. Swindon’s Eric Sabin – entry #2 into the Hall of Shame – was none of these things. Instead Sabin
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