Swindon couldn’t make it into the top two as they went down to a 1-0 defeat against top of the table Doncaster. Adam Johnson watched the game from his recliner… Thank you Sky for showing our game on TV, but sorry to anyone who watched it and wasn’t a fan of Swindon or Doncaster. In a game billed as ‘must win’ Swindon were outplayed and
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With news that Paolo Di Canio has been appointed as manager at Premier League Sunderland, here’s some light reading for Mackems on his eventful time at Swindon Town… Paolo Di Canio’s Red & White Army – An initial view on the Italian’s appointment in May 2011… READ THE FULL ARTICLE Paolo Di Canio: Method Man Not Madman – He’s wild, he’s exuberant,
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Form Guide… 4th placed Swindon have six League One games remaining, starting with a trip to the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster on Easter Monday. Town are currently unbeaten in three games and 11th in the form guide with two wins, three draws and one defeat. On their travels, Swindon won 2-0 away at Yeovil a few weeks ago to go 2nd in
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A 1-1 draw with Oldham Athletic meant Swindon lost ground on the race for automatic promotion. Brendan Hobbs left the County Ground annoyed and frustrated as all of us… Oldham, they always seem to crop up at awkward times in my life and make it their business to totally rain on my parade. I remember a particularly sunny day in
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The TrustSTFC AGM was held on Wednesday 27th March with about 30 members present, including Justin Tomlinson MP and Jeremy Wray, former Chairman of Swindon Town Football Club. The meeting took place against a the background of a revival of interest in the Trust and the debate mostly focused on a Trust manifesto for 2013/14 circulated to members prior to the meeting. This
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. And so it did come to pass. The lifting of the mighty M’Bargo. One of the most dogged and annoying midfield terriers ever to plague the County Ground. There can be fewer subjects that have so dominated Swindon fans than this restriction on the
Read moreForm Guide… 2nd placed Swindon drew 0-0 with Notts County last weekend. Town’s six match form guide reads two wins, two draws and two defeats, putting Swindon 15th in current form. As hosts, Swindon are without a win in five games, with a record of one win, four draws and one defeat in six. Oldham Athletic arrive in Wiltshire in 20th and
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Mystic Ron gets out the crystal ball and a spreadsheet with another hopeful prediction of the final standings in League One… With seven games remaining for Swindon Town, it’s better late than never to have a go at predicting the final league positions on the 27th April. After testing various methods over the past few seasons I’ve decided to take an entirely different
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TrustSTFC – the Swindon Town Supporters Trust – exists as a democratic, not for profit organisation, with a key aim of securing representation and strengthening the links between the Club and the community. But do you know what is the Trust doing to deliver on this aim? Do you want to have your say on what it should be doing? After a turbulent
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A goalless draw with Notts County ensured Swindon Town have gone five games as hosts without a win. Here’s Bitter Gillespie’s account of the game… 1957 was the year Elvis Pressley declared he was “All Shook Up,” a song that stayed for weeks at number one. Equally it’s 1957, now that due diligence has taken place that Swindon Town’s debts
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