Kevin MacDonald’s first home game in charge of Swindon ended level at home to Walsall, much like Paul Hart’s first game in charge in 2011. It was also the third successive draw between these sides at the County Ground and Swindon’s sixth home draw this season. Benjamin Wills reports. It seemed like MacDonald was going to secure a second successive
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Our TheWashbag.com Index calculates the Swindon Town Player of the Month by assessing the key statistics from all league and cup matches. Following six League One games during the month, the February result is in… PLAYER LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Gary Roberts 28.0 0 28.0 Wes Foderingham 20.2 0 20.2 Adam Rooney 20.0 0 20.0 James Collins 17.0 0 17.0 Nathan
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Being sent to Coventry is not normally a pleasurable experience. Nobody talks to you and you feel somewhat alone. Not sure how the expression came about but usually its a bit of a downer. Well those who went to that Midlands city last Saturday
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Form Guide… 3rd placed Swindon were unbeaten in thirteen League One matches until Bury visited the County Ground just over a week ago. Following that defeat, Town secured their first comeback victory of the League One campaign with a late 2-1 win at Coventry City. Town’s six match form guide reads three wins, two draws and one defeat, putting Swindon
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He’s been gone a little while from the dugout, however it’s taken that time for Ron Smith to put together a selection of the vital statistics from Paolo Di Canio’s reign at the County Ground. Di Canio managed Swindon Town for 95 matches, competing in League One, League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
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Swindon returned to winning ways with an accomplished performance over play-off chasing Coventry in what was newly appointed manager Kevin MacDonald’s first game, writes Lee Clark. Darren Ward’s 90 minute winner capped a remarkable comeback in the space of 5 minutes, after Coventry midfielder Franck Moussa had fired the home team into the lead within just 64 seconds. 3,000 Swindon
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. Had a long telephone conversation the other day with a leading member of the Supporters Club committee. Ok it was Roger Bunce. We worked out that we’d been supporting STFC for about the same length of time which would make sense as we’re about
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Form Guide… 4th placed Swindon were defeated for the first time in thirteen games against Bury in midweek. Town’s form guide now reads two wins, three draws and one defeat in six games. Away from the County Ground, Town beat Tranmere Rovers 3-1 last time out and have a record of three wins and three draws in six League One
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This wasn’t just rubbish. This was stinking Swindon Town rubbish, writes Ben Beaumont. If you believe in these things, the omens were bad. 1. Bury hadn’t won at the County Ground since 1977. The year of my birth. 2. The last match report I wrote for thewashbag was a drab 0-0 draw with Sheffield United. And the one before that,
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Brendan Hobbs provides a very personal eulogy to Paolo Di Canio, incredibly not mentioning him, football or Swindon Town once… Girlfriends, like football managers, come and go. I’m sure we’ve all experienced a fair few of them growing up, normally there’s a cavalcade of ‘Plain Janes’, sometimes there is the odd gem and maybe a couple that would really turn heads. Very
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