Form Guide… 4th placed Swindon are undefeated in nine matches in a run that has included 5 wins, 4 draws, 21 goals scored and 3 conceded. Away from the County Ground, Town have drawn their previous three games – 1-1 at AFC Bournemouth, 0-0 at Leyton Orient and 1-1 at Crawley – with a record of two wins, three draws
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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 five League One games this month, the January result is in… PLAYER LEAGUE CUP TOTAL James Collins 35 0 35 Alan McCormack 31.5 0 31.5 Wes Foderingham 31 0 31 Darren Ward 25.5 0 25.5 Matt Ritchie
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On a ‘pitch’ more suitable for the Calcutta Cup match up the road at Twickenham, how fitting that two penalty conversions should settle this scrappy, horrible footballing encounter in front of the Sky Sports cameras, writes Daniel Hunt. Something must have been a leveller because Swindon didn’t beat Crawley by the now customary scoreline of 3-0 (all the fun of thrashing Crawley
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Listen to the latest episode of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast. Host Christopher Panks is joined by Ron Smith – Editor of TheWashbag.com – and Sam Morshead – chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser. After one of the most turbulent weeks at the County Ground, the three reflect on the ramifications of the impending takeover by Jed McCrory’s consortium,
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Andrew Black and Matt Ritchie, have gone, Jed McCrory’s consortium are nearly here, but Paolo Di Canio is on the brink and we are no nearer the truth, believes Alex Cooke. Swindon Town Football Club have been taken over by a consortium fronted by Jed McCrory, subject to Football League approval. Matt Ritchie has been sold and Paolo Di Canio
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Form Guide… 3rd placed Swindon are undefeated in eight matches in a run that has included 5 wins, 3 draws, 20 goals and 2 conceded. Away from the County Ground, Town have drawn their previous two games – 1-1 at AFC Bournemouth and 0-0 midweek at Leyton Orient – with a record of three wins, two draws and one defeat
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. As Swindon Town fans we get used to the good, the bad and the downright bizarre. Where this week fits I leave to you to decide. From one emotion to another is the only way to describe the events of the past few days. We
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Last night Swindon had to settle for an away point in tough conditions versus Leyton Orient. Adam Johnson was at the game… Hard graft wasn’t enough for Swindon to claim all three points in a battling 0-0 draw at The Matchroom Stadium. Town will see this as two points dropped after dominating large parts of the game in which, at times,
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Swindon Town’s most natural finisher is on loan to Cheltenham, not because he is too old, but because Paolo Di Canio demands more than just goal-scoring. By Alex Cooke. Few players have left Swindon of late with a kind word from manager Paolo Di Canio. Not Paul Caddis, not Medhi Kerrouche and certainly not Leon Clarke. However, striker Paul Benson
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Form Guide… 4th placed Swindon are undefeated in seven matches in a run that has included 5 wins, 2 draws, 20 goals and 2 conceded. Away from the County Ground, Town drew 1-1 at AFC Bournemouth last time out and have a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in six League One games; putting Swindon 5th in
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