Throughout this week our writers reveal their hopes and expectations for Swindon Town in League One during 2012/13. Next up, Matt Davies… Hopes and expectations for the season: In my opinion a successful season would be a play-off place, despite this I do think that promotion is a realistic aim as the club has considerable momentum at the moment. Signing of the summer:
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Swindon Town started the season in the best way possible, dumping Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion out of the newly dubbed ‘Capital One Cup’, putting aside any worries about the removal of Paul Caddis as captain in the process. Writes Daniel Hunt. Such an enthralling match seemed impossible at half time following a dull first half that must have left the Sky
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Throughout this week our writers reveal their hopes and expectations for Swindon Town in League One during 2012/13. Second up, our Podcast host Christopher Panks… Hopes and expectations for the season: I’ll be fairly satisfied with a finish in the top half of the league, a top 10 finish would be seen as a good consolidation. Signing of the summer: Troy
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In our first review of the statistics which made the 2011/12 season, Ron Smith takes aim at Town goalkeepers Wes Foderingham, Phil Smith and Mattia Lanzano. If the 2011/12 season has taught us something we always knew would be true, it’s that quality goalkeepers are actually in short supply. After many years of Talia, Gremink, Lucas and the rest, it seems we’ve found one
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Neil Evans is to give his perspective on everyone who put on a Red shirt in our amazing record-breaking season, part two.. 18. Mark Scott. The young goalkeeper didn’t really feature and has been released by PDC..we wish him well 5 out of 10 19. Luke Rooney: Is it just me, or were we all expecting a lot more from Luke? if
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You’ve read many great factual reviews of the season, Alex Cooke takes a more personal view of 2011-12 and how it has changed how he watches Swindon. 2011-12 was a season played in the full glare of a nation’s attention. The media with their magpie-attention span were periodically fascinated because of who stalked the touchline, rival football fans saw Swindon
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A spectacular season was capped by a match somewhat less so, as Valley Parade played host to the only goalless game in the Football League this weekend. With nothing more than pride to play for, the game itself had somewhat of a pre-season feeling to it, writes Rosie MacGillivray. Both players and supporters shown that sportsmanship still existed. The Bradford
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The votes have been counted and TheWashbag.com readers have voted Alan McCormack as our 2011/12 Swindon Town Player of the Season. Who would’ve imagined back in July that the former Southend and Charlton Athletic midfielder would become arguably the most adept central defender in the division and secure a massive 46% of your vote to win the coveted Fraser Digby
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Our Player of the Season vote opens today. The winning player will secure the prestigious ‘Fraser Digby Tortoiseshell Comb Award’ when the result is announced on Friday 4th May 2012. Players eligible for the vote include only those squad members who have played at least 10 games in all competitions. Medhi Kerrouche is ineligible as he played for O*ford during the season.
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Town thrashed Port Vale 5-0 at the County Ground to secure the League Two title with a match to spare. Paolo Di Canio’s red & white army secured a nineteenth clean sheet at home this season and scored 5 without reply courtesy of Matt Ritchie late in the first half and strikes from Paul Benson, Aden Flint and Alan Connell
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