It was an opening day defeat for Swindon as they lost 1-0 to Peterborough at London Road. Britt Assombalonga’s goal was the difference between the sides and Adam Johnson was there to see how the newly assembled side faired… Well, that wasn’t as bad as we all thought it might be. Swindon’s record this season will read played one lost
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Adam Johnson is the final TheWashbag contributor to give his thoughts on Swindon Town in the 2013/14 season… What are your hopes and expectations for Swindon in 2013/14? That we still have a club at the end of the season! Now, that’s me joking but there are fans who seem to be this negative about the coming season. The way
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Kevin MacDonald left the club by mutual consent this weekend and the search begins for Swindon’s 33rd manager since 1904 and third in the past five months. Adam Johnson shares his thoughts on the potential replacement. Swindon can’t even do boring pre seasons now it seems. We weren’t expecting it to be quiet with players coming and going but a managerial
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Some supporters have had the joys of experiencing Swindon’s rise to the top of English Football through the late 80’s and early 90’s. However, some haven’t been as fortunate and have only dealt with the aftermath that followed. Adam Johnson is one of those fans… ‘‘And surely that means it’s the Premier League for Swindon Town…’’ Words that to me
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A last minute equaliser from Walsall last Saturday meant it was three points out of twelve in Swindon’s last four home games. It’s a record that has come under scrutiny from sections of Town fans leading our writer Adam Johnson to have a look into the County Ground conundrum… Walking into The County Ground on a match day is almost
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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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Last week our writer Adam Johnson looked over the race to the League One title and playoff spots. He predicted that a top two spot for Swindon is entirely feasible, he’s now back to explain further… I’m normally the pessimistic type when it comes to football, maybe being a Swindon fan since the days of McMahon has driven that into
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With the season at just over the half way stage Adam Johnson, over two blogs, will be looking into Swindon’s promotion rivals. In this edition we look at those who are fighting for the title won by Charlton Athletic a year ago… Guessing who is going to win the title in January is a tough order. However, with the help
Read moreSwindon fans can go into Christmas Day with smiles after a thumping 5-0 win v table topping Tranmere at The County Ground. The win cements The Robins place in and around the playoff zone and Adam Johnson was there… ‘‘All I want for Christmas is you’’ was the choice of song before kick-off and we all know the obvious cheesy
Read moreA crowd of 14,434 witnessed a great night of cup football at the County Ground as Swindon lost 3-2 to Premier League side Aston Villa. Writes Adam Johnson. It was physically exhausting, dramatic, intense and loud. That’s what it was like for the fans, let alone the players, as the County Ground was treated to a special cup game. Swindon
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