Short Term Contracting Fever
Adam Tanner looks at Swindon Town’s tendency to get contract lengths wrong and the implications for Lee Power’s sustainability strategy…
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Washbag Podcast: Episode 34 – A comfortable start?
Episode #34 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download. Host Ron Smith is joined by two guests to discuss the opening fortnight to the 2014/15 season – Town fans Iain Watkins and Adam Tanner.
Read moreLuton Town 1-2 Swindon Town: Hats off for Smith
Adam Tanner went to Kenilworth Road, Luton to witness Swindon Town’s first step on the League Cup road to Wembley… Swindon approached the game looking to uphold a curiously healthy League Cup record away from home. The team had won at QPR, Stoke and Bristol City inside the last three years; and we had only lost one away tie (on penalties
Read moreNotts County 2-0 Swindon Town: Seeing Red…
Adam Tanner went to Meadow Lane hoping for some joy against the Magpies. Swindon Town went into the game looking for their seventh win in eight games; and aiming to keep faint hopes of a playoff place alive into the final day.
Read moreCarlisle United 1-0 Swindon Town: ‘P’ word, what ‘P’ word..?
Adam Tanner headed north to Brunton Park, Carlisle to watch Swindon Town’s remaining promotion ambitions head south… Approaching the game, the omens for Swindon were good. We were unbeaten at Carlisle United in our previous four visits, stretching back to 2007, and aiming for a fourth consecutive league win for the first time this season. By contrast, our opponents had
Read moreWashbag Podcast: Episode 27 – Miles Better for Swindon…
Episode #27 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by FLICWiltshire Sports Editor Andrew Steele-Davis and Town fans Adam Tanner and Iain Watkins. On our previous podcast we revelled in a goalless draw after a miserable two months. Today and three successive wins later, could the play-offs now again be in-sight for
Read moreBristol City 0-0 Swindon Town: Mark Cooper makes a point…
Adam Tanner made the short trip to Ashton Gate for a derby day fixture that has become quite a rare event in recent seasons. Swindon Town went into the game hoping to avoid a third consecutive league defeat for the first time all season, and aiming to extend an eight-game unbeaten run against Bristol City, stretching back to 2002. Mark
Read moreWhy is there a prevailing mood of misery at Swindon Town..?
Adam Tanner gives his thoughts on the prevailing mood of misery around the County Ground during recent weeks… During last week’s draw with Crawley Town my mind wandered several times from the match. I’ll spare you my musings about my shopping list, and car insurance renewal; I know the game wasn’t a classic. But I will share a comparison that
Read moreWhat’s going wrong at Swindon Town?
Swindon Town not only lost against Oldham Athletic but they also failed to score in a home league game for the first time since last March. Considering Town managed a grand total of one attempt on target and two corners, that result is hardly surprising, so Adam Tanner assesses what went wrong.? 1. Managerial Input Cooper made a couple of
Read moreSwindon Town 0-1 Oldham Athletic: Town thrown off track
Adam Tanner was at the County Ground for the visit of Oldham Athletic to witness a pretty forgettable afternoon for Swindon Town. Mark Cooper made three changes from the team that had gained a deserved point at Walsall on Tuesday. Nile Ranger and Yaser Kasim were left out alongside the suspended Alex Pritchard. George Barker, Nathan Byrne and Ryan Harley
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