Alex Hays reports on an unexpected victory for Swindon Town… Being a Town fan in exile is a mixed blessing. Attending more away games than home, we tend to avoid the vitriol aired at the County Ground. But given Town’s away record over the past 12 months, we’ve been starved of entertainment. My last match report, around a year ago,
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Legendary hedonist and erstwhile King of Cario’s nightclub, Wild Al, is doing his bit for Town’s tumbling fortunes by eschewing ‘Dry January’ for the 27th year running. While others are dabbling in a New Year detox to shed the pounds, Al has hit the pub to draw up a five point plan of action to help Tim Sherwood pile on
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Former BBC Wiltshire match commentator Vic Morgan returns for the 2016/17 season… This time last week I wrote that if you believed much of the comment that had been said about the new season, then Swindon were certs to have a disaster of a campaign. I also wrote that I didn’t feel pessimistic and the early signs are that it’s optimism
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Richard Selbourne watched a pass or two as Swindon Town beat Chesterfield and secured their status in League One for 2016/17… Swindon ‘why use one pass when six will do’ Town once again tested the patience of their fans when they cruised to a comfortable victory over fellow strugglers Chesterfield at a cold, but sunny County Ground. The first in
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Former BBC Wiltshire commentator Vic Morgan writes his latest blog for TheWashbag.com… Two defeats in a week and it means that Swindon Town find themselves back in the scrap towards the bottom of the table. The first loss came against in form Barnsley, who came with a game plan and left with the three points. To be fair, a goalless draw
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Swindon Town failed to overturn an early deficit for the first time in three matches and were forced to settle for a point at promotion-chasing Sheffield United. Despite the early setback, and surviving a shaky period at the start of the second half, Luke Williams’ men will feel slightly disappointed not to come away with all three points, writes Joe
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Adam Tanner headed to the Pirelli Stadium, hoping to watch Swindon avoid further skid marks and get the wheels back on their winter form… Despite a disappointing Boxing Day performance against Gillingham, Swindon could approach a tricky trip to the joint league leaders with some optimism. Consecutive away wins, each of them accompanied by a clean sheet, had represented a
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Davy Richards reports on how Swindon Town are finally starting to find some form, and how this 2-1 win over Rochdale showed that even when Town aren’t at their best, they do have the steel to grind out a result. Swindon have come a long way since Martin Ling’s first game in charge. This victory, against the same side that embarrassed
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Swindon have now failed to win in their last nine matches, after another another abysmal performance, this time against Oldham Athletic, where yet again Town’s tactical failures showed reports Davy Richards
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New TheWashbag.com columnist Chris Linnell – Town fan and editor at The Boot Room – outlines why Yaser Kasim is the solution to Swindon Town’s creative midfield problems.
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