With 2013 rapidly coming to a close Andrew Steele-Davis picks out a selection of his top five players from the first half of the 2013/14 season… With Christmas now just seven days away I thought I would enter into the festive spirit by treating you all to something a little bit different this week. There have been many stunning individual
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Macclesfield Town’s four goal margin of victory in the FA Cup 1st Round was Swindon Town’s heaviest post-war defeat to a ‘non-league’ side. Daniel Hunt has the uneviable position of writing the match report… Let’s get one thing clear straight away, this wasn’t a cup upset at Moss Rose. Mark Cooper’s Swindon Town were the victims of a good old
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Adam Tanner made it up the M6 (eventually) to Oldham to witness Swindon Town’s response to their midweek setback… The suspension of Jay McEveley left Town without either a recognised left-back or a third centre back with any league experience. This meant that regardless of the formation chosen, some improvisation would be needed. Mark Cooper’s solution was to persist with
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Sometimes teams need to be brought back down to earth following a winning run – a realisation that they aren’t world beaters – and Tuesday night was one of those matches for Swindon Town against Walsall, writes Calvin Hothi. Manager Mark Cooper made just one change from the side which beat Notts County on Friday with Nicky Ajose coming in
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Andrew Steele-Davis asks have your hopes and expectations changed yet? We are barely three months into the season yet Swindon Town are flying high and playing some of the best football you are ever likely to witness in the Football League. It’s all a far cry from the summer… Swindon dealt out yet another footballing lesson on Friday night with
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Episode #18 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available… Host Ron Smith is joined by Lee Clarke and podcast regular Iain Watkins. It’s now four games unbeaten for Swindon Town and October is turning out as per many of our expectations as a rewarding month. And, we’ve finally won away in League One. We’re you surprised by Town’s
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After three wins on the trot Swindon Town aimed to make it a fourth when entertaining Notts County at the County Ground for ‘Friday Night Football’. With Ryan Mason returning to the fold and Swindon finally looking like they were hitting a patch of rich form Town fans were eagerly anticipating Friday’s game, as Matthew Peach reports. Swindon approached their
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Heading into the game you could’ve been forgiven for expecting a Swindon Town rampage against a poor Tranmere Rovers side. The 1-0 scoreline may not represent that dominance, but the overall play showed an even more patient side to Town’s approach. Writes Calvin Hothi. Nile Ranger was welcomed back into a nearly unchanged side from the defeat to Preston North
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Episode #17 of TheWashbag.com Swindon Town FC Podcast is now available to download… Host Ron Smith is joined by Sam Morshead – Swindon Advertiser Chief Sports Writer – and podcast regular Iain Watkins. The three review Swindon’s 1-0 win over Tranmere Rovers, a game that was like watching paint dry compared to recent frenetic and high-scoring matches. A main topic
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It’s Friday, so it must be time for the latest blog by BBC Devon’s Vic Morgan. You might be forgiven for thinking Swindon Town looked a bit like Casualty at the moment, or for those old enough to remember Emergency Ward 10. Players have been falling by the wayside at an alarming rate. Preston North End saw those in red and white
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