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Hans Andersen wins Stead Teatimonial.

HOME MAN Hans Andersen romped to an eighteen point maximum to win the Simon Stead Testimonial at Swindon on Thursday. It was a star-studded lineup that turned out for Steady and a healthy crowd packed the Abbey, but it was a Swindon Robin that stole the show with a faultless performance. It was an entertaining […]

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Super speedway riders gather for Stead’s night

SOME of the biggest names in world speedway will line up at Swindon on Thursday to celebrate the career of Great Britain star Simon Stead (7.30). Despite contending with a congested fixture list, ‘Steady’ has managed to attract a line-up worthy of any event and the meeting promises to be amongst the most entertaining in […]

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Town go through in Capital One Cup 3-0 to face Stoke.

  Swindon Town opened their 2012-13 account as they finished last season with an emphatic win against Championship Brighton at the County Ground. The first half was eminently forgettable, but 3 goals in the second half, the first from Paul Benson and two from ex-Brighton player Alan Navarro, brought the game and the 5737 crowd […]

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Robins Speedway end winning run at Peteborough.

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter had no complaints about the result after seeing his side thumped 55-38 at Peterborough. And Rossiter refused to offer any excuses for the performance as the league leaders were outclassed at the East of England Showground. Troy Batchelor was top Swindon scorer with 12 – but six of those were from […]

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McCormack is confirmed as new captain and Caddis out of squad for tomorrow.

In an extended press conference at Swindon Town Manager, Paolo Di Canio put the record straight about why he has dropped Paul Caddis, not only from the captaincy, but from the squad for the opening match against Brighton in the Capital One Cup tomorrow night (7-45 KO). ” The Captain of my squad must be […]

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Speedway team update

SWINDON will face a patched-up Peterborough team at the East of England Showground in tonight’s important Elite League clash (7.30). Panthers have suffered a double injury blow with new signing Tomas H Jonasson and popular Pole Krzysztof Buczkowski ruled out after crashing in Poland yesterday. But Robins co-owner Gary Patchett insists his side won’t take […]

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Robins fly to Peterborough – PREVIEW

SWINDON continue their push for top spot in the Elite League when they head to Peterborough on Monday (7.30). And Robins will take plenty of local track knowledge to the East of England Showground as Hans Andersen, Simon Stead and Troy Batchelor are all former Panthers riders. Swindon co-boss Gary Patchett is hoping that will […]

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Swindon still top after a win at the Abbey.

SWINDON made it three wins in four days with a hard fought 48-42 win over Birmingham at the Abbey on Thursday. And boss Alun Rossiter admits the hectic schedule may have caught up with his side after a massive team effort in winning at Coventry on Wednesday. Birmingham were able to claim a consolation point […]

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Di Canio lifts the Capital One Cup – on its visit to the County Ground.

Swindon Manager Paolo Di Canio did a dress rehearsal for what he hopes will be for real on 24 Feb 2013 at Wembley. The Capital One Cup (formerly the League Cup and the Carling Cup) made a flying visit to Swindon’s County Ground, where Manager Paolo Di Canio got his hands on it for the […]