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Town’s New Era complete with McDonald in Managers roll.

The Swindon Town “New Era” has taken shape with the appointment of Manager  Kevin MacDonald who faced the media and declared that, after many years in coaching and assistant management roles, he is ready to make the tough decisions and deal with the demands that being a championship manager brings. The 52 year old Scot […]

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Town Buried by Bury.

If Swindon Town thought life after Di Canio was going to be easy think again. Bury who languish at the foot of the table came and conqured with a Steven Schumacher goal mid way through the first half. Town’s players, usually accustomed to cheers at half and full time, left to a chorus of BOOS […]

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Swindon Town new era – new Board press conference gallery.

Swindon Town showed off their new owners to the media in a press conference at the County Ground. New Chairman Jed McCory with Director Callum Rice, Commercial Director Gary Hooper and General Manager Steve Murrall were all speaking to the press about the take over and the future of the club. SPONSOR A PAGE OR […]

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Two teams start a new era with a draw.

Swindon Town started the era of Jed McCory and managed by the playing duo of Tommy Miller and Darren Ward with a draw against a Preston North End side who were with new Manager Simon Grayson who was only appointed on Monday. Two teams both playing under new regimes were destined for a draw and […]

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Sport shorts. Takeover and out.

Statement from the football club about the completed sale of the football club. THE Board are delighted to announce they have now received clearance from the Football League and have completed of the sale of Swindon Town Football Club to Seebeck 87 Limited, a company backed by a consortium headed by Jed McCrory. Following completion, […]

Swindon fall again to Monkhouse Voodoo

Swindon fall again to Monkhouse Voodoo

Once again Andy Monkhouse, the former Town man, pops up and scores a vital goal for Hartlepool against his old Club and stopped Di Canio’s men  going to the top of Div. 1. Simon Ferry scored the opener in the first half of a match played on a heavy surface. But despite 2nd half domination […]

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Swindon lose to Gillingham 1-0 in Extra time. The ladies that is.

Swindon Town Ladies took on Gillingham Ladies FC, who play in a league higher the them, in the ladies edition of the FA Cup. The match held at the Fairford FC ground was 0-0 at full time, but a goal mid way through the second period of extra time sealed it for the visitors from […]

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Sport shorts.

That makes it three. Lady refs that is. As featured in an earlier blog Swindon’s top teams seem to be attracting lady referees at the moment; and what’s wrong with that? Alexandra Ihringova was at the County Ground on Saturday as a linesman and Joy Tottman was one of the officials at the Link the […]

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Town tame the Shrews.

With ‘For Sale’ signs up and a mass clearing of the pitch on Friday night, Swindon ended a turbulent week on a high note with a brace of second-half goals. After the headlines concerning the sale of the club and a mammoth effort to clear the pitch of snow in time to actually play, the […]