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Swindon could have sent the youngster back to train in Yorkshire for the rest of the campaign, but they would still have been liable for the wage contribution they signed up to in the summer.
31.01.25News
Scott Malone, who worked with Holloway at Millwall, is spending two days training with Town this week as he looks to find a new club. The 33-year-old has been without a contract since leaving Crawley Town in November.
Cox picked up the problem during the game against Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday (January 28). It has resulted in substantial swelling and bruising, and will mean he is unable to take part in the clash at Brunton Park on Saturday (February 1).
Be it through motivation, a sheer sense of will, or in consultation with the witchdoctors of west Wiltshire, Holloway has taken a group of down-on-their-luck and almost out-on-their-arse players and summoned a sleeping spirit inside them.
29.01.25Matchday
Swindon's turnaround has been achieved through a combination of low-risk defending, high-energy pressing, and the influence of Harry Smith up front. But there is still improvement to be had in one particular discipline: shooting.
28.01.25Features
On Monday (January 27), Swindon manager Ian Holloway confirmed one transfer could yet take place - however, he is growing increasingly pessimistic that it will be completed before the deadline on Monday (February 3).
27.01.25News
McGregor has not played for Town since the defeat at Bradford City on December 14, due to a groin problem. However, he has been making good progress in his recovery and is now back on the grass with the rest of the Swindon squad.
Last week, members of the Joint Venture board were told that a meeting, scheduled to take place on Tuesday (January 28), needed to be put back. The meeting was due to provide an opportunity for the club to present four concept designs.
Since beating Northampton Town at Sixfields in their last outing of 2022, Swindon have just six away league victories to their name. That’s an average of one every 126 days.
23.01.25Features
Holloway has been impressed with the references he has received about the player from his contacts in the game, including Fylde head coach Kevin Phillips.
23.01.25News
ANALYSIS: The Town boss has identified how reliant he and Swindon are on Smith to both create chances and score goals, despite his team's recent upturn in form.
Kirkman was withdrawn just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute at the County Ground on Saturday (January 18), and Swindon's initial fears were that he had suffered a tear of the medial collateral ligament in his knee.
22.01.25News
Town manager Ian Holloway has become concerned that injury to Harry Smith during the final three months of the campaign would significantly disrupt his side's progress.
McGurk had struggled to win a place in Swindon Town manager Ian Holloway's side and was sent to Somerset on loan last month in an effort to get the midfielder gametime.
21.01.25News
Against a Barrow side which promised little, and somehow ended up offering less, Swindon produced 90 minutes of hard, old-fashioned graft. A ‘football pre-Pep’ display. A get-things-done sort of display.
20.01.25Matchday
Swindon will send Kirkman for tests to identify just how bad the issue is. At its worst, an MCL tear could set a player back between two and three months, though the less severe end of scale can see a return within a few weeks.
19.01.25News
SPECIAL REPORT: The Moonraker has spent the past week assessing the stadium's issues and why the look and feel of the ground has a considerable part to play in the relationship breakdown between fans and owner.
17.01.25Features
McGregor was due to be back on the grass with the rest of the first-team squad at Swindon's Beversbrook training ground in Calne on Friday (January 17).
17.01.25News
The Moonraker first reported interest in the winger on Wednesday (January 15), and Longelo has been up in the north west over the past 48 hours for a medical and to agree terms.
Over the past two months, Povey has had to prepare the County Ground pitch for five home league matches. Four took place amid weather warnings for rain and wind, the fifth came in sub-zero temperatures and through freezing fog. Yet the playing surface has stood up to the challenge.
16.01.25Features
Longelo only joined Swindon Town in the summer, but has found regular gametime difficult to come by during his brief spell in Wiltshire. The 25-year-old has made 21 appearances for Swindon, but fewer than half (nine) have been starts.
15.01.25News
The camera in question covers part of the Arkell's Stand concourse, but it is also positioned over the top of cubicles, presenting a disconcerting sight for those answering the call of nature.
