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Swindon have played nine times at Whaddon Road, and never tasted victory, making Cheltenham the opponent Town have visited most often without coming away on top. That’s not just a bogey team, it’s a full-on snotty toddler.
11.10.24Matchday
The not-so-snappily-titled EV Charger Points Stadium remains among the narrowest in the EFL. And, for a team built to exploit width, that makes things a little tricky.
According to the Opta formula, Town really ought to be sitting comfortably in 10th place in the division, with 14 points (13.8 to be precise – yes, you can get decimal places in the expected table). What’s actually happened? Hmm, yes, we all know the answer to this one.
10.10.24Features
TEAM NEWS: King will sit out the short away day at Whaddon Road on Saturday (October 12) but is expected to return to training at Beversbrook next week.
10.10.24Matchday
The Australian, who has been connected with Swindon in some capacity for nine years, released a statement on Wednesday (October 9), in which he addressed the Trust's call to action.
09.10.24News
Swindon, lumbering around the foot of League Two, would have much preferred a week spent working towards the crucial trip to Cheltenham. Supporters are already absconding from the County Ground in their thousands. So how do Town treat this most irrelevant of matches?
08.10.24Matchday
This inherent split between the public statements from those inside the club, and the expectations of the fanbase, is fast becoming a terminal chasm.
07.10.24Opinion
The level of anger being directed towards the volunteers who run the organisation has gone beyond any reasonable level of acceptability.
04.10.24Opinion
Trust STFC have released a statement following the organisation's meeting with senior figures at Swindon Town earlier this week.
04.10.24News
Morfuni has repeatedly said he would only listen to offers from suitors who could provide proof of funds for both the outright purchase and the continued operation of the football club. He is insistent that, as yet, he has not received such an approach.
SWINDON TOWN vs HARROGATE TOWN: No team in League Two has conceded more shots on target than Harrogate this season, while their expected goals conceded is larger than all bar Newport. In simple terms, they offer teams chances in front of goal, good chances.
04.10.24Matchday
First Gazette notices are typically issued by Companies House, the body which holds records of businesses across the UK, and generally relate to failures to hit filing deadlines.
03.10.24News
The striker was training at Beversbrook on Thursday (October 3), but head coach Mark Kennedy remained non-committal over the role he would be able to play this weekend.
McGregor started three games in the final throes of last season, and was equally as dynamic. His full debut, in defeat at Walsall in April, proved to be utterly undaunting to a player who has made the step up from the academy with assuredness.
03.10.24Features
Andy and I spent the journey rehashing fan tweets and speculating wildly about who the next head coach would be, all the while trying to keep a blog running via an old-school dongle which would have been lucky to receive 2G, on a Cold War relic of a laptop.
01.10.24Features
Unlike some senior figures at Swindon in the recent past, Kennedy does appear to be willing to debate points of view. But what he is trying to say simply isn’t landing with the people he most needs to hear it right now: the fans.
30.09.24Opinion
Head coach Mark Kennedy said on Monday (September 30) that all three remain "on course" with their recoveries. However, there was no commitment to the trio being available at Prenton Park.
30.09.24News
On World Heart Day, The Moonraker asks Ofoborh about his first full pre-season in four years, and gets a very personal account of how his world was turned upside down. And how he found a way back.
28.09.24Features
PORT VALE vs SWINDON TOWN: Going into the game, however, there is considerable concern around Swindon’s creativity. While they may lead the league for crosses (175) and cross accuracy, Swindon’s forwards make the keeper work with just one in four attempts on goal.
27.09.24Matchday
Swindon head coach Mark Kennedy confirmed their ongoing absences at his pre-match press conference on Thursday (September 26), but insisted that the players' problems are not major.
26.09.24News
Most supporters do not spend the week with their noses in opposition research, and as such care little for box entries, deep completions, or negative passes. Really, all that matters is how they feel on a Saturday evening. And, recently, Swindon fans have not been feeling all that great.
26.09.24Features
Cooper is 18. Last weekend, his main assignment was meant to be a North Wilts Youth League Under-14 Division Three clash between Swindon Supermarine and Lydiard Millicent. Instead, he ended up filling the role of fourth official in the EFL.
24.09.24Features
Jack Bycroft has faced 17 shots on target for the 10 goals Town have let in thus far in League Two. Only three defences – Barrow, Walsall and Fleetwood Town – have allowed their keeper to be exposed less often.
23.09.24Matchday
SWINDON TOWN vs CARLISLE UNITED: Does the churn of coaching staff really bring about change? And can that change be immediate, given Mike Williamson was only confirmed as the new Carlisle manager 52 hours before Saturday’s kick-off.
20.09.24Matchday
