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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.
17.01.25News
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.
The JV, which comprises of representatives from the club, Trust STFC and the Nigel Eady estate, is due to convene on January 28. The Moonraker understands four possible options will be presented.
Kirkman complained of discomfort following a knock in the first half of the game at the County Ground. The extent of the problem suffered by the young defender is as yet unclear, and Swindon will be desperately hoping it is not serious.
For the second successive round in this year’s competition, Town face the top-ranked club left in the draw. For the second successive round, the bookmakers have the Robins at odds of 8/1 and longer to win a two-horse race.
13.01.25Matchday
Birmingham City visit the County Ground on Tuesday (January 14) in the last 16 of the competition, and Holloway has various availability and fitness concerns to weigh up as he picks his starting XI.
13.01.25News
Town had announced Cox was likely to be out for as long as two months after an X-ray appeared to reveal a break in a bone in his foot.
12.01.25News
Based on the evidence at hand on Saturday, the gulf in points and places between Swindon and Crewe does not give a fair indication of the level Holloway’s side have now reached.
12.01.25Matchday
Nichols has joined on loan until the end of the season. The Moonraker takes a look at his attributes, how he fits into this Swindon side, and why things didn't quite work out at Mansfield.
10.01.25Features
A Somerset boy, Nichols favoured a switch back to the West Country and a link-up with manager Ian Holloway, who has made overtures to sign him on more than one occasion during his managerial career.
10.01.25News
Tshimanga is understood to be considered a positive influence on younger players in the dressing room, and Ian Holloway is known to favour keeping the forward through until the end of the campaign.
Smith's form in recent weeks has sparked some speculation over his future but, as previously reported by The Moonraker, Swindon are resolved not to let go of a key part of their survival effort.
09.01.25News
Cox sustained a fracture of the medial cuneiform during the defeat at Notts County, and will need a prolonged spell on the sidelines. Swindon's medical team have put the expected recovery time at between six and eight weeks.
Swindon have shown interest in Nichols at various points over the years. He would give manager Ian Holloway an additional option to play off Harry Smith, as the Robins continue the battle against relegation.
08.01.25News
Halfway through this most difficult of campaigns, Smith has become fundamental to Swindon’s chances of matchday success: a load-bearing wall of a striker upon whom this team's structural stability – both offensively and defensively – appears to be based.
07.01.25Features
"He hasn’t had a chance to train [with the mask on], so he doesn’t know how painful it truly is," Holloway said after the loss at Notts. "He wanted to play but I didn’t feel that it was right, so I left him out."
06.01.25News
Their 10th game in 36 days came at the home of the most creative team in the division, with a squad creaking and wheezing under the strain of a series of injuries and niggles.
06.01.25Matchday
For tired legs and a depleted squad, this is perhaps the worst away day to get at this time of the year. That’s nothing against Nottingham, to be clear. I’m sure the Trent is beautiful on a frosty morning. No, this is about the nature of the team Swindon face on Saturday.
03.01.25Matchday
Harrison Minturn and Grant Hall were already ruled out, but there was a doubt on Friday (January 3) about Ryan Delaney, ahead of the trip to Meadow Lane.
03.01.25News
The teenager missed all four of Swindon's games over the festive period. And his absence led some supporters to question whether he was being protected ahead of a potential move away from the County Ground.
The central defender originally joined Truro on a season-long loan, but made just one appearance - against Brackley Town in the FA Cup. Johnson's rehab will now be supervised by the medical staff at the County Ground.
Manager Ian Holloway has insisted the forward was withdrawn from the win over Colchester because of pain in his nose, meaning he could yet be available for the trip to Notts County.
02.01.25News
