Holloway has an intriguing balancing act to perform. On one hand, he wants to incubate the positivity around the first-team squad. Yet, as he deals with the press at each engagement, you get the sense he is trying not to get carried away.
14.02.25Features
If the first diagnosis is corroborated, Drinan's season could be over. That would represent a cruel twist of fate for the player, given his fine recent performances.
14.02.25News
With help from key figures at the time, The Moonraker recounts the crazy January transfer deadline day of 2013, when Swindon Town signed three players only to be told the club were under embargo.
13.02.25Features
Fans who want to protest have a right to do so: the club and the police have accepted as much. Fans who do not want to protest are entitled to their views. Neither set has the god-given right to abuse or belittle the other.
11.02.25Opinion
The switch of model, away from a director of football and towards a more old-fashioned structure with Holloway at its head, has been a considerable shift.
11.02.25News
The Moonraker understands Exeter contacted Town about a possible move for Wright in the final throes of the window, though the approach did not amount to a formal bid.
SPECIAL REPORT: In less than 10 weeks, Holloway has restored a level of hope and expectation to a weary fanbase, delivering them entertaining football for the first time in more than a year. How has he done it?
07.02.25Features
Minturn has not played for Town since the 3-1 victory over Fleetwood Town on December 7, and recently received an injection in an attempt to alleviate inflammation in the problem groinal area.
07.02.25News
Ripley joined Swindon on a short-term contract on Monday, after his deal at Vale was cancelled by mutual consent. The goalkeeper was therefore technically eligible to make his debut for Town at the County Ground on Saturday (February 8).
The Trust and the trustees of Nigel Eady's estate met separately with Swindon Town chairman Clem Morfuni and chief executive Anthony Hall this week, and have subsequently been provided with initial architects' designs for the project.
SPECIAL REPORT: Has manager Ian Holloway got what he wanted? How close did Swindon come to other targets? And can we consider the business of the past five weeks a success? The Moonraker takes a look.
06.02.25Features
There is understood to be considerably more concern about this weekend’s protest than there was for the pre-match march and assembly in Statue Park on December 21.
05.02.25News
With Harrison Minturn still sidelined, and expected to be so for another few weeks, and Billy Kirkman recovering from an MCL strain, Holloway sees Freckleton as useful backup.
SCOUTING REPORT: No League Two goalkeeper has better long-ball accuracy than Ripley's 47.6 per cent this season. This is a particularly useful asset given Swindon’s success going direct to Harry Smith.
04.02.25Features
Holloway will be delighted with Ripley's signature, as he has spent the whole of the window searching for the relevant experience at the right price.
03.02.25News
The Robins have made two signings during the window but, following a recent upturn in form, the need to recruit this month has become less pressing.
So, can we expect any movement at the County Ground over the next three days? Or will it be all quiet on the transfer front? The Moonraker takes a look...
31.01.25Features
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
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