SWINDON TOWN vs WALSALL: Kennedy has so far started two strike pairings this term – Aaron Drinan and Glatzel, and Drinan and Smith – but the one combination which fans are keenest to see in action was reduced to 25 minutes at the end of the Crawley defeat.
17.08.24Matchday
16.08.24Matchday
Regardless of how knackered the stadium is – and, boy, is it knackered – it is still very difficult to shake the feeling of friendly familiarity on a warm August afternoon, after a summer of Saturdays.
16.08.24Opinion
After The Moonraker reported Swindon had yet to receive an acceptable bid for Khan earlier this week, head coach Mark Kennedy confirmed the midfielder's situation during a press conference ahead of the first home game of the campaign
15.08.24News
Senior figures at the Trust have been encouraged by some activity behind the scenes – including an improvement in the quality of plans being put forward for stadium redevelopment, prompt payments to the County Ground joint venture, and clearer lines of communication.
The Moonraker understands Swindon are yet to receive an acceptable, formal offer for Khan, despite various rumours linking him with a host of clubs over the past 12 months.
14.08.24News
CRAWLEY TOWN vs SWINDON TOWN: The Robins have not won a game in this tournament for exactly 10 years and a day. The last time? A 2-1 victory at Luton Town on August 12, 2014 when Michael Smith scored twice.
13.08.24Matchday
INTERVIEW: Lindsey is not bitter about his experiences in Swindon. Instead, he sees those six or seven months as playing a considerable role is his development as a head coach.
12.08.24Features
The Moonraker reported on Saturday (August 10) that Swindon had seen more than one offer rebuffed for Tshimanga by his parent club. The 26-year-old striker is transfer-listed at London Road, but Posh have received a pair of better bids for his services from National League clubs.
12.08.24News
Swindon's transfer pot is limited, and at present it appears they and Peterborough are too far apart for a deal to be close.
10.08.24News
After relegation from League One, Port Vale have invested in reinforcing their squad, with an instant return to the third tier in mind.
09.08.24Features
Salford City did not enjoy 2023/24, finishing a place below Swindon. Karl Robinson will be expected to deliver better this time around, but the departures of key players will not make it easy.
Eighty-nine goals scored. Eighty-six goals conceded. If you wanted entertainment as a neutral, Notts County were the team to watch last season. But it only brought the club midtable mediocrity. Much more will be expected this time around.
CHESTERFIELD vs SWINDON TOWN: What taking advantage actually looks like is the biggest unknown. Town appear to have been designed to win games by the odd goal in one: this is a group of players who have been engineered not to concede.
09.08.24Matchday
Newport have taken a strategic decision to focus on hiring young and unproven players and turning them into assets, all the while playing a possession-focused game in the bottom half of League Two. Sound familiar, Town fans? Mmm.
08.08.24Features
Morecambe remain in peril, with ownership issues plaguing their very existence. With a mass churn of players, it will take something special just to enjoy midtable mediocrity.
If you love football, the first day of the new season offers so much: hope, fear, belief, doubt, confidence, anxiety and, perhaps most of all, relief. For Swindon fans, the notions of hope, belief and confidence are becoming increasingly alien.
08.08.24Opinion
MK Dons have been busy… very busy. Their response to playoff semi-final defeat has been to assemble a large and talented squad more than capable of banking an coveted automatic promotion spot.
Harrogate enter their fifth EFL season as an established league side. Do they have enough about them this time around to maintain that status once again?
Grimsby Town never got going last season and, despite swapping in David Artell as manager, struggled for rhythm and form throughout. Can they improve this time around?
If you wanted to see goals, it was best to avoid Gillingham matches last season. But a series of attack-minded summer signings will give the Gills extra impetus going into the new term.
The Moonraker understands the scale and cost of the overall redevelopment of the rest of the stadium would be too vast to commit to without the venue’s revenues being given a chance to increase first, in a push towards sustainability.
08.08.24News
Fleetwood were one of four team to slip down a division last spring, and the route back to League One looks arduous after a summer during which they’ve lost much of their nucleus.
07.08.24Features
Clarke was confirmed as the club's new captain on Wednesday (August 7), as had been anticipated following his arrival from Mansfield.
07.08.24News
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