Holloway will be without club captain Ollie Clarke for the game, with the midfielder set for several weeks on the sidelines after rupturing a tendon in his ankle in training last week.
21.11.24News
Botan Ameen and George Alston scored the goals which delivered a 2-1 success for Town's under-18s at the Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday night (November 19).
20.11.24News
On Monday (November 18), members received an email from the Trust board, which included a breakdown of the intended expenditure, and the planned work, for the period between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025.
18.11.24News
Clarke sustained the injury after rolling his ankle in training last week, and a scan has since revealed the extent of the damage.
Town have now conceded nine goals from dead-ball situations this season (plus a penalty) in 16 matches: the second worst record in League Two alongside Morecambe (10 goals plus three penalties).
18.11.24Matchday
TACTICS: There are signs Accy are vulnerable from quick transitions, particularly long diagonals picking out forward runners on the opposite flank. It will be interesting to see if Gavin Kilkenny and Will Wright, the two Swindon players with the largest passing ranges in the Town squad, are given direction to this effect.
15.11.24Matchday
The Moonraker understands the comment about the club being “over budget” relates to the original budget at the start of the summer. Swindon’s recruitment team received access to additional funds late in the transfer window.
15.11.24News
INTERVIEW: On the 10th anniversary of his famous and iconic celebration against Bristol City, The Moonraker sits down with Thompson to discuss his 14 years at the club and to ask the question: will there ever be a return?
15.11.24Features
Clarke is a major doubt for Town's weekend trip to Stanley after turning his ankle in training. "Not good. But hopefully it won't be too long," manager Ian Holloway said.
14.11.24News
King spent time away from the club on compassionate leave on two occasions, and from the start of October onwards his involvement on matchdays was limited.
13.11.24News
In the first part of a new series focused on the unsung men and women at the heart of Swindon Town FC, The Moonraker talks to Caroline, the driving force behind the Junior Reds room and the club's disability liaison officer.
13.11.24Features
Football fans respond to calls for togetherness when they can identify with the cause. Right now, very few identify with the notion that Swindon can somehow conjure up a promotion challenge.
11.11.24Opinion
Holloway believes Swindon – and modern footballers in general – do not talk enough, on and off the field. And he thinks several of the goals Town have conceded, under his stewardship and prior to his arrival, were results of communications failures.
08.11.24News
Over the years, Ian Holloway’s fondness for stamina and endurance tests have become the stuff of legend: intense running exercises designed both to enhance fitness and give the manager an insight into a player’s motivation and drive.
07.11.24Features
Ryan Delaney emerged from his midweek outing in the EFL Trophy and, while Rosaire Longelo suffered a bout of cramp in that game, he too should be fit for the weekend.
07.11.24News
In total this season, Town have had their noses in front for 308 minutes. Just 16 per cent of all the gametime played. Chasing a game takes its toll, both physically and mentally.
06.11.24Matchday
SWINDON TOWN v TOTTENHAM U21s: After nearly three years without a victory in a knockout tournament, Town have suddenly discovered a hot streak. Well, a warm-ish streak. The sort of streak us Brits might like to refer to as a “heatwave” to make us all feel better.
04.11.24Matchday
Specific restrictions limit the scope of rotation available to Holloway, but a number of youth-team players took part in training at Beversbrook on Monday afternoon, and several are set to get a chance on Tuesday night.
04.11.24News
Yes, it was only the cup. Yes, it was only Colchester. Yes, it was not exactly a dominant performance. But there were three key positives which everyone associated with the club can take into the relegation battle that is to follow.
03.11.24Matchday
However, on Friday (November 1), The Sun said that the FA would look into the circumstances that led to Ian Holloway ending up at Town.
01.11.24News
TACTICS: Payne is the Colchester quarterback, pulling the strings in front of the backline. If Swindon can snuff out his creative threat, they will have gone a long way towards a successful afternoon.
01.11.24Matchday
Town secured their place in round two with a 3-1 victory over Newport County at the Nigel Eady County Ground on Tuesday (October 29).
SWINDON TOWN vs COLCHESTER UNITED: Holloway will get the chance to do the job he says he’s been craving, returning to an EFL dugout for the first time in nearly four years. It is an absence which he has felt hard, and – he says – his wife Kim has felt even harder.
The average for seventh place over the past 10 full seasons is 73. To get there, Swindon would need 61 from a possible 96, or 1.91 per game. Extrapolate that over the course of a full campaign, and you get 88. Over the past 10 full seasons, 88 points would have won the title on five occasions.
31.10.24Opinion
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