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Have Swindon missed a trick after Preston signed Lee Holmes?
Preston North End have taken Town’s loaned left winger but would he really fit Paolo Di Canio’s new attacking plan or is Luke Rooney the solution? By Alex Cooke. Paolo Di Canio was keen. Whateve… more →
The Washbag
Have Swindon missed a trick after Preston signed Lee Holmes?
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wrote 3 days ago: Preston North End have taken Town’s loaned left winger but would he really fit Paolo Di Canio’ … more →
Going Up! 2011/12 - A Season of Changes
wrote 1 week ago: You’ve read many great factual reviews of the season, Alex Cooke takes a more personal view of 2011- … more →
Hall of Shame #13: Paul Hart
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Over a year after Paul Hart lead Swindon to relegation, Alex Cooke has the privilege of pushing Town … more →
Vote for Your Player of the Season: Contender - Matt Ritchie
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wrote 1 month ago: Our Player of the Season vote has been open since Monday. The winning player will secure the prestig … more →
Taking the long view on short corners
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wrote 1 month ago: Many Swindon fans loathe them as much as substituting Alan Connell but short corners deserve their p … more →
Paolo Di Canio: Method man, not madman
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wrote 1 month ago: He’s wild, he’s exuberant, and he’s fantastic entertainment, but Paolo Di Canio is a more studied ma … more →
The gap between Rooney and Ritchie
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wrote 2 months ago: How Di Canio’s desire for width can leave Swindon outnumbered in central midfield, by Alex Coo … more →
Simon Ferry - Swindon’s missing link
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wrote 3 months ago: He can play 50 passes in less than 90 minutes and knits defence and attack but lately illness has de … more →
Does our JPT cup-hero Alan Connell score often enough?
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wrote 3 months ago: He fired Swindon to Wembley but Swindon’s number 17 has only scored 8 times this season from 3 … more →
Why Matt Ritchie has to shoot
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wrote 4 months ago: Swindon’s wingers are always cutting in instead of crossing from the by-line, Alex Cooke looks … more →
Ciao Alberto Comazzi
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wrote 4 months ago: Gradually the mistakes are being erased. First it was Ibrahim Atiku, then Mattia Lanzano was asked t … more →
Alan McCormack, back where he belongs
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wrote 4 months ago: Paolo Di Canio has changed him from a midfielder to a defender, but playing at the back has allowed … more →
Swindon 3 Morecambe 0: 3 goals for 39% possession
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wrote 5 months ago: Three goals, a dugout dust-up and the theatrical villainy of Jason Price: Swindon’s win agains … more →
Making up the numbers? Does Oliver Risser's contribution add up
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wrote 5 months ago: He might be a favourite of Paolo Di Canio’s but Oliver Risser hasn’t impressed everyone at the … more →
Can Swindon Catch the Parked Bus?
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wrote 6 months ago: With Town on a roll, teams are increasingly coming to the County Ground aiming for a draw. But how c … more →
Ibrahim Atikwho? Goodbye to Swindon’s new Misun man
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wrote 7 months ago: Alex Cooke looks at the brief Town career of Ibrahim Atiku, who might have never played but still go … more →
Paolo's First 10: Falling to Pieces at Set-Pieces
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wrote 8 months ago: With Paolo Di Canio celebrating his first ten league matches with a clean sheet, Alex Cooke kicks of … more →
Why Di Canio can’t play Gabilondo
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wrote 8 months ago: Alex Cooke looks at the rules on home-grown players and how they are stopping Di Canio picking, play … more →
Town Tactics: Form Vs Formation
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wrote 8 months ago: Is Swindon’s 442 too open? Alex Cooke looks at the blueprints for Paolo’s master plan. N … more →
