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Ian Holloway would take hit on playing budget to enhance pitch renovation, as proposal put to Swindon Town management

24.03.255 Min ReadSam Morshead

Head groundsman Matt Povey has presented a proposal to stitch the pitch. The catch? It comes with a £150,000 price tag. Holloway is completely behind the plan.

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Scouts from Premier League and Championship line up to run rule over Botan Ameen

Ameen has not yet signed a professional contract with Town, whom he joined as a 16-year-old following his release from Q...

24.03.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town squad hit by further injuries as just 17 train ahead of visit of Accrington Stanley

Ryan Delaney and Joel McGregor missed sessions this week, increasing the number of players absent for various fitness-re...

21.03.25Sam Morshead

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"I'm totally and utterly convinced I will be here next year": Swindon Town manager wants to "move on" from speculation

As reported by The Moonraker earlier this week, Holloway and the club have agreed the terms of a new contract, and prepa...

21.03.25Sam Morshead

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Strike-off notices, financial transparency and consumer confidence: Why the small things matter at Swindon Town

19.02.259 Min ReadSam Morshead

Trust between a section of Town supporters and the current ownership continues to be undermined by missed deadlines and public perception. It's got to the point where an upturn on the pitch will not be enough to win supporters around.

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Debt, doubt and distrust: Establishing clarity on Swindon Town's finances continues to be a challenge

As the most recent Advisory Board minutes throw up yet more questions, The Moonraker looks into the opaque world of Coun...

20.03.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town have a chance to lay positive foundations for the summer but County Ground is swamped by sense of inertia

Ian Holloway's contract, the backroom stucture, the future of a dozen players, redevelopment plans... Swindon have a cha...

19.03.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town players' defiance in face of adversity and tragedy has become a hallmark of a difficult season

It has been a difficult year for players and coaches at Swindon, with multiple instances of familial tragedy and trying ...

17.03.25Sam Morshead

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Billy Kirkman and Harrison Minturn take positive step towards comebacks... and we could still see them this season

Kirkman has not been seen in a Town shirt since the 2-0 home win over Barrow on January 18 after suffering a knee ligame...

14.03.25Sam Morshead

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From bottom of the EFL to manager of the month in 65 days: Inside Ian Holloway's cultural and tactical transformation

07.02.2514 Min ReadSam Morshead

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?

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Swindon Town wait on results of Sean McGurk's thigh scan but time is running short for forward in Wiltshire

McGurk was substituted, having already been introduced as a substitute, during Yeovil's defeat at Halifax. The problem h...

14.03.25Sam Morshead

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Ollie Clarke and George Cox return to Swindon Town squad for visit of Cheltenham

Clarke has only had one full training session with the rest of the squad this week but is ready to take his place in the...

14.03.25Sam Morshead

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Advisory Board and Joint Venture set to finally get sight of initial County Ground redevelopment plans

Architects are due to talk the two groups through the proposals on Thursday (March 13), in the first step towards the wo...

12.03.25Sam Morshead

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Manager, club and fans all want Ian Holloway to stay at Swindon Town... so why is that new contract taking so long?

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Sean McGurk to return to Swindon Town after suffering untimely injury during loan spell at Yeovil

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A tale of two seasons: Draw at Doncaster reinforces sense of 'what if' around Swindon Town in 2024/25

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Ian Holloway confirms appeal over "bamboozled" referee's red card during Swindon Town's win over Chesterfield

Swindon have until March 3 to respond to the charge. If upheld, Holloway faces a touchline ban. He is eligible to take h...

28.02.25Sam Morshead

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Ryan Delaney back in Swindon Town squad for Walsall trip but there's bad news for Grant Hall

Delaney has not featured since the draw with Port Vale on February 8. The experienced defender has been back in training...

28.02.25Sam Morshead

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Balancing the books, regaining the town's trust, and that plane crash: Mark Devlin's Swindon story

As has so often been the case since the turn of the millennium, Devlin-era Town was in a near constant state of crisis –...

26.02.25Sam Morshead

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Protest group reject offer of second private meeting with Clem Morfuni, as fans' forum pushed back to April

The Spirit of 69 had called on the club's owners and senior administrative figures to take part in an open forum, hosted...

24.02.25Sam Morshead

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How the transfer window unfolded at Swindon Town: A look behind the County Ground curtain

06.02.2512 Min ReadSam Morshead

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.

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Swindon Town set to appeal Ian Holloway's red card in win over Chesterfield

After the match, Swindon assistant manager Marcus Bignot suggested Breakspear may have misinterpreted Holloway's comment...

23.02.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town's makeshift defence delivers as safety is all-but assured with mud-and-guts win over Chesterfield

Ian Holloway has managed to extract fresh flexibility from a group of players which had previously looked as elastic as ...

23.02.25Sam Morshead

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Protest group call for open meeting between Swindon Town shareholders and fans as standoff continues

The group's demands include that the meeting be attended by all significant shareholders. Clem Morfuni nominally holds 7...

21.02.25Sam Morshead

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Aaron Drinan out for the season with cruciate ligament tear as defensive injuries stack up again for Swindon Town

Drinan suffered the injury to his posterior cruciate during Town's 3-3 draw with Port Vale on February 8. He has been ru...

21.02.25Sam Morshead

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We need to talk about the County Ground experience: What's going wrong? How did we get here? And who's going to fix it?

17.01.2515 Min ReadSam Morshead

SPECIAL REPORT: The Moonraker has spent the past week assessing the stadium's issues and why the look and feel of the ground has a considerable part to play in the relationship breakdown between fans and owner.