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Point against Notts County is a useful reminder of how fragile hope can be in the depths of the EFL

21.10.259 Min ReadSam Morshead

ANALYSIS: For 10 or so second-half minutes, just after Alassana Jatta had restored Notts County’s lead and before Aaron Drinan nudged home Swindon Town’s equaliser, a familiar feeling began to spread across the County Ground.

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Tim Bell to head up Swindon Town academy and development projects after making the switch from Cheltenham Town

Swindon have been without an academy manager since Mark Moss left the position in order to pursue a career outside of fo...

21.10.25Sam Morshead

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What is it about Accrington? Red card and hammering is a real double Whammy that underlines League Two's undulations

ANALYSIS: Saturday’s game was the 10th between the teams in the north west. Town have won two, and one of those came wit...

20.10.25Sam Morshead

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Concern for Danny Butterworth as attacker and Ryan Tafazolli are ruled out of visit of Notts County through injury

Tafazolli withdrew just before the start of the second half at Accrington Stanley while Butterworth had to limp out of t...

20.10.25Sam Morshead

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Understanding Aaron Drinan: How Swindon Town's hotshot striker rose to the challenge at the County Ground

09.10.2512 Min ReadSam Morshead

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Drinan is in the middle of the deepest of purple patches, a veritable plum pudding of goalscoring goodness: seven in his last six games, helping Swindon Town to second in League Two.

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Swindon Town face midfield shortages against Notts County as Adam Murphy requires scan on Achilles

Murphy returned from international duty with Ireland's under-21s complaining of the problem. He missed the trip to Accri...

20.10.25Sam Morshead

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Ollie Clarke gets one-match ban after Swindon Town finally learn reason for captain's red card... nearly two days later

And The Moonraker understands Swindon had to wait until 10am on Monday morning (October 20) to learn the full extent of ...

20.10.25Sam Morshead

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Joe Snowdon agrees new deal keeping him at Swindon Town until at least 2027 after fine start to life in Wiltshire

Snowdon has penned a contract until the end of the 2026/27 campaign, and The Moonraker understands Swindon also hold the...

17.10.25Sam Morshead

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Dylan Mitchell to spend three months with Leamington as midfielder looks to lay groundwork for move away from Swindon

The move is initially scheduled to last three months. Swindon could look to offload Mitchell in January, or he could ext...

17.10.25Sam Morshead

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"This is not a move towards withdrawal": Swindon Town say new directors are not the first step to Clem Morfuni leaving

Morfuni has appointed two new directors to three companies in the Robins’ ownership chain over the past two days – with ...

16.10.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town get second new director in 24 hours as Ben Gristwood appointed to club board... but why, and why now?

Gristwood is the owner of local security and stewarding firm Platinum Security, which provides services to all Swindon h...

16.10.25Sam Morshead
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Ian Holloway plans "years and years" with Swindon Town after bookies briefly linked him with Blackpool job

Bookmakers initially installed Holloway as third favourite for the job when the Tangerines parted company with Steve Bru...

16.10.25Sam Morshead

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Anthony Hall is first new director to be added to Swindon Town ownership chain during Clem Morfuni era
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Jake Tabor's loan at Bath City extended by further month to give striker chance to earn valuable gametime

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It's time to clear one thing up: Only one man bought the County Ground for Swindon Town and its fans... Nigel Eady

29.08.256 Min ReadSam Morshead

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear: neither the Swindon Town Supporters' Trust nor Clem Morfuni bought the County Ground. Nigel Eady did.

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Rotherham United away might feel like a tricky draw... but Swindon Town have a very happy record at the Millers

Of all current teams across the Premier League and EFL who have hosted Swindon at least 10 times down the years, Rotherh...

14.10.25Sam Morshead

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County Ground Joint Venture business plan passes with overwhelming majority of Trust members in favour

A simple majority was required among the Trust's roughly 1,300-strong membership - regardless of the size of the turnout...

13.10.25Sam Morshead

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The stats that show Aaron Drinan's conversion to ruthlessness as Swindon Town striker claims League Two award

Luckily for both Drinan and Town, the game is played on grass not in databases. But the significant disparity between xG...

10.10.25Sam Morshead

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Successful surgery on knee ligament tear is first step on long road to recovery for Harry Smith

Smith tore his ACL during the home defeat by Barnet at the County Ground in August. He is expected to spend as much as a...

08.10.25Sam Morshead

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After 15 keepers in six years, securing Connor Ripley provides Swindon Town with invaluable continuity at the back

10.06.258 Min ReadSam Morshead

Player churn in general has been extraordinarily high at Town during the 2020s, but the number one jersey in particular has been passed around like the village bicycle.

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Ian Holloway committed to Swindon Town amid speculation linking manager with Blackpool reunion

EXCLUSIVE: The Moonraker understands Holloway sees his long-term future at the County Ground, where he took the top job ...

07.10.25Sam Morshead

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Trust members to vote on £100,000 of County Ground remedial works as Joint Venture business plan put to ballot

Earmarked works for the current 12-month period – running from June 2025 to May 2026 – include floodlight tower inspecti...

06.10.25Sam Morshead

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No long layoff concerns for Aaron Drinan after precautionary decision to sit out Newport County clash

When Drinan's Achilles tendon stiffened ahead of kickoff in south Wales, the player, manager Ian Holloway and the medica...

06.10.25Sam Morshead

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Swindon Town set to lose head of first-team recruitment to Premier League club after four years with the Robins

EXCLUSIVE: Les Caffery joined Swindon in 2021. He has worked under six managers and multiple technical directors, and wi...

03.10.25Sam Morshead