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MembersFeaturesDeal or no deal? Contract state of play in Swindon Town squad as Ian Holloway starts planning for 2025/26
Whose deals are up soonest? Where might the football department at Town focus their energy over the coming weeks? And wh...
19.02.25
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MembersFeaturesBurying good news: Ian Holloway is steering clear of the P word, but the belief is there... so, can it really happen?
Holloway has an intriguing balancing act to perform. On one hand, he wants to incubate the positivity around the first-t...
14.02.25
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MembersFeaturesSwindon Town's transfer deadline day that never was: The inside story of January 31, 2013
With help from key figures at the time, The Moonraker recounts the crazy January transfer deadline day of 2013, when Swi...
13.02.25
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MembersFeaturesFrom bottom of the EFL to manager of the month in 65 days: Inside Ian Holloway's cultural and tactical transformation
SPECIAL REPORT: In less than 10 weeks, Holloway has restored a level of hope and expectation to a weary fanbase, deliver...
07.02.25
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MembersFeaturesHow the transfer window unfolded at Swindon Town: A look behind the County Ground curtain
SPECIAL REPORT: Has manager Ian Holloway got what he wanted? How close did Swindon come to other targets? And can we con...
06.02.25
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MembersFeaturesA big voice, an eye for a pass and an improvement in the air: What Swindon Town fans can expect from Connor Ripley
SCOUTING REPORT: No League Two goalkeeper has better long-ball accuracy than Ripley's 47.6 per cent this season. This is...
04.02.25
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MembersFeaturesThree days to go: As deadline day approaches, what business is left for Swindon Town to do?
So, can we expect any movement at the County Ground over the next three days? Or will it be all quiet on the transfer fr...
31.01.25
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MembersFeaturesNever change a winning team? Why Ian Holloway may be tempted to tweak Swindon Town's frontline for Tranmere
Swindon's turnaround has been achieved through a combination of low-risk defending, high-energy pressing, and the influe...
28.01.25
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MembersFeaturesOh what fun it would be to see Swindon win away! What is going wrong on the road for the Robins?
Since beating Northampton Town at Sixfields in their last outing of 2022, Swindon have just six away league victories to...
23.01.25
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MembersFeaturesWhy another forward? Ian Holloway looks to relieve burden on Harry Smith with signing of Burnley prospect
ANALYSIS: The Town boss has identified how reliant he and Swindon are on Smith to both create chances and score goals, d...
23.01.25
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MembersFeaturesWe need to talk about the County Ground experience: What's going wrong? How did we get here? And who's going to fix it?
SPECIAL REPORT: The Moonraker has spent the past week assessing the stadium's issues and why the look and feel of the gr...
17.01.25
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MembersFeaturesFour weather warnings, freezing fog and no postponement: How Swindon Town groundsman Matt Povey defied the elements
Over the past two months, Povey has had to prepare the County Ground pitch for five home league matches. Four took place...
16.01.25
