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MembersFeaturesBlowing the budget: Are crowds really that important to Swindon Town's spending power in the transfer market?
SPECIAL REPORT: What goes into a playing budget? How is it decided, and what are the rules? Are Swindon Town spending we...
22.04.25
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MembersFeaturesTo AB or not to AB? Is there a future for the Swindon Town Advisory Board... or is it no longer fit for purpose?
In 2021, the idea of fan groups and club officials meeting regularly to form a unified plan for Swindon Town's future wa...
09.04.25
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MembersFeaturesSwindon's results are 22% better with Ollie Clarke: Expect Ian Holloway to recruit players like the captain
Perhaps it is that he and Clarke share a natural affinity given their Bristolian backgrounds. Whatever, Holloway sees a ...
04.04.25
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MembersFeaturesWhat is the Holloway way? How will Swindon Town's manager look to reshape the club after signing his new contract?
What exactly does Ian Holloway have in mind? Is it possible given the financial situation at the club, and the resources...
02.04.25
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MembersFeaturesSeason ticket prices can never be right for all, but clubs must find a way of taking supporters on the journey with them
As it happens, Swindon Town are not excessive for price. Their rates are largely in line with their peers and historic t...
28.03.25
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MembersFeaturesDebt, 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...
20.03.25
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MembersFeaturesBalancing 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 –...
26.02.25
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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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From 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
