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Swindon 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 Swindon Town signed three players only to be told the club were under embargo.

13.02.25, 13:56 12 Min Read

by Sam MorsheadEditor

January 31, 2013 was a Thursday.

Swindon Town was in a state of flux and confusion, rocked by Andrew Black’s decision days earlier to stop funding the club.

On January 4, Black informed the senior management that he was pulling his cash. It left a considerable hole in Town’s finances.

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