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All systems go: Understanding how Ian Holloway is trying to set his Swindon Town team up for a promotion push

ANALYSIS: In recent weeks, the fan debate topics of choice have been Town’s midfield two, whether three would prove more effective, players playing ‘out of position’, what formation Holloway is employing, and how it might be revamped in pursuit of fresh form.

27.11.25, 10:00 Updated 29.12.25, 12:39 7 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Since Adam and Eve started kicking a ball around the garden of Eden, armchair punditry has been a staple of the sport.

We all enjoy playing expert when it comes to our football team, we all think we know more than the men and women paid to run it, and we all want our ideas to be known more widely.

Swindon Town fans are no exception.

In recent weeks, the topics of choice have been Town’s midfield two, whether three would prove more effective, players playing ‘out of position’, what formation Ian Holloway is actually employing, and how it might be revamped in pursuit of fresh form.

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