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Di Canio's Christmas Day treadmill, playoff pain and what chance of a return?: The Nathan Thompson interview

INTERVIEW: On the 10th anniversary of his famous and iconic celebration against Bristol City, The Moonraker sits down with Thompson to discuss his 14 years at...

15.11.24, 00:01 Updated 05.06.25, 20:07 20 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

In the category of ‘great Swindon Town images’, there are a handful of obvious entries.

The iconic Wembley celebrations of 1969, 1990 and 1993. Paolo Di Canio’s new-year dart to the away end at Sixfields. Jan Aage Fjortoft’s aeroplane. Simon Ferry in his pants. And, of course, Nathan Thompson.

It is 10 years ago today (November 15, 2014) that Thompson bounced up and down in front of 1,000 frothing Bristol City fans on the Stratton Bank, rubbing their noses in a 1-0 defeat that kept Swindon on course for promotion from League One.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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