From the fringes to the fore: How Paul Glatzel won over Ian Holloway and banked another two years at Swindon Town
31.05.25, 07:59 Updated 05.06.25, 20:08 9 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
At the end of March, Paul Glatzel would have been forgiven for starting to worry about what the summer of 2025 would bring.
In the five months Ian Holloway had been in charge of Swindon Town, the German forward had made just five starts and completed 90 minutes only once.
Between January 4 and March 22, he managed a meagre 110 minutes, all off the bench.
With the end of his 18-month contract rapidly approaching, it would not be a surprise to learn he was beginning to make other plans for the future.
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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.