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Scott Lindsey: I'm a better coach for my Swindon experience... I don't let the outside world get to me

12.08.24, 17:46 Updated 05.06.25, 20:03 12 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

“The minute you start getting emotional about who you play against, you take your eye off the ball.”

Scott Lindsey learned plenty from his time as head coach at Swindon Town, and among the most prominent was not to get overwhelmed by an occasion.

Lindsey saw plenty at the County Ground, from several angles. He first arrived in Wiltshire to lead the youth team in 2014, before later returning as assistant manager to Ben Garner.

In the summer of 2022, after Garner was poached by Charlton, ended up being offered the top job at Town.

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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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