A seat was ripped out of the away end and thrown in the direction of Saddlers goalkeeper Myles Roberts, while cigarette lighters were also aimed onto the field of play as Swindon contrived to lose to 10 men at the Bescot Stadium.
02.08.25News
The striker was named in the starting XI for the fixture at the Bescot Stadium, and ultimately completed 90 minutes as Town somehow contrived to lose 2-1 against a side that played more than 75 minutes with 10 men.
The new season is finally here. The Moonraker breaks down Swindon Town selection, strategy, squad depth and the team’s targets ahead of 2025/26.
01.08.25Features
The Moonraker reported last week that Cambridge had cooled their interest in Smith, having seen two bids for the striker rejected by Town. And Harris has now accepted that his attempts to land the mountainous striker are not going to be successful.
31.07.25News
Mitchell was signed on a two-year contract from Aston Villa last summer, but has only enjoyed sporadic opportunities to impress in the Town squad.
The Moonraker charts Tabor's rise through the levels, with insight from Stuart Atkins - his former manager at Amersham Town and integral to the striker's footballing development over the past three years.
31.07.25Features
Tom Wilson-Brown became the Robins’ 10th acquisition of the current transfer window, when he agreed a season-long loan from Leicester City last week. But Town are not necessarily done yet.
29.07.25News
EXCLUSIVE: Swindon are keen on bringing backup to Harry Smith into the squad. Westley has the strength and finishing ability to provide suitable cover for Smith.
As reported by The Moonraker last week, Swindon opted against pursuing a deal for the 36-year-old, despite Holloway’s personal relationship with the player and his pedigree in the game.
Even after the campaign has started, there will remain more than four weeks of a transfer window. So what can we expect at the County Ground? The Moonraker takes a look…
29.07.25Features
INTERVIEW: At 33, Bodin is hardly into bus-pass territory, but he returns to Swindon a vastly different footballer, and man: a player with more than 400 career appearances to his name, a father of two, and a senior professional.
28.07.25Features
Ofoborh has put pen to paper on a one-year contract with the newly promoted north London side. The length of the deal has not been disclosed.
28.07.25News
The route to the first team appears to be totally blocked for Minturn, who did not even travel to Eastleigh for the pre-season friendly on Saturday (July 26).
27.07.25News
The 20-year-old made his first appearance for the club as a second-half substitute during the 3-2 friendly victory over Eastleigh at the weekend. And The Moonraker can now confirm that Swindon beat at least one divisional opponent to the centre-back’s signature.
26.07.25News
EXCLUSIVE: The club have been actively searching for an additional left-footed centre-back throughout the summer window and now they appear to have landed their man.
25.07.25News
As of lunchtime on Friday (July 25), the Robins had sold 4,215 season tickets compared to total sales of 4,212 last term.
Cambridge failed with a pair of offers for Smith last week, as they continue to look for a target man striker capable of leading them back into League One.
24.07.25News
Swindon have to be sensible. Where would Sinclair fit into the systems and squad put together in pretty regimental fashion by manager Ian Holloway and his recruitment team these past two-and-a-half months?
22.07.25Opinion
A £100,00 offer was rebuffed late last week by Town, whose manager Ian Holloway was adamant Smith would not be sold when asked by local media on Saturday (July 19).
21.07.25News
EXCLUSIVE: Ian Holloway is set to land one of the players the Swindon recruitment team have been angling to bring back to the County Ground for at least 12 months.
19.07.25News
EXCLUSIVE: Sonny Hart swapped the County Ground for Greenock Morton last week, and The Moonraker has learnt he is going to be followed north of the border by one of his Town teammates from last term.
18.07.25News
EXCLUSIVE: Smith has a year to run on his contract at the County Ground and is a key part of the Holloway project, as Swindon look to build towards promotion from League Two in 2025/26.
17.07.25News
Smith may be 30 years old, and may only have one year remaining on his current deal, but his value to the Robins is vastly more than the sum of his contractual parts.
17.07.25Opinion
Smith’s name was absent from the teamsheet ahead of the fixture at the Royals’ training ground on Tuesday (July 15), sparking concern from some supporters.
16.07.25News
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