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Fog day afternoon: Swindon's creative authority against Crewe suggests this team continues to evolve under Ian Holloway

Based on the evidence at hand on Saturday, the gulf in points and places between Swindon and Crewe does not give a fair indication of the level Holloway’s...

12.01.25, 20:44 Updated 05.06.25, 20:06 9 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

There was something quite Dickensian about the County Ground on Saturday afternoon.

A pea-soup fog sat stubbornly on top of central Swindon as the stadium’s ageing floodlights tried, desperately but in vain, to burn through the thick haze.

Hot running water was not always easy to come by, and a curious character in a bakerboy cap played a pivotal role in the storyline. Throw in a haunting old lady in a wedding dress and an escaped convict, and the scene would have been ripe for a BBC period drama.

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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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