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Swindon Town lost 3-2 at Salford City in the FA Cup

Groundhog Day for Swindon Town as Salford City expose familiar frailties to dish out dismal three-peat

ANALYSIS: It was hard to escape the sense of frustration and disappointment at the end of the match. From financial, morale and sporting points of view, this...

21.01.26, 05:30 Updated 23.01.26, 21:08 6 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Well then, six more weeks of winter it is.

Just 72 hours after failing to turn up for the first half against Salford City, slipping two goals behind, fighting back to a position of strength but letting the chance slip, Swindon Town went and did it all over again.

For the third time in three meetings spread across four short months, Town lost to Salford by the odd goal in five.

Somewhere, Bill Murray is throttling a groundhog.

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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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