High and Dri: Aaron Drinan's fine start to the new season is a reward for perseverance and loyalty
08.09.25, 08:00 Updated 25.10.25, 00:30 6 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
There must have been a moment, sometime last spring, when Aaron Drinan would have feared what was to come next.
Having forced himself back into Ian Holloway’s plans at Swindon Town, the knee injury he sustained in early February was a cruel blow at the cruelest moment.
Drinan was due to be out of contract at the end of the campaign, and finding a new club fresh off the back of a significant ligament problem was never likely to be easy.
As a striker, a record of eight goals in two seasons would not have helped his case, for all his natural endeavour and selflessness.
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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.