Pride, pressure and purpose: How Ian Holloway's changes inspired Swindon Town to victory over Fleetwood
09.12.24, 13:33 Updated 05.06.25, 20:09 7 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Can this be a new start?
Harry Smith’s perfectly imperfect hat-trick saw Swindon Town deliver a winning weekend for their fans for the first time in eight weeks.
Ian Holloway promised considerable changes against Fleetwood Town, and promptly delivered, both in terms of personnel and style.
Gone was tentative buildup play from the back. Throughout his time in Wiltshire, Holloway has railed against what he sees as an unnecessary desire among fourth-tier teams to pass their way out of trouble.
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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.