Swindon Town bring the beef amid the Great Bovril Shortage of 2025, as Robins show they have the heart for a battle
20.01.25, 10:11 Updated 05.06.25, 20:07 7 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Our small corner of Wiltshire may have been gripped by the Great Bovril Shortage of 2025, but there was no lack of beefiness on the pitch at the County Ground as Swindon Town shoulder-barged and slide-tackled their way past Barrow.
Against a visiting side which promised little, and somehow ended up offering less, Swindon produced 90 minutes of hard, old-fashioned graft. A ‘football pre-Pep’ display. A get-things-done sort of display.
What is it they say about teams who don’t play well but still manage to win?
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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.