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Swindon Town engage in self-sabotage after dominant first half at Bromley as rut threatens to become a trench

ANALYSIS: In his media interviews post-match on Saturday, Ian Holloway started to question his players’ mentality for the first time this season, in intimating that they might be “bottlers”. Are they?

25.01.26, 09:30 Updated 04.02.26, 14:29 6 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

The new year has not been kind to Swindon Town, but it’s hard to escape the feeling that so much of the bad news so far in 2026 has been self-inflicted.

After back-to-back defeats by Salford City, the missed chance of a trip to Manchester City, and a litany of EFL and FA charges, Town’s miserable fortnight was compounded by loss in the 89th minute at Bromley to slip to sixth in League Two.

There’s a familiar feeling slipping slowly through the club and fanbase right now. Part inevitability, part dread, it plays on the minds of a group of under-rewarded supporters who had the temerity to allow themselves to dream.

And moments like Nicke Kabamba’s winner on Saturday go a long way to reinforcing negative expectations.

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