Swindon Town need Ollie Clarke at the heart of the run-in: Time to let the defenders defend
02.03.26, 16:43 Updated 02.03.26, 16:53 6 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
Ollie Clarke has been used as a jack of all trades for the past 14 months.
At various times, Clarke has been asked to play right centre-back, left centre-back, sweeper, holding midfielder, an aggressive number eight and, once, on the right of a front three.
For the run-in, there is only one place Swindon Town need their captain: right at the heart of everything.
It was with Clarke in central midfield against Bristol Rovers on Saturday that the Robins were coherent, coordinated and, for a short while, convincing.
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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.