Swindon Town's huff and puff was more of an asthmatic wheeze at Walsall... luckily, there are still 45 games to go
04.08.25, 04:30 Updated 25.10.25, 00:35 7 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
It was a tale of the unstoppable and the unexplainable on the opening day, as the pre-season optimism at Swindon Town was dealt a blunt dose of reality.
Evan Weir’s stunning free-kick and one of the worst pieces of defending you are likely to see from an EFL side combined to give Walsall victory, despite the Saddlers playing for more than 75 minutes with 10 men.
The performance – slovenly in the first half, disjointed in the second – was a considerable downer for the 2,000-plus Town fans who made the trip to the West Midlands.
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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.