Whatever to do with Darren Oldaker? Can late cup drama spark renewed run of starts for Swindon Town playmaker?
03.11.25, 12:00 Updated 29.12.25, 13:14 6 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
As getting yourself noticed goes, an extra-time winner in the FA Cup is a pretty good shop window.
And Darren Oldaker’s late strike at Rotherham United was the perfect retort to a period during which he has found himself in and out of the Swindon Town team.
Oldaker sent 800-odd travelling fans wild with a tidy swivel and hit from 20 yards to send Town on a rare foray into the second round draw, and give timely focus on the ongoing conundrum of how to squeeze this talented playmaker into the Town side.
Oldaker is an old-fashioned vibes player, as dashing on the ball as in the mirror.
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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.