Swindon Town head coach Mark Kennedy Image: Matt Edwards
Opinion

Swindon Town must confront reality of the situation to bring fans back onside

This inherent split between the public statements from those inside the club, and the expectations of the fanbase, is fast becoming a terminal chasm.

07.10.24, 12:02 7 Min Read

by Sam MorsheadEditor

It’s time to get real.

There are worrying parallels already between the rhetoric emanating from the County Ground dressing room today, and the soundbites I was given as a cub reporter during the doomed 2010/11 campaign.

Back then, despite all the evidence on and off the field pointing in the other direction, players and staff emphasised Swindon Town squad’s capacity to chase a playoff place well when it was reasonable to do so.

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