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Empty May leaves chance for reflection, jealousy and unavoidable feeling Swindon Town's stagnation will be almost impossible to reverse

SAM MORSHEAD: Nearly a month has passed now, and everything is quiet. It’s not a serene sort of quietness, and it’d take a brave soul to attribute words like “calm” or “tranquil” to ongoing events at Town, on multiple levels. But nonetheless, it is quiet.

26.05.26, 14:57 Updated 26.05.26, 15:00 7 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

Has that emptiness left you yet?

It’s been 24 days since Swindon Town completed their late-season collapse.

You would have thought that, during those three-and-a-half weeks, there might have been a hint of lingering anger among the fanbase. After all, a campaign that promised plenty withered and died on the vine in the most infuriatingly predictable manner.

But nearly a month has passed now, and everything is quiet.

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Sam Morshead

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.

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