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Manager, club and fans all want Ian Holloway to stay at Swindon Town... so why is that new contract taking so long?

Club, manager and fans are all ready to take the relationship further, and yet there is seemingly stasis. Why? What is getting in the way? And how long can...

12.03.25, 14:11 Updated 05.06.25, 20:10 9 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

In early February, during his 10-day visit to the UK, Swindon Town majority shareholder Clem Morfuni took Ian Holloway out for dinner and discussed a contract extension.

Those conversations were left open-ended but, six weeks ago, the general consensus was a new deal would be forthcoming, and would most likely be signed.

Morfuni told The Moonraker on February 4 that an offer had been made verbally to Holloway.

On February 21, Holloway declared the arrangement “almost done”.

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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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