Swindon Town's recent history has shaved fans' emotional fuses... but reaction to Colchester draw was still excessive
26.10.25, 10:00 Updated 18.12.25, 10:55 7 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
This is the reality of an abused fanbase; a fanbase which has seen far more than its fair share of feeble football and off-field trauma over the past 10 years.
It is the reality of a fanbase that has too often been the hapless and unwitting victim of boardroom scrapes and battles of ego.
The recent history of Swindon Town has worn supporters’ emotional fuses so thin that even the most innocuous of sparks can be a pretty major fire risk.
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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.