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Members
The County Ground experience returns for a new season... can it provide signs of intent at Swindon Town?
Regardless of how knackered the stadium is – and, boy, is it knackered – it is still very difficult to shake the feeling of friendly familiarity on a warm August afternoon, after a summer of Saturdays.
16.08.24Opinion
Members
The community is desperate for their club to do well... this has to be the season when things start getting better
If you love football, the first day of the new season offers so much: hope, fear, belief, doubt, confidence, anxiety and, perhaps most of all, relief. For Swindon fans, the notions of hope, belief and confidence are becoming increasingly alien.
08.08.24Opinion
The Moonraker aims to change local sports journalism, returning it to the community it is meant to serve
Today, we're launching a new outlet for the Swindon Town fan community - an outlet not tied to the traditional overheads, commercial pressures, and centralised editorial obligations of larger publishers. It's time to change the game.
01.08.24Opinion
Members
Renaming the County Ground is a perfect tribute to Nigel Eady... keeping it indefinitely would recognise his impact
The figures involved in renaming the ground in his honour must be applauded for putting aside any frictions or difficulties to get this done. There is only one better way to make this recognition more impactful: make it permanent.
29.07.24Opinion
Members
Signed photographs from third-party vendors don't bring players and fans closer together... a sense of community does
Fans are brought closer to players by personality, character and humility, none of which can be bought through PayPal. Fans are brought closer to players by players actually getting closer to fans: not withdrawing behind barriers.
15.07.24Opinion
Members
Harry Smith arrival provides Swindon Town frontline with a focal point... but does he bring the goals the team needs?
There will not be a defender in the fourth tier who relishes the prospect of an afternoon in the striker's armpit. Still, football is about goals. And with the signing of Smith, are Swindon ticking that box?
05.07.24Opinion
Members
Football's punishment system is flawed... there must be proper accountability
As the Swindon Town of today are left to deal with the fallout, the only man responsible for the club’s decisions at the time is allowed to continue his wander into the sunset.
04.07.24Opinion
Members
Lies, damned lies, and the Swindon Town commercial prospectus for 2024/25
Some of the numbers quoted in the commercial prospectus currently being circulated among local businesses in Swindon – and downloadable from the club’s official website – appear to be works of pure fiction.
08.05.24Opinion

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