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The Robins have had to deal with a considerable number of player absences in recent weeks, and the flurry of issues is set to continue this weekend.
05.12.25News
Objectively, this is a standout season. To this point, the best non-pandemic season for a decade. It ought to be the stuff of excitement that borders on the irresponsible. Instead, there remains a lingering sense of ‘yes… but’.
03.12.25Opinion
BBC Radio Wiltshire commentator Andrew Hawes will be joined by The Moonraker editor Sam Morshead to discuss transfers, tactics, the boardroom and much, much more besides.
03.12.25News
Town manager Ian Holloway expects Ryan Tafazolli to be available for selection for the visit of Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup. Palmer is a considerable doubt for that fixture but could return for Cheltenham Town on December 9.
01.12.25News
ANALYSIS: A visit to north Derbyshire has not been an enjoyable experience for the vast majority of away supporters. And yet, here Swindon were, crashing the party. Doing something the vast majority haven’t.
01.12.25Matchday
Prompted to provide a detailed overview of how Swindon should address the festive period, focusing on systems, personnel, formation and strategy, our artificial tactician dealt up more than its fair share of curveballs.
28.11.25Features
Snowdon had been struggling with a nagging hamstring complaint, before missing last weekend’s draw with Grimsby Town through illness. But he is back to face the Spireites.
27.11.25News
The on-loan Irish under-21 international was set to feature in holding midfield against Grimsby, but sustained an injury following a training-ground collision on Friday (November 21).
ANALYSIS: In recent weeks, the fan debate topics of choice have been Town’s midfield two, whether three would prove more effective, players playing ‘out of position’, what formation Holloway is employing, and how it might be revamped in pursuit of fresh form.
27.11.25Features
ANALYSIS: There’s a strong argument that the Bromley game on September 27 was the last time the Robins produced a performance of stature. Since then, there have been fits and starts; short bursts of promise. What has not quite gone right?
26.11.25Features
ANALYSIS: While Swindon took the full 12-bore to their own toes for the second goal, with a series of unfathomably poor split-second decisions, the prelude to penalty should not be the defining feature of any analysis. Because this was a team performance. A poor team performance.
24.11.25Matchday
Following his recall from Bath, Tabor would not have been allowed to go back until January in any case. But he would have been permitted to join a different non-league side on loan.
21.11.25News
Holloway will not be allowed to be pitchside for the visit of Grimsby Town on Saturday (November 22), having accumulated three yellow cards over the course of the campaign.
Wilson-Brown has returned to Leicester for treatment and rehabilitation. He is on a season-long loan from Swindon. The Robins can now expect him to miss the entire festive fixture calendar, with a possible return not in the offing until February.
ANALYSIS: Swindon’s goal difference with the big striker on the pitch is zero – 10 scored, 10 conceded. Compare that against the team’s overall season equivalent of plus six, and it’s intriguing. Compare it against other players in the squad, and it’s indicative of a trend.
20.11.25Matchday
EXCLUSIVE: The Trust have proposed a so-called contractual “safety net” that would commit to the project’s costs being placed in escrow, and require the club to seek Joint Venture consent to make fundamental changes to the plans for the stand.
18.11.25News
ANALYSIS: This is the thing about League Two: it is utterly, fundamentally, captivatingly baffling. Four of the current top seven have won two or fewer of their past six league matches.
17.11.25Matchday
EXCLUSIVE: Swindon are without the suspended Aaron Drinan at Fleetwood. Ollie Palmer is a major doubt through illness, while Danny Butterworth has been sidelined after undergoing hamstring surgery.
14.11.25News
The Swindon Town manager is faced with a considerable injury, illness and suspension conundrum when he takes his team to Fleetwood Town this weekend.
14.11.25Matchday
The 44-year-old succeeded Darren Ferguson at Posh in October. He was in charge of Swindon between January 2016 and May 2017, having previously been part of the coaching staff under Mark Cooper.
13.11.25News
Aaron Drinan serves the second of a three-game ban following his FA Cup red card at Rotherham United. Ollie Palmer, who missed the MK Dons game through injury, is unwell and will not be available to Holloway.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Moonraker quizzes Morfuni on the appointment of two new board members, interested buyers, shareholding, the rumour mill, building with Ian Holloway, and much more...
13.11.25Features
Allegations were made against Clarke over an incident during the League Cup clash exactly three months ago. The nature and subject matter of the allegations have yet to be declared.
12.11.25News
The on-loan Leicester City defender has endured a hamstring tear in the past and looked upset as he was withdrawn from action at Stadium MK, but the Swindon medical team has yet to make a full diagnosis.
11.11.25News
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