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ANALYSIS: Saturday’s game was the 10th between the teams in the north west. Town have won two, and one of those came with the asterisk of an astonishing stoppage-time implosion which should have resulted in the most ridiculous of Stanley comebacks.
20.10.25Matchday
Snowdon has penned a contract until the end of the 2026/27 campaign, and The Moonraker understands Swindon also hold the option of a further year.
17.10.25News
The move is initially scheduled to last three months. Swindon could look to offload Mitchell in January, or he could extend with Leamington if the arrangement works well for all parties.
Morfuni has appointed two new directors to three companies in the Robins’ ownership chain over the past two days – with club chief executive Anthony Hall and Ben Gristwood, the owner of local security firm Platinum – joining the boards.
16.10.25News
Gristwood is the owner of local security and stewarding firm Platinum Security, which provides services to all Swindon home matches at the County Ground.
Bookmakers initially installed Holloway as third favourite for the job when the Tangerines parted company with Steve Bruce, but – as reported by The Moonraker at the time – there was little more than bookies’ talk in the story.
While a return to the first-team squad may not be immediately imminent, it is good news for both Ball and manager Ian Holloway, who has the majority of his players available to him for the weekend trip to Accrington Stanley.
Paperwork was filed at Companies House on Wednesday (October 15), confirming the appointment of Hall to the board of Swindon Town Football Company Ltd – the club itself – and its parent companies Seebeck 87 Ltd and Swinton Reds 20 Ltd.
15.10.25News
Tabor was sent to Bath last month in an attempt to see him gain more senior experience. However, his chances at the National League South outfit have also been limited.
Of all current teams across the Premier League and EFL who have hosted Swindon at least 10 times down the years, Rotherham have the worst record.
14.10.25News
A simple majority was required among the Trust's roughly 1,300-strong membership - regardless of the size of the turnout. And that was easily achieved, as just 12 of the 489 votes returned were opposed to the plan.
13.10.25News
Luckily for both Drinan and Town, the game is played on grass not in databases. But the significant disparity between xG and reality does indicate a ruthlessness to Drinan’s play in 2025/26.
10.10.25News
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Drinan is in the middle of the deepest of purple patches, a veritable plum pudding of goalscoring goodness: seven in his last six games, helping Swindon Town to second in League Two.
09.10.25Features
Smith tore his ACL during the home defeat by Barnet at the County Ground in August. He is expected to spend as much as a year out of action.
08.10.25News
EXCLUSIVE: The Moonraker understands Holloway sees his long-term future at the County Ground, where he took the top job just under a year ago.
07.10.25News
Earmarked works for the current 12-month period – running from June 2025 to May 2026 – include floodlight tower inspections (the most expensive element at £37,400), and fire door replacement (£22,500).
06.10.25News
When Drinan's Achilles tendon stiffened ahead of kickoff in south Wales, the player, manager Ian Holloway and the medical team made the precationary decision to pull him from proceedings.
EXCLUSIVE: Les Caffery joined Swindon in 2021. He has worked under six managers and multiple technical directors, and with various sized budgets.
03.10.25News
The postponement means Town are now not due to have a home game until October 25, when Colchester United are set to visit.
Murphy is currently on loan at Town from Bristol City. His fellow loanee Jamie Knight-Lebel has missed out on an international selection in the October window, however.
02.10.25News
The case, specifically elements of the liquidators’ report, led to a conversation among supporters about the company, Clem Morfuni’s wider business empire, and how, where, if and why they relate to affairs at the County Ground.
01.10.25News
Representatives of the Trust and club are set to meet with senior council figures to discuss the options available to give the Joint Venture more time to compile a proposal that is proceedable.
29.09.25News
ANALYSIS: Say what you like about calling it too early. Say what you like about the nature of the opposition faced to date. Say what you like about the overall quality of this division in general. This squad means business.
29.09.25Matchday
SBC are believed to have two years to activate the clause. The JV could ask for a hard extension to the deadline, or try to find a more malleable solution.
26.09.25News
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