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Chesterfield made it back to the EFL last year, after romping through the National League. They are being tipped in places for back-to-back promotions. But is that confidence justified?
06.08.24Features
Cheltenham, having dropped out of League One, have spent the summer wheeling and dealing to create a totally new squad. So how will they do?
INTERVIEW: At 16, Rideout was thrown into first-team training, and just weeks later he became Town’s youngest player, when he was named in the starting XI for the Division Three meeting with Hull City in late November.
Swindon Town’s latest signing is both a marauding wing-back with a mean delivery from the set-piece, and the bearer of an unusual footballing name. You see, you don’t get many Jeffs playing football for the Town.
After a wholly disappointing season under new ownership in League One, which brought just 30 points and relegation to the fourth tier, Carlisle appear to have regrouped well. Backed in the transfer market, manager Paul Simpson will be expected to steer his team to a very different outcome this time around.
Find out when Swindon Town's senior men's side are in action in 2024/25. Full schedule with kick-off times for League Two, FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy.
06.08.24News
Bromley embark on their debut EFL season after their National League playoff triumph in May. They bring with them a settled group, and there is good reason for optimism at Hayes Lane.
05.08.24Features
Swindon now feel they are covered in wide positions. Miguel Freckleton is also seen as backup to Longelo, while youngster Joel McGregor offers further depth.
05.08.24News
The sleeping beast of the fourth tier make a sixth attempt to haul themselves into League One. After an improved second half of the season last year, there is good reason to think they can do just that.
Find out who is in the Swindon squad for this season, plus a full rundown of the backroom staff.
For several months last year, Barrow looked as though they might cause an upset and grab a top-seven spot. Ultimately, their challenge fell away. So can they regroup and go again?
AFC Wimbledon could not quite keep pace with the playoff race last season. Will there be an incremental improvement this year? Much will come down to how their frontline blends.
The Moonraker takes a look at the 23 other sides vying with Swindon Town for promotion from League Two in 2024/25. Stanley are preparing for a new term without John Coleman for the first time in a decade.
INTERVIEW: In the spring of 2002, Parkin was questioning if professional football was right for him. But under the guidance of Andy King, his career was reinvigorated - starting with a hot August afternoon at the County Ground.
04.08.24Features
Town are seeking depth in wide positions, to support the wing-backs currently in the squad - Tunmise Sobowale, Rosaire Longelo and Joel McGregor.
03.08.24News
INTERVIEW: Graham has been a Town fan for 24 years. He talks The Moonraker through his relationship with the club, how it impacts his comedy, and why he rarely makes a joke about Swindon.
03.08.24Features
SWINDON TOWN vs WYCOMBE: As we sit here a week out, how do we feel? Excited? Nervous? Anxious? Tired? A bit hot and bothered? Compared to the equivalent point in recent calendar years, Town are not in an awful position.
02.08.24Matchday
The former Aston Villa academy midfielder was released by the West Midlands side this summer, and has ended up in Wiltshire. But what does he bring to Swindon Town? The Moonraker takes a good look, with the help of Alvechurch sporting director Mark Fogarty.
02.08.24Features
Revised proposals were submitted in early July, which saw the plot widened slightly but shortened by around 25 per cent, after objections by ecologists and concerns voiced by the South Swindon Parish Council.
01.08.24News
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
BIG READ: Head of football Jamie Russell sits down with The Moonraker to discuss in depth the work that goes on behind the scenes over the summer break, from contract negotiations to scouting, man-management to obscure administrative regulations, and everything else in between.
01.08.24Features
Devoy was the subject of an offer from Swindon this summer but he instead chose to return to Ireland following his release by MK Dons. Devoy is one of at least four missed midfield targets so far.
Delaney arrived at Swindon with a knee injury which curtailed his 2023/24 campaign in February. He is now back training on grass but is unlikely to be fit for the first game of the League Two term at Chesterfield.
Cotterill's arrival helps establish a pattern of Swindon targeting players who are on their second loan away from their parent clubs, rather than drafting youngsters without senior experience.
30.07.24News
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