Friday 03 July 2009, 15:00
Swindon fan Nick Judd notices some startling comparisons... What has Danny Wilson got in common with Sir Alex Ferguson? More than you might think. If, as is currently being reported, the Swindon boss sells Simon Cox – our top goalscorer with 32 goals...
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Wednesday 03 June 2009, 14:00
Swindon fan (and former County Ground employee) Nick Judd hops on the merry-go-round... No sooner had Swindon’s signing of goalkeeper David Lucas been confirmed than Town forumistas were hijacking Leeds discussion boards to find out what Whites fans thought...
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Wednesday 20 May 2009, 12:00
Town fan Nick Judd on new teams and new faces at the County Ground in 2009/10... Friends reunited Take a look at the 1993/94 Premier League table and you can see next season’s League One line-up starting to take shape. We’re the ones propping everybody...
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Friday 01 May 2009, 15:00
Town fan Nick Judd on Stockport's controversial 'punishment' two days before the end of the season... I’m surprised Swindon Town will be starting next year’s League One campaign on a level playing field with Stockport County. I’m not referring...
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Friday 24 April 2009, 14:00
Town fan Nick Judd endures a nail-biting night in front of the TV... The title isn’t the neurotic statement of a glass-half-empty fan, but the findings of a report that attempted to reveal which clubs were the most stressful to follow according to the...
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Thursday 09 April 2009, 08:00
Town fan Nick Judd predicts a nail-biting end to the season for Swindon... It appears as though the relegation fight in League One is going to go right to the final day of the season. Like the Premier League, where the North East is witnessing a battle...
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Friday 27 March 2009, 08:00
Town fan Nick Judd talks up the striker whose recent goal glut has all but ensured Swindon's League 1 survival... If Simon Cox isn’t the best striker in League 1, then my name’s Floella Benjamin. Swindon's No.31 scored his third away hat-trick...
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Thursday 19 March 2009, 08:00
Town fan Nick Judd endures a traumatic Tuesday night awaiting updates from the County Ground... Trying to follow a game when you can’t get to the match is a fan's proverbial nightmare. Especially when you follow a lower league club and don’t live...
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Thursday 12 March 2009, 15:00
Town fan Nick Judd is starting to get that sinking feeling... If you fancy a punt, stick your money on Swindon Town to get relegated this season. There are an increasingly large number of Town fans doing exactly that, and playing a ‘cash in on relegation...
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Thursday 05 March 2009, 10:00
Town fan Nick Judd hails the League 1 clubs refusing to fill Mr 10 Percent's pockets... Swindon Town are among a growing number of League 1 clubs taking a stand against the football agent, if recent transactions revealed by the Football League are...
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Friday 27 February 2009, 09:00
Town fan Nick Judd reflects on two refereeing displays that left little to be desired... If I failed to do my job properly I’d be suspended or fired, so why is it that referees continue to get away with embarrassing performances week in, week out? The...
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Wednesday 18 February 2009, 12:00
Town fan Nick Judd reflects on a pair of frustrating away trips... The late shows... Some teams are just good at closing games out, Swindon Town are not one of them. The beads of sweat we’ve poured in watching Town trying to defend slender leads could...
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Wednesday 28 January 2009, 12:00
Swindon fan Nick Judd reflects on a memorable night watching the Robins, in more ways than one... Wishing your life away... On Tuesday night, with 10 minutes left on the clock, my dad turned to me and said: “Why do we do this to ourselves?” He had a point...
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Tuesday 13 January 2009, 12:00
Robins devotee Nick Judd has a conservative chuckle about a rival's misfortune... This week’s news that Oxford United have received a five-point deduction has caused as many sniggers in Swindon as a fart in a school assembly. The Us were punished...
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Wednesday 07 January 2009, 15:00
Town fan Nick Judd on the new County Ground guv'nor... When Danny Wilson was appointed Swindon Town’s new manager on Boxing Day, you could hear the collective sigh of relief from Westbury to Wootton Bassett. It might not have been the A-list manager...
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Monday 08 December 2008, 14:00
Robins fan Nick Judd salivates over the managerial contenders as Swindon prepare to name their new man... Swindon Town should have a new manager by Saturday for the trip to Crewe Alexandra, if our chairman’s deadline is to be believed. Good job too, we...
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Tuesday 18 November 2008, 16:00
Fan Nick Judd hears a lot of whispers, a lot of stone-cold rumours... If you believe what you hear on the Wiltshire rumour mill, Aidy Boothroyd was in the director’s box for Swindon’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Saturday and is set to become Town...
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Friday 14 November 2008, 14:30
Fan Nick Judd assesses the potential candidates for the vacant Swindon position following Maurice Malpas' departure on Friday... Even before Maurice Malpas was given his P45, Town fans had been discussing his replacement. For many it was a case of...
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Thursday 13 November 2008, 10:30
Fan Nick Judd reflects on what has been a costly week for the Robins on the road... Forget the romance of the FA Cup, Swindon and I had a massive argument at Histon last weekend, while I was close to dumping them on Wednesday night when defeat against...
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Monday 27 October 2008, 15:00
Fan Nick Judd considers Spurs' managerial merry-go-round a stark reminder of the differences between the haves and have-nots... Saturday proved once again just how much of a chasm exists between Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur. This story starts...
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Tuesday 14 October 2008, 15:00
Fan Nick Judd explains why Swindon's latest league defeat - for once - wasn't the main talking point of the weekend... There’s nothing like a managerial sighting to fuel the fire during these, currently, dire days of supporting Swindon Town. Another...
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Monday 06 October 2008, 16:00
Town fan Nick Judd gives his two-pennyworth on how to take the Robins into the top half of the table… I’m not saying I could do a better job than Robins boss Maurice Malpas... but I would do some things differently. The Scot’s future continues to come...
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Wednesday 24 September 2008, 11:30
Fan Nick Judd wonders whether calls for a change at the top are knee-jerk reactions to the season's slow start... I’m 29 and I’ve already seen Swindon promoted and relegated four times – plus a demotion – as well as 16 managers and two administrations...
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Friday 19 September 2008, 13:00
Fan Nick Judd doesn't look forward to many away days in League One... for all manner of reasons As breaking news goes, telling you the County Ground isn’t the best ground in the world is right up there with ‘smoking kills.’ Yet as Robin Williams once...
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Thursday 11 September 2008, 10:00
Fan Nick Judd swaps the terraces for the commentary box for the Robins' Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie at Aldershot... "Heartbreaks and promises, I’ve had more than my share…" It hasn’t been confirmed whether Robin S - who sang You’ve...
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Tuesday 02 September 2008, 17:00
Fan Nick Judd keeps one eye on transfer deadline day with not half as much anticipation as his counterparts from Manchesters City or United... It’s 11.43pm on Monday night and with 16 minutes and 14 seconds of the transfer window remaining (according...
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