The Swindon Town Sentinel
Market18 Feb 2036
Jens Normann puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Swindon Town, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings18 Feb 2036
Nikita Krivtsov goes up and wins it — 7.72
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.72 for the rest of it.
Squad18 Feb 2036
Words at Swindon Town training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aimar Govea is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets18 Feb 2036
The window shuts on the Jack James deal
Swindon Town ran out of time with Aston Villa. The paperwork was open when the deadline passed, and a transfer that was almost done is now a transfer that never happened.
Player ratings18 Feb 2036
Ninety minutes of Val Bogolin at his very best
Marked 8.03. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Swindon Town.
Match16 Feb 2036
Late, late show earns Swindon Town a point
Minute 93, against Port Vale, and a goal that felt like a win to everybody who had stayed. It was a draw. Nobody leaving the ground will describe it as one.
Squad18 Feb 2036
Nikita Krivtsov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Swindon Town this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout18 Feb 2036
Jonathan Edwards gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match16 Feb 2036
Honours even between Swindon Town and Port Vale
2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Swindon Town
- The dugout When it matters, Aimar Govea plays
- The dugout The manager’s verdict