The Swindon Town Sentinel
Squad3 Aug 2026
Junior Hoilett signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Junior Hoilett and Swindon Town agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Swindon Town
Gavin Kilkenny was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Connor Ripley's contract
24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Swindon Town training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Will Wright 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Gavin Kilkenny knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gavin Kilkenny trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market3 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Swindon Town and Paul Glatzel
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Swindon Town, another week without a signature from Paul Glatzel.
In brief
- Market No place for Harrison Minturn in the plan
- Market Lewis Ward leaves for nothing