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  • Aldridge's delight as Wildcats break Manchester duck

    WILDCATS head coach Ryan Aldridge is hoping that his side have gained a major confidence boost from their first-ever victory at the Manchester Phoenix. Swindon had never tasted victory at the Altrincham Ice Dome since the Phoenix's entry into the

  • ‘That was worth the Bantam wait’

    MAN of the match Wes Foderingham admits that Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Bradford City will go down as one of the best of this current era. Just 12 months ago, both the keeper and boss Mark Cooper admitted that Town may have crumbled under the pressure

  • Cooper impressed by Town’s Yorkshire grit

    SWINDON Town boss Mark Cooper hailed his side’s steely resolve as they held on for an impressive 2-1 success at Bradford City. While the County Ground men should have been out of sight by the hour mark at Valley Parade, there were times that the

  • Sheehan facing censure over Branco punch

    FORMER Town defender Alan Sheehan faces a fine from Bradford after being sent off for a punch on Raphael Branco in their 2-1 loss. It was a game to forget for Sheehan. Not only did Bradford’s  close season signing from Notts County see his third-minute

  • Kildemand eyes GP target

    NORDIC GP silver medallist Peter Kildemand sets his sights on a full-time World Championship berth after reaching his second final in as many Grand Prix appearances this year at Vojens on Saturday. The Robins number one, a wildcard this weekend

  • David Howell digs deep to finish strongly at KLM Open

    SWINDON’S David Howell struggled with his driver as he finished outside the top 40 at the KLM Open in Holland. After a steady start to the tournament, carding scores of 68 and 69 to make the cut, Howell had a disappointing Saturday to leave him

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Vase heroics catch up with College

    FATIGUE took its toll on New College players on Saturday as they lost their Hellenic League Division One West meeting with Cirencester Town Development 4-0. The team, made up of students, had previously played three 120-minute long games including

  • Shrivenham Town looking for a change in fortunes

    SAM Collier is hoping for a change in fortunes after watching his Shrivenham Town side lose 4-2 at Binfield on Saturday. The loss was their third straight defeat in the league but Collier believes that his side are playing better than the results

  • Boss Fisher backs Highworth Town to win the league

    JOHN Fisher believes his Highworth side can win the league after watching a convincing win over Thatcham Town on Saturday. Despite the 2-1 scoreline Fisher said that it was the best he had seen his team play in his three years at the club against

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Fairford left lagging by Leigh

    FAIRFORD Town continued their shaky start to the season as they went down 3-0 to North Leigh on Saturday. After a bright start from Fairford at Cinder Lane they fell behind after 15 minutes and never looked like getting back into the Hellenic League

  • Chippenham safely through to next round of the FA Cup

    IT was a job well done for Mark Collier’s Chippenham Town side as they safely guided their way past Sholing and into the next round of the FA Cup. A depleted Town side headed to the south coast for the FA Cup first round qualifying tie knowing

  • Supermarine get revenge to secure passage in FA Cup

    SWINDON Supermarine boss Dave Webb has heaped praise on his team as they made up for last month’s 6-1 horror show at Totton to progress to the next round of the FA Cup. When Supermarine travelled to the south coast in the league it was a day to

  • BRADFORD CITY V SWINDON TOWN - Player ratings

    ADVERTISER sports reporter Michael Reeves rates the Swindon Town players after their 2-1 success at Bradford City. WES FODERINGHAM Wrongly adjudged to have brought down Billy Clarke for the penalty, recomposed himself and made several

  • 5 Seconds of Summer 'are no boyband'

    The Australian pop rockers - Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin - may have toured with One Direction but they insist they have a very different sound.