THE only thing which evaporated faster than Swindon Town’s hopes of promotion was the rate at which its supporters deserted Wembley yesterday evening. It had been a day of hope, promise and tentative expectation among the Town fans, most of whom
FANS making up Swindon Town’s Red Army were left heartbroken as their heroes sunk to a 4-0 defeat in the League One play-off final. Hundreds of Robins fans saw their hopes of a dream promotion come crashing down as their team went 2-0 down to Preston
TOWN captain Nathan Thompson has described the opening minutes of today’s play-off final as the worst of his career. Thompson won a race against time to be fit to lead out his side at Wembley only for his dream to come crashing down around him
AFTER the final whistle sounded at Wembley, Massimo Luongo made time to wish an international colleague all the best for securing promotion to the Championship. The Australian ace, who starred as player of the tournament at the Asian Cup earlier
CHAIRMAN Lee Power conceded that thoughts at Swindon Town would immediately turn to re-shaping Mark Cooper’s squad following this afternoon’s League One play-off final drubbing at the hands of Preston North End. Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham is expected
A SEA of sad Swindon Town faces filtered out of Wembley Stadium, while Preston’s fans were having a party. Despite the result being in little doubt early into the League 1 play-off final, many of the thousands of Robins fans at Wembley stayed behind
WES Foderingham says he is “99 per cent sure” he is leaving Swindon Town in the wake of their League One play-off final defeat. Foderingham is out of contract at the end of the season and, with Town now not on their way to the Championship, the
A TEENAGER who was caught in a garage attached to a home told the householder he was hungry and homeless – even though he lived around the corner. Jesse Cookson, 19, had sneaked under a garage door in the early hours on November 18 as he again
FANS mobbed Swindon Town legend Lee Peacock before the play-off final. The former Robin, who played for the club between 2006 and 2010, was posing for pictures off Wembley Way and having songs sung about him by fans making their way to the ground
AS well as goals being scored, the League 1 play-off final saw thousands of pounds raised for Prostate Cancer UK. The organisation is the official charity of the Football League. With three play-off finals taking place at Wembley Stadium at
TOWN boss Mark Cooper looked a broken figure as he came to greet the media after his side’s harrowing 4-0 play-off final defeat. The manager had his head in his hands, but picked it up to give credit to Preston for out-fighting, out-thinking and
ADVER Sport's Tom Bassam hands out his player ratings from Swindon Town's play-off final defeat to Preston. Wes Foderingham Was left far too exposed for all of Preston's goals and but for a fantastic save to deny Beckford it could have been
AN IMPROVEMENT notice has been issued to the rail operator whose service narrowly missed a high speed train at Wootton Bassett Junction in March. Following a thorough investigation into the operations of charter train firm West Coast Railways Company
A PROJECT which healthcare group Seqol helps oversee has won a prestigious award. The national Great Autism Practice Award has been won by the Understanding Autism project, which the group works with in partnership with Bristol, Gloucestershire
A GANG of bank thieves are being hunted by police following an early morning raid on a Barclay’s branch in West Swindon. The group of burglars made off from the branch close to the West Swindon District Centre after causing an explosion and damaging
AUSSIE coffee-shop owner Jacky Collyer is making plans to move to Denmark with her husband after the Home Office rejected their appeal to stay in the country. Although the 27-year-old, who moved from her Melbourne home to the UK in 2011 before
“THE biggest causes of brain injury,” said Jane Weston, “are having a stroke or a head injury. Road traffic accidents are the biggest cause of head injuries but there are falls. “Sadly, after that I think one of the most common causes is when somebody
COUNCIL chiefs say they have asked the developer behind the North Star project to include a skate park in its plans. This week, a petition was launched by Swindon’s skateboarding community looking to save the Oasis skate park, which they fear is
RED and white dreams were dashed in ruthless fashion as Swindon Town were savaged by Preston North End at Wembley. After an unforgettable League One campaign, there was no fairytale ending for Mark Cooper’s swashbuckling Swindon in the League One
THE BIG positive for Swindon Town on the announcement of teamsheets at Wembley was the inclusion of captain Nathan Thompson. The skipper was a doubt with a grade two hamstring tear picked up in the semi-final second leg against Sheffield United
A fire which broke out at a workshop on Cricklade Road this morning took more than two hours to successfully extinguish. The blaze, which was reported at 9.32am on the day of the play-off final, started in a workshop close to Poplar Avenue in Gorse
10:28pm That is all from us at under the Wembley arch. Keep an eye on www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport for more reaction to today's defeat to Preston. 10:27pm Mark Cooper
A red sea of supporters enveloped the County Ground today, as loyal Swindon Town fans climbed aboard 14 coaches bound for the Wembley play-off final. More than 500 fans donned Robins match kit, jester hats, hoodies emblazoned with the logos, scarves
THE BIG game is nearly upon us and we want Town supporters to get involved with our live coverage from Wembley this afternoon. The Adver's Wembley sports team of Tom Bassam, Matthew Edwards and Dan Barnes will get a special play-off final Matchday
TROY Batchelor registered another six points but missed out on the latter stages as Britain's World Championship leader Tai Woffinden completed a hat-trick of Czech Grand Prix wins in Prague last night. 2013 world champion Woffinden topped the
I’D HAD a cartilage operation in January and was struggling for fitness before the game. I was flitting in and out of the team right at the death of the season and ended up being a sub in the final because my knee was causing me a few problems.
