It finally happened, after weeks of nearly reaching the summit, Swindon Town now sit top of the League One table.

Honestly, I never thought I would need to write that sentence this season, but after a superb first half of the campaign, Mark Cooper’s side now looks down on the rest in League One.

Despite last weekend’s draw at Fleetwood lifting Town to the top, there was an air of frustration that we didn’t come away with all the points after dominating the first half at Highbury Stadium.

In the past week we’ve seen another loan arrival from the Premier League, and once again, it looks like another great find.

John Swift arrives from Chelsea and has already shown how important he could be heading into the business end of the season.

Thankfully his loan move at Rotherham was cancelled last year due to lack of playing time, Town have snapped up the young midfielder with both Massimo Luongo and Yaser Kasim away for January.

I look forward to seeing him in action over the coming month after hearing so many great things from Stamford Bridge by the people who predict to see Swift in the Chelsea first team one day.

Despite Town’s success on the pitch, a lot of talk has been focused on the minor dispute between the club and the council over the County Ground.

But with the subject of Town’s home up for discussion once again.

What does the future hold for Swindon Town and the County Ground?

The County Ground has been Town’s home since 1896, and has seen a few alterations over the years, but nothing groundbreaking for decades.

With the ground in desperate need of modernising, does the club go ahead with a major facelift or build a new stadium in a different location?

If that question does arise in the future, I would always vote to stay at the club’s current site and upgrade the County Ground.

Whenever you witness a club move away from it’s home, a part of that club is never the same again, you can try to add some homely touches, but something changes forever.

I understand some clubs had to move to further the growth of the club, like Leicester, Southampton, Hull, Cardiff and Brighton are some successful examples.

All those new stadiums have helped each club, but it has come at a cost of losing their individuality, with a lot of new football stadiums looking very similar in design.

I personally love the architecture of old football stadiums and hate it when it comes to a point that they have to be demolished, it feels like a significant piece of history is being torn down.

Due to Town’s lack of progression on the pitch over the last 15 years, previous owners have never been at a crossroads with the future of the ground.

But if success is on the horizon for Town, Lee Power has a huge decision to make, and I desperately hope we witness the County Ground updated stand by stand over the years to come, starting with a new and improved Town End.

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