Changes to our coverage of Swindon for the coming season
Following a request by the club, we will no longer be providing live updates of pre-match press conferences with Ian Holloway and the playing squad.
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We were informed earlier this week that Swindon had decided that they did not want press conferences to be live blogged, as they believe it can misrepresent what is being said, and as a result, we will no longer be able to concurrently report the pre-match messages of Holloway and the players.
This will not stop our reporting from the press conferences, and we will instead look to put the information out afterwards, where we can provide the exact wording of what has been said to ensure that there are no simplifications within the transcript, so that a complete picture can be provided.
Whilst the old live blogs were an accurate representation of what has been said, this will enable us to take time to provide every single detail.
There will also be no further changes to other coverage of matches and news, with every kick and word covered next season, through our regular matchday live blogs, match reports, and reaction.
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As ever, we endeavour to provide the most comprehensive and in-depth coverage of Swindon as they look to earn promotion to League One to give fellow supporters the best possible way of staying up to date with the happenings on and off the pitch at the Nigel Eady County Ground.
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This will see detailed analysis of performances and style, all the latest news and rumours, opinion pieces from our columnists, as well as long reads about moments in the club's history.
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You can presently get unlimited access to all of this content, as well as the news in the local area, reduced adverts on the website, a digital version of the newspaper, and access to the app, all for £6 for the next six months.
This will also give you access to all of our previous content, like the search for Milan Misun, the story of the end of the Paolo Di Canio era, and the account of Town's 1912 tour of Argentina and Uruguay.
We will also be working to continue to expand our offering, so that our readers get the best picture of what is going on at the club and make it more than worthy of the £1 per month it costs.
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