League Two

THRIVING WITHOUT GINGER PELE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
12 January 2020

Match Verdict

SWINDON’S win against Crewe was more than three points. Not least because it was against a promotion rival and could have been labelled a six-pointer, but this was also a statement: No Eoin Doyle, no problem.
Richie Wellens’ men have often been unfairly called a one-man team given Doyle’s tremendous record of 23 goals in 22 league games and news of his recall to Bradford seemed to many outside of Wiltshire to kill off Swindon’s title aspirations. But their dismantling of Crewe demonstrated that the Robins are not reliant on the Irishman. Although Cre...

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