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CARETAKER manager Tommy Wright admitted Swindon Town could have been beaten by 10 after the club lost 5-0 to Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday, consequently confirming relegation to League Two. Will Grigg struck four times, adding to Scott Fraser’s first-half penalty, as MK ensured Town would go down without so much as a whimper in Buckinghamshire. It could have been worse for the visitors too, as Andrew Surman missed a glorious chance to add further gloss to the scoreline, Fraser saw an e...

Former Town striker Lee Peacock is acting as assistant manager to Tommy Wright for the final few games Photo: Dave Evans CARETAKER boss Tommy Wright joked that Lee Peacock might be applying for the manager’s job after helping to claim a win during his first game on the coaching staff. The former Town striker is currently head of coaching at Swindon Town but has been drafted into the senior set up to assist Wright with training and match days for the final few games of the seaso...

SWINDON Town caretaker manager Tommy Wright said he hoped Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Portsmouth improved the mood of the fans during a “bad time”…

Kyle Lafferty scores hat-trick in Kilmarnock victory Kyle Lafferty scored an eleven-minute hat-trick as Kilmarnock eased their relegation worries with an important 3-0 victory at home to Dundee United on Wednesday evening. It was the Fermanagh-born striker’s second hat-trick in four games for the club and his 10 th goal for the Scottish Premiership side whom he only joined in mid-February. Speaking to the BBC after the game, Killie boss Tommy Wright readily admitted he would love to keep the ...

Kilmarnock 3 Dundee United 0 as Kyle Lafferty bags hat-trick in comfortable win The Ayrshire side are now five ahead of Hamilton and two ahead of Ross County. 21:35, 21 APR 2021 Updated Kilmarnock celebrate Kyle Laffertys second goal in win over Dundee United (Image: SNS Group) Get the Ayrshire stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the inf...

Kilmarnock 3-0 Dundee United: Lafferty hat-trick relieves Killie relegation worries as Tangerines boss Micky Mellon gives kids a chance Updated: April 22, 2021, 1:53 am © SNS Group Hat-trick hero Kyle Lafferty is congratulated by Mitch Pinnock after bagging the opener. It had all started so promisingly for Dundee United’s young guns but a Kyle Lafferty hat-trick proved, sometimes, there is no substitute for experience. The Kilmarnock hitman bagged a 10-minute first-half treble to down the Ta...

Benjamin Siegrist ‘upset’ and ‘disappointed’ by Richard Foster TV comments – and is set to miss Dundee United v Kilmarnock clash © SNS Group Dundee United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist. Micky Mellon has revealed Benjamin Siegrist is ‘upset’ and ‘disappointed’ about Richard Foster’s bizarre comments on his wrist injury. Dundee United goalie Siegrist came off in the warm-up ahead of last Friday night’s 1-0 Scottish Cup last-16 win at Forfar – a game he was due to start. As...

REACTION Brett Pitman scores his second goal from the spot on Tuesday night and celebrates alongside Scott Twine Photo: Dave Evans SWINDON Town caretaker manager Tommy Wright felt his team regained some dignity following a convincing 3-1 victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday night. Ex-Pompey striker Brett Pitman scored twice for Town – his second coming via the penalty spot – before Ronan Curtis increased the hosts’ nerves by pulling a goal back late on. But an injury-time strike from Ty...

SWINDON Town kept their League One survival aspirations alive thanks to a 3-1 victory over play-off chasing Portsmouth on Tuesday night. Former Pompey striker Brett Pitman grabbed the first two Town goals before Ronan Curtis pulled one back for Danny Cowley’s men late on. But in added time, Tyler Smith struck on the counter to give Tommy Wright’s side a slim chance of remaining in League One next term. The victory - combined with midweek wins for AFC Wimbledon and Wigan Athletic - sti...

Latics boss Keith Curle cut a frustrated figure after his side went down 4-3 at promotion-chasing Morecambe. Poor defending was cited as one of the main reasons the visitors were beaten in another goal-fest. Latics had scored nine goals in back-to-back victories leading up to the weekend. "Good players do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, how it needs to be done,” said Curle. “Its getting that understanding of what youre good at as a player and continually doing it. "You win ...