Category Archives: Football Chat

My Greatest Game: Swindon 0 West Ham Utd 0 28th January 1989


Extracted from thewashbag.com  – Thanks Ron! TheWashbag recently asked Swindon Town goalkeeping legend Fraser Digby what was his greatest performance in our red & white in our interview… “Memorable games were ones I always had against West Ham United as I always seem to play well against them. I remember […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 6 – Regrets, My Greatest & Hall of Shame #17


Extracted from thewashbag.com – Thanks Ron! In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 5 – Palace, QPR and retirement


Extracted from thewashbag.com  – Thanks Ron! In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 4 – McMahon and the end of an era


Extracted from thewashbag.com  – Thanks Ron! In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 3 – Hoddle and the Premier League


Extracted from thewashbag.com  – Thanks Ron! In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him. In […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 2 – Macari, Ardiles & Demotion


Extracted from thewashbag.com  – Thanks Ron! In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him.  In […]

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TheWashbag.com Interview : Part 1 – Swindon via Sheffield and Man Utd


Extracted from thewashbag.com – Thanks Ron!   In our first in-depth interview with a Swindon Town legend, Ron Smith interviews Fraser Digby on his career and life after football. Fraser and his washbag were the inspiration for this site, so it was a great pleasure to meet and interview him.   […]

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How I Got Started in Football : Part 2 – My Senior School Years


I attended Jordanthorpe Comprehensive School at Meadowhead in Sheffield, and the next few years here were to shape my future life. I turned my hand to most sports, representing the school at Football, Cricket, Basketball, Swimming and Athletics (although for me it was field sports only such as Shot and […]

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My Recent Trip to Brunei and Kuala Lumpur


In April I took part in the Asia EPL Masters Football Tour in Brunei & Kuala Lumpur, which is a tour arranged following the success of the UK Masters Football series. Masters football has been licensed by Football Focus Asia, who run the events under the banner of ‘Masters Football Asia’. […]

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How I Got Started in Football : Part 1 – The Early Years


I thought I’d kick things off with a bit of my background, I’ve not talked about this much in the past but it might give aspiring footballers a view on how you end up getting into the professional game. It all began for me in 1977 at Sir Harold Jackson […]

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