Murray Nets for Swindon
Tuesday, 28th Feb 2012 22:45

On-loan Town striker Ronan Murray scored his third goal for League Two table-toppers Swindon as the Robins beat Burton Albion 2-0 at the County Ground this evening to record their 10th successive league victory. Murray, 20, came on as a 50th minute sub for ex-Town Academy frontman Alan Connell and netted from close range three minutes later.

Manager Paolo Di Canio said: “We tried to change things and sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

“We needed more fire on the pitch. Alan is a good player but Ronan gave us a little more and he is a fast player.

“We saw that he attacked the far post and arrived at the right time to score. I knew that we could take advantage of flick-ons from [Paul] Benson and that happened. The players deserve the credit, not me.”

The Republic of Ireland U21 international says he's looking forward to Saturday's local derby at Oxford, tweeting: "Four points clear, lads looking good! The biggest game coming up this weekend for the Robins. I'm sure we will be out in force as always! #derbyday"

Murray, who signed a new one-year deal with the Blues in January, is on loan at Swindon for the rest of the season.

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bobble added 22:48 - Feb 28 the man is a scoring machine, buy him
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Eireannach_gorm added 22:53 - Feb 28 Good lad.
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marcusstewart added 00:58 - Feb 29 I was at the game as i'm at uni in oxford so swindon is just down the road. he looked impressive when he came on; looked sharp and always sat on the shoulder of the last defender. looks like a promising talent
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TractorBeezer added 01:35 - Feb 29 Well done Ronan. Keep banging them in.
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Marcus added 04:10 - Feb 29 Great, keep the goals flowing and next season there will be no need to go out on loan.
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irishtim added 07:23 - Feb 29 Well done ronan hope to see you scoring for town nxt season
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Mark added 07:58 - Feb 29 I was wondering when he'd score again. Good on him, but for him to be good enough for the Championship he really needs to be starting matches at League Two level.
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JewellintheTown added 07:58 - Feb 29 Smart move by PJ I'd say. Credit where credits due. I'd sooner him be banging them in for ITFC though. League two isnt exactly lofty heights but this will do his confidence no end of good when he returns for a fight of his place. Make 'em hungry PJ.
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osborne1nil added 09:04 - Feb 29

Well done Ronan but agree that to be in the mix with Town next season you will need not only to be a regular starter for a team like Swindon but a regular scorer. Those who compared Ronan to Jordan Rhodes need to think again, he is a long way behind the talents of Rhodes and IMO has a long way to go to get to a decent Championship player but this loan spell will do him no harm at all. A good decision by PJ.