Swindon Town’s team selection against Bromley demonstrated the power of this squad, and Ian Holloway must be trusted to pick as he sees fit.

At 1.45 pm on Saturday, amidst the rush to put the team news on the live blog, there was time to pop an eyebrow like Carlo Ancelotti. Will Wright on the bench? No Paul Glatzel at all? Ryan Tafazolli straight in to start? Following a defeat last week, after which some had questioned the wisdom of the line-up, this seemed like an awfully big curveball.

Then again, how do you select 11 players, or even 18, for that matter, from a squad of this strength? As I arrived in the media room on Saturday, I turned the programme over and marvelled at the strength and depth of the players listed on the back in the Swindon squad. Even Richie Wellens was not blessed with these kinds of riches.

As it turned out, the team selection was perfect. Tafazolli looked assured at the back as he showed no sign of rust, Ollie Clarke played so well in the back three that Nicke........

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