Three More Exit Through Town's Revolving Door

Benyon joins Wycombe

Lescinel Jean-Francois, Elliot Benyon and Jon-Paul McGovern took Swindon's Summer departure list to elevens players today, joining Sheffield United, Wycombe Wanderers and Carlisle United respectively. The eleven exits from the Country Ground vastly outweigh the two arrivals in Town as Robins manager Paolo Di Canio continues his rebuilding process.

Lescinel - who joined Town in 2009 on an initial short-term deal - rejected the offer of a new contract on the table at Swindon and will join former Robins manager Danny Wilson at Brammall Lane as he looks to build a side capable of promotion.

It's a target Town themselves will of course be aiming for, but the Haitian defender has become the latest of ten players to depart the Country Ground this Summer, joining the likes of Scott Cuthbert and Alan Sheehan who left to join Leyton Orient and Notts Country respectively.



Lescinel links up with Wilson

Many Swindon fans will be disappointed to hear the news, even more so that the club will recieve no fee for the versaitle defender, being both out-of-contract and over the age of 24. Seen technically as Town's best defender, Lescinel will be fondly remembered by Robins fans, gaining a cult hero status amongst supporters for playing a full ninety minutes in the Robins' Wembley defeat - just days after mourning the death of his younger sister.

The 2009/10 season saw Lescinel play more than a supporting role in Swindon's near promotion campaign. A regular starter at first, including a magnificent match at left back against Southampton in August, he eventually lost out to the similarly-departed Sheehan.

However, at centre back is perhaps where he is best suited, proving to be competent on the ball, possessing good distribution and being an excellent tackler, all attributes Sheffield United fans will embrace positively after a season to forget.

Meanwhile, striker Benyon has similarly found the lure of League One football too hard to turn down, signing for Wycombe on a season-long loan deal as they prepare for a season in the Football League's second tier. The move leaves Swindon with just one registered striker in Billy Bodin - both frustrating and worrying Town fans.

Benyon only joined Swindon in January 2011, signing a two deal for an undisclosed sum of money. Despite scoring 46 times in 88 starts for previous club Torquay United, the self-proclaimed Wycombe fan failed to adapt to life in League One, scoring just once in an end-of-season run-in disrupted by injuries and managerial changes.

McGovern signed for Town in 2007 and has gone on to make over 150 appearances for the Robins, scoring eight league goals. But, just like the majority of the Swindon squad last season, McGovern had an inconsistent campaign and has become the latest player to be allowed to move on - again with no fee involved.

Last season will be one to forget for all Robins fans, a campaign that promised so much on the back of the previous year's play-off escapades, as Swindon were relegated and news of disgruntlement amongst the squad broke out. The likes of Sheehan, David Prutton and Michael Rose, all said to be part of a 'clique culture' within the side, will now not be at the club next season, a silver lining perhaps for the Town faithful.

The Town squad now stands at 22 players, but with 12 of these have little or no first team experience, supporters worries and frustrations have been increasingly voiced. Fans of the League Two club have, however, been assured that news regarding new signings will come soon, and they will be just as hopeful that with the news comes a new wave of positivity, optimism and, more importantly, new players.