Charlie Austin

CHARLIE AUSTIN has rejoined Swindon Town more than a decade after leaving the club.The 33-year-old striker left Brisbane Roar two weeks ago due to fam.

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Ever since Charlie Austin announced that he and his family will be moving back to the UK after a stint playing in Australia, the rumor mill has been…

Austin was at the Australian club Brisbane Roar prior to his return to the UK, where he played sporadically and scored two goals in seven games. For us, we’ve got a lot of players in that frontline and what I didn’t want to happen was Charlie come back from Australia, sign for Swindon, bag a load of goals and we didn’t get a chance to have a look at him. He’s probably made the right call signing for Swindon but we needed to have a look at him to see what he’s about.

The former Premier League striker trained at The Quarters following his release by A-League side Brisbane Roar.

For us, we’ve got a lot of players in that frontline and what I didn’t want to happen was Charlie come back from Australia, sign for Swindon, bag a load of goals and we didn’t get a chance to have a look at him. Coburn scored his seventh League One goal of the campaign, from 13 appearances, against the Grecians and, once again, led the line impressively against Exeter’s intense physicality in defence. “We had Charlie Austin in the other day, he came and trained with us,” Barton said. We’ve had a look at him, not for us, but that’s the area where we’re stacked.” Austin trained with the Gas at The Quarters, similar to Scott Sinclair in October before the winger was signed on a free transfer, but on this occasion, given their strength and depth in the final third, Joey Barton has revealed former Southampton and Burnley striker Charlie Austin trained at Bristol Rovers this month but the Gas passed on the chance to sign the 33-year-old, as he’s set to make a return to Swindon Town.

The 33-year-old former Robin, who spent two seasons at SN1 between 2009 and 2011, has inked a deal at until the end of the current 2022/23 campaign. The move ...

“His career speaks for itself and he’s a natural goal scorer with a lot still to offer. "In January 2016, a reported £4-million pound fee took him to Southampton, where scored on his league debut against Manchester United after coming on as a second half substitute for Sadio Mane to earn Saints a late victory. His efforts didn’t go unrecognised by then-England manager, Roy Hodgson, who called him up for the first time for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia. His clinical finishing earned him legend status among Town fans during his two year stint in Wiltshire, but January 2011 saw him move on to pastures new, joining Championship side Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The move comes after agreeing a mutual termination of his contract with A-League side Brisbane Roar earlier this month in Australia. The popular striker is returning to the County Ground after more than a decade, subject to EFL approval and international clearance.

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has confirmed that striker Charlie Austin had been training at the club, but says that he opted against offering him a ...

For us, we’ve got a lot of players in that frontline and what I didn’t want to happen was Charlie come back from Australia, sign for Swindon, bag a load of goals and we didn’t get a chance to have a look at him. Barton also has Ryan Loft fit again, in addition to Sinclair, John Marquis and Harvey Saunders. We’ve had a look at him, not for us, but that’s the area where we’re stacked.” A move back to Swindon seems the correct decision by Austin, to return to a place where he will be appreciated and is more likely to get game time, which could have been limited at the Memorial Stadium. “He’s probably made the right call signing for Swindon but we needed to have a look at him to see what he’s about. [re-joined League Two side Swindon Town](https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/swindon-town-complete-charlie-austin-signing), returning to the club where he made his name after scoring 37 goals in 65 appearances between 2009 and 2011.

The 33-year-old striker made his Football League breakthrough with Town, spending two goal-laden years at the County Ground between 2009 and 2011 and becoming a ...

I’ve played 90 per cent of my career here so I’m excited just to get started.” The Town manager said: “I’m delighted to have Charlie onboard and this is a really top signing for the football club. “Everyone wants to come to the UK and play so I’m looking forward to coming and playing back here. “I think the UK game is faster and that is the way it is and football in the UK is the pinnacle if you ask me,” Austin told the Adver. Town’s new striker was also excited to be back playing his game in England, stating that the country is the pinnacle of football around the world. After a stint playing for West Bromwich Albion and a return to QPR, the striker made the bold move to join Australian side Brisbane Roar in the summer of this year.