Swindon welcome back keeper Lawrence Vigouroux after fine prank

Swindon have performed a U-turn and welcomed goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux back in to the fold after initially expelling him from the club due to an internal disciplinary matter.

Vigouroux, who is on a season-long loan from Liverpool, reportedly paid a £50 fine in pennies after turning up late for training last week and the Robins were all set to send him back to Anfield.

But the apologetic Chilean stopper, who was watching their 2-2 draw with Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday night, has been given a "second chance" by Swindon boss Mark Cooper and will now remain with the County Ground outfit.

"He is going to come back. He is very humble, very apologetic and knows the way he behaved was wrong," said Cooper who confirmed the fine story was true.

"He has apologised to the rest of the boys. I asked them the question, 'do you want him back?' and to a man they all said yes.

"The one thing about Lawrence is that he is an exceptional young goalkeeper and it is important that he learns from this little mishap and it will help him in his career going forward.

"I thought it was brilliant banter, but in the context it was the wrong way to go about it. Lawrence was desperate to come back and was very apologetic, so we have given him a second chance. He will be grateful for that and I'm sure it will make him a better professional in the years to come."