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Sixfields rocks once more as Cobblers send Plymouth packing

Tom Reed reacts to a stirring performance from Northampton Town... It seemed as if the Cobblers crowd beat Plymouth as much as the players at Sixfields on Saturday. Perpetually relegation haunted Northampton Town versus playoff changing Plymouth, there was only...

Who are ya? Hasselbaink’s sacking and the search for a Cobblers identity

Tom Reed reflects on a way forward for the Cobblers and asks if restoring fan power could be an answer... Former Cobblers boss Ian Sampson has been a thoughtful voice on issues at the Cobblers after Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink became...

Hasselbaink bruised by boos as Town draw with U’s

Tom Reed's report from Northampton v Oxford United... Northampton left the field to yet more booing after failing to dispatch Oxford United in a goalless relegation tussle on Saturday. The result sees the Cobblers just 2 points above the League...

The amazing adventures of Walter Tull

Tre Ventour examines the life and times of Water Tull... Today, there are numerous black footballers being adored by fans and earning millions of pounds in the British Premier League. But when the game began, it was more or less...

Would you know what Wooow-oow meant?

'Uncle' Eric Whitehouse, bluesman and raconteur, recalls one of his favourite stories about the Cobblers... “Wooow...ooow!” (www)....the cry goes up from Northampton’s mean streets. A primeval memory of a lost childhood, permeated by that call from round an unlocked kitchen...

Cobblers will need to back up their talent with true grit

Tom Reed runs the rule over the Cobblers as Rochdale delivers a sobering lesson... On the face of it, Sixfields regulars have never had it so good in terms of the talent at Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s disposal. The football hipsters...

MK pay as Town put young pretenders in their place.

Tom Reed's report on the Cobblers clash with MK Dons... Milton Keynes boss Robbie Neilson was given the boot immediately after Cobblers’ fine 2-1 win at Sixfields. Goals from John-Joe O’Toole and Chris Long saw Town move clear of the...

Marc Richards leaves Cobblers ‘by mutual consent’

Striker Marc Richards has left Northampton Town by mutual consent. According to a statement from the club, 35 year old Richards has scored 63 goals in two spells at Sixfields and manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink wished him well. "Marc has been...

Hasselbaink ushers in new era of pace and aggression with Pereira signing

Tom Reed takes the pulse at Sixfields... Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sent a message of intent to League 1 and his Northampton squad with the signing of Hildeberto Pereira. The Benfica schooled Portuguese winger signed on a season long-loan from Polish...

Pereira performs as Town net three v Shrimpers

Tom Reed's report from Northampton v Southend... Hildeberto Pereira proved an instant hit as the the Portuguese put in a peri-peri good performance in Northampton’s 3-1 win over Southend United. The Benfica schooled trickster lit up a dank January Sixfields...
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