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Home town Glory: Northampton, lockdown and flares

Round my hometown Memories are fresh Round my hometown Ooh the people I've met Adele Northampton Town had won the League 2 playoff final at Wembley, known as Division 4 in old money and the team bus journey home was one of bottled beers,...

Four-tune favours the brave as Town makes toast out of Exeter to reach League One

Northampton Town filled the goal tally with a 4-0 trouncing of Exeter City in an empty Wembley to win the League 2 playoff final. Cobblers performance was as bright as the pyrotechnic smoke bombs of jubilant fans that greeted their...

Cycle4Cynthia will still go ahead

It may have finished off the FA Cup final, seen Wimbledon whitewashed and even overcome the Olympics, but the team behind the county’s favourite annual fundraising bike ride are adamant that COVID-19 won’t have them running for cover!  Which is...

Three-sy peasy as magic Morton sends Cobblers to Wembley after shock and awe comeback v Cheltenham

Not only did ginger haired Morton put in a red hot performance with a brace in the Cotswolds but Cobblers put paid to any concept of a two goal first leg lead meaning the tie is over in playoff...

Chickens come home to roost for Curle as Cheltenham make KFC out of Cobblers

It might not have been a battering but Cheltenham Town put in a finger licking good performance to see off Northampton in the 1st leg of the League 2 playoff semi-final at Sixfields. The outcome could have been different if...

Gripped by the Cobblers: Playoff preview Northampton Town V Cheltenham, 1st Leg

It’s playoff day at Sixfields and Northampton Town prepare for a sell-out crowd as Cobblers try to de-feather the Robins. Actually scratch that, Cobblers are getting ready to take on Cheltenham in an empty Sixfields, with the roar of...

Ride out of quarantine in new Solstice event

The annual Solstice mountain bike ride that leaves from the Pomfret Arms in Northampton has become a bit of a tradition for me. It departs on the closest Saturday to the Solstice and takes mountain bike riders on a 100...

Make Cycle 4 Cynthia your cycling goal

It’s not been that long since you couldn’t find toilet roll for love nor money and now it seems that, with a recent rise in those leaping into their saddles to get around during lockdown, laying your hands on...

Cycle 4 Cynthia funds 115 days of hospice care

Every April, the coffers of Northamptonshire’s Cynthia Spencer Hospice get a big boost thanks to the launch of its annual charity bike fundraiser, Cycle4Cynthia, at which the impressive total of monies raised at the previous year’s ride are revealed,...

Gripped by the Cobblers: Picking Cobblers’ most skilful ever side – you score 3 we’ll score 10

All this week on our dedicated Cobblers Twitter feed @NQNTFC we have been talking about Northampton Town’s all time best skilful players. Forget tracking back and defending, we asked for your picks of players that could waltz through the...
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They say Saints are revolutionaries but in this town it is just common sense: Northampton and the identity of English rugby

Following England Rugby's recent defeat by South Africa, discussions around the 'English identity' in rugby have intensified. Critiques suggest England's current style is overly focused on brute strength rather than creativity. In contrast, Northampton Saints exemplify a successful approach grounded in basic skills and inclusivity, potentially signalling a need for a shift in England's rugby philosophy.
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