Cobblers show higher level intentions with smooth Newport win
Northampton flowed through a warm September match V second placed Newport County with a 2-0 win that showed higher level intentions, writes Tom Reed. The game saw [...]
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Clinical Cobblers put in once in a decade performance as they cane complacent Plymouth
You get those matches at Northampton where everything goes right and Saturday’s caning of promotion hunting Plymouth Argyle proved to be one of them. Cobblers put in a once [...]
Gripped the the Cobblers: We need to talk about Sammy
For a quiet lad, the diminutive Sam Hoskins takes up an awful lot of the Cobblers conversation. Granted there is not much to talk about other than patchy results but the [...]
Gripped by the Cobblers: Patchy performances but late Swindon win shows talk of Curle sacking is premature
The heat was on Keith Curle, there’s no doubt about it. Go a few games without a win and talk of the sack begins. That’s just how football is. You could almost hear the [...]
Northampton V Walsall preview: Cobblers need to get at Saddlers if they are to give them a leathering
It seems only a couple of weeks since the season ended but Cobblers are back in League 2 action as they open the 2019/20 campaign against Walsall at Sixfields, writes Tom [...]
Consistency greatest enemy for Cobblers as playoffs could be tantalisingly out of reach
Cobblers kick off their 2019-20 campaign against Walsall on Saturday and Keith Curle has made no secret of his desire to get out of England’s basement division. [...]
Gripped by the Cobblers: Star youth players need first team chances as much as development coaches
Cobblers have created a new role and hired David “Ned” Kelly as Development coach. The aim, according to the club, is to bridge the gap between Northampton’s academy [...]
Gripped by the Cobblers: Adams the one we’ve been waiting for
This is the one. You could almost hear the opening riff to the Stone Roses’ classic as Northampton signalled the return of midfield marvel Nicky Adams. Impish as [...]
Cobblers slice open the Silkmen but style of play remains rough
“If you tolerate this, then your children will be next” sang The Manic Street Preachers. Such a phrase could also be apt for the football on offer at Sixfields [...]