Gripped by the Cobblers

Gripped by the Cobblers: Another day to forget, Curle under pressure & the structural debate rumbles on

October 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Poor old mysterious Curle is having a tough time of it at the moment, not quite as bad as the Cobblers fans who had to endure the 3-0 rout at Scunthorpe but a tough time [...]

Gripped by the Cobblers: Keith Curle, Cobblers’ anti-hero has Town on the up

September 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Bear with me on this, because next week fans will be probably calling him to be sacked but Keith Curle is developing into Cobblers’ loveable anti-hero. Granted, [...]

Gripped the the Cobblers: We need to talk about Sammy

August 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

August 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Gripped by the Cobblers: Star youth players need first team chances as much as development coaches

June 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

June 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

All change at Sixfields as Keith Curle starts rebuilding his jigsaw

June 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Cobblers boss Keith Curle loves a board game pun and talks a lot about the “jigsaw” puzzle of team building at Sixfields. Last season the jigsaw got thrown all over the [...]

Gripped by the Cobblers: Another season to forget from Northampton Town’s ghost players

April 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Boom and bust Northampton Town don’t have many seasons to forget but when they do they are so soul destroyingly drab they become a memory before May. Most of the Cobblers [...]

Gripped by the Cobblers: NTFC needs proper investment

April 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Northampton Town’s financial statements for the year ending June 2018 were depressing if not unexpected. A club cannot go through the upheaval of the ill-fated Chinese [...]