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Looking forward to today. Have had a Bolton ST for about 15 years but lived in Northampton for most of that time (next to the old cobblers ground/cricket pitch). Feels like my first home game! 2.5 hour clear run from Bolton but the roadworks (especially early on) make it about a 3 hour journey I would say. 50 mph on the M1 section down to J16 once you leave M6 - best way to come but if its blocked you can drop down the A428 and follow the country road to Northampton. Parking is not the best (cinema/Sainsbury type retail park area, there is a gravel car park on the top of the hill near the rubbish dump), I'm cabbing it from town (Bounds Taxis 01604 626262). Limited pubs near the ground - if you get there early head to town (Wetherspoons / Wig and Pen / Mail Coach/Princess Alexandra) Pubs that are relatively nearer the ground ( but still a fair walk) The Sevens is about the only one I can think of (near the Saints Rugby ground). If staying overnight try the pubs and curry houses on the Wellingborough Road (Crown and Cushion/Old house/Pickering Phipps/The lighthouse/Beer Guerilla (owners dad lives in Westhoughton I think he said) or the backstreet pubs (Artizan/Lamplighter). I just hope we win otherwise I'll have to go in hiding for a month !!

They scored on 60 mins and I think we carried on supporting them through the next 30. Feeney got some stick near us with that shite cross but I think overall the away support was superb tonight given the effort served up.

Support carried on after we went one down to be fair

Back from the game. MK Dons were the worst side I have seen at home in many a year. They offered nothing at all. That said I don't think we "controlled the game" as Lennon suggests. I think we have seen two sides who will be near the bottom of the league. We seemed to lack leadership and passion tonight and we have no goal threat at all though Clough was the only bright spot for me. We didn't have many clear cut chances. It was a mediocre game from mediocre players in two mediocre teams. It makes my blood boil that it seems to be acceptable to turn up and put in this performance against such a poor opposition. I'll probably get slated but my posting record is not usually negative. I am pissed off with Bolton tonight, maybe I will feel better tomorrow but to suggest we had "loads of chances" and "should have converted" is to go back to the Freeman era in my view.

Have us down at a spread of 53-55 points. Haven't seen us preseason but tempted to buy 55. I won't be touching 40/1 to win the league however. Any thoughts - are we THAT bad (only Rotherham below us on the spread) ?

I am in. Mrs is from Watford, we live an hour away. Her and the 2 kids going to father in laws in Bushey.....on an overnight stay. I am going to get blotto in the Vic, The Villiers and have a ruby at Chutneys........all 20 min walk from ground :-) Might meet some of you lot fort first time on one of my rare away trips in recent years!

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Hope they give DF more time before they decide to "Shut that door" on him.

Good form at the end of the season. Good trips next year (QPR, Forest, Donny for example). Competitive in every game next year. Good manager. Fantastic new curry house discovered as suggested on here (Sai Spice). Looking forward to next year already. Hopefully the Dougie Out threads will not start until after Christmas. Also my 3YO got a shout out on Talksport travelling up this morning (not sure if that counts as a positive though cos it was Micky Quinn). This post brought to you by 2 Cobras, 2 Fursty ferrets and a bottle of Pinot Noir from Aldi. Back to Northampton tomorrow - lasting memory....my 3YO chanting we are the one and only wanderers :-) I can't make every game - part due to cost, part due to career change last year.....sorry for being a #shitfan but I do try to get there whenever I can.

I am in. Dragging/bribing wife and daughter from Northampton for this game. Daughter just turned 3YO.......her home record so far: 3 wins 0 defeats........away record one draw (Forest) and one defeat (Peterborough). One of the home wins was when we hammered Blackpool in the Prem - hoping for a repeat performance. Anyone suggest any good curry houses for afterwards in the Hindley/Westhoughton or possibly Farnworth area - that was part of the bribe :-)

Put your rod away - school was closed due to the school transport buses not running :-) Having done 20 years in the private sector I also know where there are more lazy folk and it ain't in teaching.

And if I hit a 17 year old tomorrow I would be sacked. I look forward to the impressionable youngsters (many who unfortunately follow Chelsea) thinking that its ok to kick ball boys. They already have Rooney and Ferguson as classic role models in the treatment of officials.

Sorry my mistake. There is no pressure at all in teaching its very easy and rare to find confrontational situations. On the pressure scale between a newspaper round and a premiership footballer I'll try to work out which job on the scale is the first one where you can kick someone of school/6th form age and claim pressure as a mitigating factor.

If you can't see a link or equivalence then I'm not going to try to explain. Lets just say that if I kicked a child tomorrow I'd be sacked WHATEVER reason or context. He should deal with it professionally.