Northampton Town (A)

[Leyther_Matt]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Anyone doing this as well as Arsenal and Crawley?

Me, wife and mate

[Duck Egg]

1 hour ago, Whitesince63 said:

Don’t Northampton have the record for being the only team to go from 4th division to first division in consecutive years then back down again the same? 

They're the only team since the introduction of the PL who have remained in the EFL and never played in the top 2 divisions.

[Johnnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Whitesince63 said:

Don’t Northampton have the record for being the only team to go from 4th division to first division in consecutive years then back down again the same? 

Almost.  Started and finished the 60s in Div 4 and were in Div 1 by 65,  spent 2 seasons in each of Divs 3 and 2. 

Back to Div 3 two years later but stopped up for one year before further relegation to Div 4 by 69.

[Take Hunt Off]

Pipped us to promotion back to Div 1 1965 I think .We had games in hand but blew it .Seem to remember drawing with Charlton & Swindon at home in the run-in .Didn’t get anywhere near to promotion to the top league until the late seventies after that .

Northampton finished second & Newcastle won it (obviously no playoffs then)

Some things never change !

Edited September 30, 2024 by Take Hunt Off

[Ratwhite]

Postponement??? 

[Marc505]

1 minute ago, Ratwhite said:

Postponement??? 

Might be a few off the way its looking currently, washout!

[Casino]

39 minutes ago, Ratwhite said:

Postponement??? 

i think thered be better times to play, so wouldn't shed a tear

[radcliffe white]

5 minutes ago, Casino said:

i think thered be better times to play, so wouldn't shed a tear

Why we have momentum

great run of fixtures before brum and Stevenage has been pulled so full steam ahead

[Steejay]

5 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Me, wife and mate

Leyther Ruth 😉

[Ratwhite]

2 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Why we have momentum

great run of fixtures before brum and Stevenage has been pulled so full steam ahead

My thoughts this

[tomski]

7 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Why we have momentum

great run of fixtures before brum and Stevenage has been pulled so full steam ahead

Agree. Mental shout. Our games in hand were as useful as a chocolate fireguard last season. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

24 minutes ago, tomski said:

Agree. Mental shout. Our games in hand were as useful as a chocolate fireguard last season. 

Aye.

Though a pudding pitch might not suit Evatt's ideology. 

 

[TrickyTrotter]

Been dry all day in Northampton.  Light rain forecast for tomorrow.

Postponement very unlikely.

[burnden]

https://omny.fm/shows/newsquest-sports/press-conference-live-hear-from-evatt-ahead-of-nor?

 

Press conference , first 5 minutes about santos.

[dusan nikolic]

12 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

That's right. Went on to win at Wembley then iirc Thomas and Morgan both left in the summer and Reeves and Philliskirk came in. The run ended at Rochdale in a 1st leg league cup tie but I can't remember who ended the league run.

Rotherham away which was thefifth game of the season ( Thanks Rothmans)

[jmjhb]

Be a tough match, this. They played very well against Mansfield but lost - Mansfield's keeper was MOTM.

I'd like to think all our forwards are firing now. Same as Saturday afternoon, please. 

[Wanderlust]

Not sure what to make of Northampton this season - seem to struggle but raise their game against the better teams. Beat Huddersfield comfortably.

I know I sound like a stuck record but it all comes down to how well we play. Hopefully another buoyant performance, ideally with us getting the first goal to set the tone.

[DaveTheRave]

2-1.

Charles, Thomason.

Come On You Whites!!!

[jeep]

Northampton Town 1

BWFC 2

Charles & Dempsey....

Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evatt Out..............

[Arrested development]

Feel like there is gonna be a bit of rotation tonight with a Tue, sat, Tue week. Both these next two league games are winnable, would be nice to get to the international break in the playoffs. 

[Cheese]

14 minutes ago, Arrested development said:

Feel like there is gonna be a bit of rotation tonight with a Tue, sat, Tue week. Both these next two league games are winnable, would be nice to get to the international break in the playoffs. 

The second Tue is an EFL Trophy game.

[Arrested development]

5 minutes ago, Cheese said:

The second Tue is an EFL Trophy game.

I know but the squad isn't big enough to rest everyone in that game. Evatt does tend to go pretty strong in the pizza cup. 

[Farrelli]

23 hours ago, Duck Egg said:

They're the only team since the introduction of the PL who have remained in the EFL and never played in the top 2 divisions.

I hate it when stats are used from 1992 omitting over 100 years history. Fuck off, not you😀

[Johnnyrotten]

Barring injuries etc, I'm expecting not only the same starting line up as Crawley but the same substitutions, around the same minutes! 

Assuming we aren't about 3 down or there's a sending off like Tomo's last time we played here.  And maybe Williams will also come on to "get some minutes".

[Johnnyrotten]

1 minute ago, Farrelli said:

I hate it when stats are used from 1992 omitting over 100 years history. Fuck off, not you😀

Yes, its a good stat that I wasn't aware of, but in Northampton's case they haven't played in the top 2 divisions since the mid 60s so they are the only club to have remained in the EFL for over 50 years never to have played in the top 2 divisions in that time, rather than "just" 30-ish years.