Sports editor of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Father of three, balding, struggling in waist department, likes a pint. Oh, and is now getting on a bit...
Wow. Wow. Wow. Was an honour and privilege to witness that performance from the Cobblers tonight, and I know how lucky I am that I was able to be here. What a sporting town Northampton is!!
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Oh, and fair play to
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- that is how professional clubs conduct themselves on the final day of the season. Be rooting for you to win promotion back to the EFL next season 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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There really is no finer sporting town... today is one of those rare days when the Cobblers, Saints and Northants will all be playing at home at the same time... fingers crossed for a win treble!!
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Superb. Not going to lie, got a bit emotional at the end there. Massive congratulations to Jon Brady, the staff and the Cobblers players. All the sweeter after the travesty of last season. Remarkable strength of character shown by everybody. Enjoy it!! I’m going to!! 🍻
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In the wake of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's sacking, I'd like to place on record my thanks to him for how he dealt with me & all the media during his time at NTFC. He always gave an honest answer, was always available, and was always courteous. Good luck to him in the future
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A word for the Cobblers supporters today, who, just like the players, were superb from start to finish. Sixfields really does come to life when the atmosphere is right... and today was one of those special days
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Fantastic scenes at Wembley. The Cobblers were different class and totally deserved their victory. There are no fans here, but believe me, the players are still revelling in this win!! And it's a win for everybody connected with the club. Everybody. So enjoy it!
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Haven’t been too fussed about the Premier League for a long time, but will be now that Chris Wilder and Alan Knill will be mixing it with the big boys next season. Two Cobblers legends who deserve their crack at the big time. So pleased for them
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Play-off semi-final day. Cobblers playing the best football they have all season ✅ Have won their past three away games, scoring nine goals ✅ The Shoe Army will be out in force ✅ Phil Crossley is NOT the ref ✅
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can do this!!
Up the Cobblers!!
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Lovely touch for the Nene Derby at the PTS as shirts paying tribute to Tommy Robson, one Cobblers, one Peterborough, are placed on seats behind the goal at either end. Robson, who played for both clubs, passed away on Thursday. Pictures by Pete Norton
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This summer really is the end of an era, with first David Buchanan and now John-Joe O'Toole leaving the Cobblers. Fair to say both made a huge impression on the club during their nine years combined service. Good luck to them both. Their efforts will always be appreciated
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"Our goalkeeping coach woke up one morning and his wife didn't wake up"
Northampton boss Jon Brady was close to tears after securing promotion to League One ❤️
Everybody has to take a slice of the blame for what has happened and relegation. Justin Edinburgh, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, the players, Kelvin Thomas and the board. Not good enough all round, and the club has paid the price
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6th March - a date two of the biggest clubs in world football were founded.
Happy birthday, Real Madrid CF.
Happy birthday, Northampton Town Football Club.
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What a win for Cobblers & what a finish!! Brilliant atmosphere at the end, and a great reaction from Keith Curle and his coaching staff. This win meant a LOT! That's four unbeaten - and hopefully this is just the start. The beer will taste that bit sweeter tonight!
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Heartbreaking news about the death of former Cobblers defender Lee Collins. A really good player and, from the few occasions I had the pleasure of speaking with him, a really fantastic lad. Thoughts with Lee's family and friends. A tragic loss
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Cracking win for the Cobblers today, showing great discipline, desire and heart to restrict Oldham to very few clear chances, despite playing more than half of the game with just 10 men. Keith Curle has added real steel to this team in a matter of weeks in charge
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Happy Anfield day, everybody! 10 years ago today... The team was superb, but that midnight deadline for this issue of the
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was a bit tight for
@JeffersonLake
and the rest of us. Credit to
@TebbsG
for the spectacular ‘wraparound’
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Great night
@hmvempire
watching the legend that is
@paulwellerHQ
after almost two-and-a-half years away! Top venue, superb 36-song setlist and great to hear tracks from True Meanings, On Sunset and Fat Pop live for the first time. Great company too
@cowley68
@greeny1965
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At some point the positivity will return and I’ll garner some enthusiasm for the play-offs, perhaps even look forward to them. But not today. Yesterday really was a kick in the crackerjacks for all concerned with
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Anyway, I’m off to walk the dog
There will be a minute’s silence for Lee Collins ahead of today’s match between the Cobblers and Shrewsbury. Collins, who passed away this week, played for both clubs
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Unbelievable decision from the referee (and his assistant, who was 15 yards away)... as clear a penalty as you will ever see. And Bowie got booked for diving!!!
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Excellent performance from the Cobblers, who were well worth the draw against Derby. The team was great, Charlie Goode was fantastic. Looking forward to 1,000s of Town fans making the trip to Pride Park
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Congratulations to Northants on their promotion to the top flight of English cricket. Brilliant effort from the players and head coach David Ripley. They have made the county proud 👏🏻👏🏻🏏🍻
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Special moment for
@PeteNortonPhoto
as he racks up his 2000th game covering the Cobblers today! There have, been great, good, bad and downright diabolical days along the way, and Pete has snapped them all in style since way back in the mid-80s… he’s part of the fabric at
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HUGE days when Cobblers got the job done... time for another one! Massive good luck to
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Shrewsbury 93 ✅
Wembley 97 ✅
Bristol Rovers 98 ✅
Torquay United 2000 ✅
Chester City 2006 ✅
Oxford United 2014 ✅
Cheltenham 2020✅
Wembley 2020 ✅
Barrow 2022...
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A lot of nonsense from various Bradford people, including their manager, that
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got what they deserved for a ‘premature promotion party’. Total rubbish. The pre-match yesterday, inc flags, was the same as for every home game. Clappers were dished to help generate atmosphere
Superb atmosphere inside Sixfields today. Posh are a good side and possibly had the better chances, but the Cobblers stayed in the game, finished strongly, and will feel they deserved their slice of luck to win it... brilliant vision from Pinnock or fluke? Who cares?!!
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May, 1998...
Play-off semi 1st-leg: Bristol Rovers 3 Cobblers 1
Second-leg: Cobblers 3 Rovers 0...
That night was special and Sixfields was absolutely rocking.
Time to recreate that atmosphere tonight...
Up the Cobblers!
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Battling effort from the Cobblers, but Derby's quality shone through. Great credit goes to Keith Curle's men for digging in and scoring those two second-half goals, and huge credit goes to the 4,442 travelling fans who made up close to one third of the attendance
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Well, well, well - great team performance from Cobblers. Jack Bridge was superb as the creative hub, a revelation, while Jay Williams was also outstanding in central defence. He showed maturity way beyond his 18 years & composure and quality in possession too. A good day!
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Denis was an absolute gentleman, a lovely person. He would always greet you at the club with a smile, no matter how the team happened to be doing at any given time. On top of that, he was an absolutely brilliant physio. Thoughts and prayers with his family. RIP Denis
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Superb performance from Kyren Wilson to win the World Snooker Championship... a Kettering boy who is based at Barratts in Northampton... a Northants success story!! 👏👏👏👏
Steve Evans on joining Posh: "I decided to leave Mansfield to pursue an opportunity outside of the UK.... I rang Barry Fry for tickets to watch the game against Walsall and he asked me if I’d be interested in working here. Five minutes later the chairman was on the phone"
Good luck to Jon Brady and his remarkable team this afternoon. Come on Cobblers fans, cheer and shout them over the line today!! Let’s get Sixfields absolutely rocking! Up the Cobblers!
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I was wrong earlier when I said I had seen referee Breakspear twice, it's been 4 times, and he has been woeful all 4 times!! In those 4 Sixfields appearances he has dished out 6 red cards - 4 of them to Town players... Hopefully we won't see him here again in a hurry
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Picture 1: Northampton County Ground, Sept 15, 2020... huge space, open air, cricket played behind closed doors. Nobody allowed in.
Picture 2: Northampton County Ground, Oct 13, 2020... indoors, confined space, a lot of people allowed in
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Blimey. Don't really know how to put that into words. The Cobblers did their bit, but for Bristol Rovers to win 7-0 is just ridiculous. Embarrassing for Scunthorpe, and damaging for Town who now have to pick themselves up for Mansfield in the play-offs. Stunned, and gutted
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This was a beautiful thing, and really puts everything into perspective. An 8,000 crowd united in respect. Thoughts and prayers with each and every person’s family, friends and loved ones
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👏Before the game yesterday we remembered those members of the Shoe Army who had passed since our last tribute in December. May they always be
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We'l have the full tribute video on line next week
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Vadaine Oliver is taking selfies with the trophy, Steve Arnold is sitting on the floor and enjoying a drink, while Ryan Watson, James Olayinka, Harry Smith, Paul Anderson and Michael Harriman are chatting to loved ones on the phone...
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Blimey... Dean Austin after Mansfield battering: "You think another manager is going to come in and get something out of that lot in there? Good luck with that'... Excellent interview with Dean Austin by BBC's
@TogletTim
at Field Mill. Austin emotional and angry...
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Superb performance from the Cobblers in seeing off a classy Plymouth side 3-1. The whole team was outstanding, but standouts for me were Turnbull, Watson, Hoskins and McWilliams. The standard has now been set
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Excellent and deserved victory for the Cobblers. Got into a dominant position and then dug in and saw it out. Great energy from the whole team, the front two in particular for the first hour. Town had an edge tonight that has been lacking in recent matches. Good stuff
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That's it then. Another season in league two for the Cobblers. I fear it's going to take a long time for the players and supporters to get over what has happened in the past couple of weeks, a time when everything seems to have gone against Jon Brady and his team...
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Brilliant result for the Cobblers. It wasn't perfect, and there is improving to do, but in patches they showed the sort of side they are capable of becoming. Great to have real pace in the team again. Three wins in a row and things are looking a lot rosier!!
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Wow. That was a fantastic performance from the Cobblers, who could and should have beat promotion-chasing Plymouth by many more. Two huge 'cup finals' to finish this season off now... and this team is more than capable of pulling off what would be a great escape
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Great spirit showed by the Cobblers today. Reacted brilliantly to conceding so early, and played with a welcome attacking intent. O'Toole, Long, Foley and Grimes all had excellent, effective games. Much more like it
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You wait two months for a home win, and then two come along in a week! That was a superb performance from the Cobblers!! Things are looking up...
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Also a word for the Town supporters at Sixfields tonight, who were excellent, really getting behind the team. The players gave their all, and the fans did too. It's a two-way street & that is what it's all about. You can't really do much more, and long may it continue
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Superb performance and a fantastic result for the Cobblers, who were worthy winners against a good Oxford side. The whole team was excellent, but star man for me was Marc Leonard. Ran the show, a real class act. Now for a couple of celebratory beers... up the Cobblers!
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Championship pitches getting stick due to England's abysmal Ashes... so what happened at Wantage Road in 2021? There were some low totals, but there were also scores of 434, 455, 364, 375-3, 407, 311-5, 441-9, 400 & 322-8. Ground staff obviously doing something right 👏
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The
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Division One table is looking very healthy for Northants after that dramatic two-wicket win over Gloucestershire … four games still to play
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Marc Richards leaves the Cobblers with his head held high. Been a great servant to the club, and scored so many brilliant & crucial, goals. Personal favourites - 25-yard rocket at Hull City, 4 in 21 mins v Macclesfield & that pen v Oxford... cheers Rico, and good luck!
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What is going on? How can a Northampton theatre be allowed people inside to watch a panto (oh yes they can) when the Cobblers / Saints / Northants can't let supporters in to watch live sport in the open air??? ...
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How good does that table look? Still plenty of work to be done, but the Cobblers are in great shape going into the final three games - two of which are at home
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Great win for the Cobblers against a very good Fleetwood side. Nicked their goal from a set-piece and then defended superbly. Steve Arnold didn't have to make a save of note the whole game. Cian Bolger was outstanding
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