Northampton post match reflections

[UlleyMiller]

Scrappy first half. Better second. New lad looked good. Hopefully this is the start of a better run.

Shame about some of our "fans", but you'll never fix toxic people.

UTM.

[pipppy]

Not so sure about the "far better performance" P. The first half had my 'friends' licking their lips at the prospect of another -3 points.

Certainly a better second half performance, due to the introduction of Gore and the midfield finding space and time in which to drive forward.

Is that better pippy?

I was surprised Spence in midfield went off to be replaced by Adegboyega a defender who kept popping up on the left wing. Whatever the situation he popped up in the right place to score the winner.

[Brin]

A first half I want to forget. We couldn't string a couple of passes most of the half. Nombe is up front on his own with Gray nowhere to be seen at times sitting too deep. McWilliams wow, what a stinker he was having though to be fair he did improve slightly in the second half. Kalete, well enough said.

The tactical change by Hamshaw putting Gray out wide on the right in the second half served a treat, well done Hammy. They simply couldn't cope with him and the way he took his goal was excellent. That gave us the spark to press on and attack. Gore back to his busy busy self, Powell excellent corners tonight bar one and he ran himself into the ground. Rafferty had a great game too and was very unlucky not to score with the keeper having no idea where the ball was as it rebounded off his feet.


A big big shout out has to go to Nombe as he ran his blood to water tonight. There's no wonder he just collapsed on to his back at the final whistle, he was knackered. Well done Sam.

Others will pick and post on points I may have left out so over to them. 3 points yes, 3 points that have been a long time coming. Things will improve now players are returning to full fitness and are available I can feel it in mi watter.

New lads have both scored, wots not to like.

[avondalemiller]

A first half I want to forget. We couldn't string a couple of passes most of the half. Nombe is up front on his own with Gray nowhere to be seen at times sitting too deep. McWilliams wow, what a stinker he was having though to be fair he did improve slightly in the second half. Kalete, well enough said.

The tactical change by Hamshaw putting Gray out wide on the right in the second half served a treat, well done Hammy. They simply couldn't cope with him and the way he took his goal was excellent. That gave us the spark to press on and attack. Gore back to his busy busy self, Powell excellent corners tonight bar one and he ran himself into the ground. Rafferty had a great game too and was very unlucky not to score with the keeper having no idea where the ball was as it rebounded off his feet.


A big big shout out has to go to Nombe as he ran his blood to water tonight. There's no wonder he just collapsed on to his back at the final whistle, he was knackered. Well done Sam.

Others will pick and post on points I may have left out so over to them. 3 points yes, 3 points that have been a long time coming. Things will improve now players are returning to full fitness and are available I can feel it in mi watter.

New lads have both scored, wots not to like.

Brin, what frightens me is why we're so different over 2 halves of football.
Take tonight, Dawson catches a cross, the north stand cheer and he has words. He continues to kick long to 2 front players both my size, ball comes straight back. People boo at h/t and low and behold Dawson is coming out more off his line and he's passing the ball out, instead of kicking it to nowhere in the 2nd half.
MH, DT and Woodie must be in agreement to play that way in the 1st half and 2nd half we change it and we look like a different team. We do we continously kick it to nowhere then? FFS.

Why can't we either start like this or just mix it up a bit? I've always said that you only have to watch us for 10 mins and the scout can go home.

Great 3 points and lets move forwards.

Rumours tonight in the lounge is TS is selling up......true or not?.....UTM,

[the_idiotb_stardson]

We won and I am delighted but after that performance I am more convinvlced than ever that we will go down.

[Yak]

Great 3 points but let’s not get carried away that first half again was below poor.
Happy to say well done to the players and management on the win because that’s what they did.
Really hope this is the start of a good run however I’m not convinced this manager can stay away from this stupid system.
Hope I’m wrong I really do.

[millersrus]

A Good much needed result.
Couldn’t make it last night along with what’s looks like another couple of thousand.
Our loss.
Onwards and upwards.
UTM

[Yak]

I would like to speak on behalf of NWC, Eternal Grist etc,

"Northampton were robbed! They showed us how to play football. Eaves was let go too early, he's much better than owt we've got.

Dawson is rubbish; Hamshaw is rubbisher"

Did I do ok fellas?

I think you have just proven pockets point that he posted exactly.
SAD.

[Jocksgloves1]

A second half more like the old days. It would have been an injustice if that off-side goal had denied us at least a share of the points.
The players goal celebration suggested that they are all behind the cause. Someone told me we're only 5 points behind Barnsley in 15th place.
On to Exeter, and Sam's old club. A fruitful return for the old boy?.
The death of Tony's brother may explain why he's had more important things to do than worry about football.

[Stovicmiller]

First half forgettable , second half better , on another thread I said five points from the next seven games and three of those points were last night . Hope im wrong and a lot might depend on keeping our best forward. So well done the team for the second half.

[Derbymiller]

A great result a good second half and two very good headers by the new boys from two outstanding crosses and assists (not the only ones by the way). It is amazing that someone still points out the one poor corner he did and doesn't mention the awful corners by Spence.
The players showed real desire in the second half with great effort from most players with Rafferty and Nombe standing out for me. and yes moving a 17 year lad away from two huge CBs to play wide was a good decision, but why did it take 1.5 games to spot that?

I am pleased for MH the pressure must have been immense before the game and at half-time, and although I do not think he is good enough I am pleased he got the result. Also well done to MH for his interview where he was very thoughtful and respectful to the Stewarts and not going straight into the game.

We started with his normal 3 at the back and yet agin we looked awful, gaps down the side of the 3 CBs that a better team would have taken more of an advantage of. Forced to go to a 4 at the back at the end of the first half due to Kaleta injury and for the last 7 to 10 minutes we vastly improved, playing further up the pitch. So what does the tactical genius do in the second half when James had to leave, back to a 3 and put players out of position.

We scored a good equaliser had 5 minutes of real pressure and then found ourselves pushed back again, so we bring on a right footed CB to play LB, move back to a four and we go on to win. Brin will point out that 4 defenders were practising headers with Woody before the game, that is true but kaleta was being given a separate workout clearly to help with his hamstring issues. When will MH learn that his system is flawed massively and we leak goals and a 4 is the way to go for the rest of the season. Baptiste, McWilliams and Jules can all play full-back if we need cover for James or Rafferty.

At the game we were talking about the games and struggle to remember any game this season where we have done well across 90 minutes, we do seem to have good and bad 45 minute periods, does anyone else notice that?

A special mention to Martha, he hasn't been great for a while, but he did ok when he came on against the Dons and again last night, silly fancy stuff near the end but much better in his natural wide forward position.

So well done the team and management for the win last night and I hope we go to the next game battle and come back with something, to have a mini-run started.

[Townerslovechild]

Back to the matter at hand.

A shocking first half. The players are devoid of any confidence and tactics. You can understand the former but not the latter. But I guess with Bobo in charge anything is possible.

Second half better. Gore made the difference and drove them forward. But that said, it’s nothing to shout about. They will come down with us.

So, Bobo survives another match. It will suit the Old soak because it will see us through the transfer window without having to open the wallet. And then law and behold he will pull the trigger once that’s out of the way and put Tonge and Wood in the revolving seat until the end of the season.

Mark my words.

Mr Stewart has just lost his brother ,have some f*cking respect.

[MillerBill]

Brin, what frightens me is why we're so different over 2 halves of football.
Take tonight, Dawson catches a cross, the north stand cheer and he has words. He continues to kick long to 2 front players both my size, ball comes straight back. People boo at h/t and low and behold Dawson is coming out more off his line and he's passing the ball out, instead of kicking it to nowhere in the 2nd half.
MH, DT and Woodie must be in agreement to play that way in the 1st half and 2nd half we change it and we look like a different team. We do we continously kick it to nowhere then? FFS.

Why can't we either start like this or just mix it up a bit? I've always said that you only have to watch us for 10 mins and the scout can go home.

Great 3 points and lets move forwards.

Rumours tonight in the lounge is TS is selling up......true or not?.....UTM,

"Why are we so different over two halves?".We brought on Dan Gore,that was the difference,he gave us that connection to the front men.His work rate,ability and desire to win is priceless.If only we had an ambitious chairman who could buy this lad.

[Old_time_miller]

Great 3 points but let?’s not get carried away that first half again was below poor.
Happy to say well done to the players and management on the win because that?’s what they did.
Really hope this is the start of a good run however I?’m not convinced this manager can stay away from this stupid system.
Hope I?’m wrong I really do.

As a home and awayer, do you stand behind a goal at home as well. Because the keeper has given away and contributed to so many defeats he is setting records. If you do it would be useful for any obs.

[Old_time_miller]

The goal that cobblers scored was atrocious. 3 men on him and keeper out and grounded in the wrong place for the umpteenth time.
Jules clattered over keeper in the end.