Cobblers Comments
April 2000

Jack The Menace at 23:55:2 Sunday April 30 2000
Then you'll know that all ISP's know exactly who is using a particular ISP number at a particular time. All it takes is an ISP number and a time and you're nicked mate!!!!!! Don't worry - you'll probably just be barred from using your current ISP and other ISP's will be informed of your past crimes.

LOL at 23:54:46 Sunday April 30 2000
Hey JACK have you also heard about IP addys, Tracert and Trojans hope your machine turns on toMorrow.

Jack tha menace at 23:47:40 Sunday April 30 2000
CHECK AGAIN YOU SILLY LITTLE WANNABE SCAREMONGERER ..I KNOW ALL ABOUT ISP'S YOU COCK ..YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND MINE HAS CHANGED AGAIN G'NIGHT GIRL

Jack The Menace at 23:39:37 Sunday April 30 2000
I have taken the ISP number of the above 'person' from the 3rd division messageboard and reported him to his ISP for his constant abusive behaviour. This is a site frequented by many people, including children, who do not want to be/should not be subjected to this rubbish.

Rodney Marshall(Moaning Cobbler) at 23:7:26 Sunday April 30 2000
Quite frankly, the level of maturity demonstrated by most people on this site at the moment is pathetic. This site is meant to be for Cobblers fans and any positive football fan such as the Gillingham and Gashead fans who occasionally comment on Cobblers-related issue. I suggest that anyone else should go and get a life.

PoshMan at 22:58:39 Sunday April 30 2000
and I'm still waiting for Anon to name his/her six!

PoshMan at 22:52:6 Sunday April 30 2000
Dear Mr Psycho - Recommending anyone to the 3rd Division messenger board is well below the mark! I struggle to understand Darth's inane rants on here let alone the juvenile squablings that go on between a host of techno nerds. (WSD being a case in point!) Otherwise I'm fine, thanks for your concern.

Anon at 22:35:59 Sunday April 30 2000
Yes. It looks like 22:19 is past jack tha menace's bedtime!

TRB Mark at 22:20:59 Sunday April 30 2000
Anyone go and see the Medeival Baebes @ Roadmender tonight? I was gonna go....(it's a long story)

Anon at 22:19:8 Sunday April 30 2000
Oh!!! No reply... I think it's past Jack tha menace's bedtime!

Anon at 22:12:25 Sunday April 30 2000
Jack the menace. How old are you? Anywhere between 14 and 15 I'd say!

Mr Psycologist at 22:5:44 Sunday April 30 2000
Poshman... I sense you need to talk about your problems. Is this why you come here? Do you need a friend? Have you got any friends? I think you may have had a recent disappointment... Is this the case... Something maybe in the last 48 hours? Do you feel inadequate? Do you have something or someone close to you that has let you down? You need counseling. Go to the 3rd division message board.. They may be able to help with your problems as they specialise in them.

Jack tha menace at 22:2:19 Sunday April 30 2000
Kobbler at 19:22:7 Sunday April 30 2000 Piss off Jack, you're a loser plain and simple. If your shitty little team werent getting promoted you'd have nothing to live for. Except rutting your sister in a your stolen caraven PISS OFF GIPPO.............@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ OK KOKLER I SUPPORT A SHIT LITTLE TEAM ..WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10,743 AND 6,901 ALMOST 4,000 YOU SISTER SHAGGING MUPPET ..SHIT GROUND SHIT FANS ..OH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THERE WAS THOUSANDS LOCKED OUT OF THE VETCH TOO ..NOW FUCK OFF AND PREPARE FOR KIDDIE YOU MALE RAPE VICTIM

PoshMan at 21:52:59 Sunday April 30 2000
After reading some of the more recent posting I'd say that you are in good company Darth! Anon, you'd struggle to name six!!!!

PoshMan at 21:51:13 Sunday April 30 2000
I take it that you must sit to urinate if you 'spend a penny'. I apologise that I mistook you for a chap Orbital.

North Stander at 21:50:52 Sunday April 30 2000
Quite simple to critise the West Stand, you just point out that they didn't sing on Saturday! North stand half empty for most of the season, I think you must be going to the wrong stadium! The only time the North Stand has ever lacked atmosphere this season, the West Stand has been just as bad or even worse!

Ray at 21:45:29 Sunday April 30 2000
OK - thats enough. The "sensible" guestbook has now reopened for business. For those of you who can't remember the URL please mail me. Usual rules apply - name and email address must be filled in else it gets deleted.

Anon at 21:21:50 Sunday April 30 2000
NTFC - Ian Atkins + KevWilson x Jaime Forrester = MAGNIFICENCE

Britgal at 20:57:30 Sunday April 30 2000
Can i just agree?!

NSB at 20:52:22 Sunday April 30 2000
can i just point out to anybody who may not have noticed that we are BLOODY BRILLIANT!

JAMESYBOY at 20:47:38 Sunday April 30 2000
Are you really Brian Talbot? The HAMPSTER is giving me eevil looks I wanna BAT it but Mummy is coming home soon and she won't like the mess.. Im poking it wiv needle it keeps making little squeaks. You better hope we win HAMPSTER, you better.

West Stander at 20:46:59 Sunday April 30 2000
How the hell dare anybody in the North stand critise the noise the West Stand made on Saturday. Most of the season the North stand has been half empty and with an atmosphere akin to Nene Park. Let's see how much noise you generate week in, week out next season.

anon at 20:24:56 Sunday April 30 2000
YOUR'E TELLING ME IT'S A LOAD OF S**T, THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 6 PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY TALK SOME SENSE ON THIS PAGE.

Sick of this shit at 20:22:21 Sunday April 30 2000
No wonder this guest book is unofficial i have never read so much crap in my life than whats on this site no wonder the cobblers dont want anything to do with it

Anon at 20:7:8 Sunday April 30 2000
SORRY!SPELT WRIGHT

Brian Talbot at 20:6:31 Sunday April 30 2000
Thats not JAMESYBOY it must be an imposter, what he said was,funny,interesting AND spely right

Anon at 20:2:44 Sunday April 30 2000
Good game - tense!! - good atmosphere - and thoroughly enjoyed the 'on pitch party' after the game which could only have been bettered if Darlington hadnt equalised in the remaining ten minutes. Never mind - do it at Torquay!!!

Anon at 20:2:23 Sunday April 30 2000
Suddenly the chant "you'll never make the playoffs" is music to our ears!

Anonn at 19:53:49 Sunday April 30 2000
Sharon - you tell them! The West Stand were singing and not too badly either.... but as you said we then became preoccupied with a so called linesman who Im not sure which game he was at. There in body and that was about it - looked for his white stick but must have been well hidden.

Jack tha loser at 19:51:40 Sunday April 30 2000
blah blah racist comment blah blah NTFC are cr@p blah blah Swansea is interesting blah blah zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ORBITAL Ganja at 19:49:1 Sunday April 30 2000
All I can say to you poshman, is my announcing of going out acted as a prelude to the dream that every fellow cobbler was going to have that night. I was using my imaginative and cultured mind to illustrate this fact. OH sorry you posh lot, but don't even have a brain let alone a imaginative and cultured one. The best thing you get to a good night out in peterborough is ??????????? Oh sorry there is no where. peterborough is just a grey murky place. And the closest you get to culture is reading the graffiti on the toilet walls while spending a penny. Oh and imagination your team severly lacks it!!!

JAMESYBOY at 19:26:12 Sunday April 30 2000
If we dont win on Saturday I'm gonna BAT my HAMPSTER with my cricket bat I've tyed it to the table and i'm keeping it alive by feading it leeves. I wanna BAT it cos it keaps looking at me as if to say Rushdan staying down again Cobblers going up and blinking its little HAMPSTER eyes I wanna BAT it so bad but first wait for the result. Who are we playing?

Kobbler at 19:22:7 Sunday April 30 2000
Piss off Jack, you're a loser plain and simple. If your shitty little team werent getting promoted you'd have nothing to live for. Except rutting your sister in a your stolen caraven PISS OFF GIPPO.

Jack tha menace at 19:18:38 Sunday April 30 2000
YAWN YAWN YAWN...BORING UNORIGINAL ...BUT THEN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A BUNCH OF INBRED PAKKIES ....GET BACK TO GOOSEING YOUR SISTER/MOM WHICHEVER YOU CHOOSE TO CALL HER .....NORTHAMPTON INCEST CAPITAL OF THE UK FACT!!! DIRTY BASTARDS YOU ...

Anon at 18:42:6 Sunday April 30 2000
jack weve counted our chickens and they are all there,have ewe counted your harem(sheep) cause poshman was round here earlier, in fact he's always early ,his wife told me when we were in bed the other day , she kept on complaing about the muffled noise from the garden shed as well it was keeping her awake a night unlike poshman

Anon at 18:36:57 Sunday April 30 2000
pishman and jerk are lovers

Darth at 18:35:18 Sunday April 30 2000
is it true jerk ! that your party piece is to go into a field full of sheep drop some money on the floor and say Whoooops i think ewe dropped some money ( A slip one in)

Darth at 18:31:45 Sunday April 30 2000
no yes no yes and no and keep boring into those sheep boyo, its amazing when their wound up they go into BIG WRITING as if to get LOUDER,EWE RAM BUGGERING FETIST

Darth at 18:28:10 Sunday April 30 2000
yes I knoe i splel badlee

Jack tha menace at 18:25:54 Sunday April 30 2000
SHIT GROUND..NO FANS..SHIT TEAM ..NO PROMOTION ..C'MON DARLO..TORQUAY TO WIN THE PLAY-OFFS HAHAHAHAHA ..IT'S POSSIBLE ISN'T IT ...START WORRYING SHOEMAKERS ..YOUR ARROGANT BUNCH OF MUPPET FANS MAY HAVE COUNTED THERE CHICKENS ..I FOR ONE SURELY HOPE SO ....DARTH ARE YOU REFFERING TO OUR VILLAGE WHICH IS PROBABLY TWIVE THE SIZE OF YOUR FARM YARD..OH AND KEEP TRYING ..THEM SHEEP JOKES ARE RATHER OLD AND EXTREMELY BORING ~YAWN~ TRY BEING ORIGINAL ..OR IS THAT WAY BEYOND A SHOEMAKER ?

Darth at 18:22:10 Sunday April 30 2000
That bloke(using the term mildly)is a total fruit whats up boy ,been banned from your own scruffy site,were going up your not ,because darlo will beat you in the final and i can tell you it's a very bitter pill to swallow at wemberleeee,your playing CAMBRIDGE next season make no doubt of it ,turd division for you boy and back to school on tuesday, did you enjoy your easter eggs as fatty fryup did he a wan*er just like u.

poshman at 18:16:48 Sunday April 30 2000
OK i give in ,I am lord lucans lovechild,but dads gone out, but he will be back later I think he's popped out to see elvis

Simon halls Kent Cobblers at 18:3:43 Sunday April 30 2000
Good win at home to the mansfield.300 mile round trip well worth it yet again.Live in gillingham but a cobblers season ticket holder for life>will be at torquay cmon town u can do this. Simon Kent Cobblers

BRING ON DIV TWO at 17:59:21 Sunday April 30 2000
I fancy hammering the shit out of some real footy teams not any of this Div Three shit.

Sharon from Hunsbury at 17:47:42 Sunday April 30 2000
Well done lads!! I really enjoyed that match, the atomosphere was superb, I hope you lot lucky enough to make the trip to Torquay do even better for the lads. Congratulations Welch on player of the year, a deserving winner. To Tony: yes the West stand were singing, but we became a little preoccupied with the linesman in the second half!! I think Savages game has definately lifted in the last few matches, but I feel Hope had a superb game at the back yesterday, Very Very solid!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL ON SATURDAY!!

PoshMan at 17:39:21 Sunday April 30 2000
You really are quite odd Darth! I've tried reading your comments but they are far beyond the comprehension of this planetary system.

Darth at 17:39:7 Sunday April 30 2000
WE ARE (FAN)TASTIC ,I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE CLARENCE WITH US TO TORQUAY WITH ONE OF THOSE BIG SCARFES ON (LET HIM SWEAT)YORK BROUGHT A MUPPET WITH THEM TO SEXFIELDS SO Y CANT WE ,CLARENCE CAN KICK THE S*IT OUT OF THE OPPO,S MUP BEFORE THE GAME START'S AND IF HE GET'S ARRESTED THEN!!!!!???? WELL ITL JUST BE FUN, AND STONHILL CAN BAIL HIM OUT. oh and he can take his drum with him as well

Darth at 17:26:1 Sunday April 30 2000
jack ! who the hell are ewe anyway,like they say in wails red sky at night holiday home on fire, ewe shouldnt bleat on ewe know, i bet your real name is Taffy O'Jones, oh by the way did ewe do any joined up singing whilst ewe were there

Darth at 17:19:55 Sunday April 30 2000
Who the hell is jack the stripper anyway somebody out of changing rooms or the local welch village decorator, that,s (welch) because he,s the only welch man worth a mention and sean parrish of course who is in exile in england , any way enough of banter,what is the current situation with wllow and all of these wins back 2 back and non conceded is it a record, because barry stonhill said prior to yesterdays win in the program that it is the best run since 1987

Ray at 17:13:16 Sunday April 30 2000
What makews you think he can read - he probably gets his mum to do it for him.

Ralph at 16:57:14 Sunday April 30 2000
JACK - Maybe you should read before you write!! CDU was referring to winning the division II championship NEXT season. Pass the mint sauce.

Kobbler at 16:34:42 Sunday April 30 2000
It was great Keith Welch got player of the year...my personal choice would have been Frainy but Welch deserved it, he's been our unsung hero this year.

Tony at 16:13:38 Sunday April 30 2000
It has to be asked, was there anyone in the West Stand on Saturday, we in the North stand are used to hearing nothing to our left, but usually the West Stand manage a song or two during the game!

Jack tha menace at 15:18:15 Sunday April 30 2000
CDU ..MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL AND LEARNED SOME MATHS..YOU CAN'T ..I SAY AGAIN CAN'T BE CROWNED CHAMPIONS ..ONLY ONE OF THE 2 BEST TEAMS IN THIS DIVISION CAN BE

TRB Mark at 15:2:39 Sunday April 30 2000
A great response to Claret day. It's a pity the nerves took away the vocal cords of the west stand though... Not everyone wore claret. One bloke in the east stand wore an electric blue jumper with a huge portrait of Tom, of Tom and Jerry fame. Made me laughh!

Confirmation Cobbler at 13:43:58 Sunday April 30 2000
The match will still be all-ticket for Northampton supporters - NOT United's - and the East Midlands club has already bought up its entire allocation. Plainmoor's capacity is currently down to just over 5,000 after the demolition of the Babbacombe Away End, where a new covered stand is being built for the start of next season

Dave at 12:30:52 Sunday April 30 2000
Great win, lads. Hard fought, nailbiting and thank gooodness three points. That is all we can ask for. Or some of us. Ha ha. Probably won't be at Torquay as I'm not a season ticket holder. Atkins put that on the back burner for the first time in years, but faith has been restored. Can I come up with a solution to this ticket distribution fiasco that has been discussed. Why couldn't the club allow people to apply for tickets on line. For those season ticket holders from outside the town, they could been identified using their season ticket number as everyone else does and they could post the letters. If the club had the will, there would be way. I read Mr Willsher's comments posted by MartinW and am bamboozled that it seems obvious the club can do more but do not seem to want to. Mr Willsher says it is is not possible to sell tickets they do not have because they need to see what seat numbers they have. What Cobblers, to be punny. There is always a way round that, like talking to Torquay officials. Simple. And there is no good reason why tickets could not be collected at Torquay. None whatsoever. What made me laugh most is when Mr Willsher says it had to be personal callers because the club finds it impossible to justify to people waiting "in the rain" why they answer phones above serving those queueing. Tht is so pathetic, it's untrue. Mr Willsher seems quite happy with a situtation that lets the fans do al the work, trading on their loyalty. It's a very bad attitude. I run a cafe and if I treated my customers like this, I would not expect to have any. What goes on in the upper reaches of our club. Because it's totally divorced from the fanastic sights on the field.

Anon at 12:26:15 Sunday April 30 2000
Jack Cobbler we saw promotion at Wembley in 1997, do you remember that?

Jack Cobbler at 12:18:51 Sunday April 30 2000
If you want to know what promotion looks like, go here: http://www.microsift.co.uk/promotion

CDU at 12:15:4 Sunday April 30 2000
Re The Tipping Comp:If you look at the rules it's actually quite a close run thing. Whilst Ray is odds on he can still be caught. He seems to have a strong and determined nature but in the heat of the situation he may well make a strange decision on the last match. A draw would suit him well but then our close second placed runner only needs a good choice to overtake the Bearded One and take glory. Who will do it?, no one knows but we will all be looking at the final table next week to see who has managed over the season to be the ultimate forecaster. A huge field sits in wait and it has to be said that this has probably been one of the biggest fields in Tipping Comp History. Well played all players and thanks to Ady Turvey OZ Cobbler for making this wonderful institution a possibility and for Ray "The Beardsman" Clemence for continuing its tradition and winning the bloody thing this year !!!!!!!!!!!

Nail Biter at 12:3:59 Sunday April 30 2000
Has Ray won the tipping comp or is there still a chance of a surge from behind a la the real situation?

MartinW at 11:56:41 Sunday April 30 2000
God what an emotional rollercoaster Saturday was. Tension, tension, tension. I don't think I'm going to be able to stand it in Torquay next week. I WILL be there, barring all tickets selling out before they go on general sale. So the vocal chords have got be in full working order next week. We were just ten minutes from the Second when Darlo bloody scored. There would have been an almighty town centre binge as well if we had got promotion that night. Now we have got to get something at Torquay because we cannot expect Lincoln to do anything at Darlo at their place. But then stranger things have happened. If we play like we did against Rochdale then we'll be all right at Plainmoor. I can understand the players and manager being reluctant to get too excited after the crowd invasion. There is still a hell of a lot to do. We are by no means there. If we lose at Torquay and Darlo win, and lets face it that is can happen, we will be in the play offs. Fingers crossed that Southend can beat Torquay, or Plainmoor will be a bit of a nail biter coz Torquay will have a chance of the play offs if other results go in their favour. Anyway the lads are guaranteed a vocal support if the last few away games are anything to go by. It was not the greatest of performances against Mansfield, to be fair, but it didn't need to be as our five at the back gave us a solid foundation, our fifth clean sheet and our fifth win on the trot. What a turnaround. Five at the back can work if we get Hendo and Spedding pushing forward and then did. And can you believe it, there were still very vocal moans behind me in West Stand. God, thank god it was only one or two. One thing's for sure, we have got to play to win at Plainmoor. We have to play the same system as at Rochdale, Carlisle and Darlington. It seemed at times against Mansfield, nerves just took over and the ball was launched into no man's land or to one of their players and better teams would punish that. But it is a nervy time. Player of the match was difficult to choose because nobody really played at their best. Except, David Savage started to show a bit of the form that made him look awesome towards the end of last season. His goal was well taken and I really thought he was going to go all the way with a mazy dribble a little later. We do play some breathtaking stuff at times. But we know how to graft and dig in and that was what happened on Saturday. We have the ability to mix it up now, long ball and passing football, which is a big change from last season. Strangely if we could have drawn a few more of the games that we lost, we would probably have been champions. We do tend to either win or lose. Which makes it fun to watch, I suppose. Saturday was a time for real character to shine through and Frain and Hunt, once again really held things together as Mansfield flooded midfield. There was more hoof it football than I would like, I should say, although I blame that on the nerves. It's an easy option when your tense. I was puzzled by the decision to give Hendon the corners to take at the start - and they were awful. Because Frainy's corners at Rochdale were almost metronomic in their consistency. On both sides. We looked as if we could score from every one at Spotland, such was their quality. They were usually placed just forward of the six yard line - just too far for the keeper to happily venture off his line to collect. When he finally took over he was usually spot on. Jamie Forrester was quite quiet, but then he did chase and harry and he can't be fab every week. Steve Howard grafted as usual without any luck. Richard Hope seems to be growing with each game. Kevin Welch is God. No more no less. He seems to have a real safe pair of hands, which we sadly lacked last season and will he will be a crucial part of any team that endeavours to stay in the Second if we can get up. When he chipped one of the Mansfield attackers to lay an accurate pass to Hendon, I laughed my head off... with relief. Yes, a bloody tense game, especially knowing that Borough and Darlo were losing. But as I was saying to a friend - I would rather it was Darlo 2-0 down rather than Borough. Darlo's goal difference superiority could yet come into play, you see. Let's hope not.

Nat at 11:52:22 Sunday April 30 2000
What time is everyone queuing on Weds? Loved the balloons Ralph, where did you get them? What an excellant past few weeks, it's party time in the English riveria. COME ON COBBLERS!!!

Anon at 9:49:20 Sunday April 30 2000
But on the back of a five-match winning run, Wilson has no fears about the trip to the south coast next week and said: "These sorts of occasions don't come along very often, and I would hope all our fans travelling to Torquay next week can enjoy themselves and we will get the result we need.".

Barry Fry at 9:45:11 Sunday April 30 2000
Their first away success in six months catapulted Torquay back into the play-off picture and killed off any automatic promotion hopes of Posh. IM A FAT BORA BASTARD WITH A SHIT FOOTBALL TEAM

CDU at 7:42:1 Sunday April 30 2000
FanBloodyTastic !!! Well played the lads I personally wore my shirt and claret underpants on Saturday our time and woke up in them this morning!!!! Strange looks at the shopping centre but it was all in a good cause. NTFC DIV II MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jack tha menace (the original) at 6:17:27 Sunday April 30 2000
SORRY ALL IF YOU'VE MISSED ME BUT I DID SAY I HAD ONE HELL OF A PARTY TO ATTEND ..WELL THE FIRST HALF OF IT HAS JUST COME TO AND ..THE SECOND PART IS NEXT WEEKEND ..WHEN HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TO CELEBRATE KNOWING YOU'VE FAILED IN YOUR QUEST FOR AUTOMATIC PROMO ..WELL I HAVE TO GET TO BED ..G'NIGHT GIRLS

Deepcut Cobbler at 0:59:54 Sunday April 30 2000
I live 800 miles from Sixfields (thru the chunnel), 900 from Torquay, am not a season ticket holder, only went to one of the qualifying games(the Torquay four), was at Exeter on the Tuesday evening, was one of the unlucky ones at Yeovil (apart from Garry Hughes' debut), froze at Basingstoke, will definately be at Torquay without a ticket. Am not complaing, but entrance will be a bonus. The more who join me will be welcome, so lets party. Can someone while we are there identify MartinW because he will obviously be outside with the rest of us having not taken up the various very generous offers to enable him to attend inside the ground!!! For the Romsey Cobbler... Steve Howard can be the next Frankie Large as long as he remembers not to kick the ball into the crowd in frustration and hit a young kid (blast from the past). Heres to the right results next week...and promotion from this awful division... COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!!

Frequent Visitor To Devon at 0:44:58 Sunday April 30 2000
Marina - If you and Howard want to avoid Pearl and the traffic jams at Bristol, try the A34 to Andover and then the A303 to Exeter.

Marina at 23:38:31 Saturday April 29 2000
Whatever happens next Saturday I wanted to say the Kev's have done a brilliant job, with a tiny squad of players...no need for squad numbers in the 30's here. Also, the players disciplinary record has been excellent...hardly any matches missed through suspension, and that must have helped. And I think it must be an advantage to have a manager who is not winding up the referees association after every match, as we have had far fewer dodgy decisions given against us post-Atkins. Only 13 points from 10 games as of last October 2nd, but 79 tonight with a game to go.....Nice one Kevin Wilson. So nearly out of this poxy division...see you all in the queue on Wednesday, (and again in the traffic jam at Bristol on the M5). PS.Who is that Daryl Clare look-alike I keep seeing on the front and back pages of the papers? That bloke with the poorly knee?

richard armstrong-sunderland at 23:36:16 Saturday April 29 2000
rodney marsh hasnt got one good word to say about liverpool.the only thing he said or he thought it was good was'one of my favourite players is warming up now'(robbie fowler),and hes been missing for nearly a season plus he still give more chance for chelsea going into champions league than liverpool.for goodness sake sort your head outyouve been thinking off to many american-indian sayings

Where is it? at 23:12:32 Saturday April 29 2000
Jack the Menace? Did we scare him off last night?

Sean from London at 23:2:51 Saturday April 29 2000
Have people seen the below - do you think Darlo will have points deducted? Probaly not "Last Updated: Saturday 29 April 2000 19:36 DARLINGTON CHARGED BY FA Quakers May Request Personal Hearing DARLINGTON have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their fans during the clash with Shrewsbury earlier this month. Darlo supporters ran onto the field celebrating an injury-time equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Feethams on April 5 and Shrewsbury keeper Paul Edwards was assaulted. The club have 14 days in which to request a personal hearing."

TEREASA GREEN at 22:50:16 Saturday April 29 2000
WASNT THE SKY BLUE

Anon at 22:48:50 Saturday April 29 2000

GREG at 22:45:56 Saturday April 29 2000
BIG ROY ,,NICE WEDDING? DID YOU WEAR A CLARET SUIT? CARLS MISSING IN ACTION UPTHE COBBLERS

Pink Shirt Dave (PSD) at 22:37:3 Saturday April 29 2000
Will you lot stop taking the piss or I'll tell my college lecturer. I'm a prefect you know.

West Country Cobbler at 22:20:9 Saturday April 29 2000
CHANCY: Its quite a long story how I amnaged to get hold of a ticket. I'd tell ya, but I'd have to kill ya! Just kidding, I was just very lucky, put it that way!! Anyway, I shall see all of ya there, lets make it a good day guys!!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS !!!!!

Baz at 22:10:53 Saturday April 29 2000
"Where have all the Diamonds gone? Back to Man U every one."

Bored of Swansea but begrudgingly accepts their title credentials at 21:56:16 Saturday April 29 2000
'Shame you didn't seen one today'. That'll be Welsh than will it?.

WSD at 21:53:0 Saturday April 29 2000
OK my mum put it in a hot wash. It was claret once.

Jack Cobbler at 21:51:51 Saturday April 29 2000
Juck got back to shoeland from the valleys of Wales. What a celebration. Shame you didn't seen one today..... Swansea City....Bye Bye Division 3 Jack Cobbler

Stag at 21:50:36 Saturday April 29 2000
Who was that 15 year old Cobblers supporter wearing that bright pink shirt today, in the middle of all the home fans colours as well. It spoiled the visual image for me. I'd ban him if I was you lot. Good luck next week, you weren't great today but much better than us, I hate the Darlington moneybags anyway. Maybe next week is 'Pink' week.

Torquay Fan (Back Again) at 21:5:14 Saturday April 29 2000
I said it could happen. Keep your eye on teletext on Tuesday night. If we beat Southend then we've everything to play for next Saturday and if that's the case there won't be any of those gaps in the crowd that MartinW reckons should be handed over to the Cobblers. Could be a massive game for both clubs, anything possible, we all go home happy, we all go home sad or one lot happy and the other sad (still with me?) and......we could meet in the playoffs. I just hope we get a result on Tuesday and then next Saturday should be a cracking game and a great day out for everyone.

Darth at 20:44:17 Saturday April 29 2000
oh by the way clarence was only a play on words you dullard, is it true that borer are having a pants day ,or was that today you troll

Darth at 20:42:10 Saturday April 29 2000
sums are not your strongest point, what do you get if you take three from shitborer, promotion to division 2

Anon at 20:39:19 Saturday April 29 2000
you couldn,t rip your pants off if your arse was on fire, oh was does "oh hum what an interesting life we LEAH eh ?" ????? mean DO YOU HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES you must have , because your from borer it dont mean you have to support the worst team in anglia ,ok

PoshMan at 20:35:53 Saturday April 29 2000
That sums you up Darth, daft!

Britgal at 20:34:30 Saturday April 29 2000
So, we won. I framed my smidgin of grass stolen from the pitch, after finding it wouldn't grow. Damn. Oh well. My business plan of flogging off sixfield turf for lawns falls through. Bugger. Never mind, though. We're going up!

Darth at 20:32:55 Saturday April 29 2000
lets have a clarence day

PoshMan at 20:24:41 Saturday April 29 2000
I'm off to the food halls to do a bit of shopping and bake a cake on me mates cooker. If you pop in to the scullery I'm the one ripping the tea towel to shreds. HoHum what an interesting life we leah eh?

PoshMan at 20:23:7 Saturday April 29 2000
You know what they say about those that tell you what they are going to do Mr Orbital?

ORBITAL Ganja at 20:18:30 Saturday April 29 2000
I am off out now to Shanger to do a spot of mixing on my mates decks for an hour. Then we are off to Bar Central, at the food hall Milton Keynes. For a night of HARD house, at club night Squeeze Yer Blitzer. If anyone pops in there I will be the one Ripping the dancefloor to shreds. Everyone have a good night what ever you are doing and when you finally hit the sack dream this dream. " SAVAGE BYPASSES TWO PLAYERS IN THE CENTRE, LOVELY THROUGH BALL TO FORRESTER, HE'S ONE ON ONE WITH THE TORQUAY KEEPER.HE ROUNDS HIM !!!!IT THERE!!!!, TORQUAY 0 THE COBBLERS 1.. TWO MINUTES TO GO FRAIN SWINGS IN THIS CORNER, SAMPSON RISES AND PLANTS THE BALL INTO THE NET, THE COBBLERS ARE ON THERE WAY TO DIVISION TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

poshmans mum at 20:16:28 Saturday April 29 2000
get off that commodore c16 at once or ill give you another brush with the ugly stick and before i tell your (dad) that your dustmans kid and he,ll realise why i named you dusty

Darth at 20:11:0 Saturday April 29 2000
a curse on you pish posh scumbag, whooooooops cant do that youv,e already got barry fry, your got barry fry your got barry fry you sad bas##rd you sad bas**rd your got barry fry

Chancey at 20:10:37 Saturday April 29 2000
How did you manage a ticket WCC? Martin has had terrible trouble!

PoshMan at 20:9:28 Saturday April 29 2000
Dead right Daft, they appear to be safe and we will win the play-offs banking loads of cash in to the bargain.

Darth at 20:7:18 Saturday April 29 2000
oooooooh you bitch !! but youll be able to hate them more than us soon when you are playing them .turkey 0 torquay 2

West Country Cobbler at 20:6:19 Saturday April 29 2000
NOTE TO ALL FANS: I know that today was supposed to be claret day, but wouldn't it be nice if we made the final game of the season claret day. I'm gonna make the effort next Saturday at Torquay, and if the other 1500 of us could do so, imagine how much the teams spirit will be lifted. COME ON YOU COBBLERS !!!!

PoshMan at 20:1:40 Saturday April 29 2000
What is all this rivalry twaddle that you spout? We see you as just another rubbish team in this division. While you are busy hating us we don't give a tinker's cuss 'cos the real rivalry is between us and scumbridge. Go and hate rushden why don't you.

Britgal at 20:0:48 Saturday April 29 2000
http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi/mbmb98653 Isn't this it?

PoshMan at 19:59:2 Saturday April 29 2000
Don't be so darth, Daft!

Darth at 19:50:41 Saturday April 29 2000
what is shitborers web site i want to tell them thankyou for folding faster than superman on laundry day

Anon at 19:48:4 Saturday April 29 2000
we dont need anyhelp from the (p)imp,s , well get three from torquay

Anon at 19:45:59 Saturday April 29 2000
wsd at 1842 !!!! thats queer!! dave always wants to know when your arriving, Does anybody want to cum in on this

Anon at 19:41:26 Saturday April 29 2000
Darth ! hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm something

Darth at 19:40:48 Saturday April 29 2000
(w)imp at 19.30 hmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate

Darth at 19:39:14 Saturday April 29 2000
dear god ive been off the air for just six months and when i come back ,,guess what!! somebody is still going on about wsd,s pink shirt !!!! the answer is seven actually when you think about it. Does anybody want to add to this

Imp at 19:30:59 Saturday April 29 2000
Mmmmmmmmmm! So we have to go to Darlo and get at least a point for you eh? Ha!

Anon at 19:8:36 Saturday April 29 2000
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WSD (wearing claret today) at 18:42:34 Saturday April 29 2000
Anyway, Torquay could well need a win on Saturday to get them in the play-offs, as long as they win their game in hand in midweek, I think it's against Southend? If that happens it's gonna be one hell of a game next week!! What time are people getting there? Any idea what time the buses should arrive?

Anon at 18:39:25 Saturday April 29 2000
I'm sorry Back Passage Dave, I just can't help myself when you're around. I think it's funny, it doesn't make me celebrate any less or be any less of a supporter. At least I've got a claret shirt !. How many pink shirts do you have any way ?

WSD at 18:36:3 Saturday April 29 2000
That's nice Anon - start having a go on a day like this! What a supporter YOU are!

Anon at 18:29:35 Saturday April 29 2000
Cuz you went to the Carlisle game did you Back Door Dave, by the way it was supposed to be Claret Day, not Cerise Day.

ORBITAL Ganja at 18:26:7 Saturday April 29 2000
The intial shock of us actually going up automatically has jolted my mind gtftfygyubvuoghuioh I was there at the halifax game when I thought we might not even make the play-offs. But now we on the verge of automattically going up. My mind is shifting into a parallel universe f83hf8uwe4hfu8he48

WSD at 18:22:4 Saturday April 29 2000
For christsake we've almost secured promotion and you're talking about what song to run out to?? Dear oh dear. Thought Forrester had his quietest game since joining us (thats not to say he was bad!) and Howard put in another good performance, shame about one or two pieces of poor finishing, but that's not gonna change. Oh and one more thing... BORO NIL TORQUAY TWO HALLELUJAH!

ORBITAL Ganja at 18:10:12 Saturday April 29 2000
Personally I think the team should run out to something powerful and the pefect song that fits this bill, has to be THE PRODIGY - FIRESTARTER.

Third Division Messageboard at 18:9:36 Saturday April 29 2000
If you fancy taking one at Boro, come and see us at http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi/mbmb98653

ORBITAL Ganja at 18:5:24 Saturday April 29 2000
One Point is all we need how, how close are we from going back up. The game itself was today a bit lacklustre, but who are we to care as we got the three points we deserved, and results went our way. We must thank all of the vocal north stand (including me) who never stopped singing this afternoon, as they created the right atmosphere, and got behind the town. The pitch invasion was soured by the fact that we hadn't gone up, but was warmed up by the fact that we showed our appreciation to the team for winning, and also the fact that I was standing clapping next to a gorgeous brunette/brown in tight jeans. But aside from that ONE POINT AND WE ARE BACK UP TO WHERE WE BELONG

Ralph at 18:2:30 Saturday April 29 2000
Another tense victory. Although the scoreline suggests it was close we had by far the better scoring chances. Savage shot wide as did Frain and Howard had a shot saved on the line. Howard was again the provider for Savage who scored with a low angled drive. We were happy to give up possesion to Mansfield in their own half and defended resolutely. But at 1-0 it was always going to be a nerve wracking finish. I had my glasses on today and saw Jaime applaud the crowd when he was subbed! Today's balloons came to you courtesy of The Ralph Family Inc.

Crick Cobbler at 17:53:41 Saturday April 29 2000
Run on to Disco 2000 by Pulp ! Lets all meet up (at Torquay) in the year 2000.

Sean from London at 17:45:34 Saturday April 29 2000
Northampton 1 Mansfield 0 Savage42 Yellow Cards Williams(M) 21 dissent 11 Goal Attempts11(n) 1(m), (On Target) 2(n) 0(m), (Bar/Post) 0(n) 0 (m), Fouls 7(n) 3(m), Offsides 2(n) 0(m), Corners 7(n) 1(m) Welch, Hendon, Sampson, Green, Hope, Spedding, Savage, Hunt, Frain, Howard, Forrester(Corazzin 72) Stats from http://www.football.sports.com/england/div3/results.html

West Country Cobbler at 17:28:38 Saturday April 29 2000
I couldnt make it to the game today! Can anyone sum it up for me??

HUDDERSFIELD COBBLER at 17:24:13 Saturday April 29 2000
WE WERE TEN MINUTES AWAY FROM PROMOTION,JUST ONE MORE POINT NEEDED!!!!! THE COBBLERS ARE GOING UP???????

Sean from London at 17:5:1 Saturday April 29 2000
And they are dancing on the sixfields pitch!!! Almost there

Cobbler in Exile at 17:4:38 Saturday April 29 2000
You beauty!!! Cobblers winning, Posh losing, Am I dreaming or is this season looking like it has come together at the last. If only Darlington had lost. Anyway, bring on Torquay!!!!!

West Country Cobbler at 16:43:14 Saturday April 29 2000
ARSE. Darlington have pulled a goal back against Carlisle!

West Country Cobbler at 16:37:5 Saturday April 29 2000
Sitting here with my eye on teletext, beginning to get a bit tense!!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!!!!

West Country Cobbler at 15:54:45 Saturday April 29 2000
OK, I'm tying hard not to count my chickens too ealry, but if the half time results stick with the PISH and Darlington loseing, and Barnet drawing we are up!!!

Anon at 15:52:28 Saturday April 29 2000
PETERBOROUGH 0 - TORQUAY 2 H/T!!!!!

Anon at 15:50:28 Saturday April 29 2000
savage SCORES!!

Anon at 15:39:22 Saturday April 29 2000
Cobblers drawing, but Carlisle winning 1-0!

Jack tha menace at 13:20:16 Saturday April 29 2000
YAY!!! THE DAY HAS COME ..I'M OFF TO A BIG PARTY ...HOPE COBBLESHIT LOSE AND POSH AND DARLO WIN OH AND OF COURSE A DRAW OR DEFEAT FOR ROTHERHAM ...WON'T SEE YOU FOR A WHILE ..I'M GONNA GET WASTED ..AND BY THE TIME I COME AROUND YOU SHOULD BE IN TROUBLE ...G'DAY GIRLS

Stanley Kubrick at 12:53:8 Saturday April 29 2000
BRITGAL - It goes like this: Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - Dan, dan, daaaaaaan, da-dannnnnnnnnnnn, Bim, Bom, Bim, Bom, (repeat)

Cobbler at 12:51:10 Saturday April 29 2000
DEEPING LOYAL - we took 2800 to London Road, and they are OFFICIAL figures

Chipp at 12:50:40 Saturday April 29 2000
It's unbelievable, it's strange but true, It's inconceivable it could happen to you. You go north and you go south Just like bait in the fish's mouth. Ya must be livin' in the shadow of some kind of evil star. It's unbelievable it would get this far. It's undeniable what they'd have you to think, It's indescribable it can drive you to drink. They said it was the land of milk and honey, now they say it's the land of money. Who ever thought they could ever make that stick. It's unbelievable you can get this quick. Every head is so dignified, every moon is so sanctified, Every urge is so satisfied as long as you're with me. All the silver, all the gold, all the sweethearts you can hold That don't come back with stories untold, are hanging on a tree. It's unbelievable like a lead balloon, It's so impossible to even learn the tune. Kill that beast and feed that swine, Scale that wall and smoke that vine, Feed that horse and saddle up the drum. It's unbelievable, the day would finally come. Once there was a man who had no eyes, Every lady in the land told him lies, He stood beneath the silver skies And his heart began to bleed. Every brain is civilized, Every nerve is analyzed, Everything is criticized when you are in need. It's unbelievable, it's fancy-free, So interchangeable, so delightful to see. Turn your back, wash your hands, There's always someone who understands It don't matter no more what you got to say It's unbelievable it would go down this way.

Britgal at 12:47:58 Saturday April 29 2000
U What?

Britgal at 12:47:11 Saturday April 29 2000
Isn't it Martin Kemp in 'Stenders? Ha ha!

Spandex Belly at 12:46:31 Saturday April 29 2000
Run out to GOLD? Bloody hell Britgal please reconsider! You must have a better taste in music than this. How about 'Thus Spake Zarathusa'?

Baz at 12:42:15 Saturday April 29 2000
C'mon all you Cobblers fans today, turn Sixfields into a cauldron. Get behind the lads and we will get the result we want.

Fed Up Listening to Inbreds at 12:36:3 Saturday April 29 2000
and all you are known for is your windows and conservatories. Go and stick your sugar beet up your arse and polish your tractor.

Deeping Loyal at 12:33:8 Saturday April 29 2000
I hear your home game with Mansfield today is sold out? "Whats it like to see a crowd?" Your attendances are pathetic for a club that claims to have such a strong fan base. Look who finished top of the attendances this season AGAIN.....the mighty Posh! Unfortunately, I believe that you lot will get promotion, along with us. Have you noticed how difficult Rotherham's last 2 games are, or how crap Darlo are at the moment? Swansea Northampton Posh Rotherham Darlo Barnet Hartelpool Theres your top 7 - see if I'm right. By the way, thanks for turning up in such HUGE numbers at London Road. We were told you were bringing thousands, and turned up with 1500. If your ground was any good, we'd have brought 5000 to your place. S**t ground no fans...... See you in Div 2, where we can all go and give Scumbridge a hiding! Deeping Loyal.

Spud at 12:31:44 Saturday April 29 2000
My 1,2,3 for player of the year 1 HOWARD 2 FRAIN 3 SAMPSON

Phil Baron at 11:44:42 Saturday April 29 2000
To all Rushden supporters please send my regards to Mr Atkins when you see him next season in the Conference.....ha ha ha Never mind its amazing how they have seemed to boycotted this page now they are stuck there for ANOTHER season?

Pablo at 11:25:55 Saturday April 29 2000
Britgal...I sincerely hope you are the only one who thinks the Cobblers should run out to "Gold" by Spandau Ballet. My Dad used to work in the immigration service in Dover and one day in the 80s he let Tony Hadley back into the country - I never forgave him (mind you, Tony Kemp's alright in "Eastenders"). If you want something from that era, why not "Ant Music"!!! Seriously, though, its got to be "Fields of Green", I'd have thought.

Spud at 11:19:15 Saturday April 29 2000
Game SOLD OUT! This afternoon's game between Northampton Town and Mansfield Town is now SOLD OUT in home areas of the ground. If supporters do not a ticket, please do not come to Sixfields. If you do, please get here early to avoid delays.

Britgal at 10:49:3 Saturday April 29 2000
Dunno. BUT, was it Bill Shankley who said: 'Football's not a matter of life and death, it's much more important than that.'? I've been trying to remember who said that for days. And am I alone in thinking 'Gold' by Spandau Ballet is THE song for the Cobblers to run out to?

MartinW at 10:15:27 Saturday April 29 2000
One more thing , which football manager said: "To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.' Answer will follow after the game.

MartinW at 10:14:14 Saturday April 29 2000
I've tried claret lipstic as war paint or printing NTFC on forehead. But let's face it, it looksdaft and I'm not drunk. I'll stick with the tried and trusted shirt - boring. Oh and James Hunt has been the subject of Third Eye on Soccer AM. Lots of merriment at his expense as footage of his excellent long shot goal against Rochdale was obscured by a support holding up the stand. You never see him addressing the ball. Ha ha ha ha ha. Hilarious.

Britgal at 9:58:24 Saturday April 29 2000
Claret Nail varnish? And I'm wearing war paint! I sent my little sister round all her friends houses to find claret facepaint.

MartinW at 9:52:15 Saturday April 29 2000
Before we set off, anyone got any ideas for things to wear or smear on body that is claret, apart from the scarf and home shirt. Perhaps some claret war stripes?

MartinW at 9:50:24 Saturday April 29 2000
Aussie Ian, what are you doing there. You'll never make it to Sixfields on time!!! Right come on!!! The tension is building. It's Mansfield and we can beat en. Let's make a pact on Claret Day, not to get on any player's back when he makes a mistake. Unless it costs a goal. NO. Not even then. Unless it's Hendo getting caught in possession in his own half while trying to tartily dribble his way out of defence. NO. Not even then. It may be Claret Day. But let's make it also No Moaning At Players Day. NO. Let's make it Do Nothing Except Sing and Shout Yourself Hoarse For The Lads Day. Let's make it We're Going Up, We're Going Up, We're Going, Cobblers Going Up Day. It's Let's Make It Happen Day.

CDU at 7:51:22 Saturday April 29 2000
Come on now the Town a huge victory against Mansfield today and lets see the others fall by the wayside !! NTFC DIV III MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS

Claret Day! at 7:30:27 Saturday April 29 2000
Lager evening! Hangover morning! Come on you Cobbbbbbbbbbbbbbllllers!

Jacks on Tour at 7:13:32 Saturday April 29 2000
Sorry this was the EMail address!

jacks_on_tour@hotmail.com at 7:12:35 Saturday April 29 2000
Ive passed on this email address and copies of all the rascist messages left by the above `person' to the police at Mereway they are confident that they will be able to get the `person's home address and interview what they say is a serious matter. I will not put up with rascism and will always challenge it! I am not setting myself as the watcher of what goes on here.

Its 1500 Saturday at 0:59:21 Saturday April 29 2000
Its kickoff..................

Rushshit where are U at 0:58:4 Saturday April 29 2000
Have to remind them next season!

Aussi at 0:57:0 Saturday April 29 2000
We never sleep we just love 3 away wins on the trot!!!

There once was an ugly duckling at 0:55:59 Saturday April 29 2000
That never turned into a swam.. im pissed.. but a great week for all us Cobblers after the disapointments - lets get into perspective, the Swan shite only took 11,000 to Wembley (they keep inflating the figure to 11,001), it was embarrassing from where I was sitting, we outplayed them at the Vetch but yes we got stuffed, and of course it is meaningless now as we both look like going up (but we will stay up and go on, and they know that), and that Jackie is on here as he knows wthat we will stay up (we have more potential) and the Swanies will end up Newporting it!!!! aggghhhhh!!!!

Aussie Ian at 0:52:50 Saturday April 29 2000
8 o'clock in the morning here in Perth, so you lot are probably still tucked up in bed. But here it is already Claret day!!!! Just love wearing my Cobblers shirt over here and getting strange looks. (if it ain't man u, they ain't got a clue). Anyway go the Cobblers and all you lucky bastards that can go to the games ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

Dont believe your the real deal! at 0:48:57 Saturday April 29 2000
U cant be jack hes so so hard! Or Jackie as his friends call him!

Jack the Menace at 0:39:51 Saturday April 29 2000
I'm all greased up and ready to go. Take me Cobblers.

Where is whats his name at 0:36:34 Saturday April 29 2000
Wheres the boring Chip Fatt rip off Bob Dylan slag!!

Its a claret day tomoprrow! at 0:35:45 Saturday April 29 2000
Great!!!!!!!!!!!

See u all outside at 0:35:10 Saturday April 29 2000
Danny my boy where are u!

Anon its Jack tha Menace at 0:28:10 Saturday April 29 2000
Bout as frightening as Dennis!

To Greg at 0:27:26 Saturday April 29 2000
You might be a book w.rm, but ive got a pair of steel bookends!!

Jack the Menace at 0:27:17 Saturday April 29 2000
Doesn't my name scare you though? Even though you know i'm a spotty gay virgin.

Shag me at 0:24:38 Saturday April 29 2000
Baarrrrh poor jerk sorry jack

Anon at 0:23:2 Saturday April 29 2000
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA

Jack the Menace at 0:22:26 Saturday April 29 2000
But i'm hard - I've got a scary name ....... OK, OK i'm a mincing poofter and i've never had a shag.

Greg at 0:20:46 Saturday April 29 2000
whats a mutant book

Goldie at 0:18:26 Saturday April 29 2000
To anon well spotted they are a fine pair of mutant bo..ocks! But then who are you in disguise??

To Ralph at 0:17:12 Saturday April 29 2000
Use joined up writing we cant trawl back and see what u are relating to, give us a clue!

Anon at 0:16:28 Saturday April 29 2000
gOLDIE mutants

Mr Cobbler at 0:16:8 Saturday April 29 2000
Best of luck Kettering. we hated Wellingborough first, then u, and none of u now just Rushit, but then why did we bother!!!!!!!

Ralph at 0:15:19 Saturday April 29 2000
Sorry! I will wear my glasses next time!

To pond life at 0:14:42 Saturday April 29 2000
You are. Dont understand your gibberish shit!

KETTERING@WEMBLEY.STADIUM at 0:14:38 Saturday April 29 2000
Wheres JAMESYBOY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Goldie at 0:13:39 Saturday April 29 2000
We love you Cobbler we do (Repeat). I was born under the Hotel end (repeat) guns were made for shooting , knives were made for kniving if you come up the Hotel we will all stick in the ....... My old man said follow the fan and dont dilly dally on the way off went off went van with the bootboys in it we dillied and dalliend and kicked them up... Great theraphy!!! Im getting just as bad as Jackie - do you remember her problem page, Cathy and Clare!! Its a shame that a Swans fan who are just about there, is that sad that they still have to bug us, they just know that they are just a yo yo team (we have been the best at that) will follow the Blue Birds back to the rightful division for a crap team (div 3 and then Welsh League ha ha ha) and how can they call that a city (its the rascist capital!). Not sure why I am bothering!! Bunch of narrow minded...

pond life at 0:10:37 Saturday April 29 2000
well sed im cleverer than e is sheap shaggerer

Jacky tha Menace at 23:49:21 Friday April 28 2000
Whoever you are be honest you would never front it, you would always hide behind a keyboard, So put up and shut up, you rascist shit! If you want to get it on let us know where you live and your.... But then your a coward!

John Hollins at 23:47:30 Friday April 28 2000
just forget everything that goes on around you and think of their money...................................i want to go home

John Arnold at 23:45:54 Friday April 28 2000
I live in Lincolnshire and whatever game i go to people say who did you come with, as if lincs is full of Cobbs, what a wind up! anyuway what i wanted to say was stuff your man Us their seasons already over what a great time we are having! Keyobblers - the Golden onbe and dont ever say that anyone could match up to Frankie Largeone hes an all time god!!

Jack the menace at 23:43:51 Friday April 28 2000
I am officially coming out of the closet,im a Romanian pooh pusher, but dont tell none of my welsh buddies because there isnt enough of me to go round and there is a huge shortish of sheep.. im sorry, jack was the first name i thought of because of the conitations that surround it SO UP NORTHERNAMPTON AND IM MOVING TO ENGLAND BECAUSE MY BUMS SORE SO JACK OFF... SORRY JACKS OFF UP THE COBBLERS

johnn.arnold@virgin.net at 22:57:13 Friday April 28 2000
i am a cobblers fan living out here in norwich ,are there any other fans living out in this neck of the woods who might want to share transport occassionaly next season to help bring down costs ,if so e mail me @ johnny.arnold@virgin . net

Psychologist (BSc. Hons Oxford.) at 22:52:18 Friday April 28 2000
My assessment on Jack the Menace. I would guess that you are in the region of 15-18 years old. You have never had a girlfriend, in fact you are a virgin who has never even kissed a girl. If this is not the case and you are older than this, then you have a mental age below 18 and are still a virgin. I thank you.

MartinW at 22:25:17 Friday April 28 2000
Torquay fan - LOL!!

MartinW at 22:23:56 Friday April 28 2000
Right Gareth Willsher has kindly responded and he points out that the tickets would not get to them until Wednesday morning, making it impossible to sell them on Saturday against Mansfield or organise any sort of postal system. He said it was not possible for the club to sell them on Saturday until the tickets are in their possession to see exactly what seat numbers we have. He also said they cannot sell them to be collected down there, but does not explain why, which is surely a sensible and well tried and tested way of doing this. "We have said personal callers only as we find it impossible to justify to people waiting in the rain why we answer phones above serving those queueing," he says. But surely to goodness that could apply to any game in the future. He adds: "The previous system of postal applications only was set up with long distance fans in mind and all who applied by the cut off point have been accepted, so any long distance season ticket holder has had ample opportunity to purchase a ticket. "We really have tried to be as fair as possible, and these extra tickets mean that everyone who applied has been allocated a ticket. With time against us, the only fair way is to make it a first come first served sale at Sixfields next week. "If you are unable to attend, a friend or relative is welcome to purchase a ticket on your behalf with your season ticket card. "I can assure you we are not penalising our valued long distance support, who were one of the groups we had in mind with our postal applications only system, despite taking criticsm from fans who wrote to us and said 'Put them on sale at Sixfields.' We know no system is ever perfect, but we have really tried to let everyone who wants to, see the game." Oh well. Can I just clarify one misapprehension in closing, I never suggested the club should give us free travel. I used the Wycombe situation as an illustration of a situation that is well organised.

(The Same) Torquay Fan at 22:10:1 Friday April 28 2000
MartinW...do you want blood? You'll already be represented on all three sides of the ground that are open. Yes there will be the odd gap but not many. I would expect the last game of the season to pull in excess of 2500 home fans if there's nothing to play for. And IF we're still in with any sort of a shout then it would be many more and under those circumstances you'll have got more than your fair share of the capacity. Whatever happens just come down and enjoy it. You obviously know Plainmoor, it has to be one of the friendliest grounds in the league, but judging by your previous addresses I suspect you're a closet Arevile fan so you won't agree with me!!!!!

Jack tha menace at 21:36:48 Friday April 28 2000
To my Imposter a Bathroom is somewhere to have a shower, bath, freshen up etc etc. and an en-suite is like a bathroom joined on or in one part of your bedroom now go and pray you win tommorow because you won't @ Torquay ..should be interesting tho as you will have the pressure on you tommorow my prediction cobbleshit 1 Mansfield 1

Jack tha menace at 21:29:46 Friday April 28 2000
Hi Britgal you still after that date ????

GREG at 21:12:7 Friday April 28 2000
EMMA SAID YOU'RE SUPPER IS SPOILING ON THE STOVE, AS YOU ARE NOW 20 MINUTES LATE YOU NAUGHTY BOY.

Britgal at 21:6:25 Friday April 28 2000
If I were u Bez, I'd go 4 the 1998-2000 white one. It's quality!

Britgal at 21:4:55 Friday April 28 2000
I have been away 4 a few days but reading and rereading these comments, especially the posh v. brighton ones, I am so excited (still) I can't breathe! I'm sick with worry about tomorrow. I'm gonna paint my face 'n' everything! And is Jack tha Menace STILL here?

Bez at 20:59:27 Friday April 28 2000
I must admit that if we don't win promotion on Saturday (which is likely) that I would want to go to Torquay. However, if there are no away tickets left I will be left with no option but to sneak into the home end and try my hardest not to scream and shout noticeably. I think it is possible, after all I have been to see Rushden 3 times this season in their end and not jumped about like a lunatic when the opposition score. Mind you no-one seems to when Diamonds score either... Anyway, with claret day looming I have been left with an important dilemma. Do I wear the Cobblers 1991/2 mistake, the 1992/3 shirt that is 2 sizes too small, the 1993/4 Candy stripe kit, the 1994/5 plum shirt, the 1995/6 Lotto mark one, the 1996/7 Lotto 'Torino' shirt, the 1997/8 Orange kit (I couldn't afford the home one) or the 1998/2000 White away kit? I'm thinking the 1991/2 shirt I got off Paul Wilson all those years ago only looking at it it seems to be pink! Anyway none of the shirts except 1996/7 were actually claret. Any suggestions on this sad yet tricky scenario.

Jack tha menace at 20:40:47 Friday April 28 2000
What's a bathroom

Jack tha menace at 20:40:21 Friday April 28 2000
Whats ensuite ?

Jack The Twat at 20:39:46 Friday April 28 2000
And have change

Jack The Twat at 20:39:23 Friday April 28 2000
All with ensuite

Anon at 20:38:53 Friday April 28 2000
5 bedrooms

Nick at 20:38:29 Friday April 28 2000
Jack the Twat, we don't expect to win the Title, the wager is just an acknowledgement of the fact that it is still possible and at 100-1 and a free bet it becomes all the more interesting. However I would have expected you to have a little interest yourself, a couple of quid on, if it comes in you'll be able to buy a new house.

Jack tha menace at 20:30:47 Friday April 28 2000
AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS ME :)

Anon at 20:29:46 Friday April 28 2000
HAHAHAHA!!! COBBLESHIT TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP ....NOW THATS FUNNY !! NEVER MIND WE'LL PUT YOU OUT OF YOUR MISERY TOMMOROW ..CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU FAIL..WORD OF WARNING ..MY PREDICTIONS RARELY TURN OUT TO BE WRONG ..G'NIGHT GIRLS ..ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO SCUMDIFF NEXT SEASON..

Rachel (13) at 20:18:32 Friday April 28 2000
I also saw Jamie Forrester at the end of the Hull game applauding the fans as he walked onto the pitch! Watch more closely Raph mate!

Lancaster Cobbler at 20:13:58 Friday April 28 2000
Did anyone else hear the Cobblers fan on Tom Watt, apparntly Mr Watt was subjected to an Atko traning session when visiting Cambridge United. Mr Atkins has always backed us to go up automatically, maybe he is right. Torquay will not be an easy game. Darlington may have points deducted, but after the end of the season, for crowd disorder, what if.. no I better not

Rache (13) at 20:11:22 Friday April 28 2000
U know it's meant to be "Claret Day" at Sixfields tomorrow? Well my brother is gonna be mascot (I won it for him on the rado)but he had to have the green kit because thats all they've got left in the shop!

Rishton Cobbler at 19:56:43 Friday April 28 2000
Stuck up here in the wilds of the North I can only envy those in with a chance of going to the Stags game - never mind all the way to Torquay. It brings back memories of that mad last game of the season, and potentially the Cobblers last League game at Chesterfield - what a party that was! I have to thank the Cobblers for the highlight of the week and probably the Century (so far). On Tuesday morning driving down Princess Parkway in Manchester, already pissed off at the thought of going back to work, some arse in a VW Passat cuts me up a treat! I was about to drop into road rage mode when I spotted a ROCHDALE F.C. sticker on the back window of the Passat, Hah! I was sucking lemons all day long to try to remove the GRIN from my face. Sometimes just sometimes life can be so good.

Environmentally Friendly??? at 19:25:1 Friday April 28 2000
More about saving a few quid and helping Cobblers mates. If anyone is travelling down to the Torquay game, and you have room to give anyone a lift why dont u offer a lift here with details of cost etc. As long as you declare your bad habits!! People will be leaving on different days and times. Im leaving I think on Friday at 2pm. coming back on the Sunday and will have space for 2 people, once my details are firm, then I will post something here. theres 2 of us going and with 2 more I will work out petrol cost. How many miles is it there and back??

Goldie at 19:19:59 Friday April 28 2000
I prefer Martin W to the show off Gas, the WHU MP etc. He is not making a big deal just doing what all of should be allowed to and that is give an opinion in an intelligent way. If you do not agree fine, but state whether you live in Northampton and or whether you qualify for one of the 500 tickets. But then of course you will resort to bad language and say stop moaning!! Im taking the morning off work travelling down and then queueing up and then travelling back, only a 200 mile round trip (nothing compared to others) on top of this Saturday and next Saturday who knows how many miles - not moaning just feeling real proud of our great team and most of a great great bunch of supporters - since the Pish v Brighton game feels like having won the league and gone to heaven. So thanks Martin, Danny and all the boys - I love it here!

Rodney Marshall(MoaningCobbler) at 19:15:54 Friday April 28 2000
Ralph obviously needs to watch more carefully. At the Hull match, Forrester applauded the Cobblers fans when he came off AND came back on the pitch after the final whisle to applaud again. Stop trying to make an issue where one doesn't exist. Typical Cobblers stirring.

Plumbob at 18:15:42 Friday April 28 2000
Martin w.You are becoming extremely boring ,why not drop all this ticket whining ( you still have not come up with a sensible alternative ) .Just enjoy your football.

Anon at 18:13:30 Friday April 28 2000
Tonight I will be drinking mostly Claret.

Vince at 18:12:17 Friday April 28 2000
I don't agree with everything Martin W writes but full credit to him for continuing to post comments.If any other contributor to this board had received the same level of criticism that Martin has they would have given up ages ago.

DONNA at 18:9:42 Friday April 28 2000
Jim your teas ready

IVAN MARKS at 18:2:22 Friday April 28 2000
SORRY THATS PLUMBOMB, AH WELL THROW HIM IN ANY WAY

IVAN MARKS at 17:56:41 Friday April 28 2000
PLUMBOB IS FOR TESTING DEPTHS THROW HIM IN THE NENE

Nick at 17:24:39 Friday April 28 2000
The reason the tickets are distributed to personal callers only is two fold, please remember I live in London and am also inconvenienced by this. Making season ticket holders visit the ground ensures that that the tickets are not frauduently purchased by non bona fide season ticket holders. It is much easier to verify the facts when supporters call n person. This is obviously inconvenient to many, however as I have already stated, it is the club trying it's hardest to be fair. We would all be up in arms if a large proprtion of these tickets got into the hands of non regulars, or 'glory hunters'. My simple point to Martin W and others sharing his opinion is you have every right to be disapointed if you don't get a ticket, but in my opinion no right to be angry with the club. Still no one has come out with a better suggestion than the one offered by NTFC. The second reason that it is personal callers only is because of staffing costs. The club are reguarly being criticised for supposedly letting the finances slip again yet Martin W is commenting on ticket prices and suggesting free travel to away matches. This would of course be great but I would rather that the money was spent on the team and in particular the continuation of Jamie Forresters first division wages.

bill at 17:15:27 Friday April 28 2000
Wahaay, the interent nerds insult is back. Oh those memories of the tail-end of the Atkins era come flooding back!

RichardWarner at 17:12:10 Friday April 28 2000
I'm sorry but I am another exile and I totally symapthise with MartinW's predicament and am frankly shocked by some of the abuse being thrown at him by so called Cobblers fans. Anon, Plumbob and all you other anonymous cretins are the sort of mindless neanderthals that give Northampton fans such a bad reputation. Have you all lost the ability to discuss issues without resorting to the playground mentality that is so transparent. Anon, what's the W in MartinW stand for, ha ha bloody ha. What are you on, man. Brian Munich even seems to deliberately misunderstand the points. Nobody is asking for free coaches or special concessions for out of town supporters, just the ability to be able to purchase a ticket in a reasonable manner and he is not the only one. We may have the right of free speech but some of you on here seem to want to deny other people the right to that. Get a life. I forgot why it was that I did not take part in these discussions and you lot have just brought it all back to me. Internet nerds? Look at yourselves guys.

Ralph at 17:7:31 Friday April 28 2000
I reckon I'm older than you MartinW and as long as my daughter manages to get some claret paint my face will be painted tomorrow! Along with Claret boots, sox, trousers and shirt.

Ralph at 17:5:16 Friday April 28 2000
Has anyone else noticed that when Jaime Forrester is subbed he gets a standing ovation from the fans at both home and away matches but never acknowledges it? Not even eye contact. Do you think he is frightened to fall in love with us and stay?

MartinW at 17:2:7 Friday April 28 2000
Dyl, touche. Is anyone getting their face painted? Claret faces. I think I'm a little too old for that. Let's hope big Steve Howard shows the kind of commitment that we've seen in the last few games. Let's hope Forrester gives Mansfield the chop leafing their fans to branch out of Sixfields in disgust. My prediction? Tree - nil to the Cobblers. Now THAT'S comedy. Okay, perhaps not. Keep it going lads!!!

Anon at 16:31:18 Friday April 28 2000
Martin W, what does the W stand for? - i have a few ideas....

Helpful at 16:31:11 Friday April 28 2000
VINCE - It passed out?

Brian Munich at 16:29:47 Friday April 28 2000
Blimey what a lot of fuss and STILL I see no better solution than the one offered by the Club. Free coaches, special concessions for out of town supporters, whatever next? Pay for my bed and breakfast and hold the game up until I arrive? There a probably a hundred or so more deserving cases but they recognise the problem is not of the Club's making and that they have done everything to accomodate the needs of the fans. All except for 'Strictly on my terms MartinW'. If you do not get a ticket MartinW it will not be for the want of offers of help from your fellow supporters on this site.

Vince at 16:29:1 Friday April 28 2000
Whatever happened to that big Cobblers flag/banner that used to be passed around?

Anon at 16:26:2 Friday April 28 2000
The Darlington Website has a news item on the problems arising from their home game with Shrewsbury when Darlington supporters went on the pitch and assaulted the Shrews keeper. This could lead to points being deducted. All Cobblers fans take note and whatever the outcome of the next 2 games stay off the pitch during the game.

Crick Cobbler at 16:14:10 Friday April 28 2000
Less than 24 hours to go !!!! Me and the kids have dyed our hair and dusted off our big foam Wembley fingers.

dyl at 16:0:5 Friday April 28 2000
I think the nervousness and tension of the moment is getting to people, so here's an attempt at an objective perspective. Firstly, 1500 tickets is more than fair, so well done to TUFC and NTFC for sorting it out. Secondly, for whatever reason (staffing costs or whatever), NTFC have decided that tickets can only be bought in person. We know from the play-off seasons in 97 and 98 that once the club have set out the ticket allocation rules that's pretty much it. As someone who was hundreds of miles from Northampton on both occasions I know how frustrated and isolated Martin feels, BUT a solution has been offered by Ray and others who are prepared to buy tickets on other people's behalf (which is more of a solution than we had in 97 or 98). So perhaps we can drop this slanging match cos it's really not going to change anything. What we all need to do is think about ways that we can lift the team on Saturday. Wearing claret as requested is a must, but what else can we do? Clearly we need to make a hell of a lot of noise, but what about banners, confetti or anything else that can raise the mood of the crowd and players? C'mon guys, what is most important is that the Cobblers get promoted, and that is more important than ticket allocations or anything in my book!

MartinW at 15:36:3 Friday April 28 2000
Anon, got the forms, but as someone else usually gets my tickets - who is not going to Torquay grrrrrrrr- they don't have my name on their database. They do for the Rochdale game. And I went to three of the four games listed. According to the rules I would not qualify. Which was nice.

Dave at 15:32:54 Friday April 28 2000
MartinW, you should know better than to raise anything like this on these pages. All you'll ever get are the neanderthals who grunt and swear and do not much else. Ha ha. It's not the first time the club have shown a little bit of lack of consideration to the fans. Management, I should say. Ha ha. Take the constant public criticism of fans who were against Atkins which was nasty. The undermining of the Trust. That bizarre decision to close the club shop on the weekend before Christmas when I and I know other fans wanted to get gifts for family and friends. Then there was the disappearance of the Henley's Hotshot when I and other bought Golden Goal tickets just for the chance to tread on the hallowed turf. Ha ha . Still, we'll stuff it up Mansfield and that will make everything all right. Ha ha . That's my once monthly entry out the way. Time to disappear before I get mauled

Danny at 15:29:53 Friday April 28 2000
MartinW, 800 fans would then be guaranteed a ticket, possibly like it is now.Free coach travel would be nice, save me �20 anyway.

Danny at 15:26:46 Friday April 28 2000
COME ON COBBLERS!!!!!

Paul S at 15:22:23 Friday April 28 2000
Martin W - Doh! Perhaps Cambridge have more capacity than Wycombe need for the marvellous away support. Nothing wrong with Wycombes scheme except it wouldn't have worked for the Cobblers. NEXT

Same Anon at 15:21:43 Friday April 28 2000
I wrote the previous without seeing your latest - you really are a sad character - seems you want a freebie now.

Anon at 15:20:30 Friday April 28 2000
MartinW. Just what is your problem? You have turned down offers of help and are STILL whinging. Incidently - why didnt you apply as a seson ticket holder in the first place? If you are as loyal as you claim to be surely you went to at least one of the four games? If not and you didnt even bother going to Pboro then you dont deserve a ticket - and if you did then you dont deserve one for being stupid enough not to try. Argue your way out of that for our collective amusement.

MartinW at 15:19:41 Friday April 28 2000
God, you cannot raise anything remotely controversial on these pages without getting abuse. It's very amusing. Anyway, my final word on the tickets subject concerns the way Wycombe Wanderers - a club of similar size and financial clout - have handled their final game of the season. They have offered to give a FREE coach trip to the final game in Cambridge. Qualification is much more straight forward. You have to produce the tickets stubs for home games on Good Friday and April 29 and the away game on Easter Monday along with a season ticket. And the crucial difference is that you can produce it at the April 29 home game to qualify. A great initiative dreamt up by the manager Lawrie Sanchez to reward the loyal supporters. And what's wrong with that.

Paul S at 14:59:22 Friday April 28 2000
Rob-Torquay Fan. Be discreet? you must be joking. Hopefully we'll be on the verge of promotion, can you imagine being able to be discreet when the Cobblers score? (or even in the unlikely event of a Torquay goal)

Paul S at 14:59:21 Friday April 28 2000
Rob-Torquay Fan. Be discreet? you must be joking. Hopefully we'll be on the verge of promotion, can you imagine being able to be discreet when the Cobblers score? (or even in the unlikely event of a Torquay goal)

Northampton c**k suckers at 14:52:57 Friday April 28 2000
Me balls are itching like shite today!!!

The rest of the World at 14:27:47 Friday April 28 2000
For Gods sake - lets hope MartinW doesnt get a ticket - we don't want him bleating in Torquay.

Danny at 14:21:36 Friday April 28 2000
Cheers Ralph. How confusing is this?

Danny at 14:15:25 Friday April 28 2000
Just spoke to the club again. MartinW, did you fill out a Torquay form? if you did, you have a ticket. They told me that they will post them out. If you did fill a form out, phone em up, ask them to send them in the post. COME ON COBBLERS!!!!!

Rob-Torquay fan at 14:9:49 Friday April 28 2000
RE:TICKETS ETC.If you guys just turn up in small,quiet groups,the turnstile people will think you are Torquay fans,as we just pay on the gate.I shall probably amble in at 2.55,if I feel like it.Our season,is all but over anyway! Home fans just pay on the day.Plymouth fans did it & they virtually took over the ground.Just be discreet & you'll be fine!

Ralph at 13:41:20 Friday April 28 2000
DANNY - I have spoken to the box office and tickets for those that have applied using the official form will be available to be picked up from Tuesday at 10am. The remaining tickets go on sale on Wednesday at 10am to season ticket holders and after that to the 'general' public. Still I'm chilled about the whole thing, worse things happen at sea!

The Romsey Cobbler at 13:32:2 Friday April 28 2000
Steve Howard is the new Frank Large....you mark my words!

Big Roy at 13:30:34 Friday April 28 2000
Well, I'm off to Chipping Norton now to perform my Best Man duties tomorrow. Give 'em a cheer for me guys (and gals). Just think MartinW - you could be missing tomorrows game like me - then you really would have something to bleat on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on .... about. COME ON COBBLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MartinW at 13:6:14 Friday April 28 2000
Nick, With reference to the ticket scenario. At the very least it is good PR to care for your out of town fans. I would not have mentioned the away game lottery on its own. It's more allowing ALL fans (it is a selfish matter, to be fair) to be able to enjoy the Torquay game. The team need our support and the club want people through the turnstiles, so the fewer barriers you put in their way, the better. The cost of buying home tickets is one of the highest in the division which may well put some potential fans off. Rochdale, Torquay, Plymouth, Darlo (all recent away games) much much cheaper. Up to �5. My point is that in this day and age why put fans like myself, who travel long distances anyway to support the club, through all this extra hassle. It should not be a case of are we or aren't we going - coz for some people not as ardent as me - they'll just say sod it I'll not bother. Are we really saying that it is okay to have a personal caller only situation like this. Surely not. Bigger clubs just could not do this - because they have a valuable support that's out of town. I would love to personally call at the weekend - I'll be at the Mansfield game shouting and singing as always, surely it would be sensible to be able to pick up tickets then. Or at Torquay. It's a really really daft situation. Finally, there's a fine line between criticism and abuse and I can't say I have ever been abusive to Steve Howard. I certainly did not refer to him as a p�$%. Myself and others have been critical of Howard, but he is answering us all back by performing on the pitch, and all credit to him for that.

dannys friend at 12:53:14 Friday April 28 2000
Hello Danny - you said it - daft p**** - read it again.

Danny at 12:24:39 Friday April 28 2000
I've just phoned the ticket office and was told that if I was a season ticket holder (yup I am) and filled out a form for Torquay (yup, did that) then I'm guarenteed a ticket which I can get on Tuesday from 10am. Then I come on here and find that I can get them from Wednesday. So who's right? Am I gonna look a daft prick turning up on tuesday at 1530 (when I finish work) to get a ticket?

Nick at 11:32:49 Friday April 28 2000
Martin W. You really are beginning to wind me up again. Your constant abuse of Steve Howard made my blood boil, however I agreed totally with your criticism of the home fans at the Halifax match and formed the opinion that you weren't a bad man, not the 'prick' I once thought you were, just a passionate supporter with strong opinions. I was even respectful of the fact that you admitted Stevie Howard was playing well and that maybe you had been a bit harsh. Now though once again I am seething. You are without doubt an intelligent man,and obviously a true supporter, your eloquent arguments prove that, nonetheless this ticket situation does not require any criticism of the clubs handling, rather the opposite I believe. The facts are that the club was given 500 tickets, with over 2000 season ticket holders quite obviously demand would outstrip supply. To their credit rather than just dish them out (as most clubs do) NTFC arranged a selection procedure. By design this will upset the majority as only 25% of season ticket holders will be succesfull. Obviously this is not perfect but is a gallant effort to be fair. The alternatives are ?. Whatever you suggest Martin, this too would be deemed unfair by the majority. Your first gripe was that if you hadn't bought the tickets yourself then you would lose out. The Club say they have taken this into account and that ALL season ticket holders that applied have been succesfull. Maybe rather than trying to criticise the board for every decision they make some people should be a little bit more grown up and be grateful that the Club does care about it's loyal support and TRIES to reward them. Just for the record I myself live outside of Northampton and have as yet no Torquay ticket so this is not a case of me smugly sitting here with my own ticket in the bag.

Another Anon at 10:49:34 Friday April 28 2000
I agree with Anon - have you ever heard of the post MartinW? Perhaps you could give Ray a stamp addressed envelope? Come on - you are using less initiative than the ticket office.

Nick at 10:15:47 Friday April 28 2000
For those of you interested Ladbrokes.Com are offering the Cobblers at 100-1 to win the third division with no tax to pay. As well as that as soon as you open an account, deposit some funds and place a bet, they give you �10 for nothing. As a result I have opened 3 accounts, deposited �10 in each of them, place 3 �10 bets on the Cobblers to win the title and have been refunded 3 times �10, meaning in the unlikely event of us winning I get �3000, if not I've lost nothing!. Give it a go, if everyone joins in we should be 10-1 by Saturday.

Anon at 9:43:55 Friday April 28 2000
Martin W (are you there?), There is no problem getting tickets to you - whoever you entrust your money too can meet you at Torquay and hand over the tickets when you buy him or her several drinks for their efforts. You really are making a mountain out of a molehill.

TRB Mark at 9:41:43 Friday April 28 2000
I do beleive that Jack the "menace" (snigger) actually thinks he's funny!

Vince at 9:36:40 Friday April 28 2000
The Official Site states that all saeson ticket holders who applied for the original 500 tickets will get those tickets. I would have thought that a total of 1500 tickets would be enough and anyone who wants one is likely to get one. After all the fuss thats being made I wouldn't be surprised if a few tickets remain unsold - although I hope I am wrong.

Paul S at 8:57:6 Friday April 28 2000
Martin W did you go to any away games other than Mansfield ? Since that was pay on the door I'm sure everyone would have been there if asked. If you went to the 4 ticketed away games then you stand a good chance of a ticket from the original 500 tickets, otherwise you have to take your chances with the rest. Ray offered to get you a ticket if you can't be arsed to drive over to Northampton and collect it then you don't deserve the ticket anyway

Sydney Cobbler at 8:34:35 Friday April 28 2000
News from Australia...David Seal has played his last game for Northern Spiritless.It never worked for him and he has only scored a few all season.Should the Cobblers buy him back i wonder?They face stiff competition from Wee Waa Wanderers....

Goldie at 7:37:25 Friday April 28 2000
Stop having a go at Martin and thinking that it is only his view. Your all as self centred, we need all peoples views to make this a place that people come back to, otherwise it as boring as your attempted put downs. And I bet you all live in town and will have no problems getting tickets. I would organise it better, anyone could! I would go to the top of All Siants, after announcing what I was going to do then chuck them into the streets! Cobblers!! You have all forgot the lurking menace of Mansfield!!

Jack tha menace at 7:24:33 Friday April 28 2000
FORGET YOUR TRIP TO TORQUAY ..IT WILL ALL BE IN VAIN ANYWAY ..YOUR STAYING DOWN ...ENJOY KIDDIE NEXT YEAR ..WITH YOUR TOY TOWN GROUND AND PART TIME FANS YOUR GOING TO THE CONFERENCE

Plumbob at 1:21:41 Friday April 28 2000
C.D.U. Well said . i say put martin w. in charge of ticket distribution and let him sort it out. He will soon get pissed off having people like himself finding every opportunity to slag off the club when we should all be enjoying the good times the club is having. For christ sake stop moaning and enjoy your football.

TRB Mark at 0:22:28 Friday April 28 2000
Torquay Fan. Of course the best scenario is for you to beat the pooh, Darlo to lose and us to win, thus securing our promotion. Then you beat us and all the other teams vying for the play-offs lose so you sneak in. We all get well watered on the Rivera! You endure another Friday night trip to Wembeley, but this time emerging victorious against...the boroscum again! We do it all again next season in Div 2. Is it morning yet??

RICHARD at 0:18:55 Friday April 28 2000
My problem attacks on two fronts:- when will I know if I have been successful in the original '500' ballot, and how long do I wait before I request the inestimable Ray to do the legwork for me?

TRB Mark at 0:15:47 Friday April 28 2000
Not everyone is ever going to be satisfied with the ticket arrangements. Take a look at the Pooh message board and see what they are saying about their directors. They're not having tickets secured for them anywhere. I think the Board deserve praise for this as do all the fans that travel away regularly. Talking of P'boro. Their fans were be-moaning about their own lack of noise at the Withdean last night, in stark contrast to the support at our last 3 away games. I was tempted to rub it in, but lets concentrate on us going up first then take the pee something rotten. It's in our own hands , but it's not in the bag.

CDU at 0:0:37 Friday April 28 2000
MartinW:You are a whingeing celf centered unbelievable ingrate. Having seen what both the Club and supporters like Ray are prepared to do for the likes of you to get to the game all you can do is whine.This is a personal opinion and in no way reflects the views of others who don't agree. You are unbelievable mate.

MartinW at 23:56:6 Thursday April 27 2000
Torquay fan, I lived in Devon (Plymouth, Dartmouth, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge) for a good ten years. I think you know that there will be empty spaces in the home sections. So why on earth does your club not open up more parts of the ground so that you get the revenue from us. Sure there is an intense rivalry between Home Park and Plainmoor (and St James's) but not so much that the Northampton game in any way is important. (I've been to Plainmoor to watch Torquay I should admit). And hey I could pretend to be a Torquay fan. Without the strip. Who's going to know. A SOLUTION???

MartinW at 23:51:52 Thursday April 27 2000
Thanks for the kind offers and I might be daft, but the problem is not finding someone to get the tickets - I can probably sort that. It's getting them to me. Sadly the season ticket holders i know are not going. I don't understand it, it's that away journey thing. I don't know. Anyway, there shouldn't have to be all this jiggery pokery it's a lot of hassle and I want to be sure I'm there. Anyway I've just been down the pub with some intelligent sorts and they think it's more appalling than I've been able to express. It's to do with a club caring about the fans and all that. A business having concern for its clients. PR. It's just an odd way to do business. Pissing off the people that ensure the loss at the end of the season is not as great as it would have been if you weren't there. What about a little bit of concern for the paying public. Of course there are possible solutions but what is wrong with allowing us to get the tickets before the Mansfield game. That 500 ticket lottery the club invented was a farce with all those specially selected away games qualifying you for the Torquay game even though you may not buy the tickets directly yourself. I don't know anyone who was not flabberghasted by that one and I just ignored it. But then there was this. It's just the thin end of the wedge. And I feel it is important to register a little bit of disquiet about it, because the club should care about its non-Northampton based fans of which there are many.

A Torquay Fan at 23:49:41 Thursday April 27 2000
Has anyone actually told you all the reason so few tickets are available? It's because our "away end" is being reconstructed ready for the start of next season. This temporarily reduces the ground capacity to, I reckon, about 5000. All that can practically be done has now been done. You now have about 30% of the ground capacity available to you. Not bad I'd say. Hope those of you that can make it enjoy the game and have a great time. But as for the comment that we won't be interested in the match - well don't believe it. Yes our season will probably be over (it isn't yet, particularly if we do you a favour by beating Posh on Saturday), but the next best thing for us is to finish above Argyle and the three points available on May 6th might just do it! Still only three sendings off all season! What a day that was!

Ray at 23:39:28 Thursday April 27 2000
OK - I'm queuing on Wednesday - if anyone else wants me to get their tickets then mail me NOW!

nICK hANCOCK at 23:15:55 Thursday April 27 2000
Following tonights They think it's all over, Stockport County have announced their new goal celebration in tribute to their Ali G. They will run to the corner flag and fall over.

West Sussex Cobblers at 23:6:17 Thursday April 27 2000
Crane ....... go to bed !!!

Its a sham 69! at 23:0:30 Thursday April 27 2000
If youre from Horsham you must have a big conk! or should that have 2 x c's in it!

What a Sham at 22:45:18 Thursday April 27 2000
Laced up boots and corduroys !!

HERSHAM BOYS at 22:39:5 Thursday April 27 2000
Hi is it Horsham or Hersham Boys!! from anon xxx

Horsham Cobbler - Part 1 of 2 at 22:21:13 Thursday April 27 2000
Anon - "To The West Sussex Boys at 22:00:55" Go on give us a clue ......... I'm intrigued !!

Anyone want a free lift to Torquay at 22:10:16 Thursday April 27 2000
Im staying at Fawlty Towers, if you are blond, have Essex blood in you, have a marginal female birth certificate then wait for me outside the ground on the Friday morning before the game and ill give you a free ride all the way!

Tom Tit at 22:7:33 Thursday April 27 2000
I want Cobblers to lose Saturday and Pish and Darlo to draw, so that the last game of the season has more excitement. It was so boring at Rochdale, call it singing, nothing compared to only a few years ago. The result at Darlo was poor 1-0 waste of time, I enjoyed the York game more!

Big Shamus at 22:5:12 Thursday April 27 2000
What colour kit will the team be wearing at Torquay?

Wheres Papa/Goldie/Danny/Youngster at 22:4:20 Thursday April 27 2000
They are the boys or girls that make this happen for me!

Uncle Arthur at 22:3:24 Thursday April 27 2000
Just stopped off at one of those Cyber cafes, I set off for Torquay on Boxing Day, just found out its all ticket, rudeiculous I call it! How am I going to get back to Norfampton to cue up when its taken me nearly 4 months to get as far as Brackley with my Zimmer!

To the West Sussex boys at 22:0:55 Thursday April 27 2000
Hi hope that your enjoying Horsham, I saw you sneak a bird into the West Stand dont get your priorities mixed up or you might end up watching Littlehampton!

DISAPOINTED at 21:59:6 Thursday April 27 2000
I liked it better when there was only 500 tickets it was more of a challenge to getting in to the ground. The hardest one for me was Ipswich in the Cup at the County Ground, a mid week game. Working away turned up found out all ticket, scoured the streets and had to buy one from an Ipswich fan, got in and found out as usual most of the people with tickets were not regulars - what a surprise. If we dont go up automatically I wonder how the club will cock up the arrangements for the play offs it will be based on all supporters that have bought a Golden Goal ticket, have only ever attended one game in their lives and have had a go at kicking the ball in the back of the Robin reliant at half time get a ticket. Im not moaning I only support the Cobblers because we are so good at not getting anything right when it comes to anything, I love the sad team, the cricket is just as bad for big games, the Saints not sure about as when I phoned for a ticket I think I paid for 2 but still not sure as the girl I spoke to did not know how the tickets would be allocated, when and how, i asked about the size of the allocation I think she said 11, then later said I think it must be 11,000. If you dont hear from us just ring back sometime in the future. I wouldnt swap Northampton for Man United. I see Tony Clarke is taking the credit for the extra tickets, well if he did have a hand in it cant he just let that news get out on its own accord, he couldnt be a politician or a WHU fan in disguise, hes not kissing my daughter. Have we got another 500 making it 2,000? Great days and Cobblers admin please never change I couldnt cope!

West Sussex Clarets at 21:56:55 Thursday April 27 2000
For "Clun" read "Club"

West Sussex Cobbler at 21:55:29 Thursday April 27 2000
Anyone know an email adress at the clun where I can get hold of Gareth Wilsher ?????? Muchas gracias. That Jack the Menace eh ? Still it's getting late and I'm sure his short attention span will result in him wandering away from this site and climbing back on board his dear old mother .... hangin' out the back eh boyo' !!!

ARTIC CIRCLE EDDIE at 21:49:9 Thursday April 27 2000
Can you hear me out there is there anyone there that could pick my Torquay ticket up, ive been walking for days and ive got frost bite, could you queue up for me Big Al or whatever your name is? My season ticket thingamebob is with my young daughter of 16 who is all alone at home and would be very grateful!

King's Lynn Faithful at 21:11:16 Thursday April 27 2000
I would be ever so grateful Ray!

Barrow-in-Furness Cobbler at 21:10:24 Thursday April 27 2000
Me too Ray, ta!

Del at 21:9:59 Thursday April 27 2000
Oh great thanks Ray!

Monkeykong at 21:8:38 Thursday April 27 2000
Ok Jack, so if we are the shitest team in the top ten, surely we should be tenth! Use u'r brain u donkey!

GO AWAY JACKS at 20:52:33 Thursday April 27 2000
what is it with you jacks and this board. I know us cobblers fans are funny and intelligent, which you are not but this is boardering on obsessive lads get a life and pull out of that sheep before you hurt it further.

Ray at 20:44:7 Thursday April 27 2000
If someone can come up with an idea for getting the money and season ticket passes to me by Wednesday I'll happily queue for you.

Jack tha menace at 20:30:4 Thursday April 27 2000
THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE END TO YOUR SEASON YOUR STAYING DOWN WITH THE PLYMOUTH !!!!!COBBLESHIT YOUR THE WORST TEAM IN THE TOP 10

ObviousBob at 20:13:12 Thursday April 27 2000
Martin. Is there not anybody in Northampton that could take yer Season Ticket ID thing and buy the ticket for you on the Wednesday. It may well say Personal Callers Only, but that just means they won't be answering the phone. If the bloke you sit next is going there on the wednesday, give him yer ticket and yer money, and everything will be peachy keen. For what it's worth, I'm a Season Ticket Holder, I live 160 miles from Northampton, I am in very much the same boat as you are.

Big Stevie Howard at 20:6:11 Thursday April 27 2000
Aw just knock it over like ah'll bang it in man.

MartinW at 19:59:55 Thursday April 27 2000
I've decided to write to the club secretary, in the hope that something can be done to allow us to get tickets say on Saturday, or get them from Torquay. I'm sure sense will prevail. I hope so anyway. It goes as follows: ---- I am writing to register my concern at the arrangements for getting tickets for the final game of the season. I don't want to sound like a whinger and I appreciate that the club is trying to get more fans in by buying these tickets. But I'm not the only season ticket holder, or fan who lives outside of Northampton and am peeved that you have created a situation which will mean I and others will miss out on what is likely to be the biggest game of the season. You will find that among our ranks are the team's most loyal followers, the locals don't have to travel nearly as far as we do week in week out. Yet making May 3 the day for getting tickets by personal visitation unknowingly, probably, only discriminates against us. Can I make this constructive alternative - allow season ticket holders who are going to the Mansfield game (like me) get tickets then. Surely the tickets could be made available a week before that game. Or surely there is a way, like in other away games, where you can pick the tickets up from the away ground. The lottery system you brought in when only 500 tickets were available, unfortunately was also flawed, as I'm sure you know. Fans like me who went to the away games got their tickets through other fans who bought them en bloc. As is said earlier, I don't want to sound like a moaner, but this is supposed to be a culmination of a season's worth of highs and lows and it has been mainly highs. Let's not make this a sour one for fans like myself who live out of town. We all know the Torquay fans won't be interested in this game because it is a formality for them. Please can you do something - I desperately desperately want to be there. I sent it to:webmaster@ntfc.co.uk - is that the right address????

MartinW at 19:37:31 Thursday April 27 2000
Sorry, but I'm miffed. We fans who travel all over the place to watch the team are going to lose out. I can't believe it. Still can't. It's not like someone else in Northampton could pickit up, because they don't allow that. It's one ticket per season ticket holder. How about this for a constructive alternative - ALLOW PEOPLE GOING TO THE MANSFIELD GAME TO GET TICKETS. It's simple. Surely the tickets could be made available by Saturday. Why should season ticket holders who live outside Northampton (and yes, have to work) be penalised. In this day and age, when we are all supposed to be technologicially advanced, it's incredible that they can't cater for us. Why can't season tickets holders get these tickets at the Mansfield game, instead of like Wednesday. This is supposed to be a celebration and it's just a bit of a cock up. I know some people will say oh the board have bought these tickets, what a fine gesture. But in all honesty, Torquay fans won't be interested in this game because it is a formality for them. The Wycombe board for the last away game of the season last year, laid on free transport. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Just be glad to be in the playoffs at 19:20:43 Thursday April 27 2000
Stop moaning, if you can't go shout at the radio, if you can't tune into the radio watch Sky Soccer Saturday and if that fails, just watch teletext. The 1500 fans who will be there will sing and shout and encourage and when the final whistle blows at 4.50pm on Saturday 6th May we will be united. Because believe me the Town are going up

Steve at 19:20:19 Thursday April 27 2000
I know many of you will regard this as sacriledge (how do you spell it?), but I have found an excellent page of antique images on the P******h site. http://freespace.virgin.net/mick.bratley/POW/posh9999.htm Try it.

To Bobplumb at 18:54:44 Thursday April 27 2000
And I bet you live in town so you picking up a ticket is no problem well some of us live and work miles away and have to take Friday off (optional I know) to travel down to Torquay - so why didnt you have a constructive answer for us you selfish get!

Long Distance Cobbler at 18:48:33 Thursday April 27 2000
Martin W has a point. I make a round trip of +150 miles to see each Cobbers home game but although a season ticket holder it looks like I am excluded from even having a chance of obtaining a ticket for the Torquay match since I have to be at work when the tickets go on sale. I guess I am one of many loyal long distance fans who is going to be disappointed.

Plumbob at 18:31:26 Thursday April 27 2000
I see martin w. is shouting of again without coming up with any constructive alternatives to the ticket situation . Anyway ,it looks like commonsense is going to prevail.

DavCobbler at 18:28:11 Thursday April 27 2000
Even if the message from the "official" Torquay supporter were true, would 2000 be enough ????

Torquay Offical at 18:16:31 Thursday April 27 2000
DEAR COBBLERS FANS : AS A MEMBER OF THE TORQUAY SUPPORTERS CLUB, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL U THAT THERE ARE NOW 500 MORE TICKETS AVALIBLE WHEN AVIVING AT THE GROUND, THESE WILL BE IN A SECTION COURDENED OFF IN THE MAIN STAND.

DavCobbler at 18:10:7 Thursday April 27 2000
Taken from the official Torquay site..... Following a meeting with the Police and Torbay Council officials we have increased the allocation of tickets for Northampton Town supporters for the May 6th match to 1500. 700 will be accommodated at the Babbacombe End of the Popular side, 500 at the Babbacombe End of the Grandstand with a further 300 family supporters at the School End of the Family Stand. Portable toilets and limited refreshments will be available for the Cobblers fans on the Popular Side with the family supporters sharing the existing facilities with Gulls fans. Police will be on duty inside the ground together with Northampton stewards who will help to look after their own supporters. The meeting addressed several concerns including the possibility of large numbers of disappointed Cobblers fans unable to gain entry to the ground and also the numbers who would undoubtedly have infiltrated into the home areas. The solution at which we have arrived addresses all those problems and allows most of the Northampton supporters the chance to watch their team for the last game of the season whilst causing minimal inconvenience to our own supporters. We would like to place on record our thanks to those of our season ticket holders who have given up their regular seats and to the Pop-siders for the inconvenience they may find. No tickets will be available from Plainmoor for Northampton supporters and any who have entered the home areas WILL BE REMOVED from the ground. We ask that ALL supporters make this a day to remember for all the right reasons! Sorry Gulls but 1500 just isn`t enough and to clarify a point we ain`t interested in "fighting".....just CELEBRATING....so give us some more tickets !!!!!

DavCobbler at 18:1:15 Thursday April 27 2000
Go to : www.english.riviera.co.uk/accomodation

MartinW at 17:47:35 Thursday April 27 2000
Grrrrrrrr. This Torquay ticket business is annoying. While it's great we are getting the extra allocation to go on sale to season ticket holders only at 1 per person from 10am on Wednesday May 3. Iti s for personal callers only and no telephone bookings will be accepted!!! So sod all those season ticket holders who live outside of Northampton then. It's just typical.

Have a laugh. at 17:18:20 Thursday April 27 2000
This is what Brighton Fans thought about the Posh at last nights game.I got this exchange of their web site http://www.domtech.co.uk/Seagulls/seagulls.nsf Posted by gezza (193.113.57.161) on April 27, 2000 at 09:43:55: i couldnt beleive it laqst night they only had half the allocation 1 win from automatic promotion aswell....didnt once sing we are going up or the posh are going up sad bastards... up the albion Posted by Man of Harveys (198.45.20.20) on April 27, 2000 at 10:56:11: In Reply to: what a sad bunch of fans posted by gezza on April 27, 2000 at 09:43:55: Couldn't agree more, they were pathetic, stupid, whiny and trying to sound threatening. Their favourite song was 'Zing yerart owt for the laads', which they then failed to do. Barry Fry and a player called Jellyman are the best thing about that club. Posted by Simster (195.50.81.67) on April 27, 2000 at 11:10:21: In Reply to: Re: what a sad bunch of fans posted by Man of Harveys on April 27, 2000 at 10:56:11: Barry Fry is a fat, robbing twat who arse-licks opposition fans, fleeces his own fans (calling them idiots), and he takes 10% of transfer fees - oh and has no idea how to manage a professional football club. Posted by Man of Harveys (198.45.20.20) on April 27, 2000 at 10:56:11: In Reply to: Re: what a sad bunch of fans posted by Man of Harveys on April 27, 2000 at 10:56:11: The disgusting-smelling away fans (last night's stench mainly one of ammonia and other, more solid forms of natural fertilizers from the tractor trailor load) sang a song to that effect. I just think he's quite funny, that's all.

Vince at 17:7:31 Thursday April 27 2000
Gaz, I agree, end of seson games at seaside resorts have a bit of a history and we don't want the season spoiled by the actions of a few. Don't forget whatever the results of the last 2 games we are at least guaranteed a play off place. We should all make a point of personally thanking the Torquay supporters for their help - I'll volunteer to thank Ms Chamberlain!

gaz at 16:43:58 Thursday April 27 2000
I've just been to the Torquay website and its nice to see that management and fans alike at Torquay have put themselves out to help us. As a result I hope that all travelling Cobblers fans will show appropriate respect and gratitude whatever 4.45pm brings that day.

TUFC at 16:26:35 Thursday April 27 2000
Thanks for the cash - boy do we need it.

Anon at 16:14:59 Thursday April 27 2000
the triallist who scored in the reserves last night - Adrian Webster - is a midfielder who was released by Col U last September, at Charlton before that if anyone's interested

dyl at 16:11:49 Thursday April 27 2000
I found this poem on the strangely subdued Rushden guestbook, and I thought it was worth sharing: "One day a rich man bought a club and ploughed in all his money, re-built the ground re-built the team and everything seemed sunny. But the years passed and people laughed and the club got in a mess, the moral of the story is YOU JUST CAN`T BUY SUCCESS !"

Small Stoat at 16:6:56 Thursday April 27 2000
Damn defated again. Now I know what Boro fans feel like

Woodland Sports Flash with Desmond Beaver at 16:5:35 Thursday April 27 2000
It was a glorious night last night as the Weasels overcame the Stoats three goals to nil in the Woodland Mammals Cup Final. Larry Weasel was the hero as he thumped home a hat trick past the hapless Mark Stoatendale. The veteran striker had dyed his fur blonde before the match for luck, and it certainly worked. However the fianl was dogged by controversy as the Stoats could have been ahead in the first minute, but ref Graham Vole disallowed Warren Stoatmores goal as he bounced the ball of a nearby tree to beat the offside trap. Stoats also lost star defender Ray Stoatburton halfway through the first half through injury, he was carried off by an owl and will certainly miss the rest of the season. Weasels will now go into Europe where they have a tough first round draw against the Bears from Kazakhstan who reportedly shit in the woods.

Small Weasel at 15:56:42 Thursday April 27 2000
I knew it, I just knew it. Now we must play to the rhythm of our heartbeats and play until we bleed claret and white for the six points we need.

Just Warming Up at 15:41:15 Thursday April 27 2000
" ... We've paid our dues / Time after time / We've done our sentence / but committed no crime / And bad mistakes / We've made a few / We've had sand kicked in our face / But we'll come through ....."

TCMP at 15:16:57 Thursday April 27 2000
As per your previous postings it is now confirmed that an extra 1000 tickets (total 1500) are available for the Torquay game, full credit to the rest of the board who responded so quickly to the fans requests. I also believe Chris Fox (chief constable Northamptonshire Police) deserves praise, I spoke to him at 9.00am this morning and he contacted his counterpart in Devon on his car phone to ensure they knew that he supported the clubs request. The meeting between Devon Police and Torquay United was held at 10.00am and bob's your uncle. Good work fellas. And it proves once again that we have the most democratic and accountable club in the country!!

Stan Flashman at 14:49:4 Thursday April 27 2000
I agree that more tickets for the game made sense but perhaps that people power and the fact that a few thousand ticketless fans turning up on the day prompted this action by NTFC, TUFC and the Old Bill.

Ron-Torquay fan at 14:3:32 Thursday April 27 2000
TICKETLESS fans for Torquay game.I wouldn't worry about it. Just turn up on the day in small discreet groups,without colours & you'll be fine.Plymouth did & there was no bother at all.

gaz at 14:3:20 Thursday April 27 2000
Credit to the club for getting more tickets! If we can get 1500 there, there'll be plenty of noise to spur the lads on, which can only be a good thing.

Thankyou at 13:46:42 Thursday April 27 2000
...to all involved in getting the extra tickets. Come on Cobblers!

Punter at 13:41:13 Thursday April 27 2000
What odds Chester or Carlisle or Shrewsbury for the drop?

Vince at 13:39:59 Thursday April 27 2000
That's great news and well done to all those involved in increasing the ticket allocation. It would have been very easy for the club to just accept the situation but they have acted to help satisfy yhe demands of the supporters. Let's hope that 1500 tickets are enough!

Lancaster Cobbler at 13:31:45 Thursday April 27 2000
Cobblers have just bought 1500 tickets from Torquay,so 1,000 extra fans can go. Aren't Mr Stonhill and Mr Bateson nice!

Danny at 13:26:4 Thursday April 27 2000
How are Posh 100/1 yet Darlington are non-runners when they're level on points and Darlo have a better goal difference? Personally I think its between Swansea and Rotherham who are champs. Don't care to be honest, just as long as we finish 3rd.

MAD at 13:23:42 Thursday April 27 2000
How many people are going in the Torquay home end?

Ray at 11:19:26 Thursday April 27 2000
Can't find any info on place betting for the title but the odds are currently - Swans 2/7, Rotherham 11/8, Cobblers 66/1, Posh 100/1 with Darlington being quoted as a "non-runner".

Boobs at 11:0:28 Thursday April 27 2000
Just to get the ball rolling.....(excuse the pun!!) Who do you all rate highest as far as scoring goals is concerned?? While Carlo may be good at this spot kicks etc, Jamie gets my vote for a natural goal scorer!! And if we can only keep one of them come the summer..Jamie would be my first choice by a long shot!!!! Carlo needs a change and so do we.... Bring on Mr Forrester for Division 2 !!!!! UP THE TOWN!!!

Punter at 10:40:47 Thursday April 27 2000
The odds of 80:1 for us to win Div 3 may sound good but what are the chances of us winning the last 2 games AND Swansea and Rotherham both losing this Saturday and drawing when they play each other on the last day of the season? Much as I want us to be Champions I reckon 80:1 isn't that generous. Does anyone know the current odds for us to finish 2nd?

Lewis Beeby at 10:20:22 Thursday April 27 2000
What a fantastic night yesterday.Thank u Brighton. It's in our own hands now, so come on boys and lets have a great promotion party!!!

Crick Cobbler at 9:10:18 Thursday April 27 2000
Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day. I've got a wonderful feeling. Everything's going my way !

Where all the scum at 8:22:20 Thursday April 27 2000
We have put up all season with rsoles!

Anon at 8:20:33 Thursday April 27 2000
where's that R&D wanker now? I've a sneaky feeling Posh will be so down on Saturday that we could be promoted by 5 oclock.

Jack tha menace at 2:4:6 Thursday April 27 2000
COBBLESHIT 1 MANSFIELD 1 PETERBORO 2 TORQUAY 0 TORQUAY 2 COBBLESHIT 1 CHESTER 0 PETERBORO 1 NORTHAMPTON LOSE TO BARNET 4-2 AGG.. GODDNIGHT COBBLESHIT ANOTHER YEAR IN THE BASEMENT

Sweet memories at 1:7:14 Thursday April 27 2000
Soemone mentioned the prevoius 0-3 win away was at Preston with a Larry hatrick. That was one of the best weekends I've ever had on an away trip. Preston were near top and only had to beat Cobblers to gain promotion, while Cobbs had an outside chance of reaching the play-offs. The 13,000+ expected the Lillywhites to easily beat a team that had'nt won at Deepdale for eons. My mates and I had arranged to stay the weekend in Blackpool and spent about 2 hours on the saturday morning, trying to find a B+B that would take 4 lads. Eventually, we found one and struck gold, big-time. For also staying the weekend were a party of 20 girls from Macclesfield on a hen party!. So you see, the peices for the weekend of a lifetime were in place. Thank you Larry. Thank you God.

Darth at 0:53:36 Thursday April 27 2000
barrys got a brighton beckhams got a lighton kevs got a hardon

BARRY FRY at 0:51:1 Thursday April 27 2000
Oh cruel fate why do you mock me

Darth at 0:49:40 Thursday April 27 2000
soding asthma

Darth at 0:42:48 Thursday April 27 2000
a wave came crashing down upon us ,i was thrown clear of my canoe . drowning i was, so i used the force and summoned up rescue(mobile phone) and as soon as you could say supercalafragalisticexbalidotious my hero arrived , several actualy! all dessed in blue they looked quite posh really, they said that they were the east midlands mountainering rescue team ! it was then i realised i was hooked on crack cocaine nobody that posh could ever reach the summit , too much like hard work for them! they just like to graze in the fields, especially on saturdays and on day trips to brighton!!!! its all a load of cobblers really

Darth at 0:26:21 Thursday April 27 2000
yeah , i once went on a canoeing expedition in the fenlands , boy was it scary

Darth at 0:23:45 Thursday April 27 2000
stags at 0.11 the only thrashing youll be doing is under the covers with madam palm and her five luverly maidens !!!!! tosser your bomb blew up months ago, premature, you know what i mean???????? DARTH IS BACK OH YEAH

FACT at 0:22:3 Thursday April 27 2000
The highest incidents of incest occur in the remotest regions of the UK and in particular the fenlands - say no more - I have to work there and the bird stakes is scary!! They all wear milk bottle glasses and there is no real difference between what is supposed to be male and female (i have no personal experience i hasten to add!). If you know little abour geography well the fens are in the eastern counties near us!!

Darth at 0:15:52 Thursday April 27 2000
oi! birmingham poshie scum ,at 23.36 who,s an inbreed ,has your dad come yet, hark is that pigs squealing or a banjo playing. kevin has delivered us from all evil,whoooah what!!! i think your mum wants another portion are you up to it yet, its no coincidence that your family looks alike,going up going up going up

EMOTIONALLY DRIANED at 0:15:39 Thursday April 27 2000
GODNIGHT!!!!

Cant sleep might be a dream at 0:15:2 Thursday April 27 2000
but the nightmare could follow - I work with some pish and they have been quite restrained about beating us, I wont be tomorrow!!

Its all down to Frankie Large one at 0:13:50 Thursday April 27 2000
After Frank appeared at 6 Field we havent looked back, bet after the Halifax game he put himself about in the changing room and scared em!!

CARL HEGGS at 0:13:9 Thursday April 27 2000
AND I WILL

Cant go to bed! at 0:12:36 Thursday April 27 2000
Its been the best week of my recent footballing life!

Carl Hegg at 0:12:0 Thursday April 27 2000
Carl has agreed to rejoin the Cobblers next season if Chester stay up.

STAGS at 0:11:4 Thursday April 27 2000
WATCH OUT ON SATURDAY WERE JUST LIKE A TIME BOMB WAITING TO THRASH SOMEONE!!!

Anon at 0:10:20 Thursday April 27 2000
and ali gibb and dean peer are coming back

BROCKSOFF at 0:10:12 Thursday April 27 2000
We thank you oh Pinkies (Graham Green)when super warren came on we knew it was all over!!

Big Al at 0:8:52 Thursday April 27 2000
Forrester has agreed to sign if we gain promotion.

B R at 0:8:38 Thursday April 27 2000
brighton rock

LOGIC at 0:7:53 Thursday April 27 2000
I see whats happening it is all that tension coming out - you are trying to legitimise all of those traumas that we have suffered through the season - you are acting as if those results were not important!

Anon at 0:7:33 Thursday April 27 2000
O Rock of Ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still O Lady Moon, shine down a little people magic if you will

Anon at 0:6:20 Thursday April 27 2000
My favourite match has to be posh away and in fact at home, particularly Carlos penalty!! Scrumptious!!

Macclesfield Away at 0:5:2 Thursday April 27 2000
I would vote that our best display of the season, your highness! I orgazamised after the game in the WC caravan!

Anon at 0:4:39 Thursday April 27 2000
TWISTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

King not Captain at 0:3:25 Thursday April 27 2000
Get it right you Berk!

Berkshire Harry at 0:2:47 Thursday April 27 2000
Captain Cobbler there is a certain sense to your logic!

Anon at 0:2:33 Thursday April 27 2000
king cobler...quick before the chemist shuts

Dear BP I bet you work at Rovers at 0:1:18 Thursday April 27 2000
In other words you are just a tosser like those rascist Swansea scum who we will thrash next season as they follow their blue birds back into obscurity.

KING COBBLER at 23:59:42 Wednesday April 26 2000
I thought that both Halifax games and the Rotherham games were even more satisfying than our inept display at Darlington. In my book 1-0 is not enough, bring back Ian Atkins, we would have been promoted by now - he would have had a curfew on our misguided team, particulaarly dave savage who looks like hes got bandy legs from too much jiggy jig. I am not going to get a season ticket next year unless Wilkinson is brought back together with Ali.

Anon at 23:56:16 Wednesday April 26 2000
king cobbler,,,has the medication ran out

BP at 23:46:49 Wednesday April 26 2000
Cherio,cherio.

Ray at 23:44:9 Wednesday April 26 2000
I'll be in all claret from top to bottom.

BP at 23:42:50 Wednesday April 26 2000
HAVE YOU ALL GONE TO BED WOBBLERS SCUM,COME ON LETS GET IT ON,IM IN A RIGHT ONE,YOU SCUM!

KING COBBLER at 23:40:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
i was disapointed with Saturdays display and lack of passion by our so called fans and we needed Brighton to win tonight.

BP at 23:38:4 Wednesday April 26 2000
I'm waiting SCUM?

Anon at 23:35:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
We can't stand the smell

Ooops at 23:35:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
Totally agree Greg passion and pride are what wins football games not show ponies. The ability to change your mind every 5 minutes to suit the argument also wins nothing :o )

FAT BLOKE PIE EATER at 23:34:43 Wednesday April 26 2000
IF WE DO GO UP THERE WILL BE NO PRESTON PIE PUB,DOH!!!

Birmingham Poshie at 23:33:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
As usual you Wobblers all vanish when a poshie comes around.

WSD at 23:32:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
Shouldn't you be in jail Birmingham Poshie?! How's it goin old man? Is anyone doing anything bizarre for Claret Day? I dunno, wearing an all claret suit or painting their face? Ah gawd, we'll probably see them Wembley wigs out again!! I think this is a masterstroke by the club, as it's sure to create a decent atmosphere, and it sounds like ticket sales are going well too... let's just hope Mansfield (havent scored in their last SEVEN) don't spoil the party!

GREG at 23:32:38 Wednesday April 26 2000
I NORMALLY AGREE WITH MARTIN W HE MUST OF TOUCHED ANERVE THERE

GREG at 23:30:39 Wednesday April 26 2000
ITS NOT JUST PERMORMANCES IN THE LAST FEW GAMES!BLINKERED PEOPLE ALWAYS LOOK @GOALS SCORED NOT OVERALL DISPLAYS YOU MUST THINK CARLOS OUR BEST PLAYER BY THIS YARD STICK.IF HE HAD HOWARDS PASSION AND COMITTMENT HE MIGHT BE

MartinW at 23:30:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
There will be something quite satisfying about beating Posh to the third automatic promotion spot. Please let it happen. What we need are the same kind of performances as we showed in the last few games and we are there. Night all.

MartinW at 23:27:54 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, dead right. That's why he gets all my admiration. Coz he's rolled up his sleeves and got on with it. Given it a real go. And he is reaping the rewards. That's all you could want. If only David Savage had the same kind of attitude. He can do it, too. But he is well in the doldrums and it is up to him to sort it out.

Carl at 23:27:43 Wednesday April 26 2000
Martin anyway got to go, thanks for the chat, we all have only one thing at heart and it has to be said that is more important than all our rhetoric, so lets hope for a good couple of games, and the second division

Birmingham Poshie at 23:26:57 Wednesday April 26 2000
it aint over until the the Fat Bastards sings. Lets wait till saturday And by the way the way learn how to pronouce your river its neen you inbred scum...GOODNIGHT.

Anon at 23:26:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
He has had good spells, and now he has broken his away duck, two goals in two away games, he may hit double figures. Remember, LArry only scored about 12 a season, and in 1995/6 half of them came in two games!

Lancaster Cobbler at 23:26:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
Howard is a big man, he is our Ferguson or Quinn. Howard has only played as a striker for a while, as he started as a defender, was moved into midfield. He has played part, he should do well in Division Two, he started well, but went off colour when he was sent off, last season. He had to put up with being labelled as our saviour, when natural goalscorers were left in the reserves.

Carl at 23:25:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
Yes, but the criticism has improved him, so therefore it matters to him, and for that he has to be applauded

MartinW at 23:20:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, fair enough. But the goals have to come from somewhere. And the big man has to accept criticism when he misses so many glaring chances as he has to accept the plaudits when he produces the kind of stirring performances he has shown in the last few games.

Robbo at 23:20:7 Wednesday April 26 2000
WELL DONE U BRIGHTON GAYBOYS, U SUCURED US PROMOTION INTO DIV2, WE WONT SMASH UP YUOR TOWN NESXT TIME, SORRY FOR THAT!!

Big Roy at 23:17:35 Wednesday April 26 2000
I think we can vouch for each other there Carl!

MartinW at 23:17:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
Frainy's our Roy keane. And the biggest compliment I can give to Hunty since he came back into the team is that we haven't missed Roy Hunter.

Carl at 23:15:40 Wednesday April 26 2000
No way matey, no way. I have always supported Howard. You go back through time and you will see, on here I have always stuck up for him. I have spoken to many, some of who are on here as well and they always have supported him. Don't say we are coming out of the closet, you come and sit with me where I sit and ask around, the attitude has changed dramatically, don't defend your criticism with that. If you could realise the kind of player he is then you would have known what is role was, you spouting on about his 7 goals in 30 odd games for months was far from the mark, he is no out and out striker.

MartinW at 23:15:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
Keith Welch gets much credito from this fan. He does have a steadying influence and he's better than Woody. In fact O'Reilly's better than Woody. Remember Tirley? Those blunders! Very costly. But John Frain, for me, has been THE most outstanding player of the season. Since he went into the engine room of midfield he has shown boundless energy at a time when people were wondering whether he was getting a bit long in the tooth. And he's obviously been hearing the feed back because he was encouraging players at Rochdale. The man wins those 50/50 balls in midfield. And he leads by example. Frain is player of the season by a street.

Big Roy at 23:15:16 Wednesday April 26 2000
I'm not coming out of the closet Martin. I just refused to join in the slagging match. People who know me, know I have always supported Steve.

Big Roy at 23:12:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
Go on Ralph, you can beat this addiction. Turn the computer off!

Lancaster Cobbler at 23:11:42 Wednesday April 26 2000
It would not surprise me if we can get O'Reilly next season, as West Ham have all their keepers injured and their is no mention of him on their official site. Maybe we can ask Utrecht to let us register JF as our playerm if he wants out, they will not want him!

MartinW at 23:10:39 Wednesday April 26 2000
Hold on, all the 'I've always known Steve Howard was the bizness' fans are coming out of the closet. In all honesty even Kevin Wilson was going to release him, because he was just not firing. He looked bad. And he was looking bad for more than 30 games. The last seven or eight games have been different, though. And that's what matters. He needs to show more composure in the box. Let's hope he learns to put away those one-on-ones with the keeper in the box. My worry is that if Forrester goes, Howard does not look like the guy - at the moment - to score you the goals you need. Forrester does. But I think the two compliment each other. We are seeing the start of what could be a really profitable partnership. Howard with Carlo never looked as convincing. They looked like srangers. Lets hope Forrester stays.

Ralph at 23:10:3 Wednesday April 26 2000
Nothing wrong with five at the back so long as you have wing backs. When we played with Clarkson and Frain it meant we had five defenders, midfield were overrun and the forwards starved of support. I still wish Spedding and Hendon would defend a bit better though . . . shit! criticism, sorry. . . . keep positive and keep the faith!

Big Roy at 23:8:46 Wednesday April 26 2000
He does in this house Carl. He's been quite superb!

Carl at 23:7:43 Wednesday April 26 2000
Why do you hate to say that? It is correct. But there are lots of other factors as well, Keith Welch in goal has made a hell of a difference and I bet he never gets the credit he deserves

Ralph at 23:7:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
Sorry the anon bit was me. I'm now in bed and turning the PC off not to mention her in doors!

Big Roy at 23:5:56 Wednesday April 26 2000
Go to bed Ralph.

Middleton Cobbler at 23:5:25 Wednesday April 26 2000
Come on Cobblers, All the Milton Keynes Cobblers are right behind you. We were all at Darlo & Rochdale and we'll all be cheering you on at Torquay. What a game it will be - What a week-end COME ON COBBS, COME ON COBBS

MartinW at 23:5:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, I hate to say this but it's five at the back that's give us more stability. Yes we do concede room in midfield, but we do have the long ball option and we have a big man to hold up the ball and bring others in and that has been working. The important thing is to vary the play to use the longball some time and then passing at other. I wish we would not play as many long balls to Forrester. Or rather over his head to the taller defender. My other half went to Rochdale - only her second game this season - and she said it was the best performance she had ever seen by Northampton. And she's a bit of a conoisseur.

Ralph at 23:4:25 Wednesday April 26 2000
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Carl at 23:3:42 Wednesday April 26 2000
Martin, it is Howards lay offs and hold up play that is good. He set up Forrester for that goal against Hull, he holds the ball up brilliantly, and in Forrester I think we have someone willing to make something of the balls

Lancaster Cobbler at 23:3:16 Wednesday April 26 2000
The Big Mans goals have been crucial, I am glad he did not go!

Big Roy at 23:2:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
It's an old argument now but I don't think he is intended to be the top goalscorer. I know Atkins said he was meant to be but he isn't here now and Kevin plays him to his strengths not his weaknesses.

Anon at 23:1:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
Re: Steve Howard. Perhaps he has improved because the Alberts of this world have finally got off his back. Without the benefit of hindsight I have always thoght that Steve Howard had the ability. His first touch is good, he wins more than his fair share of headers and always places the ball with his head and not just a hopeful nod. He can hold up the play, he brings others into the game, has a great shot and can pass. The difference now is that he is scoring, all the other attributes have always been there. And he is still only 23. He wears 9 so he must score goals, patience is a virtue and the best of Steve Howard is yet to come. He remins me of a young Alan McInally.

MartinW at 23:1:16 Wednesday April 26 2000
And I've said some not very flattering things about him in the past. So here's some humble pie and MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH.

Carl at 23:1:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
Don't agree there, Corazzin is off, I will be very, very surprised if he stays. Like you say though Forrester and Howard are creating an understanding, and I feel it helps the rest of the team, we have good players in all areas. James Hunt has been completely superb since he came back in, Hope also has been excellent, and the two other defenders have been good, but it is expected of them as they are old pros, although the Halifax home game tells a different story. We just have to keep it going for another 10 days and we are done

MartinW at 23:0:4 Wednesday April 26 2000
Big Roy, I don't think Steve will become a prolific goalscorer, he isn't one at the moment. He is improving and all that matters is his current form and that is spot on. But the more you watch the more yourealise how Forrester's arrival has made a difference. They link well together, there's no doubt about it. Forrester's speed gives Howard more space. Howard looks ungainly when he runs but God the guy has heart. The guy has loads of spirit. If everyone had his attitude we would be unbeatable. And what he lacks in awareness in the box he makes up for at the moment by really really grafting.

Big Roy at 22:56:52 Wednesday April 26 2000
I have to admit that he (Steve Howard) wasn't playing that well at the beginning of the season but I think we have had the pleasure of watching a young player develop under the guidance of a good manager.

MartinW at 22:55:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, I really believe that they must have been giving him intensive training on his heading specifically. Because you will notice he is attacking the ball more now in the box. Before he was doing standing jumps - and he is always beaten. But even against Hull he was running and then jumping and that has made a hell of a difference. He could have scored three goals in the first five minutes of the second half against Hull. He's getting there. He needs more composure in front of goal though, because he is still missing too many sitters and if we go up he may not get away with it as much as he is now. But hey, praise where praise is due, now he has to go on coz his goalscoring record is still very poor. But Forrester is making a big difference - don't underestimate that. They two have a real understanding developing and you can see Forrester antipating Howard's flick ons. Carlo is not that kind of player. Let's keep them ALL.

Carl at 22:54:21 Wednesday April 26 2000
Martin, exactly. I have been one of his biggest fans all season, and must say it has amazed me the change in attitude towards him.

Wellingborough Cobbler at 22:53:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
If we, (sorry) When we beat mansfield on Sat, that should tie up the Manager of the mounth award of april for Willson, I hope the bloody curse doesnt come back for torquay!!!!!!

MartinW at 22:51:30 Wednesday April 26 2000
It was nice to hear people chant Steve Howard's name at Rochdale and I was proud to be one of them. You only have to look at the front cover of the latest programme to see what it all means to him.

Carl at 22:50:18 Wednesday April 26 2000
That has to be the strangest thing of the year, the Steve Howard thing

MartinW at 22:49:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
Big Roy, have to say that I didn't rate Steve Howard (although I will not sledge him on the pitch) but there is no doubting that his game has improved dramatically in recent games. He still makes frustrating duff ups. But he is winning more of his share of headers and really attacking the ball. His determination and guts have never been in question. And I really hope that he continues to improve. One fan said that a good target man doesn't really come into his own till he's 26/27. So he has another four years to become the finished article.

Big Roy at 22:46:36 Wednesday April 26 2000
I have certainly been entertained Martin. If only by the changing attitude of the guys behind me, who started the season slating anything that moved in Claret & White and have ended up declaring Steve Howard as a God!

MartinW at 22:42:7 Wednesday April 26 2000
Credit must go to Kevin Wilson. He brought in an attacking passing style when Atkins went that changed our fortunes and when we went through that sticky period several games ago - he went back to five at the back but (crucially) retained a passing style with proper wing backs. The difference (so far) between Willo and Atkins is that Willo is flexible in his tactics. He tries things. If something doesn't work and he can't buy his way out, he goes for tactical changes. Unlike Atkins, he tries things and players, even though they may be out of favour. I know he has no real choice because our squad has been trimmed to a bear minimum, but god I've been entertained this season. Can anyone say they have not been entertained this season. We could well go up and still say, hey, I remember Hunt trying a shot from outside the penalty box and SCORING. I can remember Jamie Forrester's classy strikes from distance. I can remember one touch football which sets the pulse racing. Yes the cynics can say we cock up - but then we are not Man U.

Lancaster Cobbler at 22:41:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
According to my Mansfield flatmate, they are in a middle of an injury crisis. Bobby Mimms will be in goal, of course they have Chris Greenacre, who in three months on loan did not make the bench. Let's take every game as it comes.

Ralph at 22:40:34 Wednesday April 26 2000
I've had me Horlicks which is a real adrenalin buster! Time to get our feet back on the ground and focus on Saturday's game. Our bit is easy, wear Claret and sing the roof off. I'm sure the Kev's are ensuring the boys feet are firmly on the ground. Phew! what a night! Cheers Chaps, I hope to hear you on Saturday!

Big Roy at 22:38:48 Wednesday April 26 2000
That was that greasy burger you had at Macc. Ralph. Nowt to do with the performance!

Carl at 22:36:5 Wednesday April 26 2000
Buzzing!!! Buzzing!!!???!?? Did you see Hope and Howard for the last three games, James Hunts goal celebration? My friend we are on absolute fire. Which is why I am still a little scared

Ralph at 22:35:38 Wednesday April 26 2000
After Macclesfield I was in the depths of despair. As much as I admired what Atkins did for us I felt he should have gone last year and I was positive that we would have avoided the drop. There was so much going wrong with team morale, the directors were not as one and the players and fans wre fed up with the one dimensional game plan. Many people felt we had a God given right to promotion this season, I did not subscribe to that and I really felt play-offs wre as much as we could hope for. To answer your question Carl I did not reckon that with two games to go we would be masters of our own destiny regarding an automatic promotion spot. It will be fantastic to be proved wrong!!

MartinW at 22:35:11 Wednesday April 26 2000
Amen to that TCMP. There is no doubting the spirit in the team which IS a far cry from the pre-Rochdale at home days. Let's revel in our current state. Imagine Jamie Forrester staying for another season. Carlo's attitude - even though he was on the bench - at Rochdale spoke volumes. He was laughing and joking with the fans - a far cry from the gloom and doom of last season and the start of this one. Willo should be praised to high heaven. And us fans every one should shout till our lung burst because every ounce of encouragement we give on Saturday and at Torquay will carry the players through. You can see our chanting at recent away games makes a hell of a difference. It's not easy at Sixfields but if there is a groundswell of feeling there will be no stopping it.

MartinW at 22:30:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
Cheer Up Barry Fry, oh what can it mean, to a sad Posh bastard and a Shit football team. Funny no sign of the infiltrating Posh fans. No gloating to be seen. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

TCMP at 22:30:18 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, having seen this evenings result, you can take the rise out of me all you want my darling!! All I know is that that we now have the chance to make our own season complete. The other news from this evening is that having spoken to the players, several directors confirm to me that we are really buzzing. Now I know we shouldn't count chickens etc, but the omens are good. All in all it has been a great season and not one that is recognisable from those dark days of malcontent and doom and gloom at the start of the season. Together the team, fans and the board have responded to the call to arms and that is something of which we can be proud. Now lets really get behind the boys on Saturday (claret day) and show them how much we appreciate thier effort.(ps, i wonder if it is too late to put Atkins on a win bonus for his game against the Boro?)

Carl at 22:28:43 Wednesday April 26 2000
Go to Chipping Mudbury I'll give you a lift we'll have a right laugh :-)

Barry Fry at 22:27:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
Oh bollocks, you f*****g bunch of c**ts them f*****g Cobblers have it in their hands now. AND I WAS A COMPLETE TWAT ON QUESTION OF SPORT

Ralph at 22:27:29 Wednesday April 26 2000
Ha, ha! Now what do I do go to the game or go to Chipping Mudbury to see you dressed up like Maurice Chevalier! Frank Evans . . .

MartinW at 22:27:13 Wednesday April 26 2000
I don't understand the buying tickets thing - because it's not all ticket. Torquay fans can just turn up and go through the turnstiles. It is just that Torquay have offered 500 tickets to Sixfields for away fans. I can only imagine that the club are trying to get an extra allocation considering the Torquay fans won't care about the game as they cannot make the play offs now. It willbe absurd if there are huge empty spaces where Torquay fans were supposed to be and a packed 500.

Ralph at 22:26:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
It was the curry that caused it I think! We travelled East with a takeaway chinese so we could tune in to BBC Cambridge, listen to the game and nosh, only to find the bloody game was on Radio Five Live! Sheeesh!

Big Roy at 22:25:21 Wednesday April 26 2000
It is Ralph!

Big Roy at 22:24:44 Wednesday April 26 2000
I thought we'd be at the other end of the table to be honest Carl.

Wellingborough Cobbler at 22:24:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
YESSSSSSSSS COME ON TOWN ITS IN OUR HANDS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's nice to see that the club are thinking about the fans with the idea of purchasing these tickets from Torquay, but i do hope they are distributed propely, with kevin wilson thanking the fans for their support. i am not a season ticket holder (the first time in 6 seasons)this season but have been to all of the four games and to carlise and so has my mate but we probably still wont get a tickets, i know its part of the deal of having a season ticket but for this game the loyal fans should be arwarded! so give me a ticket. Charley Brown had a better chance of getting a gold ticket than a torquay ticket!!!

Ralph at 22:24:6 Wednesday April 26 2000
I think you 'll find it is the cars that are hired BR not the shirts! Next you'll be telling us it is top hat and tails.

Big Roy at 22:23:38 Wednesday April 26 2000
Order a curry Ralph. That'll settle it.

Carl at 22:22:57 Wednesday April 26 2000
Can I ask you peeps who talk a bit of sense, did you really think we would be in this situation after the first couple of games, I mean Macclesfield away was atrocious. I just cannot believe where these people get off having a pop at KW and KB( remember him, I think we owe him alot ) it is once again a joy watching your team, we may still be in the play offs but I have had fun

Ralph at 22:22:29 Wednesday April 26 2000
Bugger it is going to be really tense on Saturday. My guts are already churning.

Big Roy at 22:22:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
No it's hired thank God!

Ralph at 22:21:9 Wednesday April 26 2000
Wear trousers Carl, you going to a wedding too?

Ralph at 22:20:16 Wednesday April 26 2000
I hope you were not ironing/burning your shirt for Saturday whilst listening to the game!

Big Roy at 22:20:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
No. Chipping Norton. Little BR will keep me posted on the mobile ta. He'll be representing me at the great game.

Carl at 22:19:50 Wednesday April 26 2000
I could always wear my trousers

Ralph at 22:19:7 Wednesday April 26 2000
Where's the church BR? Is it in range of Radio Northampton.

Big Roy at 22:18:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
I'll settle for auto on Saturday. I can live with that.

Ralph at 22:17:22 Wednesday April 26 2000
I was going to suggest beachwear at Torquay but that means Carl won't get a chance to dress up! :-)

MartinW at 22:16:34 Wednesday April 26 2000
Big Roy, strangely, you might be praying that we don't get automatic promotion on Saturday and that it all falls on the final day of the season. God, do you know how good that sounds. AUTOMATIC PROMOTION. Now did Atkins ever deliver that. Ha ha. I hope he keeps Chester up, even though it will cost be in cans of beer (bet)

Big Roy at 22:16:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
I think my speech will be interesting when we score! (note : I didn't say "if")

Ralph at 22:16:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
Leave da mobile on Roy! I'll update you.

Carl at 22:14:26 Wednesday April 26 2000
So Roy you gonna be like Homer J. 'Yes Yes it's good' whilst listening to US Football on which he has a bet, then he realises where he is and says 'Yes Church is good'

Ralph at 22:14:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
Here comes the bride . . . oops sorry wrong song! NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON, NORFAMPTON!! It got to be another Bristol Rovers Saturday. No let up, start to finish. Intimidation!! Right it Horlicks time, yum, yum!

Big Roy at 22:13:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
Believe me Martin, if I wasn't best man I wouldn't go. I have no choice.

Carl at 22:12:56 Wednesday April 26 2000
Who gives a fart, if that was TCMP then it will all be sorted have faith in your board and your MPs and vote for them flying yoga types who look really really ill and skinny, of which seeing TCMP on telly he ain't one of 'em. Great 'innit where you can take the rise out of a Member of Parliament UP THE COBBLERS

MartinW at 22:11:23 Wednesday April 26 2000
Big Roy... you can't go. I know someone else who is going to a wedding on the day of the Torquay game. Staunch Cobblers fan. I don't know how he can do it. Mobile phone messages are just not good enough.

Big Roy at 22:10:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
Yeah, the bloody wedding march Carl. I'll have my walkman on in church!

MartinW at 22:9:33 Wednesday April 26 2000
Carl, I'm going to sing my bollox off. And if we get promotion on Saturday jeez the town centre will be explosive. But it is likely to be a Torquay finale, don't you think

MartinW at 22:8:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
To explain, it's only all ticket for the Northampton fans. Which is plainly completely daft.

Carl at 22:7:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
So are we gonna sing on Saturday then or what?

MartinW at 22:7:23 Wednesday April 26 2000
It makes sense for Torquay to give us the tickets. It will be a meaningless game for the Plainmoor faithful and let's face it is is not ALL ticket. You could turn up for the game as a Torquay fan and get in. Or indeed as a neutral. Not that I am encouraging anyone to do that.

Cockney Cobbler at 22:6:19 Wednesday April 26 2000
Gordon Bennett, strewth almighty, stroll on, stroll on, would you flippin' Adam and Eve it, Nice One Seagulls my sons!

Ralph at 22:3:55 Wednesday April 26 2000
Thanks for that TCMP. It is not often that I place my trust in a policeman, usually 'cos you can never find one out here in the sticks!

Carl at 22:3:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
Surely Torquay will take up this option, as if you have heard the chants from the last few games people are going to go anyway.

MartinW at 22:3:9 Wednesday April 26 2000
No excuses??? Let's not cock it up???? I understand the feeling - because of last season. But this is now. We slipped up against Halifax and then won every game since and are playing very well. We tanked Rochdale could have beaten Hull by more than one goal, as long as we don't freeze we will be there. And let's make a pact. LET'S PACK OUT PLAINMOOR and send the Cobblers to the Second. It's not ALL ticket, you know.

Sean from London at 22:2:25 Wednesday April 26 2000
Thank you Barry Fry - you had it, you dropped it and now it is our hamds - two wins and we are up !!!!!!!!

Pablo at 22:2:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
A Cobblers win v. Mansfield, a Darlo defeat at Carlisle & a Boro draw at home to Torquay and it could be all over on Saturday...too much to hope for? Probably...and we shouldn't forget Barnet in all this..

Tony at 22:1:20 Wednesday April 26 2000
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Crick Cobbler at 22:0:54 Wednesday April 26 2000
WE'RE GOING UP !!!!! It's in our own hands now. How can I wait for Saturday ? I'm like a dog with two.....bones. I'm off to Northampton tomorrow to buy some claret pants for claret day or I might just paint my body claret and streak across the pitch when we win !!!!! Call the doctor, I'm getting over excited - I need my medication !!!!!!

Big Roy at 22:0:20 Wednesday April 26 2000
Anyone want to be a stand-in best man on Saturday? Of all days, my mate picks this Saturday to get married. I hate him.

Ralph at 22:0:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
BEAST - I'm hoping to take a bottle of 1983 Claret and that surely counts! Cheers!!

TCMP at 21:59:58 Wednesday April 26 2000
By the time this has been posted, hopefully the boro haved failed in their attempt to leapfrog the super town and our fate is in our own hands. But I logged on to update on the Torquay ticket fiasco. Having met with the board tonight I can disclose that we have offered to buy 1500 tickets at cost from Torquay for the fixture (NB this means we will make a loss on any conssesions) However the decision rests with Torquay and the Devon Constabulary. I will be ringing the Chief Inspector tommorrow and pleading with him to see sense. Of course I will update you as to progress. In a nutshell the club is doing everything it can to resolve the situation, but is not in a position to call the shots. A number of fans were concerned about the four away all ticket ruling, I can confirm that where supporters have indicated that their tickets were purchased by a third party this is being taken into account, however as you would expect there are still more applications than tickets. If the club fails in it's attempt for the 1500 tickets we will still push for any additional number that is available. However we still advise not to travel without a ticket as it is highly likely that the police will cordon off the parts of the ground not open to away fans. Happy to answer any questions, Yours Tony

MartinW at 21:59:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
IT'S BEER TIME!!!

GAME ON at 21:59:11 Wednesday April 26 2000
We have no excuses now it is down to the Cobblers to whether we go up automatically, so dont cock it up against Mansfield. It will be I predict the best supported home game echos of the playoff game against Bristol Rovers. Come on you Cobblers!!!

MartinW at 21:57:35 Wednesday April 26 2000
WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING UP, WE'RE GOING, COBBLERS GOING UP.........................................................................

MartinW at 21:56:5 Wednesday April 26 2000
That is crucial. Borough have Torquay at home and Chester away (toughish) but we have Mansfield at home on a big high and then Torquay and we all know where we will be that day. It's now in our hands. If we win both games we go up. The pressure is well and truly on Darlo and Borough now. They willbe down, psychologically. Borough would have hoped to have win at Brighton, who had nothing to play for tonight. We, on the other hand are on a high with four wins in a row since that awful Halifax defeat. We must put Mansfield to the sword, though. COME ON COBBLERS.

BEAST at 21:56:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
Now about this Claret Day does anybody know if a pair of 1983 burgundy sta-press count as claret attire?

Carl at 21:55:35 Wednesday April 26 2000
There are a few emails coming through on WALOC as well, has something happened?

Dude at 21:55:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
WE ARE GOING UP, GOING UP, GOING COBBLERS GOING UP

Ralph at 21:54:46 Wednesday April 26 2000
If you want to send your thanks to the Seagulls try http://www.domtech.co.uk/Seagulls/seagulls.nsf and go to North Stand Chat.

BEAST at 21:54:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
Anybody get the feeling that things are going our way?

Vin at 21:53:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

Anon at 21:53:18 Wednesday April 26 2000
COME ON 0-0 Final Result. Two Wins please!!!

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:53:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
0-0 FINAL WHISTLE......

BEAST at 21:53:10 Wednesday April 26 2000
AAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MartinW at 21:53:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
Lee to Clarke, slips past man. Pushed towards left. Going strong. Lee flicks with right foot but loses ball. Aspinall tries to come forward. FINAL WHISTLE...yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!

GREG at 21:52:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
FULL TIME 0-0 YOU BEAUTY YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS COME ON

Ralph at 21:52:48 Wednesday April 26 2000
THE REFEREE BLOWS THE WHISTLE AND THE GAME ENDS ALL SQUARE 0-0. I do not want to go through that again but I suppose we will Saturday.

BEAST at 21:52:36 Wednesday April 26 2000
Blow the whistle, just blow the bloody whistle

MartinW at 21:52:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
Brighton have free kick. But it fizzles out. Andy Clarke (remember him) moves forward cross but Lee can't get there in the penalty box.

Carl at 21:51:26 Wednesday April 26 2000
PPPPPPHHHHHWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:51:14 Wednesday April 26 2000
2 mins injury time.....

mARTINw at 21:51:6 Wednesday April 26 2000
2 MINS STOPPAGE

BEAST at 21:51:5 Wednesday April 26 2000
Why do Radio 5 keep saying Borough should get something at Chester? Remember Atkins we still pay your wages and Heggsy must be due a hat-trick.

Ralph at 21:50:56 Wednesday April 26 2000
2 minutes of added time. Deep breaths! This is absolute agony.

Carl at 21:50:47 Wednesday April 26 2000
Um....No we are not playing however a team who are playing are Peterborough Athletic, and we would like it if they lost :-)

MartinW at 21:50:44 Wednesday April 26 2000
Goalie missed it and no foul it fell behind him but nobody could capitalise. PHEEEEEW!!! BLOW THE WHISTLE REF

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:50:34 Wednesday April 26 2000
P**h just gone close..............

MartinW at 21:49:58 Wednesday April 26 2000
Borough free kick.

West Sussex Cobblers at 21:49:44 Wednesday April 26 2000
'er ......... wot's going on tonight .... we're not playing are we ?????????

MartinW at 21:49:40 Wednesday April 26 2000
It's unbearable.

MartinW at 21:49:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
Last minute!!!!

Carl at 21:49:15 Wednesday April 26 2000
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

MartinW at 21:48:49 Wednesday April 26 2000
Two mins to go......

BEAST at 21:48:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
COME ON YOU SEAGULLS!!!!!!!! BETWEEN THE STICKS NOT AGAINST THEM.

Ralph at 21:48:24 Wednesday April 26 2000
Pass the Oxygen. 2 minutes to go. 0 - 0.

Carl at 21:48:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
GREG GET ONTO YAHOO MESSENGER NOW!!!!!!!!!!

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:47:47 Wednesday April 26 2000
Brighton just hit post, and ball bounced back into Keeper's arms.......... AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHH!

Ralph at 21:47:36 Wednesday April 26 2000
3 minutes 0-0.

MartinW at 21:47:31 Wednesday April 26 2000
Rogers hits the post for Brighton. Shit. Hit the top inside of the left hand post and rebounds into goalie's arms. Lucky escape for Borough in closing minutes. 3 mins left

GREg at 21:46:57 Wednesday April 26 2000
dont tempt fate russel

Ralph at 21:46:55 Wednesday April 26 2000
Still 0-0. Brighton hit post . . .shit!

MartinW at 21:46:39 Wednesday April 26 2000
Andy Clarke's one clear chance in front of goal and that could be crucial. God. Come on Seagulls. Last five minutes or so. A draw would leave Borough in fifth on same points as Darlo and one point behind Cobblers in Third. The commentators don't think there is going to be a winner!!!! My nails have goooooooooooooone.

Ralph at 21:45:50 Wednesday April 26 2000
I've got no finger tips to put them on Roy. Stumpy Blind Lemon Williamson.

Carl at 21:45:21 Wednesday April 26 2000
How do you work that one out?

Chris at 21:44:40 Wednesday April 26 2000
Eddie McGoldrick was the panel member on Sky TV for the Eire game tonight. I think he will be the next Andy Gray.

Ralph at 21:44:7 Wednesday April 26 2000
Sod this for a lark! 7 minutes to go 0-0. (only just).

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:44:6 Wednesday April 26 2000
Clarke's just missed again..........

MartinW at 21:43:58 Wednesday April 26 2000
Not much atmosphere. Brighton don't have a chance to get to the play offs. They are unbeaten in 11. Bugger the tension is unbearable. A header just over the top from Brighton's Watson from a Ling cross. Clarke goes clear at the area hit on half volley and puts it just wide with the greatest chance of the game. PHEW!!!!! Glorious opportunity goes begging. 5 minutes to go??

Brian May at 21:43:18 Wednesday April 26 2000
i use an old sixpence

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:43:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
I can't take the strain anymore............ 9 mins to go.........

Carl at 21:43:15 Wednesday April 26 2000
Are the fields getting greener, and could be the sky getting bluer, I ask you who would support THE COBBLERS, I know I would :-)

Carl at 21:42:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
Too plasticy

Big Roy at 21:41:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
I've got some of those finger plectrums Ralph.

MartinW at 21:40:50 Wednesday April 26 2000
Ten minutes to go and Lee has just missed with a header.

Lancaster Cobbler at 21:40:37 Wednesday April 26 2000
10 minutes left

Ralph at 21:40:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
0-0 ten minutes to go!

mARTINw at 21:39:23 Wednesday April 26 2000
Warren Aspinall and Martin Ling has come on Hart and Ramsay off for Brighton. The ground is heavy and there is not much action.

Ralph at 21:38:43 Wednesday April 26 2000
Anyone got any spare finger nails? 0-0 still.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:38:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
And TOSSER Tyler's on the bench for P**h.....

Carl at 21:36:59 Wednesday April 26 2000
Good fun though innit? I was going to go but the buggers sold all there tickets

MartinW at 21:36:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
It's 0-0 and time is running out for Peterborough. It's apparently very difficult. They have Clarke and Lee up front. YES LEE!!!

MartinW at 21:34:46 Wednesday April 26 2000
F$%^^& the tension is unbearable Brighton 0 Borough 0 must be 15 minutes to go and Borough are down to TEN MEN after Cullen got sent off after 65 minutes. Jeez my butterflies are on patrol. If it stays a draw - god we could do it. Come on Seagulls

Ralph at 21:34:13 Wednesday April 26 2000
Yeah, but it is in stereo on FM BR. You can hear the seagulls swooping from speaker to speaker!

Carl at 21:29:35 Wednesday April 26 2000
None of this Internet broadcast arse ever works!!!!!! SEAGULLS, SEAGULLS

gary wellingborough at 21:29:23 Wednesday April 26 2000
was that Fry on the radio saying they have nothing to lose they are in the playoffs anyway so go for it - it sounds like a message Kev needs to think about. it also sounded like the ball might have gone over the posh line in the first half

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:29:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
Cullen was sent off for "Foul & Abusive language"

Big Roy at 21:28:29 Wednesday April 26 2000
It's on 5 Live as well Ralph.

Carl at 21:28:27 Wednesday April 26 2000
Hello Greg, log onto Yahoo Messenger will you

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:26:36 Wednesday April 26 2000
P**h have just had CULLEN sent off.... :-)

Lancaster Cobbler at 21:26:34 Wednesday April 26 2000
Cullen sent off!!! Off the ball incident!

greg at 21:26:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
posh 10 men

Ralph at 21:23:0 Wednesday April 26 2000
For those of you that cannot stand the suspense the whole of tonight's game is live on BBC Radio Cambridge, 96.0 FM. Brighton had most of the play first half and had several good scoring opportunities. Second half Pish are coming on a bit strong. 61 minutes gona and still 0-0.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:22:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
61 mins gone............. Still 0-0

BEAST at 21:18:14 Wednesday April 26 2000
Sean from London - It is now goal difference again.

Carl at 21:12:35 Wednesday April 26 2000
Evening all!!! How are we all coping ok?

Sussex FM at 21:12:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
First Half sounds as though it was pretty tight, as the score would suggest. They reckon Posh had a header that they should have done better with, but Brighton defended it well, and, er, can't remember what they said about Brighton. On the plus side, they do keep going over to the Morecambe game, and we had a fascinating half time interview with Surrey batsman Graham Thorpe. Remind anybody of BBC Northampton ?

cobblers gal at 21:8:53 Wednesday April 26 2000
does anyone else find that ball bouncing about on the home page a bloody nuisance?

Sean from London at 21:4:25 Wednesday April 26 2000
This Radio 5 commentary is tough going - players we have neither know know or care about. Just waiting for "And Brighton have scored". Could someone confirm whether it is goal difference or goal scored in Div 3.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:58:30 Wednesday April 26 2000
If the score stays the same, it'll do me fine...... At least I'll be able to go into work tomorrow with a smile on my face.....

nervous at 20:55:2 Wednesday April 26 2000
so far so good

Ian at 20:48:26 Wednesday April 26 2000
H/T 0-0

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:47:55 Wednesday April 26 2000
HALF TIME Brighton 0-0 P**h

Canuck Fan at 20:46:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
I have one more thing to say: 1. Should have counted my points before pressing OK. 2. Good luck on your quest for automatic promotion.

0-0 still on Radio 5 at 20:36:33 Wednesday April 26 2000
come on you Brighton, they have just got a free kick, now a bounced ball,restart, throw to PIsh, 9 minutes to half time, nothing in it1

Ian at 20:26:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
Brighton match live on RADIO 5 still 0-0

Brighton have dropped three first teamers at 20:15:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
Including Darren Freeman and their regular goalie ...bit worrying....

Clarkes playing at 20:11:49 Wednesday April 26 2000
so's Oldfield and Lee no Castle though

No score so far at 20:9:45 Wednesday April 26 2000
coming up ten mins gone

Torquin at 20:5:28 Wednesday April 26 2000
Im more nervous than before a Cobblers match!

Greg at 19:59:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/static/football/livescores/index.shtml then click on goal flash

Canuck Fan at 19:57:12 Wednesday April 26 2000
Having endured the 0-0 draw last night that knocked Canada out of the Olympic qualifiers against the Brady Bunch (er, USA rather), I have two things to say: 1. Wish we had a young Carlo (Canada had 3 sitters missed) 2. Nobody can claim England is the most hated nation (Jack??), that honour belongs to the USA. 3. I understand the El Salvadoran referee's request for a green card has been given the go ahead.

Even more anon at 19:32:46 Wednesday April 26 2000
YEAH C'MON YOU BLOODY PUFFS

Anon at 19:29:44 Wednesday April 26 2000
COME ON THE GAYLORDS OF BRIGHTON.

Statto at 19:14:20 Wednesday April 26 2000
Just been looking throught the FootballNews site. Statistically, Boro have a 37% chance of a win compared to Brightons 48.1%. A draw is rated at a 14.8% chance. Sad or what.

MartinW at 18:49:18 Wednesday April 26 2000
My belateded delight over the team's magnificent victories against Hull and Rochdale. Funnily enough, I said during the Hull game that it would be funny if both Rochdale games become pivotal games of our season. The first you'll remember, involved Rochdale teaching us a footballing lesson for a half and led to Atkins' demise. The latest took us into the top 3 for the first time and is an clear indication of how far we have come under Wilson. God, could it be automatic promotion? Or will Peterborough with their easy three game run in end up doing the business. I hope they slip up tonight against Brighton, although with the Bs having nothing to play for, it seems hardly likely. Can I now register my disgust at the way Sixfields has elected to allocate tickets for the final game of the season at Torquay. First pick, as you probably know, goes to those season ticket holders who paid for tickets at four selected away games. What it doesn't take into account is that some of us, me included, get our tickets from friends. So our names won't be on their bloody databases. The fairest way, in my view, is to put all the season ticket holders holders who want to go into a hat and tickets go to the first 500 requests. It's a real bummer because some of us follow the club day in and day out and could miss out on what will be the most important game of the season. However, there are ways of being there. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. From the ridiculous to the sublime. And...(prepare yourself) Steve Howard was fanastic against Rochdale. Fair dos, I've been critical, and yes he still has his frailties - like one one one with the keeper - but he showed the kind of swashbuckling spirit and deterimination to succeed that we have needed. His heading has come on a treat and Forrester looks like he is reading his flick ons. I have to admit that I was chanting his name (new chant Steve, Steve, Steve Howard) as loudly as anyone at Spotland (next to the Cemetery Inn and a sewage works) and got so overexcited when he scored that I jumped off the stand (it was only an eight foot drop) to get to the side of the pitch. I really hope he continues the improvement he has shown in recent games - coz there is no doubting the guy has the biggest heart in the team. Hunty continued his tremendous run of form, getting stuck in and doing what we have all been begging him to do from the edge of the box - SHOOT. He scored. Frainy is my man of the season, for quite simply leading by example. Showing 100 per cent commitment week in week out and in midfield he has been a revelation. Hopey went from hopeless to godlike - it's amazing what confidence can bring. And Carlo - well he got plenty of chants before he came on as substitute. Just by signing autographs for some of the disabled visiting fans and posing for photographs. All credit to him. And then (shock horror) there was some humour as well as Carlo tried to stop the crowd from chanting "Hodgey" indicating that it would give him a big head. Hodge is mad, by the way. We played five at the back but whereas under Atkins that meant a limited attempt at venturing forward, our wing backs - Spedding and Hendo - are actually going forward. Leaving the centre backs to cover. It is working this time round, quite clearly. God we could be in Division Two - COME ON BRIGHTON, TORQUAY AND CHESTER (they play Borough). God Borough have Chester final game. Can we expect favours from Atkins. Probably not, coz they willbe looking for a result then, I'm sure. God, just imagine, short away trips. It could happen. And come on, lets give the lads as much support at home as away. There is no doubting the fervour. Unfortunately it seems to get lost because all the vociferous ones who want to sing (like me) end up next to real moaners (who predictably don't want to sing). Doesn't stop me though.

Robbo at 18:45:48 Wednesday April 26 2000
so there is a first time for everthing, and this is one of them : TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVA I WANT BRIGHTON TO WIN !!, YES WIN AND NOT ONLY WIN BUT BEAT THE LIVING FCUK OUT OF BORO, can u remember when brighton came to sixfields with all those fans who were mouthing it off, but when it came to the after match entertainment, they PUSSYED out, just like boro away !!!! COME ON BRIGHTON

Small Otter at 18:42:7 Wednesday April 26 2000
Who cares lets just pray for a Brighton win.

Small Bat at 18:41:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
Guano isn't that batshit?

BRIGHTON HA &PP at 18:24:23 Wednesday April 26 2000
Brighton will soon become known as Brighton and Hove Albion and Preston Park and ex of Gillingham and of Division 1! As much as I dont like them I will be supporting them tonite, plus Micky Adams has got to be the most unfortunate manager ever!

The Romsey Cobbler at 17:38:55 Wednesday April 26 2000
Living just 30 miles from Bournemouth I went to see the Reserves play this afternoon. You may be interested to know that we won 2-1 with goals from Ryan Thompson and Adrian Webster. The away attendance was 2 - me and my son.

Anon at 17:3:29 Wednesday April 26 2000
this is a better side now than the one that got to the second div play offs .it must get promotion next year first time it better

Anon at 17:0:1 Wednesday April 26 2000
any one no why we did not sign forrester last season when he wanted to come.

SUNDERLAND COBBLER at 14:49:8 Wednesday April 26 2000
Afternoon all... Well I have been off air for a while as I am do my disertation at home. Plus the Uni liraray was closed. I was air with the Darlo result. It was great!!! This is the first game I have watched the Cobblers win up here. I have been on cloud 9 all bloody week!! The results from the week end give us a grreat chnace of going up in 3rd place over the Poo. I also do not feel sorry for the Direones!!!!!!! Talbot out!!!!!! WE can do it lads and lasses..... VIA LA WILSON REVOLUTION BABY!! DAVE.E

Pablo at 14:29:56 Wednesday April 26 2000
Oh..and to join my fellow statistical anoraks, by my reckoning, Brighton could still get into the play-offs, mathematically (if not realistically)...come on Seagulls, drop that guano all over the buggers!

Pablo at 14:27:30 Wednesday April 26 2000
Anyone know, apart from Carlo and loanees, which Cobblers players are due to be out of contract in the summer? It'd be a hell of a shame if too many did a bunk as we're now not many players short of a side that could consolidate in Div. 2 next year, after the early-season turbulence & the recent discovery of tactics that can allow both defence and attack.

Relieved at 14:15:41 Wednesday April 26 2000
I was waiting for someone to answer Jack Cobbler by saying that he lived in a Northamptonshire village because some farmer bought his girlfriend, but I'm pleased to see we can rise above that nonsense.

dyl at 14:11:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
Good news from the official Brighton website: 'The Seagulls have dropped out of the play-off race, but manager Micky Adams has insisted: "We'll approach our last three games in a thoroughly professional manner... managers of other teams involved in the relegation and promotion issues need not fear that we'll roll over and die." Barry Fry's men arrive at Withdean unbeaten in their last five matches, and knowing a win would take them into the third automatic promotion place. Big-money signing Howard Forinton, Dean Hooper and Adam Tanner will all miss out through injury for the Posh; while Micky Adams is expected to name an unchanged side'

Seagull at 13:16:32 Wednesday April 26 2000
I'm gonna shit on the boro........

Statto at 13:15:9 Wednesday April 26 2000
For what its worth Brighton's record for their last 6 home games is won 2 and drawn 4 including 1-1 draws with Swansea, Rotherham and Darlington. Pooh have drawn 3 of their last 6 away games lost 1 and won 2. Pooh's results include draws at Rotherham and Swansea. This makes the "Draw Factor" 78% so Brighton will probably win 2-1 or Pooh will win 1-0......who knows we'll just have to wait and see.

Carl at 12:36:21 Wednesday April 26 2000
Just been perusing the Peterborough site and apparently their game this evening maybe listened to at one of the following addresses, so for all those who want to, or need to listen to see what is going on then try them!!! www.albion-album.co.uk or alternative link www.colville.f9.co.uk/albionalbum/live.htm SEAGULLS, SEAGULLS, SEAGULLS

dyl at 12:35:11 Wednesday April 26 2000
1-1 draw? Sod that, I want boro to get hammered!

boobs at 12:23:49 Wednesday April 26 2000
....Im hoping for a 1-1 draw tonight... Anyone else got any predictions?? Oh,and did we all watch 'Kick Off' then??? Jamie F has a nice voice y'know!!??....and Keith Welch is yummy in a funny way!! He's my player of the season i think!!!

Ray at 11:59:15 Wednesday April 26 2000
Everyone holding their breath for tonights result?

CDU at 7:53:51 Wednesday April 26 2000
Seems to me the Pseudo Kiwis have something to fear !!!!!!!!!!!! Paranoia "boyos" NTFC DIV III MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!

TORQUAY MATCH at 7:10:17 Wednesday April 26 2000
I am not sure why people keep reporting on the ticketing or lack of them at Torquay - this is all old news - just turn up and walk right in, its just space that will be our final frontier! As for the racist scum that are back, obviously they are past any educated debate so just ignore them and they will go somewhere else!

Jack tha menace at 2:44:24 Wednesday April 26 2000
I don't know you tell me Anon cobbleshit..but i can tell you it has nothing to do with being welsh ..stop clutching at straws you unoriginal piece of excrement..we all know you crave to be a welshman, to be liked and to have a bit of pride ..but your not your vermin accept it or slash your wrists the choice is yours

Anon at 23:32:14 Tuesday April 25 2000
if you lie or dont pay up after a bet why is it said that you WELSHED? SCUM!!

Anon at 23:25:18 Tuesday April 25 2000
Ralph at 20:1:1 Tuesday April 25 2000 Bleating again Jack? It'll do you no good, you mark my words. Believe me it will when you miss out on promotion oh happy days LALALA!!! SWANSEA CITY F.C. LEAGUE DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS 1999/2000 G'NIGHT GIRLIES

Robbo at 23:1:40 Tuesday April 25 2000
SO IT IS TRUE WE COULD GO UP AS CHAMP'S BUT WOULD IT MATTER IF WE DID WE WOULD STILL BE IN DIV 2 JUST WITH A GREATER EXPECTANCY ABOVE OUR HEADS ???? ANYWAT "CLARET" DAY ON SATURDAY, WHHOPEY !!

NSB at 22:35:19 Tuesday April 25 2000
is it mathematically possible for us to be champions? COME ON COBBLERS MILLENIUM CHAMPIONS!

Jack Cobbler at 22:33:49 Tuesday April 25 2000
Well, you asked for a stat update: JACK VIEWPOINT "FinalStat" -- The Magic Number for Auto-Promotion is 2. The Magic Number for the Championship is 4. April 24, 2000 "FinalStat" works like this. If the Swans get "x" points out of the final two games, named opponent(s) need "y" points to overtake the Swans. This is a "mathematical certainty" stat and assumes that an opponent will get a certain number of points. If the Swans get 0 points out of the last 2 games: Rotherham need 2 points of 6 possible to overtake the Swans Northampton need 6 points of 6 possible to overtake Darlington need 6 points of 6 possible (on better Goal Differential) Peterboro need 8 points of 9 possible to overtake If the Swans get 1 point out of the last 2 games: Rotherham need 3 of 6 to overtake Darlington need 6 of 6 to overtake (on better Goal Diff.) Peterboro need 9 of 9 to overtake Northampton need 6 out of 6 to tie, PLUS must increase Goal Diff. by 3 more than the Swans If the Swans get 2 points out of the last 2 games: Rotherham need 4 of 6 to overtake Peterboro need 9 of 9 to tie, PLUS increase their Goal Diff. by 9 more than the Swans If the Swans get 3 points out of the last 2 games: Rotherham need 5 of 6 to overtake (Note: If the 3 come from Rotherham, they cannot overtake and the Swans will be Champions) If the Swans get 4 or 6 points out of the last 2 games, no-one can overtake them and the Swans will be Champions to a mathematical certainty.

Jack Cobbler at 22:26:42 Tuesday April 25 2000
Some of us Jacks have to live in the scum hole of Northampton. Luckily, I live out in the villages........

Anon at 21:59:55 Tuesday April 25 2000
So the Welsh Animal abuser is on tonight,(sorry Sheepshagger)It must be Great to live in the so called beautiful town,how wrong he is ,I have visited Swansea numerous times and had to put up with the so-called lovely people.They are the most ignorant, racist,self-centered bunch of Tossers I have ever had the misfortune to deal with! Perhaps if half of them got off their lazy arses and stopped beleiving the world owed them something they might be a bit more accepted....then again perhaps not.........

Danny at 21:53:52 Tuesday April 25 2000
And thanks Big Roy for the compliment earlier :)

Danny at 21:53:18 Tuesday April 25 2000
If Torquay think they have room for people to pay on the day and estimate 5000 Cobblers fans are going down there, why on earth ain't we got 5000 tickets?

FOUND AT DALE at 21:50:52 Tuesday April 25 2000
Thanks for the kind folks that found our missing atmospehere at Rochdale. Boy oh boy was it good to hear the noise again !!!!! UP THE COBBLERS !!!!!

Danny at 21:50:13 Tuesday April 25 2000
What a fantastic weekend - All started on Friday night with the win over Hull, on saturday I went to watch Kettering v Hereford, Sunday was a trip to Hunstanton and then came Monday. The game at Spotland was the icing on the Easter Cake for me. We were superb in every department on and off the pitch. We kept them out at the back, outplayed them in midfield, outclassed them up front and out sang them in the stands. Its been a very strange but exciting season, one which I'm sure will bring the BIGGEST party Torquay has ever seen on Saturday night, May 6th. COME ON COBBLERS!!!!! (and Brighton)

BEAST at 21:40:23 Tuesday April 25 2000
I forgot to mention, has anybody seen the Jack's latest statistical forecast for who is going to go up? or are they just visiting to leave their purile rascist drivel. Having studied their previous predictions I have calculated that given the current win ratios Northampton will win the league whilst Rotherham will be relegated. Swansea will finish second but be promoted to the League of Wales Premiership having changed their name to Abertawe Town! Is this correct Mr Jack ? or is the real analysis too frightening to show us.

BEAST at 21:27:51 Tuesday April 25 2000
I thought that I would return despite starting talk of ferrets, weasels and polecats with my last comments. Doesn't everything look rosy again, lets just hope that Brighton do us a favour tommorow and if not Brighton then Mr Atkins on the last day at the Diva. Not that I guess Brighton or Atkins owe us any favours, altough we are still paying the latter. If we do have to settle for a play off place at least it will do the finances good, with reports in yesterday's Chron of the club being �1.5m in the red we do need some quick cash. This also raises the question as to whether we could sign the players we would require for survival in Div 2. Hey but lets worry about that when we go up!

Anon at 21:27:32 Tuesday April 25 2000
Knowing that I have little chance of getting a ticket for Torquay a work colleague of mine phoned them today to enquire about buying a couple of tickets for the game. She lives in North London and made out that they were going down for the weekend and would like to see a game. The idea being that she would purchase tickets in her name and have them sent to a non Northampton address. Amazingly she was told that they do not and never have produced advanced tickets for a game. When she asked how could they guarantee getting in, she was told to get there as early as possible as it is "first come, first served" and that they are expecting Northampton to bring upto 5,000!! Not really sure what to make of all this, except that if somebody offers you a ticket for the home end, beware, they obviously do not exist!

Carl at 20:59:7 Tuesday April 25 2000
Can't you just remove this racist abuse out of this page Ray, we don't really need to be reading this kind of drivel, from either side. I mean I hate the Welsh as much as the next man but.....DOH, ah nevermind, eh we all grow up one day, see you later you luverly Welsh person you. I hope you are having fun on our site, although it does seem strange you keep coming back as no-one really gives a monkeys toss on your thoughts. All I know is we beat the 'by far the best team in the league' at home, and then everyone who knows anything about football who I have spoken too both on here and from other teams, and other leagues think we outplayed you, and still lost 4 - 1. However it doesn't bother me because it is history, and I am just looking forward to the next two Saturdays when we will find out our fate, until then, who knows what will happen. Have fun and UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!

Mint Sauce at 20:56:31 Tuesday April 25 2000
Blimey Jack, you know I never noticed! So that is another thing we beat you at, mosted hated nation!

Jack tha menace at 20:43:8 Tuesday April 25 2000
English and Proud!! you call our beautiful city a slum ?? at least our city doesn't resemble little pakistan or little India ..as for our fans being scum ..take a big look at your own filth..do the words Marseille, Dublin,Holland mean anything to you or NF BNP Combat18 all english filth ..and it's probably why your the most hated nation in the world ..because your all filth who go on the piss and beat up women and kids wherever you go ...you really should be proud farking tosser

Ralph at 20:1:58 Tuesday April 25 2000
not sure about the colostomy bag though!

Ralph at 20:1:1 Tuesday April 25 2000
Bleating again Jack? It'll do you no good, you mark my words.

English and proud! at 19:59:38 Tuesday April 25 2000
Dear Jack the mincer! You are sad aren't you? Do you really think that even if we don't go up that we will be that bothered??? It will simply mean that instead of having to visit your scum filled city we will have to visit the other one down the road which as it happens is marginally better (Come on bluebirds!). The advantage in that is that we will only have one trip to Wales, and only just over the border...wheras if we go up we'll have to visit you and Wrexham...and to be quite honest...I'd rather go and eat my nan's colostomy bag!

Jack tha menace at 19:54:49 Tuesday April 25 2000
WE ARE GOING UP!!! ARE YOU ??? COME ON POSH ..SHOVE IT UP THE COBBLESHIT SO BARNET CAN BEAT THEM IN THE PLAY-OFFS..EVEN BETTER ..LETS SEE YOU KNOCKED OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC PROMOTION PLACES WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE SEASON..OH AND I'M NOT BITTER ..COULDN'T GIVE A FARK FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO..I JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT FEELING YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER HAD BEFORE ..AFTER ALL ONLY GENUINE FOOTBALL FANS COULD POSSIBLY HAVE IT..AND AS FOR US ONLY LASTING A SEASON IN THE 2ND ..THINK AGAIN WE HAVE A FAR FAR GREATER CHANCE THAN YOU BUNCH OF MUPPETS .. REGARDS SWANSEA CITY F.C. DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS 1999/2000 YOU CAN STILL DREAM..ENJOY KIDDIE NEXT YEAR :)

BRING BACK CARLO at 19:47:46 Tuesday April 25 2000
WHO RECKONS COBBLERS WILL STAY UP NEXT SEASON, WITH NO MONEY WHATSOEVER???

Jack tha menace at 19:37:10 Tuesday April 25 2000
Evevning all Regards from a supporter of the division 3 champions 1999/2000 by far the best team in the league

Britgal at 19:30:49 Tuesday April 25 2000
Ta, BR, 4 explaining the WSD thing! And is it true what was said earlier about more tickets being made available @ Torquay?

Sneaky Squirrell at 19:22:37 Tuesday April 25 2000
Yeah whatever man lets give those Mansfield and Torquay tossers the pasting of their lives and get bloody well PROMOTED!

Wise Old Otter from up the Hill at 19:20:49 Tuesday April 25 2000
Lads Lads Lads. Promotion is our goal, how we achieve it does not matter. All we can do is win our games. If fate decides we must enter the playoffs then that is what we must do. We simply must win our games first to give us the best chance. If we have to go to Wembley, fear not, we have Frain, he is fair of foot and bald of head. Big Steve is broad of shoulder and wide of forehead. We have Welch he is cool of temper and safe of hands, and above all we have Carlo and Jaime, brethren of goals abound....

Small Weasel at 19:14:29 Tuesday April 25 2000
I still say our destiny is in our hands. If Boro win their remaining games we will finish behind them, but whos to say Rotherham or Swansea won't falter?

Small Meercat at 19:13:2 Tuesday April 25 2000
Yes and Brighton have drawn the last four games. A draw would see us ahead of Boro.

Small Badger at 19:12:17 Tuesday April 25 2000
Aah but its Boro we have to worry about. They have the all important game in hand.

Small Stoat at 19:11:31 Tuesday April 25 2000
But Weasel The top two play each other on the last day. Surely that can work in our favour.

Small Weasel at 19:10:36 Tuesday April 25 2000
All we can do is win our remaining games, let fate decide. We can only do our best

Odds from Willy Hill for Cobbs as Champs at 19:9:20 Tuesday April 25 2000
80-1. Worth a couple of quid I'd say.

Pablo at 18:31:25 Tuesday April 25 2000
If Cobblers win their last 2 games, Peterborough draw one of theirs, Swansea & Rotherham each lose their next match and then draw when they play each other on the last day, then Cobblers would be champions on goal-difference....what's the chances, do you reckon?!

hope at 17:50:46 Tuesday April 25 2000
rotheram are not safe yet

Lancaster Cobbler at 16:24:30 Tuesday April 25 2000
V.Preston 1996 when Larry scored three

Kobbler at 16:18:12 Tuesday April 25 2000
Come on then stattos...when was the last time we scored three or more away from home without reply? Must have been bloody asges ago cos I cant remember it!

???? at 16:12:7 Tuesday April 25 2000
Why when you click on "Last match and Current Standings" does it list the oppenents as Doncaster? We haven't played them for years, surely you mean Carlisle?

Boobs at 15:29:20 Tuesday April 25 2000
Not much to say that hasn't been said already ...but THE TOWN ARE GOING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...Be it automatic or the play-offs....the next few weeks will make exciting reading!!!! C'mon Cobblers!!!!!!!!!

Ray at 15:6:22 Tuesday April 25 2000
PS - The spelling isn't mine :-)

Ray at 15:1:37 Tuesday April 25 2000
From the official news email group@ For all supporters in the Anglia Tv region, Cobblers boss Kevin Wilson is the studio guest on tonight's kick off programme on ITV at 11.30pm. The programme will also have a feature on the Cobblers propmotion bid, with interviews with Jamie Forrester, David Savage and Keith Welch.

Happy Cobbler at 14:29:18 Tuesday April 25 2000
What a top performance yesterday at "Daaaaaaay-ull". Mega atmosphere from the Cobblers masses, and all in a 3 sided ground.Should be a nice place when it's finished! Well done to the lads for a superb effort...let's just pray that S*itboro fail to beat Brighton and then it's down to us to win the last 2 games!!!!

DENT at 14:16:11 Tuesday April 25 2000
Did anyone see Gaz the Cobbler getting his beer shampoo on Sunday

Carl at 14:12:18 Tuesday April 25 2000
Yes, I have purchased four tickets, one for you 'GREG', probably spelt 'DONNA', one for Emma, one for Geoffrey the Refree, and one for Joshua.

greg at 13:59:49 Tuesday April 25 2000
carl if you are still around have you got me a ticket for saturday

dyl at 13:55:35 Tuesday April 25 2000
Halifax? It's Carlo's penalty miss v 'boro that looks the most costly. Scoring that would have meant that we would be 3 points further ahead of boro than we are now.

Carl at 13:40:22 Tuesday April 25 2000
Isn't it slightly peculiar how these football teams but some strange runs together. We don't win an away fixture for some 3 maybe 4 months (Brighton was the last I believe) then suddenly from out of nowherewe can't stop winning away from home, one game was against Carlisle, but I'm sure they were fighting for their lives. Then we beat Darlington away, although if DJ is still here he probably doesn't think we did, and then yesterdays win. I don't know why I mention it, boredom I suppose. Just hope the Halifax home game doesn't come back to haunt us.

dyl at 13:26:30 Tuesday April 25 2000
William Hills are offering 80 to 1 on the Cobblers as Champions. Unlikely I know, but worth a mad flutter?

Dyl at 13:20:38 Tuesday April 25 2000
After last year where Sammo controlled the ball with his belly and the ref gave a penalty it was a refreshing change to get a bit of luck (and from where I was it plainly hit his forearm). There was clearly no intent and it was a dodgy bounce, but we've all seen them given. The other handball looked a cert as well even though we were 100+ yards away. The Rochdale fans are claiming that after handling, Hope feined injury and that's how we got away with it. Still, we were the better team and deserved our win!

Tony at 13:18:25 Tuesday April 25 2000
The first time the Cobblers have won 3 away league games in a row since... 1986!!! :-)

Carl at 13:12:57 Tuesday April 25 2000
It must have been a dodgy bounce :-) Was that the one in the first half? It looked like it hit well up his arm, and had a bit of chest in it as well, I thought Hopes in the second half was more cut and dry than that one. Still, nice to have the rub of the green now and again, and I am not referring to one of our fine Defenders before anyone asks!!!

dyl at 13:7:22 Tuesday April 25 2000
Great ref, especially when he missed Sammo's blatant handball in the area.

Carl at 13:2:6 Tuesday April 25 2000
Also just had a look at Rays luverly Points Graph type thing, and we have more points now than we got in our previous two promotion battle run ins, and we must have about double what we had last year. Kevin Wilson not doing a very good job, I ask you!!!! What about that little fight on the floor yesterday, where one of their blokes punched Hunt, I think it was, and didn't even get booked. Must say though the ref. was one of the better ones of the year.

Paul S at 12:55:41 Tuesday April 25 2000
Bit of a disappointment to see Torquay win om Monday, does anyone know when their match against Southend is now going to be played?

Carl at 12:53:58 Tuesday April 25 2000
So who else had a good weekend? I know I did. Wasn't it fun, James Hunt Man of the Match yersterday, the chap has been a revelation. Nice vocal support for the last three games, MARVELLOUS. Just hope it is in our own hands, or we have already gone up by Torquay. We are now guaranteed a Play off position anyway I believe. So from that first day long ago in Macclesfield, things have changed just a bit, and what a rollercoaster ride it has been and we still have to possibly go through another loop the loop!!! (I'll get me coat) UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!!!

Cockney Cobbler at 11:2:35 Tuesday April 25 2000
Gawd blimey, strewth almighty, cop a butchers, down the rub-a-dub, stroll on, nice one my son!

Andy C at 11:0:25 Tuesday April 25 2000
Well, my New Year tip of you for the championship looks like it won't be quite right but surely you'll be going up now. Signing Green and Hodge has made all the difference, apparently :) Hopefully we won't get to play you for another year at least: we (Gillingham) are once more on the brink of history, although we need moneybags Wigan to slip up again. All the best; please keep Darlo's mercenaries down if you can.

leo at 10:6:8 Tuesday April 25 2000
Greetings from Vienna ! Clubfans Wien - 1.FC N�rnberg http://also.as/lhaller

Sigmund Freud at 10:5:9 Tuesday April 25 2000
TRB Mark. I know that Jack could be considered to be just a "poor,bleating, sobbing Welsh twat", but he is really a deeply traumatised and very sad person who needs help. To harbour such bitterness for so long for the wrong reason is really worrying. We aren't bitter about being better than Swansea and losing 1 - 4, just bewildered. These things happen. To blame it on "a free-kick moved hundreds of yards, take it as many times as you like until you score" is silly. Until Jack can admit (a) it was a foul (b) Coates encroached (c) it was taken within a few feet of the exact spot he will never be healed and won't be able to enjoy his team's short stay in a division too high. Don't laugh at him....just say "Baaaaa"!

Ray at 9:26:52 Tuesday April 25 2000
Wednesday, 26 April: Brighton v Peterborough:::Saturday, 29 April:Barnet v Leyton Orient,Carlisle v Darlington,Cheltenham v Chester,Hartlepool v Rotherham,Lincoln City v Southend, Macclesfield v Rochdale,Northampton v Mansfield, Peterborough v Torquay,Plymouth v Hull,Shrewsbury v Brighton, Swansea v Exeter,York v Halifax:Saturday, 6 May,Brighton v Carlisle, Chester v Peterborough,Darlington v Lincoln City,Exeter v Shrewsbury, Halifax v Macclesfield,Hull v Hartlepool,Leyton Orient v York, Mansfield v Plymouth,Rochdale v Barnet,Rotherham v Swansea,Southend v Cheltenham,Torquay v Northampton

Crick Cobler at 9:7:15 Tuesday April 25 2000
My kids (8 and 10 years old) like to read this site - obviously it's on our favourites list. So could you please cut down the gratuitous (get a dictionary) swearing - it's not big and it's not clever !!!!

Anon at 8:43:23 Tuesday April 25 2000
Does anyone know the complete final fixtures for the top 6? and does anyone know the start date for next season before I book my holiday?

Steve at 7:50:0 Tuesday April 25 2000
An excellent report from the Rochdale Alternative site: Dale crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season after collapsing 3-0 to a impressive looking Northampton side. The defeat was always on the cards from the opening minutes when Dale conceded a soft goal from a corner. After that Dale rarely looked like getting back into the game. You could make many excuses for the result today, but ultimately it came down to the fact that Northampton were an excellent side, and look set for automatic promotion after this well earned victory. They looked a vastly improved side from the one that Dale humiliated at Sixfields earlier in the season. They have gone from strength to strength under Kevin Wilson. They have added a couple of quality players to their team in former Dale loanee Richard Green and last season's Div 3 top scorer Jamie Forrester. They played well with confidence from start to finish and were well worth their three points. Dale, on the other hand, looked jaded from a spell which has seen them play four games in just ten days. This has an effect on a limited squad, with key injuries to the likes of Ford MBE, Hill, and Atkinson at a critical time when strength in depth is required. With several of the Dale players having made around fifty appearances in league and cup this season, signs of tiredness were visible amongst many of the Dale players. With Dale going in at 2-0 down at the break, a great deal of time was spent concentrating on Post Mortems for the season, with even the most optimistic of supporters realising that the Play Offs are now beyond Dale. Mathematically, they may well be still a possibility, but Dale would become heavily reliant on results elsewhere, and that is assuming that Dale can achieve back to back wins in their remaining two matches with a squad being stretched to the limits. The style of the game was decided in the opening minutes. Northampton looked very lively, helped by the extra day between matches over the weekend. Jamie Forrester was causing all sorts of problems, as the Dale defence struggling to cope with his pace and movement, but it was from a set piece that Dale conceded the lead. Bald midfielder John Frain, whose goal from a twice taken free kick secured promotion for Northampton last time round, fired in a superbly taken corner into the six yard box for Steve Howard to head home to put the Cobblers one up and to send their very vocal 800+ support into celebration. After Dale conceded that goal, things were very difficult. The goal had made Northampton's game plan easy for them. Defend in numbers when needed, but look to take advantage of gaps at the other end. Although never defensive in their outlook, they always seemed to have several defenders back, and Tony Ellis and Clive Platt were always surrounded, and were given very little time on the ball indeed. Chances were few and far between, and if there was to be another goal, then it looked like the visitors would be the ones to get it. Whenever Dale got into the Northampton half, they were always crowded out. Northampton always looked very comfortable with their lead, and it was just before half time that they doubled it. Cobbler Hunt had a shot from outside the edge of the box, which went through several legs and nutmegged Mark Monington before nestling into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. Again, there were one or two comments around which suggested that Edwards should have saved the shot, but he did not see the ball until very late. After half time, things looked a bit brighter for Dale and it was in this opening spell that Dale had their best period of the game. There were more passes completed, and for a short while, an air of optimism returned to the home ranks at Spotland. Clive Platt did well causing problems in the air, and showing himself to be more than useful on the floor. However, Dale suffered from a spell of inconsistent refereeing, with the ref blowing for any physical contact which seemed to regularly result in the Northampton players falling to the floor. At one point, one Northampton defended jumped for the ball with his arm up, and handled the ball clearly when challenged by Platt. He dropped to the floor first clutching his head, and then his ankle, when any contact was to his side. The frustration was starting to show, and Gary Jones reacted to one challenge when he punched one of the Northampton players in the head as they tussled on the ground. He was very lucky to stay on the field for his involvement, and he escaped with a telling off. Perhaps this makes up for his unfair dismissal on Saturday. After this brief spell, Cobblers again regained their authority on the game, and they grabbed a third goal a few minutes before half time. Like the first, the goal came from a John Frain corner, but this time it was substitute and Canadian International Carlo Corazzin who got the goal prompting a mass exodus of the 2000 Dale supporters at the game. The final whistle brought much celebration amongst the travelling support, who knew that this result had put them into the top three. The score line did not flatter them and promotion looks a real probability. Its funny the contrast between this game and the one at Sixfields, where Dale outclassed Northampton by some way. Today was completely the opposite. As expected, many of the thoughts turned to next season, with speculation about what and who was needed for Dale to make the necessary improvements to make a sustained promotion challenge. Let us not forget that this has been a very good season, much improved on last year. We have seen some excellent performances this year, with many which will remain in the memories for many years. It is easy to be downbeat about the season now, knowing what has escaped our grasp, but it is been a long hard season. Manager Steve Parkin will know exactly what areas where improvements are needed, and no doubt, he will know who he wants in his squad for next season. It may be a Rochdale clich�, but there is next season to look forward to. We still have an awful lot to be happy with and confident about.

TOGA PARTY at 7:23:27 Tuesday April 25 2000
You are all invited to the end of season Cobblers Away day - TORBAYS FINEST TOGA PARTY -no `bloodstained' sheets please!

Suggestion at 7:22:16 Tuesday April 25 2000
As a tribute we could go dressed as Sir Ian Atkins hero of Wembley and the snow capped ball.

SOUTHAMPTON at 7:21:25 Tuesday April 25 2000
The Saints had there away day party at Derby yesterday, instead of at Liverpool. 3,000 turned up!!! They dressed up as vicars = Glen Hoddle, and as Eileen Drewry, and bald wigs as Chris marsden. What we doing at Torquay, we could dress up as TICKETS! Who knows we could fool them and get in - GOLDIE on tour!

Goldie at 7:18:56 Tuesday April 25 2000
I gotta take the credit for starting the Are you Clarence in Disguise chant - still life in those old bones, come on you Cobblers!!!! lets all go to Posh on Wednesday night and cheer on the opposition. I remember in the late seventies or was it the early eighties. We were drinking in the Peacock and 2 car loads of us decided to go to Pish v Shrewsbury. I think the 39 Shrews were more surprised than the PISH, its a big end when empty and we were well spotted!! Still alive!

Ian Atkins at 1:46:6 Tuesday April 25 2000
Assuming Chester are safe when we play Posh I'll guarantee an away win if there's any chance it'll screw you ungrateful b**stards !!

Pablo at 1:33:6 Tuesday April 25 2000
Can I just say that Kevin Wilson should be given an extension to his contract? He's a man learning fast and prepared to take decisions. The 5-3-2 is right despite the downside... and he's learning to milk the fans for support.... and, for that matter, given limitations, his loan signings haven't been too bad..... KEVIN WILSON'S BARMY ARMY!

GREG at 0:7:54 Tuesday April 25 2000
ROLF, PISSED GOODNIGHT!

GREG at 0:5:42 Tuesday April 25 2000
SORRY RALPH I THOUGHT IT WAS ROLPH

GREG at 0:4:25 Tuesday April 25 2000
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS YET?

A Reasonable Thought at 0:3:5 Tuesday April 25 2000
Hey Ray you could maybe set up a creche section on here for those not quite old enough to recognise tongue in cheek. And for the wasters who can't post without swearing you could delete their postings which is what I thought you claimed to do. If it can't be sorted then maybe the link to the Official Site should be removed......

Janet at 0:1:34 Tuesday April 25 2000
Are you calling me a scrubber Ralph?

Ralph at 23:56:52 Monday April 24 2000
I thought the mascot today WAS Clarence. I heard Janet had given him a scrub up and he shrunk in the wash!

GREG at 23:51:16 Monday April 24 2000
ID JUST LIKE TO MENTION TWO UNSUNG HEROS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND THEY WERE BOTH SUPERB AGAIN TODAY , JAMES(IM A A RIGHT TERRIER I AM,, LET ME KICK THE BASTARDS)HUNT,AND RICHARD(MUST WIN, MUST WIN, BECAUSE I LIKE THE CELEBRATING AT THE END)HOPE...COME ON COBBLERS 6 MORE POINTS

Lancaster Cobbler at 23:27:17 Monday April 24 2000
Funniest moment was surely when the Rochdale mascot walked in front of the end stand, Are you Clarence in disguise. The poor dragon looked starved, and so fragile. Why didn't Clarence come for a little fight?

Lancaster Cobbler at 22:47:58 Monday April 24 2000
Oh BTW some of the stewards were so petty at Spotland. A fellow Cobbler rested their feet on the seat in front of them, and was told off! There must have been 700 odd in the main stand, that;s what it looked like from the end. It ws quite a nice stand, and the post did not obstruct my view much. I think Frain should be MOM for his three key contributions.

Jack at 22:42:16 Monday April 24 2000
I know I keep bleating (no pun intended) about the Wembley incident, but I feel that the dragon has been put to rest this season with the 4-1 marginal defeat of the cobblers at the Vetch and we are sitting at the top......here endeth the bleating...... Jack

Lancaster Cobbler at 22:35:59 Monday April 24 2000
Come on Brighton and Chester, Torquay still have a faint play-off hope and will test Pish but they are not good away from home. Jellymen is out injured. Darlington should get 6 more points, but Carlisle can pull the odd surprise on teams. Chester should be safe by the last day, but Atkins will want Chester to finish as high as possible, so mayybe Darlo is the biggest worry.

WSD at 22:2:1 Monday April 24 2000
Thanks Big Roy, I might stick around for a bit.

CobblersRgreat at 21:56:22 Monday April 24 2000
3-0 FANTASTIC. WELL DONE LADS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE WIN AFTER COMING HOME FROM LONDON. LETS HOPE POSH BLOW IT TOMORROW

Ralph at 21:37:47 Monday April 24 2000
Blimey there's been a bit of spunk and verve flying around on here recently! Great performance today from a team brimming with confidence. The way we are playing we will probably win our remaining games. The pressure has to be on 'boro now for Wednesday night. Nice to see that Jack is still upset, next he'll probably bleat about the time we turned Swansea Town over when Ivor Allchurch . . .

TRB Mark at 21:30:26 Monday April 24 2000
Hey, Sadder than Jack. You ent the bloke they showed at the end of the play-off final, sitting in his seat, on his jack, crying bitter tears?? I p*ss myself everytime I see it. Sky did a peice on Jan Molby before Kiddy's game with Direones which we saw in the pub before a Cobblers home game. There was the biggest cheer when John Frain curled in that super goal in the 93rd minute, and the biggest laugh when the poor old jack sat there blubbing. And everytime you come on here and go on about it, it cheers me up, not only because it reminds me of a fantastic day, but to know that it really rankles with you.

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:28:28 Monday April 24 2000
Hear Hear Big Roy, Where else would the out of towners go for their information and regular Cobblers discussion fix. Yes, I will be at Torquay without a ticket looking forward to a party. They must let us in, providing we behave. Please no gatecrashers ala Chesterfield a few seasons a go who spoilt it for the majority... P@@h will not win all three, it is in our own hands. Lets go for it. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!

manny at 21:13:2 Monday April 24 2000
heard a rumour today that we're getting another 750 torquay tickets taking the total to 1250. its still nowhere near enough but its a bit better, then we can have one massive automatic promotion party on the english riviera. lovely!

How strange at 21:4:28 Monday April 24 2000
Have you noticed that in the 45 minutes between postings Sadder than Jack has totally forgotten where to use capital letters and apostrophes? The second posting seems to have been written by someone whose second language is English. I think I smell a rat!

Big Roy at 20:56:57 Monday April 24 2000
You're missing nothing britgal. We used to enjoy some good natured banter on here and WSD suffered no more or less than anyone else at that time. We had a little joke regarding a pink shirt that he allegedly but never actually wore at a home match and then moved on. Unfortunately, some tiny minded people have taken it upon themselves to continue that theme to the point where it's totally boring and more than offensive. I hope WSD continues to contribute as he makes valid points and expresses his own opinion, which is surely the whole point of this site. We will always be plagued by idiots. Ignore them and read the true supporters contributions like Ralph, Hartwell, MartinW, Richard, Ray, WSD, Carl, Danny, NSB and many others (sorry if I missed you) who are fairly obvious by their passionate, though often controversial, postings . . . and don't forget to have a laugh and a joke on the way. btw - I'm not neccessarily including other club's supporters amongst the idiots, they often make worthwhile contributions. I suppose I'll get slated for this but I'm big enough and ugly enough to take it!

Sadder than Jack at 20:51:28 Monday April 24 2000
Apologies to jacks everywhere for my previous post. it's me thats the bitter one because although we beat you in 97, you, are in a far superior position to us. You will surely get promotion saturday and possibly the championship, whilst us on the other hand will have to go once again through the lottery of the play 0ffs as peterboro will nip in for the other automatic spot. So with the sort of form we are showing now, we are bound to totally outplay, outclass the opposition even at wembley and lose to a very dodgy twice taken moved 8 yards free kick. So once again please accept my apologies as your side is far superior to ours with a shit tin pot stadium and even shitter part time supporters. Never mind i'm sure the whole of the dr martens empire will have the usual free transport the very short distance to wembley. Maybe we should tell them what colour we play in this time OK rant over bye

Anon at 20:50:57 Monday April 24 2000
Robbo and the rest of you - get a life, grow up, try to put together a simple sentence without swearing and above all, try to maker sense! If only you knew how pathetic some of your stuff really is to the outsider, you'd be embarrassed (well, that is if you had the ability to feel that kind of emotion).

West Country Cobbler at 20:50:24 Monday April 24 2000
I saw two great shows today: Not only the excellent away win at Rochdale, a brilliantly taken 3 points, but also the great show of community spirit by Carlo. I think that it is great that a player can take just 2 minutes during half to make some little lad's day! He fully deserved the applause! It a Shame things like that get forgotten in the money driven world of football!!!

NorthantsJack at 20:44:34 Monday April 24 2000
I still think that Cobblers will go up automatically this season. There werer many doubters on this board last month. You seem to have come on strong for the final run in. Good luck on the final two games. Come on Brighton, do us all a favour and see off the Pish... NorthantsJack

GOLDIE at 20:42:11 Monday April 24 2000
Great win today attracts some real idiots before my message - who cares what these idiots are saying no one understands there ramblings. Ticket or no ticket be in Torquay for the Friday night of your lives. There will be no problem getting in as long as we behave ourselves! Estimated 1,000 cCobbs will be in town plus their extended families. I know I will get in even if couldnt I would still be there. Mansfield is the hardest game, thats the one that counts cos if we blow that one then it all over and its playoff time. Great day out today behind the goal!!

britgal at 20:21:17 Monday April 24 2000
Ok, I'm confused. Why does everyone always take the piss of WSD? I am a regular reader of this site and think he's lovely! Am i missing something? Cobblers goin' up!

Sadder than Jack at 20:6:16 Monday April 24 2000
I must be sadder than that whinging Welsh git, but I've just looked at THE freekick again. The foul was right on the penalty arc and a fraction to the right of center looking at the goal. We first took it a yard to the left and a yard further back than it should have been. After the encroachment we were made to move it to the right and were then 2' to the right and 2' back from the exact spot. Fairly close I would say. Have you still got the recording Jack? Have a look - carefully. Your bitterness must have aged you no end. Like I said though, I must be sadder than Jack to bother. PS Did you know that Grimsby's winner was made by Jack Lester coming from an offside position and fouling Colin Hill, letting the ball run to Donovan? But that's another story.

Jack tha menace at 19:40:6 Monday April 24 2000
SWANSEA CITY FC LEAGUE DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONS 1999/2000 GREAT SEASON SO FAR ..ALL WE NEED NOW IS FOR SCUMDIFF TO GO DOWN ( A FORMALITY) AND NORTHAMPTON TO LOSE IN THE PLAY OFF FINAL ..OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE A LAST MINUTE TWICE TAKEN MOVED AROUND 8 YARDS FREE KICK .. FINAL TOP 3 POSITIONS SWANSEA PETERBORO ROTHERHAM GOODBYE GIRLIES HOPE NOT TOO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR :)

NSB at 19:4:49 Monday April 24 2000
isnt putting 4 goals past us punishment enough jack?

Jack at 19:3:18 Monday April 24 2000
Well done to the Cobblers today. Nice to see you move into 3rd place, 2 places behind us. May the Posh win on Wednesday, you secure a place in the play off final and be defeated by Darlington in the 94th minute with a retaken free kick, moved 6 yards to the left. Jack Army!!!!

Huddersfield cobbler at 18:53:54 Monday April 24 2000
It was to esay,soon as we scored the first goal it was never in doubt.men of the match were HUNT,HOWARD,HOPE.,,,COBBLERS ARE GOING UP.

NSB at 18:51:9 Monday April 24 2000
time for a little censorship ray!

NSB at 18:48:18 Monday April 24 2000
the ice man is GOD!

Stat-man at 18:45:22 Monday April 24 2000
Just a little message to say that KEITH WELCH hasn't conceeded a goal for MORE THAN SIX HOURS, but you probably knew that anyway, didn't you?

NSB at 18:44:10 Monday April 24 2000
pooh? Go up? not as long as im alive!

Robbo at 18:42:28 Monday April 24 2000
YES WERE GOING UP !!!, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FCUKING SCUM (BORO) THEY COULD GO ABOVE US ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!, WHAT HAPPENS THEN, JUST IMAGINE IF THEY GO UP AND WE DONT !! AAARRGGHHHH, I SAY IF THAT HAPPENS WE ALL GO DOWN THERE AND SMASH THE HOLE PLACE UP !!!! I THINK EVERYONE WOULD AGREE !!

NSB at 18:20:27 Monday April 24 2000
scientific research proves that watching the cobblers gets you higher than smoking hash!

NSB at 18:14:50 Monday April 24 2000
Its da gooooooooooooood Shit!

Ray at 17:31:16 Monday April 24 2000
Site now updated....

Ray at 17:30:47 Monday April 24 2000
Makes a change from last seasons nightmare.

Reality check at 17:26:58 Monday April 24 2000
We scored 3 away, Howard's becoming prolific, Am I dreaming?

Ray at 17:8:24 Monday April 24 2000
Whoooohoooooo!!!

Sean from London at 17:6:56 Monday April 24 2000
Promotion is almost in our own hands. The only problem is the dreaded Pish. If we win our last two matches, Boro have to win all three of their matches to stop up going up automatically

Louise at 17:0:17 Monday April 24 2000
Are we going up for sure? Can anyone tell me? What do we need to do?

Sean from London at 16:59:0 Monday April 24 2000
Swansea, Rotherham and the Cobbs won, Darlington drew and Boro are crap

STD at 16:58:47 Monday April 24 2000
Let's hope Carlo sticks around next year - he the man!

MK Cobbler at 16:57:34 Monday April 24 2000
THE TOWN ARE GOING UP, THE TOWN ARE GOING UP...NOW YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE US, SAID NOW YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE US, SAID NOW YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE UUUUUSSSSS...THE TOWN ARE GOING UP!!

Lisa at 16:56:44 Monday April 24 2000
Is 3-0 final score?

Sean from London at 16:56:37 Monday April 24 2000
Full-Time 3-0 Cobblers are third and going up

Sean from London at 16:49:35 Monday April 24 2000
Rotherham 2-0 up and the goalscorer Jason White. Thanks Jason !!

Tony at 16:43:28 Monday April 24 2000
Corazzin, 3-0... OH YES, what more can you ask for??

Sean from London at 16:28:8 Monday April 24 2000
Half -Time Stats Goal Attempts 7r 7n, (On Target) 3r 3n, (Bar/Post) 0r 0n, Fouls 6r 7n, Offsides 2r 0n, Corners 0r 3n

Sean from Lndon at 16:27:38 Monday April 24 2000
Half -Time Stats Goal Attempts 7r 7n, (On Target) 3r 3n, (Bar/Post) 0r 0n, Fouls 6r 7n, Offsides 2r 0n, Corners 0r 3n

Luton Cobbler at 16:15:32 Monday April 24 2000
Half time report from fellow Cobbler at ground says we're well on top. Both goals have come from corners. The first a direct header from Howard, the second from Hunt picking up a cleared corner and firing home. Apparently pitch is a shocker and only threat from Dale is Platt who scored at Sixfields.

Sean from London at 16:4:33 Monday April 24 2000
And Peterborough are whining (so no difference there)

Ray at 15:58:35 Monday April 24 2000
Wining? Lets hope they are too p****d second half. :-)

Sean from London at 15:54:39 Monday April 24 2000
But Swansea and Rotherham are wining 1-0. Come on Mansfield and Chelterham

Ray at 15:53:51 Monday April 24 2000
Cobblers lead 2-0 half time - Howard 2 minutes, Hunt 40 minutes.

YES at 15:52:12 Monday April 24 2000
BIG CITY LIGHTS DON'T BOTHER ME

Tony at 15:50:25 Monday April 24 2000
Half Time 2-0, come on town, and come on Brighton on Wednesday....!

Sean from London at 15:46:17 Monday April 24 2000
It is true 2-0 (and Radio Five Live (?) have only just caught up)

Nick at 15:44:27 Monday April 24 2000
2-0. James Hunt

Tony at 15:40:53 Monday April 24 2000
HUNT 2-0 YES YES YES!!!!!!!! WE ARE GOING UP SAY WE ARE GOING UP!!!1

Anon at 15:40:47 Monday April 24 2000
2-0!!!!!!!!

Anon at 15:28:7 Monday April 24 2000
www.football365.co.uk for reliable latest scores we're third in the league at 3.32

Anon at 15:27:11 Monday April 24 2000
Still 1-0

Sean from London at 15:26:29 Monday April 24 2000
Team : Welch, Sampson, Green, Spedding, Hope, Savage, Hunt, Frain, Howard, Forrester, Parrish. Subs Hughes, O'Reilly, Hodge, Corazzin.After 19 minutes 0-1 to the Cobblers

Sean from London at 15:18:45 Monday April 24 2000
Can anyone confirm that Rochade scored.My info is that it is still 0-1 to us.

Anon at 15:17:48 Monday April 24 2000
is the own goal correct? still 1-0 on five live

typical at 15:14:32 Monday April 24 2000
1-1 spedding own goal

Tony at 15:2:30 Monday April 24 2000
Howard.... WE SCORED!!!!!!!!! WE BLOODY SCORED!!! 1st Minute!

Final Score at 14:57:0 Monday April 24 2000
Darlington 1, Hartlepool 1..... Come on Town, just what we needed!

Oldcrow at 14:25:29 Monday April 24 2000
Oops, got my e-mail wrong....

OldCrow at 14:22:46 Monday April 24 2000
Anyone tell how much a season ticket is for the Cobblers. Cheers.

Sean from London at 14:2:11 Monday April 24 2000
The Guardian today put Carlo as joint second goalscorer in the 3rd Division with 18 goals. I assume they have added in the Gold Cup goals

Sean from London at 13:55:53 Monday April 24 2000
Darlington 0 Hartlepool 1 (half-time)

Tony at 13:53:49 Monday April 24 2000
Half time, Darlington 0, wait for it... Hartlepool 1, DARN I SAY... THE TOWN ARE GOING UP, THE TOWN ARE GOING UP!!! We gotta win today, we just gotta win! Please God, let us win!!

Steve at 11:43:58 Monday April 24 2000
Please excuse the puerile spelling. That should have read 'puerile'.

Steve at 11:42:29 Monday April 24 2000
The following is from Rochdale's unofficial website, and makes uinteresting reading. Certainly more interesting than the puerlie tosh recently being served up here. "A biggish crowd is expected at Spotland today as Northampton Town are the visitors. The game is vital for both teams, with Dale needing the points to revive their flagging play off hopes. A win today, given the right results elsewhere, could really put Dale back into the picture. Victory for the Cobblers will probably secure them a play off place, however Northampton now have their sights firmly set on an automatic promotion place. This looked unlikely a few weeks ago, but the top three have faltered in recent weeks, and now anything at the top is possible. The Cobblers had a nightmare start to the season, and a 1-0 home defeat for Dale proved to be the last straw for Northampton who sacked manager Ian Atkins as a result. At that point, even the play offs looked unlikely, as they were mid table and very unimpressive on the field. However, new manager Kevin Wilson has turned things round, and since then they have probably been the best team in the division. This will be one of Dale's most difficult games of the season, and a victory against Town will have to be hard fought with the visitors expect to bring a sell out 1200 allocation. In the Northampton Line Up, will be former Dale hero Keith Welch. Welch spent a good few years at Spotland after joining from Bolton as a youngster. Ironically, Welch got his big break when then number one Dave Redfern broke a finger in a 5-0 slump at Northampton. Welch came in as his replacement for the following game, and soon proved himself as a more than worthy replacement in his first few games, which included an Sherpa Van Trophy match against Middlesboro, which Dale narrowly lost to on penalties after no goals in 120 minutes of play. Many consider Welch to be one of the best goalkeepers to have played for Dale. His finest performance came in Dale's 1990 FA Cup 5th round match against Crystal Palace where he produced save after save to keep Dale in it. He eventually was sold to Bristol City for a then club record fee of �200,000 in 1991. Welch spent eight seasons there before signing for Northampton on a free transfer in the Summer of 1999. Welch will remain in the memories of many Dale fans for a long time, and it is hoped he will get an excellent reception today. Also in the Cobblers team will be Dale loanee Richard Green. Green spent a month on loan at Spotland earlier in the season, and produced a series of solid defensive displays. So much so that he was awarded this site's Player of the Month for October. Northampton are expected to go into the game with the side that beat Hull 1-0 on Friday night. As well as Welch and Green, in the side should be former Scunthorpe striker Jamie Forrester and CONCAF golden boot winner Carlo Corrazin. Forrester has joined the Cobblers on a loan from Dutch team Utrecht. Forrester scored a brilliant goal for Scunny last season at Spotland. Diminutive striker Corrazin is a Canadian International and come into form. So much so that he has been linked with a move to Division One side Nottingham Forest. On the other hand, Dale will go into the game with a number of injury worries. With winger Graeme Atkinson already ruled out for the rest of the season, Dale picked up new injuries down at Plymouth on Saturday. Tony Ford MBE, Keith Hill and Dave Flitcroft are all expected to miss the game through injury which will prompt a massive rethink for manager Steve Parkin. The squad is being stretched massively, which may see a return to the 4-4-2 formation for this game only if the worst comes to the worst. Saturday's subs Chris Bettney and Sean McClare are expected to come into the starting line up. Both impressed on Saturday, and should get well deserved returns. The strikers will once again present a headache for Steve Parkin. Graham Lancashire may also get a recall to the starting line up in place of Clive Platt who grabbed the winner at Sixfields earlier this season. It was during that game at Sixfields that Dale produced one of their best displays of the season. Dale completely ran the show in the first half, with some immaculate passing football which left the Cobblers chasing shadows. The home side failed to have a shot on target till late in the game, and Dale really should have been four or five up at the break. The second half saw the Cobblers get back into the game, but Dale held on to for a very much deserved victory. This proved to be one defeat too many for Ian Atkins who was sacked later in the week. Northampton Town will always go down in my memory for the FA Cup 4th round game back in 1990. Both sides had done well in battling through the first three rounds, and were expecting one of the big boys in the fourth round. There was perhaps a little disappointment on both sides when the draw was made. Almost 10,000 turned up at Spotland to see Dale romp to a magnificent 3-0 win in one of the best performances seen in Spotland. It was great to see such a packed Spotland that day, and Dale produce the goods who so often they had failed when the crowds turn up.Last five games....." For some reason the article came to a premature end.

Anon at 11:20:27 Monday April 24 2000
Whoooo dontget your pink shirt in a twist.

Anon at 9:55:28 Monday April 24 2000
No ticket for Rochdale? Just turn up on the day and you'll get in; dozens did the same at Darlo. We've sold 800 out of 1250 and Rochdale need the money.

DavCobbler at 8:51:18 Monday April 24 2000
hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm now then ?????????? M6 or M1, M62 ?????????????????AH fcuk.....who cares..... UP THE COBBLERS....FCUK THE POSH

WHAT SAD LOSERS at 8:20:28 Monday April 24 2000
Not sure what the last few messages are all about - just sound like idiots. On the way soon - come on you COBBLLLLERSSSSSSSSSS!!!

WSD at 1:25:55 Monday April 24 2000
That is it now someone is trying to make out they are me by trying to say what an achiever I am ! Well what a load of rubbish we all know that the other seven applicants who applied to go to Bournemouth Uni got offers from real Uni's not glorified Poly's. I wish you would all grow up.And to state that A levels need more than turning up and cramming before the exam proves that whoever you are are a complete waste of space.I live for the 3rd Division Message Board because now I'm going to Bournemouth I wont have to watch the crap that you lot do at Sixfields :o )......

The Real West Stand Dave at 0:27:34 Monday April 24 2000
Whoever it is spending their time impersonating me on the Internet - GET A LIFE!! Firstly, if you bothered to read anything I did write, you'd know I had to stop updating my Cobblers website due to my A-levels, but have kept going with From The Terrace. The latter secured me an offer from Bournemouth University, one of the top Uni's in the country for Journalism, where one in eight applicants get accepted. Also, whether you like it or not (whoever I am talking to here who doesn't seem to like me) I will be at the Torquay game. I know of at least FIVE people who previously posted regularly on this board (including myself!!) but have now stopped because of immature comments like that. This place aint what it used to be folks...

Angered at 23:35:25 Sunday April 23 2000
To the guy who says I'm soppy. I may be soppy but I can't get to the games home or away i am paralyzed from the neck down.I love the sites as I can keep up with everything.

WSD at 23:25:23 Sunday April 23 2000
OK I admit it, I am a shitstabbing liar. As my crap website suggests, I have a very poor grasp of the english language and will never be a journalist. I will probably fail my A-Levels and even if I pass I will go to a shit university. I am sorry to pretend that I know people in the journalism field that can get me tickets for important games, but I have no friends and have to lie about these things.

ROCHDALE COWBOY at 23:18:7 Sunday April 23 2000
I JUS RODE UP HERE ON MY HORSE TO THE SALOON CALLED SPOTLANDS THIS IS A SMART PART OF MANCHESTER! SE YOU ALL TOMORROW - COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!

Soppy thats you angered at 23:16:43 Sunday April 23 2000
Who cares about what youve got to say - most fans were there and we know what happened so read your Sunday Sport if your bored or take youre boxing gloves off sucker|!!!

WSD at 23:15:16 Sunday April 23 2000
You think thats bad come to my Hotel .Its as crap and stale today as it was when I opened for business.Still as a journalist I get free tickets for Torquay you sad people hee hee.....

Angered at 22:54:38 Sunday April 23 2000
I feel I need to complain. Sids site has not been updated from the Hull match and doesn't look like being done either.It's not good enough.It states a 2 day turn around on match reports and nothing has happened in the last 48 hours what is going on ?

Early Arrival at Rochdale at 22:53:49 Sunday April 23 2000
Its still 0-0

Confucious at 22:38:22 Sunday April 23 2000
It is the man that speaks quietly that has much that is worthy of attention.

Woodford Cobbler at 22:3:2 Sunday April 23 2000
Songs on the p.a. Don't forget they have "Simply the best" last heard as we trudged home soaking wet & relegated at the end of last season. What will we get this time after promotion Mel C & going down,

Woodford Cobbler at 22:2:42 Sunday April 23 2000
Songs on the p.a. Don't forget they have "Simply the best" last heard as we trudged home soaking wet & relegated at the end of last season. What will we get this time after promotion Mel C & going down,

RAW is WAR at 20:9:45 Sunday April 23 2000
SHUT UP, I WILL SHOUT AS MUCH AS I WANT, AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH

Peace Man at 19:44:8 Sunday April 23 2000
Make love not war! (and don't shout, please)

RAW is WAR at 18:35:53 Sunday April 23 2000
THIS IS ANOTHER MEMBER OF WAR is WAR, ORBITAL IS A LEGEND. GO TO MY SITE @ http://rgt.digitalbomb.com THERE IS A LINK TO MY OTHER SITE THERE

RUSHBIN at 18:31:11 Sunday April 23 2000
I suppose I shouldnt gloat, what a shame for them!!

RAW is WAR at 18:30:48 Sunday April 23 2000
HI OBITAL GANJA REMEMBER US ????

MARK at 15:42:34 Sunday April 23 2000
DAVID PLATT WAS AT THE GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT. HE WATCHING CARLO,OR JAMIE. THEY NEED A GOOD GOAL SCORER NEXT SEASON. MY GUESS IS HE IS MORE INTRESTED IN JAIME. PAPER REPORTS TODAY SAY CARLO IS ALSO INTRETING WOVLES AND WBA.

ORBITAL Ganja at 14:48:35 Sunday April 23 2000
In response to the Anon on saturday night who said that there was the Diamonds were the only team letting the county down. Well I am afraid you are wrong, due to the fact that they are not a team, but a heavily disguised marketing project that griggs deviced, so that there would be an increase in the sale of DR martins boots. Hows that for an X-files theory?

Britgal at 11:52:14 Sunday April 23 2000
I went to the eastenders website and there's this thing where u ask a question to Frank Butcher and he'll answer it. I asked if cobblers'd get promoted and he answered this: Will you, won't you? That's your decision, boy. You can if you want, but I'm going to stick with what I know best. By the way, can I interest you in the Jag out on the forecourt? Immaculate and just one careful lady owner... I am confused.

Sharon From Hunsbury. at 11:48:36 Sunday April 23 2000
Arn't you all glad your here reading this and eating Chocolate eggs, rather than in the traffic jam to Silverstone!!. Unlike me, my husband hates football, and whilst I go to the cobblers home matches, he goes to his passion- motoracing. I phoned him on his mobile recently and he joined the A5 at blisworth at 7:00am, and at 10:00am he had moved half a mile to the Abthorpe turn!! I suppose I'd better video it at this rate!! Happy Easter to all Cobblers fans!!!!

Tony`s leg puller at 11:19:22 Sunday April 23 2000
Doh !!

Big Roy at 11:12:42 Sunday April 23 2000
Yeah, I'm recording a version of "Missed Again" for The Direones.

Nostalgia Man at 11:8:1 Sunday April 23 2000
Bloody Marvellous a talent even at that tender age. Any projects to keep the tw*ts occupied during this close season BR?

Big Roy at 11:5:52 Sunday April 23 2000
Yeah - and I was only 9 at the time Nostalgia Man!

Truth Hurting at 11:2:9 Sunday April 23 2000
Yep he stinks like a big turd !!

very blonde at 11:0:52 Sunday April 23 2000
is carlo off?

Nostalgia Man at 10:57:56 Sunday April 23 2000
Hey Big Roy I heard you were the axeman that supported Hendrix at The Isle Of Wight gig is this true ?

Big Roy at 10:26:42 Sunday April 23 2000
Wow! Greg surfaces before 12!!!

Greg at 10:14:29 Sunday April 23 2000
stick to playing the guitar B.R your not much of a time share rep

Big Roy at 10:12:38 Sunday April 23 2000
Noel - a thirty year old strat is only just beginning to mature. It'll sound great in another twenty!

Big Roy at 10:8:1 Sunday April 23 2000
Time-share on the Torquay tickets is the only answer! If 3000 of us buy a 15 minutes slot each, then we all get to see some of the match with six people sharing one ticket! Problem sorted.

Gulls fan at 3:40:14 Sunday April 23 2000
45 tickets maybe more FOR sale for the Torquay v Northampton game (home supporters area) all offers considered e-mail me for more info cheers this is a genuine offer and maybe your only chance ..

Noel Redding at 0:9:51 Sunday April 23 2000
They certainly did BR! Mind you, you are looking well for a 30 year-old corpse. Time to change the strat too methinks!

Danny at 23:51:58 Saturday April 22 2000
SIXFIELDS, GIVE ME A TICKET TO TORQUAY!!!!!

Anon at 23:48:48 Saturday April 22 2000
Hmmmm, Cobblers pushing for promotion, Poppies at Wembley, Saints at Twickenham and in the European Semi's. All's well in the county then I see, oh apart from the other end of the A45. Lets see, which sports club is letting the county down this season?

WSD at 23:28:54 Saturday April 22 2000
Can't moan at the team after three 1-0 wins so you moan at me! THERE'S A SURPRISE!! GET A LIFE RAY!! Could your jealousy that you won't be going to the Torquay game and I will have anything to do with it??! And on that thought, GOODNIGHT!

Bearer of sad tidings at 23:8:27 Saturday April 22 2000
Dear Worried, Hendon is most unlikely to be a Cobblers player next season.....he's too expensive wage wise (same goes for Savage). But, always looking on the bright side of life (just watched the Comedy Top Ten Records...bit dire ), saved wages could mean Daryl Clare, who (promise this is not a wind up), would like to play for us next season. Can't imagine that we could possibly keep Jamie (if only) (sorry about over use of brackets tonight), but do know that he really likes Kev's management style,ie;treats the players like adults...which is unusual apparently (can't think why that would be unusual can you?).Good news that Hartlepool won today....they should be really up for beating Darlo now. Come on you Cobblers!!!

Anon at 22:53:17 Saturday April 22 2000
THE JACKS ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT PLAY OFFS ARE THEY

Anon at 22:50:51 Saturday April 22 2000
just watched man utd, scum bastards how do yhey get away with it? they are good at footy but that keane tosser is a shit ref

S.S Robbo at 22:46:8 Saturday April 22 2000
HA HA THE ANNON WHO WRITE IN, YEP YOUR ON SAD TW@T !!!!!!, ON A BRIGHTER NOTE WHO WEST HAM WON 5-0, YYEEAAHH!!!!!

Nat at 22:32:43 Saturday April 22 2000
So we make Soccer am with the voting of our new tune to do battle with! They show our new strip as well! Let's go for gold and get the WWF (Wrestling SKY )type entry with pyrotechnics and loud music such as "Smack Down" to show next season we lead the world in sports entertainment, which is what football should be all about. The game has gone from 90 mins only to an entertainment business that needs the whole family on board. Just look at the NFL ect. Get the crowd up for it and the team will follow suit!

Steve at 22:25:49 Saturday April 22 2000
Just found this on the Rushden & Diamonds Web site. One day a rich man bought a club and ploughed in all his money re-built the ground re-built the team and everything seemed sunny The years passed and people laughed and the club got in a mess the moral of the story is YOU JUST CAN`T BUY SUCCESS !

CDU at 21:48:25 Saturday April 22 2000
With Rotherham bottling it we are now definately on track to take the title!!!!Don't worry about the P*sh and the pseudo Kiwi sheep lickers The Town are on the march.NTFC DIV III MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!

Worried at 20:50:5 Saturday April 22 2000
Hull City's site www.hullcityfc.co.uk makes interesting reading, with an honest match report and news that David Platt was here to watch Ian Hendon!

Champions....!!!!......Champions..!!!... at 20:45:35 Saturday April 22 2000
The jacks are going up !!!! as of course Champions while you battle it in the play offs hahahaha!!!!

Champions....!!!!......Champions..!!!... at 20:44:17 Saturday April 22 2000
The jacks are going up !!!! as of course Champions while you battle it in the play offs hahahaha!!!!

Big Roy at 20:39:32 Saturday April 22 2000
Did someone really mutter that I sound a bit like Hendrix on Soccer AM this morning? My life is complete. Hold on - he's been dead for nearly thirty years!

Happy Cobbler at 19:15:41 Saturday April 22 2000
I'm glad too see Northants 96 getting slagged off at last! The only time they get involved with our beloved club is when there is a sniff of glory. They rolled out the glorious Fightback 2000 in August and then continued to say how fantastic Man.Utd are every Monday.Jo Fatbird Jissum is an embarrasment as all she does is talk crap about the players and so does that idiot Mark. Why don't they get someone on in the mornings who knows what they are talking about.... Do us a favour Northants 96...get rid of the muppets and give us a radio station who a)give credibility to the town via passing drivers on the M1!! b) Don't just jump on the band wagon when it suits c)offer credible sponsorship ,not pathetic "win �10,000 if you can get the football through the hole which is the size of a tennis ball!"

nsb at 18:59:51 Saturday April 22 2000
and thats one more than northants 96 have! utter boillox that station is..... but better in turn than bbc northampton who punish fans for not turning up to matches by forcing them to listen to the most boring commentators on the planet!!!!!!!! the incredible 3-1 victory at brighton was completely ruined by that bunch of gits!

nsb at 18:56:47 Saturday April 22 2000
re: crick cobbler, the reason that the only songs we hear on the pa system are tragedy and why does it allways rain on me is cos thats radio cobblers entire record collection...... the name radio cobblers is therefore quite appropriate!

NORTHANTS 96 FAN at 18:52:39 Saturday April 22 2000
NORTHANTS 96 RULES...APART FROM JO OFF MORNING CREW> SHE THICK BINT NORTHANTS 96 RULES...APART FROM JO OFF MORNING CREW> SHE THICK BINTNORTHANTS 96 RULES...APART FROM JO OFF MORNING CREW> SHE THICK BINTNORTHANTS 96 RULES...APART FROM JO OFF MORNING CREW> SHE THICK BINT

Tony at 18:49:29 Saturday April 22 2000
How anyone can claim the East Stand outsung the North stand last night is beyond me! I thought the east Stand was just full of Card Board cut-outs anyway? The North stand was great again last night, I was proud to be there, the chants of constant "Kevin Wilsons Barmy Army" went on and on!!

Slightly Confused @ 96.6! at 18:39:26 Saturday April 22 2000
I have just heard from a reliable source that the local radio station who claim they promote the Cobblers is giving away tickets and entry into a free mascot draw. There is a condition, you have to be on lucky line 9 when the whistle is blown and your NAME has to fit the bill. If you have not got the right name, you won't win. Strange that, I thought as a listener and a fan anyone could enter such competitions, still just another publicity stunt, nothing to do with football at all. Northampton Town would be better off if the disassociated themselves from this so called Cobbler friendly station. And by the way, get rid of that half time fiasco with the board and the goal. No one will ever win �10,000. and it's a waste of time. Keep on with the Ball in the Boot, that is a fans favourite.

Curious Cobbler at 17:53:14 Saturday April 22 2000
hello?

Anon at 17:27:48 Saturday April 22 2000
TALBOT OUT, TALBOT OUT, TALBOT OUT, TALBOT OUT, TALBOT OUT!!!!!!!!

Huddersfield cobbler at 17:27:12 Saturday April 22 2000
Three teams to finsh in top three will be SWANSEA,BORO,TOWN.

Greg at 17:25:34 Saturday April 22 2000
every points crucial now its going right down to the wire unlike the Conferance

Anon at 17:8:38 Saturday April 22 2000
Rotherham lose, Darlington draw, but Swansea and Peterborough win

Anon at 16:34:15 Saturday April 22 2000
Cullen 67, Clarke 70

Anon at 16:33:51 Saturday April 22 2000
doh!!

Anon at 16:33:4 Saturday April 22 2000
bullshit

Anon at 16:31:38 Saturday April 22 2000
Posh 2 Halifax 1 .... Hahahaha !

Anon at 16:30:44 Saturday April 22 2000
posh 1-1 shit!!!

Greg at 16:21:19 Saturday April 22 2000
rotherham1-0 down

Anon at 16:18:47 Saturday April 22 2000
Barnet are beating Rotherham - COBBLERS FOR THE TITLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon at 16:16:27 Saturday April 22 2000
Cheltenham missed a penalty!

Anon at 16:14:1 Saturday April 22 2000
Oh dear Swansea winning 2-0 now:-(

Anon at 16:12:42 Saturday April 22 2000
Comone on Torquay and Cheltenham (what about a goal from Larry??)

Anon at 16:11:56 Saturday April 22 2000
Pish losing 1-0, Kiddy 3-0 up DimOnes drawing

Having A Laugh! at 16:5:40 Saturday April 22 2000
Kiddy 3 up and Direones 1 down and also down to 10 men!

Anon at 15:36:31 Saturday April 22 2000
Swansea 1-0 Torquay - Bugger

Missing...PLEASE HELP !!!!! at 14:29:34 Saturday April 22 2000
If anyone has found any atmosphere crawling through the hedges could you please return to : North Stand, Sixfields, Northampton. Alternatively you could send it to the East Stand which almost outsung the North Stand last night....

MLB at 13:46:9 Saturday April 22 2000
Thanks Norman, will try it!!

Norman at 13:40:43 Saturday April 22 2000
MLB - Our offices are closed but have you tried ringing Rochdale? I am sure that they would be sympathetic to your plight.

MLB at 13:23:12 Saturday April 22 2000
CAN ANYONE HELP.Due to changed circumstances my family are now able to go to the match on Monday (Rochdale v Northampton), but we haven't got tickets. Can anybody get any, we are looking for 4 adults and 2 kids. We are West stand season ticket holders and would love to go. Mail me, ring me (01604-891046) just get me some tickets. Please. I would be eternally gratefull. Thanks

Sid at 13:18:3 Saturday April 22 2000
Yet another win...... you can never get bored of it though! We did play well yesterday, with the defence being rock solid. Hull didn't create anything, and only got us worried when Whitmore turned our defenders inside out to shoot wide, and Brown crossing into the six yard box before clearing it. The crowd were also quite loud, with it being more like the atmosphere for our usual good end of season run in! Don't know how many are going to Rochdale, but i'm looking forward to it!!

Crick Cobbler at 12:17:7 Saturday April 22 2000
Wilson wants us making lots of noise - upbeat atmosphere etc. So WHY do the Mogodon men on the P. A. system choose following three 'tunes' to play in minutues before the run on ??? - TRAGEDY - I'LL BE MISSING YOU - WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME How NOT to create a good atmosphere !!!

TRB Mark at 12:11:3 Saturday April 22 2000
Stuff Northants 69, you shoulda listened to Radio 5 live this morning. There was more about Northanmptonshire on it thanon the local stations!

TRB Mark at 12:5:30 Saturday April 22 2000
To the person who asked what the point was of playing on Friday night, the attendance spoke for itself for a start, our first 6,000+ crowd for a while with the home sections looking full. Hull brought about 5-600, despite the Chron saying that they had sold thier allocation of 1,200. Secondly, Wilson has expressed a preference for night games (remember the 2-1 cracker against Bournemouth last on Good Friday). Thirdly, the police were worried about the Traffic problems with the Grand Prix, Saints at home, and originally Towcester races were planned for this weekend. Onto the match, what a dildo the ref was. He constantly penalised us and let them get away with murder. It was a bit of a nailbiter but 3 more points! I would'nt have given us a prayer of getting an automatic promotion spot but who knows? I think the top three thought they had it in the bag but it would'nt surprise me if they all start winning again. I think there are going to be 100's down there without tickets, including me.

Ray at 11:50:57 Saturday April 22 2000
Musta been seen by a few people - the votes are flooding in this morning.

Ray at 11:48:20 Saturday April 22 2000
What time were we on SoccerAM? I watched it for an hour and got a headache so gave up.

WSD at 11:45:28 Saturday April 22 2000
Sorry - didn't mean to upset you. I can't help being an utter tosser.

Anon at 11:12:54 Saturday April 22 2000
Rotherham United 42 12 4 5 40 16 10 7 4 27 17 77 34 Swansea City 42 13 6 2 27 10 8 6 7 17 18 75 16 Darlington 42 12 8 1 40 14 8 5 8 22 20 73 28 Northampton Town 43 15 2 5 35 18 7 5 9 22 26 73 13 Peterborough United 42 13 4 4 37 27 7 7 7 23 24 71 9 Barnet 42 11 5 5 33 22 8 5 8 19 27 67 3 Cheltenham 42 12 3 6 27 17 7 6 8 21 21 66 10

http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi?acct=mbmb98653 at 11:10:27 Saturday April 22 2000
Go to the 3rd division messageboard and see WSD making a complete arse of himself, bleating on about how he has already got his Torquay ticket because of 'contacts' in the journalism field. Journalist my arse!!!!

Anon at 11:10:12 Saturday April 22 2000
Northampton should have wrapped up the points early in the second half. Firstly, a flicked header from Steven Howard produced a tremendous reflex save from Steve Wilson in the visitors' goal. Three minutes later Justin Whittle made an acrobatic headed goal-line clearance to deny Howard. From the resultant corner, Hull's saviour was Steve Morgan as he kept out another goal-bound header, this time from Dave Savage. Wilson was the busiest man on the field in the Hull goal and brilliantly denied Savage in the 64th minute when the midfielder raced on to a Forrester pass and had almost rounded the goalkeeper before the ball was knocked away from his toe. Three minutes later Wilson tipped away a venomous 30-yarder by Howard, and his heroics hadn't ended as he was then required to stand his ground and beat away a stinging Forrester drive as the forward bore down on goal

DavCobbler at 10:52:19 Saturday April 22 2000
ON MY OWN ...ON MY OWN...ON MY OWN..... :)))))))))

DavCobbler at 10:51:15 Saturday April 22 2000
Have all the Dale tickets gone yet ?? 1300 weren`t it ??

DavCobbler at 10:43:45 Saturday April 22 2000
Anyone remember the names of any decent boozers in Dale ?

DavCobbler at 10:42:4 Saturday April 22 2000
Greg ?

Anon at 10:41:58 Saturday April 22 2000
M1

GREG at 10:41:15 Saturday April 22 2000
MORNING WINDY

DavCobbler at 10:40:45 Saturday April 22 2000
M1 or M6 for Dale.....last time I went we went M6 and it was a mare !!!

Greg at 10:40:36 Saturday April 22 2000
Generally the referees we have had this year have been dire but last night seemed to reach a new low, they seemed to be mixing it and getting away with it while we seemed unable to,Some times you think that you see things from totaly NTFC point of veiw BUT last night w hen we got back to the local boozer a local Hull fan came over , congratulated us,and said THE REFFEREE TRIED HIS HARDEST FOR US BUT WE WERE NEVER GOING TO SCORE so its not the fact that we watch the game through claret coloured glasses BUT THE FACT IS THAT 95% OF OUR REFS ARE F@*%$�& PANTS AND THE OTHER 5% JUST PANTS...see you all in Rochdale for the next huge game UP THE COBBLERS P.S lets hope STEVIE HOWARD keeps linking up and feeding Mr Forrester and keep them boo boys buttoned

DavCobbler at 10:39:59 Saturday April 22 2000
Was thinkin` about going to Scumdon Road today with some mates.....in the away end of course.....then realised what we were saying and shot maself in the kneecap...

Anon at 10:39:52 Saturday April 22 2000
Time for ham and eggs, cup o' tea and loads of toast! See you all at Rochdale.

DavCobbler at 10:38:38 Saturday April 22 2000
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH , I see.....

Anon at 10:38:12 Saturday April 22 2000
ME!ME!ME!

DavCobbler at 10:37:33 Saturday April 22 2000
Ugh ??

Anon at 10:37:2 Saturday April 22 2000
DavCobbler is three in one!

DavCobbler at 10:36:34 Saturday April 22 2000
If you wanna see W. Donald get along to Whitworth`s today as he is now playing for Dav Town :)))))

Homer at 10:36:11 Saturday April 22 2000
Doe!

Bugs at 10:35:38 Saturday April 22 2000
We're gonna thumper Rochdale and beat P'burrow to promotion. Bring back Warren Donald.

DavCobbler at 10:35:37 Saturday April 22 2000
ME ME ME !!!

Torquay bound.... at 10:35:4 Saturday April 22 2000
How many of you folks will be going to plainmoor without tickets ???

Watership Town at 10:34:2 Saturday April 22 2000
anyone seen my Ma ?

JUST A MINUTE at 10:33:53 Saturday April 22 2000
and Radio Four!

ORBITAL Ganja at 10:33:49 Saturday April 22 2000
BBC Northampton

Bugs at 10:32:52 Saturday April 22 2000
A very strange type of currency for a Saturday night.

ORBITAL Ganja at 10:32:32 Saturday April 22 2000
Northants 96 are a typical Commercial station who only follow what there sponsers and backers tell them to do. They are not a radio station they are an advertising station that occassional plays chessy trance and MARKETED POP, does 5 minute news bulletins and reckons they are our official station. All I can say is where were you last season when we were struggling. Stick to Radio Northampton and Radio 1.

Illiterate Cobbler at 10:32:8 Saturday April 22 2000
For speacies....please read SPECIES.......ooops !!

Ronnie at 10:31:24 Saturday April 22 2000
ShaLalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaleeeeeee!

Rabbit`s biological society...RBS at 10:31:8 Saturday April 22 2000
Bugs.....Many years ago "currants" was used as a definitive description for the droppings of the Rabbit speacies. However, more recently the term "Rabbit" has been adopted more for the Saturday night encounters of the human species. Droppings were unfortunately not studied during this period.........

Rolf at 10:29:34 Saturday April 22 2000
Rabbits, Goldfish and Parrots! Wot no donkeys?

Mornin` Ganj at 10:28:16 Saturday April 22 2000
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Bugs at 10:27:41 Saturday April 22 2000
Goes like a rabbit? Do you mean her crap looks like little currants?

DavCobbler`s great aunt Edna`s goldfish at 10:27:35 Saturday April 22 2000
Has anyone seen my owners great nephew ??? Somone said he might have been going to Torquay ??? Or was it Newquay ??, or Bournemouth ? .... Arrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh Who am i ???

ORBITAL Ganja at 10:26:37 Saturday April 22 2000
I am physically wrecked after a hard night. But my mind says stay awake and write something on the comments page about last nights win. All I can say is come on the town we have to push now and keep this good form going while the top three hopefully will get knocked of their perches. Sqawk!!!!!!Sqawkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!1

Another DavCobbler at 10:25:26 Saturday April 22 2000
Summat that REALLY MAKES MY FCUKING BLOOD BOIL..... Northants fcuking 96 have once again become the "OFFICIAL COBBLERS STATION". Well I for one reckon they should stick to their principles and fcuk off back to Franklins Gardens!!!! BTW the blonde at the top of the stairs on the bank trying to get ya to "win �10000" goes like a rabbit ( speakin` from previous experience ) :))))) UP THE COBBLERS....FCUK THE POSH !!!

Hung Draw and Slaughtered at 10:25:16 Saturday April 22 2000
BR makes his debut on Soccer AM! Despite Lovejoy's mirth someone did utter 'a bit like Hendrix'!!

DavCobbler at 10:20:58 Saturday April 22 2000
Bloody `ell, just how big a problem have Torquay got ?? Literally EVERYONE that I spoke to last night WILL be going to down. Either Torquay sort summat out or they are gonna have a problem on their hands I reckon !!!! ALL GOIN` TORQUAY !!!! UP THE COBBLERS :))))))

Greg at 10:13:51 Saturday April 22 2000
I like scunthorpe folk

Scunny1 at 9:33:46 Saturday April 22 2000
Glad to see Jamie's back in form. We all hated him for leaving on a Bosman but he lit up our season last year. Sadly we are going back down to our favourite division (unless we beat Preston away today and Stoke on Monday!). Of the four of us who went up only Brentford have looked comfortable for obvious �� reasons. There's nobody at the top of the third who look likely to make an impression next year either. You look to have a fairly easy run in but the best thing you could do is slaughter Posh in the play off final at Wembley. Jamie will stay if you can afford �3K/week but I think he is setting himself up for a bigger club. Good luck. Torquay's ticket allocation is a disgrace. Get into the playoffs first and give them a miss - it's a dump. At least you will have the pleasure of playing in some decent stadia with decent pitches. Good luck!

Paul at 0:45:51 Saturday April 22 2000
Premiership referee? YOU WOT! That was the most awefull display I have ever seen. He books Richard Hope for a light tackle, then fails to book a member of the Hull side for a tackle from behind!! Your a CRETIN REF, GET A LIFE!

prick at 0:30:35 Saturday April 22 2000
Has Atkins Come Back? at 23:22:34 Friday April 21 2000 That was too close for comfort!sorry im a prick goodnight

Fred at 23:57:18 Friday April 21 2000
nsb - I take your point, but I wasnt referring to him not scoring or creating anything, more that he shirked a couple of challenges and did nothing to try and shut down their defence or put them under pressure.

General opinion...... at 23:54:37 Friday April 21 2000
Seems like a large number of supporters near me tonight are planning on going to Torquay with or without tickets. General opinion is that the home end will be half empty anyway and that they will probably rather have us in the ground than out. With any luck they'll adopt Northamptonshire Police's policy and open the gates and let us in for nothing. Any chance of putting in a word Chief Constable??

Latest from Torquay United Website - Gomez at 23:53:33 Friday April 21 2000
I must apologise for misleading Cobblers fans. Although we would be unlikely to turn away geunine families on the day - space will be limited in the Family stand. To be safe - if you have no ticket - don't chance it. MikeB - Thursday, April 20, 2000 at 13:11:35 (EDT

nsb at 23:53:24 Friday April 21 2000
well be fair fred, the service he got in those 10 minutes wasnt excellent was it?

Fred at 23:50:19 Friday April 21 2000
What has happened to Carlo. I accept he only got 10 minutes tonight, but we needed fight and determination during that time and all we got was... well neither of these. Since he came back from Canadas Cup triumph he seems to have lost interest indicating to me that he's on his way come the end of the season.

nsb at 23:50:13 Friday April 21 2000
the trouble with a 532 is that if the wing backs dont get into the game too much, the middle 3 are often out numbered......

Pablo at 23:47:19 Friday April 21 2000
Best players on the field were Forrester, Green, Spedding & Savage. Good performance if a little too much hoofing in the first half - still Hull rarely looked like scoring and Cobblers were excellent at times in the second half....shows a 5-3-2 formation can be combined with constructive football. 3 more points to guarantee a play-off place, 6 or 7 to nip into the top 3, I reckon. Going to the wire at Torquay!

nsb at 23:45:52 Friday April 21 2000
half a tank will get you there and back easy big roy!

Big Roy at 23:45:1 Friday April 21 2000
I'll drink to that nsb.

Luton Cobbler at 23:44:37 Friday April 21 2000
Excellent result tonight. Not a bad performance with the back three doing particularly well considering all three got booked in quick sucession in the first half. Richard Hope look confident on the ball and his distribution was much more accurate tonight. James Hunt worked superbly in mid-field doing most of Savages running for him, and what a change to see a striker looking for flick on's from his partner. Howard won most things all evening and was a real meance to their defence. The only disappointment was that we didn't finish more of the opportunities we created, but at this point of the season it's the results that count. The pressure is back on the others tomorrow. Who knows we might not need the play offs yet!!!!

nsb at 23:42:35 Friday April 21 2000
heres to darlo and pooh making a complete balls up tomorrow!

Big Roy at 23:41:16 Friday April 21 2000
I'll take the train. I've only got half a tank of fuel in the car!

CDU at 23:41:2 Friday April 21 2000
Bevvies that is not kids !!!

CDU at 23:40:7 Friday April 21 2000
Straight ahead theres a lovely little bar (topless !!!! )then chuck a left at New Guinea and I'm just down the coast a bit from there. You can't miss the place about a thousand kids Mrs CDU and a huge NTFC flagpole in the back yard !!!! CYA in about 2 days or so I'll whack a few in the freezer so they're nice and cold when you get here !!!!

NSB at 23:38:44 Friday April 21 2000
although i was disappointed that we didnt get more goals, and that carlo and hodge didnt play, i can easily understand wilsons approach to this game...... too often wen we have tried to play attacking football, the defense has come unstuck, this was hammered home by the halifax game...... wilson has gone back to the drawing board as it were and has made sure that weve gotten the basics right..... and has done so in a way that we have been able to win three on the trot.... so well done wilson! KEVIN WILSONS BARMY ARMY!!!!!!!!

Big Roy at 23:36:3 Friday April 21 2000
I'm on the way CDU. Is it left or right at Singapore?

Steve at 23:27:1 Friday April 21 2000
Not much to say, except that it was a great result; a performance that every player should be pleased with. They ALL played well. Richard Green looked so solid, the star of the defence. Forrester always caused problems and scored a lovely goal. Hull threatened a bit in the second half. They had one good player, number 28, who was very creative in mid-field, but, in general we were much the better side. O.K. we should have done better with one or two second half chances, but who cares? The referee was dreadful, quite dreadful. The only disappointment was Carlo, who came on for 10 minutes near the end, and seemed to be asleep. He got caught off-side, when he really should have been ready to steam through and clinch the match. Anyway, we are doing everything that can be expected, i.e. winning every game.

Has Atkins Come Back? at 23:22:34 Friday April 21 2000
That was too close for comfort!

CDU at 23:9:16 Friday April 21 2000
I've got a screen you can borrow BR if you come and pick it up.

Hello at 22:51:8 Friday April 21 2000
Rotherham 42 22 11 9 67 33 77 Swansea 42 21 12 9 44 28 75 Darlington 42 20 13 9 62 34 73 Northampton 43 22 7 14 57 44 73 Peterborough 42 20 11 11 60 51 71

Interested at 22:46:34 Friday April 21 2000
Have you got a spare sheep then Jack?

Big Roy at 22:42:40 Friday April 21 2000
Anybody got any spare chairs?

Big Roy at 22:41:48 Friday April 21 2000
If they can arrange for the screening of the Torquay match at my house, you can all come 'round. Bring a bottle. :-)

Britgal at 22:2:45 Friday April 21 2000
Jamie forrester is a god! Does any1 have a good photo of him they can e-mail me?

Britgal at 21:58:7 Friday April 21 2000
Whatever.

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:57:38 Friday April 21 2000
Anon, I agree, the wrong result given was not from me!!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!

Jack tha menace at 21:55:27 Friday April 21 2000
Shit crowd no fans lucky win staying down

Britgal at 21:54:45 Friday April 21 2000
Is this working?!

Britgal at 21:52:52 Friday April 21 2000
1-0 was the final score. Is it true that we're joint third now?! And isn't my e-mail address the coolest?

Anon at 21:45:44 Friday April 21 2000
How enjoyable it must be whiling away the hours impersonating other people and giving phoney results. Must try that sometime when this paint's finished drying.

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:40:40 Friday April 21 2000
Cobblers 1 Hull2

Anon at 21:39:13 Friday April 21 2000
There's only one Jamie Forrester! (Shame......)

Anon at 21:37:33 Friday April 21 2000
WHAT IS THE SCORE??????

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:13:22 Friday April 21 2000
If you are the real DJ invading our site late on a Friday evening when we are playing, you must be very concerned over your plight in the automatic play-off position...COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!! Does DJ stand for Darlington Jitters???

DJ at 21:7:56 Friday April 21 2000
Northampton are shit

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:3:45 Friday April 21 2000
What is the correct latest score??

NTFC at 20:26:5 Friday April 21 2000
NTFC 1 HuLL 1

Anon at 19:52:59 Friday April 21 2000
There's only one Jamie Forrester 1-0 to the COBBLERS

Predictaman at 19:35:25 Friday April 21 2000
Cobbleshit 1 Hull3

Trying to keep your spirits up at 18:56:38 Friday April 21 2000
There was talk of big screening the Torquay game live back to Sixfields. A figure of �15,000 was mentioned though. There was also talk of a 'few' more tickets being made available by Torquay.

Mystic Chris at 18:38:43 Friday April 21 2000
Todays results will be..... Cobblers 3 Hull 1 ( First scorer Howard) and Everton 2 Red Shite 1 (First scorer Barmby). I demand 10 percent of all winnings. Thank you.

nsb at 18:33:21 Friday April 21 2000
COME ON COBBLERS! DIV 2 HERE WE COME!

Anon2 at 17:53:12 Friday April 21 2000
RAY - get a foriegn dictionary it might be part of a foriegn language (is that how you spell foriegn???????????????????)

Ray at 17:47:37 Friday April 21 2000
If I knew what "anythink derogatives" meant, I might be able to give you an answer.

A Nonymouse at 17:47:0 Friday April 21 2000
To get 3 points

Anon2 at 17:37:5 Friday April 21 2000
Will somebody PLEASE tell me what the point is of playing this match tonight?????

Anon at 17:26:38 Friday April 21 2000
ray does that mean poeple can sue if anythink deogrativeis said past or present beings you are responsible for the copyright.

My first match of the season at 17:2:3 Friday April 21 2000
Ian Atkins' barmy army! Ian Atkins' barmy army!

Anon at 16:49:55 Friday April 21 2000
Come On Town

Wellingborough Cobbler at 13:28:43 Friday April 21 2000
I'm off to torquay ticket or no ticket, and their should be 6 of us, if we can get 100+ outside the ground they will have to let us in. anyway they only got 4000 odd against plymouth and this was while they had the away end so their were 2000+ empty places inside plaimore, take away 900 for the now gone away end and theirs still over 1000 empty places for us at least! and saturday night in a torquay taken over by cobblers will br fantastic especialy if we get into 3rd place, So lets ALL go it works for teams like man city brighton and cardiff.

Kick off is 3.15 at 12:26:27 Friday April 21 2000
The kick off is delayed for a minutes silence to mourne the passing of Rushden and Diamonds season. They spent plenty, talked plenty and did albert all. Well done Poppies I wish you well at Wembley how much did you spend on players and wages compared to the secondary scum (Pish are there with Lincoln narrowing the gap).

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What time is kick off at 11:57:9 Friday April 21 2000
What time is kick off

What time is kick off at 11:53:32 Friday April 21 2000
I thought it was 11.30, just been up there and got back home.

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Ray at 11:3:15 Friday April 21 2000
Torquay have announced that there are no plans to make the Cobblers game all ticket.

Ray at 11:1:43 Friday April 21 2000
For those of you with Sky dustbin lids on your roof - the Cobblers will be featured stringly on SoccerAM tomorrow with snippets about both the voting for next years tune and also the new design for next years kit. Tune in at about 8:50am.

In agreement with Deepcut Cobbler at 11:0:35 Friday April 21 2000
Let`s all go to Torquay, we ain`t going to cause trouble, we just wanna see our team. If there are enough of us they will let us into Plainmoor as we would be better "controlled" in the ground. UP THE COBBLERS !!!!

Pablo at 10:4:14 Friday April 21 2000
Given the remaining fixtures of all clubs involved, I reckon 80 points wins automatic promotion for definite and 79 points could just be enough with one or two unexpected results - 2 home wins, a draw at Rochdale and a win at Torquay on the final day for automatic promotion. The serious prediction: 1)Rotherham, 2)Cobblers, 3)Peatbog, leaving the rest to fight over the scraps!

Pablo at 9:57:8 Friday April 21 2000
I disagree, Danny..No wide-ranging changes, just play to use the team's strengths and to limit their weaknesses. Strengths include having 2 good attacking full-backs to supplement the midfield and a potential matchwinner in Savage. Play attacking at home to compensate weaknesses that include 2 full-backs whose defending is erratic - and play 5 at the back when playing away to anyone half-decent (e.g. Rochdale) for the same reason. Only change I'd like to see is for Howard to play less often - not because of him (though he has his limitations) but because his presence encourages others to hoof the ball long and lose valuable possession that the midfield are good (supported by Hendon & Spedding) are good enough to use well.

Rodney Marshall(MoaningCobbler) at 9:54:25 Friday April 21 2000
The players who are being constantly slagged off by so-called fans: Hendon, Spedding, Savage and Howard are - with the exception of Sampson - the players who have made the most number of appearances this season. These are the players who week in, week out have picked up the results which those same 'fans' have been raving about this week. The fact that we currently have a SMALL chance of automatic promotion is down to players like these. Sure, Hendon and Spedding often look better going forward but aren't those moaning fans the same ones who criticised Clarkson for never going forward? Sure, Savage is not a big tackler, but isn't it exciting to see him begin one of his mazy runs through the opposition? Quit the moaning, get on with the positive roar tonight!

Danny at 9:11:12 Friday April 21 2000
The only way we will go up is if the Cobs drop Spedding and Savage, and Hendon is muzzled!

Grandpa Jones at 9:10:31 Friday April 21 2000
Hello, just setting off for the Torquay match in my bath chair, any clues to where I go at the bottom of Stimpson Avenue. I reckon by going there now I will make it for the kick off. Wave to me!

ETAL LIRPA LOOF at 9:8:46 Friday April 21 2000
See you all at 6 fields at 3.00 to cheer the lads on to victory!!

Pablo at 8:19:33 Friday April 21 2000
Think positive... if Cobblers win last 4 games, they go up automatically unless both Swansea (given their goal difference) and Darlo win 3 out of 4 and Posh win all 4 of their games. Swansea play at Rotherham on the last day (!!), while Darlo have Cheltenham and Carlisle away and a home derby with Hartlepool. As for the championship, have you seen Rotherham's run-in?!...Barnet(A), Cheltenham (H), Hartlepool (A) & Swansea (H)..... The prediction has got to be: Cobblers for the championship, followed by Rotherham and Peteringoutborough (sorry!), a humiliated Darlo crashing out in the play-offs at Cheltenham, who they go on to stuff the drowning Swans at Wembley. Meanwhile Rushdown (the table) and Dieman are confirmed in the Conference, sack Talbot, appoint Gabbiadini as player-manager, are relegated to the Dr. Marten's League where they are able to carry on as the 3rd best team in Northants while wearing their owner's own footwear....Oh, and that safe-blagger in the Darlo boardrooom, overcome with humiliation is arrested for trying to steal the 3rd Division trophy from the Cobblers' trophy cabinet. OK, I'll start taking the pills again!

A Land Far Far Away at 4:41:45 Friday April 21 2000
There is only one ditty surely to fire up the lads to run out to, Strung Drawn And Slaughtered by Snatch.It has guts, feel and determination, the traits that took Carlisle and Darlington to the cleaners and will see us take the Championsip !!!!!!!NTFC DIV III MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS I voted for Fields of Green :o )

Carl at 0:20:55 Friday April 21 2000
Hello Gomez and anon

Anon at 0:11:17 Friday April 21 2000
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Gomez at 23:58:54 Thursday April 20 2000
Yes

Carl at 23:55:35 Thursday April 20 2000
Is there anybody out there?

Deepcut Cobbler at 23:35:20 Thursday April 20 2000
Lets all descend on Torquay, England fashion. To hell with tickets lets all turn up and have a day in the sun on the Devon Riviera. Much better than staying at home watching the game on teletext eh???? And they may put up a big screen on the beach or in a pub on the front for us!!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!! (From experience, if there are enough of us outside the ground, the plods have been known to allow ticketless supporters at a low category game to pay on the gate in a suitable area of the ground. We can only try!!!

Anonsense at 23:25:19 Thursday April 20 2000
Only moans and never any better suggestions from the whingers I'm afraid Plumbob!

Grumpy at 23:23:11 Thursday April 20 2000
Grumpy?

Plumbob at 22:55:15 Thursday April 20 2000
Mal . Can you come up with a better idea refrence the ticket allocation for the torquay match ??

DJ at 22:41:51 Thursday April 20 2000
From wanting Northampton to be the 4th promoted side they are quickly becoming a pain in the arse. Darlo are not under threat from NTFC for 3rd place, it's P'boro who are the trouble. NTFC will get no more than 7 points from now on in, meaning Darlo only need 4. We'll have that and more come 3pm Monday.

Arsenal 1-1 Leeds 1-2 at 21:22:0 Thursday April 20 2000
Who cares what a euro cockup this week, we wont let the country down when Mansfield fly in!!!

Boys at 21:16:20 Thursday April 20 2000
Whats the problem, there is no problem, just go to the Torquay match you will all get in, I think that you are all enjoying your normal bitching about nothing, or is it early excuses cos its a bit further than Daventry! Even if I couldnt get in I would go, its a great weekend in a great place and the people are nice down there. So join Shamus and his drinking buddies for a great time!!!

Anon at 18:57:8 Thursday April 20 2000
Carl - not a case of all at work - more like doing double the work for getting a bank holiday day off!!

Anonnn at 18:54:41 Thursday April 20 2000
Deep Joy - why not try deep throat.... get a life!

Mal at 17:37:40 Thursday April 20 2000
Sorry meant to say been to three, the fourth is Monday.

Mal at 17:35:6 Thursday April 20 2000
This Torquay ticket situation is a real shambles. I have attended all away games apart from Carlisle, becasuse it was changed from a Saturday to a Tuesday night. I am a season ticket holder and I did go to the four qualifying games. No problem you say!! Problem is I didn't always buy the tickets, therefore not recorded for all of the four. A real farce.

Chicago Cobbler at 15:43:1 Thursday April 20 2000
Talk about your travels... Richard from Hong Kong or Oz Cobbler no doubt take the cake... however for purely traveling to a match, I flew 8,000 miles to see Gillingham beat us 2-0 at Sixfields in the miserable Feb drizzle last season, when Turley let in a really crap no effort goal. Mind you, it wasn't for holidays either!!! Pure insanity. Flew in for the match on Friday, and home on Sunday. Now I've relocated to the UK and live only 15 mins from 6Fields and need to find more time to support the club. In fact, this is my first message on here in almost 6 months!! Nice to be back online and with computer access again, and nice to have been able to move to the Rose of the Shires. Up the TOWN!

Sid at 14:43:27 Thursday April 20 2000
Anyone got their GTA's still to do?? It is for Hull (H) tomorrow and Rochdale (A) on Monday. E-mail me with your guesses if you haven't done so. Remember, it's not too late to start/resume playing!!

Sid at 14:41:53 Thursday April 20 2000
Went to buy some Rochdale tickets today, (seeing as some of us haven't got a hope in hell of getting an Torquay ticket!) If the Box Office don't know how many games youve been to, then what was the point of making up those rules!? We had an allocation of 1200 for Rochdale I think, so there must be some left! Remeber, you only have until tomorrow night to get them.

Cheshire Cobbler at 14:22:30 Thursday April 20 2000
Have we sold all our allocation for Rochdale away on Monday, if not how many sold does anyone know? ps the Mancs that I work with have said the pies at Rochdale are some of the best in the football league. Lets hope their players have eaten a few during the season and before the game and are a team of lardies. Come on you Cobblers!!!!!!!!!!

Rodney Marshall(MoaningCobbler) at 14:15:46 Thursday April 20 2000
Deepcut Cobbler suggests that Hull might suddenly hit form as they have sacked their manager. Well, they already were the form team in the division, having won their last three games, including a 4-0 thumping of Carlisle way!

Carl at 12:47:3 Thursday April 20 2000
Blummin' Nora it's deadly silent on here today, everyone had an extra day of work or summink?

Anon at 12:15:6 Thursday April 20 2000
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Anon at 8:41:4 Thursday April 20 2000
Oooooooooh, 'ark at her!!!!

Anon at 1:1:39 Thursday April 20 2000
S S Robbo - sounds appropriate - you cant even get an inflatable doll to be with you on a Friday night...you qualify for an alien - probably coz youre such a pillock.

S.S Robbo at 23:11:15 Wednesday April 19 2000
YEAH MANU ARE OUT, HA HA HA , BOUT TIME I SAY !!! ANYWAY TORQUAY ARE ONLY GIVING OUT 500 TICKETS, STINGEY BASTARDS !!! SO JUST THE THE SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE GOING, ANYWAY SEE ME WITH THE BIG INFLATABLE ALLIEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT !!!!

dep joy at 23:8:52 Wednesday April 19 2000
if they hadnt had two weeks holiday in rio mid season they might not of won f all

deep joy at 23:6:15 Wednesday April 19 2000
man u lost

sffds at 23:5:36 Wednesday April 19 2000
I AGREE WITH JOY! HE/SHE IS RIGHT!

Deepcut Cobbler at 22:58:3 Wednesday April 19 2000
I do not qualify for a Torquay ticket but I will fly over for this last game on the off chance of a ticket. If no joy, I will stay in the vicinity to celebrate the automatic promotion slot we will have just secured....Optimism or what??? Torquay has the weather at this time of the year so how can they deny us our last day carnival in more pleasant climes than we have had for previous seasons.. You never know they (TUFC or their council) may set up a big screen on the beach (ala Marseille) for us without tickets who are travelling to sample the Devon riviera... That would be better than a screen at Sixfields!! On the DJ slagging. Yes, an eloquent slagging off that went completely over some heads. He sounded real sore and concerned at having to rely on the play-offs for his promotion.....(and is a Sheff Utd fan a good judge of a football side??) Looking forward to us putting more pressure on them and the rest after our forthcoming Friday night result. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!!!! P.S. Not to put the willies up anybody but to remind those of the playing staff reading this. Hull have just parted company with their manager, this for other sides is normally followed by an upsurge in form, lets hope this isn't the case on Friday!!!!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!!

Joy at 20:28:24 Wednesday April 19 2000
What's the pointing in hating MU? Do they know you hate them? Do you think they care? Hatred is a negative energy that will eventually destroy your soul. Think again.

DavCobbler at 20:26:45 Wednesday April 19 2000
ALL GOIN` TORQUAY...ALL GOIN` TORQUAY......ALL GOIN` TORQUAY CLAP YER HANDS........(clapping real loud!!!)

MANUEL at 20:7:19 Wednesday April 19 2000
KEANO THERES ONLY ONE KEANO

MANUEL at 19:49:3 Wednesday April 19 2000
CUM ON REAL I FING HATE MAN UTD

RICHARD at 19:32:48 Wednesday April 19 2000
SBJ @ 17.33.1 Tues Apr 18: 10,390 to date and still counting! For the remaining games me and the boy, Chris (plus his friend who was so transfixed by the excellent quality footie on offer in the games we've taken him to so far, that he has committed his paper round money to a season ticket next term!)will expect to clock up a further 1,000 miles. If I hadn't been forced by the missus to go on hols, I would have worn another 1,250 miles of rubber off my (racing slick)tyres. I reckon mileage should be the arbiter of ticket allocation for Torquay! Any seconders?

Gomez at 18:42:40 Wednesday April 19 2000
From the Torquay United site - Dont worry, you'll get in if you bring a kid!! "Re Northants match. We have limited capacity for Cobblers and 500 tickets only will be on sale at Northants. There are no plans to make it all ticket, depends on the run in! We've written to all our grandstand season ticket holders and if they agree to move along a bit then there'll be several hundred more spaces. We'll certainly allow Cobblers family parties (with kids) in the Family stand. i don't think there'll be a problem. MikeB - Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at 14:48:23 (EDT

Jason Lang at 18:30:39 Wednesday April 19 2000
I guess you do not like him then! Neither do I!

JEREMY GUSCOTT HATER at 18:19:53 Wednesday April 19 2000
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Danny at 17:59:32 Wednesday April 19 2000
Don't forget that behind what was the away end is a fence. Nick some milk crates and see the game for nothin'

Danny at 17:57:49 Wednesday April 19 2000
I hope Ms Chamberlain develops a soft spot for me if I sit next to her ;)

Anon at 17:8:49 Wednesday April 19 2000
Gull Droppings, sounds like a good idea, can we sit next to Ms Chamberlain - she has a soft spot for Cobblers....

GULL DROPPINGS at 16:44:57 Wednesday April 19 2000
It is not an ALL TICKET GAME for us, if you behave yourself come and join us, there wont be many of us any way we have nothing to play for. We need the revenue. We will beat you anyway.

Anon at 16:31:40 Wednesday April 19 2000
No devine right - FACT - you are obviously stupid.

No Divine Right at 16:27:39 Wednesday April 19 2000
Again you are all showing yourselves to be whingers. FACT - It is not the club's fault Torquay have chosen now to develop their ground. FACT - They only have 500 tickets. I still do not see any better suggestions coming from the moaning minority. For goodness sake get off the clubs back for once in your life! It is going to be a lottery so we may as well face up to it and to those that are fortunate enough to go, good luck and give them a shout from those that can't.

SBJ at 16:17:44 Wednesday April 19 2000
Maybe there will be a touting industry now for fans who kept hold of their ticket stubs and other proofs of purchase from the four designated games? I have ticket stubs, credit card receipts, credit card statements, programmes, even train tickets and eye-witness alibis - step right up! Buy proof that you attended the Four Away Games! etc etc

aarzu@excite.com at 15:45:39 Wednesday April 19 2000
I'M AN ENGLISH FOOTBALL FAN FROM AZERBAIJAN.I LOVE ALL THE ENGLISH SIDES AND SUPPORT THEM IN EUROPE ANDWORLD.MY 11ST CHOISE CLUB ARE MANCHESTER UNITED.I HOPE ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY TO SEEWIGAN ATHLETICS CLUB IN EUROPE AND HIGH PREMIERSHIP FLIGHT TOO.I WISH ALL THE COBBLERS FAN'S LONG LIFE AND GOOF LUCK. GOOD BYE

Anon at 15:9:26 Wednesday April 19 2000
Not perfect? Master of the understatement! They are saying "You can have a ticket if our totally wrong records say you can" It would be nice to think the club and the ticket office talked to each other.

Carl at 15:4:39 Wednesday April 19 2000
Aren't the TIcket Office and the Club two entirely different entities? I said it's not perfect, but what else could you recommend

Excuse me at 14:51:28 Wednesday April 19 2000
Carl - there is a lot the club can do. They can admit their mistake and use another method. They have stated they are going to use a list of games which we have attended WHICH ISN'T KEPT! Hardly fair! I believe they did it in good faith but hopefully now they will admit that that method is not possible because the ticket office has not kept the records which the club want to use.

Carl at 14:42:21 Wednesday April 19 2000
Sadly it appears that is has turned into another thing for certain folk to show concern about. As Get a Life has stated there isn't really a lot else that can be done by the club to cover such a situation. The people who do attend more away games should be rewarded for their commitment, but this doesn't help for the people who live away or who have to work on Saturdays and are just as commited. Overall I must say I think our club tells us a lot more what is going on than they have done in the past, and for that they should be applauded, it's just a shame that this particular game was scheduled as the last game of the season and that Torquay are renovating their ground. If so many were going to go, what about a big screen at Sixfields to hold the marauding hoards who couldn't get in, just a thought!!

Get A Life at 12:51:0 Wednesday April 19 2000
By all acocunts on the Torquay site it'll be easy enough to get in anyway without colours so head to Torquay and see what happens if you can't get a ticket. It aint the Clubs fault they're just trying to do the best they can like the players .What a bunch of whingeing old bastards you moaners are.(Yes I have been to the four and hold a season ticket)

Vince at 12:25:44 Wednesday April 19 2000
Yep, when I was in the ticket office this morning they knew little or nothing about the Torquay ticket arrangements "you'll have to speak to the club" seem to be the answer to any query.

Manuel at 12:23:25 Wednesday April 19 2000
Keh!

Mr Fact at 12:22:10 Wednesday April 19 2000
Carl - If you just rang the box office I am not surprised - believe it or not I had to read the press release to them as they hadnt been told!!!

Anon at 12:20:50 Wednesday April 19 2000
Fawlty Towers - Do you have a porter and manager though? It seems like Basil and Manuel are running the ticketing side of NTFC.

Carl at 12:18:41 Wednesday April 19 2000
It was me and I forgot to put my name, sorry. Season TIcket holders get preference over the people who have gone to the away games, is what they said. Then it dawned on me that you need a Season Ticket and have been to the away games to qualify anyway. The only problem we have is me and 3 other season ticket holders have been to the four mentioned games, however all the tickets were booked with my credit card, now does that hold the other three up from getting their tickets or what? Confused you will be!!! I know I was. I think sadly it is going to have to be a case of wait and see, although like I said if me and the other 3 lads don't get tickets after all this, then there will be hell to pay. It's going to cause a whole lot of problems, especially if they really don't know what games people attended.

Fawlty Towers at 12:10:34 Wednesday April 19 2000
By chance we have a few vacancies for the 6th May.

Fact at 12:4:59 Wednesday April 19 2000
What answer did you get Anon?

Anon at 12:2:15 Wednesday April 19 2000
I have just rang them, and I got a different answer to the ones already on here, so it may not seem like quite a good idea, if I don't get a ticket I will be mightily pissed off, just make sure you are at the head of the queue for a form and fill it in asap

Vince at 11:59:10 Wednesday April 19 2000
NTFC email address is secretary@ntfc.co.uk

Anon at 11:49:9 Wednesday April 19 2000
Vince - what is club email address?

Fact at 11:48:30 Wednesday April 19 2000
Ii hope the club realise they have made an honest mistake and come up with an alternative......What sounds like a very fair system is in fact a totally lottery! No call back from club yet.....

Vince at 11:47:55 Wednesday April 19 2000
Hmmmmm big problems. I've emailed the club as my Darlo tickets are not on the database (even though I'm a season ticket holder. Anyone keep their ticket stubs from Darlo, Pboro, Brighton? you might need them.

Pissed Off at 11:44:40 Wednesday April 19 2000
Fact, you are right, I also bought tickets for all 4 matches but not all are recorded on the database. OK the club are on a hiding to nothing as demand clearly exceeds supply but they should have realised the likelihood that the ticket computer records would not be accurate before deciding on how the Torquay tickets would be sold.

Fact at 11:12:16 Wednesday April 19 2000
Sixfields box office DO NOT know how many away games you have attended. I have rung them and asked them how many of the 4 I qualify for and was told ONE. I went/going to ALL FOUR. The reason is this. If someone else fetches your ticket (normal practice since most of us have to work!) it is only ever recorded to the person who fetches it. THE BOX OFFICE ADMIT that they have no way of knowing who went to each game and they only record one name in case tickets are lost. I have rung the club to complain and am awaiting a call back....I will keep you all posted.

Who travels the furtest? at 10:3:27 Wednesday April 19 2000
I know that people have atttended matches from all over the world and others travel each week from places miles from Northampton and full credit to you.A few sesons ago I was in France and got up at 4am, driving 50 miles to Caen followed by a 6 hour ferry crossing and a mad dash from Portsmouth to Northampton just in time to catch the second half of a game against Darlo which we eventually won 2-1 after being 0-1 down at half time. I'm sure someone can top that.

Carl at 8:30:9 Wednesday April 19 2000
This ticket thing seems the fairest way to do it to me, they have on record the people who went away to these all ticket fixtures, people who went to all four, it would seem were the people prepared to go every week, when you only have 500 to dispense you can't just have a mad dash to see who gets them first, it would be absolute carnage!!! As for the travelling, me from Pompey every week, has to be close to being too far for a sane person to travel every week.

Paul S at 8:23:48 Wednesday April 19 2000
Stato, if you mean the Darlo game, it was me who gave Savage some stick. I'd really had enough of his lack of running and thought I'd let him know about it. Our eyes met briefly across the crowd and then he slunk away. A bit like my school reports - more effort required from Savage. ............And Fred I don't see how first come first served is fairer than the proposed system. At present you are likely to get a ticket if you have been to the 4 away matches where the club have a record of who travelled. It's true there are always going to be some people unfairly treated by whatever system is chosen, but at least you won't get regular (as in every match) away travellers missing out to those who only go to home matches.

mickey at 0:40:12 Wednesday April 19 2000
looks like we are staying down as we'll have a 3rd div. kit

Paul at 23:59:50 Tuesday April 18 2000
Has to be said Fred does got a point, I'm goona miiss out yet I have attended my fair share of away matches AND i'm a season ticket holder.

Fred at 23:53:20 Tuesday April 18 2000
Whats the clubs email address, I am going to complain.

Ray at 23:46:52 Tuesday April 18 2000
.....and before you ask I didn't attand all of the 4 away matches listed so I'm up the same gum tree as the rest of you...

Ray at 23:42:32 Tuesday April 18 2000
Personally, in view of the very limited access to the ground, the club have decided on what is probably the fairest method of allocation.

Fred at 23:7:35 Tuesday April 18 2000
Well, how about I have attended only 1 of the away fixtures out of the 4, however, have attended 14 away matches in total this season including very long trips to Plymouth and Carlisle. Also I am a season ticket holder. So how can this be a fair system??? Lets say, at the start of the season people know the score. You buy a season ticket, you get priority! It's simple... So the 500 tickets should go to season ticket holders on a first come first served basis.

MartinW at 22:13:10 Tuesday April 18 2000
Bugger! Peterborough won, which makes our task for automatic promotion that bit more precarious. Although Rochdale's defeat does increasingly put us in a safer position in the play offs. But you know what happens, great expectations. Borough may just have softened Rochdale up for us on Monday. Hope to see you all there!!! Shame about Chelsea. Seven minutes away from the Champions League finals and eeeeeek? Dani. Also DJ's comments, while way over the top, are not far from the mark. We were lucky. And if we had lost, as could have happened. It was not a great performance. But a lot of guts. And at this stage of the season, you have to fight for results and that's what we did. There was a lot of nerves on both sides, I think, to be charitable. But in fairness if they had had Gabbiadini you might wellhave seen a different result. The had lots of the play, chances and failed to take them. We did. It was the same story at Sixfields, but a different result.

inside out at 22:10:19 Tuesday April 18 2000
evening all, its been quite a while since i visited this site and not living locally i was unaware that the club are intending to change the shirts again. if this true could someone explain to me why the club are doing this as they promised last season that this kit would be with us for at least two years. or are we talking the away kit???

Damned if you do and damned if you don't at 22:7:28 Tuesday April 18 2000
Who decides what's fair? Danny hasn't missed a game all season and will probably miss out on the last game. But if the club make an exception for Danny they'll have to for all the others that have done the same. There is also the matter of 2000 season ticket holders to consider, a proportion of which may have attended most away games but missed out on one or two of the critical four. Mind you we'll all be miffed if we see some strange, corporate type faces with tickets on May 6th. It seems as fair as you can get. At least the club have thought about it for a change and attempted to arrive at a fair option.

Sleepy Time at 22:0:28 Tuesday April 18 2000
Fred's in bed!

Answer at 21:59:57 Tuesday April 18 2000
Answer?

The Club at 21:59:19 Tuesday April 18 2000
And another thing Freddy, it ain't our fault that Torquay have chosen this prime time to develop the away end at Plainmoor. So why have a go at us?

Answer at 21:56:52 Tuesday April 18 2000
Come on Fred, we're waiting!

Also Fed Up But That's Life at 21:56:18 Tuesday April 18 2000
So FRED if the system for distribution of Torquay tickets is unfair, how would you do it? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

Shed Ender at 21:51:54 Tuesday April 18 2000
Barca 5 Chelsea 1

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:40:37 Tuesday April 18 2000
P**h won 2-1.......... Oh dear, we HAVE to win on Friday.....

Anon at 21:39:26 Tuesday April 18 2000
rochdale 1 POSH 2 full time

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:33:30 Tuesday April 18 2000
Extra time for Chelsea....

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:27:42 Tuesday April 18 2000
Penalty put wide..... Still 2-1 to P**h.......

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:26:45 Tuesday April 18 2000
Penalty to Barcelona............

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:24:45 Tuesday April 18 2000
Barcelona 3 Chelsea 1 4-4 on Agg...

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:15:59 Tuesday April 18 2000
P**h still winning 2-1!!!! COME ON ROCHDALE......

nsb at 20:47:32 Tuesday April 18 2000
im not sure that you can copyright a football kit.... cos what if you had two teams whose colours were claret and white who both were sponsored by nationwide and their kits looked similar, which kit maker would be infringing copyright?

GREG at 20:42:7 Tuesday April 18 2000
The kit is probably copyrighted ? the quality of the shirts are pants

nsb at 20:41:7 Tuesday April 18 2000
ive sort of jumpted subjects there!

nsb at 20:39:38 Tuesday April 18 2000
i know that prostar are a load of pants but does the kit design REALLY need to change???

Greg at 20:39:21 Tuesday April 18 2000
FLO missed a sitter

NSB at 20:38:12 Tuesday April 18 2000
SHIT! Chelsea are 2-0 down!

Greg at 20:37:49 Tuesday April 18 2000
Chelsea are struglin COME ON ROCHDALE!!!

Rachel C (13) at 20:36:15 Tuesday April 18 2000
R they? I liked B

Spud at 20:34:1 Tuesday April 18 2000
I see that the club are going to use design A of the three shown in the programme.

SPUD at 20:31:1 Tuesday April 18 2000
2-1 to shitborough

Rachel C (13) at 20:29:45 Tuesday April 18 2000
Optamist is Wot annon is!

Greg at 20:27:45 Tuesday April 18 2000
SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nsb at 20:26:54 Tuesday April 18 2000
i like that anon.... positive thinking!

Anon at 20:13:22 Tuesday April 18 2000
WEM-BER-LEY, WEM-BER-LEY, We're the great Northampton and we won't need to go to WEM-BER-LEY !!!!!!!!

Rachel C (13) at 20:12:54 Tuesday April 18 2000
It definatley isn't fair how they've only given us 500 tickets for Torquay! I mean, loadz more than that r gonna wanna go, rn't they?

Nat at 20:5:3 Tuesday April 18 2000
.....and the 'Dale have equalised!

nsb at 20:2:30 Tuesday April 18 2000
RE: Dream on..........hodge and gazza? i just dont see the connection?

Rache C (13) at 20:1:23 Tuesday April 18 2000
Has anyone heard that "Claret & white cos you know it's right" song latley?

NSB at 19:55:13 Tuesday April 18 2000
RE: DJ, what a load of cack! and i suppode kevin keegan was a crap player cos he started off in non league yeah?

Steve at 19:22:21 Tuesday April 18 2000
Whilst idly kerb-crawling my way along the gutter of a Pooh website, I spotted this snippet. "Should Posh make it through to the third division play-off final at Wembley on May 26th they will receive compensation from the FA. The game has been switched to a Friday night as England entertain Brazil in a friendly on the Saturday. Last season Colchester and Torquay received �50,000 when the same thing happened." Could be handy, that.

Fred at 19:14:7 Tuesday April 18 2000
I see the club have come up with a teribly unfair system to allocate the tickets for the final away game of the season. I'm not going to renew my season ticket now, I don't see why I should comit money in advance to a club who won't give you anything back for it.

Ralph at 18:42:9 Tuesday April 18 2000
That sounds like me Carl, sorry if I clonked ya! Well it appears I qualify for a ticket by 'the rules' thus decreed, it's almost like the Lewis/Duckworth method used in calculating rain affected cricket matches.

Snapper at 18:35:34 Tuesday April 18 2000
hester up as he is a good manager/motivator.I do however feel the change of manager was only for the best as the team and footballing ideas had gone very stale.I would like to wish the boys the best of luck in the next few games and up the town........ P.S. Was there any trouble up at feethams on saturday?When I paid a visit to watch NTFC play in 1993 we were basically glassed and rocks were thrown from behind our stand as well as scuffles and fights outside th ground. Does any body remember this day??????

Snapper at 18:29:25 Tuesday April 18 2000
I hope Atko keeps C

Helen Chamberlain at 18:26:46 Tuesday April 18 2000
Actually loads of Torquay fans will be there just to see me, cos although I look a bit rough I'm quite a stunner compared to the oldies on the English Riviera

Stato at 18:22:48 Tuesday April 18 2000
I flew back from San Jose for the Posh away. Saturday - brilliant, but who was the bloke a couple of rows from the back near the open end of the ground who nearly bawled Savage's ears out in the second half. It was clear Savage heard every word and was quite obviously shocked. Don't worry about Torquay tickets, they'll have nothing to play for and space will be plentiful.

ck at 18:15:24 Tuesday April 18 2000
Does anybody know what shenanigans Andy Morrow got up to?

Will Jones at 18:7:41 Tuesday April 18 2000
The Abbey Stadium re-development has one major last hurdle to overcome and we need all your help to keep Cambridge United alive. The proposal to buy the allotment land (supported both by the land owners and the tennents) has to go before the government for final approval. If this approval is denied then the future of United will be compromised -- it will spell the long term death of the club I love with all my heart. We develop or we die. I urge all true football fans to take a few seconds to give their support to the development on our on-line petition page. Please help us keep United alive, please sign the petition and give your words of support. Please, please, please help us! http://www.cambridgeunited.com/pet.html Thankyou. Will Jones

Paul S at 17:47:20 Tuesday April 18 2000
SBJ and Danny answer from the club TORQUAY UNITED v NORTHAMPTON TOWN Nationwide League Division 3 Plainmoor, Saturday May 6 2000 Northampton Town have been allocated 500 tickets for the above game. With over 2,000 season ticket holders, this obviously means we are unable to satisfy the demand for tickets for this fixture. We regret this situation has arisen, but would like to assure fans this matter is outside of our control. The following procedure has therefore been derived to try and ensure the tickets are distributed in the fairest manner possible, and so as not to penalise long distance fans, or fans who might not be able to get to Sixfields when they go on sale. Please read these notes very carefully. PROCEDURE THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR ALLOCATION OF TICKETS The Sixfields Box Office Database can tell us who from our season ticket holders have attended the away matches at Rochdale, Darlington, Peterborough and Brighton this season. Supporters attending all 4 will have first allocation at one ticket per season ticket holder. If more than 500 qualify, a random draw will take place to determine who is allocated tickets. Should any tickets remain, season ticket holders who attended 3 of the 4 nominated away matches will be allocated one ticket per person. If more qualify than tickets are available, a random draw will take place to determine who is allocated tickets. Should any tickets remain, season ticket holders who attended 2 of the 4 nominated away matches will be allocated one ticket per person. If more qualify than tickets are available, a random draw will take place to determine who is allocated tickets. Should any tickets remain, season ticket holders who attended 1 of the 4 nominated away matches will be allocated one ticket per person. If more qualify than tickets are available, a random draw will take place to determine who is allocated tickets.

SBJ at 17:33:1 Tuesday April 18 2000
Actually, on that subject, I wonder which fans have clocked up the most miles for us this season? I can claim about 5500 on my rough estimates of mileages (every home game, travelling from Wimbledon, plus a handful of away games), but I know for sure there are others who go much further (Cornonthecob would be one, I think, and Richard from Crowborough, and that bloke from Chelmsford). The silliest journey for me had to be coming back from Dublin on a 6.30am flight via Heathrow and Wimbledon for the Hartlepool home game, arriving about 5 minutes before kick-off.

SBJ at 17:28:58 Tuesday April 18 2000
Danny, the scramble for Torquay tickets will be worse for those of us who don't live anywhere near Northampton! But I agree with you, if it were possible to guarantee that the ever-present Cobblers fans could have first go at the tickets, I'd be right behind that idea. People like you deserve some sort of break for having been at all the games.

Danny at 16:39:9 Tuesday April 18 2000
Darlo fan - Us NTFC supporters got quite sick of seeing our team outplay teams for the whole game and end up with nothing. Games at Shrewsbury (twice), Swansea, Plymouth imeadiatly spring to mind. We went to Feethams on saturday to snatch a win, and we did. No, we did'nt play pretty football, no we did'nt try to match you skill for skill, we went to work hard, get stuck in, keep a clean sheet and more importantly get 3 points. Howard was tremendous, Hope was superb. Strange how when the leagues top scorer starts to lose his golden touch or is suspended, Darlington's bandwagon starts to come off the rails. We played as a team, in which there is no I.

Danny at 16:32:35 Tuesday April 18 2000
Well there will be a scramble for the 500 tickets for Torquay game then. The club should ensure that the 300 or so regular away supporters get one as I know a fair few people who will be very annoyed if they don't. That may upset a few of you, but having been to every home and away game I will be really ticked if I don't get one for the last game of the season. But having said that, its all against all by the looks of it and a very very early start on the day they go on sale is going to be needed. COME ON COBBLERS!!!

Dream On at 15:14:51 Tuesday April 18 2000
Boobs, you should be able to sort out Hodge then and with your stature its the old tin box - kick it away when you see the whites of his eyes......

Boobs at 15:8:57 Tuesday April 18 2000
Yes Carl..I am THE Becky Boobs from your distant past..I pop up when you least expect me!!!! Oh and..to Mr Dream On... Im sure Hodge wouldn't beat me up..Im about 6ft taller than him y'know!!!! UP THE TOWN!!!! P.S. Anyone going to Torquay (or gonna try to, at least!!)

Dream On at 14:38:56 Tuesday April 18 2000
Boobs, don't get too excited about John Hodge, from what I've seen of him he's an absolute beer monster and is Northamptons answer to Gazza. At best he'll suffer from brewers droop and at worst he'd beat you up.

Carl at 14:33:9 Tuesday April 18 2000
Right on Boobs, are you the famous Becky Boobs from the dim and distant past?

Boobs at 14:23:46 Tuesday April 18 2000
Mr DJ obviously has a severe chip on his shoulder since we ended their unbeaten home run of not losing in 20 games (my heart bleeds!!) But hey..all good things must come to an end !!?? Whats done is done, and we'll just have to see who's laughing come May 6th 2000!! UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!!

Carl at 13:48:44 Tuesday April 18 2000
What a bizarre statement, one of your ex-players gets sold on to another team, and you feel that because he didn't hold down a regular spot at Darlington that he is of no use elsewhere!!!! I didn't see many goals go in the net, and as that is what a defence is supposed to do I would say they did a pretty good job, and as for Hope he has really come on in the last few weeks, when did he leave you lot again? You should take a bit of a look closer to home my friend, someone you classed as 'shocking' in your previous message knocks a goal past your defence, now they couldn't have done much of a job if Stevie is so bad (which he isn't). It is a hard division to get out of, that doesn't mean it is a good division with top notch players, it is the 3rd Division which means it is at least the 3rd worst Nationwide League going, what do you expect. Go with your Sheff Utd. chum if you expect better. Just don't tell us how bad we are when you aren't much better, if at all.

DJ at 13:20:9 Tuesday April 18 2000
Following on from my comments below, I never expect people to accept criticism of their own team so the replies were not unexpected. After the match I spoke with a neutral Sheff Utd fan who was there who also said that NTFC were not a good team. The main comment was directed at your defence who did look inept. The fact that you have Richard Hope in the center of your defence when he couldn't get in the Darlo team probably says it all (you don't want Steve Tutill as well do you?). I'm also very surprised (in fact in a state of shock) at Mr Wilson's post-match comment "we fully deserved to win". If NTFC fully deserved to win on Saturday then they must have deserved to have won EVERY game this season. And Ralph, there was no smugness in my message - I can't be smug if I believe we won't go up.

Boobs at 12:29:7 Tuesday April 18 2000
..Just to change the subject...I had a dream about JOHN HODGE last night and lets just say i was mightly impressed with his tackle...opps i mean ...tackles!!!! LOL.. I think he might just score on friday night....

Carl at 12:21:53 Tuesday April 18 2000
Cheers Ralph, if that green Vauxhall was yours it must have been you who hit me with your bag on the way out of the ground, you probably didn't recognise me 'cause me shorts were back at home, and I had a shirt on.

Ralph at 12:16:12 Tuesday April 18 2000
I'm all for a bit of constructive cross-club banter but to me it came across as a bit smug and mightily self righteous! (A failing of those that have). I thought Carl was spot on.

Anon at 10:47:51 Tuesday April 18 2000
'NTFC are most definitely not a good side', 'Your defence was awful', 'Steve Howard is shocking', 'may start to think that NTFC a good team but they'd be pretty wide of the mark'. Constructive and balanced? Or slagging off? Who cares anyway, I know where I will be Friday night, and Monday afternoon

Anon at 10:21:36 Tuesday April 18 2000
Although you may not agree with DJ he can hardly be accused of "slagging us off". It makes a pleasant change for supporters of other clubs to make contributions without being abusive. Talking of other clubs whats happened to the Rushden supporters?

Carl at 9:51:33 Tuesday April 18 2000
Is that balanced as in slagging us off, well alright then, whatever.

Anon at 9:43:23 Tuesday April 18 2000
I think DJ was trying to give some balanced comments actually Carl; maybe no need for you to get so ratty . . .

Carl at 8:15:12 Tuesday April 18 2000
Yeah right DJ you are of course correct in all you say, you lot were marvellous. All the people I spoke to who listened to the radio on Saturday, as I was there, said the Darlington fans couldn't be heard on the radio either, you lot really must have got behind your team. As for us not being any good, did you go to the game at Sixfields, where we outplayed you for long periods and should have been two or three up, did you see us beat Brighton away, did you see us completely outplay numerous teams away from home and come away with nothing, no I don't believe you did. So don't tell us how bad you think we were on one away game, when we won. In the end it's results that matter and we beat you playing not at our best, therefore that must tell you something about your one man outfit and happily for us that one man was missing on Saturday and sadly for you he is getting old and have you found anyone to replace him yet? How many points has your great team got in the last 8 games or so, you aren't beginning to get worried are you? UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!!

MLB at 8:0:1 Tuesday April 18 2000
Can anyone tell me when the Torquay tickets go on sale and how many have we been allocated?

DJ at 0:28:0 Tuesday April 18 2000
Now the dust has settled I'll comment. Well done for beating us on Saturday but NTFC are most definitely not a good side. Your defence was awful and on another day with better finishing the result would have been greatly different. Any NTFC fans who were there must only agree. Your disallowed goal was clearly a foul. I was so certain of the fact that I didn't bat an eyelid when the ball went in the net as any 1/2 decent Ref (the Ref just qualified) would not give the goal. After seeing Darlo's disallowed goal I still can't say whether it was offside or not. Same old argument about singing though. Darlo fans couldn't hear NTFC fans singing and vice versa. It always sounds much louder when you're in amongst it (and the stand you were in is very good for creating a lot of noise, if nothing else) Steve Howard is shocking. Get rid of him (though apparently you're trying to) So take heed of this as NTFC fans who weren't there on Saturday may start to think that NTFC a good team but they'd be pretty wide of the mark. Good luck in the play-offs (as long as Darlo aren't there also) and no slip-ups if you have Hartlepoo in the Play-off semis. Almost forgot, well done Mr Green you're center-half. He spanked one into the main stand from about 5 yards and immediately raised his hand as if to apologise. Good to see.

Anon at 0:15:45 Tuesday April 18 2000
IMHO Wembley will be a flop this year if Cobblers get there. 1. It's a friday night game 2. It's bloody expensive 3. More a case of been there done that wore the t-shirt (literally!) 4. Both Kettrin' and Saints are at Wembley and Twickers respectively about a week b4 most of the "glory" hangers on would have been at one of these games and will not attend another (link thhis also to no 2) and finally....5. we're not even gonna need wembley cos the town r going up.....AUTOMAITICALLY!!!! UP THE COBBS!

Chipp at 22:42:20 Monday April 17 2000
Well I got a bad liver and a broken heart yea I drunk me a river since you tore me apart and I don't have a drinking problem cept when I can't get a drink And I wish you'd a known her we were quite a pair she was sharp as a razor and soft as a prayer so welcome to the continuing saga she was my better half and I was just a dog and so here am I slumped I been chippied I been chumped on my stool so buy this fool, some spirits and libations it's these railroad station bars with all these conductors and the porters and I'm all out of quarters and this epitaph is the aftermath yea I choose my path hey come on Cath, he's a lawyer, he ain't the one for ya and no the moon ain't romantic it's intimidating as hell and some guy's trying to sell me a watch And so I'll meet you at the bottom of a bottle of bargain Scotch I got me a bottle and a dream it's so maudlin it seems you can name your poison go on ahead and make some noise I ain't sentimental this ain't a purchase it's a rental and it's purgatory, hey what's your story, well I don't even care cause I got my own double-cross to bear and I'll see your Red Label and I'll raise you one more and you can pour me a cab, I just can't drink no more cause it don't douse the flames that are started by dames It ain't like asbestos it don't do nothing but rest us assured and substantiate the rumors that you've heard.

Tonight's results at 22:39:15 Monday April 17 2000
Stiffs 1, Up the R's 3.

nsb at 20:55:55 Monday April 17 2000
with a confused sky sports commentator going, "what in gods name are these idiots singing???"

nsb at 20:52:56 Monday April 17 2000
or a sell out wembley crowd singing larry's name?

nsb at 20:51:29 Monday April 17 2000
Ray: about cobblers v cheltenham at wembley...... could you imagine a packed wembley singing "are you rushden in disguise" at each other!

Norwich Cobbler at 20:26:18 Monday April 17 2000
Two great results at the weekend Cobblers & Saints - brilliant atmosphere at the Gardens aided by plenty of beer - what a shame we can't get the same atmosphere at football matches.I'm not a big rugby fan but really enjoyed it yesterday - bring on the Wels!Cobbs result was well overdue as the teams above us have been consistently slipping up and we haven't been able to take advantage.Now we must make it count with a win on Friday to go level with Darlington then its down to who has got the bottle - anything can happen.I would rather not do Wembley & Twickenham in the same month - automatic promotion then the Saints thrash the Frogs at Twickers!!!!!! Northamptonshire Sport - The Dogs Whatsits!!!!

huddersfield cobbler at 20:25:54 Monday April 17 2000
How many tickets are left for Rochdale ,do's anyone know.

Anon at 18:40:21 Monday April 17 2000
Don't forget the stiffies are at home tonight, 7pm kick off. See you all there?

Why Oh Why? at 18:31:12 Monday April 17 2000
We'll end up like Scotland if we ain't careful . . . if all you ever worry about is Peterborough. They don't give a stuff about us, yet you all expend so much energy hating them, weird! Save it for those plentiful quiet moments at Sixfields and roar your team on against Hull and Mansfield.

Danny at 17:3:51 Monday April 17 2000
We're three points behind, have the best current form out of the top 4. While the possibility of Automatic Promotion is still there why should we stop believing?

SBJ at 16:58:25 Monday April 17 2000
the main thing is that the players shouldn't get carried away; automatic promotion is within reach, but it's for us fans to make all the noise about overtaking Darlington, and for the players to be cool and concentrate on extending the winning streak to the end of the season.

Ray at 16:57:9 Monday April 17 2000
I would venture to suggest that Cobblers vs Cheltenham would pull in a good crowd as well.

Pat from Leicester at 16:54:15 Monday April 17 2000
Great result on Saturday if you look at our games and darlingtons to the end of the season, i think we will make it by two points.

Anon at 16:30:41 Monday April 17 2000
Danny, to be realistic we are going to be very lucky to finish in the top 3 and it would need Rotherham, Swansea or Darlington to have a really bad last 4 games and for the Cobblers to win the last 4. Much as I'd like it to happen I don't think it will. Anyway the prospect of beating Posh at Wembley is mouthwatering and probably the only play off final that would benefit from a decenyt Wembley crowd.

Danny at 16:18:22 Monday April 17 2000
And why are you talking about Cobblers - Posh at Wembley. I, and I'm sure many many others would prefer to finish in the top 3 and get promotion out of the way rather than be put through the play-offs again.

Danny at 16:16:27 Monday April 17 2000
Carl - The reason the bloke was arrested at half time was because in the food queue, this lad called Charles saw his mate and went to speak to him. The bloke then said "Oi, don't push in." Charles had'nt, he just wanted to speak to his mate and was'nt going to buy anything. But the Bloke told him to get out of the queue and then head-butted him and punched him leaving Charles with a nose bleed. Attacking your own supporters, whatever next?

goforit at 15:42:35 Monday April 17 2000
brilliant two wins five at the back may be it does suite us away from home looks as though it suited the players got us to wembley twice did.nt it.ow and promotion.goforit

Ian Atkins at 15:2:2 Monday April 17 2000
I'll be back to haunt you all!

Anon at 14:32:39 Monday April 17 2000
Heard Chester City fan on radio 5 singing praises of IA, which I agree with but went on to state his confusion as to why after scoring they went to a back 5 and narrowly avoided a draw. Didn't have heart to ring in and say get used to it mate, its the same wether top or bottom.

Anon at 13:11:2 Monday April 17 2000
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream. Not for the last season mate.

Ian Atkins at 12:56:0 Monday April 17 2000
We used to play like that every week under me. Good atmosphere, mostly top of the table and you all booted me out!

Roger Roysbury at 10:53:35 Monday April 17 2000
Super game at the weekend and what a defensive performance superb stuff.This is what we needed and no doubt about it we are a real chance for the automatic spot to division 2.What a great weekend and heres to next weekend and a big win against the Tiggers.

Carl at 8:47:32 Monday April 17 2000
What a weekend!!! If there is an answer to all the questions you ask yourself why you support a team like Northampton Town week in, week out, Saturday I would have thought answered all of them. The looks on Howard's and Hope's faces at the end, how elated they were showed what it meant to the players, the crowd was quite superb. We had to defend for long periods, granted, but what a job they did, Sampson was quite superb, the block he made from about 5 yards out in the first half, brilliant!! I was down to biting my knuckles with about 15 minutes to go. So no more whinging is required until at least the end of the season, we need to get behind them like we did on Saturday for the last 4 games. UP THE COBBLERS!!!! P.S. Anyone know what that bloke was arrested for at half time?

The Dove at 22:45:45 Sunday April 16 2000
Why is it that there is always someone who will gloat at others misery? Live and let live, one day you may need a friend!

Pooh bear at 22:19:46 Sunday April 16 2000
Just had a look at the P**h website and it seems that thier fans are cacking themselves because Boizot has just sold his Pizza empire and PUFC are next. Some you Winnie and some you losie. And A tigger, we're gonna boing your arse for you..

A Tiger at 21:36:38 Sunday April 16 2000
You are doing fairly well this year...well done. However the party stops soon as the Hull City are coming to town.If only we had started our good form 2 months back it would have been a really great game. Anyway we should still beat you as we are on a roll. Now there's confidence for you !!! Hull City tiger.

Yesterday... at 21:31:38 Sunday April 16 2000
my that was special.

M at 21:6:19 Sunday April 16 2000
What a game yesterday, the atmosphere was nearly as good as the one when we beat Bristol Rovers to go to Wembley. The team looked eager to win everything. Fans were outstanding, couldn't heat the Darlington fans. Lets make sure we give them the same sort of noise on Friday night, we have got to keep reminding them that we want them to go up automatically, playoffs are to risky. Come on you Cobbs. Oh by the way Where was the SUNDERLAND COBBLER, sitting at the end of the nice comfy seating I think next to my son, H'way the lads an all that

Gaz at 20:45:24 Sunday April 16 2000
Just got back from my week in the North-East. Wow! Yesterday turned me into a nervous wreck but we did it. Sammo was superb. I thought we were done for when the Darlo striker was shaping to shoot from 5 yards. Then Sammo came from nowhere with a sliding block. Superb. A shame his goal was ruled out, but my first reaction was that he climbed. The ref was awful. How many handballs, and shirt pulls did he ignore? And right at the end Welch had the ball clattered out of his hands and the referee gave nothing. Perhaps it was justice that we won. A good game, chock full of incident, with a great result!

Tartan Flask at 20:30:53 Sunday April 16 2000
No-ones a Lincolon Fan. BTW I see the Roadmender is up and running again(shit hot)got me tickets 4 the Wannadies. where can i get a copy of Shorely Walls on download?

Tartan Flask at 20:29:4 Sunday April 16 2000
No-ones a Lincolon Fan. BTW I see the Roadmender is up and running again(shit hot)got me tickets 4 the Wannadies. where can i get a copy of Shorely Walls on download?

Lancaster Cobbler at 19:22:49 Sunday April 16 2000
Inverdale can't talk he is a Lincoln City fan!

MartinW at 18:33:50 Sunday April 16 2000
... and yes the mascots needed sorting out. How rude!!! I couldn't believe it. And the announcer describing Darlo's ground as a fortress. Bloody right. But not because we couldn 't get a result. But because of the facilities. It was like being prison. Everybody's vision was imparied by huge posts - you didn't see them in other parts of the ground. And by half time there were no hot drinks. Only dodgy looking hot dogs and Mars bars. The big plus was that the tickets were exceptionally cheap.

MartinW at 18:31:12 Sunday April 16 2000
GREG, Yes, the compact nature of where we were was certainly a big factor. But I really don't think we took nearly as many to Plymouth as we did to Darlington. I know where I was, there was a hardcore of fans that I certainly never saw before.

GREG at 18:9:31 Sunday April 16 2000
ALSO their mascot yesterday wanted a F?%$�!?g good hiding giving wanker signs and laughing at away fans ,they should have come back over at the end of the game

GREG at 18:2:15 Sunday April 16 2000
Martin W.....Yesterday was a confined little shed with some of us standing which made it easier to generate atmosphere compared with PLY were we were scattered around a larger open terrace

TRB Mark at 16:59:17 Sunday April 16 2000
Not a bad weekend for `Northamptonshire sport. Cobblers close the gap on an automatic promotion spot. Kettering get to Wembley, bless em'. Saints move on to the semi final of the European cup , it rains all day so Northants CC don't suffer an embarassing collapse and Kidderminster win 0-1 ; ) I've just watched the Saints game on telly. To Matt Dawson who said that Northampton was'nt a big town, your'e wrong matey. A population of almost 200,000 makes it one of the biggest in England (only Wolverhampton and MK are bigger). And the mention of "The Cobblers" brought the predicatble titters from John Inverdale and Co.

Spud at 15:37:41 Sunday April 16 2000
Tony tickets for Rochdale are Now on sale at Sixfields priced �10

spud at 15:34:56 Sunday April 16 2000
Tony tickets on sale NOW at sixfields �10

MartinW at 15:27:19 Sunday April 16 2000
Really, luck was well and truly on our side on the day, but then we've had all the possession (see Swansea) and lost 4-1. As bad as our home crowd were last Saturday - the away fans restored faith in the spirit. You could not have had a bigger contrast and I think that must have filtered its way to the players who battled and closed down the way they should have done against Halifax. Scorn on those who gave up the faith after that match. On Saturday we took hundreds - it seemed - with everyone singing and chanting, outshouting the Darlington fans big time. It was fantastic, overwhelming. Which makes you wonder why it does not happen at Sixfields and why it did not happen in the away game at Plymouth which was just as crucial and is just as long a journey. I have no answers to that one. James Hunt, for me, had one of his best games for the club. He and Frainy, who covered so much ground between them, epitomised the commitment and endeavour every player showed, closing down midfielders and playing sensible passes when short of space. And hats off to Steve Howard, who showed real guts and determination for the whole of the 90 minutes and had his best game. The frailties in his game remain - see the two on one mess towards the end of the game which could have seen us go 2-0 up and he still does not win enough in the air for a big man - but when the going got tough he was in there, making crucial headers in defence as well as holding up the ball up front. Hats off to him. I really hope he continues to improve on the form we have seen for 40 games. It was real backs against the wall stuff after we scored that early goal. But while it was hairy in the first half especially - we always looked capable of scoring a breakaway goal at the other end. God when they thought they had scored - my heart sunk and then there was that precious raising of the flag for offside. God, the emotions in football are too much sometimes. It was odd, because if it was a draw, you would not have said that was undeserved. If they had won, you would say that wasn't undeserved because of the amount of possession they had. But in truth we seemed to play with the kind of spirit and organisation against Darlo that really bodes well if we have to endure the play offs. I know that Kevin W has said we can get automatic promotion but there are four games left and Darlo are three points in front with effectively an extra point in the shape of a far superior goal difference. We need them to lose four points and for us to keep winning - which we can with an easier run in Hull at home, Rochdale away, Mansfield at home and Torquay away coming up. Darlo have a far more difficult run in with play-off seeking Cheltenham away, play off seeking Hartlepool at home, relegation battlers Carlisle away and the then a more easier prospect, Lincoln at home. If automatic promotion is going to happen, I think the next three games are crucial. Also, bear in mind that if "��$%borough win their game in hand, they will overtake us and they'll fancy their chances of automatic promotion starting with a tough game against play-off seeking Rochdale away on Tuesday then a couple of easier games Halifax at home and Brighton away then a toughy at home to Torquay. Their final game is against Atkins'Chester away, and how crucial could that be for our hopes??? Could Atkins do us a favour. Actually he will probably be eager to do himself a favour as they are right in the relegation mire. Swansea may be five points in front, but they are not looking that convincing and they have a fairly tough run in with play-off seeking Torquay next up at home, two easier games against Mansfield and very poor Exeter, then an almighty clash against Rotherham on the final game of the season, that could be very very interesting. We just need to keep on winning. Simple, really.

fanbase at 13:27:12 Sunday April 16 2000
:-)

Tony at 13:24:35 Sunday April 16 2000
Ooops, I meant Rochdale..

Sunday Cobbler at 13:21:30 Sunday April 16 2000
ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Tony at 13:13:23 Sunday April 16 2000
What a great game yesterday, a pleasure to watch an away win. Glad I went now! Hey, does anyone know the details of away ticket's for Mansfield? I really want to go to that, so any help will be apreciated.

S.S Robbo at 12:23:8 Sunday April 16 2000
Can u belive it we are GOING UP !!! BRING ON SHITBORO IN THE DIVISION 3 PLAY OFF FINAL 2000 !!!!!

Pete at 11:28:14 Sunday April 16 2000
and Heggsie scoring for his favourite manager in Chester....!! My perfect forward line from today's squad would still be Howard, Forrester and Corazzin. Would anyone dare introduce a young player into the remaining games... we all say it ought to happen...see prev entries over the year??

The Romsey Cobbler at 11:20:14 Sunday April 16 2000
Great battling performance yesterday, particularly after the "Fortress Feethams" announcement over the PA. Also, what were those mascots doing pointing and laughing at us away fans? Surely that's an incitement to violence and they should be punished - perhaps have their head deflated or something. Well done Cobblers - players and fans.

Ralph at 9:41:53 Sunday April 16 2000
GREG - Not purple but green. Well spotted Carl. Sorry I didn't make it BR, I needed a drink!

Mincer! at 9:39:5 Sunday April 16 2000
Danny who rattled your cage, if you like a bit of rough dont be shy!!

Anon at 2:48:29 Sunday April 16 2000
jh

Anon at 2:21:40 Sunday April 16 2000
ghsh

Carl at 1:54:42 Sunday April 16 2000
still there?

Big Roy at 1:41:5 Sunday April 16 2000
The Wheatsheaf gig was superb Carl. Where were you? Great to see Cobbs fans arrive back and get straight into Rock, Roll and Guinness! What a brilliant end to a perfect day......

Carl at 0:56:54 Sunday April 16 2000
the vaux hall that is

Carl at 0:53:6 Sunday April 16 2000
I thought it was green

Carl at 0:51:18 Sunday April 16 2000
Wahey you buggers anyone still up? Big Roy how was the Wheatsheaf?

CArl at 0:43:52 Sunday April 16 2000
Greg you still there?

GREG at 0:29:34 Sunday April 16 2000
RALPH, WAS THAT YOU IN THE PURPLE VOX ALL

Greg@9.59:12Sunday April9 2000 at 0:26:57 Sunday April 16 2000
My dream came true 6 hard earned points SUPERB defending,SUPERB attitude,SUPERB atmosphere,SPIRIT SPIRIT SPIRIT,UP THE COBBLERS IM PISSED GOODNIGHT!!

Elated at 23:44:12 Saturday April 15 2000
We are going up, I say, we are going up. Predictions re next season..no Hendon, no Savage, no Carlo....one Daryl Clare???? Can't decide re Howey and Green, but Howey has the outstanding contract.Come on you Cobblers.

Ralph at 23:1:14 Saturday April 15 2000
Just got the feeling that it might be our day after Darlo's MC welcomed us all to 'Fortress Feethams', Ha! I hope Forrester is okay for Friday, he got a knock towards the end of the first half and eventually was subbed in the second half. Worryingly Carlo looked well off the pace when he came on. Good to see such a strong bench today, Hodge, Carlo, Parrish.

Paul at 23:0:14 Saturday April 15 2000
Ray, is the Guestbook listed below the one you are refering to?

Ray at 22:34:7 Saturday April 15 2000
If you need a good laugh - go to the Darlo noticeboard. They are actually wetting themselves that they may not even be in the play-offs - lol.

CDU at 22:28:56 Saturday April 15 2000
Bloody hell Ray I was just about to post that very fact once again !! Having woken to the sweet smell of success it's now quite obvious we will now go on to win the League !!!!!! NTFC DIV III MILLENNIUM CHAMPIONS

Ray at 22:21:51 Saturday April 15 2000
Well - its not beyond the bound sof possibility for us to win all our remaining matches and still finish as champions (as CDU has been predicting all season). The top 3 appear to be determined to make it interesting until the last day of the season and lets hope we can do everything we can to oblige.

Darlington Guestbook at 22:19:18 Saturday April 15 2000
http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb205412

Match Report at 22:13:34 Saturday April 15 2000
DARLINGTON 0-1 NORTHAMPTON TOWN Howard (5) Darlington were without 27-goal top scorer Marco Gabbiadini who was serving a one match suspension. Tensions were high before the game as another bumper crowd anticipated a tense match as third and fourth place went head-to-head. Northampton had brought their dismal away run to an end in midweek when they took all three points from struggling Carlisle and they were looking to make their visit to Feethams an unlikely double. The home side were defending an unbeaten home record. Darlington captain Steve Tutill denied David Savage in the third minute but just two minutes later the visitors snatched the opening goal. The home defence had failed to clear John Frain's corner and former Hartlepool striker Steven Howard fired in from close range. Darlington were stung into action and Tutill went close with a header before striker Lee Nogan brought a fine save from Town keeper Keith Welch. Neil Heaney had a shot palmed away and then Nogan went close again for the home side but all to no avail. As the home support grew restless Darlington were having to adopt a more patient side to their play as the visitors packed their defence at every opportunity. Home striker Peter Duffield left the field midway through the half to receive stitches to a nasty head wound, but thankfully was able to return. Welch again denied Darlington with an acrobatic tip-over after an excellent drive from Nogan looked goalbound. Darlington made two changes for the second half when strikers Glenn Naylor and Danish frontman Jesper Hjorth came on for the second half. The home side were quickly into their stride and Nogan again went close, this time from a cross from defender Craig Liddle. The visitors thought that they had sewn the game up on the hour when Ian Sampson headed in only for referee Roger Fernandiz to cancel out the effort. Darlington threw caution to the wind as the game drew to a conclusion and they thought that they had grabbed a lifeline when Duffield found himself clear to stab the ball past Welch. But he was ruled offside.

Paul at 22:9:36 Saturday April 15 2000
Anyone managed to find the Darlo guestbook yet?

Danny at 22:8:33 Saturday April 15 2000
who ever the annonymous person is that seems to have a problem with me, why don't you mail me, even better come see me at Sixfields? It'll be interesting to see who you are you faceless tosser. Or will you keep hiding behind your PC. The latter? I thought so.

Danny at 21:54:20 Saturday April 15 2000
This time last week, I had witnessed possibly one of the most inept Cobblers performances of the season, we had lost, fallen 9 points behind automatic promotion and were in 6th place. One week and two games later we are a mere 3 points off the automatic promotion places. Today EVERY PLAYER was outstanding, each one of them looked as if they believed in themselves and, apart from the Brighton demolition, it was the best team performance of the season. Welch looked at his coolest once again, flapped a bit toward the end though :), Spedding, Hope, Sampson, Green and Hendon were solid at the back. Sampson shaded Hope as my man of the match. Hunt was bustling, giving the Darlo midfield no room to move. Howard was fantastic as was Forrester. If the lads can show the same desire, commitment and belief for the last remaining games this season, then we won't need the play-offs. It was'nt pretty today, but it was effective and we can add Darlington to the list of away games we wer'nt supposed to win. WELL DONE LADS. COME ON COBBLERS!!!!!

GET YOUR KIT OFF!! at 21:3:17 Saturday April 15 2000
IF YOUR FEMALE OR DANNY!!!

manny at 20:59:23 Saturday April 15 2000
does anyone have any opinions on the new kits? personally i think 2 is a wicked kit, 1 is alright and 3 is too much like the old C&E kit of 94/5. well done today boys!

dISAPOINTED at 20:43:41 Saturday April 15 2000
I was disapointed with the score line.

Ralph at 20:13:8 Saturday April 15 2000
That was a real team performance! I'm not trying to arouse any angst when I say that it was a real 'Atkins' type of game. We defended deep, the back five on the edge of the box and the midfield three just in front. After such a performance it is probably unfair to single out individuals but I will anyway. For my Money Sammo was outstanding in defence; from start to finish James Hunt proved that his namesake was not the only one with a good engine, he tackled, chased, spat and snarled; Howard led the line superbly and desrved the plaudits, great to hear the crowd chanting his name; and Frain kept us all together. Talking of the crowd, we were outstanding. We sang from start to finish and the Darlo fans did not know what hit them! How could it be saw different from last week? Bloody marvellous, pub, chinese, MotD and bed to dream about it all over again. Bring on The Tigers!

Ralph at 19:54:12 Saturday April 15 2000
WE CAME . . . WE SANG . . . WE CONQUERED!!!!!!

Lancaster Cobbler at 19:45:17 Saturday April 15 2000
The key to our destiny is Dale doing us a favour and beating Posh on Tueday (scums game in hand!). With us playing Hull three straight wins away from hom. If we beat Hull, and Darlo lose at Cheltenham (possible) we will be level on points. We then face a tricky game at Spotland, but Hartlepool play at Feethams, local derby! We could then be above them. They also have to play Carlisle, who are unpredictabel as are Lincoln! Swansea have not won since the beat us, and have an easier runin. Whilst Pish also have to play Rochdale and Torquaty and Chester, come on Atkins do us an favour.

Terry Hawes at 19:40:5 Saturday April 15 2000
Read on the website about Town changing kits again...uh oh! Since I'm from Canada and don't get the programme, could somebody e-mail me and tell me about the 3 choices, if they are good etc etc.. What a win against Darlo, only 3 back of automatic promotion and 7 out out of the championship. Rotherham has an interesting schedule and we have a favorable one, so don't count us out yet...believe! Great win and congrats on the reviews of your programme.

ORBITAL Ganja at 19:15:49 Saturday April 15 2000
What a difference a week makes. Last saturday I was standing at Sixfields at the final whistle in disbelief that we lost to such a crap team (at HOME). Then tuesday night we notch up our first away win for four months at Carlisle. And then today a win at Darlington of all places. Automatic promotion now doesn't look all that far off. UP THE TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sid at 19:3:35 Saturday April 15 2000
WOOHOOOO!!!!! Great win for Town today, puts us right back up there for the Auto spot now. Four games to go........ can we do it??? YES WE CAN!!

huddersfield cobbler at 18:55:46 Saturday April 15 2000
Top three finsh is for the taking,every time howard scores we always win.

South Stand Robbo at 18:41:50 Saturday April 15 2000
YESSSSSS !!! WHAT A RESULT, I KNOW EVERY ONES ALLREADY SAID IT BUT WHO CARES, WERE GOING UP !!!!, PITTY SHITBORO WON, BUT HEY WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF WE GET THEM IN THE PLAY-OFF FINAL !!?? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN THE TORQUAY TICKETS ARE ON GENERAL SALE ??, AND OHHH LOOK OUT FOR ME FRIDAY NIGHT (AGAINST HULL) I WILL BE IN DE SOUTH STAND, STANDING AT THE BACK NEAR THE AWAY FANS (CHRON + ECHO SIGN) WITH A BIG GREY INFLATABLE ALIEN, WITH "WE HATE BORO" ON THE BACK !!!!!!

nsb at 18:15:17 Saturday April 15 2000
sean from london, i think youll find there was one offside on darlingtons part......

Sean from London at 18:6:53 Saturday April 15 2000
Darlington 0 Northampton 1 (Howard 5) No Yellow Cards for the Cobblers, One for Darlo Match Stats Goal Attempts4(Darlo)2(Cobblers) (On Target)2(D)1(C) (Bar/Post)0(D)0(C) Fouls 5(D) 6(C) Offsides0(D)0(C) Corners7(D)1(C) Welch, Frain, Sampson, Green, Howard, Forrester(Corrazain76), Hunt, Hendon, Spedding, Hope, Savage

Ray at 18:2:8 Saturday April 15 2000
Site - updated - Ray increases his lead in the tipping, Howards lead cut in Player of the Year - Cobblers treading on Darlos heels in the Table.

nsb at 17:37:20 Saturday April 15 2000
or kingstonian, i dont think theyve played yet

Anon at 17:35:13 Saturday April 15 2000
Who are Kettering playing BTW - is it Sutton?

NSB at 17:34:22 Saturday April 15 2000
town are going up, poppies are going to wmberleeeee saints are going to twicers and rushden????? well.........

nsb at 17:30:13 Saturday April 15 2000
whichever i can get tickets for!

NSB at 17:29:44 Saturday April 15 2000
dilemna which side do we go and see?

Ray at 17:24:56 Saturday April 15 2000
Well done to the Ploppies - Northamptonshire is gonna be empty that day as the Wembley Final is on the same day as the Saints play in hte Tetley Final.

Anon at 17:23:9 Saturday April 15 2000
NSB - I've just been rushed to hospital with RSI!

NSB at 17:22:49 Saturday April 15 2000
and the poppies are going to wemberleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

NSB at 17:21:21 Saturday April 15 2000
if you hate peter borough clap your hands!

NSB at 17:20:17 Saturday April 15 2000
THE TOWN ARE GOING UP THE TOWN ARE GOING UP! THE TOWN ARE GOING UP!

NSB at 17:18:10 Saturday April 15 2000
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIENDS!

WE WON at 17:7:26 Saturday April 15 2000
WE WON WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLAYOFFS at 17:7:0 Saturday April 15 2000
HOW DID PISS/BARNSHIT/CHELTENOB/HARLEEPISS GET ON - WE ARE GOING UP ANYWAY - COME ON YOU GOLDIES!!!

Darlington at 17:4:12 Saturday April 15 2000
I have said before that they were handed the Home game by a dodgy ref and linesman then we lost heart I knew we were better overall!!!!!!

THE NORTH at 17:3:5 Saturday April 15 2000
CANT WE PLAY TORQUAY IN ABERDEEN IT SEEMS THAT THE BOYS LIKE IT UP NORTH PERHAPS THEY WEARE THEIR KIT OUT AT NIGHT AFTER THE GAME AND ALWAYS PULL THE NORTHERN SLAPPERS!!!

Have we really Won at 17:1:35 Saturday April 15 2000
How cum weare shit then the greatest - i guess thats why the called the DOBBLERS i mean COBBLERS! iF THEY WERE LIKE Man U could u support them come on you HULL!!!

George at 16:59:40 Saturday April 15 2000
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES... catch my drift?????

Paul at 16:59:8 Saturday April 15 2000
Sorry it was too much to take, I couldn't do the commentry! Whenever I come on here and do that we always lose! And today I didn't and we won!

Paul at 16:58:8 Saturday April 15 2000
ITS ALL OVER!!! WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Keep the commentary going at 16:54:43 Saturday April 15 2000
pretty please

Anon at 16:50:51 Saturday April 15 2000
reload

Paul at 16:47:49 Saturday April 15 2000
Still 1-0, Darlo just scored but it was offside... which makes up for our second goal the ref also dissalowed for a foul.

dazza at 16:46:40 Saturday April 15 2000
Is it still 1-0 ?

is there any one there!! at 16:41:22 Saturday April 15 2000
hello

NSB at 16:7:42 Saturday April 15 2000
although i was on the verge of suicide after hearing about last saturdays result i now believe that it has given us the kick up the arse we needed...... i would have thought that the swansea game would have done that but apparently KW came away more encouraged than disappointed....... but the shock of conceeding 4 goals at home has made the cobbs realise that the defense has allways been the backbone of the side, and their neglect of it in recent weeks was what was costing them...... now what have we seen.... two (well one and a half cos its only half time!) battling displays at the back, with richard hope proving bez wrong and being absolutely brilliant!

Anon at 15:59:28 Saturday April 15 2000
Am I here on my own? Half time Darlo 0 Cobblo 1

Ray at 15:47:31 Saturday April 15 2000
Darlo fans booing their team..!!!!

Ray at 15:38:13 Saturday April 15 2000
Good old(!) Howard - another 3 points for me in the tipping :-)

Fred at 15:22:47 Saturday April 15 2000
Looks like were under the cosh a little bit right now, I guess it's only to be expected.

Paul at 15:12:57 Saturday April 15 2000
Howard's first goal away from home for the Cobblers, and the Home crowd are silent!

Paul at 15:12:27 Saturday April 15 2000
Howard... 1-0 !!!!!!!!!!! YES!!

Paul at 14:47:59 Saturday April 15 2000
Howard and Forrester up front, Corrazin has been dropped to the bench! Waaaa!!! Is this a good idea we ask?

Gomez at 14:34:19 Saturday April 15 2000
Go to http://www.askjesus.org/ask.cgi?http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ntfc/cobbcomm.htm to see Cobblers Comments in a new light. Praise the lord!!!!!!! This is COOL.

Joe at 11:47:57 Saturday April 15 2000
It's about time Darlington lost at home.....come on you Cobblers!

Robbo at 11:44:59 Saturday April 15 2000
FIRSTLY: good, good the game is on, c u all up there later !!, SECONDLY: are u all blind, i was scrolling through and i sore one bloke say that it is about time ryan thompson got a contract, have any off u ever spoke to the youth team, or better ever gone and watched them play ?? ask any one they will all say that ryan thompson, allthough good at times, is complete sh** compared to the likes of andy morrow and mark dickson !!!!!

Ralph at 9:51:16 Saturday April 15 2000
Thanks for that Ray, time to fire up the old charabanc and head north. See you all there!

Ray at 9:47:52 Saturday April 15 2000
The pitch has been inspected and the game is ON!

Ralph at 9:15:6 Saturday April 15 2000
Mornin' CDU. It is now pouring in Kingsthorpe but the better forecast is North of us. I reckon we'll be okay, play and get a point. Why is it that you always freshly coiffeur your hair first and then realise you've got to pull your Cobblers shirt over the bufont and ruin it all?

CDU at 8:45:58 Saturday April 15 2000
And it hasn't rained here either Ralph and we're no further than Darlington!!!!

CDU at 8:44:33 Saturday April 15 2000
Come on the Town !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's flog these Darlingtoss excuses for a promotion outfit and sail into a commanding push for auto promotion ourselves.Anyone that hasn't voted a win on the Tipping Comp for the Cobbs should be docked 27 points!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon at 8:32:53 Saturday April 15 2000
I'm free!

Mrs Slocombe at 7:45:54 Saturday April 15 2000
Giving your all in the bed department? Blimey the Co-op would never be the same again!

Anon at 7:43:24 Saturday April 15 2000
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Ralph at 7:39:1 Saturday April 15 2000
Well it hasn't rained in Kingsthorpe overnight!

Anti boo boys at 7:21:50 Saturday April 15 2000
last word to the boo boys - suppose you were giving your all in the bed dept for say 5mins never mind a full 90mins and then were booed out of bed...hmm wonder how that would cause you to react next time? Would you put in a performance of a lifetime...or would you even be able to 'get it up' due to pyschological scarring? Give them a break.... sing for the boys instead - confidence has its own rewards!! UP THE COBBLERS!!

MartinW at 2:8:11 Saturday April 15 2000
Actually Faith No More's From Out Of Nowhere would be a good track to greet the players onto the Sixfields turf. Accch. No. That's best for Rushden, coz the ARE from nowhere. Maybe we should go for Wave Of Mutilation by Pixies. Ha ha. Under Atkins it could have been Bigmouth Strikes Again (Smiths) Perhaps an alternative to Fields Of Green could be Insane In The Brain (Cypress Hill). That would be a hoot. I've voted for Fields of Green. Again.

MartinW at 2:0:56 Saturday April 15 2000
Good to see KevinW giving Ryan Thompson a one year professional contract. From what I have seen, he seems to have more potential than young Andy Morrow - who has been "censored" by Manager Kevin Wilson following a breach of club discipline, according to the official Cobblers release. His language must be terrible, young Morrow, teeee heee heee. (I think they mean censured) I'm on my way to Darlo and let's pray thatthe rain doesn't spoil things and that we can gain a morale boosting victory. My guess? If it goes ahead, my heart is full of optimism, my head says we'll lose. I hope my heart rules my head. UP THE COBBLERS. And vote for Fields Of Green, you know it makes sense. (In my view) COZ YOU'VE COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, MY GLANCE TURNS TO A STARE! 3-0

Anon at 22:47:49 Friday April 14 2000
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Hartlepool Monkeyhanger at 22:7:24 Friday April 14 2000
Blazing sunshine up here all day! Bet your game is off tomorrow. Why? Flabbiadini is suspended and if the form is true then the game will be off until they can field the fat one. But if their Chairman george has his direct line open to him upstairs (as he always claims)then the game may go on...(He has a direct line with god, and he's going bald wearing hair grips?) When you do meet, We'll be right behind you!

Eleanor Rigby at 20:26:56 Friday April 14 2000
Look at all the lonely people.

Anonn at 20:1:53 Friday April 14 2000
Ay up country lion!!!

Moorgate Cobbler at 17:4:57 Friday April 14 2000
NTFC Fan - No I don't.

CUNNY at 15:58:8 Friday April 14 2000
lap at my vag

Gloria Smud at 15:10:48 Friday April 14 2000
See you all tommorow.

Fashion Guru at 15:8:38 Friday April 14 2000
Sunderland Cobbler, haven't decided what I'll be wearing yet, probably my Alaska State Waterproofs.

kilpz at 15:5:14 Friday April 14 2000
the cobblers are brillaint!! they will soon be up in the premiership thrashing Man Utd 19-0! no really!!

SUNDERLAND COBBLER at 14:22:47 Friday April 14 2000
Afternoon all, well it's sunny up here today for the first since Tuesday. Darlo's pitch is crap and could be tricky for us!! Marco Gabb is suspended for our match as well! Should be a good game. Just say I am going as well in the west stand. I will have one my Illinois State jumper on! 2-1 win for the boyes.... VIVA LA REVOULTION. DAVE.E

Anon2 at 14:13:7 Friday April 14 2000
I've just discovered the address of a P*SH fan - 3 OAK CLOSE, TOWCESTER, NORTHANTS (I'm not sure abot the postcode, NN12-something)

Carl at 14:11:32 Friday April 14 2000
University last time I remember

The Weatherman at 13:58:53 Friday April 14 2000
Darlington's phone number is 01325 240240, there has not been too much rain in Darlington today and lets hope its a dry night. At the moment there's a queue of filmcrews are wanting to film documentaries about the Somme. If the game is on I'm looking forward to singing "Whats it like to see some grass?" or "Where were you when you had grass?"

Ray at 13:58:21 Friday April 14 2000
01325 240240......further inspection at 9:15 tomorrow morning ...check before you travel!!

Carl at 13:23:53 Friday April 14 2000
Pitch report was apparently 'inconclusive' there will be an inspection at 9:30 in the morning, so beware, best to give Darlington a ring, but I don't know what the number is.

Anon at 12:45:39 Friday April 14 2000
well is it on tomorrow or not?

George at 12:38:41 Friday April 14 2000
Some of what Moorgate says is true, I sat through the whole game, and alomst all the players didn't even seem like they wanted to be playing. It reminded me of a team lacking motivation, and no one can say the crowd was quiet. In the North stand we were singing a verse of Fields of Green when Halifax scored after 2 mins! Is it me, or has anyone else noticed how the Cobblers seem to be asleep at the start of every game?

Julie at 11:23:4 Friday April 14 2000
If this is true Roger then it will be a great loss to NTFC. He made need some discipline but so do half the squad. I blame Kevin Wilson for letting him go off the rails.He is a kid and needs looking after I can't believe Broadhurst phoned his mother why would he do that

Roger Roysbury at 11:11:44 Friday April 14 2000
I heard the other night that Andy Morrow could well be on his way.I am not claiming inside info but the fella who told me seemed to know his stuff.Apparently he tried to flatten Kevin Broadhurst who was behind the suspension as it was a member of his family (female) that young Morrow was with on the night in question.Broadhurst apparently blew his stack and it was after he got in touch with Morrows mother that Morrow went for him.My source also said that Grimsby Town had offered a minimal sum for him which the management team were seriously considering.

Carl at 10:35:0 Friday April 14 2000
Any news on the Darlington pitch, I hear they were to have an inspection at 10am today, to save the team from travelling up.

NTFC fan at 8:59:34 Friday April 14 2000
Moorgate Cobbler do you work for a broker called Intercapital?

Moorgate Cobbler at 8:49:13 Friday April 14 2000
I keep reading these holier than thou comments about not slagging of the team and frankly, there's no right or wrong answer. I booed the team off the pitch after the Halifax game, and why not? The performance stank and the players need to know that we expect more. It's not acceptable. Certain players looked as though they couldn't have given a toss. We pay their wages and we are entitled to our opinions. They should expect to be accountable. It's got nothing to do with whether people can take a home defeat or not. Lord knows we've seen plenty of those over the years. No, maybe it doesn't motivate the players, but why clap them off after they've played crap? Does that motivate them? Put yourself in that position. If I was booed off I'd try my hardest next time time out to ensure that it didn't happen again. If I performed badly and no-one said anything, would I be motivated to do better next time? Whether players should be booed off after a defeat depends on the performance. A defeat does not equal being booed off; if the team's given their all and lost, nobody can complain. Against Halifax they didn't give their all. We were cheated. Being cheated makes me angry. I can take losing, but I expect the team to give 100%. If they don't, I reserve the right to make my feelings known.

TORQUAY at 7:20:56 Friday April 14 2000
Go any way ticket or not for a great time - who wants to watch Spedding and lazy Carlo anyway - a drink with your mates - excellent!!

Deepcut Cobbler at 23:33:17 Thursday April 13 2000
Back on line after a major house move.... Back on course for the play-offs with the away win to cancel out the home loss. Totally agree with comments about booing after a defeat. Surely (and don't call me Shirley) if you cannot hack a good game with a home defeat you should not be following/supporting the Cobblers. Supporting your home town up and down side is all about the highs and lows. I have never ever, even in the worse of worse days, slagged off or booed the Cobblers off the park. Fending off or taking the comments from those who have never set foot inside Sixfields or the County Ground is all part of the attraction but to have it from people who have paid the money to watch and should have a better understanding is wrong. To keep singling out individuals for special slagging treatment also shows their lack of 'football' knowledge. They obviously do not understand that individuals play particular ways for the good and benefit of the team and usually to good effect. It is not always pleasing to the eye but it is football and if it wasn't to order they would not be selected. we keep supporting the Cobblers because the underdogs always have their day. Ours was in May 1997, anything is acceptable following seeing the Cobblers at the famous old stadium, not once but twice and hopefully once more if we don't do a proper job. The majority have to stand up and be counted and not let the vociferous minority hog the headlines with "Cobblers booed off". The true supporters didn't boo the Cobblers off!!! Anyway, stand by for an outstanding result on Saturday and the automatic promotion slot being up for grabs until the last day of the season. (Pity we are going to be deprived of a major day out in the South West by the ticket limitations, or is there a contingency plan to take up seats in the home area??? COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!!!

Paul S at 23:19:29 Thursday April 13 2000
I can't believe we're only getting 500 tickets for Torquay. We could take 3000 easily, I bet there's more than 500 B&B places booked already. I just hope that Torquay go on a bad run and they give us some tickets.

TOO MANY MUSHYS at 22:57:21 Thursday April 13 2000
FICKLE..WHAT ABOUT SPEDDING?

stoat at 22:54:44 Thursday April 13 2000
me!!

Fickle at 22:49:0 Thursday April 13 2000
Hendons the best attacking fullback in the division

GREG at 22:47:45 Thursday April 13 2000
DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER HENDONS 40 YARD BALL TO COROZZINS FEET AT PLYMOUTH

Steven at 22:39:9 Thursday April 13 2000
Yes, Hendon does need to go. He is NOT playing well

Anon at 22:34:9 Thursday April 13 2000
?

Lost in space (or down Fat barry's shorts) at 22:25:33 Thursday April 13 2000
No sign of Jamesboy this week. Come to think of it, no sign of Mr Posh for ages. Long may it stay this way.

Robbo at 21:50:14 Thursday April 13 2000
FIRSTLY STOAT SHUT YOUR SMALL ARSE MOTHER FECKING MOUTH, HUHHH I KNOW S**T ALL BOUT FOOTIE ??, WELL LOOK AT U, YA G*Y, AND YEAH IM REALLY BRYAN ROBSON = WHOSE GOING TO DARLINGTON ON SATURDAY ???

Anon at 21:4:27 Thursday April 13 2000
what ashame about morrow what awaste talent seems the club lacks disapline then what do you expect when his manager is always in chicagos pissed you are right anon.

JAKE at 19:50:46 Thursday April 13 2000
HENDON NEEDS THE CHOP!

Small Weasel at 19:7:53 Thursday April 13 2000
Watch out Ferrets you have yet to face the mighty weasels in the final

Small Otter at 18:39:27 Thursday April 13 2000
Flippin FA, always predjudiced against Water Based Woodland Mammals

Graham Badger, Secretary of the Woodland FA at 18:38:8 Thursday April 13 2000
Following viewing video evidence I concur that the referee Dermot Stoats decison to award Gary Ferret's goal in the Woodland Semi Final was indeed a correct one.

Small Otter at 18:33:10 Thursday April 13 2000
That last goal was tailball you cheating bastard.

Small Ferret at 18:32:12 Thursday April 13 2000
I drank 4 litres of Mouse Blood the night before the Woodland Cup Semi Final against the Otters it didnt stop me scoring a hat trick. Let the lads have a laugh. Dont stifle them creatively...

tobby at 18:31:50 Thursday April 13 2000
hi is there a res game 2nite

Anon at 18:23:52 Thursday April 13 2000
The lads are hardly special when they were seen out of their faces in Chicagoes last week along with manager Kevin Wilson - doesnt seem like a team that bothered about getting to division 2?? Maybe less nights out Kev and the team will make top 3 in the table.

Anon at 18:21:59 Thursday April 13 2000
??

What? at 17:6:13 Thursday April 13 2000
When I wear Jeans to Visage they don't let me in! Grrr, how come football players are so special?

Boobs at 16:54:44 Thursday April 13 2000
SBJ...Re Andy-Pandy-Morrow... No..he's usually in jeans and shirt actually.. We have also come accross Dave Savage and Lee Howey in there too last season....and they were dressed 'normally' too!! I think players wear NTFC 'kit' away from home so people know who they are.. They probably think it aids their 'pulling powers' !!!!! UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!

Rita at 16:34:14 Thursday April 13 2000
Please, please someone tug my nipples and suck them

SBJ at 16:31:25 Thursday April 13 2000
Boobs, does he wear his NTFC team tracksuit when he goes to the club? I saw Spedding and James Hunt in Plymouth out socialising in a bar on the night before the game down there, and both of them were wearing their NTFC tracksuits! Might be a way of ensuring that they don't have too much fun I suppose.

Anon at 16:29:18 Thursday April 13 2000
Personally I find the "Hells-bells" effect wears off quite quickly on a Saturday morning, and I soon switch over to watch the Power-Puff Girls cartoon on 22. Cracking cutesy cartoon, hilarious and very very silly. Then I think "great, I'm watching the Cobblers later!"

Boobs at 16:28:27 Thursday April 13 2000
Just to add fuel to the announcement about Morrow's suspension... Being a regular down the ole' VISAGE on a Saturday night, there has not been one time that ive been in there..that Morrow has not...Also worth noting then, that he is regularly OUT OF HIS FACE PI**ED and trying to skank fags and the like off any young tart that might just might be sad enough to recognise that he plays for NTFC!!! (And no, im not talking about me here!!!!!)

Carl at 15:0:43 Thursday April 13 2000
Re: Helen Chamberlain and peckers, my god yes. Nothing better than 8am on a bleary eyed Saturday morning to wake up and see her luverly mush, brightens up the day, and then you think 'Christ I'm going to watch the Town again today' what could be better.

hoops at 14:12:39 Thursday April 13 2000
seems the morrow story was true then, let's hope he gets his head together and also that thompson can push on next year. From the official site: "Northampton Town have offered youth team striker Ryan Thompson a one year professional contract for next season. 17 year old Thompson is a local lad who is a product of the club�s Centre of Excellence. He impressed in his only first team appearance - as a substitute against Bristol Rovers in the Auto Windscreens Shield in January. Meanwhile, 19 year old Northern Ireland youth international striker Andy Morrow has been censored by Manager Kevin Wilson following a breach of club discipline. Morrow did not travel to Carlisle with the squad and he will also not travel to Darlington at the weekend. Wilson said, "This is not the first time this has happened. We have certain standards at this club that I expect everybody to meet. Most people that know me know I�m fairly easy going but if someone steps outside the standards I expect, I will deal with it."

Tony at 14:3:29 Thursday April 13 2000
Did anyone see the official news? Ryan Thompson has a Pro contract next year! Great! ANd what's Andy Morrow up to, he's got in trouble acording to the official site.

Anon at 13:58:1 Thursday April 13 2000
Helen Chamberlain gets your pecker up does she?

Carl at 13:49:42 Thursday April 13 2000
Oh my that could be fun then!!! Better start forming a line outside 6fields now then. At least the joy of seeing Helen Chamberlain again should keep everyones pecker up

SBJ at 13:42:10 Thursday April 13 2000
Torquay tickets will be �9 for adults. Shoud be sent to NTFC before Easter, available presumably after Easter Monday.

Ralph at 13:31:37 Thursday April 13 2000
Torquay's away end is under redevelopment to meet league standards and has to be ready for the start of next season. Work began two weeks ago and will not be finished in time for our game. As a result the capacity for our travelling contingent will be 500 seats in the 'Blue Stand'. Apparently they have moved their own season ticket holders to another part of the ground to enable us to take up the entire stand. Tickets have not yet been made available. So there you have it, 500 tickets folks.

Season Ticket Holder at 13:21:28 Thursday April 13 2000
CORN ON THE COB - Get a season ticket then.

Anon at 13:19:44 Thursday April 13 2000
Anon, Why? - what about all the supporters who go to loads of home and away games but just couldn't make it to Carlisle. If there are only 100 tickets (which I very much doubt, as Torquay will be keen to get as many as possible into their ground)then whatever system is in place is not going to be accepted.

Anon at 12:47:6 Thursday April 13 2000
if there are 100 or so tickets for torquay then all those at Carlisle on tuesday night should have them

DAVE THE RAVE at 12:41:59 Thursday April 13 2000
FORRESTER IS A RENT BOY

Corn on the cob at 12:26:30 Thursday April 13 2000
Has any official statement been made about tickets for the Torquay game as yet? Only i noticed that the already tiny away end is now under serious redevelopment, and so the away fans are currently being held in a tiny standind area in the corner of one on the pitch side stands. It seems that only about 100 top will fit in this area, and there seems no indication that the away end will be re developed by then. Problem is we will certainly take 1000-2000, or even more if we are doing well or not,and i have a feeling that an ALL TICKET announcement may be made. If so the 100 or so tickets will go straight to season ticket holders, and unless the rest of us fancy mixing it in the home stands we won`t get to see the game. any thoughts?

all going darllo at 11:31:21 Thursday April 13 2000
who is going darlington on saterday then

Terry Nutkins at 9:19:12 Thursday April 13 2000
it's looking like one of my CBBC animal programmes on here . . . now where's Michaela Strachan, from ITV's 'Owl TV'? . . . I've got a video about seals I want to show her . . .

Country Lion at 8:25:12 Thursday April 13 2000
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Alan Titchmarsh at 8:24:50 Thursday April 13 2000
That pitch looks very boggy!

Michael Fish at 8:24:19 Thursday April 13 2000
Heavy rain in Darlington!

Anonn at 6:52:34 Thursday April 13 2000
Stoat why dont you sod off - nothing wrong with being MU fan!

MartinW at 23:59:46 Wednesday April 12 2000
How many are going to Darlington? And is it true that Gabbiadini is out for the match, suspended. Or it this another of those saddo wind ups that are oh so funny NOT.

Gomez at 23:34:46 Wednesday April 12 2000
Saw the 'rumour' below that Utrecht want 200K for Forrester. I heard that it's 25K - although that was at the start of the loan and it may have risen. And I may be wrong - it's only what I heard!

Geema at 22:58:39 Wednesday April 12 2000
Has anyone heard from Captain Cobbler he seems to have disapeared after the P++sh match. Is there anyone out there!!

STOAT at 22:49:17 Wednesday April 12 2000
ROBBO STOP TALKING BOLLOCKS AND GO TO BED.YOU TALK THAT MUCH SHIT I BET YOUR A MAN UTD FAN REALLY. IS ROBBO SHORT FOR BRYAN ROBSON ,THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE OR LACK OF IT.

Robbo at 22:18:56 Wednesday April 12 2000
WHO GIVES A F**K WHO WINS MORE HEADERS (EVEN THOUGH IT IS CARLO), CARLO IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE LANKY PIECE OF P*SS (HOWARD), AND NOW WITH SUPER JAMIE, HOWARD WILL HAVE TO GO !!!!

Whats fickle? at 22:4:40 Wednesday April 12 2000
For Cobblers fan only a few days ago it was all doom and gloom, you should have heard yourselves it resembled the Chester web page. Now its all about automatic promotion when you beat Darlo on Saturday. They were a worse side than us man for man (except Mackaidina) at Six Fields the difference that day was a crap linesman and Ref, and they believed in themselves. Well an away win at Carlisle after an away win last year in November must mean that we will win there. Ive said all season that Carlo/Savage/Spedding are liabilities you may have agreed after Saturday but I guess they are heroes again as is Forrester who has been slagged off. Well done the cobblers sheep baa baa!!!

Geema at 20:59:9 Wednesday April 12 2000
Yes I am that Geema and I sit in the West Stand, im the one with the manky mac and loads of dandruff and pristine greasy hair, and I could moan for England - 1-0 pathetic last night!!

Anon at 20:47:29 Wednesday April 12 2000
small mink - i notice you use the term 'commited' when talking about Carlo...certainly not at the Carlisle or Halifax matches did i see even a hint of him being commited to the cause, and at this stage in the season that makes me put serious question marks at the future part he can play at the club. Steve Howard on the other hand did more in the 10 mins he came on in the Halifax game than carlo did in the whole match. At Carlisle he put in some stunning balls throughout the match, he tried, worked hard and his contribution played a big part in the win...i should know, i was there at both, which i more than i can guess that you were judging by your comments!

Small Mink at 19:35:36 Wednesday April 12 2000
Actually its because Carlo is a commited international goalscoring superstar and Steve is a lumbering brickie reject with the first touch of the Incredible Hulk. If he heads the ball its only a case of the balls hit his head by chance. Carlos half his size and he heads better, more consistantly and with more purpose. I'm a mink (freerange) and I can head beter than Steve Howard.

MarkToo at 19:31:58 Wednesday April 12 2000
Obviously with the exception of last night!

Mark Too at 19:30:42 Wednesday April 12 2000
Small beaver... I think we'll have to agree to disagree..The only reason Carlo might be winning more headers currently is because he plays 90 minutes and Steve Howard is getting about 15 minutes.

Small Beaver at 19:27:11 Wednesday April 12 2000
Mark Too, all us woodland animals agree that whatever football match your watching it must be ne you made up in your head. Martin W is right, Carlo wins more headers, just watch next time. Just because we spend our scamperng around in the undergrowth doesn't mean we dont pay attention at football matches.

Robbo at 19:21:43 Wednesday April 12 2000
O.K I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, YES I HAVE MORE INFO. DID ANY OF YOU NOTICE A CERTAIN RYAN THOMPSON ON DE BECH LAST NITE ??, WELL U MUST BE ASKING "WHERE IS ANDY MORROW??", WELL ANDY MORROW WAS OUT ON THE RAZZ LAST FRIDAY SO WILLO DECIDED TO TEACH HIM A LESSON AND LEAVE HIM OUT, HA HA HA PERSONALLY I WOULD OF GIVEN MARK DICKSON A RUN OUT !!

Mark Too at 19:17:13 Wednesday April 12 2000
Which game is that small elk? Certainly not the ones I've been watching!

Small Elk at 19:15:2 Wednesday April 12 2000
Actually...I think you'll find that Carlo DOES win more headers than Steve Howard. WATCH THE GAME YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING. Christ I'm a elk and even I know that...

Mark Too at 19:11:10 Wednesday April 12 2000
MartinW.... You can't be serious... Carlo wins more headers than Steve Howard?

MartinW at 19:2:43 Wednesday April 12 2000
What's it like on here. Suddenly we have allthese people who want Carlo to go. Remember, there is absolutely no certainty that Forrester will stay. He's only on loan till the end of theseason. Though god knows i would love it if he did. If he doesn't stay and we invite Carlo to go through our attitude - we are left with nobody. Carlo is a decent third division striker. He needs a decent partner which he has. And Forrester is finding room because we have another mobile striker in Carlo who is taking defenders. Carlo wins more headers in the air than Stevey Howard does - which is what he is supposed to be in there for. Come on. Carlo's goalscoring record speaks for itself. We should not be downbeat, we should be praying for a Carlo Forrester partnership continuing next season. I'll certainly be getting my season ticket on the back of that. But not if the prospect is Howard and Morrow. Sorry. It will be buying tickets on a home game/awaygame/home game basis. Not unless young Andy matures,get more physical and finds something he hasn't hinted at yet. God. We need to keep Carlo. And if fans continue to diss him, he will continue to feel he is not welcome and he WILL go. My fear is that his mind is already made up and he will go. Please let's not give him any more encouragement. For the club's sake.

NSB at 18:52:52 Wednesday April 12 2000
AND WHY DID THOSE MORONS AT COMPAQ put the caps lock key so close to the "a" key.... ikeep hitting it by ACCIDENT... oh there i go AGAIN!

NSB at 18:51:42 Wednesday April 12 2000
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!! Well done you cobbs! now its onto darlo where we can get revenge for the sixfields massacre! if we win that, 3rd place COULD be a possibility (allthough i wouldnt mind haVING TO GO TO WEMBLEY!)

Small Water Vole at 18:39:27 Wednesday April 12 2000
Aah but won't Utrect want a large cash sum for the boy Forrester. He's still under contract. I heard a rumour on the river bank that they want 200k for him. If we cant afford him and Carlo leaves we're stuck with Howard Wilson and Morrow and any other joke strikers we can get for next to nothing.

Paul at 18:23:18 Wednesday April 12 2000
Personally I hope Carlo does go, while he's good. Two things stick in my mind, he has 12 international's to play away which will involve long Plane trips. Secondly, the chances of him not getting injured while playing for Canada are so slim, that they are almost non-existent. So, we could effectivly end up missing him for 50% + of the season! Which is why Kevin Wilson will sign Forrester in the summer and let Carlo leave! And I applaud him for it!

Small Polecat at 18:7:16 Wednesday April 12 2000
I agree but may I add that the goalscoring form of Forrester can only boost us in the run in, and also that it would be devestating to the side to lose Carlo on a bosman in the summer, though it looks inevitable.

Small Stoat at 18:5:27 Wednesday April 12 2000
Well thats reasonable my friend but we have to keep the defence tight away from home and keep up our good scoring record in all games...remember we haven't failed to score since Jan 15th, and that is something we have to keep up over the remaning five games

Small Goat at 17:41:4 Wednesday April 12 2000
If we beat Darlo on Saturday then we've got the easiest run in. Five wins out of five too much to hope for?

fields-of-green@the-cobblers.co.uk at 17:26:5 Wednesday April 12 2000
e-mail me about the cobblers if you want a chat

kevin_wilsons@barmy-army.co.uk at 17:24:20 Wednesday April 12 2000
whats with all the gay animals

Small Fox at 17:11:34 Wednesday April 12 2000
I hope so otherwise I dont get my equity card

Small Badger at 17:11:4 Wednesday April 12 2000
Does the Animals of Farthing Wood count?

Small Otter at 17:10:35 Wednesday April 12 2000
I've alreay got one...TARKA!

Small Weasel at 17:10:10 Wednesday April 12 2000
Bollocks to that when do we get a film?!

Small Ferret at 17:9:29 Wednesday April 12 2000
At last! I'm a star!

Anon at 16:43:48 Wednesday April 12 2000
yes, Carl, Beastmaster was the one with the ferrets. Big bloke running around the place with not much on, seeking revenge for death of his father (killed by Rip Torn dressed up as a priest, I think), commanding his trained ferrets to bite people. Beastmaster was being pursued by some sort of baddies, and naturally when one is being chased one strips down to one's undies and rustles up a pack of trained omnivorous mammals to fend them off.

Miserable old Bastard at 16:42:8 Wednesday April 12 2000
Nahhh we should have had 21...

Anon at 16:40:11 Wednesday April 12 2000
about 150

Kobbler at 16:39:9 Wednesday April 12 2000
How many did we take away to Carlisle?

The Polite Society at 16:24:6 Wednesday April 12 2000
Darlo Phil is one of our members.

Anon at 16:22:24 Wednesday April 12 2000
Barry Richardson went to Sheffield Wednesday on transfer deadline day as cover, he has since been told that Lincoln will be releasing hin at the end of the season - don't know what he's doing next season.

Adam Marriott at 16:5:24 Wednesday April 12 2000
Has anyone else heared about Barry Richardson going to Sheffiekd Utd. How low can they get??

Paul S at 14:33:41 Wednesday April 12 2000
Of course Phil, if Heaney and Wainwright were that good you'd have taken R&Ds money, glad you didn't. Any tips on how to get to the ground and where to park?

Darlo Phil at 14:23:53 Wednesday April 12 2000
Hello Northampton fans. Just thought I'd drop a line to you all. I've been reading your comments and yes Gabbiadini is suspended on Saturday. Don't get overly excited though; as good as he is, he hasn't been firing on all cylinders in recent weeks - as our record suggests. We have other, just as creative and dangerous players such as Heaney and Wainwright. However, I do agree with the comments, Gabbi not playing is better for you than it is for us. I spoke with the club this morning and we expect another sell-out crowd. Northampton (to their credit) have sold all their ticket allocation - which I think was 1500. It's a big game on Saturday. I'll be there - as I was at Sixfields. For all those making the trip, drive carefully and enjoy the game. I'm sorry to say however, I think we are due a win!

Danny at 13:30:23 Wednesday April 12 2000
First half we played very well, maybe should have been 2 up before half time. Second half we took our foot off the gas a little, but were the better side throughout. The defence looked a lot steadier. Gabbi is suspended on saturday. COME ON COBBLERS!!!!

Carl at 13:14:48 Wednesday April 12 2000
Beastmaster what a class film from my youth, was that the one where he had a ferret as a mate, and the ferret used to bite stuff and get him out of sticky holes, or was that something else?

Anon at 13:13:16 Wednesday April 12 2000
were you in "Beastmaster" on channel 5 this week? Good comments anyway

BEAST at 12:57:45 Wednesday April 12 2000
After months of only reading I have decided to write once more. Firstly, cracking result last night even with all the so called sub standard players in the team, Hendon, Spedding, Savage, Howard, Corazzin etc. Lets hope that we can get a similar result on Saturday to ensure that we can go to Torquay and have a real party at the seaside. Secondly, all this talk of theme tunes seems irrelavant to me with the quality of the current PA system at sixfields. The present system would struggle to perform at a youth club disco let alone a football stadium. I recall our game at Watford 2 years ago where they had large amplifiers placed at the front of each stand, this created an excellent pre-match atmosphere which was only topped by Dean Peer (another crap player!) hitting the equaliser. We should maybe consider hiring such a system for big games, i.e. play off semi finals and then seeing how many people sing along with Fields Of Green. Personally I have to agree with anon last night, a bit of Prodigy would do the job for me.

CIJ at 11:43:30 Wednesday April 12 2000
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES I LOVE U LADS WELL DONE. It was just a matter of time (4 months in fact) but we've done it!!!! Would it be too much to ask if I suggested two away wins on the trot?? Saturday seems like a crunch game. If we win I think we will go up automatically but if we don't it looks like the playoffs.

SBJ at 11:40:29 Wednesday April 12 2000
Last night I dreamt of a game between Cobblers and a team playing in white, and I don't recall much of what happened except that in the dying minutes of the game we had an attack on goal; Spedding put a cross into the empty 18-yard box from the left, and Kev Wilson was really slowly advancing, unmarked and alone. As the crowd roared, Kev barely managed to stumble towards the ball, and punted a very feeble shot at the goal. The crowd groaned, shouts of "stupid old sod", "who let the old man play", etc., but then most bizarrely the keeper did one of those inexplicable computer-game style bits of goalkeeping, and dived right over the ball, allowing it to trickle into the net, and we won the game. Pitch invasion, glorious victory, etc., and then I woke up.

Anon at 11:19:7 Wednesday April 12 2000
here we go, here we go, here we go . . .

Anon at 10:23:6 Wednesday April 12 2000
Yep, Gabbi is suspended on Saturday. Revenge for the Sixfields massacre!

Carl at 9:53:45 Wednesday April 12 2000
Saturday is definitely a very, very important game. I hear we have sold nearly all, if not all our tickets. Any news on a rumour heard that Gabbiadini is suspended for the game, hope it's true. That wasn't me giving all that duff information last night either, I thought everyone had gone so I went, and then you all came back, and I thought Brut 33 was coming back in fashion, anyway see you Saturday. UP THE COBBLERS!!!

Unbelievable!!! at 8:16:24 Wednesday April 12 2000
11.5 hours since full time and the score is still 1-0 to the Cobblers - I can't believe it - the last away win at Brighton seems like a lifetime ago. Hears to another 3 points at Feethams on Saturday.

Geema at 6:47:21 Wednesday April 12 2000
Pathetic performance last night as normal wish I hadnt gone.

CDU at 0:24:34 Wednesday April 12 2000
Yeah but its only early here and me packets are still waking up !!!

Ray at 0:19:7 Wednesday April 12 2000
Should be quicker than that...

CDU at 0:17:50 Wednesday April 12 2000
Pinged at a four packet average return trip of 592ms Ray.Very efficient from the other side of the world !!!

CDU at 23:48:19 Tuesday April 11 2000
Well done the Lads bloody great win tonight. I'm emailing the Club to give the lads my best if enough of us do it they might just fire up for Saturday !!! Auto Promotion here we come !!!! :o )

Not enough at 22:55:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
Im not happy with just a 1-0 win, I would have liked 4-3 in our favour!!

Bloke with fat gut at 22:26:3 Tuesday April 11 2000
Respect to the fifty!

Ray at 22:13:1 Tuesday April 11 2000
Site updated - sorry it too so long :-) Congratz to Joe Church who scored the only 10 in the Tipping compo.

Sing : at 22:6:5 Tuesday April 11 2000
The Fields are green, the sky is black. Northampton Town are fighting back.

Ray at 22:4:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
We are now back in 4th. place.

Sean from London at 22:2:52 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlisle 0 Northampton 1(Forrester, 31) Yellow Cards Cobblers Howard(19 foul), Hendon(90 time wasting) Goal Attempts17(carlisle) 12(northampton), (On Target)5(c)2(n),(Bar/Post)1(c)1(n),Fouls 5(c)14(n),Offsides 2(c) 7(n), Corners 8(c)9(n) Match Rating 3 stars (out of 5) Welch7, Frain7, Sampson7, Savage7, Howard6, Corazzin7, Hendon6, Hope6, Forrester8, Spedding7, Green7 *Players ranked from 4 (lowest) to 10 (highest) Sounds like a hard fought match with lots of goal attempts and Forrester Man of the Match Stats from www.football.sports.com/1999/results/england/div3/matchcentres

Ralph at 21:57:14 Tuesday April 11 2000
I restrung my mandolin whilst I gave verbatum commentary from Adam Blackmore. Not even a whisper! Now you know what we have to put up with listen to this bloke. From a cold, horrible and wet Carlisle, goodnight!

Ralph at 21:54:0 Tuesday April 11 2000
Wilson says - It wasn't pretty and he's not apologising to anyone for that. We didn't deserve to lose Saturday and a few people have written us off. Everyone is part of the club and he appreciated the support at tonights game. Pleased for Forrester who scored a strikers goal tonight. Steve Howard was asked to be big and awkward and win his headers and tackles and he did that. Hope is still learning the game and he has all the attributes but he has to learn to concentrate and that is what he has to do to stay in the side. Darlo game who knows we might get something there.

Big Roy at 21:53:42 Tuesday April 11 2000
Kevin's pleased for everyone. It's his little girls birthday. Happy Birthday!

Big Roy at 21:51:35 Tuesday April 11 2000
A man of many talents! I stopped ironing during the last 10 minutes in fear of having no shirts left for the rest of the week.

MartinW at 21:49:50 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'll chip in - you provided a valuable commentary service. One thing - how on earth did you manage to write online and iron. I have images of one hand on the board and one hand on the typewriter...

Ralph at 21:48:54 Tuesday April 11 2000
Rothwell lose and their manager says they have been cheated by the match officials tonight. He's not worried who hears that accusation as he retires tonight after 24 years at Cecil Street serving The Bones. Jack Murray top man.

Big Roy at 21:48:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
Can I claim off of the club? I burnt a hole in my shirt whilst ironing during the second half!

MartinW (his statto alterego) at 21:48:0 Tuesday April 11 2000
That was our first away victory since November 27 when we beat Brighton 3-1. We're just six points off the automatic promotion places with Darlo on Saturday. If we can turn them over (and that's going to be tough) it's just possible....

Big Roy at 21:46:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
When have you ever been sensible Ralph?

MartinW at 21:45:50 Tuesday April 11 2000
Wembley is on Friday night. I go for two weeks in Ireland the following day drinking Guinness all day every day until.... Is that an omen. I mean two weeks of celebration. Please let it be so. Overexcited? Shit yeah!

Ralph at 21:45:34 Tuesday April 11 2000
Not wishing to be labelled a 'joker' there was an impostor Ralph tonight. I was the sensible one!

COLIN at 21:44:57 Tuesday April 11 2000
JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO SING THE COBBLERS HAVE WON AWAY!! WELL DONE LADS

DavCobbler at 21:44:8 Tuesday April 11 2000
YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!

MartinW at 21:44:4 Tuesday April 11 2000
No, no no. No well done to the jokers who got the scores wrong. You don't joke about things like that. I suppose they lot joke about the the disabled and men with one extra testacle. What? They do? God.

Sean at 21:43:9 Tuesday April 11 2000
Dont cry u baby!!

Big Roy at 21:42:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
Better make that three. I've got a fat arse!

MartinW at 21:42:39 Tuesday April 11 2000
Isn't it incredible the difference three bloody days make.

Jameboy at 21:42:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
Lucky hitters!

Sean from London at 21:42:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
Yeeessssssssssss Well done everyone (except the "jokers" who gave the wrong scores)

MartinW at 21:41:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
Let's get DRUNK!!!! Darlington here we come. We'll stuff them, we'll aniala analyat anil MASSACRE them. Oh god, will our defence cope! Oh shit. No it's all great, there will be no throwing of programmes and cursingat players. Carlo is god. AND BLOODY SIGN FORRESTER NOW! GET THE CONTRACT IN THE DRESSING ROOM - TAKE IT OUT TO HIM ON THE PITCH AND GET HIM BLOODY SIGNED.

Ray at 21:41:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
Just one please......

Ralph at 21:41:6 Tuesday April 11 2000
Three please ticket office

Big Roy at 21:40:51 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'll have two please

Hang on a minute at 21:40:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
The Carlisle Manager is complaining he is suggesting to the ref that there has been match fixing, that an Indian book maker nobbled Spedding/Savage/Corrazin into having bad games - but no one noticed!

COBBLERS FANS AT CARLISLE at 21:40:14 Tuesday April 11 2000
GET IN THERE!! YES!! THANK FCUK FOR THAT! WHOOHOO!

Wembley Ticket Office at 21:39:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
How many tickets do you need?

BBC Northampton listener at 21:39:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
and some minor village team won 3-1

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:39:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

BBC Northampton listener at 21:38:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
Kevin Wilson appluading his side off the pitch, home support clapping Cobblers off to, players go over to thank the travelling fans

MartinW at 21:38:44 Tuesday April 11 2000
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

Ray at 21:38:14 Tuesday April 11 2000
Yeeeehhaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Big Roy at 21:37:58 Tuesday April 11 2000
Final Whistle 0 -1. Well done Cobblers!

MartinW at 21:37:55 Tuesday April 11 2000
The nails went ages ago - I'm down to bare bone.

Mark Too at 21:37:44 Tuesday April 11 2000
Cobblers WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0-1 Forrester!!!!!

Anon at 21:37:39 Tuesday April 11 2000
COBBLERS WIN!!!

BBC Northampton listener at 21:37:35 Tuesday April 11 2000
IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ralph at 21:37:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
Final whistle goes. Cobblers win a hard earned victory 1-0. This is genuinely me and genuinely true!

Ray at 21:37:20 Tuesday April 11 2000
Anyone got any nails left?

MartinW at 21:37:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
COME ON COBBLERS! COME ON COBBLERS! COME ON COBBLERS! GOD I WISH I WAS THERE.

Bry L Creem at 21:37:13 Tuesday April 11 2000
Going up going up!!

BBC Northampton listener at 21:37:13 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlisle bring it away, surely their last chance, Dobie, Clark, edge of penalty area, cleared as far as Teale, Spedding shephards ball back to Welch, Carlisle fans leaving.

Little Billy at 21:37:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
... and Medium Wave length ??

Mark Too at 21:37:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
Welch has the ball.... carlisle fans walk out!

Anon at 21:36:36 Tuesday April 11 2000
Just think, you'll be playing Division 2 teams next season...Cardiff, Blackpool & Cambridge IN DIVISON 3 Jack Army.....

Mark Too at 21:36:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
Goal kick to carlisle..... straight to corazzin.

MartinW at 21:36:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
Cheers Big Roy et all.

BBC Northampton at 21:36:1 Tuesday April 11 2000
It is on the Light Programme

BBC Northampton listener at 21:35:51 Tuesday April 11 2000
104.2 and 103.6 FM

Big Roy at 21:35:48 Tuesday April 11 2000
Still 0 - 1. Trust me.

Mark Too at 21:35:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
104.2 or 103.6

BBC Northampton listener at 21:35:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
Seems to have calmed down a bit, Hendon taking his time, gets booked for delaying throw in

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:34:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
What Frequency is R. Northampton on BTW???

Mark Too at 21:34:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
Stoppage time now.... 3 mins to go

BBC Northampton at 21:34:39 Tuesday April 11 2000
Brightwell has scored from the freekick but wait...

MartinW at 21:34:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
Nice one Radio Northamptonshire listener, keep going I'm refreshing and please no bullshit

Ralph at 21:34:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
The always gloved Kevan Broadhurst issues instructions to Dave Savage. Halliday is going sideways. Good tackle from Frain, freekick to Carlisle 25 yards out. Wall on edge of box. Over the bar. Goal kick. 1-0. stoppage time, 3 minutes of extra.

BBC Northampton listener at 21:34:28 Tuesday April 11 2000
Three mins of stoppage time

BBC Northampton listener at 21:34:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
Soley over the ball, square of him is Teale, on the far side is Searle, driven over the crossbar!! THANK GOD FOR THAT!

Jamesboy at 21:33:41 Tuesday April 11 2000
We will be playing you suckers next season, we can still make it Diamonds are forever!!

BBC Northampton listener at 21:33:28 Tuesday April 11 2000
Savage in well with a sliding tackle, Brightwell back to his own keeper, up to the half way line, Sampson putting pressure on Halliday, Brightwell back to half way line, Frain conceded Free Kick 25 yards out

MartinW at 21:33:16 Tuesday April 11 2000
Keep up the commentary coz I can't get Radio Northampton - pleeeease!!!

Mark Too at 21:33:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
2 Kevs both issuing orders to players!

Ralph at 21:32:19 Tuesday April 11 2000
That wasnt really me, its finished.

Mark Too at 21:32:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
Constant pressure now from Carlisle. Cobbs holding on .....JUST!

Anon at 21:32:10 Tuesday April 11 2000
NO! THREE MINUTES LEFT, COME ON COBBLERS

MartinW at 21:32:4 Tuesday April 11 2000
Whoever it is - stop pretending to be me. Even though that's an accurate reflection of the way I felt. Ha!

Anon at 21:31:28 Tuesday April 11 2000
It really is the final whistle

Ralph at 21:31:2 Tuesday April 11 2000
Savage hangs one up there. Howard shows good purpose. Kettering's defensive frailities have been exposed! 2-2. Only one man in the Carlisle half. What we are hoping for a Carlisle push and push and push that Forrester can expose them. Hope has put the ball in left footed. Hope is asking the referee's assistant for a free kick. Can Frain put in a potent frr kick? Corner to the Cobblers. Frain and Sampson are on the same wavelength. Duncan Spedding is off running away from himself. But it is no problem for Keith Welch. A long, long clearance from Welch comes off Corrazin's backside and he loses possesion. Corner to Carlisle. Welch clasps on to the ball. five minutes to go!

Cant you be sensible at 21:30:56 Tuesday April 11 2000
Whoever it is you are ruining our enjoyment, if I could see you now I would tell you off youve spoilt my cocoa

Anon at 21:30:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
Five minutes left, Carlisle pressurising, Cobblers dealing with it ok, breaking through Carlo and Forrester

Anon at 21:29:54 Tuesday April 11 2000
IT'S STILL 1-0 YOU ANNOYING BASTARDS

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:29:50 Tuesday April 11 2000
It's ok... CEEFAX says that it is still 1-0...........

Carl at 21:29:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
Final whistle 1-1

Martin W. at 21:28:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
Im going to cut my wrists

Martin W. at 21:27:58 Tuesday April 11 2000
Own bloody goal shitt

MartinW at 21:27:47 Tuesday April 11 2000
F$%^9ing hell is it a wind up. It's not an own goal, pleeeeeese!

MartinW at 21:26:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
Still 1-0 - COME ON COBBLERS. We can go fourth and go five points clear of the best side outside of the play off zone with just five games to go. Hold firm, defence. Please.

Rex at 21:26:58 Tuesday April 11 2000
Cross from the right hits Hendon , oh no own goal.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:26:7 Tuesday April 11 2000
I don't think I want to know............

Carl at 21:23:52 Tuesday April 11 2000
WHAT THE PISS IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im Gay but im at the match at 21:22:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
Im called Danny and I will be a Wellingborough hot spot Saturday night dont be shy, and if you are that nancy called Jack be there and I will.... u off!!

How Gay at 21:19:19 Tuesday April 11 2000
The ball skipped off the wet surface!

Anon at 21:19:2 Tuesday April 11 2000
12 x 60 x 1000 + ( injury time )

Ralph at 21:18:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
Hendon will drive down the right wing! Carlo couldn't control the ball and it shot out. eighteen and half minutes left. How nice it would be to interview Kevin Wilson away from home. Steady heavy drizzle. The Teal is back. Brightwell returns the favour. Reid is nagging away at him and looking for the head of Durning!!!!

How many micro seconds left!! at 21:17:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
~@@##''#!!

Just jack off! at 21:16:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
Thats if you can still manage it, get a life go and watch Diamonds or Merthyr Titville u loser!

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:16:19 Tuesday April 11 2000
Still 1-0.............

Ray at 21:15:38 Tuesday April 11 2000
Who you calling a nu-nu?

NorthantsJack at 21:15:10 Tuesday April 11 2000
That means you must already have your minds set on just a playoff place then..... SwanseaJack....(In Northants)

Ralph at 21:14:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
the ball came across a skiddy surface and Welch watched it all the way in to his chest. Savage is pouring forward and Howard is making up the numbers. Carlo hits the bar, cheers!

You knew new what! at 21:14:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
You know now no it all!

Greg at 21:14:30 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carl phone donnas mobile

Its nearly kick off time for Saturday!! at 21:13:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
They thought it was all over!

Carl at 21:13:37 Tuesday April 11 2000
Does Clark play for Carlisle, or Halifax? :-)

Booked a seat on the bus early at 21:13:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
We new that already Jack!

Compenasation! at 21:12:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
We dont need compo, we can never get enough tickets!! So dream on smack head!!

Ralph at 21:12:7 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlo's touch is poor and he had a chance to out strip Clark. Kettrin' 2 - Donkeys 1.

Carl at 21:11:51 Tuesday April 11 2000
If we win today and Saturday we are 3 points behind Darlington, with 6 games left, that adds up to a further 18 points, sod me we could still win the bugger. NOW THAT'S OPTIMISM FOR YOU. UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!!

NorthantsJack at 21:11:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
Please let this not concern you directly but the Torygraph says the play off final for the 3rd division has been moved to Friday night 26th May as England are playing Brazil the next day at Wembley - the FA will pay compensation to the finalists for the loss of revenue

Ralph at 21:11:16 Tuesday April 11 2000
The weather must be very wet as a Teal just cleared a corner!

Ralph at 21:10:36 Tuesday April 11 2000
Hope was cool under pressure!

Full Time at 21:10:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
Thanks god!!

Ceefax at 21:9:26 Tuesday April 11 2000
Im still in the first half

NorthantsJack at 21:9:0 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carl, I think the Automatic slot is pretty much a lost target. IMHO...:-)

Ralph at 21:8:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
Behind the times! 'scuse me while I remove my kipper tie! 1-0 Carl, I didn't change the clock on my radio the other week so the transmission is delayed by an hour. Must go it's the eight o'clock news just coming on.

Ralph at 21:8:54 Tuesday April 11 2000
Oh shit theyve just scored!

Carl at 21:8:53 Tuesday April 11 2000
So is no-one on here listening to the game?

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:8:31 Tuesday April 11 2000
Still 1-0 Just checked on CEEFAX....

Frank Large at 21:7:54 Tuesday April 11 2000
Ralphs still at the Halifax game

Carl at 21:7:34 Tuesday April 11 2000
It's a bloody long game then!!! 7:45 to 9:20 for one half

Anon at 21:7:16 Tuesday April 11 2000
Just as long as we finish ABOVE P**h, that will do me fine....

Carl at 21:6:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
Ralph, you are a little behind the times, or is that the second goal?

Ralph at 21:6:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
Fifteen minutes to half time.

Ralph at 21:5:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
GOAL - Forrester from a flick on by Greene from a Frain corner, 1-0!

Carl at 21:5:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
Third place isn't a mile off yet, I would rather think of that

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:5:23 Tuesday April 11 2000
I just hope it isn't P**H..... I couldn't face going into work on the day of the final......

NorthantsJack at 21:4:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
I think Cobblers will make the play off finals again. Who do you think it will be against? Posh, Cheltenham? DaveW

Carl at 21:4:7 Tuesday April 11 2000
Forrester will do me just fine, he knows where the goal is, he is skillful, he isn't scared of putting himself about, and he is quite nippy. Like you say him and Howard up front will do very nicely.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:3:37 Tuesday April 11 2000
The Wigan Game's on Radio 5...... Kettering have equalised....

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 21:2:37 Tuesday April 11 2000
So WHEN Carlo goes would you like to have FORRESTER as a replacement, or somebody else....

Carl at 21:2:7 Tuesday April 11 2000
Or am I typing to myself?

Carl at 21:1:35 Tuesday April 11 2000
Is anyone listening to the game?

Carl at 21:0:55 Tuesday April 11 2000
1 - 0 to Northampton Town

Carl at 21:0:16 Tuesday April 11 2000
It isn't a case of getting rid of him. He knows he is going already, I believe, and is not putting much effort in, he is slow and scared, he will probably score now, but he is not the answer at the end of the day.

NorthantsJack at 20:59:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
Swansea fan her. Just keeping an eye on how your doing this evening. What's the latest score? DaveW

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:59:40 Tuesday April 11 2000
I really wouldn't like to see Carlo go........ But, he is soon out of contract, and in the last 2 home games (at least) he's been hopeless...... I'd love to see him get back into form, so come on CARLO prove me wrong.....

Carl at 20:58:22 Tuesday April 11 2000
He never has deserved one in my eyes ( a break that is ) but each to there own. Since he won the Egg Cup over there he has been utter shite, but once again that is my opinion, and I be sticking to it, 3 Goals does not a season make, especially when they are in Los Angeles or wherever it was

MartinW at 20:56:48 Tuesday April 11 2000
Jeez oh folks, Carlo's our top scorer. Get rid of him? Are you kidding? We have not got enough decent players up front as it is. Sad fact about Steve Howard. He has scored just SEVEN goals in 39 appearances for us. Jamie Forrester has netted four in just three and half games. Carlo's record is 70 appearances and 31 goals. Which is almost a goal every other game - not a bad strike rate. Forrester might catch up with Howard in the second half against Carlisle, come on.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:56:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
Woking 0 - Rushden 1

Canuck Fan at 20:55:19 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlo's got twice as many goals as anyone else on the club. Give the guy a break. Hope your club can get an elusive away victory today! Cheers from sunny Calgary.

Web Watcher at 20:54:4 Tuesday April 11 2000
RAY CLEMENTS YOU MEANIE!!! Everyone go here and go to the Northampton Town section - http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/2428/

Scouse at 20:52:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
I don't hear any rumblings about League football coming from East of the county lately......strange that!!

Big Roy at 20:52:36 Tuesday April 11 2000
3 mins into second half. Still 0 - 1.

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:50:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
As much as I like Carlo, what has he done over the last few home games....... On Saturday, HOWARD did better in 15 minutes than Carlo did all Match. I just cannot see us letting FORRESTER go.......... ;-) PLEASE!!!

Anon at 20:48:41 Tuesday April 11 2000
Sounds good to me

Carl at 20:47:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
SPOT ON!!

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:45:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
What do other people think to this....? Buy FORRESTER and get rid of CARLO???? And Wilson should play HOWARD & FORRESTER up front soon!!!

Giles Lawrence (Shiteboro' COBBLER) at 20:39:9 Tuesday April 11 2000
CARLISLE 0-1 NORTHAMPTON Forrester 30 Must be Half-time now.........

Home late at 20:38:1 Tuesday April 11 2000
Has it started yet?

Anon at 20:19:53 Tuesday April 11 2000
Forrester's taking the p*ss out of the Carlisle team basically! He's the best player on the park

Ray at 20:19:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
Cobblers almost score again...Carlisle fans getting on their teams back.

Anon at 20:17:36 Tuesday April 11 2000
Corner was flicked on by Corazzin and smashed home by Forrester, first shot on target!

Ray at 20:17:17 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlisle 0 - Cobblers 1

Anon at 20:16:55 Tuesday April 11 2000
1-0! FORRESTER!

Anon at 20:16:49 Tuesday April 11 2000
FORRESTER SCORES!!

Anon at 20:8:56 Tuesday April 11 2000
Time for a cuppa methinks! Anyone else? How do you take it?

Anon at 20:8:6 Tuesday April 11 2000
Carlisle have had best chances, McKinnon drive just wide and a free-kick blocked

SUBS at 20:7:9 Tuesday April 11 2000
Ryan Thompson on the bench! Parrish, Hodge, O'Reilly, Hughes, Thompson

Anon at 20:1:31 Tuesday April 11 2000
Frain free kick cleared. Cobbs seem to have the best of it but you can never tell from Adam Blackmore...

Anon at 19:58:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
Ketrin 1-0 down

Anon at 19:53:20 Tuesday April 11 2000
Three Cobblers corners in the first six minutes... but no goals...

Anon at 19:52:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
"Jamie Forrester picks the ball up" Radio Northampton - isn't that illegal or something?

Ray at 19:49:49 Tuesday April 11 2000
Its a great improvement, 3 minutes gone and we are hanging on for a point at 0-0

Anon at 19:48:42 Tuesday April 11 2000
Frain and Savage only in midfield, seems a bit dangerous

Anon at 19:48:3 Tuesday April 11 2000
Welch, Hope, Sammo, Green, Spedding, Hendon, Frain, Savage, Howard, Carlo, Forrester

Carl at 19:47:18 Tuesday April 11 2000
I reckon we need a full team lineup then, anyone written it down?

Anon at 19:46:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
5-3-2, Howard playing midfield

Carl at 19:44:39 Tuesday April 11 2000
So anyone gonna keep us exiles updated?

Big Roy at 19:23:21 Tuesday April 11 2000
I agree that "Fields of Green" is too slow to really get the fans going as the teams run out. I don't think any of us involved ever seriously intended it to fulfill that role. It was a project that got us through the depression of being relegated and was a lot of fun, filling the "dead" period between the end of the season and the start of the frendlies. It is a nice souvenir that will hopefully get played in cars and coaches as we travel to Wembley (fingers crossed!). I get a buzz from hearing it played over the PA before the match, as I hope do all those who sponsored it and took part but let's not pretend it's a professional production. It was just a bunch of supporters who had a good idea and produced a reasonable effort with limited resources and equipment. I would suggest "All Along The Watchtower" (the Hendrix version), one of the best intro's ever (IMHO) - we can all air guitar and head bang before joining in with the first line "There must be some way out of here"!

NSB at 19:17:18 Tuesday April 11 2000
the cobbletones next single should be, if you hate p****borough clap your hands with cheer up barry fry as the b side

It goes without saying... at 19:16:38 Tuesday April 11 2000
COME ON TOWN BURY THOSE SUB-SCOTTISH BASTARDS TONIGHT!

Curious Cobbler at 19:11:18 Tuesday April 11 2000
Why do the team need a song to come out to? Can't they just write a speech? In this modern world we'll all understand.

Chipp (Just a suggestion) at 19:9:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
The festival was over, the boys were all plannin' for a fall, The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin' in the wall. The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down, Anyone with any sense had already left town. He was standin' in the doorway lookin' like the Jack of Hearts. He moved across the mirrored room, "Set it up for everyone," he said, Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he turned their heads. Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin, "Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time the show begins?" Then he moved into the corner, face down like the Jack of Hearts. Backstage the girls were playin' five-card stud by the stairs, Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair. Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide, A gentle breeze was blowin', you could feel it from inside. Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts. Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine, He made his usual entrance lookin' so dandy and so fine. With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place, He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste. But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts. Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town, She slipped in through the side door lookin' like a queen without a crown. She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear, "Sorry, darlin', that I'm late," but he didn't seem to hear. He was starin' into space over at the Jack of Hearts. "I know I've seen that face before," Big Jim was thinkin' to himself, "Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's shelf." But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him, Starin' at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts. Lily was a princess, she was fair-skinned and precious as a child, She did whatever she had to do, she had that certain flash every time she smiled. She'd come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere. But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts. The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined, The drillin' in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind. It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king. No, nothin' ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts. Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife, She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife. She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide, Was lookin' to do just one good deed before she died. She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts. Lily washed her face, took her dress off and buried it away. "Has your luck run out?" she laughed at him, "Well, I guess you must have known it would someday. Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand-new coat of paint, I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're lookin' like a saint." Down the hallway footsteps were comin' for the Jack of Hearts. The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair. "There's something funny going on," he said, "I can just feel it in the air." He went to get the hangin' judge, but the hangin' judge was drunk, As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk. There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts. Lily's arms were locked around the man that she dearly loved to touch, She forgot all about the man she couldn't stand who hounded her so much. "I've missed you so," she said to him, and he felt she was sincere, But just beyond the door he felt jealousy and fear. Just another night in the life of the Jack of Hearts. No one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick, The door to the dressing room burst open and a cold revolver clicked. And Big Jim was standin' there, ya couldn't say surprised, Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes. She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts. Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall And cleaned out the bank safe, it's said that they got off with quite a haul. In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground For one more member who had business back in town. But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts. The next day was hangin' day, the sky was overcast and black, Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back. And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink, The hangin' judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink. The only person on the scene missin' was the Jack of Hearts. The cabaret was empty now, a sign said, "Closed for repair," Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair. She was thinkin' 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw, Thinkin' 'bout Rosemary and thinkin' about the law. But, most of all she was thinkin' 'bout the Jack of Hearts

Anon at 19:4:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
or even to COME out to!

Anon at 19:4:6 Tuesday April 11 2000
On the subject of The Prodigy... how about "Firestarter" for the team to out to?

NSB at 18:50:41 Tuesday April 11 2000
we should run out to smack my bitch up...........

To controversial at 17:37:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
anyones better tahn dave savage

To Kobbler at 17:35:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
you're one really dedicated suppoter. do you go to every game???

Controversial at 17:34:18 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm a better footballer than Dave Savage

Kobbler at 17:32:29 Tuesday April 11 2000
Well if its a race I live 160 odd miles away and yes I stay till the end. Get your moneys worth!

Yeah it did at 17:31:30 Tuesday April 11 2000
........................................eventually....

Distance at 17:30:37 Tuesday April 11 2000
I live 82 miles from the ground and unfortunately I have to stay to the end

mazz at 17:16:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
sorry mate i did'nt mean it. were all on the same side here remember

Controversial at 17:13:38 Tuesday April 11 2000
People who leave their e-mail adresses in a sad attempt to befriend someone should go and get a girl to shag them. Oh and "Warren Patmore was misunderstood." Discuss.

Distance at 17:12:23 Tuesday April 11 2000
Because I live 15 miles from Sixfields you inbred twat!

mazz at 17:3:35 Tuesday April 11 2000
which kit do you want next season

i_hate@theposh.co.uk at 16:58:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
why don't you walk you lazy git

Others at 16:55:55 Tuesday April 11 2000
People who get stuck in the car park for 6 hours after the game because they didn't leave early get pi$s%d off.

super shot at 16:51:6 Tuesday April 11 2000
anyone want to mail me

adam marriott at 16:49:52 Tuesday April 11 2000
to controversial. quite right. e-mail me if you want to talk about the the cobblers because i'm one of their biggest fans

adam marriott at 16:47:52 Tuesday April 11 2000
why does no-one sing fields of green before the match come on lets get behined the team

Controversial at 16:45:36 Tuesday April 11 2000
People who leave before the final whistle should be hung drawn and quartered.

And while we are about it... at 16:40:56 Tuesday April 11 2000
why not play background music during the game or follow the example of American Ice Hockey and have an organist accompanying the game. With minimal effort the Sixfields experience can have nothing at all to do with football.

This is getting silly.... at 16:38:25 Tuesday April 11 2000
Why can't the team just come out and play decent football instead of worrying what bit of inane music they are going to walk on the pitch too. Cheltenham had the right idea, playing the music from rhubarb and custard just trivialised the whole idea of meaningful entrance music.

Salon Nostalgia Boy at 16:33:59 Tuesday April 11 2000
March of the Mods?

Stanley Holloway Fan at 16:29:26 Tuesday April 11 2000
Maybe Pete Smith could recite the Stanley Holloway monologues?

Pompey Cobbler at 16:24:45 Tuesday April 11 2000
After seeing Saturdays games, and a few other this season, i have voted for 'If you tolerate this, your children will be next' by the Manic Street Preachers. I also think that all the songs should be sung by Pete Smith, what fun that would be. is it me or does he seem to love telling us who scored for the opposition?? Who gives a monkeys which bloody Halifax player scored in the first or ninetith minute - not me!

TRB Mark at 15:58:46 Tuesday April 11 2000
As a Slade fan I've waited 20 years for them to come back in vougue and what with a programme at Christmas, Coz I luv you" as a commercial jingle and Noddy Holder on telly aplenty, the time is right for The Cobblers to run out to a Slade record. My vote would be for " My Town", the B-side to "My friend Stan". First line goes "This ain't your Town, this is My Town". Appropriate, dontcha think?? As FBS points out, there are other Slade tracks that would do the job, but not "Give us a goal", funnily enough. "Give us a goal" but that would be Failing that, "Move on up" by Curtis Mayfield has the right uplifting feel and should please most people.

More unlikely suggestions at 15:52:55 Tuesday April 11 2000
How about playing some of the Monologues by Stanley Holloway, if we played Millwall the team could come out to Albert and the Lion, If it was muddy, Brown Boots and if we played Arsenal, Gunner Joe and so on.

Songs of Love & Hate at 15:41:22 Tuesday April 11 2000
Anything by Leonard Cohen?

Who cares at 15:39:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
Fat Boy Slim - I'll get you a cab

Fat Boy Slim at 15:1:35 Tuesday April 11 2000
Advantage of musing about records to run out to is that it stops us worrying about our away record. So,more suggestions to follow....Anything loud by Slade(Cum on Feel the Noize maybe, or Get Down and Get With It?), Sparks 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us', Iggy Pop 'Lust for Life'. Suggest we give The Smiths a miss. 'Fiesta' by the Pogues would work if they sychronised watches, stayed out of sight for the first 30 seconds whilst the record gets going, and then at the precise note where it gets all loud the ref and his assistants, mascots, sponsors and both sides would have to charge out at the speed of light to really make a spectacular entrance. It might be time for my lie down in a darkened room. I'll get my coat.

Carl at 14:20:20 Tuesday April 11 2000
I hope Hunt is fit, I also hope Corazzin gets dropped

Anon at 13:58:49 Tuesday April 11 2000
something by Bauhaus would be appropriate for geographical reasons. Thier musings on death and so on might not quite lift the players of course.

Blockhead at 13:53:47 Tuesday April 11 2000
Here we are on the threshold of a dream and everyone is wondering what bloody tune to run out to!!!! What's the team likely to be tonight? Is Hunt fit? Why were we so bad defending on Saturday? Did Wilson blow his top? Or sorry what about 'Dance of the Crackpots' by Ian Dury!

Rose Tinted Spectacles at 13:50:40 Tuesday April 11 2000
Dear Mr Moaning, my first recollections of the supporters in The Hotel End was what a bunch of whinging moaners it was also my first ever experience of such behaviour, circa 1967.

Bolton Cobbler at 13:0:12 Tuesday April 11 2000
I thought the suggestions were awful too...haaving said that I could think of anything better. I voted for Roll With It just because its the only one of the choice I had in my vast music collection, I'm proud to say. I've got musical integrity y'know. Yazz my arse....and as for Glitter, hardly appropiate is it given his recent antics, can you imagine the other teams taking the piss.....

Carl at 12:8:50 Tuesday April 11 2000
Should come out to the instrumental version to 'Sad But True' by Metallica, not for the title but it is a rock hard piece of music. Or the cover version of 'So What' by the same band, because that is rather rude, but is still a rock hard tune. Another good one is the tune Marillion used to come out to, it was a piece of Classical Music called In Gazza Ladra or something along those lines, but that is an excellent tune, that has the right tempo and build up for a game of football

Europe at 11:56:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
The Final Countdown... very aproptiate don't you think? Also has a really good feel to it! Field's of Green isn't inspirational enough on the CD, when "all" the North Stand sing it, it's good. But the CD just doesn't cut it for the start of matches.

Ray at 11:44:47 Tuesday April 11 2000
Who runs out to "Can't help falling in love"? - how slow can you get?

Ray at 11:43:24 Tuesday April 11 2000
...and it may be "just a terrace anthem" but hopefully the whole crowd would join in - think what that would do!!

Ray at 11:42:13 Tuesday April 11 2000
There are actually two versions of "Fields of Green" - and the second track is the one designed for the team to run out to.

Rodney Marshall(MoaningCobbler) at 11:38:38 Tuesday April 11 2000
All Together Now by The Farm: it's rousing, a good song and it's what we need at the moment, the theme of unity to sort out the whinging 'supporters' who we have picked up since we left the County Ground.

Carl at 11:37:11 Tuesday April 11 2000
Sadly will not be attending the game this evening, my passport ran out a few months ago.

Danny at 11:29:51 Tuesday April 11 2000
Right, I'm off to get ready to go to Carlisle. See you all (well some of you anyway) tonight.

Tony at 11:16:15 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm also likely to get a slating for this, but I will not be too disapointed if Carlo leaves in the Summer. It will be a time to say, thanks for everything, but we can't pay you 4 grand a week as we have no money. Also you missing 1/3 of the season playing for Canada is not gonna help us!

Danny at 11:9:32 Tuesday April 11 2000
And whats the prototypes for the Away shirt? How much are these shirts gonna cost? Will there be a third shirt? How long will we keep these shirts? (Don't teams have to put "Expiry Dates" on shirts now?) Best reserve the best part of �80 around July time.

Danny at 11:7:5 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm gonna get a slating here but here goes. You can't be serious thinking that we should run out to the Fields Of Green. Yes, its a terrace antham for us, but the song is too slow to get people going. I've asked quite a few people this and they agree. I think we should follow Cheltenham's lead and plump for somthing completly different (Rhubarb & Custard was cool).

adam at 10:26:44 Tuesday April 11 2000
how do you think you'll do up at brunton park tonight?honestly.will you bring many fans up with you?

Ray at 9:34:43 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm not having any problems accessing the Official Site but it is apparent some of you are. As a test try this: Goto your DOS prompt and type in "ping www.ntfc.co.uk" - the answer should be 209.40.100.21. If it isn't then please email me with the number it does give together with the name of your ISP (who you use to dial up with).

SBJ at 9:2:18 Tuesday April 11 2000
We charge more for attendance because we can. Away fans don't seem to be put off by the price. Plus Sixfields is a decent stadium, unlike some of the others in div 3. I thought the Plymouth and Macclesfield tickets were pricey considering the lack of cover, seats, facilities etc. I thought terraces were banned now anyway? I hope the ten quid Rochdale ticket comes with a free hard hat, for all the building site they've still got at Spotlands.

Ian at 3:4:2 Tuesday April 11 2000
Official site won't respond to me either Ray. Can hardly be overload at 3am.

Ray at 1:27:54 Tuesday April 11 2000
There is now a further voting form on the Official Site - chose next years tune!!

Ray at 1:1:9 Tuesday April 11 2000
No problems here.

Roger Roysbury at 0:48:1 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm having troubles getting onto the Official Site Ray is it my machine or the site ?

Roger Roysbury at 0:39:33 Tuesday April 11 2000
Yep, Fields Of Green has to be the one It's the fans song and our connection to the team.Vote now everyone and lets get the spirit back "Northampton Town I'm proud to be"

Ray at 0:37:42 Tuesday April 11 2000
I'm hoping to get a voting form on the Official Site for the "song" shortly.

MartinW at 23:27:33 Monday April 10 2000
Radio Cobblers has launched an appeal to supporters to vote for a new song for the Cobblers to run out to for next season. Something that I suggested in a previous fanzine piece. The only problem is that the suggestions are (quite frankly) bloody awful (in my view). The voting form in the programme suggests a choice between Simply The Best by Tina Turner (euuuuch cringeworthy), Moving On Up by the M People (which could be embarrassing if we were in the second and not doing well and also it's hardly inspiring) We Will Rock You by Queen (overused and tired) The Power by Snap (which is all right by hardly us) and Roll With It by Oasis (again not bad but not an obvious one and used by other clubs). It also has a space for "Other (eg Cobblestones)" My view (for what it's worth) is that the Fields of Green should be a proper option and I'm surprised it's not. I'm a pop fanatic with 1000s of albums - but I really believe that the song has to come from the terraces and mean something. The Fields of Green fits the bill and always has been stirred up with pride and just maybe it will rub off on the players and other fans if it is played regularly. Just imagine it. God knows we need something to get people going. So come one, get your vote in for Fields of Green as another option (or if anyone has a better suggestion, put if forward). Just remember last season, when under Atkins we had Let Me Entertain You played as the players came down the tunnel. Ha ha ha. If people don't make suggestions well, you know what might happen. E-mail them to the club webmaster@ntfc.co.uk or send them to The Press Office, Northampton Town Football Club, Sixfields STadium, Northampton.

Big Roy at 23:13:35 Monday April 10 2000
Acctualy, it was a grammar school when I went so my spelling's not too bad. That corporal punishment was always a particular treat.

Big Roy at 23:5:50 Monday April 10 2000
I found NSB to be quite a happy and fun school too.

ROADE SCHOOL COBBLER at 22:53:59 Monday April 10 2000
FIRST TEAM TRAVEL UP TO CARLISE TOMMOROW MORNING, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN ACCTUALY WIN AWAY FOR A CHANGE ?? ANYWAY COME ON U COBBLERS + I THINK THE NEW KITS ARE ALRIGHT, OHH AND SOD NSB ITS A GAY SCHOOL

Big Roy at 22:36:30 Monday April 10 2000
It's got to be kit 'A' as the baseball cap will cause problems with headers if one of the other kits is chosen.

Reasonable Request at 21:22:7 Monday April 10 2000
In the interest of good taste and reasonable association would you mind removing the link to WSD's site please Ray ?

Campaign for plain English at 21:6:59 Monday April 10 2000
Anon...... Eh?

MartinW at 21:5:49 Monday April 10 2000
Halifax fan John Phelan's comments are interesting. I have always wondered why our admission prices are so high compared to other teams in this division �8 at Plymouth, �7 (around that) at Darlington - �13 at Northampton. And yes it is an indictment of our defence when Halifax fail to score at the shay since January then score four at Sixfields.

Bloke with fat gut at 20:36:10 Monday April 10 2000
Thanks for the address Mark Too . . . I have voted for 'A'. OI RAY - That bloody rotating ball is sooooooooooooooo aggravating, it kept getting in the way of the cursor. I got so annoyed I nearly didn't vote! Wossitt all abaht?

Anon at 20:21:49 Monday April 10 2000
ia was that boring three years ago when we got promotion we had scored more goals than now and conceded less with not as good as players as we have now and only winning one of our first twelve games which was poorer than when he left us in a poor league this year .do you think we would have lost saturday with him here or at plymouth and the other six or seven games we thrown away.wer would we be now top three or scrapping to make the play offs .two managers now comparision ones awinner.

NSB at 19:52:42 Monday April 10 2000
i dont like any of the proposed kits, i know pro star are a load of cack but does changing makers mean we have to change what is allready a nice looking kit?

Mark Too at 19:40:49 Monday April 10 2000
Bloke with fat gut..... Have you got the right URL for the official site? www.ntfc.co.uk. If you have you can't miss the new strips. The first thing that comes up is "help choose next years kit - click here"

Bloke with fat gut at 18:44:24 Monday April 10 2000
RAY - I can't find the new designs on the official site. Help, 'cos I wanna vote. I have seen them in the programme and already I feel it is a shame to move away from a 'traditional' shirt, this seasons looks so good and I was more than happy to buy one. Why do the new designs have to look so groovy? I think the club are confusing leisure wear and football kit. Keep them apart and I'll buy both!

Sorting out the forwards at 18:38:7 Monday April 10 2000
The big fustration for me is the amount of long ball that has been pumped up to the front men in recent weeks. Carlo has his detractors but he has won an awful lot of aerial ball, that said if we persist with this tactic then we must go with Howard and Forrester. Forrester has already proved to me he is a natural finisher and has more pace than Carlo so he would be my sniffer. If we were to get it down and get it wide I would go with Carlo and Forrester to give us movement and you would expect these two to take their chance whereas Steve does not have a scoring record. When going forward two from midfield should always make the box, no excuses, one far post and the other on the edge. We never have anyone on the edge to pick up the loose stuff, why? I also expect to see my midfield back in formation to defend when moves break down, no excuses. It is imperative that the two strikers get in the box, drifting wide is not part of their remit we have an abundance of wide players. Get in the box where you belong. Right I think that'll do Kev's if you require any more help you know where I am chaps. Toodle Pip!

Sorting out the midfield at 18:28:39 Monday April 10 2000
For the most part our midfield has lacked shape and balance and this has cost us dear. Savage for my money can only play an attacking role in centre midfield and for weeks Wilson has played him wide right and his performances in that position have been woeful, effectively we have been playing with a man down. Losing Hunter is a blow! Assuming Hunt is fit and we persist with four at the back and four in midfield you would have to go with Savage and Hunt in the middle with Hodge and Parrish wide. If you put Hendon in midfield it would have to be at the expense of Savage and play Hendon right with Hunt covering him and Hodge left with Parrish tucking inside to cover him. Remember Hughes and Frain will be defending in this formation. If we went five at the back the midfield would consist of Frain, Hunt, Hodge period.

Anon at 18:20:10 Monday April 10 2000
Obviously someone with a fat gut who wants to look slimmer.

Sorting the defence out at 18:20:4 Monday April 10 2000
re: Ian Hendon - I guess what I'm trying to say is he is and has always been great going forward but he cannot defend. We have conceded several 'soft' goals attributable to poor defending by Ian. The decision Wilson has is whether to leave it as is, play Hughes at full back and Hendon in midfield or drop him all together, but then that is what Wilson is paid to do, sort it out. The same can be said for Spedding who really struggles to defend, gives his man too much room, let's them get crosses in and doesn't like getting hurt. You could play Frain there but then I think Duncan would struggle to get in midfield. The defence primarily has to defend our marauding full backs are making Sammo and Green look ordinary. Personally I think Wilson should have persisted with three centre backs, he either does that or plays with a flat back four full of defenders. So it's either Hughes; Sammo; Greene; Frain or Hendon; Sammo; Greene; Hope; Spedding, the choice is yours Kevin!

The Vote 'A' Campaign at 18:14:21 Monday April 10 2000
VOTE 'A' FOR THE NEW SHIRT!!!!!!!!!!

Jack Army at 17:40:52 Monday April 10 2000
Oh dear, 4-3 loss at home to Halifax. I'll get your coats!!!

hoops at 16:57:47 Monday April 10 2000
this is a football site and therefore no-one cares about the egg-chasers. as for saturday, hendon had a poor game but has still been one of our better players this season, spedding was disappointing again, green and sampson are too quiet as a pair(welch isn't exactly vocal either), frain's too slow and there's no bite with him and savage in the middle( we miss hunter, and hutn for that matter), hodge was great for the first 60 mins but isn't match fit, same goes for forrester (and frain for that matter). Left sixfields gutted and thinking we won't even make the play-offs. Prove me wrong at Carlisle boys

Athena at 16:44:21 Monday April 10 2000
Hey, I know this is a football site, but lets at least pay a quick tribute to the Saints in getting to the final of their respective knock-out cup. It's great for the town. Well done Saints!

mick bird at 16:20:24 Monday April 10 2000
Has anybody got the travel arrangements for the game at Torquay

Mark Knowles at 15:5:51 Monday April 10 2000
If anyone would like to fill in a questionnaire about safety and security at football grounds please e-mail me and i'll send the questionnaire to you.

Pete at 14:7:41 Monday April 10 2000
Dick- I don't disagree- I was merely commenting on the Atkins v Wilson debate, Wilson wins, whether we go to Wembley or not, on the only evidence worth looking at, points!!... though I did forecast after the defeat at Peeboro that Peeboro's last game of the season would be against us. I would have subbed Frain- we needed 3 forwards to win, someone to get a head to the high balls which were easy for their centre backs when Carlo was the competition- Howard made it more difficult... for the few high balls which were pushed through towards him after he came on ( a few were directed towards him...before he came on but that's another story!)... but yes, Hodge who looks good does look to be short of puff???

AFriend at 13:51:19 Monday April 10 2000
Danny - are you the Danny from Wellingborough who can't handle his drink and was rather the worse for wear at Plymouth?

sad boy at 13:10:32 Monday April 10 2000
you MUST win on tuesday night for the sake of football and sanity !!!

Danny at 12:57:48 Monday April 10 2000
John Phelan, look at The Shay then look at Sixfields and then you'll see why we charge �11/�8 and Halifax charge �10/�5 :)

SBJ at 12:7:50 Monday April 10 2000
Hendon's certainly not anything like as bad as some people seem to think, but lately he's not been at his best. Some of his clearances have been the big hoof into unoccupied corners of the pitch when perhaps he had more time to pick out a forward; at other times he's attempted a risky dribble when I'd rather see the big hoof. Arguing with his team-mates on pitch, like on Saturday, doesn't help, but of course it takes two to have an argument so he's not all at fault. I don't think dropping him would solve any of the overall team problems, though it might make him more hungry for personal success when he returned (like seems to have happened to Steve Howard). I don't count missing a match through suspension as being dropped: if Kev W makes it clear that he's unhappy with certain aspects of Hendon's game, Hendon will rise to the challenge and fight for his place back. I think the player of the season voting speaks for itself, with Hendon in second place and climbing. And what a great cross to set up Carlo at Plymouth!

A Realistic Person at 11:26:36 Monday April 10 2000
I cannot believe the attitude of some of you towards Ian Hendon. He has missed something like two league games all season. If you care to look at the stats 80% of his passes have made our goals. If you expect any player in our side to be 100% everytime they played they wouldn't be playing in the third division they would be in the Premier League or playing abroad at a higher level. Everyone seems to be blaming the defence, at this stage in the season the amount of scoring chances we have had we should be top of the league and not worrying if we are even going to make a play-off place. Our problem this season has been scoring not the goals we

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