Cobblers comments

Cobblers Comments
JULY 2003

Cobbler on tour. at 23:06:52 Thursday July 31 2003
MARVO, do you know about Cobblers Mounties Reunion ,I seen John Lucas at the Watford game. He told me about it.

grace at 22:13:54 Thursday July 31 2003
what are the players names that play 4 the cobblers

Anon at 21:51:43 Thursday July 31 2003
That positive enough for you?

Anon at 21:50:29 Thursday July 31 2003
eeeeeeee iiiiiiiiii eeeeeeeeeeeee iiiiiiiiiiiiiii eeeeeeeeeee iiiiiiii oooooooooooo UP THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEGO, WHEN WE WIN PROMOTION, THIS IS WAHT WE'LL SING, WE ARE THE COBBLERS WE ARE THE COBBLERS, HILL AND WILKOS TEAM.

Want-to-know at 21:47:38 Thursday July 31 2003
So we haven't all bought into Mr Cardoza's positive attitude here then? I thought it was all about working together for a positive attitude! That part of the Cardoza take over I really like! Its almost as important as all the great new players! I just the upward trend keeps moving! Wouldn't it be great if all the fans could pull together and move forward with the club! I'm so frustrated by all the sniping here on cobblers comments.

moan mona moan at 21:19:29 Thursday July 31 2003
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JDT_NTFC at 21:15:20 Thursday July 31 2003
Cobblers chat is now on. Just cut and paste the following link into your address bar, and come and join us for a natter about all things tayn. http://northamptontown.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=964&p=15

Plumbob at 20:57:14 Thursday July 31 2003
I wonder what part the trust will have a say in the running of club.Can you imagine the Cardoza's at a board meeting ( if they ever have one )We are going to spend our money whatever way we want if thats alright with you lads, now what have you put in over the last few years to get a place on the board ?

Clare Tandwhite at 19:33:05 Thursday July 31 2003
The Derngate Exhibition was held to seek people's opinions about developments in the area. As we were asked I too commented that I have concerns over car parking. Sorry if that is seen as lacking a life and being a moaner.

anon at 19:15:51 Thursday July 31 2003
ring-pulls on cans

Marvo at 19:13:52 Thursday July 31 2003
Trouble is, when we stuff'em, they'll say it was because of the injuries so to be sure, we won't really know how good we are till we play Norwich. Pride of Anglia anybody?

Want-to-know at 19:13:41 Thursday July 31 2003
Where did the Cardoza's make their money?

Old Stratford Cobbler at 18:34:41 Thursday July 31 2003
It just gets better and better!! Torquay's leading goal scorer last season, Martin Gritton (Whooooooooo?), is out for up to a month after sustaining a gash in a recent friendly. Apparently, Torquay now have 10 players injured due to the pre-season friendlies. Anybody else had a nasty gash lately? If so, can I have the phone number?

Moan a lisa at 17:27:07 Thursday July 31 2003
Here we go moan moan moan about carparking, people are dieing in the world and someone is worried about sharing a carpark, get a life, worry about the Use by date on HP sauce!

Westander at 16:06:31 Thursday July 31 2003
With regards the Derngate Exhibition. It wasn't about the ground it was about the area around it, the ground was only shown diagramatically. My concern is about the new mega car park shared between us and The Saints.

Gedgeington Mole at 16:05:43 Thursday July 31 2003
Memory Lane Man - You're earlier comment was libelous! You will shortly be hearing from my solicitor!Squwark!

Bazza at 15:44:36 Thursday July 31 2003
I haven't got a problem with players being one footed. Many right footed players are equally as one footed as Trollope but it only ever seems to be commented on with left footed players. I thought Harsley did ok but I think he'll have a fight on to be first choice this year.

Dyl at 15:39:25 Thursday July 31 2003
Oops 'his' not 'him'. Didn't mean to sound like Tonto.

Dyl at 15:38:29 Thursday July 31 2003
I wouldn't say that Trollope was outstanding against Watford, but it was the best performance I've seen him give. He looked more at home with the new style of play than Harsley.My biggest problem with him is his one-footedness. He always has to work the ball onto him left foot.

Simon at 14:52:26 Thursday July 31 2003
Did anybody manage to make it down to the Derngate at the weekend to see the future (hopefully) plans for Sixfields? I was unable to get there. What sort of capacity would the new look stadium have? Any clues to which parts of the gound would be changed?

Bazza at 14:44:12 Thursday July 31 2003
OK, looks as if I'm outvoted on Trollope. Sorry Paul. I just think that.... never mind.

Westander at 14:35:35 Thursday July 31 2003
I thought that Trollope was outstanding against Watford. He does the simple things, gets the ball and passes it to someone in a claret shirt. He gets his foot in as they say on the tele. You can't have everyone charging forward or making 50 yd passes. And yes I thought he was awful last season.

Bazza at 14:33:41 Thursday July 31 2003
LH, Smith had a good first half but played very deep (for a striker)he seemed to be happy providing the bullets for Richards. In the second he faded away.

Bazza at 14:31:02 Thursday July 31 2003
PIHUAN, I just remember last season when so many Trolley back passes put defenders into difficult positions. Reid and Willmott look much more comfortable on the ball than say Sammo and Burgess who tended to get rid of the ball with a big hoof and didn't want it played back to them because it put them under pressure. I don't really see what he (Trolley) achieves by making himself available for a pass then giving the ball straight back when there are more creative options available.

Pihuan at 14:20:13 Thursday July 31 2003
Bazza, fair point re Trollope, he's not one for the blinding long distance passes but he does keep probing and keeps possession. I remember Steve Wignall saying a couple of seasons back that he loved playing Northampton because if you lost the ball they just gave it back. I think this side will do less of that. Apart from that you and Ace appear to have fully invetigated this topic!

Anon at 14:17:49 Thursday July 31 2003
Well I must be wrong then? just my opinion, thought he was very quiet. How the chron made him man of the match in my eyes its difficult to see? I'm not saying he is a bad player, just he hasnt done much in the two games I have seen him in so far.

LH at 14:14:21 Thursday July 31 2003
How come the Chronic made him MOM for the Watford game if he wasn't involved much ?

Anon at 13:51:44 Thursday July 31 2003
Martin Smith - on performances so far, for me he has been disapointing, not involved in the game at all other than about 2 passes. If he does nothing it makes things harder for those he plays with. Could do better and would hope he does when the season starts.

Bazza at 13:38:06 Thursday July 31 2003
ACE, ANON, are you out there? What about Martin Smith then? Some great play in the first half, linked with Richards very well although he seems to play too deep for a prolific scorer. Then he seemed to fade dramatically in the second half before being substituted. He looked as if he might have been limping a bit. Is he still carrying an injury or does he just lack stamina?

Bazza at 13:32:22 Thursday July 31 2003
I'm very optomistic about the comming season and I don't think heavy pitches will give our players any problems. Last season we looked very lightweight against big powerful (ooh eer missus) sides but the recent signings are all big, strong, fast players. What is it Wilko says? Pace and power.

Anon at 13:11:03 Thursday July 31 2003
Is Lord Davey Cardoza Slosh from The Goonies?

LH at 12:54:38 Thursday July 31 2003
Winter weather no problem . Big Daves planning a roof for the improved Stadium .

ZebBedDee at 12:32:15 Thursday July 31 2003
The Cobblers traditional play will come in to play ala Atkins style when weather makes heavy pitch

Dyl at 12:25:52 Thursday July 31 2003
I am very optimistic about the upcoming season. I think we'll have a good year, and after the last couple of seasons we need it! But a word of caution... what will our passing-football side do when the weather is crap and the pitches bad? Will they be able to adapt, will they be able to scrap? I hope so

LH at 12:03:23 Thursday July 31 2003
Your both wrong , I'm right . (Thats my opinion anyway)

Anon at 12:03:13 Thursday July 31 2003
Nice to see that I am not the only schitzoid on here

Ace at 12:02:32 Thursday July 31 2003
You're probably right Bazza. The problem with this site is that it is very easy to become completely intolerant of all criticism of the club and or players. So many contributors to the site classically exagerate both the good and the bad about the club and it gets a little wearing at times. On reflection, your comments were reasoned and justified if that is your opinion, I apologise for overeacting. As optimistica s everyone is pre season, I have this horrible feeling that as soon as a performance drops below the very high expectation levels of some people the abuse and criticism will become even more aggressive than before. As with all forums expressing peoples opinions, the more extreme non valid arguments begin to devalue everyones opinion over time.

Bazza at 11:55:06 Thursday July 31 2003
ACE, football is all about having opinions and discussing them. It just happens that mine's right and your's is wrong. (joke)

Anon at 11:52:00 Thursday July 31 2003
Bring back Dean Peer, we need his presence in the midfield this season. :)

Ace at 11:48:49 Thursday July 31 2003
Ok Bazza, feud over. You've got your opinion on Trollope, I disagree.

Anon at 11:25:47 Thursday July 31 2003
Telford e/w Conference

Ade at 10:44:19 Thursday July 31 2003
How annoyed am I that I didn't put more on us at 20-1.....even that is 5-1 to finish in the Top 3!! Best price is currently 9-1 only at the Tote, lowest price is 5-1. I now have £77 e/w at 20-1, £30 e/w at 12-1 and £70 e/w at 9-1... Total stake = £354. Champions return = £3,516.50, 2/3rd return = £809.50

Bazza at 10:19:51 Thursday July 31 2003
ACE, my dad died in 1988 when I was 33 years old, you were probably still in nappys. In fact by the way you write you probably still are.

Ace at 10:11:53 Thursday July 31 2003
Yeah, in you're garden with you're dad i expect bazza

Bazza at 10:01:48 Thursday July 31 2003
ACE yes I have, have you? Only on your Playstation probably. ANON, I agree, I just think he is more negative than he needs to be.

Anon at 09:46:36 Thursday July 31 2003
Bazza, the best thing about trollope is that he keeps the ball and doesnt hit and hope. He passes to a cobblers shirt and if he can get the ball out to our creative players then we have the chance of a good attack. How many players have we had over the years who give the ball away to easily? Harsley for example (on tuesday) did well to get the ball but his final pass was not good enough. Id rather our players pass backwards rather than give the ball away. Id like to see him use his right foot though!

Ace at 09:46:24 Thursday July 31 2003
Never played football, have you Bazza !

Bazza at 09:34:44 Thursday July 31 2003
PIHUAN, I'm still not convinced about Trolly, nearly every pass against Watford was backwards and how many times when he gets the ball does he give it straight back to the player who passed it to him? I understand that his role is basically as the 'holding' player but I still think he could be more positive at times.

Bazza at 09:28:30 Thursday July 31 2003
R.I.P Steve Hislop.

Old Stratford Gedgeington Mole at 07:17:54 Thursday July 31 2003
Forgot to say buying my season ticket as a bogus student to get a 13.24% discount, we are tight wads in sector 19 of Northants on the North Bucks borderland

Memory Lane Man at 07:16:17 Thursday July 31 2003
Sorry Moulton Cobbs, my Outlook Express is not working at the moment so i cant email you, happy for you to ring me 07720 266523, then I will ring you back (if you want). Shame we are not still in the Football Combination league if it still exists, the way the squad is stacking up we will have a good second string, remember those days of playing Arsenal and Spurs big crowds and seeing some great internationals Martin Chivers....

Old Stratford Cobbler at 07:10:07 Thursday July 31 2003
I am genuinely excited about the coming season! When we signed Gabbiadini and Forrester a few years ago, it inspired me to buy a Season Ticket for the first time in my life. What is happening at present far eclipses that. I'm off to buy a Season Ticket for the second time in my life! Up The Cobblers and roll on August 9th!

Pihuan at 06:35:46 Thursday July 31 2003
Trollope has been looking good in the friendlies and will be a fixture in the side I'm sure, he had a bad patch last season but never deserved all the flack he got as he is an honest player, and a model pro by all accounts. The Low signing is great and adds another dimension to what was already a good squad for div 3, competition for places on the bench should be intense, and with a large squad like this there should be genuine alternatives for most situations rather than just making do. Sod's law has decreed that I miss the Torquay match, the friendlies are great but whether momentum can be achieved and maintained in the league is the real test, and "moneybags" clubs often come unstuck. However I think MW has put this squad together very shrewdly and that wont happen. Interested to see Morrison played at Rugby last night, taking a break from Sugarbabing, wondered what had happened to him. He'll do well to get a look in now.

Gedgeington Mole at 06:31:34 Thursday July 31 2003
Headland Cobbler at 19:32:44 Cancel the holiday!!! The current Cobblers are more important than life, death and holidays!!

R & D F C at 01:44:44 Thursday July 31 2003
Sorry fellas that was stupid of me.

Badger at 00:26:36 Thursday July 31 2003
Well said mate..... another Max x worker I think?????

Northants (ex)Worker at 00:09:29 Thursday July 31 2003
I wonder if Mr Griggs ever thought of the consequences of getting involved in a 'football club' such as Rushden $ Diamonds. I for one, and I know of several others, have never bought any Dr Martens products since this parasitic relationship began - and now they've turned on their own people and decided to exploit underpaid workers in China, then as far as i'm concerned, Mr Griggs can rot in hell and take his disgusting non league plaything that is Rushden $ Diamonds with him.

Badger at 00:08:37 Thursday July 31 2003
Max is still not making docs in China, Factory fell down.....Docs are still being made in the UK at a loss, I think. Dire-one you are looking a bit green..... get back to your own site. UP THE COBBS

R&D F C at 23:46:53 Wednesday July 30 2003
Yeah, now the Chinks are making the Doccers there's more profits to buy players, anyway when we stomp on you you'll look good with Made in China across your bonce.

Anon at 23:39:42 Wednesday July 30 2003
Tell that to the people Griggs just laid off at Dr Martens!!!!!

R&D F C at 23:24:10 Wednesday July 30 2003
We've still got more cash than you.

Ralph2 at 21:34:23 Wednesday July 30 2003
I've never been to Greece in my life Harry. Good to meet you Tony,keep up the good work.

Michael Head at 21:18:39 Wednesday July 30 2003
Are best signing could well be Richard Hill as he seems to have installed patience into the side for the first time I can ever remember. Many a time we have watched sides have 60/70% of the possession and stroke it around whereas we get about 2 touches and rush it or punt it. In both friendlies we have not been afraid to pass it around till the opening appears and the biggest change is that the defenders look to play it to the midfield or strikers feet, who seem more than comfortable to recieve it and hold possession. It's almost a joy to watch

Ted at 20:42:43 Wednesday July 30 2003
The real Ted speaking...Another promising performance last night against a very decent side.Unbelievably on the way out last night I heard a prat moaning that nothing had changed and it was still rubbish,and also heard Watford fans who were very impressed by our play especially first half.What a strange game football is when people can have a totally different viewpoint of a match.What a signing in Josh Lowe,ripped us apart last season.I just can't believe that we're signing players of this quality.I see the big green monster is alive and well amongst opposing fans on the other message boards,the're just hoping it's all going to go so wrong for us.I'm that confident of promotion,if we don't manage it I'll run across Sixfields in Mrs Teds bloomers.

MK Cobbler at 19:48:59 Wednesday July 30 2003
LH - actually it was Carruthers who marked (not exactly if I recall the right word) Low. He tore us and many defences apart. A brilliant signing and I have never felt so good about our prospects and future. God bless the Cardozas.

Headland Cobbler at 19:32:44 Wednesday July 30 2003
I cannot believe what is happening at the club. I have been a supporter for 41 years and never has there been a close season like this. Well done the Cordozas for providing the cash for all these new signings.Josh Low is the icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. He was easily the best player seen at Sixfields last season. Lets hope we get a good crowd for the Torquay game, unfortunately I'm on holiday....sod it.

Bookies Runner at 18:24:49 Wednesday July 30 2003
The owners, Cardy Junior, and Tone as they like me to call them, told me personally that there would be a another top striker on our books by this weekend.. watch this space

nsb at 17:45:38 Wednesday July 30 2003
an excellent signing, perhaps this is the end of us playing strikers on the wing yippee!

Anon at 16:57:01 Wednesday July 30 2003
or you could read this message from the same oldham rivals site: Low - Gutted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absolutely gutted to hear Low is going. As far as I'm concerned he was the most important player in our squad and that was shown in the results when he played last season. The only man with real genuine pace left in the squad has now gone. One thing please iain, DON'T PLAY MURRAY AT WING-BACK. I haven't a clue who'll play there now. Holden's in defence and Clegg is injured. Roca? More annoyed today than when Andrews, Hill, Hall, Carss, Duxbury and Armstrong were sold put together. All I can say is we better get at least 3 or 4 players out of the money.

LH at 16:52:51 Wednesday July 30 2003
Bexxy , the proof is in the Pudin , so to speak . Josh Low was outstanding against us last year & remember it takes a special type of player with exceptional to get past Chris Marsh & John Frain !

Bookies Runner at 16:42:34 Wednesday July 30 2003
Oh and the posting of 16.38 is not me!

Bookies Runner at 16:41:23 Wednesday July 30 2003
I'm not sure - The owners indicated (10 days ago) that there was just one more signing - & Josh Lowe would fit that bill but someone else more recently suggested there would definitely be one,possibly two more signings at least one of which was a top striker..... so I'm fresh out ideas.

Bookies Runner at 16:38:09 Wednesday July 30 2003
Trust me I'm a bookie.........I haven't been wrong yet and I am sure we the delicate negotiations TCMP and Wilko are just not showing their hand

harry c at 16:35:13 Wednesday July 30 2003
Ralph...how come you met TCMP last night? I thought you were in Greece . Watford supporters were very com plimentary of our general approach play and cant understand how we are in Div 3. Not for much longer I hope!

Bexxy at 16:32:24 Wednesday July 30 2003
Dont wanna put a dampener on things, but we have to look at all sides! Taken from that Rivals Oldham board >>>>An over-rated and often predictable player constantly cutting in from the right wing and crossing into the defender, loosing possession and here and there getting a telling cross in. A player who sadly should have done much better than he did.<<<<< Time will tell folks!

United Front at 15:35:49 Wednesday July 30 2003
How accurate are your sources regarding this new striker Bookies Runner? The tone I seem to be getting (from TCMP and Wilko on the official site) is that with Low's arrival, thats it for our summer spending. I'd love to be wrong though!

Dyl at 14:58:16 Wednesday July 30 2003
This comment from the Oldham rivals.net page about their game vs Blackburn on Monday: "11. Josh Low - Man of the Match display from Josh superbly setting up the first goal and had a hand in the second. I said it last season and I'll say it again. This lad is the most important player in our side. " Yipppeeee!!!!

TCMP at 14:49:34 Wednesday July 30 2003
Yes it is now official, we have signed Josh Low from Oldham, the club were to hold a press conference tommorrow morning bu Josh's presence last night at the Watford game was enough to fuel th speculation so it is now on the official site. Low is an excellent capture, he tore us to bits twice last year and can turn a game with his pace and skill. I believe we now have a team that will be envied by many and as such I would confirm that speculation about others now is simply that. We have our team sorted now and it is a strong one. Ironicaly their are plenty of players who would like to join the Cobblers and plenty of agents wanting to talk to us but some of them took the wrong decision and at the time and wanted too much. Some I am sure will be kicking themselves now as the squad at Northampton is something to behold and the players have the skill and drive to make things happen. A good workout last night I thought. The Watford goal was offside (two players who Thompson was having to cover) but we competes well and did not look out of place playing against a 1st division side (nor did we on Saturday when we beat Walsall) Many people below have enquired about the progress of talks over the Stadium, and I am happy to report that we are moving forward, perhaps not at the pace we would like but it is a complex deal. As soon as the club is able to reveal its plans we will do so and I know that fans will like what they see. MW and RH are really working well together as a team and the benifit of them being able to concentrate on individual priorities is I believe paying dividends. Those who make play of MW previous stats should throw the stats book out the window before the new season starts as I believe it will change dramatically. I am taking a short break so wont be posting for a few days but the smile on my face is broad and as everyone else I cannot wait for the new season. Ralph, it was nice to meet you last night and I appreciated your comments. see you all soon TC

Ace at 14:32:38 Wednesday July 30 2003
Well I have to say that the team now looks first class, a team that would be striving for promotion in Div 2, let alone Div 3. Let's hope they don't disappoint. Dudfield, Reeves, Wilmott and reid have looked particularly impressive so far but the strength in depth looks phenomonal. Quite frankly we should manage a quick return even without any more players but if we've still got this mystery striker to come, Akinbyi/beckett we should be unstoppable. Come on Cobblers

MKMal at 14:28:18 Wednesday July 30 2003
Well thats a turn up for the books. I can't believe we have just paid £165,000 for a player, when last season we scrimped and saved to raise that sort of amount in the SOS appeal. Things really are looking up! UPC, FTP, FTD

Ace at 14:25:56 Wednesday July 30 2003
Mmmm, must have misread it

Anon at 14:23:59 Wednesday July 30 2003
No £100K

Ace at 14:22:19 Wednesday July 30 2003
Club record, I don't get it, I thought Reid signed for £200K plus

Cymru Cobbler at 14:14:01 Wednesday July 30 2003
Nice shot of Big D too.

marco at 14:09:04 Wednesday July 30 2003
f**k me. I can't believe we've just spent £165,000 on a player!! Heady days...

Bookies Runner at 14:03:33 Wednesday July 30 2003
OK - he wasn't a striker but the next one will be!

Bookies Runner at 14:03:29 Wednesday July 30 2003
OK - he wasn't a striker but the next one will be!

Anon at 13:56:25 Wednesday July 30 2003
The guy who wrote earlier should start to eat his words, but he can smile at the same time :o)

Anon at 13:51:06 Wednesday July 30 2003
Josh Low - where is he from, but he's ours now!!

ajp at 13:51:02 Wednesday July 30 2003
its official-just received sms - club recor£165,000

Anon at 13:45:11 Wednesday July 30 2003
How much credibility can we attach to a story written by a chronically depressed 62 year old impersonator ?

LH at 13:43:52 Wednesday July 30 2003
Unless someone spent an Hour making that up it looks pretty cetain to me . TOP DRAWER signing .

Cymru Cobbler at 13:41:50 Wednesday July 30 2003
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/SPORTW01.html Is the link for the below story. Why is there mention of it on any of it on the official site or chron?

Ragga at 13:34:56 Wednesday July 30 2003
LOW SIGNS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by MICHAEL YARWOOD JOSH LOW has joined Northampton Town for a fee of £165,000. In another huge blow to Athletic’s plans, the wing-back travelled to Sixfields last night to agree personal terms. It is less than a year since Low arrived in a free transfer from Cardiff, who receive a 30-per-cent cut of the fee – just under £50,000. Athletic accepted Northampton’s bid (a club record for the Cobblers) and sold the player in order to finance other contracts. Low (23) became the 11th departure since last season, but the first since Barry Chaytow and the management buy-out team took over. The move shows how desperate for funding Athletic remain. Without selling one of their most important players, they could not afford to re-sign others. A dejected Iain Dowie said: “It’s a numbers game and we’ll hopefully use the money to get David Eyres, John Eyre, Ernie Cooksey and, if he comes back from Rotherham, Julien Baudet. “But Josh was absolutely central to our plans and the last thing I wanted to do was lose him. “Everyone seemed to think the takeover would make things rosy in the garden – that was never going to be. “I asked the board whether I could sign those four other players and they said it could only happen at the moment if we allowed Josh to go.” Low recently turned down a contract extension and could have left Boundary Park for free next June. He played 27 games last season, scoring four goals, and was a player Athletic relied on for pace, counter-attacking spark and service from the right wing. Athletic still can’t reject decent offers and there is a danger that Low, who is a former Wales under-21 international, will not be the last man sold. Paul Murray and Darren Sheridan have admirers, Everton are watching Will Haining, while the Chronicle understands Wolves could move for Les Pogliacomi if they fail to get a work permit for Cameroon ’keeper Carlos Kameni. The money for Low is a good return on his free transfer, but it also highlights the knockdown fees accepted by Chris Moore before he left the club. During negotiations over Fitz Hall, Chris Armstrong and Clint Hill, Mr Moore was willing to sell Low for £50,000. Northampton were relegated to division three last season, but they have been spending heavily thanks to their new owners. Midfield player Lucima – formerly with the Paris St Germain Academy – turned out for Athletic reserves last night and may get another chance to impress (match report on page 27).

Anon at 13:30:45 Wednesday July 30 2003
Ignore everything you read on this site - its mostly just a bunch of fabricated rubbish, often from people using temporary pseudonyms or masquerading as other people - we've got a good enough squad to take Div 3 by storm anyhow...

LH at 13:25:04 Wednesday July 30 2003
I thought Oldham played Blackburn on Monday night ?

waugh at 13:20:11 Wednesday July 30 2003
yeh i won't believe the low story until i see it in black and white. also he played again blackburn last night so how was he at 6fields as well?

dont believe a word of it! at 13:17:32 Wednesday July 30 2003
The old rumour mill is well underway again then. There is absoloutely no way Beckett will sign for us, cus he wont drop to div 3 and palmer has said 800k is needed at least - don't tell me we are goin to offer that. And as for lowe - does anyone really have any proof that he was there last nite? and that he signed for 175K. To the person that said he spoke to wilko in the club shop and he said that lowe had just signed - that is crap, wilko is not goin to disclose that sort of info to the fans. It will take someone will some decent proof to convince me of these signings. By the way, i would love both and love to have to eat my words.

nsb at 12:48:17 Wednesday July 30 2003
so is the lowe signing for real then?

nsb at 12:47:47 Wednesday July 30 2003
i agree with gazza the ref and his linesmen were utterly useless, it was a fiendly for crying out loud but at times some of watfords players were flying in with both feet! and the ref did nothing to sort them out

ajp at 12:02:52 Wednesday July 30 2003
can TCMP shed any light on this, we havnt heard fom him for a while?

moultoncobbler at 12:02:07 Wednesday July 30 2003
Message for Memory Lane man. We have had a big sort out this week (holidays dontcha just love em), and have come across loads of old singles, some from early 60's and lot's from late 70's early 80's (all disco/funk stuff). I don't know if you are buying but if so can you send me an email so we can talk. I don't know if putting an email adress in here allows you to respond, if not I will put it in a message. Apologies to everyone else for this post.

Ace at 11:56:29 Wednesday July 30 2003
How sure is everyone that this supposed striker is Luke Beckett, having turned down 400K, what do we suppose that Stockport would accept, surely not less than 800K. maybe I'm putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but a friend of mine works on the admin side at Crystal Palace, apparently Akinbyi is in talks to step down to a lower division side, bearing in mind that Palace were prepared to sell Julian Gray, a young integral first teamer, for 600K, you would imagine they'd accept 2-300K for Akinbyi. I know he's a figure of derision, but that is at premiership level, surely he'd score buckets at Div 3, perhaps I'm wrong but I was fairly confident that he was our new target !

LH at 11:27:56 Wednesday July 30 2003
Message for Becket , dont push Big Dave for the last few quid as Liam Chilvers found out !

snoop at 11:17:23 Wednesday July 30 2003
Problem with Beckett. Deal is all but done, but he's holding out for more cash. Watch this space

Anon at 10:45:12 Wednesday July 30 2003
Josh was born in Bristol, but his nationality is Welsh. Josh started his footballing career at Bristol Rovers in the 1995/96 season. He played once in the 1995/96 season under John Ward. The Pirates were in the second division. Ian Holloway was appointed manager at the end of the 1995/96 season. Under Holloway, he played 3 league and 2 league cup games in the 1996/97 season. The 1997/98 season was much more successful for Low, playing 10 league games, and 5 cup games. He didn't score any goals, but was sent off in the 3-0 away defeat at Wigan in December 1997. The 1998/99 season wasn't great for Low again, playing just 8 league games and 1 cup game. During the season he was in-fact loaned out to Farnborough for a month in November 1998. His final game for the club came in a 1-0 defeat against Wigan in March 1999. His time at Bristol City wasn't great, playing 30 league and cup games, scoring no goals. In May 1999, Low left Bristol Rovers to join Tommy Taylor's Leyton Orient on a free transfer. His time at Orient was very strange. He started off in the team playing 5 league games and 1 cup game. He scored his first professional goal in Orient's 2-1 home win over Hartlepool in September 1999. In October 1999, Taylor let Low go out on loan to 2nd division Cardiff City. He played 2 substitute games for Frank Burrows side and in November 1999 signed permanently for Cardiff on a free transfer. He went on top play a further 15 league games for Cardiff, scoring twice. His goals came in the 2-1 defeat at Wrexham and in the 2-2 away draw at Wycombe. Cardiff couldn't survive, and were relegated. The 2000/01 season was a superb season for Cardiff and Low. The pacy winger was involved in Cardiff's promotion back to the 2nd division. He played 36 league games, and scored 4 goals. He scored in the opening game win away at Exeter 2-1. He also scored in the 2-2 draw at Barnet, in the 1-0 home win over Barnet and in the 4-0 away win at Shrewsbury. The season was spoiled slightly by a red card in the 1-0 defeat at Blackpool. His performances in the 2000/01 season, saw him named in the PFA division three team of the year. The 2001/02 season was one Josh would like to forget. He started off in the team, playing the early games. His form went off, and the fans got on his back. His confidence was low, as he looked a completely different player to the season before. He did manage to play 22 league games for Cardiff that season, but scored no goals. The only real good piece of news for Low that season was playing for the Welsh under 21 side. He played in the 2-1 loss at home to Belarus on 05 October 2001. He was Wales most dangerous player on the night. He has made half a dozen appearances for the Welsh under 21 side. Cardiff were keen to reduce the wage bill and made Low available. Iain Dowie seized upon the chance to bring Low to Oldham Athletic for a trial. he played and scored in the 2-1 reserve defeat against Newcastle United. he also played the final 20 minutes of the first team friendly at home to Sheffield Wednesday. He put in another good performance. Dowie and Latics fans were impressed, and Latics put in a bid to buy the Welshman. He signed on a free transfer, but Cardiff held a 30% sell on clause. Low signed at 2 year deal with Latics.

LH at 10:12:50 Wednesday July 30 2003
Thanks for your balanced report but with all your optimism about the Cobblers about the Town Winning Div 3 I hope you havent put the kiss of death on things !!

Gazza at 10:01:03 Wednesday July 30 2003
Cobblers played well, but fell to an unfortunate goal. I sat along the defensive line, and at least one if not two Watford's were off-side. The lineman was useless and missed a couple of decisions. All in all very promising...

The Drilling Cobbler at 09:59:37 Wednesday July 30 2003
Very impressive performance last night, particularly in the 1st half. Smiths 1st touch combined with his vision was something I have rarely seen from a Cobblers player - certainly since Trevor Morley. The midfield 3 I thought showed great signs of working well as a unit - Harsleys jinking runs, Reeves energey, and Trollope 'mopping up'. The centre back partnership also appears to be coming along nicely. Throughout the side it was clear that we had pace, power and quality - I would say that based on what I have seen and read thus far, we should AT LEAST be in the top3 come May2004. With the announcement of Josh Lowes signing later today and Wilkos increased optimism of getting Beckett I feel that the Div3 Championship trophy has already got claret (or red!) ribbons firmly tied to it! Smith and Beckett up front - fuc@ing hell..

Marvo at 09:28:54 Wednesday July 30 2003
Where have I gone?

Josh Low at 08:32:04 Wednesday July 30 2003
Can I have the number 4 shirt please?

Pihuan at 06:46:46 Wednesday July 30 2003
Another good work out against a good tight team. Cobbs did Ok and matched them 805 of the time. Pity there weren't a few more opportunities until the last couple of mins. Before that only Richards came close. Smith pretty anonymous, not sure that formation suits him. We would normally expect to be beaten by a team from 2 divisions higher and we ran them pretty close, so lots of positives. Favourite moment of the match - Asamoah rising to head clear a deep cross towards the end!

They sleep with there mothers, sisters and brothers. at 03:05:42 Wednesday July 30 2003
Rushden is a fucking sick place, all that incest its just not right.

NTFC at 00:23:13 Wednesday July 30 2003
What a loser trying to be positive about being a Dustbins fan. No matter how you look at it YOU ARE A SISTER F**KING COUNTRY BUMPKIN HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

R & D F C at 00:15:19 Wednesday July 30 2003
What losers trying to be positive in defeat. No matter how you look at it YOU LOST HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Ginger Harris at 23:55:05 Tuesday July 29 2003
Josh Low........he can play on both wings....for £175,000 he better be able to

Adam Barker at 23:52:40 Tuesday July 29 2003
We must be up for selling some players soon....Morison, Hargreaves, Lincoln, Rickers all are surplus now

Fred_NTFC at 23:50:36 Tuesday July 29 2003
sorry my mistake lol they played Blackburn yesterday any 1 know if Low is a left winger or a right winger ?

Gibbo at 23:47:51 Tuesday July 29 2003
Fred that was yesterday

Matt Scott at 23:43:55 Tuesday July 29 2003
Fred...............learn to read better or more....in fact that cloning thing must be easy as Oldham managed to clone a whole team to Bury tonight for a 5-0 defeat!!

Rob Dunkley at 23:40:10 Tuesday July 29 2003
Well not as good as Saturday, but we more than matched Watford and had the better chances, Richards was unlucky not to score due to canny keeping many times from Chamberlain. Peter Clark impressed at left back - very strong, good movement. Almost as soon as he left the pitch Watford penetrated the left where Tom Smith looked a bit nervous and allowed a cross which led to the goal. Lets face it two years ago we lost 7-0 to Wimbledon!

Fred_NTFC at 23:34:50 Tuesday July 29 2003
that was clever of Low 2 be playing for Oldham against Blackburn and 2 be at 6fields, he'd be very useful for us if he can clone himself then we'll hav an extra man on the pitch !

Matt Scott at 23:28:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
Josh Low was there and I spoke to him and he is now an official Cobblers player and the most expensive....will be exactly what we need and could well have secured us the championship

nsb at 23:15:57 Tuesday July 29 2003
so the rain affected only the cobblers right fred? watford seemed to cope

Fred_NTFC at 23:05:45 Tuesday July 29 2003
what a load of crap NSB speaks, we played fairly well and matched Watford most of the time(who are a better side then Walsall), Dudfield and Richards should of scored I think we struggled going forward in the 2nd half because of the trorrential rain more then anything, 1st half we looked quite dangerous at times. I felt that sometimes we passed the ball to much around the back when we could of actually tried to run at them more. Trollope MOM

Rumour Mill at 22:50:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
Josh Low, signed tonight. Luke Becket has till friday 6pm to make his mind up. Stallard has been mention to me as well by one or two people but the majority have said Becket and Low

FAO nsb at 22:39:53 Tuesday July 29 2003
So, the opposition have no bearing on the way a match goes? An interesting concept, but hardly reality. In fact, you're an idiot who seems to have, at best, a tenuous grasp of the 'beautiful game'. Mind you, that's only my opinion.

nsb at 22:26:00 Tuesday July 29 2003
a pretty poor effort compared to saturdays match. the defending went missing for their goal which was a pity because they were looking very good up until then, not once were they beaten for pace wich is good to see. going forwards however we looked pretty poor, especially second half. the passing was noo good and rather than pass they kept trying to run with the ball and take on everybody themselves but every time they did they ran into a brick wall. dudfield went from man of the match to useless, though i get the feeling that once i say this wilko will say how well he played! its a pity about the result because they didnt play badly and there were some positives to take into the season......

Rodney at 22:23:34 Tuesday July 29 2003
Low was praised by Dowie for his performance versus Blackburn last night. Doesn't sound like a player Sixfields-bound.

Rodney Marshall(Moaning Cobbler) at 22:17:35 Tuesday July 29 2003
How can a player sign at half-time. Surely signings have to be ratified by the FL or FA?

towny at 21:54:12 Tuesday July 29 2003
is it true Josh Low signed at half time for £175,000

ajp at 21:43:15 Tuesday July 29 2003
sounded like a good performance, not sure whether smith is happy in a front three! Would expect the starting line up tonight to be the same for aug 9th with the exception of perhaps westwood for chambers if he is fit and maybe burgess fo harsley! Hard to choose between those two!

2356 at 21:40:12 Tuesday July 29 2003
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Deepcut Cobbler at 21:36:13 Tuesday July 29 2003
Dudfield, Richards and Asamoah causing Watford lots of problems. One minute left. Chance for Asamoah well saved by Chamberlain. Full Time 0-1. From what I heard, not a bad performance. We will wait for the doom merchants to get on here though. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!! Dundee at home on Saturday.... Didn't hear an attendance for this evening?

Anon at 21:35:08 Tuesday July 29 2003
finished 1-0 to Waford - Asamoah close at the end.

Anon at 21:33:46 Tuesday July 29 2003
Well played Cobblers ! - result doesnt matter - very encouraging otherwise..

Sean from London at 21:29:53 Tuesday July 29 2003
COME ON YOU COBBBBBBBBBBBLERS!!!

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:28:08 Tuesday July 29 2003
Dudfield, with a fantastic opportunity chips the keeper onto the top of the net. Unlucky!! COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Deepcut Cobbler at 21:19:46 Tuesday July 29 2003
77 Mins. Still 0-1. Asamoah on for Smith. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Anon at 21:14:19 Tuesday July 29 2003
oh dear, 0-1

Anon at 21:11:21 Tuesday July 29 2003
Nice one - keep the updates coming - Cheers!

Anon at 21:07:49 Tuesday July 29 2003
Cobblers playing some good stuff. Reeves & Trolope prominent.

Anon at 21:05:49 Tuesday July 29 2003
still 0-0

Anon at 21:03:07 Tuesday July 29 2003
Come on Cobblers World lot, keep the updates coming

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oo7 at 20:43:55 Tuesday July 29 2003
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Moultoncobbler at 20:31:34 Tuesday July 29 2003
Half time 0-0

Moultoncobbler at 20:27:56 Tuesday July 29 2003
With the exception of Westwood for Chambers I doubt if this first half team will be much different to the starting line up against Torquay. Smith doesn't seem to be in it much, Richards is quite prominent and Trollope is everywhere. Have to remind myself Watford a First Division though so we are not doing too bad. OK I know it's a friendly. Shan't listen to the second half. Glad to see Peter Clark playing.

Moultoncobbler at 20:22:23 Tuesday July 29 2003
Line up: Thompson, Chambers, Reid, Willmot, Clark, Trollope, Reeves, Harsley, Dudfield, Richards, Smith, subs include Stamp, Asamoah cant remember the rest, Burgess isn't there. Score 0 - 0 at 20.22 game about even.

Anon at 20:22:19 Tuesday July 29 2003
So do we know what the score is then?

Old Stratford Fogey at 20:19:45 Tuesday July 29 2003
Its the same over here tractors clamped everywhere

Mrs Ted at 20:19:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
Don't you mean Frank Brierley is a latter day John Atkinson?

Northampton Car Tax Dodgers at 20:18:21 Tuesday July 29 2003
Have you seen Semilong its littered with clampes (non tax payers) on their cars, its great, they are on every corner what a coincidence

Ted at 20:16:41 Tuesday July 29 2003
Is that Atkinson advertising his Memory lane Junk shop for free again, he is like a modern day Frank Brierley, got to take my hat off to him though, me and Mrs Ted saw him drive through Cotton the other day, he tooted and I doffed my hat

Ted at 20:16:17 Tuesday July 29 2003
Is that Atkinson advertising his Memory lane Junk shop for free again, he is like a modern day Frank Brierley, got to take my hat off to him though, me and Mrs Ted saw him drive through Cotton the other day, he tooted and I doffed my hat

John Atkinson's Handsome Landlord at 20:14:11 Tuesday July 29 2003
Squawk!!!!

Gedgeington Mole at 20:12:39 Tuesday July 29 2003
Omo, I would recommend Canesten for that rash challenge.

Mark Swain at 20:12:35 Tuesday July 29 2003
I recommend a weeks holiday with Gedgie One Wollock, next year he should take his Zimmer

Cruncher at 20:11:45 Tuesday July 29 2003
Im going to the North Bucks singles XMas party at Yardley Gobion Squash club, I know its on every year, and a headmistress is always there, has anyone ever been and escaped alive after the sumptious buffet

Boring -art at 20:11:25 Tuesday July 29 2003
0-0

Omo at 20:10:05 Tuesday July 29 2003
Watford just had a player sent off for a rash challenge

Available in the Clubshop at 20:09:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
At those prices, they must be second hand or dragged out of the bargain bin at Memory Lane Records, The Fish Market, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays only.

Daz at 20:07:53 Tuesday July 29 2003
The line up is - washing

Mark Richards wears his mums baggies at 20:07:29 Tuesday July 29 2003
He scores in gay bars

Victory at 20:07:14 Tuesday July 29 2003
Wots the line ups ???

TheRealBigHeadMartin at 20:06:48 Tuesday July 29 2003
Bla Bla bla bla hogwash bla bla............

Anon at 20:06:13 Tuesday July 29 2003
1-1

Mark Richards Will Be God! at 20:05:52 Tuesday July 29 2003
Alan Mayes has also just scored for The Cobblers! Or has he also scored for Watford?

Available in the Club Shop at 20:04:57 Tuesday July 29 2003
"On Loan To Division 3, We'll Be Back!" Mousemat (£1) and a similar Car Sticker (50p)

Mark Richards Will Be God! at 20:04:36 Tuesday July 29 2003
George Reilly has just scored for The Cobblers! Or has he scored for Watford?

The Moaning Machine at 20:04:15 Tuesday July 29 2003
That Marc Richards sounds like he also owns a junk shop

The Moaning Machine at 20:03:32 Tuesday July 29 2003
The goalscorer was greek trialist Gedgicus Testilicusos

Marc Richards Will Be God! at 20:03:18 Tuesday July 29 2003
Have a look on ebay.co.uk for 2 very interesting new Cobblers items for 2003-04. A "On Loan To Division 3, We'll Be Back!" Mousemat and a similar Car Sticker. Put Northampton Town as the search and get bidding on these great items!

The Moaning Machine at 20:02:55 Tuesday July 29 2003
We are 1-0 this is an emergency, we will now be relegated to the Conference we are are in free fall

The Moaning Machine at 20:02:04 Tuesday July 29 2003
Or is it because Frank Large didnt sign for us for a 4th time...

The Moaning Machine at 20:01:19 Tuesday July 29 2003
We are 1-0 down, that is good news, we can all moan now, was the goal due to the catering or the car parking, no it must be the new kit

Cobblers v Watford at 20:00:16 Tuesday July 29 2003
0-1

Gedgeington Mole at 19:56:46 Tuesday July 29 2003
JSM at 16:23:28 ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZ! Do you by any chance work in a Record Shop?

Sean from London at 19:55:43 Tuesday July 29 2003
Any score yet?

Anon at 19:55:20 Tuesday July 29 2003
no

Anon at 19:39:42 Tuesday July 29 2003
anybody around tonight updating the score ?

Bookies Runner at 17:48:11 Tuesday July 29 2003
Fair Cop ...not very interesting without a name but it is actually true

jimttc at 17:46:13 Tuesday July 29 2003
You can still get 9/1 with the Tote, Corals and B&G Racing.

Anon at 17:18:03 Tuesday July 29 2003
If you jave any names then you info might be mildly interesting, otherwise your just trying to encourage pointless speculation - as for the "Bookies Runner" tag, at least I have the decency to sy=tck with "Anon" whenever I post

Anon at 17:15:43 Tuesday July 29 2003
Sorry Bookies Runner - a bulshitter like yourself...

Bookies Runner at 17:10:25 Tuesday July 29 2003
One what?

Anon at 17:02:14 Tuesday July 29 2003
I do say so Bookies Runner - I may be one but thats beside the point

Anon at 17:00:46 Tuesday July 29 2003
Kevin Phillips

Anon at 16:57:03 Tuesday July 29 2003
Out of favour Newcastle striker Carl Cort is as a good as ours...

Bookies Runner at 16:56:26 Tuesday July 29 2003
If you say so Anon - cos you know don't you!

Cobblers Commenter at 16:54:39 Tuesday July 29 2003
Mark Stallard will be one of us before the end of the week.

Anon at 16:52:49 Tuesday July 29 2003
Bookies Runner( Bokies Runner ) = Bullshit merchant

Anon at 16:45:28 Tuesday July 29 2003
Steve Howard

JSM at 16:23:28 Tuesday July 29 2003
Bexxy report for your interview in Memory Lane Records Junk Car Boot Shop tomorrow, your knowledge shows what it takes, the DC record is in the 50p bin, just a reflection on its availability/numbers as a #1, it is of course Crystal Palaces Theme during their trip to wembley and I believe still now, Glad all over as you say was released in 1963, but also in 1972 on a several track 45, their last Columbia release in Picture Cover, and 1976 from EMI, and 1993 again from EMI as you state and as a single cassette, but also a Double LP that year of same titel (£15 worth in Mint knick) _ what a show off I am, I am sure someone will top this, but please no serial numbers......

LH at 16:09:41 Tuesday July 29 2003
Stallard

Bexxy at 16:09:09 Tuesday July 29 2003
Oi...i dont have a big nose! (Big @rse, yes, but certainly not a big nose! ) Glad all over, yes, thats the one! Hopefully we'll be hearing it a few times tonight an all! Just checked my British Hit singles book too and it was originally a Number 1 in November 1963 (way before my time, of course!)... re-released in 1993 where it got to number 37.. (God, wot a statto i am!)

Bookies Runner at 16:02:58 Tuesday July 29 2003
Sorry no clue - mainly because I don't know the names but the description was "top" striker. I would doubt if it was Stevie Howard though as he has sights on moving up a division not down, but then again he does live here & Martin Smith held a similar view............ No I honestly don't know the name.

cOBBLERS SONG at 14:59:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
CHANSON LA MORE - RA TA TA TA TA!!

Anon at 14:48:19 Tuesday July 29 2003
Ian Clarkson signed for Leamington FC in about March this year.

LH at 14:40:47 Tuesday July 29 2003
Stallard.

United Front at 14:38:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
Any clues Bookies Runner? Is it one of Stallard, Beckett, Kitson, Howard etc? (OK i'm naive but its a slow day at work)

Anon GD at 13:50:51 Tuesday July 29 2003
Bexxy - Spd what everyone else thinks I think yer gorgeous. By the way dont forget garry hughes is also at Moor Green. that takes it to 4 players. i also saw that Clarkson has been playing for them - Is that ian Clarkson????

Sean from London at 13:05:08 Tuesday July 29 2003
".....And I'm feelin' - BOOM, BOOM - Glad' all over. Yes, I'm - BOOM, BOOM - Glad' all over...." Did Basil Brush do a cover of it? Anyway lets hope we hear it lots of time every match!

Bookies Runner at 12:59:06 Tuesday July 29 2003
No it's not idle speculation - definitely one, possibly two strikers - in the latter case we are likely to see one player departing.

RICHARD at 12:56:31 Tuesday July 29 2003
FAO TWAT @12.40.20: The offending graphic was posted by a Huddersfielder, who had cracked my 'difficult' password and had a little fun for a few days at my expense. Having discovered the means to remove it, I was banned from using my username and password - thereby precluding me from eradicating the piccie! I've asked the regulator to reinstate my original details to allow me to 'clear' my name, and I'm awaiting a reply. As for the wife, I've spotted her in the undergrowth at the bottom of the garden with a horny toad, but never a frog to my knowledge!

RICHARD at 12:42:30 Tuesday July 29 2003
Sorry, Bexxxy. The link is www.newinvaders.com/audio/glad_all_over.htm

Anon at 12:41:44 Tuesday July 29 2003
Obviously referring to the previous post at 10:47:28 Tuesday July 29 2003

FAO TWAT at 12:40:20 Tuesday July 29 2003
As you should be Heggsy.Who is it you were trying to impress?Your Frog shagging wife ????

RICHARD at 12:39:57 Tuesday July 29 2003
Know the one you mean, Bexxxy; just can't remember it either! Hang on a minute! Was it, ".....And I'm feelin' - BOOM, BOOM - Glad' all over. Yes, I'm - BOOM, BOOM - Glad' all over...." etc. Dave Clark Five, circa 1964. But what they were doing with Gladys in the privacy of their own studio was entirely legal and their own business! Try , Bexxxy. And take no notice of the nose jibes; it didn't stop Cyrano de Bergerac or Pinocchio!

United Front at 12:35:38 Tuesday July 29 2003
I agree with Cymru Cobbler, playing music after we score is the kind of thing the Diamonds have been doing for years - they are unable to generate an atmosphere and need to be constantly prompted when to cheer and clap. We don't need to be told how and when to celebrate because we are proper supporters. On an unrelated topic, I hope we get to see Clark and Westwood tonight, if not I feel that they are both running out of time to be fit for the start of the season. It would also be nice if we updated about the injuries to Youngs and Thompson and the (possible) suspensions of Harsley and Burgess.

Moultoncobbler at 12:31:17 Tuesday July 29 2003
Bookies - is this just idle speculation or do you know something concrete. I know we may/may not be after Low but have heard about no-one else recently.

Cymru Cobbler at 12:11:31 Tuesday July 29 2003
So can we say anything negative on this site at all? Cos I didnt make the game on sat, but please do not tell me that we have started playing music after we score.

Bokies Runner at 12:05:27 Tuesday July 29 2003
Look out for the last pre season signing(s) this week - one (Maybe even a second) striker - - last chance for a 8 to 1 bet - after this we will join Hull as joint favorites and the best you will get is fours

Anon at 12:00:20 Tuesday July 29 2003
The Moor Green connection is to do with Atkins - I think he lives near the club and has some contacts at the club. He also arranged at least one pre season friendly with them when he was at Northampton and this year Oxford are playing Moor Green. Maybe he put in a good word for some of his old mates like Frainy, Peer, Gayle etc.

RICHARD at 10:47:28 Tuesday July 29 2003
F.A.O. Mavro: Banned from Official Message Board this a.m. owing to Kermit's graphic antics! If you have trouble with my cryptic MPL Div.III effort, please e-mail me and I'll supply the details. Sorry about this but I'm off to le Midi for the wife's birthday (she's not going of course, but why spoil a beautiful idea!)and won't be back until after your deadline!

Anon at 10:24:07 Tuesday July 29 2003
Get a nose job Bexxy

Bexxy at 09:56:13 Tuesday July 29 2003
Anyone at Saturdays game hear the song they played when we scored?? Cant remember it at the mo, but it certainly wasnt the usual crap we're subjected to (or rather NOT subjected to due to the distinct lack of goal scoring lately!)! Its an old song and has a bit where (when we're Top Of The league!) we'll all be clapping to!! Anyone remember it? (Im sure it'll come to me later!)

Mickey Mellon at 09:37:08 Tuesday July 29 2003
Last chance to grab a bargain, only hours to go! Don't miss out, a cult Cobblers shirt for only £35 signed by the promotion winners of 99/00. http://my.qxl.co.uk/accdb/viewItem.asp?IDI=8914969

Anon at 09:07:43 Tuesday July 29 2003
As a matter of interest, whats the connection between Moor Green and the Cobblers? Half their squad appear to be ex-NTFC.

towny at 08:04:29 Tuesday July 29 2003
Im sick of people coming on here moaning about the moaners,cos obviously they are moaners themselves..... sorry about the moan!

11th day Evangelist at 07:10:57 Tuesday July 29 2003
11 days+ to go, then its SUPER MOAN time, if we win = we should have scored more, the prematch music was crap, couldnt get out of the car park, I couldnt get a babycham in chevies, the guy sitting next to me was snoring, the shirt numbers werent clear, the catering.............

Pihuan at 05:54:54 Tuesday July 29 2003
Glad to see John Frain has sorted something out. He never gave less than 100% and will do a good job wherever. If all our players had had his sort of attitude we would not have got into the trouble we did get into. As for Mcgregor, wonder where he'll fetch up, if anywhere. highly talented but a total waster it seems. I see that Watford have recently played AFC Wimbledon in a friendly, the proceeds going to the Milly Dowler fund. Well done both teams. Maybe an example we could follow?

No.1 Diamonds fan at 03:56:33 Tuesday July 29 2003
Your incestuous comments are both inaccurate and hurtfull, just remember we have feelings as well, last night I was so upset I coudn't sleep I turned over in bed and discussed it with my wife she said,"Baaaaaaaaa".

Gomez at 00:09:35 Tuesday July 29 2003
That'll be the Frain that scored the goal at Wembley and was then carried as a passenger for far too long, just for that one lucky strike ....... Just think. A season without Frainy puffing down the wing, being skinned every time. Wahey - Exciting times!

A Childs View at 22:24:15 Monday July 28 2003
I hope we get Moor Green in the cup then, it'll give us a chance to give Frainy a proper send off. I'm still a little bitter about that, the others could sod off but Frainy deserved something more. Can't wait until next Saturday - caution is wise and I still think the midfield needs a little work but what the hell, we've made what look like very good signings - just play nice and simple 442 I say and let the better quality of the squad shine through. Cobblers to win the 3rd division I say - second favourites at the moment but we'll be evens after we stuff Torquay 8 nil!! Come on the Town, lets have it!!

Badger at 22:15:45 Monday July 28 2003
Direone can't be from my school.... He Can Spell ! He must be one of the Teachers or more like the HEAD. I have to live and work amung these morons and it's HELL. HELP!!!!!!

Or.. at 22:06:53 Monday July 28 2003
or your sister, you sad dustbin fan

Rushden Fan at 21:48:02 Monday July 28 2003
Nothing like a High Six with your pals to celebrate a goal

Anon at 21:46:20 Monday July 28 2003
Badger, working in a school in direone land can you confirm that they still use £sd - that extra finger on each hand must mean that the old shilling is still going strong!

Badger at 21:41:28 Monday July 28 2003
The Dire-one sounds like a little kid. I'm just waiting to see what sort of support they get when they start losing a few games. I work in a school not far from the Dire-ones ground and he sounds like the morons I have to put up with every day. Thank god it's holiday time. If I go to a Dire-ones game I always go in the away end and support the away team, better singing and atmosphere. Up the COBBS

rushden fan at 21:22:38 Monday July 28 2003
Want to see some great football......go to see Rushden. Any of you ever seen good football......................................................................................................................................................................................................................NO!..........cause you watch a bunch of tossers play sunday league crap!

Anon at 21:08:46 Monday July 28 2003
For details of transfers and who is out of contract check out - http://www.footballtransfers.co.uk/index.asp

Another football related post!!! at 21:05:42 Monday July 28 2003
The Moor Green site reports that Frain is also assistant manager and Ex Cobbler Garry Hughes is also playing for them.

Zoe at 21:00:23 Monday July 28 2003
Don't know about speds &scruffy macgregor, but kettring want to sign ritzy roy hunter. Also Mark Ovendale on trial at York

Anon at 20:55:19 Monday July 28 2003
Yes, good luck Frain - he follows other ex-cobblers Peer and Gayle to Moor Green a club that Atkins also has links with. Corazzin has gone back to Canada and has joined Vancouver Whitecaps. Any news of other ex-cobblers such as Spedding, Mc Gregor?

Anon at 20:46:59 Monday July 28 2003
On the subject of football, something some of the idiots who seem to inhabit this site seem to have lost sight of, John Frain has joined Moor Green. Good luck Frainy.

Golden rollex at 20:34:08 Monday July 28 2003
It had to be anon, he is the thickest on here, thinking i was being serious, then he actually makes out he had sex, he must be so ugly that he had to wear a bag, on his head

Chalcome Rd Cobbler at 20:29:56 Monday July 28 2003
& if the cobblers are not at sixfields, then sixfields becomes a white elephant just like the derngate is. So think on counsillors

Anon at 20:16:53 Monday July 28 2003
The Salon was next to Franklins Gardens , later became cindella rockerfella I think. I tried to conceive there but failed!

LH at 20:15:32 Monday July 28 2003
I saw Jack & the Beanstalk . Not that good, Ugly Sister reminded me of Gabbi .

vs at 19:44:25 Monday July 28 2003
What did you actually see at the derngate I didn't get chance to go down there. Anything interesting?

Rodney Marshall(Moaning Cobbler) at 19:15:06 Monday July 28 2003
When is the annual pre-season photo shoot? It must be this week sometime, presumably. I can't see the club making any other signings before 9th August. The squad would be in danger of being too big, leading to inevitable dissent in the ranks.

Golden Rollex at 19:13:31 Monday July 28 2003
Does anyone know of a disco or a dance hall called the Salon, if I can find it, my mum and dad met there in the 70s, and I was conceived in the car park, we are living in Dover now

Pentup at 19:11:55 Monday July 28 2003
Yes I saw the plans pretty impressive, they are based on the millenium stadium in Wales

ortus at 18:32:59 Monday July 28 2003
Did anyone go to the Derngate to see the plans for sixfields at all ?

rushden fan at 18:26:49 Monday July 28 2003
Shame the players and club are not the same superhuman......you need to be to support them!

Anon and on and on and on ...... at 18:22:37 Monday July 28 2003
I think you will find that Cobblers' supporters are superhuman

rushden fan at 18:13:33 Monday July 28 2003
No one who supports Northampton is HUMAN, and where do you get to saying you'll get back to the streets, you live on the streets you degenerates!!!!

Raw Nerve at 18:06:39 Monday July 28 2003
seaems that the rusdens lack of speling it a raw nurve

Sued Head at 18:05:12 Monday July 28 2003
We will return to the streets of Northampton to rid the streets of the interlopers, those Traffic Wardens who are really aliens, dont be fooled by their uniforms they are not HUMAN

rushden fan at 17:50:27 Monday July 28 2003
You seem to be great at spotting the mistakes, pity you had not spotted the mistake of supporting such a crap club!

rushden fan at 17:46:50 Monday July 28 2003
Glad you can spell, may be you can pronounce this also....RELEGATION!!

Joe Hawkins at 17:06:25 Monday July 28 2003
We know who you is, singular tense, the one R&DIREONE!!

Bugs Bunny at 17:03:52 Monday July 28 2003
Im a Hopper, not a no Hoper!

rushden fan at 16:25:45 Monday July 28 2003
BOB HOPE!!!!he's fucking died therefore you still only have one fan, and whats the old addage, you only had two hopes Bob and No, and now BOB's GONE!!!!.....you bunch of no hoppers!!!!

Bob Hope at 16:09:49 Monday July 28 2003
Im am the latest cobblers supporters, i am funding a film called The Road to Sixfields via Wembley

Anon at 16:01:06 Monday July 28 2003
What is this all about, i am Marvos uncle

Marvo at 16:00:36 Monday July 28 2003
I was born in Higham Ferrers and was smuggled out to Northampton in the 1940s, I still have vivid nightmares of `Uncles' joining me in bed...

Raunds Resistance Movement at 15:59:04 Monday July 28 2003
we wear berets and will resist all infringements from our relatives in Rushden or Irthlingborough, our gene count may be low, but who wants babies with big heads and national health glasses, but they do have big dicks normally up there arses

rushden fan at 15:57:11 Monday July 28 2003
you only have one fan, we have more fans, and they are all related

Gazza at 15:56:38 Monday July 28 2003
Oi rushden fan (below)! Whats your "nana" got to do with things? (Apart from she's also your Auntie, Sister and Dog all in one)

rushden fan at 15:52:04 Monday July 28 2003
Strange how you dont have to put your e mail address into the website to write comments - which would infer to the most lodgical of people that you are a single loner, who keeps making up different alias, to make out that you have friends and that there are more than a single Northampton Twat Fan!!!

John Atkinson's New Girlfriend at 15:43:44 Monday July 28 2003
Hi Darling, thanks for a fantastic time at the Roller Disco on Friday night. And don't worry about "your problem" - I've had one or two other men who also couldn't stand to attention! Maybe next time you won't mix your Panda Pops with Cresta (Frothy Man!).And by the way, I'll soon be 16 so there'll be no need to say I'm your sister. And as for those rude Cobblers fans who moan about the catering at Sixfields, why don't they take sandwiches to the match? And a message to those inbred no-hopers who support Dustbin and Liners, How many times have you been to Wembley? And the dog racing and concerts don't count.See you soon, John, My Diet Coke Man!

JSM at 15:21:35 Monday July 28 2003
Rushden may be the greatest (im joking) and Northampton the whatever, are we talking town centres, in fact neither team really play in those towns, R&D off a A road near a town where the inhabitants resemble the Bevery Hill Billies, rough pubs and rubbish shops, a tip of an area, The Cobblers play on an ex council tip with a distant view of wogan towers, Rushden the actual town has no real connection, do they with where their team plays or anything anymore, last season I spotted on a Saturday more Cobbs colors in rushden High Street than Direone colors, Northampton is due to be rebuilt, both team and town, R&Ds backing factory is all about redundancies, nice ground, but Cobbs will soon have a nice stadium, if I was an outsider i would know which team has the potential for the future, anyway who cares about the Direones, all their so called supporters can do is post inane messages on here, and practice their swearing....GOING UP GOING UP, and England are 50 for no wicket...

rushden fan at 15:07:43 Monday July 28 2003
Rushden are the greatest, northampton are the shittest....nana,na,na!!

Real Positive Cobblers Supporters Club at 15:03:16 Monday July 28 2003
We can take relegation, walking up the steps of Wembley x 2, relegation, receivership, champions, runner ups, no money, no seats, no fans, the ATKINS DIET of football, Sir David Bowens leaderships, Bill Dodgins Senior moments, Peterboruogh beating us (im lying), Wakely Gay moments, Frankie Belfons burglary technique, Trevor Morley bedroom antics, drunken nights in Chicagos, bedding the chairmans misses, Andy Woodman being transfered, a forward line that cant score, WE CAN TAKE IT ALL AND MORE - WE LOVE THE COBBLERS - WE ARE THE SOAP OPERA OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WE WILL REACH THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST ONE DAY, OR the Racecourse 7 a side league AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU EVER MORE - WHATEVER!!!

original hotel ender at 14:37:56 Monday July 28 2003
these rushden twats make me sick i cant wait to meet them and kick their inbred heads in, they arent fit to wipe my arse,

PATTCOBB at 13:47:45 Monday July 28 2003
And by the way Ray the clock is wrong by half an hour..... oh and I notice the Pete Smith three have survived the summer cull oh and take sages to get out of the carpark, and as for that puddle .....

PATTCOBB at 13:45:16 Monday July 28 2003
I agree with JSM what kind of small minded farties come on here a site dedicated to our slice of the most passionate, beatiful game that has ever been invented - and moan about it taking 10 minutes or more to get out of the carpark, or the puddle that takes ten seconds to walk round. And the fact that the catreing is cr*p don't f*cking eat it then. this is football not Egon f*cking Ronay yer know! This is the greatest game in the world this site is dedicated to OUR team so lets quit all this Northamptonian pessimism ( ok you try and spell it) and lets get behind the team this season.... All the signs are there for it to be another memorable season......

Russian Rubby at 13:10:28 Monday July 28 2003
where is my Gedgie with the little willy, we had a wild time at wimbledon, vodka and sex, he is my man

Cymru Cobbler at 13:09:32 Monday July 28 2003
The last posting was not me, it failed to mention my dose and my pot belly

Cymru Cobbler at 13:08:48 Monday July 28 2003
and dont criticise me, I am a Welsh rascist sheep shaggerand never watch the Cobblers, I am realy a Swansea fan

Cymru Cobbler at 13:03:27 Monday July 28 2003
This club has a long history of pessimistic supporters, why do we slag off those who try to keep up this fine tradition?

Anons Diary at 12:47:15 Monday July 28 2003
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Teds Diary at 12:46:40 Monday July 28 2003
Undertook some nice watercolours of the Fart Cotton panorama, went down to the Golden Lion, put some classical music on juke box, upset archie Foulkes, home for tea, beans on toast, got to tattoo shop before its closed, had love on one hand and hate on other set of knuckles, down to White hart 10 pints, home to Mrs Ted, zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Marvos Diary at 12:44:21 Monday July 28 2003
Got up had a wee, then went to toilet, played golf, 10 pints, a kip, burp and fart, big tea, 10 pints, zzzzzzzzzz

Diamond Life at 12:42:59 Monday July 28 2003
shame MoleMan it wasnt Shirley Basseys Diamonds are 4Ever! we are starting a North bucks R&D supporters club interested?

The Diary of Gedgeington Mole at 12:35:41 Monday July 28 2003
Just got back from my holiday, found an original Gold Finger jigsaw James Bond for 70p in a charity shop - Ebay here I cum, off to a Moosic Festivalk at Cowes Isle of Wight at the weekend, Cant wait to meet all those sailors on the dingey on the way over, best of luck to the boys against Whatford in the week, i will be returning, and will be in the West stand for the Torgay home game, i will be the blondie lookalike on a padded cushion.... happy days

Pihuan at 12:12:17 Monday July 28 2003
Fao "Rusden fan". My my, didn't we wake up in a bad mood. What happened? Did your sister throw you out of bed? And shouldn't you be on your own club's website at that time in the morning.

Irthlingborough Dog Catcher at 12:00:50 Monday July 28 2003
We nearly caught Anon in his Reliant Robin, but the smell put us off

The Diary of Gedgeington Mole at 11:59:49 Monday July 28 2003
Hello, im off on my holiday today, its a day trip to Wolverton, there are 2 nice record shops there, a video shop and a fantastic shopping mall, the charity shops are first class, the pubs are friendly, but more so at night (its just like being in Rushden High St on a Saturday night), the train journey and station are a treat, im looking forwad to a nice mael and meeting all those macho Wolverton Village style Village people, bye....

Anon at 11:51:09 Monday July 28 2003
I had to go to irthlingborough on Saturday and drove past Nene Park. It broke my heart so I spat at it

Latest Klicket at 11:50:59 Monday July 28 2003
We avoided the follow on SA batting

Los Marvos at 11:49:17 Monday July 28 2003
I am realy KK Chicken, im finger fking good

Knocked Kneed Chicken at 11:47:41 Monday July 28 2003
I am really Los Marvos

Rushden Fan? at 11:37:24 Monday July 28 2003
He aint a Rushden fan you can tell. 1. They speak olde English 2. They are to busy raising their considerable off spring which he is helped with by the mother of the children, his sister to write on here. 3. They can`t afford computers as they spend most of it on farming equipment and sheep sex toys!!

Marvo at 11:31:49 Monday July 28 2003
Yeah well done Bex. I'd got visions of you sitting there upset but no, your a true Cobbler! Anyway, when has a "Rusden" fan had anything to say worth listening to?

To His Horse at 11:28:05 Monday July 28 2003
Good on yer, gal. Give him one from me.

Bexxy at 11:16:18 Monday July 28 2003
Rusden Fan at 07:20:44 Monday July 28 2003 wrote >>> bexxy (aka sad slag)<<<< Do you want a kick in the bollox, young man?

Gazza of Davo at 11:11:12 Monday July 28 2003
Hey JSM, I wasn't saying that I wanted the Cobblers to be like MU. Just that kids seem to have more faith through thick and thin than most adults. The "Moaners" could learn from them.

Marvo at 11:09:01 Monday July 28 2003
and as for my rear........ Well, the less said the better!

Marvo at 11:08:07 Monday July 28 2003
Oh, and I'm not handsome (sadly).

Marvo at 10:50:37 Monday July 28 2003
No! I wouldn't type Bla bal bal bal. It doesn't make sense!

Anon at 10:34:47 Monday July 28 2003
I did not understand the last message was it from Marvo

therealslimmartinw at 10:34:02 Monday July 28 2003
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JSM at 10:32:23 Monday July 28 2003
I accept the Cobblers for what they were, are and maybe will be one day, they are the biggest part of my life (sad but true), if i wanted some guarantee of success i would be another man u fan, win or lose it will always be the greatest team in the world for me THE COBBLERS, great days, great memories and great mates - I just cant sometimes see the point of some of the debates on here, car parking, catering it goes on and on... could we not have 2 message boards, one for the Moaners and one for the true supporters, trouble is the moaners think that they are being helpful and are true supporters, what they do is scare off the new interested potential supporter and ruin others positive feelings, simple message BOG OFF!!

Gazza Of Davo at 10:25:07 Monday July 28 2003
I started talking my 6 yr old George end of last season. If a six year old has faith that the Cobblers are better than ManU, then why shouldn't everyone? Saturday only strengthened his belief. Also from the mouth of babes "That one looks like a girl!" (RE: Martin Reeves). Bring on the new season.....

Gopp at 10:16:42 Monday July 28 2003
MartinW/TRSMW is and always has been a complete and utter self opinonated twat.He or she (Hayley/Harlod in Coronation St as example)is a self gratifying ponce. In the Old Days his/her chant was the same and it really is a wonder as to why the rant hasn't changed. He/she has stolen from the Club and attempted (woefully IMHO) to present a Che type persona which always fails to impress. I wouldn't be surprised if he were the Pink Shirted Idiot formerly known as WSD

touche at 09:46:04 Monday July 28 2003
we have lots to be cheerful about, understand fully rsm's caution but I am afraid I am one of those rosetinted specs kind of fans. I know i could get run over by a bus if i cross the road, doesn't stop me wanting to cross it.

Anon at 08:46:40 Monday July 28 2003
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Marvo at 08:04:54 Monday July 28 2003
Look, a Rushden fan that can't even spell his own teams name! Although in fairness, he's not been a fan long. (well, none of them have) Pihuan is right, life's too short to worry about the long term. August 9th is far enough ahead at the moment. The one thing to bear in mind about the Cardoza's is this: Where would we be now without them? My guess would be in the same mess as we would be in if they were to leave.

Cobblers at 07:43:29 Monday July 28 2003
Will the NEGATIVE NANCIES below uk off, that Martin is a real piece of up his own arse shit, his long drawling monologues, you read the first bit and puke

Cobblers Fan at 07:41:21 Monday July 28 2003
I have to agree with the Rushden tosser about Anon

Rusden Fan at 07:20:44 Monday July 28 2003
You bunch of pussy's talk the biggest load of shite, it makes me sick to have to try and read it.............when are you cunts going to learn that your shit, you always have been and you always will be.......messers bexxy (aka sad slag), Anon (aka Sad cunt who can't remember his name), Marvo (aka - someone who thinks he should be in a comic)...............will you fuckers get a life and start to slash your wrists!

Pihuan at 06:09:15 Monday July 28 2003
It is always prudent to sound a note of caution in times of optimism, and what RSM says is quite true. However all of our lives hang by a thread and there isnt much point worrying about what might happen. I cant imagine that the Cardozas are motivated entirely by philanthropy, and I imagine payback time for them will come with developement of the stadium and the surrounding area. So lets hope that comes off. I understand that the literature going out to local businesses re sponsorship etc is of a very high standard [design wise] and it looks as though the whole club is moving on to a much more professional footing, rather than just holding out the begging bowl when things go wrong. So it looks as though they are serious about the whole business and aren't likely to do a runner at the first reverse. Of course things can change, just as they can in anyone's life, but why not think primarily of reasons to be cheerful, and there are plenty just now! My own pet gripe at the moment is the Franchise FC fiasco, just how long are this farce going to be allowed to continue. Isn't this bringing the game into disrepute or something?

therealslimmartinw at 03:06:02 Monday July 28 2003
All the talk about us having lots of money is a bit mind blowing and these are exciting times. Smith, Clark, Reid, Wilmott, Weaver, Reeves, Richards et al, a team's worth of new players will need to get used to each other and the prospect of a big name striker before the start of the season is all whetting the appetite. But a note of caution. It is so easy for fans to get carried away by all this because, hey, we have loads of players and hey there's lots of money, all things that we flick our excitement switches. We don't tend to think about the financial side much. That just sorts itself. But lets not be too blinkered on this. God forbid that the Cardozas don't stick around but if they don't we will be landed with a bunch of players on big money and nothing in the coffers to back it up. The likes of Blackburn and Leeds have seen this at their level and suffered. Now the problem is that in the lower divisions, it is not so easy to attract another sugar daddy as it is for the bigger clubs. It does worry me when you hear the reputation that the club has for spending high on wages. Hull have been in exactly the same situation but never really progressed because the crucial thing is to build a team not a bunch of players who come for the money. Incidentally, we are said to be paying double the wages that they are offering at Hull. Let's hope the Cardozas are in for the duration and that we don't see a Fashanu style fanfare followed by disappearing act. What exactly happened to Fash again...

From Ananova at 00:40:51 Monday July 28 2003
Northampton announce US partnership Northampton have announced a £500,000 stateside partnership deal with the North Carolina Sports Management Group. News of the deal comes hot on the heels of Town's return from a pre-season tour to the American state. The Cobblers, who will receive £500,000 over the next five years, will help the SMG to develop soccer camps for children in North Carolina. Additionally the SMG have also agreed to sell Northampton Town merchandise in the US. "The end of the tour does not mark the end of our links with North Carolina, in fact this is just the start," Cobblers Director Tony Cardoza told the club's official website. "We now have these links in the USA that we can tap into and extend."

In the news at 19:01:52 Sunday July 27 2003
Fash in the news doing dodgy deals, Di Stefano will follow as sure as eggs are egss and "didn't we" below was right when he said we should write the story. Seems like the Trust was spot on all along, and thank god for the Cadoza's I think our club has has had a very lucky escape and has since fell on its feet. We should back all those involved in taking the club forward but write up the story to warn others of what could have happened.

9224 at 17:43:33 Sunday July 27 2003
Re: News of the World Story| That is SCANDALOUS. If that is true he should be made to expose the players and they should all be locked up.

Do you remember at 17:25:57 Sunday July 27 2003
"its a done deal, its just a matter of dotting the i's and crossing the t's"

Bexxy at 17:04:45 Sunday July 27 2003
Ere... taken off the Walsall Rivals site !!! >>>>>> As for Northampton, a good show from a good team, whilst it is a marathon and not a sprint I would be surprised if they are not in the promotion shake up at Christmas <<<<<<< We live in hope, eh folks!!

Wertyyr at 16:15:44 Sunday July 27 2003
Stwa nytj oopu tredc

Marvo at 15:06:56 Sunday July 27 2003
M Vaughan 100 not out

Ted at 15:06:06 Sunday July 27 2003
Be fair I am the Cobblers number ONE supporter!

Anon at 15:03:37 Sunday July 27 2003
Yes Ted is My Moanerverse

mR nEGATIVE is???? at 15:01:15 Sunday July 27 2003
Its got to be TED, he thinks he is being positive, but his every pore ooozes moaning particles

Didn't we at 13:14:03 Sunday July 27 2003
Didn't we tell the moaners to sod off to watch Rushden? that probably where realslimartin is. Someone ought to to write up what has happened to the Cobblers over the last 2 or 3 years and say what part individuals played in the clubs progress. I can remember some great and sometimes not so great comments from those involved and it would be good to put them all together and write the story. Does anyone remember "He's a character, and the game needs characters" Perhaps we can start a who said it and when string?

Please come back..... at 12:36:33 Sunday July 27 2003
....the real slim martin (& your imaginary friend Tag) - this board is in danger of having those dangerous characteristics of realistic, positive expectations. How about a discussion on the Manager's stats this season (P5 W3 D1 L1 F17 A4) - I'll start the ball rolling - "But they were only friendlies" (Apart of course the Poppies game where we didn't perform!)

Ted at 12:29:58 Sunday July 27 2003
I can tell you now Mr no-name that I renewed in early May. East Stand row...seat... my usual place and with my usual amiable group of fellow supporters.

Anon at 12:23:59 Sunday July 27 2003
and when did you renew your season ticket Ted before or after the influx of new players?

Ted at 12:16:00 Sunday July 27 2003
Well I've logged on to see negative posts and the usual Atkinsons fish market free-ads.What do I find? more positive posts and a sense of cautious optimism.Great to see us being applauded by opposing fans for playing the game the right way,and long may it continue.Last year the onus was on the players to give us something to shout about,but this year the fans have the responsibility to support the players who have irrefragable talent.

Fash the Cash at 12:05:23 Sunday July 27 2003
Yep, this is the bloke that some of the old board wanted to sell the club to, if Di Stefano did not beat him to it that is. We don't know how lucky we have been, someone was obviously looking out for us?

Anon at 11:54:58 Sunday July 27 2003
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news1.shtml

A Representative Long Suffering Fan at 11:13:48 Sunday July 27 2003
Its you ANON that makes us all suffer, you should change your name to ANAL

Anon at 10:52:14 Sunday July 27 2003
so what if walsall were crap - a win is a win and good for confidence, team spirit and us long suffering fans

The Diary of Gedgeington Mole at 09:47:07 Sunday July 27 2003
Hi Boys, Im back, I live on the A5, The Old Watling Street and used to wave to all those butch Roman Soldiers, now that was a team, that rascal Atkinson, saw me the other day naked in the shower, good thing for him that he is into girls, I couldnt make the Warsaw game, sounds like a bunch of poles, do you know my boyfriend Marcus Teesieweesie Swain now that is a real man, anyway off to the Black Sheep Club in Northamptons Regent Square, its £15 to join the Fetish Room, happy days......

Town see off Saddlers at 09:28:45 Sunday July 27 2003
Northampton continued their pre-season preparations in impressive style as they swept aside First Division Walsall 2-0 at Sixfields. The Saddlers fielded a side including Paul Merson, Vinny Samways, Neil Emblen and Darren Bazeley, but were always second best to Town, who took the lead on 33 minutes thanks to Marc Richards' close-range header. Lawrie Dudfield then hit a terrific volley midway through the second half to register his fourth goal in his last three pre-season games and confirm an impressive win

Town see off Saddlers at 09:28:31 Sunday July 27 2003
Northampton continued their pre-season preparations in impressive style as they swept aside First Division Walsall 2-0 at Sixfields. The Saddlers fielded a side including Paul Merson, Vinny Samways, Neil Emblen and Darren Bazeley, but were always second best to Town, who took the lead on 33 minutes thanks to Marc Richards' close-range header. Lawrie Dudfield then hit a terrific volley midway through the second half to register his fourth goal in his last three pre-season games and confirm an impressive win

Town see off Saddlers at 09:28:25 Sunday July 27 2003
Northampton continued their pre-season preparations in impressive style as they swept aside First Division Walsall 2-0 at Sixfields. The Saddlers fielded a side including Paul Merson, Vinny Samways, Neil Emblen and Darren Bazeley, but were always second best to Town, who took the lead on 33 minutes thanks to Marc Richards' close-range header. Lawrie Dudfield then hit a terrific volley midway through the second half to register his fourth goal in his last three pre-season games and confirm an impressive win

Marvo at 09:15:09 Sunday July 27 2003
Morning. 13 days to go. Unlucky for Torquay methinks!

Pihuan at 06:15:25 Sunday July 27 2003
Yeah it was only a friendly and Walsall weren't that good, but I'm more confident and optimistic than I've been for many a year, and this 4 months after seriously considering whether I wanted to go any more, but I still bought my season ticket [before the rash of signings] in faith rather than hope. Reckon we all deserve a good season, and this side looks full of potential and goals to me. Burgess is a real gem,Richards looks as if he has that knack of being in the right place, Asamoah looks hungry,Wilmott tidy and assured, and I wonder if we'll be able to keep Dudders for long. Martin Smith was a bit quiet but that left foot has got plenty of goels in it, 20 and 25 yarders, and free kicks. It's such a good feeling to actually be impatient for games to come round, rather than just turning up out of habit and with a sinking feeling. Oh and that twat who passed comment on Bexxy's appearance, are you an oil painting? or just an a***hole?

nsb at 23:27:41 Saturday July 26 2003
yes chambers was very good at right back, every bit as good as carruthers for my money, it is so good that with all these new big money signings, the youngsters can still stake their claim for a place........ we have had 4 or 5 youngsters come through in the last couple of years, it is a very good achievement.

Tic Tac Toe at 23:04:25 Saturday July 26 2003
Get down the bookies tomorrow and bet on a double of Walsall relegation and Cobblers promotion. Coral still have Cobblers at 9-1, and Walsall 9-4 for relegation. You know it makes sense. You can thank me at the end of the season! Friendly or no friendly, Walsall are AWFUL!!!

Anon at 22:48:30 Saturday July 26 2003
Walsall couldn't be bothered so I wouldn't take too much from today.

Development Land for Sale at 22:34:29 Saturday July 26 2003
After todays performance we dont need any players so lets concentrate on the ground

Anon at 22:27:25 Saturday July 26 2003
Were we buying it this evening?

Development Land for Sale at 22:18:13 Saturday July 26 2003
Have we bought the ground yet?

Bloody Madness Of Not at 20:53:02 Saturday July 26 2003
ARE the heavens a great comfort for the FOOTSPAR i ask you,um.......................i think you know my views on this matter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TED,bingy

jamie at 19:41:53 Saturday July 26 2003
nice one bescot, i wasnt at todays game,but it sounds like we played very well.i am so pleased i purchased a season ticket BEFORE any of our signings. blimey was i a cobblers fan with blind faith?? imagine!!

Anon at 19:39:52 Saturday July 26 2003
Watford won 2-1 at QPR. Should be a sterner test come tuesday, I'm looking forward to it.

Bescot Bob at 19:35:57 Saturday July 26 2003
Just thought I'd say well done for todays win.What's this new game Northampton play now?last time I was at Sixfields I got wiplash from looking up in the air all the time.Anyway all the best for the new season,and we may well be playing each other in the same division next year.

Ted at 19:09:54 Saturday July 26 2003
Another hour passes and still no negative tossers.

Andy Turner Fan Club at 19:09:47 Saturday July 26 2003
Disappointed by the lack of long balls up to short forwards. Far too much movement in the midfield, and as for having a solid back four,..... is there no hope for something to moan about????

Bloody Madness Of Not at 18:53:53 Saturday July 26 2003
Yes.................um i think you know my views on this matter.........................................no bingy

Mouth watering at 18:52:14 Saturday July 26 2003
Gabbs in that team! What a great idea!

Bloody Madness Of Not at 18:41:26 Saturday July 26 2003
Footspar me heaaties never has a funny one taken a leaf out of a book of leaves,what can you do when you see such a display of pure football,div one never in the showdown or closedown or even shops closing early on a wednesday!!! if we play like that and do not hoof a smaller version then everything is ok on the postive points of view......um....................................................................................................................................................i think you know my views on this matter......................................bingy

Rob Dunkley at 18:39:36 Saturday July 26 2003
Remember Martin Smith must be a few weeks behind the others as he did not go to USA where as Dudders and Richards have played a few more games. Smith will come good - although I agree was quite deep I thought it was Gabbiadini on the Atkins diet in the 11 shirt!!

Rob Dunkley at 18:37:16 Saturday July 26 2003
Dudders is a changed player - looks like the Hull fans were right, if we can get his confidence back he will be a good player. I think that playing as one of three also suits LD as he seems to enjoy cutting in from the flank. To be honest cannot fault any of the lads - we had two rookies at full back and they did not disgrace themselves - Chambers looks a very good prospect at just 17. Richards looks like a slippery customer upfront, Ollie Burgess was again very lively and does not look like one to shirk a tackle, Trollope was quietly effecive. Reid and Willmott were passengers due to poorness of Walsall! Excellent new look programme - not sure about the logo as if you hold it upside down..... Hopefully more will turn up for the Watford game. We have got our team back!

nsb at 18:34:48 Saturday July 26 2003
very good game, good result and we played well for most of it too, most of the players had good games, dudfield was MOTM by a country mile... smith was played out of position and didnt play well, especially 2nd half but del boy came on and did well. i thought 1st half we were actually playing too negatively we were 4-5-1 so smith was never in the box when dudfield was getting good crosses in from the right. also with two players out of position on the left (the two smiths) we were very vunerable there but thats bound to change when our full backs get themselves fit. 2nd half we switched to what looked like 4-3-3 which left tom smith even more exposed at left back and removed the effectiveness of dudfield on the right but that system seemed to work well when del boy was introduced for smith. all those changes really spoiled the match toweards the end as both teems lost their shape and it all turned very scrappy. But all in all good stuff, bodes well for next year......

Ted at 18:06:00 Saturday July 26 2003
Where are all the negative tossers? I thought by now we'd have at least one "it's only a friendly" What's up can't you stand all this positive news?Massive stadium re-development,new quality players and six figure sponsorship deals.Six months ago this club was dying,look what's happening now!

Reasons to be cheerful at 17:58:23 Saturday July 26 2003
Quote from the Walsall site."2-0, beaten by a far better side".

Martin at 17:06:08 Saturday July 26 2003
I have to admit I hardly noticed martin and it will be intresting to see who starts upfront against torquay.

Martin at 17:03:58 Saturday July 26 2003
Attendance: 1596 or 1594 can't remember.

AJP at 16:56:29 Saturday July 26 2003
Agree, a good solid performance, thought richards and dudfield looked especially good, not sure if Martin smith looked happy out on the left though!!

Martin at 16:44:01 Saturday July 26 2003
Strength and depth of team looks great. I am realy optamistic that we are going to have a good season. All I wanted to know is; if we had a team that could realy compete. Now that I have seen them play I think it is clear that we have a good chance of finishing in the top 5.

Martin at 16:25:13 Saturday July 26 2003
Oh yeah, Marc Richards was the other man of the match, what a prospect. Two players tried to tackle him when he was on the ground and he still managed to take it passed both of them! Outsanding display.

Ted at 16:14:55 Saturday July 26 2003
Ok so it's only a friendly.Nevertheless if I was a Walsall fan I'd be very pessimistic for the new season.We passed the ball about with aplomb and made the first division outfit complete with Merson look positively 2nd class.At one point during the second half I sniffed a complete battering,but the substitutions stopped the game flowing.All those critics of Dudfield are going to be made to eat their words I feel.Nothing less than an outstanding display from the youngster,and on this showing is far better than a third division player,as are the majority of the squad.One note of caution for the new season is that I think we may struggle against the "hoof it" brigade.Certainly against any real footballing side we are going to be very hard to beat.All in all I'm very optimistic for the new season,and so should everyone else be.On and off the pitch everything seems to be moving in the right direction,and I will be be bold enough to say that I truly believe that within 5 years we will be playing in our superb new stadium,in the first division and watched by 15 thousand spectators.Once again I must say how lucky we have been to take on board the Cardoza's.They really do deserve all the support they can get.

GEE at 16:14:28 Saturday July 26 2003
A very impressive display! Thought Burgess had a good game, he seemed to be in the right place at the right time for much of the game, Richards looked more than useful, many times he found himself in a tight situation but still managed to get out of it with the ball,Dudfield was brilliant all afternoon,he rarely put a foot wrong, scored a cracking volley and could have had a couple more,Wilmott and Reid looked solid, Smith allowed his man to get a few too many crosses in but he is young and wont be first choice once all are fit,Chambers was a major plus, havent seen too much of him but if he continues to play like that then he looks to be a gem, Trollope was solid,Hargreaves fitted in well when he cam on as did Asa.All in all a good display, defensively we held the line well, closed down and broke well from midfield and made some good runs up front,some of our early one touch football was a joy to watch, long may it continue.

Martin at 16:12:25 Saturday July 26 2003
Dudfield was man of the match easy. He was the best player on the pitch.

Pihuan at 15:53:05 Saturday July 26 2003
Good work out, v good performances from Dudfield, wilmott, Burgess and Asamoah [2nd half sub]. They played football and look pretty potent going forward. Bit worried about a lack of aerial threat if Stamp isnt first choice, but if they move it around this well goals will come anyway. Nice to see Paul Merson but you wouldn't actually say he was playing, just going for a gentle stroll.

Sean from London at 15:01:21 Saturday July 26 2003
Won 3 Drew 1 Lost 1 Goals for 17 ------- Goals against 4 That will do for starters!!

Anon at 14:57:21 Saturday July 26 2003
report on offal site

Ralph2 at 14:56:00 Saturday July 26 2003
We won 2-0.

Anon at 14:54:27 Saturday July 26 2003
Depressed after Kettering , guess all the plonkers will think this score means automatic promotion - when will the idiots sort them selves out

Sam at 14:53:04 Saturday July 26 2003
Hi Does anyone know the final score please?

Sean from London at 14:49:51 Saturday July 26 2003
How are we doing?

Anon at 14:22:13 Saturday July 26 2003
Lawrie Dudfield fantastic volley after a great Cobblers move involving many players. 2-0. COME ON YOU COBBLERS... 67 mins I think? ...Next game 7.45 Tues v Watford at Sixfields..

Anon at 14:21:00 Saturday July 26 2003
2 nil - Dudfield cracking goal

Deepcut Cobbler at 14:17:28 Saturday July 26 2003
They have just started the friendly match substitutions, Asamoah and Martin Smith just on.

Ralph2 at 14:14:14 Saturday July 26 2003
Any idea of the line up DC?

Deepcut Cobbler at 13:59:59 Saturday July 26 2003
Attendance 1594. 2nd half starting..

Deepcut Cobbler at 13:46:40 Saturday July 26 2003
Walsall striker just hit the bar when it "would have been easier to score". Cobblers sound as thought they are playing well. Merson is playing for Walsall and Trolly is being mentioned regularly so he is seeing a lot of the ball. Half Time 1-0 Cobblers... COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Sean from London at 13:42:24 Saturday July 26 2003
Thanks Deepcut. I can't hear anything yet. Keep me up to date please.

Deepcut Cobbler at 13:32:58 Saturday July 26 2003
Found it, Cobblers 1-0, Marc Richards from Trolly knockback. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Deepcut Cobbler at 13:25:25 Saturday July 26 2003
Cobblers World doesn't start until 9 Aug. Why have I signed up for it now? COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!! The offal site says to obtain live coverage of the Cobblers Walsall to select Live Channel and then Live Event, WHERE? Anyone have any ideas? It is gone one o'clock in England isn't it?

Sean from London at 13:24:51 Saturday July 26 2003
I am working so missing the game. Any news yet?

Sean from London at 13:04:33 Saturday July 26 2003
Can't get onto Cobbs World for the commentary. Anyone knows what's happening at the game. Thanks

Hi, I`m a Cheltenham hooligan! at 12:43:03 Saturday July 26 2003
We are going to throw stones at your coach as it leaves for Northampton. We are so hardcore attacking families on the coaches but when some actual lads come along we will run back to our farms and cry. We brag about this as its the only naughty thing we`ve ever done and we are `top lads`. Can`t wait to play Northampton again at their ground, these NAT can`t be that hard surely if us inbreds can throw some pebbles at their coaches. God we are hard.

Hi, I`m a Rushden inbred! at 12:37:21 Saturday July 26 2003
Hello there i`m a webbed feet bloke. I only go out of my village once a month so i`m a bit nervous when other teams come to play us. I could`nt get a girlfreind because i`m in love with my sister and we plan to have many children soon. As we said when we played Leeds "please don`t smash up our lovely stadium". I love my Diamonds so much i`m going to start up the `Webbed feet division` with my uncle Billy with one arm.

Anon at 11:08:33 Saturday July 26 2003
3 days to go.... http://my.qxl.co.uk/accdb/viewItem.asp?IDI=8914969

Rusden Fan at 10:57:27 Saturday July 26 2003
Bexxy's, looking to shove that big fucking nose up all your arses as your all gay and need a good fucking shoeing.......which is what your going to get both on and off the field!

towny at 10:33:52 Saturday July 26 2003
Chelsea offered £71.4mil for Raul... complete madness.if that bloke wants the prem title so much ,he may as well buy the prem league and reduce it to one team!!

Martin at 10:28:48 Saturday July 26 2003
F'ing uggly

Marvo at 09:41:41 Saturday July 26 2003
What does "Fuggly" mean?

I Love Tits and Bexxys a Downright Fuggly Big Nose at 09:30:19 Saturday July 26 2003
A US promoter who offered to take men on "Hunting for Bambi" safaris in which they could hunt down naked young women with paintball guns admits that it was a hoax and now faces misdemeanour charges, the Las Vegas mayor said today. Michael Burdick could get six months in jail and a $US1,000 fine for operating without a proper business license, Mayor Oscar Goodman said. "I'll do everything I can to see this man is punished for trying to embarrass Las Vegas," Goodman said. Burdick called the misdemeanour summons a waste of taxpayer money. "I have a licence; it's hanging on my wall," Burdick said before cutting off questions. Burdick found himself in the crosshairs of women's groups after he told a Las Vegas TV station that he was selling reservations to men willing to pay $US5,000 to $US10,000 to hunt down naked women in the desert. Las Vegas officials investigated, and said Burdick admitted that the safaris were just a hoax intended to promote the "Hunting for Bambi" videos that Burdick sells. The videos are marketed as depicting nude women being hunted by men who have paid for the privilege. But the mayor said the videos actually show "actors and actresses, and there wasn't even the real shooting of paint balls". John Redlein, an assistant city attorney, said Burdick offered the hunts at high prices to discourage anyone from actually booking a safari, and he told investigators his Internet site could not even accept credit card charges in the amount necessary to reserve a hunt.

Marvo at 09:29:03 Saturday July 26 2003
I would like to apologise for the mistake attributed to my name. Of course I, Marvo, meant Richards, not Johnson.

Marvo at 09:27:18 Saturday July 26 2003
Yeah!

towny at 09:18:15 Saturday July 26 2003
Is that offal site message board buggered again?

towny at 09:14:55 Saturday July 26 2003
Knock Knock..... whos there?....... Johnson...Johnson who?... Marc Richards!

Anon at 09:14:39 Saturday July 26 2003
Who is Marvo?

Anon at 09:12:47 Saturday July 26 2003
Who is Duffield?

Anon at 08:59:28 Saturday July 26 2003
Who is Johnson?

Marvo at 08:58:06 Saturday July 26 2003
So, how things stand at present, team for August 9th? (4-3-3) Thompson........ Clarke, Westwood, Reid, Wilmot..........Harsley, Burgess, Trollope..............Duffield, Smith, Johnson. Perhaps Stamp for Johnson, or Reeves for Burgess, but I think that's about going to be it.

Anon at 08:51:58 Saturday July 26 2003
I was very impressed with Martin Smiths pace on thursday night I hope the midfielders and Wilmott at the back, who seems to look to play good balls out of the defence, play a few more balls for him to run on to. Looking at the goals he scored for Huddersfield last season, many of them were from balls played to him to run on to.

Marvo at 08:24:20 Saturday July 26 2003
Burgess has sorted himself out with a third division club, but can't for the life of me remember which one. I know it's not a fancied team, Rochdale, somebody of that ilk.

Marvo at 08:22:01 Saturday July 26 2003
I wish you'd stop teasing me, I've got to go to work!

Marvo at 08:06:46 Saturday July 26 2003
Its a cracking Saturday for the start of the season at Sixfields and a quick 9 holes

Anon at 07:46:10 Saturday July 26 2003
Apart from Marco , which other released players have found new clubs

Pihuan at 07:28:14 Saturday July 26 2003
Really excited about todays game, as I reckon it will get real as of today. Pretty excited about seeing Bexxy and her mate in their new shirts too! 5 straight home games now, and a chance to get to know and get behind the new team. Interesting to see that Atko has lured Wan*less away from Cambridge, he may be old and slow but still a very influential player at this level.

Ginger harris at 00:55:40 Saturday July 26 2003
Bet your appraisal went better than mine Matt?

Marvo at 00:54:44 Saturday July 26 2003
Leave it...I'm no looker but Bexxy's good enough for me

UNTYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 00:53:29 Saturday July 26 2003
Bexxy, we are so lucky to have such a stunner as a fan...she is like a suoer model

UNTYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 00:52:23 Saturday July 26 2003
We are too noisy at home, especially that West Stand. I'm gonna have to get ear plugs

UNTYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 00:51:31 Saturday July 26 2003
That Trollope's a quick and adventerous player

UNTYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 00:50:12 Saturday July 26 2003
Come on Mr Parkin, prove that the way you played for us wasn't a flash in the pan

Andy Pritchard at 00:47:26 Saturday July 26 2003
Is Culpin still playing?

Bloody Madness Of Not at 23:20:51 Friday July 25 2003
FOOTSPAR to you ME HEARTIES......OK lets all have a look at the last few posts,well not one of a kind i think you'll agree more like a simple question not answered?!! but um i small/larger one actually. Found this out while reading a TYPICAL not a TYPICAL typical more like A TYPICAL person while quite bored not having anything to say.Sad i agree this can be,but wait are we asking the right question..um i think you know my views on this matter.....................bingy

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 23:07:37 Friday July 25 2003
9224, Have a go all you like but have a read of the idiotic messages over the last few days, then see if you can see the irony in my comments. But then again looking at the quality of your reply I don't think you should bother.

9224 at 22:37:38 Friday July 25 2003
You also forgot to bang on and on without actually saying anything of any significance while simultaneously boring everyone to tears. Oh wait no, you managed that!

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 22:05:45 Friday July 25 2003
I yeah I forgot, the obligatory swearing at other posters by people with gay names.

Lilly at 21:54:02 Friday July 25 2003
Not really - we don't usually get arseholes like you on here.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:42:00 Friday July 25 2003
And that's one day on Cobblers Comments much like any other.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS at 21:40:51 Friday July 25 2003
Ou est le King of Sweden?....Dans le bibliotheque...LOL

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:39:01 Friday July 25 2003
We are going to sign Raul from Real Madrid and you are all going to believe it. It's only 100million euros to get him released from his contract.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:37:34 Friday July 25 2003
Look at me I'm an away fan and I think your team is rubbish and will get relegated.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:36:53 Friday July 25 2003
Oh look at me I'm going to use someone else's name and make stupid comments becauase I've nothing better to do in the School holidays.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:35:44 Friday July 25 2003
Bexxy can I have your email address.

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:35:14 Friday July 25 2003
We've drew with non league Kettering well I can only see relegation this season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TYPICAL COBBLERS COMMENTS POSTS at 21:34:19 Friday July 25 2003
We've beaten a La Liga team 10-1 the Cobblers are sure to win the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bexxy at 20:05:29 Friday July 25 2003
Oh bl00dy hell Sean! I dont know!! It looks claret...until you put it next to an old shirt! Its a kind of plum colour.. more reddish than claret! Go and buy one and you'll see what im on about! Oh..and Towny ~ Have you been drinking?? LOL!

Sean from London at 19:44:13 Friday July 25 2003

Sean from Londob at 19:42:15 Friday July 25 2003
Hi Bexxy - what shade is the new shirt and how different is it? Can you find it on a colour chart? Crimson, Damson, Liver Colour, Maroon, Plum, Purple, Brick, Cherry, Dregs of Wine, Flame, Geranium, Indian pink, Lacquer Red, Mulberry, Nut Brown, Old Rose ???

towny at 19:18:34 Friday July 25 2003
Hello Bexxy bet u look stunning in that shade of claret!.. is it just me or has the offal site message board gone tits up again?

ntid at 19:06:43 Friday July 25 2003
i love boys

Bexxy at 18:52:51 Friday July 25 2003
Blimey... 8 hours later and theres still only been 13 posts!! Have you all slit your wrists cos we couldnt beat Kettering? Are you all busy getting settled down for Big Brother 4~ The Final?? Or...could you all be still in the queue for a Cobblers shirt! Talking of which ~ got mine... I like the design but it seems a tad flimsy and is a COMPLETELY different type of claret that what we've been used to! (Still, if we win while wearing it, i'll be happy!!! )

To Cheltenham Fans at 18:45:33 Friday July 25 2003
Tarquin, Rupert, William and the rest of your gang.............what time were you proposing your fisticuffs. You better check with Jemina and Tamara first just in case you have polo on the Cobblers vs Cheltenham clash

CHELTENHAM FAN at 17:03:21 Friday July 25 2003
PS - Big Dave sounds like a right fat twat.......anyone for an organnised fight!

Gloucester fan. at 17:03:08 Friday July 25 2003
Mmmmmm, that'll do it.

CHELTENHAM FAN at 16:56:26 Friday July 25 2003
Heard you lot had this shit site so I thought I'd come on and tell you what a load of wankers you are!!!!! Get a fucking life..........you bunch of no hopers............sad fucking NTFC..............what a load of cunts!!

LH at 15:53:45 Friday July 25 2003
Big Dave had XL (xtra loaded) !

towny at 14:56:50 Friday July 25 2003
LH no big Dave didnt have a cobbs shirt on,what surprised me most was the fact they had an "off the shelf" shirt to fit big Seamus

ntid at 13:42:19 Friday July 25 2003
didnt take long for the wankers to return.add to that all the childish tossers on here i think i'll leave it awhile before coming on again,they are waiting for a fall.and trust me as soon as it happens slim martin will crawl out of his hole with his stats.

LH at 13:35:55 Friday July 25 2003
Did Big Dave have a replica shirt on ?

Anon at 13:19:44 Friday July 25 2003
Of interset... http://www.ibiblio.org/footy/2003/0717_ntfc_mar_ycj.php

towny at 13:02:22 Friday July 25 2003
David Cardoza was helping in the club shop this morning ,how many other chairmen would do this ? mind you perhaps like me he fancies the blond who works in there (not janet)

Sean from London at 12:07:05 Friday July 25 2003
For details of Sports Management Group see http://sportsmanagementgroup.com. The official site states that a new partnership that will apparently mean that the Cobblers will benefit by $500,000 over 5 years. Interesting times ahead! And look at http://sportsmanagementgroup.com/Visiting%20Teams.html to see how star-studded the Cobbs really are now!

Anon at 11:35:31 Friday July 25 2003
"I am quietly confident about our prospects this season, and I couldn't give a monkey's how much money the likes of Hull, Swansea and Northampton have at their disposal," insisted Atkins.

Anon GD at 11:21:59 Friday July 25 2003
Muppet!!! I meant YOUR e-mail address

Anon GD at 11:21:24 Friday July 25 2003
Bexxy Im here - What ahve I got to do to get my e-mail addy? Do you want mine?

Bexxy at 11:20:39 Friday July 25 2003
No-one ere?? U must all be buying the new shirt too!

Bexxy at 10:42:48 Friday July 25 2003
WOO HOO ~ 1 hour 18 minutes till i get my new shirt!! (providing they've got my size of course!) And only about 27 hours till Cobblers V Walsall (god, im full of interesting facts (cr@p!) today!!)

Bloody Madness Of Not at 10:13:17 Friday July 25 2003
LH at 09:34:12 Friday July 25 2003 bloody well said FOOTSPAR ME HEARTIES,um.............i think you know my views on this matter.........................bingy

Anon at 09:42:02 Friday July 25 2003
Just found this on the Internet if it is the same company working with the Cobblers "The Sports Management Group is recognized nationally for its work in every aspect of planning and development of recreation, sports, aquatic and community facilities. Established in 1986, the firm's practice is dedicated to recreation planning for both communities and institutions of higher education. Founder Lauren Livingston has assembled an outstanding team of specialists from the fields of recreation, aquatics, programming, facility design, financial services, operations and management. The Sports Management Group has been privileged to work with over 200 communities and 100 universities in 38 states as they have planned and developed facilities to enhance their recreational and sports opportunities. Our mission is to partner with our clients to transform their vision into a reality! We work with communities to plan facilities that serve as the "heart" of the community, bringing together citizens of all ages and interests. Our planning includes community and senior centers, cultural arts spaces, and space for health and wellness partners. In working with colleges and universities, we plan facilities that are the social and recreational hub of the campus and that provide for the fitness, health and wellness needs of the students. With more recreation center experience than any other firm in the country, The Sports Management Group brings broad-based knowledge, coupled with "hands-on" experience in each of the critical areas relating to recreation facility planning, programming, operations, and economics. We know what it takes to "live" in the center and deliver quality services and programs to an often demanding public. With our knowledge of the operating requirements, we work with our client to plan facilities that will succeed programmatically, financially and functionally. Our mission is to partner with our clients to transform their vision into a reality"

LH at 09:34:12 Friday July 25 2003
Steady Vicar . Dont fall for non NTFC supporters coming on here & posting negative crap !! Like myself I'm sure most reasonable supporters think we have had a good / steady pre-season so far.

They're building up to it....... at 09:30:56 Friday July 25 2003
I swear some of you on here are itching for us to fail next season so you can snipe, winge, moan etc. So we drew 2-2 in a poxy friendly at Kettering..... woop de doo, it's obviously going to have a big effect on the league table next May. Martin Smith scored, isn't that what he's here to do??? This is a new era for Northampton Town, lets see it in with the fans all having something in common..... SUPPORTING NTFC. Not slating them, not moaning, not singing anti-boro songs, but actually getting behind The Cobblers. We could be on the verge of something big here. By supporting the team, by being vocal with that support home and away will give the players a huge lift. If you want to moan, if you want to slag off players, go do it at Nene Park.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 07:16:06 Friday July 25 2003
Children of the crying like babies game,the moaners of doom,the screaming doom merchants,the depressers,please eat some sour fish and go and follow some other FOOTSPAR over a cold lunch...um .......i think you know my views on this matter.................................................bingy.........................yes another one toooo..................BINGY.

Anon at 07:01:26 Friday July 25 2003
Reid and Wilmott will make a great team at the back,Trollope will have a good season (get behind him)Dudfield will be outstanding, Martin Smith's pace is awesome and his finishing will amaze us. It was just a friendly, judge for yourselves on saturday but its the season that counts.

Pihuan at 06:17:37 Friday July 25 2003
Re Horsefield story. Brilliant wind up, not. You'll be in real trouble if your mum catches you on the computer after midnight again. I've just heard on the radio that message board hoaxers have extremely small todgers.

FAO HaHaHa at 06:10:35 Friday July 25 2003
Well done muppet, now f*** off back to your playpen you pathetic wan***.

HaHaHa at 01:14:10 Friday July 25 2003
i made up the horsefield story and you muppets fell for it hahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahha.Oh by the way we are maybe getting dunn on loan for the season from brum as bruce feels this could help his career just heard it on local radio.

waugh at 00:28:34 Friday July 25 2003
i thought Trollope was class

Chuckles at 00:22:34 Friday July 25 2003
Based on that score we are doomed for yet another year which is good from my point of view. Crowds of 3000, no queues for a beer, no part-timer sitting in my seat, easy to get a parking spot and a new manager by Xmas.

Anon at 23:37:09 Thursday July 24 2003
Whats up?!

KettCobb at 23:02:22 Thursday July 24 2003
Did anyone get a free lightbulb?

Poppy at 22:42:20 Thursday July 24 2003
You are as rubbish as always...just richer

Miskin Matt at 22:40:05 Thursday July 24 2003
We were laughing about Rushden's result vs Isle of Man. We have failed to beat not even a poor non-league outfit but a poor non-league outfits fans...maybe we could play them again and rather than the Kettering fans or players turning out couldn't they put out a team of Spanish relatives or Spanish foreign exchange students staying in Kettering we are good against them!!!

LeeNTFC at 22:40:01 Thursday July 24 2003
Thats it we are doomed. A 2-2 with Kettering thats awful. Did`nt Crewe beat Everton 1-0 and Luton beat arsenal 1-0 the other night, Watford 1-2 Aylesbury? Freindlies mean absolutely nothing in terms of score its just a run around for the players. If i were a pro player with a career ahead of him i personally would`nt want to go flying in for every ball in case of injury, especially against Kettering. "Well done son, good hatrick, now let me sort those cruciate ligaments out!"

KettCobb at 22:39:19 Thursday July 24 2003
Fecking hell,yeh it wasnt exaclty a brilliant performance but its a pre season friendly and i expect they are all still fucked from USA trip! Martin Smith took his goal very well,brilliant header. Dudders looked very good,still waddles like a duck though. Tom Smith at left back looked a bit out of his depth,think Reid and Willmott will forge a decent partnership. Harper played the whole game,looked ok i guess,dont feel that confident with him in goal,there was a bit of a mix up for Poppies 2nd goal,their first was a stunner. Dudfields penalty was rubbish and an easy save for the keeper,why didnt Smith takle the pen?! Trollope his usual self,although made the odd decent pass. Hargreaves looked out of sorts and a bit slow! Stampy....well how on earth he bagged 5 goals against La Liga i do not know! Although he did win about 3 headers tonight! Carruthers looked great when he came on and Del boy looked quite bright. Richards should have scored to be fair but he did very well and showed some strength and pace. Harsley looked quite bright,still looks amazingly like a monkey/chimp. Kettering actually looked half decent,best bit of the game was the mad rush when it started raining and then that fat Peter Kay lookalike coming on for the last few mins,didnt even have shin pads on! haha! Not all gloom and doom.

Steve Marks the First at 22:36:53 Thursday July 24 2003
I read all the postings earlier and we were taking 1,000. Kettering must be extremely disappointed with the low home turnout of 33

Steve Marks the First at 22:36:51 Thursday July 24 2003
I read all the postings earlier and we were taking 1,000. Kettering must be extremely disappointed with the low home turnout of 33

Martin Smith at 22:35:01 Thursday July 24 2003
I'm sorry lads I should have told you....I used to be good but now I've joined Northampton

SEALO at 22:34:05 Thursday July 24 2003
I'll play

Ginger Harris at 22:29:51 Thursday July 24 2003
Conference Conference here we come........wasn't Smiths contract based on us only staying in Division 3 for one season??? Ha HA - we've stitched him up with that, bet he'll score away at Forest Green Rovers. Odds for the 2004/2005 FA Trophy anyone???

Matt Scott at 22:24:57 Thursday July 24 2003
WILKO OUT!!! WILKO OUT!!!

The Diary of Gedgeington Mole at 22:18:45 Thursday July 24 2003
Well I did enjoy myself at Rockingham Castle today 2-2, i sneaked over earlier for a couple of rides at wicksteed Park, not as good as wellingborough Zoo, the Polar Bear is a favourite, Im off to Freewheelers later, its grab a granny night, Happy Days, better than being at todays Testicle Match at Edgpastum

BR at 22:17:04 Thursday July 24 2003
I agree. Dudfield looked bright and ..errmm... that was about it! I spent more time applauding the nice moves from the poppies. Their first goal was top drawer.

Just got back at 22:12:04 Thursday July 24 2003
Well that was crap. Be very worried. Someone remind me how good M Smith is coz I don't see the evidence.

nsb at 21:41:47 Thursday July 24 2003
amazing match coverage there martin! you could be a journalist!

Martin at 21:35:08 Thursday July 24 2003
I only listened to the second half but it sounds like Carruther, willmott, Asamoah and Richards all had a good game. IT is really hard to tell more than that from the commentary.

Martin at 21:32:25 Thursday July 24 2003
Full time 2-2

Martin at 21:32:00 Thursday July 24 2003
Carruthers goes on a mazy run taking it past several players and winds the corner. Goal keeper adjudged to be fouled.

Martin at 21:30:11 Thursday July 24 2003
Attendance: 1033

Martin at 21:29:41 Thursday July 24 2003
Free kick to the cobblers half way in the poppies half, but the ball drifts out for a goal kick.

Martin at 21:27:51 Thursday July 24 2003
Another thousand pound player is coming on, but the other is off!!

Martin at 21:25:54 Thursday July 24 2003
Willmott seems to be seeing a lot of the ball this half.

Martin at 21:24:36 Thursday July 24 2003
Oh dear, a Kettering town supporter is playing upfront for the poppies. He has paid £1000 for the privilege. Good run and shot from asa.

Martin at 21:21:59 Thursday July 24 2003
Carruthers seeing a lot of the ball and doing well, with some good runs.

Martin at 21:21:11 Thursday July 24 2003
Duffield to asamoah, right rooted volly from richards but its over, way over. A good move with some good running from duffield

Martin at 21:19:01 Thursday July 24 2003
Greg lincoln on for trollope. Trollope has had a good game.

Martin at 21:17:54 Thursday July 24 2003
Good powerfull run from richard but his shot misses.

Martin at 21:17:14 Thursday July 24 2003
Kettering enjoying more of the ball!

Martin at 21:13:37 Thursday July 24 2003
Sampson is on for reid, willmott into midfield

Sid at 21:12:03 Thursday July 24 2003
Good move a few minutes ago. Asamoah fed immediately by Harper after a Poppies corner, ran up pitch, shot, fell to Richards rounded keeper but put it wide!

Sid at 21:10:40 Thursday July 24 2003
Definitely 2-2 - Richard Graham and Matt Murphy for the Ploppies

Martin at 21:09:52 Thursday July 24 2003
The commentary works fine. The score is 2-2. There have been loads of changes for both sides. Marc Richards is playing well. Asamoah is on and is also playing very well. Free kick to the cobblers now.... Paul reid knocks it over!

Anon at 21:08:56 Thursday July 24 2003
2-2

Anon at 20:59:11 Thursday July 24 2003
Anymore updates ??

Anon at 20:53:15 Thursday July 24 2003
Martin can u hear it now?

Sod it at 20:52:40 Thursday July 24 2003
I can't listen to the commentary. They're using Pete Smith's microphone!

Martin at 20:47:51 Thursday July 24 2003
I am on cobblers world now, it is working for me

Anon at 20:30:55 Thursday July 24 2003
Official Site down cannot access Cobblers World, all very frustrating

Anon at 20:27:12 Thursday July 24 2003
Cobblers winning 2-1

Anon at 20:25:56 Thursday July 24 2003
Cobbler 2:1 up Dudfield missed pen - Poppies took lead. M Smith and Dydders scored to give us lead

Martin at 20:24:32 Thursday July 24 2003
Could not handle it. Just signed up for cobblers world to listen to the commentary.

Anon at 20:06:02 Thursday July 24 2003
Harper; Chambers., Reid, Willmott, T Smith; Reevs, Trollope, Hargreaves; Stamp Dudfield, M Smith

Anon at 20:05:10 Thursday July 24 2003
the cobblers are crap as usual

Anon at 20:01:36 Thursday July 24 2003
Wots the cobblers team like ??? 1st team or a lot of the youth team?

Anon at 19:56:14 Thursday July 24 2003
Cobblers losing 1-0

Sean from London at 19:53:04 Thursday July 24 2003
Can anyone get any commentary on Cobbs World?

Mark Too at 19:40:00 Thursday July 24 2003
Your not alone Martin, I'm not going either.

Martin at 19:39:02 Thursday July 24 2003
I must be the only person not going!

Martin at 19:30:23 Thursday July 24 2003
GUTTED! I can not make it to the game!!! Dam!

DavCobbler at 19:11:51 Thursday July 24 2003
I am bald.

Neil Egerton at 19:11:10 Thursday July 24 2003
i am frustrated

9224 at 19:07:25 Thursday July 24 2003
What would spice up Big Brother would be if one-by-one we got to vote for one of the producers who dreamt up the whole sodding waste of air-time to be locked in the gallows and flogged live on tv!

Yes KettCobb at 18:46:32 Thursday July 24 2003
The only thing that could brighten up Big Brother is some sex. They all need a serious f*****g.

Anon at 18:00:56 Thursday July 24 2003
Horfield rumour total b*llock

Anon at 17:53:14 Thursday July 24 2003
Horsfield played for B'ham in Malaysia today, hardly likely he would go on tour if the club were about to sell him.

Answers at 17:44:34 Thursday July 24 2003
UF I think the answers are no, hopefully not and yes.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 17:43:13 Thursday July 24 2003
The answer is FOOTSPAR to all the questions..um...............i think you know my views on this matter...................bingy

United Front at 14:57:07 Thursday July 24 2003
3 questions I'd like answering: 1.Are Harsley and Burgess suspended after their sendings off in the USA and if so for how long? 2.Is the injury to Youngs going to keep him out for a while? 3.Are we still looking to strengthen the squad?

Bazza at 14:51:08 Thursday July 24 2003
If I'd have known I'd have gone!

steve1 at 14:36:21 Thursday July 24 2003
the tour to usa was free.

On their high horse!! at 13:30:34 Thursday July 24 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3090903.stm The BBC seem to think we have gambled on high wages and promotion and that maybe out tour to the USA was excessive....

I`m bonkers at 12:28:57 Thursday July 24 2003
And so are you

ajp at 12:11:06 Thursday July 24 2003
what station did you here this hosefield rumour on? i heard nothing on bbc nhampton this morning only that rushden were mentioned before us about there isle of man trip, sign of things to come i suppose with that station!!

Bazza at 11:45:40 Thursday July 24 2003
Does anyone seriously think Horsfield will come to us? Drop down 3 divisions and probably £7k per week? I can't see it.

Anon at 11:16:03 Thursday July 24 2003
If it's true about Horsfield what a great signing he would be. What about signing his old strike partner Peschisolido whilst we are at it? Does anyone remember Pesch slamming hard into the Boarding next to the North stand when we played Fulham - much to everyone's amusement? What a pair they would be for the Cobblers.

Anon at 11:02:59 Thursday July 24 2003
Horsfield must b on £10k + per week. No way we'd pay that sort of money

Anon at 10:19:59 Thursday July 24 2003
Hartwell unlikely Horsfield would drop down to Div 3.

Rockingham Road Facts at 09:16:10 Thursday July 24 2003
Rockingham Road holds a capacity of 6,000. It reaches League standard and has done for many a year. The cost to get in is £8. Pubs nearby include the Beehive, a rather large pub about 2 mins walk from the Football Ground. There's also one at the top of Rockingham Road but it looks a bit of a dive.

Pete Bryant at 07:30:16 Thursday July 24 2003
Cardoza Out!!!...where the new signings???....we are starting to look threadbare in all departments

Bloody Madness Of Not at 06:59:00 Thursday July 24 2003
Bloody footspar it's early,c u at ketterfish,um..i think you know my views on this matter........................bingy

chuckles at 06:31:50 Thursday July 24 2003
Wakey wakey hands off snakey

Knock Kneed chicken at 06:26:15 Thursday July 24 2003
and a bowed looking hen

The Diary of Gedgeington Mole at 06:25:33 Thursday July 24 2003
I am attired this morning in my Smokers jacket, my thoughts are drifting towards this evening encounter at Rockingham palace, I the Gedge will be there with my entourage of Bucks inbreds, messrs Swaines of mens outfitters fame, and 70s muostouchases (Village people lookalikes), you will recognise me from my film debut in Scoobydoobydoo, you know which one I am, while I am away from Gedgeington Towers Mr Atkinson will be arriving back from the testicle match in Birmingham and be leaving various secretions on my bed...this is a dayin the life of a true just outside of Bucks cobbs Fan of one week standing....

To His Horse at 06:19:03 Thursday July 24 2003
It's resurrection time! To 'is 'orse, To 'is 'orse!

PIhuan at 06:16:31 Thursday July 24 2003
Is that true, that we're in for the Horse? If he's still up for it he should be lethal at this level, and suppose that he must be available, the Blues having just signed Figueroa. Amazing days are these.

Hartwell Cobbler at 01:45:47 Thursday July 24 2003
I just heard on local radio we are in talks with Birmingham to sign Geoff Horsfield. They belive a fee of £500,000 has been accepted although i can not see us getting a premiership player who appeared quite regulary last season. And would we get a good return on a player of this size wages.

Scott (Big Brother) at 01:38:33 Thursday July 24 2003
Ya know i think you guys will do well ya know but im not saying you'll win the league ya know but you've got a good chance ya know and i think ya might win it ya know but i wouldnt wanna call it ya know but thats just my opinion ya know and that dosent mean its your opinion ya know but thats just my view on the situation ya know.

KettCobb at 23:40:47 Wednesday July 23 2003
I want some rumours about us signing another player or 2! Pity we had the bid for Josh Low rejected! I still think we could do with a creative midfielder,but then thats probably why im just a supporter!

Rob Dunkley at 23:35:34 Wednesday July 23 2003
Nathan Abbey is on trial at Luton - no not for criminal goalkeeping but for a chance of another deal with Luton Town!! Abbey said he was happy with his decision making in a friendly - well lets hope it was not the same as his little bo-bo against the verbally challenged Cambridgeshire mob!

KettCobb at 23:20:23 Wednesday July 23 2003
Anyone know how much it is tmrw night? On the Big Brother subject,the only thing they can really do to make it interesting now is get some sex involved,problem is they wouldnt be allowed to show it,hopefully be the last Big Brother this year.

Old Stratford Cobbler at 23:09:23 Wednesday July 23 2003
Michael Warner and James Gould turned out for Stevenage in their 1-0 defeat of Kettering at Rocking Horse Road. I always thought Warner was a very good player when he turned out.And I totally agree with you, KettCobb, in your opinion of Big Brother. What a waste of time it is and the contestants have been so dull.What we basically want is a bit of love interest or even a shag and the closest we have come is Ray going on a date with Handrea and Palmela!

Rob Dunkley at 23:04:51 Wednesday July 23 2003
Speaking of the inbreds(!), they could only beat the Isle of Man 3-2! Now in a match who would win La Liga or IOM/ Kettering's away end is awful - shallow concrete slope, last time we played them and I went (2000/1) it rained and was drenched. I think the capacity must be 5,000 plus as that main stand must hold well over 1,000.

KettCobb at 22:57:44 Wednesday July 23 2003
Think the capacity must be around 3000 maybe more? Dont really know to be honest,we'll all get in fine though dont you worry. Big Brother,now thats possibly one of the worse tv programmes ever,granted the 1st and maybe 2nd series were ok,since then...insanely boring and run its course. As we had around 30 fans travel to USA to watch us i wonder how many Diamonds fans have made the "long" trip to the Isle of Man to watch them?! My guess is around 3.

Marvo at 22:22:20 Wednesday July 23 2003
If the council refuse the plans, we can rebel, take power and claim independence. Then we can charge extra taxes eg; anybody wanting to travel to Nene Park can pay a surcharge. Once in power, we can attack local villages and bring them under our control. (Bit of rape and pillage never did the Vikings any harm!) From there, Peterborough and ever onward until eventually we can control the world! Only then we will be able to get big brother removed from our television screens. HooraH!

Will we all get in? at 22:07:56 Wednesday July 23 2003
So what is the capacity of Rockingham Rd?

KettCobb at 21:54:32 Wednesday July 23 2003
Wish i could spell tonight! With regards to tmrw night i think we will have around 1000 there,if there was about 600 of us at Raunds,take 100 Raunds folk off that makes 500,we should take double that tmrw night easy.You may also notice im stunningly good at Maths.

KettCobb at 21:51:48 Wednesday July 23 2003
Maybe he wont be able to come to an agreement with the council and english partnerships,im 99% sure they will though otherwise im guessing we would seek other options such as maybe another new ground somewhere in northampton,most likely the plans would be rejected by the council but it would probably jolt them into making an agreement so that we dont fuck off somewhere else. Its in no1s best interestes for Cobblers to move therefore there is no way i can see it happening.

sixfields at 21:51:03 Wednesday July 23 2003
guys, i wasnt suggesting he would move us to MK, please god i hope not, i meant relocating in northampton!!I reckon we should take 800-1000 tomorrow what does everyone else think!!

FAO Kettcobb at 21:46:44 Wednesday July 23 2003
Ah, but don't fall into the mistake of thinking the man will just spend all his money - just like that. Part of his plan is to develop the ground and make money to invest. If the 'overall plan' for Northampton regeneration feels that his ideas for Sixfields are not for 'the common good' he will be thwarted and could decide to 'move'. This may not be his wish, but it could be forced on him.

KettCobb at 21:37:20 Wednesday July 23 2003
Everytime the stadium is discussed on here someone brings up the MK debate and it causes mass panic. Talks are on going with the relevant people with regards to Sixfields and the surrounding site so why the sudden MK stuff again? Cardoza will never try to move us from Northampton,he says the main reason he bought us was due to him seeing the anguish on our faces after Bristol City(i think) last season,says he wanted to make a difference,hardly gonna then fuck us off to MK is he. I swear some people just stir up some trouble for the sake of it. On another matter,i suspect there will be a large amount of Cobbs there tmrw night,we are even told to get there early! Ive no idea on the cost to get in,does anyone have any info on this?

FAO sixfields at 21:25:57 Wednesday July 23 2003
If they did it would leave the Council/EP with a white elephant and so they wouldn't grant Cardoza planning permission for a new stadium. So - Milton Keynes?

sixfields at 20:55:44 Wednesday July 23 2003
I obviously dont know how much money the cardozas actually have but if the club are not happy with development proposals for sixfields, if they had enough money wdo you think they would consider re-locating and building a new stadium?

Anon at 19:33:55 Wednesday July 23 2003
atkinson i know all about your dodgy past those days down in the peacock bar

Anon at 19:30:40 Wednesday July 23 2003
atkinson hows that tosser shelton doing

Martin at 18:54:24 Wednesday July 23 2003
who is go to watch the big match tomorrow night? Also does anyone know how much the tickets are? I have not seen the new team yet so i an quite excited. Up the cobblers!

The real John Atkinson at 18:19:29 Wednesday July 23 2003
Arrived at the home of Old Stratford Gedgie, to be greeted by light blue boxers and a jelly belly, just been shagging my neighbour he stammered, shame I hadnt arrived a bit earlier, I could have torn the paper bags off her head, Harold Bishop Gedgie RULES!!!!!

Cricket at 18:17:22 Wednesday July 23 2003
The northampton Junk Man will be at the first Test Match tomorrow so wont be on location in Kettering, so I wont be buying any of the sacred vinyl hidden in those Kettering Attics, anyway some of us Cobbs love the Kettering, and we hate the Direstones

9224 at 18:03:05 Wednesday July 23 2003
The Rugby club can just fuck off as far as I'm concerned.

M.Fish at 17:43:25 Wednesday July 23 2003
Weathers not too clever!!!

CP at 15:39:19 Wednesday July 23 2003
FAO match day parking - The prime land at sixfields is the existing north and south car parks. The rest is either within flood plain or contaminated (old tip site) therefore it stands to reason that the existing car parks will be built on and the car parking moved further away onto land that is either unsuitable or very expensive to build upon. I dont know if its true that the Saints will have control over the car parks or not, but I think its unlikely. Maybe TCMP knows more. I agree that it is important that we, as joe public ratepayers and football supporters, make our views clear to EP and the Council that the development of the ground is vital, and that any development should maximse the benefits and opportunities to the club and at the same time minimise the financial burden on local taxpayers. Get down to the Derngate and fill in a form !

Anon at 15:38:31 Wednesday July 23 2003
Its inevitable that any development at Sixfields will lead to a loss of parking spaces and at the same time put extra pressure on what parking places are left. Won't be long before the only parking is a park and ride scheme from Abington Park.

fao what!! at 15:05:52 Wednesday July 23 2003
what the fu*! are you on about "get up to date"???? i post a simple statement and you respond with that pile of shite....

Match day Car Parking at 13:53:55 Wednesday July 23 2003
Watch out for the new car parking proposals. These are basically being made with full regard for the Rugby club but with little regard for the football club. In fact it may be that the Rugby club will be running/managing the new car park and therefore charge for football spectators to use it, or not even allowing football traffic at all if there is a rugby/football fixture clash. The car park opposite 'Old Orleans' will be closed with additional 'commercial' units being built there with a new car park being built at Harveys Reeve Road backing onto the rugby club. New pathways linking this to Sixfields will be built. Anyone who knows what it is like at Britannia Stadium Stoke where you have to park away from the stadium and walk down winding pathways to get to the stadium will begin to get the picture. The Council will give the arguement that more spaces are being provided overall and whilst that maybe true it will be a lot further to walk to Sixfields, it will cost, and be under the contol of the Rugby Club. Some improvement. There is no doubt that the Rugby club has again had undue influence over the decision.

United Front at 13:49:13 Wednesday July 23 2003
Does anyone understand what is going on regarding the redevelopment of the Sixfields site? I would have thought the only reason Cardoza came to the club was to make money by purchasing and redeveloping the whole complex, but now it looks like the surrounding area will be redeveloped by English Partnerships and the football stadium (possibly?)left to Cardoza. I don't like the tone of the article in the C+E where it says that they hope the football club will remain on the Sixfields complex.

let them know what you think at 13:13:58 Wednesday July 23 2003
Residents of Northampton are being asked to comment on regeneration and development options for the Sixfields, Harvey Reeves Road and Ransome Road areas of the town. A three-day public exhibition being staged from 24 July will present options which could include more housing, leisure, commercial and community facilities. The exhibition runs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Derngate Theatre Function Room on Guildhall Road and is being organised by Planning and Design Consultants Halcrow. The exhibition is open on: ·Thursday 24th July: 11am - 7pm ·Friday 25th July: 11am - 6pm ·Saturday 26th July: 10am - 5pm Staff from Northampton Borough Council, English Partnerships and Halcrow will be on hand at the exhibition to discuss draft options with the public. All comments made by members of the public will be considered. A preferred strategy will then be submitted by the Consultants for consideration by Northampton Borough Council, Northamptonshire Partnership and English Partnerships in September 2003. Councillor Colin Lill, Cabinet Member with responsibility for Planning and Regeneration at Northampton Borough Council said, "Anyone who is interested in how these key areas are regenerated should come along to this exhibition and let us know what they think. It’s a major step forward for the town and we want to make sure that residents have their say before that step is taken."

FAO what!! at 13:07:42 Wednesday July 23 2003
Today it is July 23rd 2003. Try to get up to date.

what!! at 12:48:15 Wednesday July 23 2003
i cant believe that roy hunter cannot find a club of at least conference level. surely he is better than the standard of kettering players?

LDG at 12:15:54 Wednesday July 23 2003
This John Atkinson fella - how old is he? because I know of a John Atkinson of about 24 years of age

United Front at 10:28:29 Wednesday July 23 2003
Looks like Kettering will have Roy Hunter and Darren Collins in their side on Thurday night. Hunter is thinking over a contract offer.

Jammo at 09:52:51 Wednesday July 23 2003
I need a new signing please. 1. Howard 2. Low 3. Clarke 4. David Seal. Thank you

Marvo at 08:49:12 Wednesday July 23 2003
FORE!!!!!!!!!

The Real John Atkinson at 05:57:31 Wednesday July 23 2003
Thanks Old stratford Gedgie, for all the postings below under my name, i will be attacked today by every female in Northampton!!! Its so hot though that I will be stinky today!!! Gedgie and what about your holiday with Swainey, i have all the Dirt on you!!! See you later tonight, you old hippy tosser.....

Anondra at 00:11:00 Wednesday July 23 2003
My real name is Anondra, Anon is a nickname

Old Stratford Cobbler at 23:36:45 Tuesday July 22 2003
Cobblestone at 20:21:43 - I believe the date of the Dundee game is Saturday August 2nd 2003 and I would guess it's a 3.00pm kick off. Then it's only a week till the big kick off! A well travelled friend of mine says Dundee are possibly bringing 8 coach loads of fans. That's 7 more than Rushden would bring to Sixfields!Up The Cobblers!

Marvo at 23:09:38 Tuesday July 22 2003
Just got home from work. Anon (at 12.44), if you are going to slag me off, have the decency to do it under your real name!

Mark Swain's Passport at 22:38:05 Tuesday July 22 2003
Sorry lads, can't go to the Kettering game on Thursday as I'm off on my 100th trip overseas this year. I'm going to a stag weekend in Amsterdam. However, my sister Charlene Swain will be there and she's up for it.

Marvo at 22:34:35 Tuesday July 22 2003
Here's one for you lot - How many fish do you get in a pair of fishnet tights?

John Atkinson at 22:33:13 Tuesday July 22 2003
View over Sixfields - yes the Fish Market is stinky but not as fishy stinky as most of the females that go around town at the weekend. Their crotches must really hum during this hot spell. And I wish more of them would wear tights!

Marvo at 22:29:23 Tuesday July 22 2003
Would the real John Atkinson reveal his true identity?

DavCobbler at 22:25:39 Tuesday July 22 2003
wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb wobb

Anon at 20:53:41 Tuesday July 22 2003
john atkinson r u still running the atkinsons army coachs happy days

Anon at 20:49:39 Tuesday July 22 2003
You have got to stop holding conversations with yourself Mr Atkinson, SQWARK.

Anon at 20:45:52 Tuesday July 22 2003
big dan the ticket price for the walsall game is £10 west stand only plus you get to watch cobbs ladies v aston villa ladies after what a bargain

John Dye at 20:26:55 Tuesday July 22 2003
I remember him good looking geezer, Cobblers and county fan called Acko, his support helped me bowl harder, but the game in question was against Notts. and I werent playing, I was too old

View over Sixfields at 20:24:07 Tuesday July 22 2003
OS Cobbler- I know that bloke who was producing them bird noises as John Dye came steaming in at Lords,have spotted him hanging around that stinky old Fish Market on certain days of the week!!

COBBLESTONE at 20:21:43 Tuesday July 22 2003
ANYONE KNOW THE DATE OF THE DUNDEE GAME!!!!

Old Stratford Cobbler at 20:13:29 Tuesday July 22 2003
Anyone know where I can get one of these new Gedgeometer things that measure bird noises?I am a keen ornithologist.I hope it isn't a wind- up because I have fell for these bird noise cons before.There was a bloke at a Lords Gillette Cup Final once with a prototype. He was last seen being arrested by the police.Does anyone know his name or what happened to him?I would be very interested to find out.

Anon at 19:22:29 Tuesday July 22 2003
Already got one

Anon at 18:59:21 Tuesday July 22 2003
http://my.qxl.co.uk/accdb/viewItem.asp?IDI=8914969

Banbury Basher at 18:14:24 Tuesday July 22 2003
Yes we remember you Anon, to put it you pood your pants here its still the same, always hiding Pooface

The Gedgeometer at 18:10:07 Tuesday July 22 2003
This is the equivalent of the speed gun used to measure the speed of balls bowled in cricket, or services in tennis, it will be unveiled at Kettering Thursday night, it measures the purity and volume of bird imitation noises in the crowd, you heard it here first, arrrrkhhh!

Pete at 17:59:25 Tuesday July 22 2003
Carolina Cobbler - yes got back fine (Earlier flight from JFK so back home @ 9.30)- excellent trip & looking forward to the real thing.

BigDan at 17:55:13 Tuesday July 22 2003
Are the pre season games ticket prices the same as the league ones? If not how much are they

Carolina Cobblers at 16:52:15 Tuesday July 22 2003
PF, hope you 2 had a good trip back, we arrived Gatwick 1/2 hour early.looking forward to next seasons pre season trip already!!

Anon GD at 16:48:23 Tuesday July 22 2003
Bexxy - I would love to chat you up - however - can i get your e-mail addy from you? Can I eck as like.

Cobbler Abroad at 14:50:02 Tuesday July 22 2003
Couldn't agree more about the NTFC website - hopeless. Wilshire keeps sending me emails, but when I try to re-register, the site keeps telling me that my log on is already taken. And is there an email address to send a complaint to? Heaven forbid I try to order a new shirt for shipping to a non UK address, lest I ever get into the site.

Anon at 12:44:44 Tuesday July 22 2003
Marvo - you're a dickhead on the rivals

Anon at 12:36:49 Tuesday July 22 2003
what time is kettering game?

Marvo at 08:18:03 Tuesday July 22 2003
I have no job, and I have never played golf. I'm off to the bookies and then for a Danish Pastry

Marvo at 07:47:47 Tuesday July 22 2003
Yes it is going to be a great day for golf (marvo at 06.16). Unfortunately I am not playing today, going to work.

Anon at 07:46:44 Tuesday July 22 2003
In the first game at banbury, all our coach bar 2 got a kicking after the game.I was just a kid and managed to get on the coach and watched the action including mad mick getting battered over a garden wall.

Anon at 07:02:14 Tuesday July 22 2003
Towny The game played in midweek during the power cuts was an FA cup tie between the Cobblers and Banbury which the Cobblers won 3-2 all in Nov 1973. It was an afternoon kick off.

Marvo at 06:16:20 Tuesday July 22 2003
Its going to be a great golf day

pants at 22:43:31 Monday July 21 2003
why is the official website so crap? i have a new pc - trying to login.. can i remember that password? - nope will the website send me a reminder, nope. can i register again. nope. its pants and make no mistake. how do people who are passing read details about our club?

Northern Boy at 22:28:39 Monday July 21 2003
Old Ralph2 been quite lately........maybe he's taken the minus to Bogna for a fortnight??? Anyway Ralphy babe if your around gives us your expert opinion on this one Porky!! After the Cobblers' 10 goal rout, is Darryn Stamp the man to lead the attack?

Marvo at 22:27:39 Monday July 21 2003
Bexxy.....am I your favourite??

towny at 21:51:54 Monday July 21 2003
my brother reminded me the other day,how he was suspended from school for going to the cobblers afternoon game midweek,does anyone else remember them playing at this strange time,something to do with the power cuts i think.

t owny at 21:48:13 Monday July 21 2003
ntid... not played Delapre myself in years, 75 gross last time about 1987 i think. I used to be good then got married, that totally fucked everything up! Still divorced now,and can afford a season ticket but not golf clubs,so i have to teach the boy how to play......... ahhhhh spent all my school holidays on the golf course 54 holes a day sometimes, occasionally going up the racecourse for a kick about,or down middy medder swimmin.... sorry bout this im so bored!!!

towny at 21:38:24 Monday July 21 2003
Lee there cant be many left if they want people to talk cents,bet bloody madness can log on tho'

LeeNTFC at 21:20:26 Monday July 21 2003
What? What? I can`t get on the boards at all Tom. I think they`ve banned us mate becasue they want people they actually talk sense on there! he he. Don`t know what your talking about mate. Don`t know what your talking about mate.

ntid at 21:19:23 Monday July 21 2003
TOWNY played hardingstone sunday and it was empty ,play most bank holidays as well never busy. BEWARE the lake eater of balls

Anon at 21:17:23 Monday July 21 2003
........... or can't spell or repeat themselves.

leeNTFC at 21:13:51 Monday July 21 2003
I can`t get on the boards at all Tom. I think they`ve banned us mate becasue they want people they actually talk sense on there! he he

leeNTFC at 21:13:36 Monday July 21 2003
I can`t get on the boards at all Tom. I think they`ve banned us mate becasue they want people they actually talk sense on there! he he

gURKA gEDGE at 20:48:40 Monday July 21 2003
Wow I never thought, after I gave him the site address, that he would leave a message on here, i was working at the Open doing hospitality, everyone ignored the winner, only 20 of us got his autograph at the end, what a nice guy

Ginger Harris at 20:44:36 Monday July 21 2003
We have to go in for Low now, they must be desperate

The Open Champion at 20:40:18 Monday July 21 2003
I was lucky enough to meet one of your soccer supporters Chris Gedge at yesterdays Open, he tells me he was from Old Stratford, and he explained that your team were in the US, whilst i was over here, I am actually from Ohio, but i am a keen soccer fan, i will keep an eye on this message board, good luck to you Brits

towny at 20:37:51 Monday July 21 2003
at least the pig and pepsi aint on here

brixcobb at 20:23:53 Monday July 21 2003
Neither can I!

Gibbo at 20:17:42 Monday July 21 2003
Towny. Yes I can't get in either

towny at 20:01:41 Monday July 21 2003
Anybody else avin trouble with the official messageboards?

towny at 20:01:31 Monday July 21 2003
Anybody else avin trouble with the official messageboards?

Marvo at 18:19:40 Monday July 21 2003
If I was a Cov fan, I'd want to get off the subject of football too....

In The Shades or Wilby!!!!! at 18:07:09 Monday July 21 2003
anyone got some good Northern Soul stories as this Cobblers shit is doin me ed in. Cov & proud.

hilda at 17:49:57 Monday July 21 2003
STANLEY!!!! Get orf that bloody internet. I've told ye before, them there southern lasses will be the death of yer.

Stanley at 17:30:19 Monday July 21 2003
Hey oop Bexxy Luv. My names Stanley and I'm from up't north, Long Buckbee to be precise. Me and my mate Arthur were wonderin if that's far up't north for you and your mate?

Leeeeee Boy Blunder at 17:09:01 Monday July 21 2003
I think Greg Lincoln sucks

Marvo at 16:56:11 Monday July 21 2003
RING ANY BELLS BEXXY? Oi, Huddersfield fans!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, i do really! Certain folk will always try and wind eachother up over ex-players etc, but when it comes down to it Huddersfield are one of the few teams that i have a soft spot for...(Its probably the 'northern accent factor' that does it for me !!) I did actually donate a fiver to your appeal the other month, and its times like that when most 'supporters' will help each other out... Thats what football is REALLY all about! Good Luck for the new season anyway ~ Hope to see you in the Top 3 with us come May 2004! UP THE TOWNS!!

Bexxy at 16:39:47 Monday July 21 2003
Ere...whats all this!!! >> "She has got dodgy taste though, she's been chatting up blokes of the Huddersfield persuasion!"<< And from where do you get this info,Marvo?? Thats not true at all... I have a soft spot for blokes with ANY northern accent!!!

troyso at 16:38:49 Monday July 21 2003
You guys could have watched your team playing in the USA the stadium had a web cam with real time streaming on each half of the pitch. Watched some of your game after we played Raleigh the other night.

troyso at 16:20:14 Monday July 21 2003
Looking forward to the pre-season game on the 2nd August also a few beers in the local pubs. I know of three bus loads at least coming down, watch out for us with the massive flag. The Trades House Dark Blues. Best wishes from Dundee

Marvo at 15:33:37 Monday July 21 2003
Just read that back and it might sound to somebody that I was inplying that BEXXY was far too old, which of course she isn't. Hope that's cleared that up (phew). She has got dodgy taste though, she's been chatting up blokes of the Huddersfield persuasion!

Marvo at 15:31:15 Monday July 21 2003
Sorry Towny, tried to reply but I went offline, don't know why. Anyway, I have only played the Hardingstone 9 once as I mostly play in Bedfordshire. Therefore, can't help. Now it's the school holidays, I would imagine it will be fairly busy. I never said I had chatted up Bexxy, your right, far to old. What I said was I could start chatting up Bexxy, and then blame it on the other Marvo (s). Of course, this might not be me (but it is), but if you ever want to be sure, best contact me through the official board. As yet, nobody has hacked in as me. I expect it will come in time, but I wasn't silly enough to use Cobblers as my password!

Miskin Matt at 15:06:18 Monday July 21 2003
Based on the drink laws in the U.S of A..........at least our younger players will have stayed sober on the trip

Major Drawback at 14:26:26 Monday July 21 2003
Its getting redder by the hour.......

Ted at 14:03:51 Monday July 21 2003
Funny as this is, this does show the major drawback with "Cobblers Comments". How can you make a valid point, or hold a discussion if you don't know who you are talking to, or whether the person you were talking to, is now somebody else. Very confusing. I have seen a good side to all this though. I can now make outrageous statements and predictions, insult and slag everybody off, chat up Anon, then deny it all. Now, where shall I start.......

Anon at 14:03:09 Monday July 21 2003
Funny as this is, this does show the major drawback with "Cobblers Comments". How can you make a valid point, or hold a discussion if you don't know who you are talking to, or whether the person you were talking to, is now somebody else. Very confusing. I have seen a good side to all this though. I can now make outrageous statements and predictions, insult and slag everybody off, chat up mARVO, then deny it all. Now, where shall I start.......

MKMal at 14:02:43 Monday July 21 2003
Whose this Chambers? It sounds as though he had a pretty good game at right back!

Bexxy at 13:55:08 Monday July 21 2003
I dont remember any chatting up!! :>)

towny at 13:52:51 Monday July 21 2003
Marvo you must stop chatting Bexxy up now you are a Gpandpa.Ive got to take the boy round the Hardingstone 9 on thurs ,does it get really packed?

Marvo at 13:42:33 Monday July 21 2003
Funny as this is, this does show the major drawback with "Cobblers Comments". How can you make a valid point, or hold a discussion if you don't know who you are talking to, or whether the person you were talking to, is now somebody else. Very confusing. I have seen a good side to all this though. I can now make outrageous statements and predictions, insult and slag everybody off, chat up Bexxy, then deny it all. Now, where shall I start.......

Red Cards at 13:40:47 Monday July 21 2003
The match was under the auspices of Fifa, so 3 match suspensions

United Front at 13:35:58 Monday July 21 2003
How come a La Liga player handled the ball over the crossbar but didn't even get a yellow card, yet Harsley and Burgess both get red cards for nothing on Wednesday? Has anyone heard whether they will both be suspended for the first match of the season? If the red cards do count, surely there is a case for Stamps five goals to stand!

Marvo at 13:23:55 Monday July 21 2003
I didn't get back until 13.07 so neither of those postings below were me. Completed 12 holes but went slower than expected due to course being busy filled with loads of no-hopers inspired no doubt by Ben Curtis yesterday. This joke has gone too far now, no more Marvo's unless it's me from now on

Ginger Harris at 13:19:12 Monday July 21 2003
Some good old fashioned Spanish surnames in that La Liga X1...McCrickard, Kanahan, Kaufman and the World Famous Spanish brothers Mario and Mike Longo.

Weather Check at 12:58:39 Monday July 21 2003
sUNNY IN lINCOLN

Marvo at 12:57:59 Monday July 21 2003
Just back from 8 holes on the golf course, people kept thinking I was the Open Champion, and I that I go out with one of the SugarCube Babies

KG BOOK at 12:56:39 Monday July 21 2003
Only Franke Grande cigars, If Steve bring books in We will sell his book...

Marvo at 12:56:01 Monday July 21 2003
Well I'm back, much earlier than expected. Just managed 4 holes, rain, played like a complete arse. All this after my first sub 80 round last week. Nice to see I can still keep posting though even from the middle of a golf course. I would suggest you all take anything else on Cobblers Comments assigned to me with a pinch of salt. Including this post I suppose.

dyl at 12:50:30 Monday July 21 2003
Cobblers are the number 1 story on Rivals.net Not the NTFC page, but the main site!

Uncle Quentin at 11:51:59 Monday July 21 2003
Dundee drew with CD Marathon last night, so our result with only 9 man can't have been that bad.

The Little claret Book at 11:43:37 Monday July 21 2003
Karl....will you be stocking the Cobblers Comments favourite Little Claret Book by Steve marks the First?

KARL GILHAM BOOKS at 10:49:23 Monday July 21 2003
My shop will be completely restocked starting this week, all the old stock of books are going, I will be stocking many Northampton books, I am in the FISH MARKET (Wed/Fri/Sat) near to Memory Lane Records, be there on Wednesday for the first siting of 6,000 books

The real real LH at 10:24:43 Monday July 21 2003
and I wish I was still at school all that young pussy

LH at 10:19:50 Monday July 21 2003
??? So Schools broke for Summer have they ?

The real Matt Scott at 10:17:51 Monday July 21 2003
Its time for honesty I am a pimp on St Matthews Parade, i make £150k a week from my Philipino Massive, call me Sir Dude

Matt Scott at 10:10:29 Monday July 21 2003
I could live on £130,000 a year, surely Steve Howard could....especially when he also gets the love and warmth of the Cobblers faithful......which I rarely get (except Ralph2 and Anon)

Marvo the Paranoid at 09:37:20 Monday July 21 2003
I realise now that I am over reacting, I apologise

Ian Holloway Strikes again at 09:26:44 Monday July 21 2003
Ian Holloway complained that the opening goal in the Craig Norman Testimonial between Kettering and QPR at Rockinghorse Road on saturday was offside. After the game, in which The Ploppies took the lead, Holloway moaned "The lad was at least 2 or 3 yards offside." A full strength Rangers team went on to record a 2-1 victory.

Fed Up at 09:24:09 Monday July 21 2003
What chance have we got if we can't keep a clean sheet against a park team clubbed together at the last minute..... We're doomed I tells ya :)

Marvo at 09:17:48 Monday July 21 2003
If this is just a contrived way of getting me to give my e-mail address.......well, I'm not scared!!!

Ted Marvo at 08:48:39 Monday July 21 2003
I am the real one

Anon Marvo at 08:47:47 Monday July 21 2003
Yes I have a split personality, you heard it here first

Quality Marvo at 08:47:04 Monday July 21 2003
Remind me, which quality comment, I have never made any, so must be an imposter

Ade at 08:46:16 Monday July 21 2003
Wish we hadn't scored ten..........might mean we won't sign anymore players and I was really hoping for Howard and Low to guarantee a Championship winning side.......and more importantly one that would put us up the top of Div 2 next season.

Marvo (the magnificent) at 08:45:49 Monday July 21 2003
Nice to know I must have a large fan base

Marvo (the original original) at 08:43:44 Monday July 21 2003
This is getting stupid now.......will people stop hi-jacking my name. No-one will know when I have made a quality comment anymore!!!

Andy Turner Fan Club at 08:26:50 Monday July 21 2003
Travel needs addressing big time. What happened to the bus into town after the games? Funny boy must have been really fed up going home with all his stink bombs intact

Marvo (real deal one) at 08:24:09 Monday July 21 2003
Yes it was amusing, but not the last posting

Marvo (original) at 08:21:57 Monday July 21 2003
That's the second time someone's put something on here with my tag (Marvo at 8.09). Still, it was quite amusing so I'm willing to accept the credit!

HotelEnder at 08:15:19 Monday July 21 2003
I still go to Abington Avenue for Home Games, low attendances, no goals, but loads of goaless draws

KettCobb at 08:13:43 Monday July 21 2003
I will still carry on using BR to get to home games

Ted at 08:12:47 Monday July 21 2003
Sorry nothing to add to this debate, Archie Foulkes has put the frightners on me

Attendance Man at 08:12:07 Monday July 21 2003
The odds are that all the first few few Cobbs home games this season will be sold out, this will continue, albeit, not totally full if the results go ok, based on the interest and team potential, will we be able to fit all the hordes from Bucks, I remember when half of wellingborough used to attend... Im sure that they dont watch Direst ones

Marvo at 08:09:45 Monday July 21 2003
I think we should also be looking at running coaches from all towns that dont have a Football League team (or in their town), Rushden, Rugby, Newport Pagnell, Wimbledon, Shrewsbury, Exeter, Halifax, Acrington Stanley, New Brighton, Gateshead, Brighton, Huddersfield, Northampton, Fletton, market Harborough..... i am a genius

MK National Front at 08:06:29 Monday July 21 2003
Wouldnt it make more sense for us to have concessionary travel on BR from all points around MK to Castle Station, and then coaches from there, that way we could pull on Wolverton and Bletchley Cobbs fans, and even Gurka boy from Old Stratford

Technology Man at 08:04:10 Monday July 21 2003
Clicking on Jim, only works if you have Outlook Express installed on your PC

Anon at 08:03:09 Monday July 21 2003
I want my own coach, specification; straightjacket friendly

Town Centre Northampton at 08:01:41 Monday July 21 2003
Coaches from the town centre and Eastern Districts? shouldnt that be the priority? and town centre ticket sales??

Daventry at 08:00:45 Monday July 21 2003
What about a coach from here, we would even sit next to jim, as long as he stops picking his nose...

Korea at 08:00:01 Monday July 21 2003
I am a soldier on the line between the 2 Koreas, we would like to go to Cobblers games, do you think man sahib Beckam will be joining you soon, now you have all the YENs

Out on a Limb at 07:58:29 Monday July 21 2003
Jim (ex Watford midfielder early 70s), what about a coach from Ruskington, its just North of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, there are aArsenal fan here, some Spurs, lots of yes you guessed it manchester United, but there is another Cobblers fan apart from me here, a guy whose grandad did play for the Cobblers, a tandem then, wahat do you think

jimttc at 07:18:03 Monday July 21 2003
We (trust travel club) are in discussion with the club about running a coach or coaches from Milton Keynes for home games. Obviously this will only go ahead if there is sufficient demand. The price is likely to be £6. Can anyone who would be interested in using this service send me an e-mail (double click on blue name above) or comment.

Realism at 06:35:28 Monday July 21 2003
We won, and scored a lot of goals, we have played bad teams in the past, not been able to score, and then run out of ideas, then got beaten at the end of the game, so lets hope scoring becomes a habit, Yes remember the BHA game, and the Bournemouth game where all the goals were scored in the first half. But bring back the Hotel End, chasing rival fans, and MOTOWN (no thats not gone away).

Pihuan at 06:07:38 Monday July 21 2003
That might only have been a kick about, but scoring 10 goals in 100F heat is quite something. The highest score I 've seen by a Cobblers side was 8-0 against Brighton in the League Cup in 1966 or 67, with Don Martin scoring 4 I think, and a devastating display by a young winger - Graham Felton. There have been 1 or2 7s since then, can anyone remember seeing a similar or bigger score? Stampy the goal machine!

9224 at 23:52:06 Sunday July 20 2003
Brilliant. I know they can't have been much cop and not much of a challenging workout, but I reckon at the tail end of last season a La Liga XI would have run us very close - we just couldn't win. This is a fantastic way to end a team-building tour. Top marks to the club, improved team spirit, a confidence-boosting mauling and some fantastic publicity and PR over there - let's just try and raise our profile in MK now!!!!!!

Marvo at 22:56:03 Sunday July 20 2003
Mmmmnnnnnnn! Will knocking 10 goals passed an albeit poor side on a club tour of America be a better pre-season tonic than getting stuffed 0-7 by Wimbledon on our own patch in front of our own supporters? Now let me think???????

KettCobb at 22:38:22 Sunday July 20 2003
Well it should give them some confidence and maybe get us into the winning habit.

Rob Dunkley at 22:20:32 Sunday July 20 2003
To be honest it is about time we mauled someone pre season. Direones could only beat St Albans 1-0! That Chambers seems to have done all right - I think he is only 17!

KettCobb at 22:14:40 Sunday July 20 2003
Maybe that was the case Rob but it doesnt mean as they were called La Liga XI we cant say they were made up of the top Spanish players ;-)

Rob Dunkley at 21:53:20 Sunday July 20 2003
Different side La Liga were put together after a trial match!

Uncle Quentin at 21:48:41 Sunday July 20 2003
Did Dundee play the same team tho? According to their site they beat Raleigh CASL Elite 5-0.

DavCobbler at 21:33:22 Sunday July 20 2003
Dundee beat them 5-0, all in all a top result for us. Confidence by the gallon.

Rob Dunkley at 21:22:04 Sunday July 20 2003
Maybe our USA hosts asked us to go easy or we will not be asked back!

Fred_NTFC at 21:15:17 Sunday July 20 2003
What's this, Stamp winning headers and scoring 5, eh ?!(1 of his goals was a cracker aswell !) Dudfield also had a brilliant 1st half, Burgess did well in the 2nd. Didn't look like we were 2 bothered 2ndhalf , 1st half the finishing was terrifdic but we missed about 3 sitters in the 2nd.

Boris the Blue at 21:09:47 Sunday July 20 2003
"......Gareth Wiltshire a very poor mans Gerald Sindstat" a very very very poor mans poor mans GS in my opinion. I have never know such a monotone man when it comes to commentary, you'd have through he was supporting them the way he commented on the goals. what does this bloke do for his money? How did he get to go on the tour? no many hangers on , thoght cardoza was going to srt this?

Martin at 20:59:27 Sunday July 20 2003
I think the defense looked good. Last season it was crap and lacked pace but i think we have that now. The passing coming out of the defence was quick, decisive and accurate.

Rob Dunkley at 20:59:02 Sunday July 20 2003
Indeed, I have been dubbed the Andy Turner of the fans team. My knee is still showing the scars still. I am not sure who is worse though!

American Man at 20:57:47 Sunday July 20 2003
Gotta say even allowing for the poor opposition Dudfield look really good. Big pill for the Dudfield knockers to swallow.

Sid at 20:55:04 Sunday July 20 2003
Come on Kett, don't you remember that incident! Rob isn't exactly gifted in the footie department! You know, the one that came on and threw himself wholeheartedly into each challenge - literally! (Sorry Rob......!)

Martin at 20:54:45 Sunday July 20 2003
It's all over! I would't say they are the worst team! They did attempt to pass the ball and where willing to go forward. I think we passed the ball about very well, better than i saw last season! But then again it is a question of opposition. The strikers looked very confident and i tink we only wasted a couple of our chances. We realy put then away well.

KettCobb at 20:53:10 Sunday July 20 2003
Ahhhh! We were discussing the game t'other day,mainly remembering Giles stunning lob that narrowly missed the top corner.

Rob Dunkley at 20:52:01 Sunday July 20 2003
Just got SMS Full time score - with 7.5 mins left on the commentary!

Rob Dunkley at 20:50:46 Sunday July 20 2003
You must remember me - I will never be allowed to forget that "foul throw"!

towny at 20:50:06 Sunday July 20 2003
Blimey,Battersby got 5 today,he scored for us against Torquay at home last time,and we got promoted omen or wot (or just clutching at straws)

KettCobb at 20:49:34 Sunday July 20 2003
I only played one game against Brentford therefore i have no clue who you are,im sure you couldnt do much worse than this La Liga side though.

Martin at 20:47:14 Sunday July 20 2003
Please don't challenge him to whinge.

Rob Dunkley at 20:46:20 Sunday July 20 2003
Just for those Cobblers fans teams players - do you think I could do any better if I was playing for La Liga!

Anon at 20:46:14 Sunday July 20 2003
I know its only against a team of yanks but lets see that bellend sid pig moan now

KettCobb at 20:44:57 Sunday July 20 2003
Stamps got 5 in one game,this is crazy.

Sid at 20:42:50 Sunday July 20 2003
Stamp got his 5th

Sid at 20:42:24 Sunday July 20 2003
We want 20!

KettCobb at 20:40:46 Sunday July 20 2003
Who bagged the tenth?

Martin at 20:38:14 Sunday July 20 2003
10 - 1

KettCobb at 20:37:59 Sunday July 20 2003
Stamps got 4? Bloody ell! Whats he taken? Surely we can make it into double figures? 1 goal to get with 10mins to go..

Sid at 20:34:17 Sunday July 20 2003
Can't get the video, but the commentary is so unexicting! Come on Gareth, crank it up - we are caning them! 9-1 now, Darryn Stamp.

Anon at 20:33:20 Sunday July 20 2003
9 1 Stamp gets his 4th

Martin at 20:33:01 Sunday July 20 2003
9 - 1

towny at 20:28:30 Sunday July 20 2003
Regardless of the fact that its a friendly,ive heard more exciting commentry at a royal funeral......Gareth Wiltshire a very poor mans Gerald Sindstat

Anon at 20:21:31 Sunday July 20 2003
still 7?

towny at 20:18:43 Sunday July 20 2003
I think our defence is a bit suspect.

Martin at 20:18:18 Sunday July 20 2003
more like 25

Martin at 20:17:13 Sunday July 20 2003
Nice goal who ever that was!!! 8 - 1 thats more like it 20 yarder!

Martin at 20:15:57 Sunday July 20 2003
dam 7 - 1 whats going on!!!!

Bexxy at 20:05:59 Sunday July 20 2003
May as well go have a fag while nowts goin on then!

vicki at 20:01:32 Sunday July 20 2003
Thanks Rob

DavCobbler at 20:01:10 Sunday July 20 2003
Bexx, kicking to your left for the second half. N.B. That's the one with the watch on :-)

Bexxy at 19:59:51 Sunday July 20 2003
Aha!!! Sort of got it working although its at a standstill at the mo.....typical now its half bloomin time!! Which end will be kicking second half ?? I wanna make sure i see whats goin on...

Anon at 19:59:04 Sunday July 20 2003
Good job we're not playing a full strength team then, it'd be 15-0 by now!

Rob Dunkley at 19:56:39 Sunday July 20 2003
It sounds like 3-4-3 Harper; Sampson, Reid, Chambers; Reeves, Willmott, Trollope, Tom Smith; Dudders, Stamp, Asa

Anon at 19:56:18 Sunday July 20 2003
I have bband & picture keeps freezing, we're killing thir bandwidth! it's hooligansim over the phone lines!

Fred_NTFC at 19:54:41 Sunday July 20 2003
If u havn't got broadband then the webcam and audio commentary wont work very well but if u hav like me then it's quite a clear picture ! Gareth Willsher gets sooo very excited when the Cobblers score.(sarcasm) Dudfield looks class hmm think it might be a cricket score by the end !

vicki at 19:54:14 Sunday July 20 2003
does anyone know what the team is? Same as thursday or has it changed

DavCobbler at 19:51:13 Sunday July 20 2003
7-0, everyone basically.

Martin at 19:50:24 Sunday July 20 2003
So, what exactly is the score, and who scored?

Me at 19:49:11 Sunday July 20 2003
It's this crap site. I keep updating!

Sid at 19:47:51 Sunday July 20 2003
Poll Results....... they take time...... haven't got time yet! Will do them before the season starts!

Bexxy at 19:46:52 Sunday July 20 2003
AHA!!! And so it happens... maybe i shud wish for the D3 Championship while im here an all!! Ive tried the second link Anon anyway and fcuk all is coming up again... just the loge moving around like Sid said! (Sid, why aint ya doin them poll results!!!) Do we just need to wait a few minutes (hours?) for it to come up or what?? God... my webcam is quicker than this y'know!!!!

Martin at 19:44:57 Sunday July 20 2003
6 -0 , i think

Me at 19:44:48 Sunday July 20 2003
7-0 Derek

Sid at 19:44:42 Sunday July 20 2003
Open Windows Media Player, Click Open URL under the File tab, copy and paste this into it - http://www.aroundtownnc.com/wvx/sas_left.wvx - and it shoulod play. Mines playing, but no picture!

DavCobbler at 19:44:21 Sunday July 20 2003
Asamoah 7

Bexxy at 19:44:15 Sunday July 20 2003
Bout time it was 6-0 now surely???

Me at 19:43:12 Sunday July 20 2003
6-0 Trollope header, Reeves cross.

Anon at 19:43:02 Sunday July 20 2003
you can go there, copy the address for one half the pitch, open up a new and paste the adress in there so you get both screens on 2 browers if the big dundee webcam page dont work for you then u just switch between the 2 pages as and when the ball gets lumped up field

DavCobbler at 19:42:50 Sunday July 20 2003
Hello Mr Kettrin, indeedy we are mate. One of many in this season hopefully. Oh yeah, 6-0 Trollope :-)

KettCobb at 19:41:21 Sunday July 20 2003
Well blow me down these are crazy times,5-0 up before half time! Eh Dav im told by young Bexxina that we are off on a Beer trip to the Orient?

peardrop at 19:39:50 Sunday July 20 2003
Whats happening? Has everyone switched off.

Anon at 19:39:45 Sunday July 20 2003
http://www.aroundtownnc.com/cams/sas_left.htm try that, its only half pitch at a time tho

Anon at 19:39:39 Sunday July 20 2003
Is 5-0 now STAMP

DavCobbler at 19:39:24 Sunday July 20 2003
Definately 5, I speak with no forked tongue.

DavCobbler at 19:39:19 Sunday July 20 2003
Definately 5, I speak with no forked tongue.

Rob Dunkley at 19:38:38 Sunday July 20 2003
I thought it was 4-0 (Stamp, Dudfield 2, Reeves)

Bexxy at 19:37:47 Sunday July 20 2003
COME ON...lets get into double figures... (If only i cud bl00dy see it!!! Come on technical people...WHAT ARE WE DOIN WRONG???)

KettCobb at 19:37:43 Sunday July 20 2003
Surely your lying Martin?

Martin at 19:35:15 Sunday July 20 2003
Bloody hell 5 -0

KettCobb at 19:35:04 Sunday July 20 2003
Same as i get Sid,nothing but the logo,no matter how long i wait!

Martin at 19:34:30 Sunday July 20 2003
It's an absolute routing

peardrop at 19:34:01 Sunday July 20 2003
can anyone tell me who's playing and who the subs are?

Martin at 19:33:27 Sunday July 20 2003
4 - 0

Sid at 19:32:42 Sunday July 20 2003
Erm, what version of Media Player must you have to view the Webcam? Can't get anything but the logo!

Bexxy at 19:31:30 Sunday July 20 2003
Blimey?? 3-0 already?? Are we playing a youth team or something?? LOL!! (Lets hope Division 3 is as 'easy'!!!) By the way..why wont the link work for me and Kett?? Well, i mean the link works but nowt is coming up on the media player... Is there something we aint doing that we need to do? (P.S. Isnt it 4-0 yet?? LOL!)

KettCobb at 19:31:08 Sunday July 20 2003
Bexxy would like to know why when she goes to the webcam site nothing appears in the media player? Same happens for mine but i blame it on being a crap pc.

Rob Dunkley at 19:30:34 Sunday July 20 2003
Kett, looking around the net last night it seems this La Liga only were put together after a trial game two weeks ago!!

KettCobb at 19:28:46 Sunday July 20 2003
3-0 now is it? Blimey this La Liga team cant be much cop!

KettCobb at 19:26:49 Sunday July 20 2003
My PC doesnt unfortunatly let me watch or listen to the footie,well to be honest it doesnt let me do much,so im relying on you guys for updates tonight...is it currently 2-0? How do we seem to be doing?

Anon at 19:26:26 Sunday July 20 2003
3 0 Reeves

Martin at 19:24:01 Sunday July 20 2003
3 -0

3-0 Reeves at 19:23:56 Sunday July 20 2003
.

Anon at 19:14:40 Sunday July 20 2003
2 0 Dudfield

j6 at 19:14:01 Sunday July 20 2003
stamp

Martin at 19:13:08 Sunday July 20 2003
1 - 0 to the cobblers!

j6 at 19:12:24 Sunday July 20 2003
cheers dav got it now

Anon at 19:11:55 Sunday July 20 2003
1-0 to the Cobblers !

DavCobbler at 19:09:08 Sunday July 20 2003
I couldn't get it but just opened a seperate "pop-up" and it's working now, give it a go. Good luck.

j6 at 19:07:11 Sunday July 20 2003
no not working

DavCobbler at 19:06:09 Sunday July 20 2003
Anyone got commentary?

J6 at 18:56:54 Sunday July 20 2003
La Liga in blue

ajp at 18:46:36 Sunday July 20 2003
is that us warming up on the SAS webcam or is it la liga?

Oower! at 17:11:59 Sunday July 20 2003
A diamonds fan comes home to Rushden and say's "Mum, I've met the most wonderful girl in world. She's 18, from Irthlingborough, we're in love, she's a virgin and I'm going to marry her!. You ent marrying no virgin from Irthlingborough says Mum. If she ent good enough for her own family, she ent good enough for you.

Match of the day. at 15:14:38 Sunday July 20 2003
Watch the game tonight while listening to the commentry on Cobblers world.http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s21/st29046.htm

towny at 13:17:31 Sunday July 20 2003
On the subject of Josh Low ..lets go get him, morals dont win you bugger all, and the prem clubs dont seem to have any.

Pihuan at 13:13:59 Sunday July 20 2003
Quiet on here, has everyone suddenly got a life? All that agonising over morality of signing Josh Lowe from struggling Oldham, and I've seen no reference to the likelihood of that happening any where else. He'd be an excitng signing if it were true, as would Howard. I reckon Olli Burgess might just be the midfield powerhouse we need, ironic that he's only got 3 months.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 12:58:33 Sunday July 20 2003
Are there any FOOTSPARS me hearties or what do you find?.....um i think you know my views on this matter..................bingy

Andy Turner Fan Club at 10:04:56 Sunday July 20 2003
Interesting interview with Trollope on the official site - NOT

Paul S at 08:03:43 Sunday July 20 2003
Anyone any idea when the season tickets will be available for collection from the ticket office

RUSHDEN WANKERS at 02:56:29 Sunday July 20 2003
INBRED TOSSERS

They sleep with there Mothers, Sisters & Brothers at 02:54:16 Sunday July 20 2003
CONGRATULATIONS RUSHDEN..........What a win 1-0 against St Albans. Division 2 beware................

Martin at 00:11:28 Sunday July 20 2003
I thought that our local RDA deals with regen now! At leat according to John E

Anon at 23:26:11 Saturday July 19 2003
whens the next game in yanky doodle dandy land? when ius kett gam/?

Gomez at 21:55:15 Saturday July 19 2003
Thanks for the reply TCMP. Still unsure of the role of English Partnerships here. I thought the Council were handing the Sixfields complex over to EP. Is this no longer the case?

Cymru Cobbler at 19:28:07 Saturday July 19 2003
Sorry for being emotional about football won't let it happen again.

Anon at 19:01:09 Saturday July 19 2003
Video Coverage??? at 20:31:22 Thursday July 17 2003 website http://www.aroundtownnc.com/cams/sas_left.htm has a live streaming webcam of the SAS Stadium in Carolina. Wonder if it will still be on for tonights game? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ajp at 18:05:37 Saturday July 19 2003
does anyone know if there is a website where we can watch tomorrows game?

Anon at 17:08:38 Saturday July 19 2003
Balloon festival is on 15th 16th and 17th August.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 17:02:10 Saturday July 19 2003
TCMP,couldn't agree more,...um i thinkyou know my views on this matter...................bingy

Papa at 16:47:10 Saturday July 19 2003
When is the Balloon festival?

TCMP at 15:07:57 Saturday July 19 2003
I think that last poster was a diamonds fan, as A)he typed/copied the word Diamonds several times and B)His post was repetative (a trait well known amongst our rural friends from the east, as in Jim from Vicar of Dibley No, No, No, No, YES style)and C)it was also pretty unimaginative, anyway sorry for not being able to post for a while as it has been busy in the house. Gomez we had a very constructive meeting with the council on Wednesday morning and we are meeting them again next week. We have our own plans as do the council for the stadium and the land around Sixfields and it is just a matter of dovetailing the two so that the community benifits and we can grow the club. So watch this space. On the playing frontI know that MW will be dissapointed with the two sending offs, particularly if they attract a suspension, but in a strange sort of way I was pleased that we are showing a bit of metal. With so many new and young gifted footballers in the side ther is a risk that we could be kicked around a bit in the 3rd, but Burgess in particular has shown that he will not suffer fools gladly so it all fares well for the season. Dont want to mention any names for signings as at this stage so much is out pf our hands, but MW will do what he can do and bring in whoever is needed and available. So we should take a more relaxed view of who we sign now as in my view we already have a team that is capable of winning the division and we can always fine tune as we go along. I think the "red Shirt" scare was just a C&E colour problem as I can remember seeing the sample and it was certainly claret. The Carolina tour is the first of many changes in gear to start to put the club on the map. It will have done the players a power of good both in helping them gel as a unit and uping thier fitness levels. So I am afraid I have only one message for the negative posters and that is "CHEER UP YOU MISERABLE SODS" see you soon Tony

KettCobb at 14:21:23 Saturday July 19 2003
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KettCobb at 14:00:57 Saturday July 19 2003
Christ so much negative stuff just coz we lost 1-0!! Fecking ell its only pre season and results dont really matter,plus we were down to 9 men so it was still a bloody good performance! Reading teletext apparently Oldham's takeover has fallen through,surely now is the time to offer 100k and get Josh Low. Also heard a rumour that Stevie Howard is on 4k at Luton and we have offered him a deal for 2.5k for him to come back and apparently he is seriously considering it,surely we would have to pay a transfer fee though. Also have heard we are close to signing a young teenage striker,supposed to be one of the hottest prospects in the prem,oh also apparently Peter Clarke will sign on a 1yr loan deal as Everton are not keen to sell him. Im just passing on info on what i have been told,hopefully its all true!

fao Carolina at 13:18:54 Saturday July 19 2003
Man Utd & Blackburn to name but 2 clubs are also out/going to USA for training & matches. o.k in Utds case its probably more commercial but lets face it Fergie doesnt get much wrong does he?

LeeNTFC at 12:31:23 Saturday July 19 2003
I think its great we are out there training/playing. It will give the young lads invaluable experience of dealing with different styles of play in different conditions etc... Also the lads will bond more living with each other day in day out. We are back here for more freindlies so bring em` on. The result shows we have some fighting spirit that we lacked last season and at least the lads are showing already they can be counted on the pitch. The ref was American and typically OTT so we won`t read into that too much. With 9 men in that humidity playing against a very tricky side that was an excellent result.

LeeNTFC at 12:19:16 Saturday July 19 2003
Football is a ruthless and cut throat business. If we were in the sh*te like the time recently when we sold Howard to Luton for hardly anything then teams would do exactly the same to us. We`ve been through these dark times ourselves and we were `cherry picked` by other clubs eg. Bell, Adcock, Barnes. That is football and being nice will not get you anywhere in this game. So go and get Josh Low now as an investement for US! If we started being `nice` to other clubs where transfers are concerned then we would go under ourselves.

Gopp at 11:35:59 Saturday July 19 2003
Go home Cymru they wont be around they are skint You and Bender really aint got a clue why not help out the players?That's the problem with your lot they never give a toss about the individuals just the machine....

MK Cobbler at 11:13:24 Saturday July 19 2003
Miserable comments Carolina. Why so negative? This is a first for our club and may there be many more trips to the USA promoting NTFC. Add to that there are a number of pre-season friedlies coming up against good opposition on our own soil before Aug 9 and you have a brilliant pre-season.

Cymru Cobbler at 11:02:30 Saturday July 19 2003
I'm with u Hotel Ender, u big Commie Lug! Call me a Red, Beatnik, Tree hugging, work shy scum, but football is unlike any other business. I think comparing the football business to the housing market is very tenuous. Yes selling players will keep Oldham afloat short term, but when they cant replace them and get relegated it will cause them further financial problems.

LH at 10:17:45 Saturday July 19 2003
Dont forget our 'team bonding' pre season tours of Ireland where some players went on the Piss & the others got on that well they had a punch up !

LH at 10:15:52 Saturday July 19 2003
Carolina I thought we were meant to be a forward thinking Club now ? New faces , fresh ideas etc... Anyhow I thought the trip was meant to virtually self financing out of gate receipts etc... Maybe we should train on the Racecourse again & play Wimbledon at home & concede 7 goals ?

Anon at 09:45:07 Saturday July 19 2003
Carolina you plonker.If it was bad to tour the states pre-season ,do you honestly think Man Utd would do it?

FAO Carolina at 09:44:38 Saturday July 19 2003
Look my dear, modern days and all that, but girls shouldn't post nonsense on football boards. Still, it was good of you to find something to complain about after all this euphoria. And could you make sure the seams of the cushions are double stitched?

Carolina at 09:32:30 Saturday July 19 2003
Is this trip to to the States really the best way to prepare for a new domestic season? Away from home, having to train at alien times to beat the conditions, playing teams who only want to re-enact long past battles of independance, referees who may not be experienced to handle this type of contest and a couple of days jet lag to content with when they get back. All this not to mention the expense regardless of who is picking up the tab. Surely it would have been better to have stayed in here and trained in our conditions (yes I know its been hot here too), played similar teams etc. etc. I think the idea of the trip has at the least been ill advised and at worse totally incompetent. I'd like to think Wilkinson did not really want the trip but had to go because of others in the club (Miller?). Perhaps when they get back Wilkinson can tells us what he really thought of the idea, but then again perhaps not.

Kings Heath born and bred. at 08:30:21 Saturday July 19 2003
Like what?

Not impressed at 08:18:17 Saturday July 19 2003
That explains a lot.

Marvo at 06:38:11 Saturday July 19 2003
Kings Heath born and bred (though the house in question was at Duston.)

Darwin at 06:36:56 Saturday July 19 2003
My theory is that it is the survival of the fitest dear boy!

Anon at 00:34:33 Saturday July 19 2003
why all this sympathy for Oldham? Given the shit we took there in '97/98 from their fans they can rot to oblivion.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 23:28:02 Friday July 18 2003
Hotel Ender at 23:24:08 Friday July 18 2003 i agree....um i think you know my views on this matter.......................bingy

Hotel Ender at 23:24:08 Friday July 18 2003
To: To Hotel Bender - shame you can't use a decent nick but I guess someone has to get abusive, I was merely expressing my opinion - and if Oldham go to the wall it won't be because the Cobblers haven't "cherry picked" Josh Lowe, so therefore my unease still remains - this still remains a Football League I believe - not the survival of the richest? (prem clubs excluded of course) - do you really want success that badly? well to be honest I don't - I want the Cobblers to succeed because we play better football than anyone else, we score more goals than anyone else - not because our wad is bigger than their wad - and if I'm pushing against the tide so be it, but you made my argument by showing empathy (if you know what that means of course) with the Dr Martens workers - just cos it happens - it doesn't make it right. I realise I'm plowing a lone furrow here, but I still feel uneasy about potentialy exploiting Oldham's weak financial state, and almost glorying in that fact.

estate agent at 23:10:22 Friday July 18 2003
Marvo at 21:46:02 Friday July 18 2003 you must be ex-council if you only got that for your house.............

Canuck Fan at 23:04:55 Friday July 18 2003
Haven't visited this site in a year or two. Probably old news to you all but Carlo Corazzin has come full circle - joined the Vancouver Whitecaps a few weeks ago after being released by Oldham.

Lutterworth at 23:02:42 Friday July 18 2003
English Partnerships exhibition on the redevelopment of Sixfields at the Derngate at the end of next week. My mate told me the times but we were in the pub and I've forgotten exactly what he said. My predictions are for best surprise player - Burgess - most improved player - Stamp and crowd favourite - Smith.

Canuck Fan at 22:59:24 Friday July 18 2003
Somebody liked that game against the Hondurans. Here's a post from bigsoccer.com by a fellow named 'LUVDABEARS' (that would be the Chicago Bears - oval ball). "yes, they're also playing Sunday. Northampton Town FC from England is here also, along with CD Marathon from Honduras. I'm told in the Northampton-Marathon match last night, there were numerous red cards and the two coaches almost punched each other out. And, the Northampton coach was apparently cussing out the fans sitting behind his bench. Great entertainment! Dundee is a good team. #7 for them, a guy from Argentina, was most impressive."

To Hotel Bender at 22:53:49 Friday July 18 2003
If Oldham aren't around in 4 weeks time the poor bastard along with his team mates will be on the dole. Ask the Doc Marten workers signing on at the DSS if they would have liked a job offer from another shoe firm a couple of weeks before Max went to China....

Hotel Ender at 22:49:03 Friday July 18 2003
yeah but I bet you didn't say the same things when the boro bastards stole Adcock & Barnes? I bet you were like me - apoplectic, and that is what I find hard to reconcile - how can we justify doing what boro did to us?

Marvo at 22:02:02 Friday July 18 2003
The best player and the crowd favourite will be Martin "Smudger" Smith. Any player who scores 36 goals for his club deserves the plaudits. The most improved player is going to be a problem as we've got hardly anybody left from lasy season to show improvement, but I'll go for Duffield, just got a feeling. Taking that into account, Duffield would have to be the best surprise player as well!

Martin at 21:49:36 Friday July 18 2003
What are your predictions for: The best player, the most improved player the best surprise player and crowd favourite?

Martin at 21:46:12 Friday July 18 2003
All teams have to sell players to make the books balance, and this may seem as a misfortune for the seller but it is a necessity for the selling club to survive and thrive. This is especially more true for the smaller clubs.

Marvo at 21:46:02 Friday July 18 2003
How about this Hotelender. Last year we wanted to move. Our house was valued at £116,00 so the estate agent told us to put it on the market at £119,500. As we hadn't seen anything we liked at the time, we put it on sale at £125,000, much to the annoyance of our sellers. We received a few offers but turned them down. Two weeks later we got offered the full asking price, accepted and found somewhere else pretty sharpish. If we had played by your rules, we should have sold the place for £116,000. In our shoes, would you have? And, please don't call me a Thatcherite. I couldn't hate her anymore if she was a boro fan. They say that when she dies we'll probably get a day off. If that's the case, I'll insist on working, for nothing!

Hotel Ender at 21:39:59 Friday July 18 2003
I just don't believe we should benefit from other's misfortunes - call me a sad, principled socialist if you will (and I'll happily accept that title!) - unless of course its Shitboro! my principles go out the window as far as they are concerned

Martin at 21:36:47 Friday July 18 2003
Would you rather no one buy Oldham's players and become extinct? Do you believe that the players should get paid or should they just play for free.

Hotel Ender at 21:29:06 Friday July 18 2003
well I know those arguments chaps - and well put too - and I've a couple of drinks as well, but I'm afraid it still causes me unease to benefit from other people's misfortune, you both have espoused beautifully the thatcherite view of Britain which permeated this great land in the 80's from which we've never recovered - guess I should move to Cuba!

Marvo at 21:18:15 Friday July 18 2003
Looking forward to feeling the same as you tomorrow Martin. Going on a Jolly boys day out to Brighton (backs to the wall)

Martin at 20:59:40 Friday July 18 2003
If Oldham can not pay the players then they will not play; they are professionals and as such will want to be paid and need to be paid just like everyone else. Someone is going to benefit from these players at a possible reduced cost, why not let it be us? Would you rather Rusden or the borough buy them? Another scenario is that know one else wants to buy that particular player or they do not have the funds and buy putting in a bid we are doing the club a favour. If the club accepts that bid then we may in-fact in the long be helping them out of financial trouble. If no one had brought our players when we where in trouble thing could have gone the other way for us! Also buy putting in a bid we will cause interest in the player form possible other purchasers. I hope I made my point clearly as I have had a couple of drinks.

Marvo at 20:53:09 Friday July 18 2003
I see your point Hotelender but I think your being a little naive. I'm afraid that's not how the world works. I could go on about the going rate, Adcock and Barnes, players being sold cheap because they're about to become free agents (Steve Howard) etc etc. But just ask yourself this. Do you seriously think Oldham would have hesitated had the boot been on the other foot? This is a business. You sell for as much as you can get, and you buy for as little as possible. If you were buying/selling your car, would you want it any other way?

Hotel Ender at 20:39:46 Friday July 18 2003
I can't help feeling some unease in poaching players from other clubs that are in financial difficulties - I can remember only too well how the boro bastards nicked adcock and barnes for pennies cos we were doing so badly financially - and the outrage that caused me and many other Cobblers fans - why should we try to benefit from other clubs' misfortunes? (unless of course it's the boro we're fucking up of course!). So I guess I've got morals - until it comes to the pish scum!!!!can someone give me a reasoned arguement why we should benefit?

Marvo at 18:29:05 Friday July 18 2003
The new buyer at Oldham has pulled out, according to CEEFAX. An appropriate time for a renewed bid for Josh Lowe methinks!

Gomez at 17:40:26 Friday July 18 2003
TCMP - Any news on the stadium development/ownership front yet? Seem to remember a few weeks back there was to be more news 'soon'

Anon at 16:55:20 Friday July 18 2003
I need a another signing to stop withdrawal symptoms. No fix now for 3 days.

kiwi htfc 4eva at 16:40:03 Friday July 18 2003
shite absolutely crap!!

LH at 15:46:52 Friday July 18 2003
CDU lives near the field with the sheep in it.

waugh at 15:16:30 Friday July 18 2003
CDU - where abouts in QLD??

LeeNTFC at 15:14:47 Friday July 18 2003
Thats it we are doomed now, we`ve lost a match with 9 men for most of the game in a foreign country against a side that would probably win the 2nd division at least, forget the 3rd!

Knockers at 15:05:19 Friday July 18 2003
All you perputual moaners must have had an orgasm today when you heard the result. Honestly you haven't had anything to moan about for nearly a month. Get a life guys it was a PRE-Season game when they played together in real competition for the first time, one of them straight off the bloody aeroplane.

Cymru Cobbler at 14:46:17 Friday July 18 2003
Anyone know the attendance? The stadium looked pretty empty despite what we were told about a 4000 attendance.

Anon at 14:43:36 Friday July 18 2003
nsb - pathetic comment below.

Nasty Piece of Work ( Anon ) at 14:41:04 Friday July 18 2003
CDU - only joshing mate !

ajp at 14:34:00 Friday July 18 2003
'we didnt penetrate enough' How many times did we hear that last year as well? Sorry, just fancied a moan!!

Bud....Weiser at 14:20:23 Friday July 18 2003
Battling performance....my arse............down right notainal turn out for the boys!!!

Yeah!!!! at 14:08:05 Friday July 18 2003
Cardoza out!

LH at 13:58:55 Friday July 18 2003
Bloody hell , you lot are miserable arent you we had a great close season so far.

simon at 13:41:13 Friday July 18 2003
well at least we carried on as we left of last season with a "battling performance" yeah right makes me sick

LH at 13:23:47 Friday July 18 2003
Yes , we always use that excuse when we lose to a Latin American team !

Macc Cobblers at 13:21:20 Friday July 18 2003
I see that it was yet another "battling" performance - the number of times that this was used to describe our performances last year it has now become synonymous with "losing".

CDU at 12:47:59 Friday July 18 2003
Crickey Anon you nasty piece of work !! I'm in Queensland we dont even have electricity up here let alone TV's ! Little CDU has to ride the exercise bike I've hooked up to the generator to get my 486 fired up.As for the convict jibe the only mistake you Poms made was sending the convicts out here and staying there themselves...

nsb at 12:16:25 Friday July 18 2003
well so much for all our ambition and excitement going into the new season, despite all our signings we cant even beat the snickersXI

Anon at 11:34:06 Friday July 18 2003
CDU - u cheeky convict ! - get back to breaking rocks - Im surprised they let you away from the chain gang - do they have TVs yet in Botany Bay ?

CDU at 11:12:28 Friday July 18 2003
Anon you fool read the post..."Live" as in at the time and watched as they play....Geez this board has gone downhill what a downmarket comment worse than bloody Northern Soul Skinhead crap....Whatever happened to curries, Egyptian Gods and Afghan coats at the County Ground

Anon at 09:54:40 Friday July 18 2003
"CDU at 03:19:38 Friday July 18 2003 About time we had live Cobbs in Oz !!" - Oz ??? they're in the good ol' U S of A mate.

Paul S at 09:00:48 Friday July 18 2003
So have the players at Oldham actually been paid now? I thought if they hadn't been paid by today they are free agents and we wouldn't need to pay a fee!

LH at 08:15:29 Friday July 18 2003
Josh Lowe , would be excellent signing if we can pull it of . Its a relief though ,I thought we were signing Moses after the cryptic clues !

Anon at 06:35:53 Friday July 18 2003
CDU!.The wanderer has returned.

Marvo at 04:56:04 Friday July 18 2003
Not impressed!!!!!!

CDU at 03:19:38 Friday July 18 2003
About time we had live Cobbs in Oz !! Just finished watching the Cobbs go down to the Lopez family on webcam ! Had the commentary from NTFC.TV and the North and South views streaming at the same time ! Gotta love Broadband. Cobbs were mighty unlucky with an 88th minute deflection sending them into a desperate defeat....Down to 9 men fairly rapidly a well fought out battle commenced with all the fighting qualities needed to ensure Division 3 success next season. They played well and I would say on that performance given a gelling over the coming months and Smudger up front to bang em in The Mighty Cobbs will be returning to the Second next season as Championees once again.....

Anon at 01:08:23 Friday July 18 2003
have we won yet?

nsb at 00:57:48 Friday July 18 2003
has it started yet, i cant get that bloody web cam to work on my pc

boring b********** at 23:36:01 Thursday July 17 2003
if you ever listened to them two twats on radio npton in the mornings you too would close down

game on at the moment at 23:24:01 Thursday July 17 2003
http://www.aroundtownnc.com/cams/sas_left.htm

Others knew before Matt.... at 22:35:41 Thursday July 17 2003
This posting was the first one that mentioned Low by name - cryptic cobbler at 14:00:38 Wednesday July 16 2003 Just over some hills later on will player be initially revealed?

Anon at 22:32:03 Thursday July 17 2003
Dont think its us on the pitch. Must be one of the other teams from the game before. Ours starts at 1

Anon at 22:20:51 Thursday July 17 2003
Anon at 09.54, I can remember that,been attacked by huddersfiled at Leiceter Forest services ,About 84 ,we were going Chesterfield.I was with Tony Going.

Marvo at 22:20:38 Thursday July 17 2003
I need more in my life

Anon at 22:17:54 Thursday July 17 2003
We're training on the pitch now!!!

Anon at 21:30:33 Thursday July 17 2003
Matt, not being funny but I don't recall you actually saying Josh Lowe. Perhaps if you hadn't been playing silly little games you could have just told everyone and revelled in the glory. Instead you now look like a loser who's desperately clammering for attention. Oh well.

Still not impressed. at 21:05:26 Thursday July 17 2003
Marvo, you have no idea about my demeanour. I never struggle at anything. If you met me you'd shit yourself standing up. Now be a good middle-aged thug and shut up there's a good chap.

Anon at 20:49:36 Thursday July 17 2003
does the cd marathon have a website?

Matt Scott at 20:48:43 Thursday July 17 2003
Anon, do you wanna take it back that I didn't know!!! Winger, Blue and 40 days and 40 nights!!! Trust in me you insecure anonymous person.

Vicky Harris at 20:46:08 Thursday July 17 2003
Please don't come to Ginger's Barbecue. He never checked with me and I really don't think it's a good idea. You boys!!!

towny at 20:32:59 Thursday July 17 2003
I think Radio Northampton closes down about 11 due to lack of interest,its on t'internet tho.

Video Coverage??? at 20:31:22 Thursday July 17 2003
website http://www.aroundtownnc.com/cams/sas_left.htm has a live streaming webcam of the SAS Stadium in Carolina. Wonder if it will still be on for tonights game?

Marvo at 20:30:44 Thursday July 17 2003
Surely it will be live on SKY!

nsb at 19:25:59 Thursday July 17 2003
will tonights game be on bbc northants or can i only hear it on the internet???

Anon at 19:20:19 Thursday July 17 2003
£75,000 bid for Oldhams Josh Lowe rejected according to Sky Sports News

cLIVE gIBBS at 19:12:47 Thursday July 17 2003
Last heard of as a publican in Plymouth

Bazza at 19:10:29 Thursday July 17 2003
c fun if tom can foil

Update from North Carolina at 19:01:21 Thursday July 17 2003
Westwood happy to be on tour in the USA. "It makes a nice change from the usual Ritzy's and Legends that I'm used to" said the Radio One star.

Marvo at 18:50:06 Thursday July 17 2003
I fan of conflict cum!

Update from North Carolina at 18:49:29 Thursday July 17 2003
The players are working hard. Wilko is pleased.

Bazza at 18:46:07 Thursday July 17 2003
MW said this week that he was delighted with the players' work ethic 'cos they've been getting up at 7 in the morning to go training. That's almost like having a real job!

Bud....Weiser at 18:28:31 Thursday July 17 2003
What's new apart from Steve Morison dating sugarbabes Heidi Range?....................went onto NTFCunofficail.com, but nothing occuring so thought I'd chance my arm with you lot!! PS - anyone make some good anagrams of 'ntfcunofficialcom'.........??

Piss funny at 18:20:10 Thursday July 17 2003
"The Juventus fans didn't understand what was happening when they saw the moronic English thugs running towards them" Now I'm not at all meaning to condone what happened on that very sad night in Belgium but please oh please stop talking such utter w**k. Have a peek at some web-sites regarding Italian "Ultras", particulalry thos based in Turin, and then re-type the previous statement please.

Marvo at 18:06:01 Thursday July 17 2003
Also remember going to see the Saints play Harlequins in the cup final. I remarked that it was strange to see Saints and Harlequin supporters all mixed together. A fan near me said, "this is Rugby son, not football, that sort of thing doesn't happen." No sooner had he spoken those words when it all kicked-off to the left of us. I said to him, "You've obviously never had Northampton folk here before." I know it's wrong and I've read what some of you have had to say on the matter but I must admit a feeling of pride rushed through my blood.

Marvo at 17:59:31 Thursday July 17 2003
The name of the lad who set fire to a Villa scarf was Clive Gibbs, he had won the scarf in a competition on the radio in the morning. It was also he that ran on the pitch at a goal kick and "scored". Only remember him doing it on one other occasion though. Haven't seen Clive in Donkeys, don't think he goes any more. Was a friend of Jim Tomlin so he might no his whereabouts.

Mick Hucknall at 17:08:00 Thursday July 17 2003
I'm home

Located at 16:58:25 Thursday July 17 2003
Jordan, page 23 of the Daily Sport

Angel Juan Pablo Boyes at 16:56:03 Thursday July 17 2003
Frank Grande.........i'm claiming the history of creation!! Now what was the book called....oh yeah, The Bible....my solicitors will be in touch.

Lance Corderoy at 16:51:23 Thursday July 17 2003
Frank Grande writes in such a cold smug manner with no signs of true feelings for the club. He just seems interested in showing off that he knows numbers and dates. Why does he feel that constitutes a book or anywhere near a good read!! At least Mr Marks appears to have a sense of humour with his comments about "Chilvers on Parade" and "Meat and Potato pies". Anyone seen any humour in Frank Grande's books, apart from the price!?

Arthur McAvoy at 16:44:52 Thursday July 17 2003
Jodie Marsh to Leeds, where did Jordan go?

Transvestites at 16:33:21 Thursday July 17 2003
jODIE MORRIS TO lEEDS, Bolton Evan Campo, Wolves - Stefan Evirson

Miskin Matt at 16:28:58 Thursday July 17 2003
I quite like the idea of us all randomly turning up for one of these "currently" mythical barbecues. Give us the address Ginger, and let's see what happens. Do we need to bring our own baps?

hOTEL eND LEADER at 16:17:54 Thursday July 17 2003
I stand by what I say, as history has shown the outcome of the antics the 1970s Cobblers agro boys - which if anyone knew anything about the Heysel disaster should not be compared, particularly if they had any respect for those who died that day

LeeNTFC at 16:06:25 Thursday July 17 2003
At least the County Ground had nice toilet facilities to make up for the lack of quality food. Sometimes i think that Tony Ansell got some of his best dishes from the gents....urgh! The smell of urine on a barmy evening at the County Ground mixed in with cigar smoke i`m almost there now.

Ginger Harris at 16:06:03 Thursday July 17 2003
Now that I can't do my world famous barbecues I wouldn't mind a copy of little Stevie Marks claret book. WHere can I get it?...anyone know the cost. Lucky Agatha Christie wasn't like Frank Grande or else no-one else would have ever dared write any other Detective novels. Don't be scared Mr Marks, challenge Mr Grande to a read off....best man wins!!!

Tony Arshole at 16:03:36 Thursday July 17 2003
Caterers of Disatisfaction

Anon at 16:02:40 Thursday July 17 2003
I didnt know you could copyright historical facts or events. In that case I claim the First and Second World Wars, the English and American Civil Wars and the Russian Revolution. The five most written about historical events. I'll make Cadoza look a pauper. Now how much for Damien Duff?

FAO Hotel End Leader at 16:02:30 Thursday July 17 2003
It was this "running" at rival fans which led to the Heysal Disaster. The Juventus fans didn't understand what was happening when they saw the moronic English thugs running towards them, panicked and ran to the edge of the section of the ground they were in causing a wall to collapse and the death of innocent people who had turned up to watch a football match. And you call running "just a bit of fun" Moron!!!

LH at 15:58:06 Thursday July 17 2003
Not Funny. Thanks for the correction.

marlene at 15:54:57 Thursday July 17 2003
Itjust a book - calm down - and anyway - why claret, I think an option would be a nice pink or soothing mauve colour

LH at 15:51:15 Thursday July 17 2003
We dont do ironic because it offends. Remember SAS for Torquay !

Bazza at 15:41:27 Thursday July 17 2003
NOT FUNNY, perhaps Frank Grande is being ironic too.

Big Eric at 15:20:17 Thursday July 17 2003
I'll have you know F.Grande is a literatury genius.......and anyone who says otherwise wants there f*ckin head read!!!!!

Anon at 15:19:35 Thursday July 17 2003
Ansells food was dreadful - I used to stand near one of his kiosks and recall variuos comments like "the last time I saw something like this I was scraping it off the bottom of my shoes". The smell from the kiosk was disgusting and the effluent that used to run out of the kiosk must have rotted the terracing. Still it all addded to the atmosphere although the signs proclaiming "delicious snacks" should have been taken down by the trade descriptions people!!!

Uncle Bob Maritn at 15:08:12 Thursday July 17 2003
does that wanker wiltshire have to remind us that he is in america and in capitlas every time he releases a story? by the way that going back to the kit debate, it ain't claret, bring back the plum kit of 94!...and larry the ledge...

never again at 15:04:37 Thursday July 17 2003
Tony Ansells watery burgers could have driven anyone to violence. That said, I think the illest I have ever felt was following a warmed up meat pie bought from the snackbar down the steps of the Spion Kop in the late '70s

From NTFCunofficial.com at 14:35:29 Thursday July 17 2003
Cobblers striker Steve Morison last season did the business on field in the final home game against Plymouth - and he's been "doing the business" off the field over the summer! Morison could become part of our very own 'Posh and Becks' as it was revealed he is dating one of the Sugababes! The newest member of the all girl band, Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhan in the autumn of 2001, has apparently been quite unlucky in love. But the Sugababe now has her man, while 6ft 2in Morison has scored a new contract and a famous girlfriend in the space of 6 weeks! Today's edition of The Sun revealed that Steve and Heidi - 19 and 20 years old respectively - have been "secretly dating" for three weeks after meeting at Click nightclub in London. However, the newspaper had obviously didn't do their homework, announcing the Cobblers as a "Second Division" side! Morison, who has made 16 appearances in his career at the Cobblers following a rise from the youth team, has not travelled on the Club's pre-season tour to America because he needs treatment on a knee strain. At the moment, he is way down the pecking order behind a mountain of forwards However, Heidi's favourite colour is blue..... something which she will have to change whilst going out with Morison, as it may be a bit too *****borough for his

In Contrast at 13:49:12 Thursday July 17 2003
In contrast to the below passage I give you an example of Franke Grande's writing stle "Bob (Robert) Scratchit Right Back, born 1927 Huddersfield Played 142 Goals scored 9 also played for Carlisle, Bradford Park Avenue :) (photo courtesy of Peter Nortons grandad and the Chronicle and Echo) er... thats it. gripping stuff don't ypu think

30 MINUTES at 13:39:39 Thursday July 17 2003
SILENCE.......

bEST bOOK at 13:09:41 Thursday July 17 2003
A booked called the Soccer Syndrome - John Moynihan (brother of the ex Sports Minister) 1966, chapter xx111 - Northamton: The County Ground, great chapter on the Cobblers, Ground, great feel to his writing, you feel that you are there, heres a bit (The Villa game); As the matches became more and more important, the town couldnt cope. The traffic bulging the centre of the town half an hour before kick off, was wedged in a solid block, the queues of me with caps like pudding basins and grey mackintoshes shuffled forward into the special busus and made weird groaning noises when someone jumped the queue.......The bus conductress with a pink peroxide and a foreign accent grappled with ayoung thoroughbread with pink cheeks and a Northampton rosette. Get off boy we are full...Victoria Road, raglan Street, Wilberforce street.....the ground was an anti climax, no tall terraces here, no feelings of enormous tension....., across the pitch was acricket scoreboard....Farmers edged forward.......Hall was likened t Di Stefano..... back to reality (we won 2-1), great to have just read the chapter again, i was probably there, but was 9 or 10, great days - great book

Not Funny at 12:55:44 Thursday July 17 2003
Sorry LH, I see the irony now and apologise to you. It seems as if we are singing from the same choir. Frank Grande, (if that was him) is an anorak and must be responsible for writing the most boring football copy in the world. Most of his titles are simply stats with C&E photos alongside and he gets most of the stats wrong. He also forgot about Walter Tull. He does no serious writing and ignotes the fans and the trust and simply writes about the great and the good as he sees it. Not worth the paper its printed on I am afraid forget the lawyer hire an undertaker to bury all the crap he has penned

ERRORS at 12:48:27 Thursday July 17 2003
I amire anyone who has the nerve to write any book, I took my hat of to F Grandes books, unfortunately, the number of mistakes has become legendary, not sure if it is said Mr Grande below, and he has copyright etc, and indeed if the other book exists, just remember no one, not even Anon, is bigger than the Cobblers, more books the merrier, maybe Teds bigger!!

Frank Grande at 12:41:48 Thursday July 17 2003
Mr Marks if you think that your history book with it flashy Claret covers will be official you have another thing coming........I am the author of the 'Northampton Town FC - the Official Centenary History' therefore I have copyright over these things......Should you wish to publish your camp claret drivel feel free, my solicitors will be in touch!!!! For anyone else my excellent history looks into the background of the mighty cobblers and is currently retailering at £18.95 on Amazom.com

Scitzo Marlene at 12:37:28 Thursday July 17 2003
But am I me or you, i would not upset Crap Head Anon for anything, or would I , I wouldnt I

Bird Noise Man at 12:36:22 Thursday July 17 2003
Remember those fabulous parrot imitation noises up the HotelEnd, I remember watching the County v Notts in Cricket Final at Lords making those noises all the way through the game, and then getting bundled into the back of a police van, great days, the first game at Lords for us was against Somerset, more like a footie match when it kicked off during the game down near the boundary, the same behind the stand v Leicester, probably the Bensons Cup Final, ...

Big Eric at 12:35:09 Thursday July 17 2003
Creative midfielder to be Wilko's 12 signing of the summer from D3 club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Watch this space Anon

marlene at 12:34:09 Thursday July 17 2003
Scitzo - You want to calm down and stop having a go at anon

Bogus Goal Kicker at 12:32:41 Thursday July 17 2003
Was it one of the twins from Abington/Headland side, called the Twinnies (one died a few years ago), saw one walking wowards the Dole Office yesterday, nothing changes

Hotel End Leader (you know who I am) at 12:30:56 Thursday July 17 2003
The agro my learned colleagues are discussing below re Cobblers (when we were king) cannot be compared to the tragedies of Europe, or ibrox, or Hillsborough. I would compare Cobblers agro (1970S) in the main to the Keystone Kops, it was run at another teams fans, if they ran fine, if they didnt then, oops. Yes people did get hurt But it was part of growing up. I felt safer then than walking down the Drapery on a Friday or Saturday night now, McDonald has now increased their bouncers (seriously) to sometimes 6! Keep it in proportion, we cannot change the past, it was mainly fun, and a lot of folklore - afterall - all the eyewittnesses below see it all so differently - as say would the away fans - TO HIS HORSE.....

LH at 12:29:26 Thursday July 17 2003
Allright ironic as well ! PS. Top LH tip. Forward line for Torquay SAS . Stallard & Smith !

LH at 12:28:01 Thursday July 17 2003
For **** sake . I couldnt of been more sarcastic that was the whole point of my post. My point being the 'do you remember when...'posts are not particulary interesting or clever & the violence led upto English clubs being banned .

Bazza at 12:23:03 Thursday July 17 2003
More ironic than sarcastic

nico at 12:10:06 Thursday July 17 2003
i think LH was being sarcastic....

another anon at 11:54:35 Thursday July 17 2003
I think he was referring to the fact that footie violence in the 70s is seen as ok, but if it happens now its the worst thing ever. Every time Cardiff turn up & it kicks off all you dicks start going "Oh how bad, ban them" yet because this happened yrs ago it's ok?

Not Funny at 11:47:54 Thursday July 17 2003
LH you write below "Remember when English Clubs were banned from Europe ? Funny that , good old days eh....." Well you may recall that English Clubs were banned from Europe following the Heisal Stadium tragedy when scores of people were crushed to death following skirmishes between fans behind the goal. Do you still think it is funny? and were they really the good old days?

Nona at 11:31:44 Thursday July 17 2003
always right is Anon, does he spend all day and night on here, no mates?

Anon at 10:32:15 Thursday July 17 2003
English is obviously not your first language.You are also very open about your identity.

Sniffer at 10:25:37 Thursday July 17 2003
*** A Sniffer exclusive *** 40 days and 40 nights stars ***Josh*** Hartnett Josh Lowe of Oldham is the man we're in for. You heard it here first

Schitzo at 10:24:12 Thursday July 17 2003
Anon read your message below, I tried a few times it makes no sense, so carry on hidding you soft muppet

Anon at 09:54:19 Thursday July 17 2003
Instead of anon lets all call ourselves "Handbag Carrier" and then we can attack people in the open revealing our identities. Isnt that right. I can claim to have been at the match unlike the new brand of keyboard warriors. Also at the away game can anyone remember us being attacked by Huddersfield at Leicester Forest Service?

Ragga at 09:48:31 Thursday July 17 2003
HOTEL END LEGEND Does anyone remember the bloke who used to jump over the fence in the Hotel End & push the opposing goalie over just as he was about to take a goal kick & lash the ball in the back of the net. He'd then jump back into the Hotel End & hide from the Police. He used to do it when we were attacking the Hotel End & just as the opposition goalie was qbout to take a goal kick. Last i saw of him was 20 Years go when we played Villa in the FA Cup & he was seen later that evening on Match Of The Day burning a Villa flag.......HE WAS A HOTEL END LEGEND but what happened to him ?????

Handbag Carrier at 09:40:05 Thursday July 17 2003
Anon, I remember you, you were a big jessie then, as you are now, always hiding behind something

cobblestone at 09:31:32 Thursday July 17 2003
chesterfield skirmish oct 93 they arrived early hoping not to meet anyone!!!!

LH at 09:27:43 Thursday July 17 2003
Remember when English Clubs were banned from Europe ? Funny that , good old days eh.....

Anon at 09:12:08 Thursday July 17 2003
Chesterfield did take the Hotel in 84. The Cobblers boys ended up over at the cricket stands. But revenge was more than extracted at the away game when the Chesterfield end was taken easily. I remember Portmouth taking the hotel at least once. Hull did try and were kicked out in te early eighties but at the end of the game they came running down Abington Avenue. Bournemouth also ran down Abington Avenue the same year and met no response. Bristol City ran across the pitch one year to try to get to the Hotel. They were in the Spion Kop Paddock and ran over the tunnel. Can anyone remember the times when Swindon away ran on the Spion Kop and the next game Cobblbers tried it against York who stood and fought. In the mid eighties we seemed to have a running battle against Swindon. They took the elephant and some of their fans were stabbed that day in the streets surrounding the County Ground.

Spion Kop God at 08:51:48 Thursday July 17 2003
We ran into Bournemouth and Rotherham in the early 70s, with Bournemouth it was to laugh as we had scored so many goals in the first half. Oxford, in the seats terracing for me in all the time at the County ground, was the biggest brawl. Peterborough did take the Hotel for the first half, until, half the town centre was called and arrived and ran them out, the biggest battle in the Hotel was the Cup replay between Birmingham and Luton, where in and after the game the Cobblers had both lots, and had a battle down at Castle station with the Brummies. If we went up to the 1st Division now and all the potential nutters in Town and around statrted attending, particularly away we would rival anyone, we could have a division of east european Nutters, if they could raise their arms with all the gold jewellry!!

Matt Scott at 08:32:14 Thursday July 17 2003
Todays clue.....40 days and 40 nights

Pihuan at 06:07:47 Thursday July 17 2003
Being on line at 02:42 is almost a definition of being a loser. Much sadder than being online at 06:07!

Anon at 02:42:27 Thursday July 17 2003
Have you ever thought that TCMP might actualy not be able to get to the internet every day like you losers.

Rob Dunkley at 23:15:02 Wednesday July 16 2003
Where is TCMP? Has some dark force taken him away for defecting to the Labour Co-Operative Party? Or as part of this new grouping is Tony moonlighting on night-time shelf staking at the St James branch!!

Some Of Us Were Still At It In The 1990's at 22:16:21 Wednesday July 16 2003 at 22:54:41 Wednesday July 16 2003
I remember that. They had to shut the dual carriageway!

Hypocrite at 22:52:16 Wednesday July 16 2003
and the next time Cardiff turn up and it all kicks off all you old dicks will be there saying "Ohhh those youngsters and their football violence, no need for it. Ban the NAT!"

Old.Affray.Person at 22:42:08 Wednesday July 16 2003
Portsmouth took the Hotel in October 1976. I went to take up my usaal place only to find it occupied by several hundred Pompey ringed by a line of coppers! There was a bit of to-in and fro-in when Pompey scored but they stayed there the whole of the game. I think they took up thier positions well before Cobblers fans had arrived and apparently were quite adept at taking away ends. What away ends did Cobblers take in the olden days? I remember being in the Rotherham end during a cup game in about 75 until we scored and then they kicked us out after a big fight! And we lost!

Anon at 22:39:08 Wednesday July 16 2003
In 84 chesterfiled tryed to take the Hotel End,They got a kickin as well.

Some Of Us Were Still At It In The 1990's at 22:16:21 Wednesday July 16 2003
And finally retired following a certain league game in August 1999.

Marvo at 22:10:43 Wednesday July 16 2003
You had to be there "not impressed" to understand the mentality of the day. It gave a club great kudos to "Take" another teams home end. Therefore it was obviously just as important to make sure nobody took yours. In those days, Northampton had quite a big reputation, and quite a few "nutters". By your demeanour, I think you may have struggled, or maybe it was just a different age. I tell you this though, for all the violence, we didn't get old ladies mugged and raped in the streets.

ntid at 21:51:54 Wednesday July 16 2003
not sure i should put my name to this rumour, but i've heard talk of merson if his deal with walsall falls through just dont shoot the messenger

Not impressed at 21:25:58 Wednesday July 16 2003
Gosh, weren't you all jolly brave in the 60's and 70's.

Anon at 20:51:05 Wednesday July 16 2003
Seem to recall a friendly game in the late 60's with Coventry and some of their lot ran into the Hotel End and started chanting "we took the hotel end". Mind you there were only about 20 from Northampton and most of them were over 60!

Marvo at 20:23:44 Wednesday July 16 2003
No-one ever took the hotel! Although I think we may have given it away on occasions.

Pete Hendridge at 20:22:41 Wednesday July 16 2003
Yes i remember that day when we had to call out the firemen,cos i was one of them......are you a fireman

OldTimer at 20:11:07 Wednesday July 16 2003
If my somewhat jaded memory serves me right, Watford tried and were held back as we stood firm at the floodlight area next to the old terrace. The same happened with Hull around the same time. Can anyone remember "The Battle of the Spion Kop" when loads of us, possibly numbering hundreds, went into the Spion just before kick-off in a game against Boro. Needless to say we had no colours and had been shouting "United" as we all walked towards the ground. All was not well though as it turned out to be rather disjointed as we were attacked by some Tayn lads who were already in the the Kop who thought we were the Boro "firm" Oh happy days...........

Watford??? at 19:45:36 Wednesday July 16 2003
They never took the Hotel, the other info is just about right, we shared the Hotel with Stoke though, aston Villa took it in the League Cup too around that era

Marvo at 19:31:36 Wednesday July 16 2003
Many moons ago we drew Millwall in the league Cup, must have been about the 70's. Anyway it was a 2-leg affair and we got stuffed 5-1 away. At home the game ended 0-0 but in the hooligan stakes there was only one winner. Just about every hardcase, nutter and Psycho in the town turned up and it wasn't a pretty site. A few months later Panorama (or the like) were doing a programme on hooliganism and went to interview the infamous Millwall mob. I shall never forget when they asked one supporter about their reputation, he retorted, "If you think we're bad, you want to go to Northampton!" The good old days.

Not Sure Where To Sit This Season at 19:02:58 Wednesday July 16 2003
Musing on this Pish book, can anyone else remember the Hotel being taken? I remember Watford doing it in a cup game in 1977, I also remember Millwall strolling in and shouting "Millwall" and we all scattered . Stoke tried it in the League Cup game in 1978 and came a cropper. And there were two Nutters from Pompey who spent a good 15 minutes attempting to goad people into a ruck before the plod escorted them out. Happy days.

HertsCobbler at 19:02:33 Wednesday July 16 2003
Soccerbase does not recognise him. There is a Darren Attwood of Dudley Town. A wind up probably.

Marvo at 18:54:38 Wednesday July 16 2003
Somebody has posted on the 606 messageboard that the Cobblers have signed Darren Attwood. Can anybody confirm? Any details on this player?

Paul Futcher at 18:52:13 Wednesday July 16 2003
I could ask who the f*ck is Kettcobb?

KettCobb at 18:14:51 Wednesday July 16 2003
Who the fuck is Paul Futcher?

Oldham at 18:11:40 Wednesday July 16 2003
Paul Futcher

Anon at 17:57:17 Wednesday July 16 2003
then play him in reserves all year. hahahaha

KettCobb at 17:53:40 Wednesday July 16 2003
Wont be either of the Eyres i dont think,hopefully it will either be Josh Lowe or Chris Killen,who according to my old man who is an Oldham fan,is fecking good! Maybe we are going to nick Leon Mckenzie off Pish! That would really wind the fen dwellers up!

I like Funny Poems at 17:45:29 Wednesday July 16 2003
So it's definately not Pam Ayres????????

TODAYS VISITORS at 17:43:43 Wednesday July 16 2003
Cobbs oldham prog last year. No.10 John Eyre began carrer at oldham as a trainee at oldham b4 turning pro with scunny in 1995 scoring 43 goals in 150 games then went to hull on a free being top scorer 1n 99 b4 back to oldham in 2001, normally plays up front, but dowie played him wide right last term

Macc Cobblers at 16:28:44 Wednesday July 16 2003
Whatever happened to the interest in Matt Tipton. Eventually moved from Oldham to Macc Town scoring fourteen goals last season. More an out and out striker but talk about him playing wide on the right this season.

Dyl at 16:10:27 Wednesday July 16 2003
can't see it being David Eyers - he's 39.

Anon at 15:53:07 Wednesday July 16 2003
Or Pam Ayres we're just not sure

Anon at 15:36:21 Wednesday July 16 2003
It's either David Eyres or John Eyre

Anon at 15:29:11 Wednesday July 16 2003
We are being connected with Chris Killen of Oldham but he is a forward and NZ international.

Anon GD at 15:28:31 Wednesday July 16 2003
Well said anon. C'mon Bexxy play fair. Your a good looking girl. GEORGEous in fact!!!! Talk about playing hard to get

Not Anon at 15:19:05 Wednesday July 16 2003
Shouldn't play too hard to get Bexxy. He might give up when we are still in Div 3 in six years time. Unless that's what you meant.

Bexxy at 14:43:25 Wednesday July 16 2003
ANON! You will get me e-mail address when Cobblers get promoted... Cant say fairer than that!

United Front at 14:31:50 Wednesday July 16 2003
To win a Championship, a team needs to score about 90+ goals. Where do people see the goals coming from next season? Smith would be expected (if fit) to score 20, Youngs possibly 15, and the other strikers to chip in with a few. What about midfield? Harsley needs to score more, and we need more goals from corners and free-kicks.

4 Across at 14:12:25 Wednesday July 16 2003
Paul S, see 2 down?

The Drilling Cobbler at 14:12:16 Wednesday July 16 2003
Matt is right - we apparently 'signed' an Oldham player a few days ago - no idea which one though. I was lead to believe it was a forward, but I guess a winger is a forward anyway. Who played wide for Oldham last season? Wilko has already said in the media that he is looking at a 2nd div attacking midfield player - must be the same one.

Paul S at 14:08:23 Wednesday July 16 2003
Oldham attacking midfielder - could be Josh Lowe?

cryptic cobbler at 14:00:38 Wednesday July 16 2003
Just over some hills later on will player be initially revealed?

MCHammer at 13:51:29 Wednesday July 16 2003
Have Oldham actually got any players left? Anyway Matt can't you just tell us who it is, can't really see why we have to play this guessing game.

Winger in blue? at 13:48:01 Wednesday July 16 2003
An Oldham player?

Personal taste at 13:47:10 Wednesday July 16 2003
I think the new strip looks very traditional and shows a bit of class. Even a lot of Prem clubs are going back to the more traditional than all the fancy strpes and flashes. Can't wait to get one. Its just a question of taste

Anon at 13:43:59 Wednesday July 16 2003
Matt, If you don't actually tell anyone then you are hardly going to be able to claim it for youself either. Look if you know some info share it if not stop being a pr*ck and admit you haven't got a clue.

Matt Scott at 13:40:53 Wednesday July 16 2003
Just to annoy you Anon, and to stop you from claiming the info as your own little coup.

Anon at 13:33:46 Wednesday July 16 2003
Matt, Is there any particular reason you are being so cagey, other than you don't know.

OnTour with the Cobbs (Or just an excuse to spend a week in the US) at 13:27:57 Wednesday July 16 2003
Leaving NY now - another night at Ginger's bar - NC here we come!

Matt Scott at 13:24:50 Wednesday July 16 2003
When thinking attacking midfielder, think WINGER!!!...and the colour blue

Steve Marks the First at 13:23:39 Wednesday July 16 2003
Quiet isn't it? In fact this is the quietness Cobblers Comments day since 18th May 2003 apart from the odd hacking day which I have discounted, according to the quoitent table in the glossary in my little claret book.

BIG JIM at 13:06:41 Wednesday July 16 2003
Who is this mystery midfielder then?

Anon GD at 12:47:09 Wednesday July 16 2003
Bexxy - what do I have to get your e-mail address? Do you want mine?

Miskin Matt at 11:24:28 Wednesday July 16 2003
No barbecue tonight round at Ginger Harris' gaff. Stormy weather cancels the evening Grill. Sorry.

Anon at 09:54:16 Wednesday July 16 2003
yes Matt and ????

Matt Scott at 09:37:39 Wednesday July 16 2003
I happen to know who Wilko's attacking midfielder is!!

Ade at 09:36:03 Wednesday July 16 2003
Like a nice wine!!

Ray at 09:14:02 Wednesday July 16 2003
Well the new strip looks claret on my screen.

Derek at 06:29:53 Wednesday July 16 2003
With only 24 days to go before the season starts, does anyone know how many season tickets we have sold?

Deepcut Cobbler at 05:10:56 Wednesday July 16 2003
Well, teletext are up to speed again. We were beaten by West Ham 4-0 last night according to them.... I don't think so, not against a first division side.. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Sean from London at 00:24:23 Wednesday July 16 2003
So the new strip is an unimaginative strip is it? It is traditional, classic, without any silly unnecesssary designer white bits, flashes, zig-zags or lines. We are the claret and white team - and not one of the many blue or red teams that need extra bits to be recognised. And I am sure it is claret and the reddish look is just bad reproduction.

Basil's Bush at 00:04:27 Wednesday July 16 2003
Anon, you asked "what date is kettering friendly" And the answer is " Only the ones with no taste!" Boom Boom!

Matt Scott at 22:37:03 Tuesday July 15 2003
Don't fight over me, I'm only human, of flesh and blood I'm made

Anon at 22:36:06 Tuesday July 15 2003
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A Childs View at 22:36:00 Tuesday July 15 2003
New shirt looks it's red - come back claret!!

Big Roy at 21:56:50 Tuesday July 15 2003
Will the new shirt still say "cobblers" on the arse flap? I always felt I was wearing it the wrong way 'round.

Marvo at 21:44:19 Tuesday July 15 2003
We are the boys in claret and white!..................Looks like the white then?

Go Back at 20:46:11 Tuesday July 15 2003
A Barker

BHS at 20:41:15 Tuesday July 15 2003
Well the new kit is a shocker! I suppose all the good things eventually had to come to an end. Carruthers and Wilmott looked like two strays from the local kids homes. Shame that a talented team will have to win the league in such an unimaginative strip.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 19:39:17 Tuesday July 15 2003
Footspar me hearties footspar...um...i think you know my views on this matter..............bingy

Adam Barker at 19:16:49 Tuesday July 15 2003
Where is Ralph2 and Ted?....I hear the old codgers have been giving my mate Matt Scott some stick. Well I'm back in the country now, so let's hang ten and shoot for the moon, you Umbro wearing divas!!!

Frankie Howard at 19:16:20 Tuesday July 15 2003
Its me that they are all after, chase me chase me

Anon at 19:03:17 Tuesday July 15 2003
what date is kettering friendly

Matt Scott at 18:57:11 Tuesday July 15 2003
Thompson, Westwood, Willmott, Reid, Clark, Youngs, Harsley, Trollope, Reeves, Smith, Richards. SUBS FROM: Carruthers, Stamp, Hargreaves, Asamoah, Burgess, Dudfield, T Smith, Sampson, Harper

Anon GD at 18:39:34 Tuesday July 15 2003
GEORGEous Bexxy - still waiting for that e-mail addy

Anon at 18:36:56 Tuesday July 15 2003
A man walked into the produce section of his local supermarket and asked to buy half a head of lettuce.The boy working in that department told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce. The man was insistent that the boy ask his manager about the matter. Walking into the back room, the boy said to his manager, "Some arsehole wants to buy a half a head of lettuce." As he finished his sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, "and this gentleman kindly offered to buy the other half." The manager approved the deal and the man went on his way. Later the manager found the boy and said "I was impressed with the way You got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?" "Essex, sir," the boy replied. "Well, why did you leave Essex," the manager asked. The boy said, "Sir, there's nothing but whores and football there." "Really!!" said the manager. "My wife is from Essex!" The boy replied, "No shit??? Who did she play for?"

Anon at 18:27:44 Tuesday July 15 2003
wheres Michael McRitchie? I'm still after him. Whatever happended to the prick?

Anon at 18:11:15 Tuesday July 15 2003
The new shirt looks as if the Nationwide logo is actually a strip of masking tape. Cheap or what?

Ian Evatt at 18:10:13 Tuesday July 15 2003
I'm a Spireite.

Major Sidney at 17:54:58 Tuesday July 15 2003
Surely you have made a schoolboy error Camp Steve. 22g of meat, 15g for the pastry....total 37g. You called it a Meat and Potato pie....surely Potato would be one of the main ingredients??

CAMP STEVE at 17:47:05 Tuesday July 15 2003
The average Peter's Meat & Potato pie contains approx 22g of meat... allow lets say 15g for the pastry... making an average pie 37g. If you put this into the context of mouthfulls, the average mouth can hold approx 30g or in the case of Ginger Harris 100g. This means that in an average season a 6ft 1inch, blonde haired, cheltenham living Cobblers fan would consume approx 30 pies!!

Cathy Griffiths at 17:39:38 Tuesday July 15 2003
How about we start a competition to find the most unusual reason for supporting the Cobblers? Here's mine....I was born in Northampton and have lived here my whole life....beat that!!!

LH at 17:32:39 Tuesday July 15 2003
Howards been busy because he's also signed for Man U .

Q for Joel the Elvis?? at 17:27:50 Tuesday July 15 2003
How many Meat and Potato pies is a seasons worth?....Where is Steve Marks the first and his little claret book when we need him!!!!

Damn at 17:26:04 Tuesday July 15 2003
Swindon have signed Howard

Alan Stuart Levy at 17:25:21 Tuesday July 15 2003
Take me home country roads.......to a place....COME ON JOIN IN IF YOU KNOW IT

Jules Hughes at 17:21:48 Tuesday July 15 2003
Effeminate cobblers 11. Andy Woodman, Ali Gibb, Danny O'Shea, Christia Lee, Ken Gillard; David Martin, Paul Trollope, Chris Hargreaves, Paul McGregor; Dean Trott, Morrys Scott. SUBS; Trevor Morley, Mickey Bell, Darryn Stamp, Richard Skelly, Jason Pascoe,

MARRADOOONAAA at 17:20:40 Tuesday July 15 2003
Thierry Henry just signed for Chelsea - £60k per week 3 year deal total package of £28 million - Unbeleivable............

JOEL THE ELVIS at 17:16:12 Tuesday July 15 2003
STOP PRESS - Word on the street is that at the first home game of the season there will be a competition to win a complimentary season ticket but if that isnt good enough, you also get a season's worth of meat & potato pie's courtesy of Peter's Pies!!!Proper Bo I tell thee!!

Miskin Pat at 17:09:54 Tuesday July 15 2003
1 Firetrap T-Shirt Blue with four circles and a dog in the last one. Bidding starts at £3. Bidding closes Wed 20.00

Ginger Harris at 17:01:31 Tuesday July 15 2003
No, sorry no dessert. But I can do a few more burgers?...if savoury is your bag?

Steve Marks the First at 17:00:15 Tuesday July 15 2003
According to my attractiveness measure, we are now 22% better looking as a side than last season and 16.5% better than the 2001/2003 team. But we are still 4% behind the famous good looking side of 1995/1996. The improvement has come primarily from Tom Smith, Marc Richards and the street urchinness looks of Mr M Smith. I'll put that in my little claret book Page 67

I'll buy it at 16:59:23 Tuesday July 15 2003
Is there any dessert?

Ginger Harris at 16:56:30 Tuesday July 15 2003
I've painted my barbecue claret. And tonight i will be doing Chorizo sausages and Tuna Steaks. Someone ask me if there is any dessert...

Ginger Harris at 16:56:19 Tuesday July 15 2003
I've painted my barbecue claret. And tonight i will be doing Chorizo sausages and Tuna Steaks. Someone ask me if there is any dessert...

Ginger Harris at 16:56:15 Tuesday July 15 2003
I've painted my barbecue claret. And tonight i will be doing Chorizo sausages and Tuna Steaks. Someone ask me if there is any dessert...

Matt Scott at 16:54:33 Tuesday July 15 2003
Will the new kit have any pockets?

King Dong at 16:52:45 Tuesday July 15 2003
Its not white or claret and its not short, its a monster and its RED!! well at the end

but is it... at 16:31:25 Tuesday July 15 2003
white shorts or claret shorts?

King Dong at 16:08:22 Tuesday July 15 2003
The new shirt its covering my `monster' that will be the problem, if not in XXXXXLL

King Dong at 16:08:11 Tuesday July 15 2003
The new shirt its covering my `monster' that will be the problem, if not in XXXXXLL

Ted at 15:43:55 Tuesday July 15 2003
The new shirt, its the getting it over my big head is the problem

Pihuan at 15:38:13 Tuesday July 15 2003
I need to know that too.

BR at 14:36:39 Tuesday July 15 2003
I like the new shirt but what I need to know is, with the change of supplier, will it be available in XXX Fat Bastard?

PETE at 13:37:53 Tuesday July 15 2003
Has anyone any news regarding acquisition and redevelopment of sixfields

Sean from London at 13:22:37 Tuesday July 15 2003
from http://northamptontown.rivals.net "Morison bags a Sugababe! By Simon Sidwell Date: 12/7/2003 Cobblers striker Steve Morison last season did the business on field in the final home game against Plymouth - and he's been "doing the business" off the field over the summer! Morison could become part of our very own 'Posh and Becks' as it was revealed he is dating one of the Sugababes! The newest member of the all girl band, Heidi Range, who replaced Siobhan in the autumn of 2001, has apparently been quite unlucky in love. But the Sugababe now has her man, while 6ft 2in Morison has scored a new contract and a famous girlfriend in the space of 6 weeks! Today's edition of The Sun revealed that Steve and Heidi - 19 and 20 years old respectively - have been "secretly dating" for three weeks after meeting at Click nightclub in London. However, the newspaper had obviously didn't do their homework, announcing the Cobblers as a "Second Division" side! Morison, who has made 16 appearances in his career at the Cobblers following a rise from the youth team, has not travelled on the Club's pre-season tour to America because he needs treatment on a knee strain. At the moment, he is way down the pecking order behind a mountain of forwards However, Heidi's favourite colour is blue..... something which she will have to change whilst going out with Morison, as it may be a bit too *****borough for his liking!"

LH at 13:11:54 Tuesday July 15 2003
Have we a new Captain ? Is it still the Trolly Dolly ?

LH at 13:05:17 Tuesday July 15 2003
Like the new strip. Very Traditional .

FAO Bexxy at 12:48:35 Tuesday July 15 2003
Why aren't you working?

OnTour with the Cobbs (Or just an excuse to spend a week in the US) at 12:35:01 Tuesday July 15 2003
Well lots is happening here in NYC (First stop before NC) - a night drinking in Ginger's bar (No it's not what it seems)- just lots & lots of ales from around the world.Another day sightseeing & then off to Raleigh on Thursday.

Bexxy at 12:30:03 Tuesday July 15 2003
Well, lots happening on here today! I can hardly contain my excitement at it all!!

Anon at 12:28:22 Tuesday July 15 2003
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Bloody Madness Of Not at 06:56:34 Tuesday July 15 2003
Footspar me hearties footspar...um...i think you know my views on this matter..............bingy

Anon at 23:55:26 Monday July 14 2003
I always liked Tony Thorpe. Brizzle fans didnt seem that bothered when he left though. big massive wages i think.

9224 at 23:52:46 Monday July 14 2003
Sorry, hadn't seen the Steve Howard discussion below or I'd never have re-opened it. I think he'd be a decent signing at the right price, otherwise not to bother. There is also the possibility of Tony Thorpe?

Anon at 23:50:13 Monday July 14 2003
and we'll pay him how? in beer at legends? theres still wages to bear in mind (esp. if we are paying wassisname £2 1/2 grand a week)

9224 at 23:46:57 Monday July 14 2003
Now that Luton Town is in administration in the more-than capable hands of Barry Ward, hopefully they will be culling their highest earners. Perhaps we should offer to take one of them (who may, or may not, have scored shedloads of goals last season) off their hands!!!?

boring and repetitive at 23:31:19 Monday July 14 2003
bloody madness will you go and shove something large and sharp up your rear end.

Anon at 22:49:07 Monday July 14 2003
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(hic)zzzzzzzzzzzzz(fart)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Anon at 22:49:00 Monday July 14 2003
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(hic)zzzzzzzzzzzzz(fart)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Cerys at 22:47:57 Monday July 14 2003
Good to see that we have added some experience to the squad, I was beginning to worry that we had gone yoof mad as some of the signings have barely half a seasons worth of games to their name. We are starting to see a backbone with Wilmott, Westwood and Smith. Still think we need an experienced 'keeper (not Harper) and a solid centre midfielder. Then it is up to Wilko and Hill to formulate the game plan, shape and balance of the team. We ain't there yet but we are giving ourselves a damn good chance. I'm COCK-a-HOOP!!

Marvo at 22:26:31 Monday July 14 2003
Where's that hacker when you need him?

Quentin cook at 22:04:17 Monday July 14 2003
Look i'm a bit of a fatboy but sometimes i get slim,but i still like the Squad and i think you should go away if you fancy boys in football kits you strange man!!!!!

Carolina Update at 22:01:50 Monday July 14 2003
They're still working hard.

Blazing Squad at 21:56:47 Monday July 14 2003
What I do know is that our squad at Sixfields will set the 3rd division alight. Now that the sort of blazing squad I am interested. Three cheers to David Cardoza, three cheers to Tony Clarke, three cheers to Martin Wilkinson and a thousand cheers week in week out at Sixfields. Stick your boy bands up your jacksy, its the boys in claret and white that get my dander up.

Quentin cook at 21:48:24 Monday July 14 2003
Look all this football talk is boring lets talk about real bands,i bet towny you like that old rubbish like The Beetles and other old pants.Get real the Squad are the future of music like i told you go and buy their album i bet you'll love it....

towny at 21:38:44 Monday July 14 2003
Lets get back to footy talk not pissing music again(i use the term music loosley where Blazing squad are concerned) i bet you are 15 Quentin Crisp

Quentin cook at 21:33:18 Monday July 14 2003
No way The Squad are the best i bet you've never seen them live,well i have lots and their fantastic, and really good dancers.....which is soooooooooooooooooo important.....

Clarences sister at 21:16:55 Monday July 14 2003
Get a grip blazin' squad are rubbish - the cobblers squad could sing better than them!!!!!!!!!

Quentin cook at 21:04:23 Monday July 14 2003
Your sooooooooooooooooo wrong they are the best band around for years just listen to their song they are really good songwriters.....they will last forever and ever.

moultoncobbler at 21:01:16 Monday July 14 2003
Blazing Squad are pathetic and wont last out the year. Hopefully the whole rap scene will die a death soon.

quentin cook at 20:31:23 Monday July 14 2003
This is sooooooooooooooooooo boring lets talk about BLAZING SQUAD they are the best..............

Marvo at 19:42:24 Monday July 14 2003
If, as reported, we have two more signings to go, might I suggest that they now need to be first teamers as opposed to squad players. I think we have got enough in our squad now, anybody else has to be a first choice player.

Cane Happy Headmaster at 19:13:12 Monday July 14 2003
who would like to be disciplined

The Administrator at 19:12:21 Monday July 14 2003
Only 3 clubs in Europe are not, or near Administration; Chelsea, Manchester United and Northampton Town

Bloody Madness Of Not at 19:04:16 Monday July 14 2003
Footspar me hearties,nice to see we're enjoying ourselves over a small nay large amount.When we see the results of the recent survey i'll be there to find the answer too,never mind if pauline is a good idea but then again i can only wait like you until it all begins.This always leave the matter unheard or maybe that should read unsearched,not to worry lets have a bit of fun over the inbreds in the south and east but remember a week is always 7 days and a few minutes....um.....i think you know my views on this matter...............bingy

Deepcut Cobbler at 18:47:54 Monday July 14 2003
We aren't playing the womens team are we? COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Anon at 18:40:21 Monday July 14 2003
Barry Ward is still a regular visitor to Sixfields. I hope he doesn't change allegiance and if he does can we have Steve Howard back for a few quid please?

Anon at 18:33:51 Monday July 14 2003
If he works for Pannel Kerr Foster then yes. If not then he may have changed companies in the last 10 years

towny at 18:29:08 Monday July 14 2003
Isnt that bloke that taken over at Luton (Barry Ward) the one that got us out of the shit?

KettCobb at 18:07:59 Monday July 14 2003
Luton Town just announced they have gone into administration,John Gurney has left the club.

Cobblers at 18:05:26 Monday July 14 2003
We are the biggest spenders behind Chelsea, do the club get airmiles, or greenshield stamps for each £ spent, could be pink stamps?

Stephen Gerrard at 18:04:19 Monday July 14 2003
Chelsea have offered £50 million - just on news, and another at 65 million ££££

Anon at 18:00:51 Monday July 14 2003
I don't think that picture is meant to represent the stadium, it's probably just a standard stadium design.

dvorak at 17:46:40 Monday July 14 2003
The stadium where the cobbs will play has the stats and a bit of a look of sixfields... http://www.carolinacourage.com/tickets_stadium/

Carolina Update at 17:44:04 Monday July 14 2003
They're hard at work. Cheers Gaz!

Anon GD at 17:43:47 Monday July 14 2003
BEXXY!!!! When oh when can I have yer e-mail address?

Pirate at 17:43:07 Monday July 14 2003
One leg only

Mike W at 17:31:23 Monday July 14 2003
Can someone tell me the dates of the CC games against Norij. On the offfical site the only game is the 12th Aug. Are there two legs, and wehen do we play Norij away?

Scundo RIP at 17:04:55 Monday July 14 2003
Scundo in his 90S died in Havana last night, Cuban filmstar

THE GHOST of FRANK BRIERLEY at 17:02:59 Monday July 14 2003
Just sharing a cuppa with Dave Bowen, we are both looking forward to the best period for over 40 years ago for the Cobblers, quality players, all they will need to do is to gell together, quality always shines through, remember my bargains, in the old store at the bottom of Gold Street, my biggest mistake though was taking on Junk Shop Man as an apprentice shop worker in 1972!!

Junk Shop man at 16:58:29 Monday July 14 2003
Different wage structure to the last load of Off Loaders, so I was told when I raised same point a few weeks ago, so are the wages based on results/league position etc., a bit like the more vinyl i sell the more CASH I grab!!

PATTCOBB at 16:53:52 Monday July 14 2003
Errrr so we have cleared out all the high earners and ummmm got in high earners to replace them...... My oft quoted key to promotion and success is GOALS FROM MIDFIELD- so any offers where will they come from? Interesting to see Trollope playing at left back in the friendly as well.

Bexxy at 16:23:30 Monday July 14 2003
(er.. that should have read A WEEK!!)

Bexxy ~ Im in the know! at 16:22:04 Monday July 14 2003
This Mr Westwood is a 'friend of a friend' of a lad that i work with (who incidently used to play alongside Wilmott when he played for Luton many years ago!) The lads describe him as 'a bit hard' and the ladies say he's 'in love with himself abit'!! The 'friends' have apparently joked in the past that he could play for Northampton Town FC ..and now it seems that he really will be! Bit of a jump from 1st to 3rd division, but it must be the £2500 we'll be paying him A WEKK to come here that he found too good to be true! All being well with his medical, he'll fly out to Carolina at 9am in the morning!

Miskin Matt at 16:00:12 Monday July 14 2003
Get yourself around to Ginger Harris's place on the weekend. He puts on one hell of a BBQ!!

West Coast rappers at 14:58:49 Monday July 14 2003
We are in West on Favel

East Coast Possee at 14:36:06 Monday July 14 2003
We are Rushdens finest rappers

To 'is 'Orse at 13:33:44 Monday July 14 2003
I'm still waiting for the call!

Anon at 13:33:35 Monday July 14 2003
A real battler but not that popular among the Owls faithful... http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/030206/21/dsael.html

Pihuan at 13:32:14 Monday July 14 2003
That's the No. 2 sorted then. Sounds a likely lad, and candidate for Hope's bar stool. Hope he scsres opponents as much as the descriptions scare me.

Ash Westwood at 13:21:33 Monday July 14 2003
He is Tims son, so expect some West v East Coasts killings, and Jennifer Lopez in the Directors box

Chron & Echo at 12:21:00 Monday July 14 2003
Westwood becomes the Cobblers' 11th signing of the summer but it is increasingly unlikely that Sunderland's Michael Reddy will be number 12. The cash-strapped Black Cats have accepted a bid of £200,000 for Reddy and Wilkinson has spoken to his agent – but the player himself doesn't appear keen on a move south. "I don't know what's happening with Michael Reddy," admitted Wilkinson. "I spoke to his agent who said he was going to come down and see the place, but it has all gone quiet again. "But if the lad's not interested I don't see the point (in signing him). "He will have seen what type of players we are getting in and I just thought he would have shown us the respect and decency to at least come and have a chat. But he hasn't shown that and I don't think I really want a player like that." Wilkinson, who travelled to America with the rest of the squad on Friday morning, is still tracking Everton's England under-21 defender defender Peter Clarke while he has also held talks with the agent of an attacking midfielder from a division two club.

Bexxy at 11:54:08 Monday July 14 2003
NICE TO SEE WE ARE 'BACK ON' AGAIN! And in answer to Marvo ~ I think you are right ~ Cobblers last got pomoted when Saints and the county cricket also did well... I even seem to remember that Kettering had a good season too that year! Infact the Direones were the only team that DIDNT DO ANYTHING SPECTACULAR!! May it happen again.... ;-)

Westwood is... at 11:21:25 Monday July 14 2003
Hard as nails (some say rash) defrender who was a favorite with Paul Jewell who took him with him when he left Bradford for Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday fans booed him from day one, but he kept silencing them by scoring when least expected. He was involved in a drunken brawl with other Wednesday players including Ian Hendon. whilst abroad somewhere. Equalised against Pompey end of last season as SW went on to win 2-1 and spoil Pompeys promotion party. Should eat up third division attackers for breakfast (as long as he stays on the pitch).

He Is... at 11:00:33 Monday July 14 2003
Ashley Westwood Real name Ashley Westwood Height 6.00 Weight 11.03 Date of birth 31-08-1976 Place of birth Bridgnorth Position Defender Nationality England All time playing career Club From To Fee League FA Cup League cup Other Sheff Wed 11-09-2000 08-05-2003 £ 150000 74 (3) 4 2 (0) 0 10 (2) 4 0 (0) 0 Sheff Wed 10-08-2000 10-09-2000 Loan 5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 Bradford 01-07-1998 11-09-2000 Signed 18 (6) 2 2 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 Crewe 26-07-1995 01-07-1998 £ 40000 91 (5) 9 9 (0) 2 8 (0) 0 12 (0) 0 Man Utd 01-07-1994 26-07-1995 Trainee No appearance data available Totals £ 190000 188 (14) 16 13 (1) 2 19 (2) 4 13 (1) 0 goals / game 0.07 0.14 0.19 0 Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

mjharrison at 10:59:13 Monday July 14 2003
More NTFC presence in Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell would be brilliant. Often feel a bit left out down here. Buses to Home & Away games would be great. I'd also be able to get to trust meetings in Milton Keynes. How about playing the odd reserve game down here as well at Wolverton Park or Willen Road (Newport). Get the local school kids down for free and have a session for them before or after.

mjharrison at 10:59:09 Monday July 14 2003
More NTFC presence in Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell would be brilliant. Often feel a bit left out down here. Buses to Home & Away games would be great. I'd also be able to get to trust meetings in Milton Keynes. How about playing the odd reserve game down here as well at Wolverton Park or Willen Road (Newport). Get the local school kids down for free and have a session for them before or after.

Pihuan at 10:51:33 Monday July 14 2003
Ashley Westwood?? Who he?

towny at 10:34:09 Monday July 14 2003
Ashley Westwood makes it 10 players with International experience at some level or other........ is he our new right back.?

LH at 09:54:34 Monday July 14 2003
Sorry mate . You & Andy Turner are quite wrong. Without the last Board digging into their pockets & raising funds from 'friends of the Club' there would not be a NTFC for the Cardoza's to invest in.

Pride of Anglia at 09:49:58 Monday July 14 2003
What are you on about Al Bowelly? Andy Turner FC is quite right. It doesnt matter who we put in front of goal, they just dont do it in a cobblers shirt. It's not the strikers at fault, its the service to them. As for the directors, the same suspects led us to the brink of extinction twice in ten years. Careless or incompetent? you choose. All hail the Cardozas, I can't thank them enough for what they are doing for the club

100 F at 07:36:59 Monday July 14 2003
Its going to be a hot week, so all you ladies out there, leave the house naked, but not Ted, no thanks, all that excess pink blubber

Al Bowelly at 23:19:42 Sunday July 13 2003
ANDY TURNER FAN CLUB - WHAT A PILLOCK!!!!! He was 'complaining' about Steve Howard et.al only scoring when the ball was delivered in the 'right places' . . . . twank!! Then has a pop at the previous directors, without whom we probably would have gone the way of Accrington Stanley. Big Al - You my son are spot on!!!!!!

Newport Pagnel at 22:34:57 Sunday July 13 2003
We are the best side next to the Cobblers, we will be passing those Diamonds soon

Bazza at 21:32:10 Sunday July 13 2003
I bet the Retards are really pleased with a goaless draw at Bedford with the team which has done so well for them in recent seasons and is going to walk Div 2 this year.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 21:00:20 Sunday July 13 2003
And fish were half price....um.....i think you know my views on this matter..........................bingy

Marvo at 20:52:06 Sunday July 13 2003
The last time we got promoted, was it that season the Saints won the European cup and the County Cricket side went up?

Cricket - NORTHANTS at 20:35:36 Sunday July 13 2003
Top of 2nd divisions; county championship and Sunday League, Cobblers soon to be Div 3 Champs, The Saints????????

Junk Shop Man at 20:08:20 Sunday July 13 2003
I was in the London Road end, the leader of the Cobblers fans was a guy called George Trelavyn, a few years older than us all, and a hard nut from Bostock Avenue called Zephyr. For most of us it was our first time at Posh, they told us all that this was the away end, and we had had a few beers. When we got in there I thought this is strange blue scarves, then there was as below a huge shout Cobblers, and it all went off, we were totally outnumbered, and that scared them as they thought we must be nutters, great days, no one got hurt, just a bit of fun.

Marvo at 19:42:08 Sunday July 13 2003
Years ago, I was still at school so must be about 1972/3, we went to Boro and the word was put about that we all had to go in the London Road end. I remember hiding my scarf as I queued up. Just before the teams came out, somebody let out a massive, "THE COBBLERS". All hell let loose and before you knew where you were, the boro fans were on the side and the Cobblers had taken control. Although I was not into violence I must say a feeling of pride ran through my body. To top it all, the Cobblers won so it was a great day all round!

Weston Favell Cobb at 18:52:38 Sunday July 13 2003
found this on P**h site today. BOOK SET FOR RELEASE. Nearly 9 months late, the book "We are the Boro the Boro FC" is nearly ready. The Paperback has gone off for legal readings and if it is found to be OK the book should be out on September 10th 2003. Latest news June 29th, 2003 - Book set for release Concentrating on the 1970's "We are the Boro the Boro FC" is a look back at a group of lads who had a reputation for being very game. The book features lots of old stories, like when Portsmouth came to town in 1969 and took the London Road end. A number of teens said it would never happen again, however it did but this time Boro made sure they gave them some back. Also featured is a full chapter about the day that Derby came to town and got ran all over the place after the match, the day Leeds came to town and didn't have it all their way, the day Man City came to town where fighting after the match was manic, the day West Brom took the London Road end and were kicked out with no bother along with many other tales of trips to various grounds around the country. Unlike other books, the Peterborough lads don't make out that they were a top firm as they would rather tell the truth. From time to time they got ran... no more so than at Northampton on Saturday April 16th 1974. The Blue Division have dedicated a whole section of it's website promoting the book to give a taste of what to expect. We are the Boro, the Boro FC Concentrating on the 1970's "We are the Boro the Boro FC" is a look back at 70's terrace culture with honest accounts of 10 years of fun and far too many bruises. Wait till you read the chapter about when Posh had a pop at Stoke City one Saturday night in Stoke after an FA Cup match with Stafford Rangers, where the attendance was 38,000. Wait till you read the chapter about Cambridge, which reminds us of the day some Posh got into the Cambridge home end and charged at them only to realise they were other Posh lads who had got in earlier! Wait till you read how Posh got into the Moy's End, when Grimsby brought a mob down, by pretending to be Grimsby fans. Wait till you read when DARLO got into the London Road end and got booted out and whilst walking down the by the Glebe. Some bloke picked up his child who, was standing on a milk crate, stood on the wall and threw the milk crate into the Darlo boys. The Stanground mob waded in and as the Darlo boys were having a pop the top boys who congregated in the Moy's End enclosure jumped the wall and ran across the pitch to lend a hand. Whilst this was going on Yahoolya, who was police football intelligence at the time, got bit by one of the Police dogs they had let loose! Also featured is a full chapter about the day that Derby came to town and got ran all over the place after the match, the day Leeds came to town and didn't have it all their way, the day Man City came to town where fighting after the match was manic, the day West Brom took the London Road end and were kicked out with no bother along with many other tales of trips to various grounds around the country. Unlike other books, the Peterborough lads don't make out that they were a top firm as they would rather tell the truth. From time to time they got ran... no more so than at Northampton on Saturday April 16th 1974... Northampton Away - 1974 Taken from the "We are the Boro the Boro FC" chapter 7 The story starts the previous season when Posh converged on Northampton. It was always a biggie and you were always guaranteed a ruck. We asked our coach drivers to drop us near their town centre, 200 baggie trousered youths, with scarfs dangling form wrists, had arrived. A run round the open air market announced we had arrived with of echoes of "We are the Boro the Boro FC" as we hoped we would be heard by any Cobblers out early doors. We soon got some action near a big pub, some of their blokes came out looking for it, a few wacks and they soon left the vicinity, too many to take the pub over so what else do you do but smash the fucking dump up! Police arrived and as usual we ignored them and when they got arsey we just ran down the road. The main group now totalling more than 300 had police with them, the Westwood lot joined by some of the older blokes from Dogsthorpe managed to dart down a small alley we found ourselves back near the open air market, about 40 of us, when we noticed the blokes who had been despatched earlier cleaning up the glass from the pub windows, "Come on"... it went mental again for about 5 minutes. We decided we best be on our toes and decided to find the main crowd. As we approached the County Ground we heard the Boro Songs from their end, job done we'd took the piss in their town, wacked a pub and now the ultimate insult - we had took the Hotel End. The following season we were near the top. They were just below us when the two teams met on April 16th 1974 - a massive game. The Posh boys were out in force yet again but this year some had gone over the night before and stayed in a B&B. By 10:30am Posh were everywhere in the town center, we had been told that Cobblers were going to sort us this year however as per usual so far it was all bollocks, again we did the business in the town center, we were there, they weren't. We eventually got a Police escort to the ground, again we found it so easy to give them the slip and had agreed we would meet up at 2pm outside a used car garage just up the road from the ground as it was our intention to have a pop at the infamous County Tavern. Similar to flies converging on a piece of dead meat 30 of us turned up virtually all at once after a quiet walk to the County Tavern so they didn't know we were about. MW from Stamford opened the doors when a massive bloke well into his 20's just shouted "Come on then Cobblers!". CG from Whittlesey threw a chair into the bar - "Here we go" said IV from Deeping. The mayhem lasted for about 2 minutes but again it was manic, we had done our bit. As we left to find our way to the Kop "Boro-Peterborough!" came cascading down from the home end, yet again we had taken the mighty Hotel End. In we went, one's and two's, it was well full with blokes giving various accounts of the days fun. At 2:40 all hell let loose, the word went up that a few Cobblers were gaining entrance to the ground via the cricket side. A few? there must have been 1000, we got smacked up big time. A few of us refused to run though, most who had some sense had long gone. They had jumped the fence into the enclosure, there was about 50 of us left, we had no alternative but to also jump the fence, but not before we gave Cobblers the big one! At the front a few black guys were throwing bottles at us from inside the ground... the police had lost it. I turned to PR and said "I think we better leave". Posh won the game 1-0. We gave as good as we got, however the numbers Northampton had out that day were enormous. We heard later that some of the Dogsthorpe blokes had another pop at Cobblers when they were going back to town, where weapons were used but I have never spoken to anyone who ever witnessed it. However, we didn't have to wait too long for revenge. Infact it was when they came down to London Road next, however unlike the Cobblers we refuse to go on and on about a the one off for 30 years!

Big Al Fan club at 18:41:20 Sunday July 13 2003
Is that Al Trudgill of the famous Cobblers Adnitt road Branch, if not watch out the real Big Al will be after you

Big Al at 18:19:07 Sunday July 13 2003
i would like to take issue on the point of the booing of the previous directors why for what purpose what would it serve to prove just where do you think we would have been without them I can tell you this that Northampton would no longer have a football club without them. On limited finances they have done a remarkable job and have always endevoured to push the club forwards what about the promotions and the wembley appearances and the signings like gabbiadini and forrester hardly showed a lack of ambition did it. We have been very lucky to find two ambitious businessmen like the cardozas and what they have done so far has been beyond peoples wildest dreams but we should remember that these people are hugely successful in what they do and that is property redevelopment and they can see the sixfields stadium and surrounding area for that and if the council or the northampton area people do not get behind them in their very ambitious plans i am sure that they would not think twice in moving to another area that would only be too willing to back them in their plans. I like the majority of nortampton cannot wait for this season to begin and i would hope that we can all stand behind our team and push them into the place where a town of this size deserves first division then who knows so lets carry on supporting our great club and applaud both the previous directors and the mighty cardozas COME ON THE TOWN!

Rob Dunkley at 18:15:13 Sunday July 13 2003
Also glad we have not burnt bridges with Chilvers - but a right back is so important with Gilly still out.

Anon at 18:13:30 Sunday July 13 2003
whens the kettering friendly?

Rob Dunkley at 18:12:47 Sunday July 13 2003
Good to here the progress on the Milton Keynes front. I agree with your observations on the players. My main concern is having lost McGregor we seem to have inherited some more dodgy mullets - and what does Chris H look like:-) Maybe Richard Hill should remind them to make the most of their hair before they go bald!!

TCMP at 18:05:51 Sunday July 13 2003
Blimey I thought the intellegence services had got to CC for a while there and put us off air!. Yes it was a disapointment not to sign Chilvers, he is a very good prospect for the future and I know that MW rates him highly, ut the deal has to be in the interest of both parties and from a position of us believing we had the player in the bag we soon moved into a complex 4 way discussion between player agent and the two clubs and we realised that perhaps it might not happen so as such we have moved on but kept the door open in case things change. It would be unproffesional to go into the minute detail and as such it is now irrelevant, but needless to say I believe NTFC acted honourably throughout the discussions and as such the relaitionship between all parties is still good. MW will now look at his other options and carry on to build the squad.It was a tidy performance on Thursday, I know how difficult it is to judge anything from these early pre season friendlies, but I was very impressed with the composure of the team and the way they moved the ball around. My one worry as to whether or not a young team would be kicked around a bit was answered as in most cases it was Burgess and Reeves who were closing down and bustling for the ball. I think we will see some good honest hard working performances this year from all concerned. Those retained from last season also showed some goos touches and spirit. Stamp was lively, Asa was running at the ball, Dudfield wanted to get involved and I thought Sammo looked composed at the back. The competition for places I believe will work in our favour. On the supporters front, the Trust are in negotiation with the club about running Matchday buses from MK and we hope to be able to make an announcement soon as to the detail and picking up points. We believe it is about time we agressivly went after the MK fanbase and if we get the coaches up and running we shall look to set up an MK branch of the Trust with representation on the exec committee, what do people think? Jim Tomlin is organising the bus run, but if you have any other ideas as to what we can do to attract the MK crowd then please let me know.I did the Anglia TV "Politics show" at lunchtime at the County ground, and the Norwich studio asked me for a sound check so i said "two-one" "two-one" and the guy in the Norwich studio said dont you mean "one-two" Mr Clarke? So I said "No 2-1 thats going to be the scoreline when we whoop your ar&e in the cup at Sixfields in August" I think we are now so close to the season that we can live without the pre season will we wont we" gossip on transfers as and we have learnt from the Chilvers saga nothing is done until it is announced so lets give MW and the club a bit of room to prepare for the opening day and not expect daily updates on who has spoken to who. Anyway heres looking ever upwards.

Longboat Loony at 18:05:15 Sunday July 13 2003
Was persuaded to go to the Longboat last night, first visit since the year it was opened, will probably go back when its knocked down, better at the last pub fellow Loony Alecs pub the Bradlaw, what a great atmosphere, ZZ Top on the door a top vinyly collector/Hells Angel, great looking girls, friendly customers and Alecs who makes everyone feel that they are the #1 customer, he would revolutionise the public face of the Cobblers, viva la Fosters

Free Ad Com at 18:01:23 Sunday July 13 2003
Free the Fish Market one, he is doing the world a great service by getting rid of your vinyl records, and he is happy to talk cobblers to all his customers, there are some nice early cobblers photos on display outside of the shop. Coming up Motown night, Friday 1 August at the Ex Servicemans club, Sheep Street, following Friday 8 August (in aid of General Hospital Charity) at the Black Bottom Club Motown/Northern Soul night, that is back of Lloyds Bank opp. All Saints, wow what a summer, and hello to all the Cobblers fans in USA, saw a few such as Swainy and Pete Frost before they left, hope that you post on here what is happning, and Cobblers you should have took our world famous KITMAN, Kuwaity Cooper....

SOS at 17:54:57 Sunday July 13 2003
Save Sunderland, another club nearly in receivership, lets be grateful for what we have, I am, COBBLERS!!!!

Andy Turner Fan Club at 17:50:56 Sunday July 13 2003
The old directors were heading us rapidly into administration or worse again, they are not to be applauded IMO. Howard would only be as good as Parkin or Seal or Corrazzin. They only score goals if the ball is delivered into the right areas. If the midfield provide the service, Stamp and Morrison could score the goals. We don't need Howard

Mcrirrick at 17:50:14 Sunday July 13 2003
Well done Peter Jons. you must be some kind of special idiot, to begin with you can't even spell Cardoza, I think it reflects your deep understanding of football and our club. At least your right about one thing, well done to the new chairman.

Anon at 17:38:01 Sunday July 13 2003
No they won't you pratt/ They also kept us afloat for many years, putting their own money into the club to keep it afloat. When was the last time you gave the club £20,000?

Peter Jons at 17:22:35 Sunday July 13 2003
Cardozer Family, Thank you for all the signings keep the good work up as us the fans will support the team! When you take your seats at the first home game all the fans shpould applaud you for all you have done. If the old directors who have resigned still sit in the directors box home and away us the fans WILL BOO them. As they got is into BIG debt twice! KEEP THE GOOD WORK UP !!!!!!

Ted at 15:26:14 Sunday July 13 2003
Perhaps TCMP can verify what I heard,that the goalposts were moved at the last minute.

Mcrirrick at 15:19:04 Sunday July 13 2003
My understanding was that everything was agreed, fees, contracts and salaries and that Chilvers changed his mind !

Anon at 15:18:33 Sunday July 13 2003
No To Steve Howard. We couldn't afford him, his wages or the dickheads who used to boo him to start up again. Least we wouldn't have to buy him a house though.

Anon at 15:15:02 Sunday July 13 2003
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Ted at 15:11:57 Sunday July 13 2003
Bazza...Agents always want more.They are the scourge of football,and are the main cause of the financial problems that many clubs face.The trouble is most players are thick,and get dragged along by the agents greed .Let's face it,we all know what we are worth in any job,and we should all have an idea of what our salary should be ,and realistically what our salary can be.Unfortunately many players are oblivious to the real happenings in this world,they lead a priviledged life of short hours and high pay.We constantly here how a players life is short and he has to earn as much as he can while he can.Fair enough,but after his career finishes can he not return to a normal job and earn what a normal man earns for a normal weeks work?

Bazza at 14:48:15 Sunday July 13 2003
Wasn't it supposed to his (Chilvers) agent who wanted a bit more?

Mcrirrick at 14:46:25 Sunday July 13 2003
I don't get your point Ted about Chilvers, what has greed got to do with it, be careful of slipping into ignorant cliches. I think it's safe to say that We were offering an increase in his wages, a long term contract and security and he chose to see out his contract at Arsenal, meaning his contract runs out at the end of next season, when it will be even more difficult to find a club. True, it's a great shame we lost out on Chilvers, but to my mind he has taken a huge personal risk for footballing reasons, he doesn't think that third division football will help his career, and while we disagree, we should respect it.

Bazza at 14:44:26 Sunday July 13 2003
ROADMENDER,join you? Who are you?

Ted at 13:47:15 Sunday July 13 2003
By the way it's great to be back.I wonder how long until the first of Atkinsons free-ads for his fish market junk shop.

Ted at 13:45:09 Sunday July 13 2003
I wouldn't worry about Chilvers to much.It appears that once again greed has reared it's ugly head again.The players and the agents have got to realise that things have changed,unless you are involved with Chelsea ofcourse.

Anon at 12:58:33 Sunday July 13 2003
We love you cobblers we do, We love you cobblers we do, We love you cobblers we do, We love you cobblers we do, OH, Cobblers, We love you cobblers we do,

Cheers Ray at 12:37:59 Sunday July 13 2003
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MK Cobbler at 11:17:29 Sunday July 13 2003
Childs View, I think you are missing a point about not spending that much money. You don't get players of the quality signed (e.g. Smith,Reid) without very large signing on fees, bonuses etc. etc. Also there is no reason to exhaust the budget before the season has begun. Promotion is a marathon not a sprint and Wilko will have to call on the Cardozas' money during the course of the coming months.

Matt Scott at 11:05:07 Sunday July 13 2003
Back to life....good to see ya

SEALO at 10:01:42 Sunday July 13 2003
Wilko, TCMP.........anyone....we need Steve Howard. Forget Stallard, Reddy etc. Remember how many goals Howard got for Luton last time in Div 3. He is just what we need. PLEASE TRY AND SIGN HIM!!

A Childs View at 09:15:15 Sunday July 13 2003
Bit of bad news re Chilvers, he'd have been a great signing. Will he ever play for Arsenal given that he's not French? Quite clever from Wilko, he hasn't thrown his toys out of the pram, rather, he's said to the lad that the door is always open at Sixfields - clever, never burn your bridges, we might just see him come here yet! For all of the big money spending tag we've earned ourselves (I know, sounds crazy doesn't it!!) we haven't spent that much really. Nice to know the wedge is in the background though if required. We still a right back but I think the midfield is the weakest area - there's only Trollope who can supposedly do the holding role and I'm not convinced by him. Reidy is needed at centre half so I'm discounting him. Looking forward to the season now, prediction for the Torquay game - 8-0 home win with Smithy scoring 5!!!!

Anon at 08:15:02 Sunday July 13 2003
Where did you hear this rumour about Clarke?

Pihuan at 06:24:57 Sunday July 13 2003
Glad to see CC back. Now then. Who upset chilvers at Raunds? Come on , own up! Have we signed Clark from Everton, or just another net rumour? Talking of rumours, heard that one S. Howard might be stopping by for a chat.

Big Roy at 02:09:24 Sunday July 13 2003
Ooh look we're back! Even later/earlier in the morning.

nsb at 01:26:03 Sunday July 13 2003
welcome back, bit bloody late in the morning... but nice to be back nonetheless!

Anon at 23:39:53 Saturday July 12 2003
welcome back. First question: have we actually signed Peter Clark? if so how much? I couldn't see an announcement on the official site.

Ray at 23:01:37 Saturday July 12 2003
Sorry about the brief interruption folks - we appear to have been hacked......

Ray at 23:00:58 Saturday July 12 2003
Testing.....

ROADMENDERFRONT at 14:34:42 Thursday July 10 2003
Join us Bazza, we will give everyone a dig if they do not show respect to the true Good looking Cobblers supporters, seriously have you noticed how ugly our male supporters are, I would imagine Anon has the ugliest face, or at least the FATTEST

Bazza at 14:31:54 Thursday July 10 2003
FOA, I'll consider my wrist well and truly slapped. Now p*ss off!

United Front at 14:27:13 Thursday July 10 2003
Best joke I've heard in ages Waugh!

FAO Bazza at 14:27:08 Thursday July 10 2003
Miserable twat. Can't you take a joke? Anyway, just because it's a football board, it does not mean you have to write poor English. This one is not a joke, by the way.

waugh at 14:22:01 Thursday July 10 2003
United Front - Darryn stamp???

Colne Dynamos at 14:16:52 Thursday July 10 2003
Just to give you the real last part of their story, the chairman/owner/investor started to get poison pen letters and abuse, so decided for the sake of his family to pull the plug on a team well on their way to Football League status.

Heritage at 14:13:01 Thursday July 10 2003
We all have some Celtic blood in us, thats why Eire has such a good team

Colne Dynamos at 14:12:04 Thursday July 10 2003
I thought old FAT HEAD Anon would know the Colne D story, prove that you are not the total DICK

Bazza at 14:08:16 Thursday July 10 2003
Just for the record, Father's side, Northants as far back as anyone can remember, mother's side, Irish Republic. Essex????

Bazza at 14:05:18 Thursday July 10 2003
Sorry(again) RESPONSE

Bazza at 14:04:39 Thursday July 10 2003
COLNE DYNAMOS, I'm not that bothered but thank you for your courteous respone anyway.

Anons Boss at 14:03:54 Thursday July 10 2003
Last warning, get back to cleaning those latrines

Anon at 13:57:11 Thursday July 10 2003
FAO : RoadMenderGenderBender - Anon kicks your queer butt into orbit you big gay pussy

Bazza at 13:46:07 Thursday July 10 2003
I guess im the Essex boy, I admit i am thick

Bazz at 13:46:02 Thursday July 10 2003
I guess im the Essex boy, I admit i am thick

Colne Dynamos at 13:44:35 Thursday July 10 2003
Bazz, if you dont know who this team was, and what happened to them, then you know very little about football, it was not that long ago, and they had several ex International players in there ranks, go and find out

Bazza at 13:42:13 Thursday July 10 2003
LIMITED LIFE, Colne Dynamos????

Village Boy at 13:38:37 Thursday July 10 2003
I am an Essex village boy, im a blond surfer, who uses head and shoulders

RoadMenderFront at 13:37:42 Thursday July 10 2003
we are waiting now for FAT HEAD, we are the TANNED/DRUNK/MAD ALKI BOYS sitting outside

PATTCOBB at 13:35:37 Thursday July 10 2003
So remind me where i should look again villageboy is your ground in rushden or Irthlingborough or Higham Ferrers. Oh i know its near the soon to be closed down shoe factories isn't it?

PATTCOBB at 13:35:26 Thursday July 10 2003
So remind me where i should look again villageboy is your ground in rushden or Irthlingborough or Higham Ferrers. Oh i know its near the soon to be closed down shoe factories isn't it?

Spotty Dog at 13:32:47 Thursday July 10 2003
You know who I am?

Limited Life at 13:31:57 Thursday July 10 2003
Dont worry about the Direst Ones, their money supply has all but run out, there not a marketable proposition, who would want to put money into a backwater (im being kind!), Cobblers are on the UP for really the first time since the early to mid 1960s, yes we have had some great seasons, but no consistency and no financial security. Its now or never. What I am trying to say is be kind to the Direones if you can be bothered, they will disapear as did Maidstone, Colne Dynamos etc. I look forward to Wellingborough Diamonds or Kettering Diamonds in the future.

United Front at 13:29:12 Thursday July 10 2003
I hope that Martin Smith was fully fit when we signed him, bearing in mind the great delight the Huddersfield fans had in telling us that we had signed a crock coupled with the fact that he has a knee strain and will miss tonights game and the trip to USA. It sounds like Wilko isn't after another striker after all, instead looking to bring in 2 midfielders and a defender. Does anyone else feel that we are still lacking a big centre forward who can score 15-20 goals and take the pressure off Smith?.

Bazza at 13:17:13 Thursday July 10 2003
Sorry, pedantic. this is the internet not eng. lang.

Bazza at 13:16:08 Thursday July 10 2003
You padantic twat

FAO Bazza at 13:12:13 Thursday July 10 2003
"you can get a drink at Raunds and take it out to watch the game in a plagy glass." It's the drink in the glass, not the game!

LeeNTFC at 12:55:47 Thursday July 10 2003
I know Bazza but just want to see what Village is ranting about. Hey Village we can meet for a drink if you want? Then we can take you to see the mighty Cobblers play and you`ll see the difference in cultures. Like we dont have webbed feet etc. Town life is tougher Village.....

Bazza at 12:51:57 Thursday July 10 2003
Dunno about anyone else but I never feel the desire to visit the Retards & Inbreds sites (or their ground - 5 min drive from my house). They must be very dull, otherwise why do they spend so much time on here? LEE, you can get a drink at Raunds and take it out to watch the game in a plagy glass.

LeeNTFC at 12:47:14 Thursday July 10 2003
Funny you say that Village as we were thinking of coming for a drink down that way. Shame you`ll never get out the 2nd then is`nt it!

village boy at 12:38:41 Thursday July 10 2003
When you come back from Raunds tonight dont forget to look across the Nene Valley and see the best training headquarters and facilities outside the Premier division ,this is the home of Rushden and Diamonds FC.

waugh at 12:35:40 Thursday July 10 2003
score for tonight lads? i'll go for cobs 5-1 with del extracting the urine second half with a hat-trick

Ragga at 11:29:12 Thursday July 10 2003
From todays CHRON..... THE COBBLERS' 'revolution' gets underway in earnest tonight when Martin Wilkinson's men play their opening pre-season friendly at Raunds Town. Town are set to take a 22-man squad over to Kiln Park to take on their UCL neighbours in what has become a traditional pre-season curtain raiser against the east Northants side. All 10 of the Cobblers' new summer signings are set to appear in claret and white for the first time although there is a doubt over new striker Martin Smith who is struggling with a slight knee strain – a niggle that is set to keep him out of the tour to America which starts tomorrow. "It will be a bit of a mixture that we take to Raunds," said Cobblers boss Wilkinson. "I think we'll take 22 players and we'll probably do it as a spread and have different teams in each half. "All the new signings will be going over and most of them will probably play the first-half before we switch it around, because we want to give them all a run-out." Aside from a few aches and strains, it has so far been an injury-free pre-season for the Cobblers that has pleased Wilkinson, although he admits the daily double training sessions have been tough on the squad. "Pre-season has been hard work for the players," said the Cobblers boss. "They have been in twice a day because we are trying to get all the aerobic and fitness work in before we go to America. "It's going to be so hot over there which means that any long-distance running or stamina work will be difficult, so we have piled it on for them over the first week or so and they have found it very hard." The players have been given today off ahead of the Raunds game in which Wilkinson is just keen to see his new-look squad team get some much-needed match practice. "We are going to America to play a team from Honduras and a team from Mexico in a few days' time and we have never played together," said the Cobblers boss. "So tonight's game will give everybody a run-out because there is nothing like match fitness, and also it will be a first chance to see how the old players blend with the new, to see what sort of balance we can get to the side." Straight after tonight's game the Cobblers set off for a hotel near Gatwick Airport where they will stay the night before flying off for their 11-day tour in North Carolina tomorrow morning. Town are taking only 20 players, but minor strains to several players has taken what may have been a tricky decision about who to take and who not to take out of Wilkinson's hands. Those staying behind with minor ailments include Steve Morison (knee), Smith (knee) and Chris Hargreaves (hamstring) while Jerry Gill and Paul Rickers will also stay behind to work on their fitness following their long-term problems. Goalkeeper Lee Harper is also a doubt with a side strain, and if he doesn't make it then Luke Weaver will travel along with Glyn Thompson. Meanwhile, Wilkinson was continuing today to try and seal the deal for a new defender he has been chasing all summer, while he has revealed he is also chasing another defender and a pair of midfielders. He is in meetings and talks with various agents today. 10 July 2003

RoadMenderMob at 11:09:02 Thursday July 10 2003
Anons body will be paraded, full of bruises to his fat heat

Anon at 11:02:36 Thursday July 10 2003
The Chilvers deal has collapsed - he requested an exemption from the regulation No. 1 haircut, a privilege reserved only for Sergeant Wilko

Chilvers at 10:49:23 Thursday July 10 2003
Private Chilvers reporting for duty SIR!

Lee at 10:48:13 Thursday July 10 2003
Nothing..doesn't matter now

Anon - G at 10:45:03 Thursday July 10 2003
Awwwww Bexxy - I got all excited then (no not in that kinda way) when I saw your name in blue. If I ask really really nicely. Im 28 and a nice guy. Hey i must be - Im a cobblers fan

Major Sidney at 10:34:47 Thursday July 10 2003
Chilvers......you horrible little man!!

Steve Marks the First at 10:33:38 Thursday July 10 2003
If Chilvers is paraded on the pitch at Raunds tonight it will be the first time an official parade has taken place on the ground since June 8th 1999 when the Local Majorettes celebrated winning a Merit prize in the Raunds Lions Club Summer Fete. They celebrated by performing "Oops upside your head", Red poms-poms in the right hand, and Yellow in the left. It's in my book!!

Anon at 10:32:10 Thursday July 10 2003
...followed by plenty of six-yard area bashing

Anon at 10:31:02 Thursday July 10 2003
'He will be paraded just before kick off tonight, its official' - there will be a 21 gun salute and he will be in full Cobblers uniform.

Matt Scott at 10:30:00 Thursday July 10 2003
Chilvers on Parade..........easy, and march!! I like the name Felicity, reminds me of Orange Juice.

Miskin Matt at 10:27:49 Thursday July 10 2003
Mr Scott couldn't manage the cobbled streets of Prague in his high heels and fishnets. Only power walks when on his way to the bar.

New Signing at 10:26:00 Thursday July 10 2003
He will be paraded just before kick off tonight, its official

Anon at 10:20:49 Thursday July 10 2003
B*llocks Anon !- he came from Rotherham on a free, you're thinking of Tom Youngs

Anon at 10:12:03 Thursday July 10 2003
Tom Smith was signed from Cambridge late on last season.

nico at 09:53:03 Thursday July 10 2003
on the official site it shows some players training, including Tom Smith? was he ever officially announced as a signing by the club? does anyone know anything about him aside from him being a former Rotherham full back? young/old? good/bad? squad player/first team?

Anon at 09:49:41 Thursday July 10 2003
When O when will the club announce the signing of Chilvers ? - Im getting totally fed up of checking - its hindering my work...

FelicityNTFC at 08:36:19 Thursday July 10 2003
Mr. Scott.......I sense a strong smell of 'Oil of Wintergreen'....power walking or just walking?

shoeman at 08:31:51 Thursday July 10 2003
Its officail, we have signed Chilvers.................page 39 of the Mirror, look in the left hand column of the right hand page, three rows from the top at the bottom of the page. It says and undisclosed fee!...........season tickets sold by ntfc........has reached 1876.......and the away season tickets have reached 392......how many games to you think Chilvers will play for us next season?

Matt Scott at 08:29:11 Thursday July 10 2003
I'm off for a brisk walk this morning, clear my head. Here's my prediction for tonight's score 4-1 to The Cobblers. Dawn of a new era. I had Lamb Chump last night for the first time....too herby!

Bexxy at 08:24:18 Thursday July 10 2003
Bexxy at 16:09:38 Wednesday July 9 2003 Ive got a question for ya ~ When was the last time Cobblers were TOP OF THE LEAGUE? And im not talking about at the end of the season either (ie,Division 4 Championship 1987!)....im talking about at any point in any season in any league?? (That'll amuse you bored ones for a few years!!!)I certainly cant remember it since ive been going and thats 5 seasons now!!!!

MK Cobbler at 08:04:45 Thursday July 10 2003
It's ok Back to Normal I haven't slit my wrists yet and no plans to do so. An unwise number of beers in my fat belly last night so i was sounding off a bit. Apologies TCMP, it is great that you come on here and keep us informed. We have been spoilt over this summer by the commitment of the Cardozas to our club.

Papa at 07:27:50 Thursday July 10 2003
Nicole?

To 'is 'Orse at 06:52:08 Thursday July 10 2003
I'm ready for a comeback.

Back to Normal at 00:11:01 Thursday July 10 2003
blimey MK we go a day without a signing and your ready to slit your wrists. I suppose it will happen if and when it is ready. My only concern is not what we were expecting but more how did BBC Northampton get the story from the club when it had not happened? Someone at the club must know something and even a "discussions are ongoing with a number of players" line would help instead of the flat silence.

Raunds Off at 23:06:51 Wednesday July 9 2003
It will be going OFF at the Roadmender Thursday night, is FIGHT night

KettCobb at 22:44:59 Wednesday July 9 2003
No signing today eh,what a bugger! Maybe they will announce it tmrw? Hopefully! Looking forward to the Raunds game, first game of footie since the end of the season,then we have to fecking wait another 2 weeks! Never mind!

Marvo at 22:19:49 Wednesday July 9 2003
So which is the best format? I personally contribute to the official messageboard, Cobblers Comments, ntfcunofficial (rivals), 606 and sometimes (he he) other clubs boards. But which is the best? I’m on the official board the most so I suppose I must prefer it. I like the way subjects are categorised. If a posting is entitled about something you’re not really interested in, you can ignore. You can also easily find things that do interest you and look for replies. You also know to an extent, who you are corresponding with. I don’t like the timing restriction, or the way “big brother” tells you what you can and can’t type. I personally don’t want to read loads of swear words but sometimes the censorship verges on the ridiculous. It wouldn’t let somebody say, “I haven’t heard a dickybird” recently. Pathetic. It is also difficult to have a one on one or perhaps three way conversation and that’s where Cobblers Comments comes to the fore. No timing restriction, so you can debate in “real time”. Cobblers Comments also seems to be the sole preserve of local MP Tony Clarke who in fairness, does try to keep the fans informed. However “CC” often gets taken over by other groups and you can find yourself trawling through posting after posting of Soul Music for example. As there is no login, you can easily get misrepresented and have to put up with a lot of abuse from people who don’t happen to agree with you but like to keep their own identity secret. Swear words for swear word sake is another problem. I don’t mind abuse but it would be nice to know who’s handing it out. Unfortunately, on Cobblers Comments, there’s no way to be sure. Ntfcunofficial is quite new to me but I like it. It makes it quite clear what you have already read (colour coded) and provides you with instant contact with rival boards. Finally 606 which is also fairly knew to me but is somewhere I like to visit. One big bonus with 606 is that you are debating with a whole new crowd. The other boards are frequented by a lot of the same faces. It is nice to see other clubs fans points of view apart from the “you’re rubbish” tripe we get so often thrown at us (usually as school breaks up). The other plus point with 606 is that if you tick the marked box after posting, they email you when you’ve had a response. This is a great idea and saves time having to revisit. All in all, all four boards have their place, all different enough to coexist. The fact that we’ve enough fans interested enough to contribute to these boards shows I think great credit to the club.

Claude at 21:42:16 Wednesday July 9 2003
It's all very well us signing all these lovely new shiny players, but what I want to know is . . . . . who's gonna provide the atmosphere? We are such a bunch of wazzocks when it comes to supporting the team and the players, most of our 'songs' revolve around hating a team who couldn't give a stuff about us anyway and the very occasional half-hearted 'Del Boy'. What are the new blokes gonna make of Albert and his scarf tied around his wrist? And who will become the new target for Albert and his sycophantic boo-boys? Personally I thing Mr Cardoza should consider phoning 'Rent-a-Row' so we can generate some real noise and ensure we drown out the old school and bring in the new season with a roar!

Looks like rain at 21:36:01 Wednesday July 9 2003
How do you know we haven't signed Shittu and Do-do Bazza? We ain't seen them play yet!

manny at 21:11:41 Wednesday July 9 2003
my mate spoke to a certain midfielder today who said most of 1st team players wont be playing tomorrow cos they are holding out for the biggie in the U.S of A. apparently Smith is injured so it looks like we will have to wait a bit longer to see the goal machine make his debut in the famous claret shirt!

Bazza at 20:11:28 Wednesday July 9 2003
I'm still disapointed that we haven't signed Shitu and Do-Do.

MK Cobbler at 19:20:41 Wednesday July 9 2003
I am finding it difficult to follow what the prats who visit this site are going on about with Chilvers. No official announcement yet. Sorry TCMP, but you have a certain responsibility in this regard - you wound this site up over the weekend about Tues/Wed announcements to be fair without mentioning any names but if people blow big rasperries at you all I can say is you have to take it on the chin.

Anon at 19:17:07 Wednesday July 9 2003
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After recovering from a stroke last year, he was last seen on Central's Kicking It Around, the latest in a long line of self-regardingly 'controversial' midweek regional magazine shows which revolved around his interview technique of putting unreasonable questions to the interviewee and then shouting over them as soon as possible, which saw him appear in the papers over his failed bet with Birmingham Ladies. We'll give him this, he's adaptable, having been World Of Sport's man at the greyhounds, speedway and ice hockey and held the mike at athletics meetings and big boxing bouts, infamously trying to get Chris Eubank to ignore the stricken Michael Watson in his favour ("no, just ignore over there") and later managing a repeat performance after Nigel Benn-Gerald McLennan. 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He kept that up for a few years but in 1990 joined The Match after Tyler buggered off and stayed as second banana behind Moore, in 1994 arguing the case against his former hero Keggy in what he later described as his most embarrassing moment ("if you do that, you've got to go off. You... you don't agree?") Sky called in 1996 and he took over on Monday Night Football, moving to Premiership Plus two seasons ago, supplementing his income on International King Of Sports and TalkSport, who covered Euro 2000 by putting him and Alvin Martin in the back of a van in Amsterdam and getting them to commentate off the telly over looped 'chkrhkrchkrhchkrh' effects after the BBC took out a court order which forbade them from billing their coverage as 'live' or 'official'. Despite being a Kopite he's a director at Wycombe, credited with bringing Martin O'Neill into the club after a chance meeting in the Carrow Road loos, but he's not overly popular with their fans, not unsurprisingly after recently commenting "if you want a team that wins every time you'd be better off supporting Manchester United." He's mates with Oliver Collyer, which possibly explains why Wanderers tend to do quite well in CM games. (Yes, this is the same as the 'you know why Everton are so good?' rumour.) VERDICT : We reckon the only person to have commentated for BBC, ITV and Sky, and on the radio too. Still very second tier, mind. IAN PAYNE BACKGROUND : Ah, the recently abdicated king of 5 Live. Born on a German RAF base in 1962, he achieved a BA (Hons) in English and Drama, which explains a lot, as does his first job being a farm goat burier. After washing his hands he joined BBC Radio Yorkshire in 1986 and almost immediately won North West Young Journalist of the Year after breaking news that Viv Richards was to play for a local side. He went national in 1988 and took over Sport On 5 in 1994, where he helped Sports Report celebrate its 50th anniversary, his picture on the back of the commemorative BBC book making him look like a leading candidate for when a casting agent wants to recruit a new Adrian Mole. In May 2000 he left to take over the 5 Live lunchtime show, where he sounded out of place until Simon Mayo's arrival ten months later allowed him to really click into gear as midweek sports frontman, a show we suspect was invented to give him something to do. Alongside a gaggle of eager newsreaders, he skilfully blended the roles of linkman, journalist and idiot savant, once nearly getting punched by Caprice, while the post-Woodgate special on his club Leeds was a triumph of the mission to explain. He's just moved to Sky to front the under-17 tournament for the time being and, we'd imagine, the Champions League coverage in time, although this hasn't been finalised yet, and given his uncomfortable looking start, much in the same ill at ease manner he displayed doing News 24 updates, we fear for him, we really do. VERDICT : Thing is, at Sky it'll rarely be 1-1 with the pier on fire. "Who's that?" JONATHAN PEARCE BACKGROUND : "Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England versus San Marino with Tennent's Pilsner, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down." You wouldn't think it to look at him, but Bristol City fan Pearce was apparently a promising player on his side's junior books until a broken leg aged 15 forced him out. He instead studied English at Birmingham University and became sports editor at Radio West in Bristol in 1979 before moving to Capital in 1987. A year later Capital Gold Sport was launched and he really started to make his name with his, er, unique stirring into the usual commentary source materials of shouting, forced chumminess, pre-scripted poetic license and plain bollocks - we ask you, "hocus pocus, magic man Merson, hubble bubble, loads of trouble for Standard Liege"? Unusually surely even for London radio he did a lot of England games - over 150 to date - famously sitting alongside Bobby Moore days before his death, and cried on air when England's friendly in Dublin was abandoned after a riot in 1995. He went on to bill himself 'the voice of Euro 96', which at least is preferable to it being, say, David Baddiel's voice. Such is the way of the media that despite only broadcasting to Londoners the style became known nationwide and he was a regular presence in adverts requiring false commentary. Our favourite of these was when he was hired by Coca-Cola when they sponsored the League Cup, as in the ad break after the final whistle of the final, every year without fail, there was an advert in which Pearce would scream "what a moment this is, as (winning team) lift... THE COCA-COLA CUUUUUP!", the visual being someone lifting one of those plastic Coca-Cola beakers aloft. He's also been sampled on two top 10 singles, Three Lions '98 and Sven Sven Sven, although both were remixed for BBC play. Spoilsports. TV-wise he did live phone-in Sports Talk alongside Jeremy Nicholas for long forgotten Sky channel Granada Talk TV (although it launched Sacha Baron Cohen. And BBC Breakfast's Natasha Kaplinsky), but only after three Sonys and a Variety Club Radio Personality of the Year award was his name sufficiently made for Channel 5 to really talk up his arrival in 1997, just in time for the station's first big event, Poland v England. What could go wrong? Heh. In fact, for a long time he couldn't bridge the gap between the styles required for TV and radio at all and was just cloying, especially when we were trying to enjoy the Tromso-Chelsea snowbound game and he kept going on about how "Chelsea's eleven Frosty The Snowmen" couldn't continue. After joining BBC Radio for last year's World Cup the change in style was marked, Pearce having calmed down a lot and stopped trying to be matey with the players, although he still tends to shoehorn in nicknames and all the facts about a player he can read off his notes while they're on the ball. The ridiculous Cockneyisms on Jonathan Pearce's Football Night ("let's have a look at the Steffi" - it's a graph, Jonathan) can go, too. That's probably not long for this world anyway as he takes over midweek Sport On 5 at the beginning of next season in its new "around the grounds" format, although surely his live TV game commitments will get in the way. Lives in Brighton, oddly. VERDICT : Outside the London media no-one liked him even before they'd heard him, such is the way of, well, the London media. Then they initially didn't like him on Five. We're confident they'll come round eventually. Let's leave Robot Wars to one side, shall we? To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: armchair-football-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Marvo at 18:17:27 Wednesday July 9 2003
Thanks for that Iain.

Martin at 17:56:58 Wednesday July 9 2003
Can any one tell me how many season tickets we have sold so far? Has the club said anything more since they mentioned that we were nearly at the 2000 mark?

Northern Lad at 17:54:19 Wednesday July 9 2003
Boyes couldn't even do his boot laces the last time he played for Cardiff reserve's..........so he should go down well playing for a team of underachievers like Northampton. Mind you there's not many better in the Dentists Chair????

Iain, your tea's ready! at 17:36:21 Wednesday July 9 2003
Who are all these losers today??? Steve Marks - God I thought Marvo was dull but he takes the biscuits. Cardiff Fans, Goatey Beards,....even Stattos Mum. God lets form our own travelling circus, pack all these newcomers off and make this a true Cobblers site again!

Lisa O'Connor at 17:32:25 Wednesday July 9 2003
Daniel Day Lewis on Fire???

Shoeman at 17:21:05 Wednesday July 9 2003
It's merciless that Chilvers cost so much - I would have gone for Brian 'Smoking Left Foot' Berry, who currently plays for Merthyr Town..........he's scored 48 last season in a highly competitive laegue and people say he's got the left foot of Ryan Giggs and is relativley unknown......so therefore we could get at a snip of a price ............around £10k.......so that would put Chilvers to shame at the exorbetant price of £60K.

BG at 17:17:36 Wednesday July 9 2003
I must admit, as a fan web site it does seem kind of wierd compared to Cardiff's....guess it may suit Boyes..

poonaanaaaa at 17:16:26 Wednesday July 9 2003
any actual NT fans on this site?

BG at 17:14:46 Wednesday July 9 2003
I don't think they have found his best position yet, he seems to have moved all around the park with limited success. His career hasn't been the best so far but treat him gently and who knows...

Mr Marks at 17:14:36 Wednesday July 9 2003
Did you realise Chilvers will become our most expensive ever right back and our second most expensive defender ever!! It's in my little claret book

Shoeman at 17:13:57 Wednesday July 9 2003
Fringe Player or Binge Player thats my concern!

Matt Scott at 17:13:00 Wednesday July 9 2003
Goatey beard.......bet you look a bigger twat than you sound!!

Steve Marks Mum at 17:12:09 Wednesday July 9 2003
Where does this Boyes play?....surely just a squad player!! At least it means someone can pick up the lost profit in Northamptons pubs from Hopeys departure

BG at 17:08:14 Wednesday July 9 2003
to be fair I think Boyes' reputation is a little exageratted (the failed 'trendy' hair started the 'Bart' joke/rumour). Also I think his so called 'binges' are no more than a young lads normal night. He will be a loss to Cardiff if he you get him as he shows good potential under the right sort of manager...he just hasn't had the right opportunity yet. I genuinely hope he isn't another wasted talent but he does have all the signs of one going the wrong way. I hope you can tame him.

Shoeman at 17:06:40 Wednesday July 9 2003
Taken the stance of growing a goaty in protest at the manner in which some people on this site do not seem to be taking the football club seriously. I will continue to grow it whilst people write frivelous literature - which rivales Shakespears 'Othello', and we all know the manuscripts which depict death, which is what Northamton will become unless we get behind the team and shout them onto victory in FA Cup next season. I personally think we'll get Arsenal in the 3rd round and replicate the famous victory of 1931. 3-1 to the cobblers....anyone remember the game?

Shoeman at 17:00:54 Wednesday July 9 2003
BG - Ihave heard the rumour also about that lad boyes, joining the famous ranks of our team. Injuries have all been caused by his drinking binges, and he has once been seen wearing a Bart Simpson outfit!! He has a canny left foot and even managed to curl one in from the 18 yard left hand corner whilst on trail for the Bluebirds. I am not sure whether we want an injury prone drunk turning out for us, although anythings better than Pembridge!!

Anon at 16:59:53 Wednesday July 9 2003
All I can say is GOD GRANT ME PATIENCE - BUT HURRY!!!

LeeNTFC at 16:52:15 Wednesday July 9 2003
Party animal? Injury prone? Yeah will have him!!!! Sounds like our kind of lad!

CHUNK at 16:51:08 Wednesday July 9 2003
Werent we joint top with watford 97/98 on about 20 points at one stage? then we slid into the play offs, then we lost at wembley, then we got relegated then..... oh u know the rest!

BG at 16:41:15 Wednesday July 9 2003
Not a cobblers fan but thought someone out there might know about this. Rumours in Cardiff about one of our youth squad going your way (denied by club), Boyes is his name. Not much of a player as had many injuries already and a bit of a party animal already (according to local rumour). Anyone heard anything or am I talking nonsense?

Anon - G at 16:39:30 Wednesday July 9 2003
Bexxy - No I dont - can i have yer e-mail addy - so that I can write to you?

Anon at 16:35:45 Wednesday July 9 2003
Been out of the country for a while...are Kettering still around?

LeeNTFC at 16:28:47 Wednesday July 9 2003
I seem to remember us being top in the 1990/91 season for a short time (at the start) and dwindled off. Maybe i`m wrong.... Also opening day when Larry hit a hatrick against Bury 4-1 win, what season was that? 95/96?

Ragga at 16:21:36 Wednesday July 9 2003
TWO POSSIBLE SCENARIOS...... Why NTFC haven't announced the signing of LIAM CHILVERS after it was leaked on Radio Northampton @ 17.00 yesterday!!! 01) He's failed his medical OR 02) REDDY has agreed to sign so BOTH signings will be announced by the Club tomorrow..... TCMP.....it's over to you :)

Bexxy at 16:09:38 Wednesday July 9 2003
Ive got a question for ya ~ When was the last time Cobblers were TOP OF THE LEAGUE? And im not talking about at the end of the season either (ie,Division 4 Championship 1987!)....im talking about at any point in any season in any league?? (That'll amuse you bored ones for a few years!!!)I certainly cant remember it since ive been going and thats 5 seasons now!!!! (Oh and to ANON ~ Thanks for the compliment,but you clearly need to get your eyes checked!! LOL!!)

just thinking at 15:48:43 Wednesday July 9 2003
could play harpers as a sweeper otherwise hes not going to have bugger all to do

just thinking at 15:42:11 Wednesday July 9 2003
if this teams going to be that good,do we need a keeper ?

NTFC v AFC at 15:21:20 Wednesday July 9 2003
2 league matches, both 1-1. Cup match away, lost 1-2. Cup match at County Ground won 3-1.

If... at 15:18:26 Wednesday July 9 2003
If Chilvers signs then great, but the club should not be held to ransom and if Arsenal or the player want too much then we should say, "thanks, but no thanks" We have now proven ourselves as a club who is serious about moving forward and players should be queueing up to join us not trying to push a few more quid out the purse. So come on Liam, sign on the dotted line and enjoy your football or rot in Arsenals reserves? whats it to be

??????? at 14:50:41 Wednesday July 9 2003
Northampton v Arsenal HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD Played4 W1 D2 L2

Anon at 14:12:53 Wednesday July 9 2003
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Steve Marks at 14:12:12 Wednesday July 9 2003
OK........you've got me I'm homosexual......but I do like the feel of the claret silk brushing across my body

Lee the Inquisitive at 14:07:00 Wednesday July 9 2003
Leave little Stevie MArks and his little Cobblers book alone.......I think it's kinda sweet. Wonder what else is in it? Do you think he's made a little claret jacket for it? TELL US MORE STEVE?

Bomber Brasco at 14:04:00 Wednesday July 9 2003
Mr Marks you four eyed nerd...........Don't you think we got better things to do with our time!!!!! Anyway I here from the KGB that before long we'll been known as Northanptonski......what do you think about that Ralph boy????

http://iufgn.blogspot.com/ at 13:59:15 Wednesday July 9 2003
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Jules Hughes at 13:56:44 Wednesday July 9 2003
Thank you for the music

Today's Letter is Y at 13:56:09 Wednesday July 9 2003
btw the cobblers don't use Thomas Cook. Only dealing with a specialist company that may or maynot begining with the letter Y. Remember the Letter Y when booking a holiday or a flight to the US :D

Matt Scott at 13:55:50 Wednesday July 9 2003
I had the biggest lunch today....what did you have Ralph2?

Steve Marks the First at 13:55:04 Wednesday July 9 2003
Can anyone tell me the average age of our squad and do a direct comparison on last year,please. I want to put it in my Cobblers book. Thank you in anticipation.

Sean from London at 13:13:12 Wednesday July 9 2003
I know there's nothing about Liam (yet) but our glory days are worth repeating. Even if they got it wrong about 76/77 - we were back in Division 4 long before that!

Sean from London at 12:59:27 Wednesday July 9 2003
Had a look at the Arsenal website for news about Liam and found this : Northampton v Arsenal HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD Played4 W1 D2 L2 "The miracle of 1966 was not England winning the World Cup but Northampton reaching Division One." That was the view of former Arsenal skipper Joe Mercer on the Cobblers' rapid rise up the League over 35 years ago. The Northampton manager during that spell was Dave Bowen (162 Arsenal games, 2 goals, 1950-59) who sandwiched a stint at Arsenal between two at the County Ground. The Welshman captained his country to the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958. That same year he was part of the Arsenal side that lost to Northampton 3-1 in the FA Cup third round. Soon afterwards he was in charge of the Cobblers himself. He signed Cliff Holton (216, 88, 1950-58) from his old club and later sold Laurie Brown (109, 2, 1961-64) to Arsenal. Under Bowen, Northampton went from Division Four to the top flight in five seasons. Their only two League meetings with Arsenal ended in 1-1 draws. However those two points could not help them survive in Division One. They slid down the League and by 1976-77 were back in Division Four. Centre back John Roberts (81, 5, 1969-72) arrived at Highbury from Northampton during that time. Speaking of defenders, Colin Hill (51, 1, 1982-85) and Danny O'Shea (9, 0, 1982-3) came through the ranks at Highbury but ended their time at Northampton. Despite being born in Islington, midfielder Eddie McGoldrick (56, 1, 1993-96) began his career at the County Ground and played for Crystal Palace before joining Arsenal. Probably the highlight of his spell was as a substitute in the European Cup-Winners' Cup final of 1994. Finally, returning to Northampton managers, Herbert Chapman was in charge of the Cobblers from 1907 to 1912. He had a highly successful spell after taking over the reigns at Arsenal in 1925 and is considered one of the great football managers of all time".

Dave_Bowman at 12:46:57 Wednesday July 9 2003
I understand how you feel. You see, it's all very clear to me now. The whole thing. It's wonderful.

FAO sixfootbaby at 12:46:18 Wednesday July 9 2003
Keep the faith!

DavCobbler (working) at 12:19:59 Wednesday July 9 2003
I'm still working.....

PATTCOBB at 12:11:49 Wednesday July 9 2003
Morley was Carr's captain and Chardie was vice captain, he took over when Morley went to Man City

Sixfootbaby at 12:10:44 Wednesday July 9 2003
I reckon an announcement between midday and two, if at all.

Anon - G at 11:59:39 Wednesday July 9 2003
Bexxy - saw those photos a couple of weeks ago - May i say you looked rather fine in them

Anon at 11:38:49 Wednesday July 9 2003
COBBLERS boss Martin Wilkinson was hoping to finalise his 11th new signing of the summer today. Wilkinson is very close to signing another defender, but as yet has been unable to cement a deal that will involved a substantial five figure fee to the player's club. The Cobblers boss is obviously keen to finalise the signing as he wants to take the player on the club's tour of America, the squad leaving for North Carolina on Friday. courtesy of Northants News.

Thomas Cook at 11:38:42 Wednesday July 9 2003
Now then NTFC - am I booking a flight to America for a Mr. L. Chilvers or not?

RICHARD at 11:15:13 Wednesday July 9 2003
Going back to the captains questions - didn't McPherson and Morley captain the Carr sides of the mid 80s? And as for now, an experienced head at the back (not anatomically speaking, of course!) would be the ideal. If Trolly is not to maintain his place, then you have to look for an ever present as captain. Leadership qualities will emerge on the pitch throughout the preseason; I don't know if Willmott has these attributes, but at 25 he has the experience over some of the other likely contenders.

Bexxy at 10:59:15 Wednesday July 9 2003
Yes Anon, it was all down to that 'huddle in the middle' before the game kicked off!

Anon at 10:40:54 Wednesday July 9 2003
If I remember rightly, Chilvers was in th e team when we had a good run of six wins out of seven or similar. He looked a class act.

Bexxy at 10:13:45 Wednesday July 9 2003
Ere..STEVE MARKS! Im sure Chilvers was part of the squad that BEAT THE SCUM on thier own turf in season 00-01...(How could we forget ~ What a great early Xmas present that was!) I can probably find out the games he played but id have to check with my programs at home first! It must have been around that sort of time though...

Liam Chilvers at 09:56:19 Wednesday July 9 2003
Real name Liam Chilvers Height 6.02 Weight 12.03 Date of birth 06-11-1981 Place of birth Chelmsford Position Defender Nationality England Current Club Currently playing for Arsenal Signed on 01-08-2000 Fee Trainee All time playing career Club From To Fee League FA Cup League cup Other Colchester 24-01-2003 26-03-2003 Loan 6 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 Beveren 16-07-2002 15-01-2003 Loan No appearance data available Notts Co 02-11-2001 02-02-2002 Loan 9 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 Northampton 22-12-2000 22-01-2001 Loan 7 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 Arsenal 01-08-2000 Trainee No appearance data available Totals £ 0 22 (0) 1 2 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 goals / game 0.04 0 n/a n/a Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Marvo at 08:09:19 Wednesday July 9 2003
Yeah I'm a big fan of Harsley but if we have 3 or 4 better midfielders than him, Wow!

DavCobbler at 08:00:04 Wednesday July 9 2003
That's a bit of a hard nosed attitude Ade, lets see how the new signings adapt first before comments like that eh? I agree that Harsley fully deserved the accolades for last seasons performances but things have turned around big time.

pihuan at 07:59:12 Wednesday July 9 2003
Felt a prize pillock yesterday hanging around with the computer on, radio Northampton on, and the TV text on, waiting for an announcement that never came. Still I shant mind if they have signed Chilvers, he looked a fine player when he was here on loan.

Ade at 06:21:04 Wednesday July 9 2003
Whatever happens.....if Wilko does not start against Torquay with Harsley something bad has happened at our club....and as much as I try his Number 18 shirt worries me. Cos whilst Wilko has made some great signings, I keep thinking back to last season and games where Wilko subbed Harsley when he was clearly the best player on the pitch. A non-Harsley fan = A bad manager in my book...let's wait and see

s.b.cobb at 23:17:02 Tuesday July 8 2003
if chilvers has signed ,it will prove to be the best signing of all,lets hope this aint a wind up..

Ralph2 at 23:12:03 Tuesday July 8 2003
HEY, HEY, HEY, whats all this cyber warriors, keep your betting to football. Reid definately captain. Sweet dreams my friends, great defence you know.

Anon at 22:48:44 Tuesday July 8 2003
Chilvers announced as the new signing tmrw,what people have said about the Press coverage etc is 100% true,well done BBC Npton on fucking up!

Marvo at 22:30:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
A tenner? Surely you mean 10 squid!

Jules Hughes at 22:12:17 Tuesday July 8 2003
If you think Trollope will be captain, you must be breaming. More likely to be Reid. In fact I'm gonna get my skates on and pop down the Bookies sharkish and get a tenner on it.

Schoolboy Error at 22:08:51 Tuesday July 8 2003
Brenda says she had enough bread....but two bottles of Cresta lemonade would go down well.......hey cool!!!

By The Way at 21:47:53 Tuesday July 8 2003
I am sending cake to Coco the Clown, bread to Brenda Lee and flowers for a female friend.

towny at 21:39:56 Tuesday July 8 2003
Is this clock losing time?

Joel the Elvis at 21:35:41 Tuesday July 8 2003
Hey come on Stevie Marks....lighten up!!! Bet you've got no woman in your life, in a job where you just build spreadsheets and get excited by data and the most crazy thing you have done is drive in the 2+ car lane leading out of your surburban estate. Get a life. And by the way....he was....playing 9 times for Notts County, scoring 1 goal.

Hotel Ender at 21:33:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
I thought Chardy was Captain under Graham Carr too

towny at 21:27:53 Tuesday July 8 2003
yes certainly depressing times Marvo,players commitee doesnt seem possible now,I remember working behind the bar down the Foundry,when a bloke called Bill (scotsman Celtic supporter) came in and said some rich market trader was taking over Great i thought.................

Steve Marks the First at 21:22:35 Tuesday July 8 2003
Let's see how long we can keep this as a football site. I'm doing this from memory but I think Chilvers played about 7 games for us in the 2000/2001 season. Can anyone tell me the games he played in and the results....was he in the side when we beat Bristol City 2-1 at home on Boxing Day 2000. More worryingly, was he not in the Notts County side when we won 3-0 there in 2001/2002 season...Gabbas and Forrester 2 i think. Was he as good in that game as I remember him for us....doubtful!?!?

Matt Scott at 21:18:21 Tuesday July 8 2003
Run Ralph2, Run Ralph2, Run, Run, Run!!!

Marvo at 21:16:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
Does anyone remember the players committee that picked the side for a few weeks?

Marvo at 21:15:21 Tuesday July 8 2003
Now I thought that Towny but it didn't sit well with him being manager at one time, well joint anyway.

Marvo at 21:14:11 Tuesday July 8 2003
My missis can touch her toes, and so can I. But as she is ticklish, she doesn't like me touching her feet.

towny at 21:13:02 Tuesday July 8 2003
was Chardy captain of Carrs side?

LeeNTFC at 21:05:44 Tuesday July 8 2003
Mainly touching the floor!!!

LeeNTFC at 21:03:39 Tuesday July 8 2003
I actually played against Wakelely once. I`m still having nightmares, got about 5 touches all game!!! Great player.

Marvo at 21:01:39 Tuesday July 8 2003
Terry Branston (?)

Marvo at 21:01:07 Tuesday July 8 2003
Forgot Ray Warburton. (ditto)

Marvo at 21:00:02 Tuesday July 8 2003
Frank Rankmore (god), Stuart Robertson, Wakely Gage. All centre-backs, all captains. Somebody remind me, who was the captain of Graham Carr's side?

LeeNTFC at 20:58:11 Tuesday July 8 2003
This is about who`ll be the new `Kipper` after all! I`ll get me batter...

Marvo at 20:55:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
Cod help us. You'll be suggesting Captain birds eye next.

LeeNTFC at 20:55:09 Tuesday July 8 2003
Maybe Marvo. But at the moment they are the players i`d consider and you? I think Trollope may play a more active role than people think. Its a good debate as to be honest there not a lot is there?

Miskin Matt at 20:53:09 Tuesday July 8 2003
Marvo....you've answered it yourself...."Your captain must demand a regular place"...CAPTAIN HADDOCK!!

Marvo at 20:49:03 Tuesday July 8 2003
Come on Lee, "There`s only a few i`d consider and thats Trollope, Sammo and Hargreaves." Sammo is definately not going to get in, Trollope and Hargreaves chances are 50/50 I'd say. But doubt both will play. Your captain must demand a regular place. Perhaps it will be our final new signing?

LeeNTFC at 20:46:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
A captain is both. He is the boss on the pitch. I just prefer a midfielder or at least a defender. I`ve captained from up front and its f*cking hard shouting at everyone after a 40 yard run!!! lol

LeeNTFC at 20:44:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
Whats your size etc... Scott? So we can get the coffin ready.

Miskin Matt at 20:44:40 Tuesday July 8 2003
Lee - a captain is a leader not a reader

LeeNTFC at 20:43:19 Tuesday July 8 2003
There`s only a few i`d consider and thats Trollope, Sammo and Hargreaves who have plenty of experince. Maybe Smith but hard to say at the min, dont really like forwards being captains though hard to read the game unless your special like Shearer.

Miskin Matt at 20:42:35 Tuesday July 8 2003
Marvo - I'd like to see Reid get it.

Matt Scott at 20:40:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
Let's get it on Ralphy!!

Marvo at 20:40:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
Don't understand the reference having never watch "footballers wives". However, who do you think should be captain? I looked through the side I had chosen and could not see anybody other than Wilmott and Smith who were certain of their place. Sorry, and Reid but he is rather young.

LeeNTFC at 20:38:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
I`m that convinced i`ve put it twice!! lol

LeeNTFC at 20:38:05 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thats right Ginge i`ve noticed that too. I`m having a tenner on Ralph2 purely the fact that he`s f*ckin huge!!! He`ll probably pull Scott`s arms and legs off and shove them up his arse!!! But dont let that sway the betting of course....ha ha

LeeNTFC at 20:37:55 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thats right Ginge i`ve noticed that too. I`m having a tenner on Ralph2 purely the fact that he`s f*ckin huge!!! He`ll probably pull Scott`s arms and legs off and shove them up his arse!!! But dont let that sway the betting of course....

Miskin Matt at 20:31:36 Tuesday July 8 2003
Marvo, what do you mean Wilmott? You've been watching too much of Footballer's Wives mate!!

Harry Carpenter at 20:29:24 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ralph2 would moider `im, what say you Coops?

Marvo at 20:22:19 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thanks for your selection, the lovely Mrs Hewlett. Now nip back to the kitchen and makes us all a nice cup of tea, there's a luv.

Marvo at 20:19:49 Tuesday July 8 2003
Paddy comes along the road riding a new bike. Shamus sees him and asks him where he got it. "Well, this beautiful woman came riding down the lane. Beckoned me into a field, took off her knickers and told me to take what I want. So I took the bike." "Good thinkin" says Shamus, "her knickers might not have fitted you!"

Ginger Harris at 20:19:32 Tuesday July 8 2003
There's been a lot of bad blood today between Matt Scott and Ralph2....let's see them get it on before the Torquay game. Anyone got any info. on their previous pugilistic encounters?

Bloody Madness Of Not at 20:19:29 Tuesday July 8 2003
Fuuny how at the minute and if it takes a little longer then so be it, at least it was according to the countdown clock when we can judge that it may be tommorrow morning as all the office machine are to be kick into action so they have delayed.So that's what I'm going to do later this week!!!, you must learn to be patient and not get yourself so worked up....oh yes i see you agree,but.....um......i think you know my views on this matter........................bingy

The lovely Mrs Hewlett at 20:18:00 Tuesday July 8 2003
Harper; Gill, Sampson, Smith, Carruthers; Asamoah, Trollope, Cavill, Lincoln; Stamp, Morison. SUBS; Hargreaves, Dudfield, Sampson, Rickers, Weaver.

Marvo at 20:16:10 Tuesday July 8 2003
I'll go for Wilmott. The trouble with most of the others is you can't be sure they'll get a game. (Smudger is obviosly an exception but strikers are not normally good captains) What do you think Heggys?

Joel the Elvis at 20:15:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
Miskin Matt...it's a football site. Not for jokes. Two crisp packets are hiking down a country lane and a car pulls up. "Oi, you two, do you want a lift?"...."No thanks mate, we're Walkers"

Bazza at 20:12:20 Tuesday July 8 2003
RICHARD/MARVO, whose captain going to be? Wilmott, maybe Reid?

Grumble and Grunt at 20:08:58 Tuesday July 8 2003
A man driving down the road spots a woman eating grass. She says "I am from Kosovo, asylum seeker, no money, no food, can you feed me?" "Hop in". They drive a little way and see a man eating grass. "He is my husband from Kosovo, asylum seeker, no money, no food, can you feed him?" "Hop in". They drive a little further and see half a dozen eating grass. "They are my children from Kosovo, asylum seekers, no money, no food, can you feed them?" "Hold on, how big do you think my lawn is??"

Bazza at 20:02:20 Tuesday July 8 2003
MAYHEM, last year Raunds was £4 and you can get a pint and take it outside to watch the footie!

Mayhem at 19:58:01 Tuesday July 8 2003
Does anyone know how much it is to get into raunds on thru?? And How many ppl are expected ??

Marvo at 19:57:59 Tuesday July 8 2003
A man walks into the fishmonger and says "A pound of fillet." The woman shopkeep relies, "A pound you don't" I'll get me codpiece.

Joseph Sutton at 19:56:09 Tuesday July 8 2003
BREAKING NEWS...............NTFC trophy room broken into last night, no cups were taken, couldn't get into the kitchen.

Marvo at 19:56:06 Tuesday July 8 2003
The only difference between me and you Richard is 18 seconds!

Miskin Matt at 19:54:22 Tuesday July 8 2003
Typo error, of course I meant "can you make ONE for him it's his birthday"

Marvo at 19:54:05 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thommo. Chilvers, Reid, Wilmot Clarke. (4) Harsley, Reeves, Trollope (3). Smith, Johnson, Youngs (3) Subs; Weaver, Caruthers, Asamoah, Hargreaves, Smith.

RICHARD at 19:53:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
OK. There may be a flood of management trainees with their respective 1st XIs about to hit the Board now. So, here goes - eyes down for a full house at Sixfields in 31 days 19 hours 10 minutes and a few seconds (at least it was according to the countdown clock when I pressed 'Okay') = Thompson: Chilvers; Willmott; Reid; Clark: Reeves; Harsley; Trollope; Youngs: Richards; Smith: There's the possibility of a holding mid-fielder (no.4) and another striker (no.10) still to come, but - heh! Who's complaining?

Miskin Matt at 19:51:39 Tuesday July 8 2003
A man walked into a fish shop with a salmon under his arm and says "do you make fishcakes in here mate??" "Yes we do" "Then can you make on for him it's his birthday!!"

SoWhat? at 19:49:33 Tuesday July 8 2003
O.K., When.

SoWhat? at 19:49:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
O.K., When.

Marvo at 19:46:01 Tuesday July 8 2003
If?

SoWhat? at 19:35:19 Tuesday July 8 2003
So; Whats our first team lineup going to look like at the start of the season if Chilvers come in?

Tues/Wed at 19:25:13 Tuesday July 8 2003
Tuesday, wednesday whats the difference? TCMP actually said on here on Sunday "Anyway look out for more positive news around the Tuesday mark" so I think from that we can judge that it may be tommorrow morning as all the offices are shut now and all the reporters have gone home. (if they have homes to go to) I reckon Chilvers signed this afternoon but there was no hope of getting decent coverage so they have held it back for tommorrow. Great signing though

Marvo at 19:23:09 Tuesday July 8 2003
Yeah I'm certain. Chilvers has signed. Deny it if you dare TCMP!

Rob Dunkley at 19:11:06 Tuesday July 8 2003
Looks spot on - I played latest news on BBC Northampton and sports news starts with item about the Village People! £60k is good value when you think that is how much Spedding cost (all be it 5 years ago).

Signed at 18:53:00 Tuesday July 8 2003
I think he signed too late for the PR machine to kick into action so they have delayed/embargoed until tommorrow but BBC Northampton F**cked it up and released it before being told to pull it. Still like TCMP says a little patience wont hurt particularly if it is such a great signing as Chilvers

DenialCobbler at 18:37:44 Tuesday July 8 2003
I know Narrfink

Marvo at 18:37:39 Tuesday July 8 2003
I heard it to. Quite an extensive piece, 3 year contract, £60,000 fee. I wonder whether Radio Northampton were given the information for it to be released tomorrow and somebody messed up? A likely scenario?

Anon at 18:26:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thanks Big Ears, had begun to think I was going loopy!

big ears at 18:24:20 Tuesday July 8 2003
I Heard it. Nothing on the main sports news at 5.30 though

Not A Wind Up at 18:17:31 Tuesday July 8 2003
Did no one else hear the Chilvers story at 5.00 on local BBC Radio News, and of which there was no mention at 6.00? Any comment TCMP?

LeeNTFC at 18:11:50 Tuesday July 8 2003
Did someone call me??? Is this about football?

Martin at 17:59:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
Lee boy, you must learn to be patIent and not get yourself so worked up. The club will mAke an announceMent as soon as they are able. I believe after all the good news announCed over tHe last few weeks they deserve a lIttle Leeway dont you (no lee was not a clue) As I said earlier MW is working on a number of fronts at the minute and if it takes a little longer then so be it. I am sure it has not escaped eVERybody'S notice that the club are off to North Carolina in a few days and MW will by now have a good idea as to those travelling but we will not get ourselves into "jumping the gun(ners)" territory. Anyway stay with it and good news will come to those who wait. So obvious!

Anon at 17:48:49 Tuesday July 8 2003
BBC Northampton said Chilvers had signed for 60 grand on the 5.00 News. Nothing on the official site and TCMP is talking about patience at 5.30. I'm confused.

Hotel Ender at 17:45:16 Tuesday July 8 2003
There was always going to somebody criticising - for goodness sake, we've had so much good news over the summer, just cos one announcement didn't happen as timed, live with it. There is still more good news to come - so lets appreciate it when it happens and stop carping because it didn't occur when you wanted it!

TCMP at 17:29:50 Tuesday July 8 2003
Lee Boy, you must learn to be patient and not get yourself so worked up. The club will make an announcement as soon as they are able. I believe after all the good news announced over the last few weeks they deserve a little LEEway dont you (no LEE was not a clue) As I said earlier MW is working on a number of fronts at the minute and if it takes a little longer then so be it. I am sure it has not escaped everybody's notice that the club are off to North Carolina in a few days and MW will by now have a good idea as to those travelling but we will not get ourselves into "jumping the gun" territory. Anyway stay with it and good news will come to those who wait

Leeeeee Boy Blunder at 16:52:40 Tuesday July 8 2003
TCMP........never believe a labour politican.....Tuesday Announcement.......launch Weapons of Mass Destruction within 45 minutes.......all the same baloney and almost the same impact on the World too!!

wELL DONE at 16:52:11 Tuesday July 8 2003
Hotelender knows his stuff, it was a record, held with 3 other matches, its been beaten I would think by Sheff United on there own!!

Anon at 16:51:07 Tuesday July 8 2003
bit of an anti-climax today. Oh dear.

Hotel Ender at 16:49:32 Tuesday July 8 2003
brain teezer - well apart from the score - are you referring to the four sendings off?

LDB at 16:35:26 Tuesday July 8 2003
C is for COBBLERS !!!! .....um I don't think you know my views on that matter...........gringo

Anon at 16:33:50 Tuesday July 8 2003
They weren't looking for experienced drinkers I take it.

Anon at 16:32:26 Tuesday July 8 2003
NO CORNERS.

Anon at 16:31:34 Tuesday July 8 2003
Former Darlington player Richard Hope has stated that it is unlikely he will be returning to the club. Instead he has gone off to train with Hartlepool United. Pools are also trying to prize away a member of the Darlington staff. Darlington target Richard Hope looks very unlikely to sign for the club after talks broke down yesterday. The former Darlington player did a bit of training with the team alongside Gabbiadini on Monday and then went to see George Reynolds. He told the Evening Gazette talks did not go well. It's fair to say that the problems were mainly financial." Hope then received a call from high profile Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper "He had heard good things about me," explained Hope " and would like me to train with them. "So that's what I'm going to do later this week. I think Darlington have a lot of good young players, but the club needs to add some experience."

cOME ON gUYS!!! at 16:13:43 Tuesday July 8 2003
bRAIN teezer at 14:15:50 Tuesday July 8 2003 what happened in the League Cup match on Aug 18 1987 at Port Vale v Cobblers

Monkey at 16:12:38 Tuesday July 8 2003
Welcome about geordie boy......I've been a cobblers supporter for 35 years......man & boy...........hardest team in the world!! Of course I cant play anymore after my hip replacement and my arthritic back......still I used to play a mean central defence. Got a big head you see......they called me 10bob head............as you never knew where the ball would end up!! Anyway up the cobblers

cgraham@jackel.co.uk at 16:06:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
I am a geordie who was an apprentice for the cobblers in the 87` 88 season and i have to say the new ground looks very impressive. I remember the three sided shambles that was! always have a soft spot for the cobblers, good luck 4 next season!

Monkey at 15:43:37 Tuesday July 8 2003
Leave old Ralphy boy alone boys, he may need a shave but he plays a mean old piano........Its time to play the music...its time to light the............ahem!!

Ralph2 at 15:37:10 Tuesday July 8 2003
Correct.

Matt Scott at 15:21:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
No.....C stands for Couldn't care less what that old fart Ralph2 says!!!

Ralph2 at 15:15:12 Tuesday July 8 2003
'Official' They don't know if they will be able to make an announcement but don't build your hopes up about today or tomorrow. Oh well, Chilvers would have been nice. 'C' doesn't stand for catagorical then.

Anon at 15:01:17 Tuesday July 8 2003
A football pitch has to have corners stupid.

Anon at 14:59:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
There were no corners ?

Anon at 14:56:18 Tuesday July 8 2003
sit rep plse TCMP

Klicket!! at 14:34:13 Tuesday July 8 2003
19 overs off the 1st over

Score at 14:33:32 Tuesday July 8 2003
16 for no wicket and still the first over, to SA

Brain Teezer at 14:32:44 Tuesday July 8 2003
That may well have been the score, but the ? is a bit deeper than that, something/s happened that made the record books

Latest Score after 2 balls at 14:31:33 Tuesday July 8 2003
8 to SA

Hotel Ender at 14:28:54 Tuesday July 8 2003
Cobblers won 1-0, Dave Longhurst scored

Anon at 14:17:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
Billy the Fish

bRAIN teezer at 14:15:50 Tuesday July 8 2003
what happened in the League Cup match on Aug 18 1987 at Port Vale v Cobblers

BIG JIM at 14:14:29 Tuesday July 8 2003
Gabbiadini is training with former club Darlington

New Signing at 14:04:52 Tuesday July 8 2003
jASON hETHERINGTON

anon at 14:03:37 Tuesday July 8 2003
so who have we signed?

FAO Matt Scott at 14:02:37 Tuesday July 8 2003
Hi Matt. Are you any relation to Matt Vinyl?

Stewpot Humphries at 14:02:33 Tuesday July 8 2003
Agree with Matt........better spending your money in Homebase!!!

Matt Scott at 13:58:28 Tuesday July 8 2003
You haven't signed anyone I've ever heard of.....what a waste of money!!!

DavCobbler (still slaving away) at 13:45:51 Tuesday July 8 2003
JDT's gonna get ya..........hehehehehe

Ralph2 at 13:42:24 Tuesday July 8 2003
Jdt? Bar? he's only about 13 isn't he? ;-) Maybe he wants to be the fifth and final member of our winning team?

Pihuan at 13:38:00 Tuesday July 8 2003
Stuff this I'm back to work. All the excitement and tension has worn off, leaving a bad case of mental brewers droop.

village boy at 13:37:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
spank me spank me

sUN tAN mAN at 13:37:19 Tuesday July 8 2003
Listen to Radio 5 debate on dangers of suntanning, I better watch out

village boy at 13:37:11 Tuesday July 8 2003
Rushden were once Russians, until they found Diamonds in the fields at Nene Park, ever since then the future has be bright and sparkly.

DavCobbler (working) at 13:34:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ralph2, if there's a bar JDT will appear as if by magic. He is also my minder and mentor so he'd better be there, fooking tax dodger.

Digby at 13:31:36 Tuesday July 8 2003
Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy who?

Dumb blonde at 13:15:15 Tuesday July 8 2003
The team said they wanted to sign Mike Hunt.

Dave Walden at 13:08:45 Tuesday July 8 2003
I could go as one team, and boy do I like Pizza

Pihuan at 13:08:34 Tuesday July 8 2003
New signing is -------- Ed Herring.

Bingeeta at 13:01:10 Tuesday July 8 2003
I am an indian with a eating disorder!

Ralph2 at 13:00:42 Tuesday July 8 2003
Nice one Dav Cob, I shall inform the man from Peterborough.I wonder if JDT and any of the other upstarts fancy getting a team together, I shall enquire.

Ralph2 at 12:56:58 Tuesday July 8 2003
I wouldn't have thought they would announce anything till after 2 now, what with lunch and all that.Breakfast,dinner,tea,Breakfast,dinner,tea,BreakfastBreakfast,dinner,tea,dinner,tea.Poxy lunch.

DavCobbler (working) at 12:56:11 Tuesday July 8 2003
Not literally, you understand..........

DavCobbler (working) at 12:55:43 Tuesday July 8 2003
I'm in Ralph2

Outraged Nottingham Ratepayer at 12:54:39 Tuesday July 8 2003
Git back to work our Ralph

East Ender at 12:53:41 Tuesday July 8 2003
I work on a market stall and im not a Lesbian, I like a guy with a white patch next to his eye called Panda

FAO Ralphs boss. at 12:52:54 Tuesday July 8 2003
Glass back reporting for duty 07.30 hours gmt tomorrow sir.

Breaking News at 12:50:55 Tuesday July 8 2003
Cardoza is from Lenningrad originally

Answer at 12:50:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
Mingeeta!

CHUNK at 12:49:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
wot do u call an indian lesbian?

Ralphs Boss at 12:49:32 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ralph get back on site, get your hammer and nails and do some fixing

Ralph2 at 12:48:31 Tuesday July 8 2003
Its on Tuesday October 7th sir.

North Bucks/South Northants Gedgie at 12:48:01 Tuesday July 8 2003
Hi playmates, I love Russians

3rd one at 12:46:17 Tuesday July 8 2003
Mark Vivian Fs - Widow, cruelly called the Black Widow

2nd one at 12:45:36 Tuesday July 8 2003
Incy wincy.....

1st one at 12:45:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
David Webb

Quiz Time at 12:44:30 Tuesday July 8 2003
Name 3 Footballers with Spider connections

Donnie at 12:42:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
I was the one with the smile

Little Jimmy Tomlin at 12:41:59 Tuesday July 8 2003
Please buy me and my brothers new CD, they mispelt Tomlin, it is shown as Osmond

Digby at 12:38:33 Tuesday July 8 2003
Colin Cramb? Ckorky the cat? Colin the crocodile? Billy the Fish?

Costa at 12:37:43 Tuesday July 8 2003
Derby just beat you to me.

Tarquine Muggswirter at 12:37:35 Tuesday July 8 2003
What a fascignating forum, could anyone direct me to a soccer based site

DavCobbler (so busy it's untrue) at 12:37:15 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ralph2, Hello mate. Depends very much exactly when in October as I'm hoping to set off on a mid-season break from all the excitement around the 18th. If I'm not away I would love to come along and offer my wisdom (my humour kills me at times)

Anon at 12:35:20 Tuesday July 8 2003
2 Siamese internationals

Sam A Nella at 12:34:40 Tuesday July 8 2003
Dont eat Pizza in enemy territory!

Anon at 12:33:58 Tuesday July 8 2003
Courtney Cox?

Pihuan at 12:33:16 Tuesday July 8 2003
Nothing on radio northampton at 12:30, when is this announcement then?

new signing at 12:32:17 Tuesday July 8 2003
Candido Costa

Digby at 12:29:35 Tuesday July 8 2003
Nanu, Nanu.

Ralph2 at 12:27:00 Tuesday July 8 2003
DavCob, do you fancy entering this Pisa quiz night in Peterborough in October? Steve, TRBMark and myself will make up the team.

DavCobbler (still slaving away) at 12:23:27 Tuesday July 8 2003
Nothing yet Big Jim

BIG JIM at 12:21:59 Tuesday July 8 2003
Any word on the signings yet davcobbler as I have no access to the radio as I am in Wales

mork at 12:20:48 Tuesday July 8 2003
shazbat.

DavCobbler (working) at 12:20:19 Tuesday July 8 2003
Hello fellow sufferers

Anon at 12:19:56 Tuesday July 8 2003
You stupid Jive ass mother fucker

C U Jimmy at 12:19:21 Tuesday July 8 2003
I'm here at last........

Ha Ha at 12:18:21 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ha, ha, haaaa

Anon at 12:16:09 Tuesday July 8 2003
No need for me to claim `cos I`m a bad mother Fucker

Outed at 12:15:59 Tuesday July 8 2003
Anon your real name is Leslie Skinner

Anons Boss at 12:14:43 Tuesday July 8 2003
We will be docking your job seekers allowance

Anon at 12:12:54 Tuesday July 8 2003
and you

Anons Boss at 12:12:24 Tuesday July 8 2003
Im watching you, get back to cleaning the toilets

Watching down on you at 12:10:53 Tuesday July 8 2003
Andy and Maurice

Anon at 12:10:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
GET OFF THIS SITE YOU CUNT

LeeNTFC at 12:10:31 Tuesday July 8 2003
No announcement on the radio, or website, or boards so i guess no-one yet!!

Staying Alive at 12:09:43 Tuesday July 8 2003
John Travolta

Anon at 12:07:57 Tuesday July 8 2003
WHO IS IT?

CHUNK at 12:05:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thought they's joined Plymouth, apparently Devon is th only place u'll c Maurice dancing!

Wow!!! at 12:03:13 Tuesday July 8 2003
Keith Gillespie

Ralph at 12:01:49 Tuesday July 8 2003
Its a Newcastle midfielder, couldnt quite make out his name

Breaking News at 12:00:55 Tuesday July 8 2003
Its the Bee Gees, 2 for the price of 3

Anon at 12:00:48 Tuesday July 8 2003
Who is it then,come on you mobile phone users.

LeeNTFC at 11:58:44 Tuesday July 8 2003
But plumbob when and if you want to climb the league ladder and have a lot of cash then that will always happen. I call it the Man Utd effect where everyone is jealous and wants to do you over. I think that the players that have come in are of better quality than we had and we have a very good squad. We have a great young side that could be together for years to come.

Insider ur Head!! at 11:54:54 Tuesday July 8 2003
Its Paul Gascoigne

plumbob at 11:47:32 Tuesday July 8 2003
Before everyone gets to carried away lets look at the signings in the cold light of day. We releasted 10 players on very high wages and we have replaced them with players with the combined outlay . Everyone with exception of reid has been in effect a free transfer , we also only had approx 12 players to start with , so whatever happened at the club a whole lot of new players would be signing on. Hope we have not shot ourselves in the foot by shouting off about the club , it seems every club will see us as a ( scalp )

free kick specialist at 11:43:08 Tuesday July 8 2003
Harsley?

Stallard at 11:41:49 Tuesday July 8 2003
Darlington

Ralph2 at 11:20:47 Tuesday July 8 2003
I think and hope one of these infamous C's is Chilvers. I also think we have missed out on one or two expected targets. It is unlike TCMP to get so excited which led me to believe we were signing somebody today that is an even bigger catch than Martin Smith, somehow I think I shall be dissapointed on that front. Never mind, we have so much to look forward to.

eastcoteobbler at 11:03:55 Tuesday July 8 2003
Confused!!! TCMP has built today up cant wait to "C" you all etc etc. But the club site is decidley quiet.... Dunno about you but i get a bit worried i mean its a whole week since we made a signing.

Anon at 10:47:16 Tuesday July 8 2003
standing by with excitement

Anon at 10:45:04 Tuesday July 8 2003
12:00pm

BIG JIM at 10:26:18 Tuesday July 8 2003
What time is the announcement going to happen?

Simon at 10:26:03 Tuesday July 8 2003
What about you Marvo? Driving your train today? How's the wife? Up on the roof fixing the aerial?

Simon at 10:24:00 Tuesday July 8 2003
Everybody at work today?

Simon at 10:21:40 Tuesday July 8 2003
Free kick specialist...how about Dean Thomas?

Simon at 10:17:21 Tuesday July 8 2003
I'm sorry, I made that last posting up. Did anyone out there rumble my clever wheeze?

Simon at 10:14:54 Tuesday July 8 2003
Latest News Flash! Terry Fenwick has been holding talks with the FA about taking over from Sven when the Swedes contract expires! An insider at the FA said that Terry was the only man who was big enough to take over from SGE.

Who is #26 - who needs glasses? at 09:41:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
Ralph2 at 21:28:22 Monday July 7 2003 Good to see you're having the time of your life John. Number 26 is Steve Morison.

Junk Shop Man at 09:39:49 Tuesday July 8 2003
Thanks to my only fan club member with his insight into signings and sellings, John Ward is he on the way here? rumours can become reality

Anon at 09:17:08 Tuesday July 8 2003
Number 26 shirt is worn by Steve Morison

John Atkinson Fan Club at 08:54:42 Tuesday July 8 2003
Darlington in talks with Marco Gabbiadini and Richard Hope. Memory Lane Records in the Fish Market.

Anon at 08:53:26 Tuesday July 8 2003
Do we know who it is yet?

Andy Turner Fan Club at 08:26:23 Tuesday July 8 2003
Everyone who puts on the Claret is a favourite

Rushden Fan at 05:34:42 Tuesday July 8 2003
Im a homosexual and i fuck my dad. Good luck next season

TRB Mark at 23:49:32 Monday July 7 2003
I was talking to a London Luton fan at the weekend who said that Willmott was a class act and he would be very surprised if he didn't turn out to be a Sixfields favourite.

Anon at 23:43:55 Monday July 7 2003
village boy and diamonds

Anon at 23:15:24 Monday July 7 2003
This is horse manure

Anon at 23:14:56 Monday July 7 2003
Stan & Ollie

Anon at 23:14:20 Monday July 7 2003
Bill and Ben

Anon at 23:13:42 Monday July 7 2003
Little & Large

Anon at 23:13:26 Monday July 7 2003
Cannon & Ball

Anon at 23:12:51 Monday July 7 2003
....ever get the feeling you've been cheated ?

Wham at 23:12:25 Monday July 7 2003
George Michael and Andrew

Anon at 23:12:19 Monday July 7 2003
Matlock & Lydon

Anon at 23:05:39 Monday July 7 2003
Barnes & Adcock

The Dream Ticket at 23:04:57 Monday July 7 2003
Page & Plant!!!!!!

He says it's all in the wrist at 23:03:06 Monday July 7 2003
that Matt Scott hangs out with 'left handers' - you have to watch him!

Anon at 23:02:43 Monday July 7 2003
Stallard and Clarke

Left handed dart player at 22:57:38 Monday July 7 2003
Willie & The Hand Jive?

Frank at 22:56:39 Monday July 7 2003
A Funky Little Jewish Princess?

Anon at 22:56:08 Monday July 7 2003
that's only one!

Frank at 22:55:39 Monday July 7 2003
Bobby Brown?

Van at 22:53:15 Monday July 7 2003
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee?

Anon at 22:52:38 Monday July 7 2003
does that count as three?

TJW at 22:51:05 Monday July 7 2003
Willie & Laura Mae?

Anon at 22:49:55 Monday July 7 2003
Peter Clarke on season loan... ?

Solar Sex Panel at 22:45:48 Monday July 7 2003
Trudy & Dave?

Anon at 22:45:18 Monday July 7 2003
That's 3 again!

Anderson at 22:44:11 Monday July 7 2003
Michael Collinns, Jefferey and Me?

Jerry Fish at 22:43:21 Monday July 7 2003
Bob & God?

Ray at 22:42:20 Monday July 7 2003
Terry & Julie?

Anon at 22:39:20 Monday July 7 2003
that's three Zim!

Zimmy at 22:38:21 Monday July 7 2003
Lily, Rosemary & The Jack of Hearts?

Bob at 22:34:54 Monday July 7 2003
Frankie & Johnnie?

Steve at 22:34:16 Monday July 7 2003
Billie & Bonnie?

New Signings at 22:21:30 Monday July 7 2003
Shane & Dixie?

Anon at 22:19:55 Monday July 7 2003
Signing tmrw wont be a massive signing,dont get your hopes up lads.

Anon at 21:48:45 Monday July 7 2003
....who can be contacted at - secretary@ntfctrust.co.uk

Bloody Madness Of Not at 21:48:34 Monday July 7 2003
Mothers pride dyed to suit.....um.....i think you know my views on this matter................bingy

RICHARD at 21:44:27 Monday July 7 2003
re 5-a-side, Dave: Try our esteemed Trust secretary at Good Luck.

Ralph at 21:34:02 Monday July 7 2003
In that case Ralph2, Steve Morison was down Three Shires this evening with a battered nose (no chips). Competition for places is already warming up!

Bloody Madness Of Not at 21:29:39 Monday July 7 2003
Mince pies..........um ............ i think you know my views on this matter..........bingy

Ralph2 at 21:28:22 Monday July 7 2003
Good to see you're having the time of your life John. Number 26 is Steve Morison.

Junk Shop Man at 21:23:13 Monday July 7 2003
Cobblers took Hay on Wye Castle today, well i did sign the visitors book `Cobblers', the castle is a bookshop, no vinyl there but along with the 28 book shops in Hay, there is a good vinyl shop, everything was confusing for my little brain, as it was all in Welsh/English, even in my bank, and I thought I was in Herefordshire, or was I over the border, my van is covered in England stickers from the World Cup, oops!!

Anon at 21:21:36 Monday July 7 2003
who's\number 26 this season? anyone know?

Ralph69 at 21:19:38 Monday July 7 2003
I lick um to death!!

Ralph at 21:17:35 Monday July 7 2003
Corazzin's first goal was not direct from a free-kick, it was played square to him first. The last dead ball specialist was probably Dean Thomas and Dave Gilbert before him.

Tug of war over Reddy at 21:03:02 Monday July 7 2003
SUNDERLAND are keen for Michael Reddy to join the Cobblers for £200,000, according to Sheffield Wednesday boss Chris Turner. The Owls boss is also chasing the 23-year-old Irishman after he impressed during a loan spell at Hillsborough last season. But the cash-strapped south Yorkshire giants would be looking to bring the player in on a free transfer, and according to Turner that doesn't suit the Black Cats money men. "An offer has gone in for Michael and I have spoken to Mick McCarthy," said Turner. "Sunderland have had an offer for a relatively low wage earner so their directors have said that Michael must go to Northampton rather than here (to Sheffield). "But Michael wants to come to us,(WHY HAVE THE TWAT THEN!!!!) so it could be an ongoing situation." Reddy's agent contacted Martin Wilkinson last week and talks are expected to take place this week. Meanwhile, Town goalkeeping coach Jim Blyth says the first week of pre-season training went very well. "The boys have come back with a great attitude," he said. "The new boys have settled in well and the spirit looks good. The new lads have been mixing well both with each other and the players we had here last season and that's a good sign. "There has been an increase in the atmosphere in the squad with regard to competition for places and I think we will see that increase as time goes on."

Ralph2 at 20:54:30 Monday July 7 2003
You can chuck a hand bag with the best of them, hey John.

The so called - Big Softy Atkinson at 20:47:42 Monday July 7 2003
Im in Memory Lane on Wednesdays/Friday/Saturdays, I dont hide behind aliases!!

Dave Chapman, Barnstaple Gulls at 20:39:21 Monday July 7 2003
Hi, as we're up your way for the first game of the season, (when we'll be trying not to get 3 blokes sent off as in our last visit!), we were wondering whether there are any groups of Cobblers fans who would like a game of 5-a-side or something similar in the morning. We're no good, so you wouldn't have any worries about not winning. (We'll leave that to the real Gulls in the afternoon!) If anyone's interested and can raise a team, either e-mail me at davechapman@breathemail.net , or post a message on our message board at www.barnstaplegulls.co.uk Cheers.

Marvo at 20:34:48 Monday July 7 2003
Y'know, I've got a golf buddy, his name is Steve Smith, we call him "Smudger". He's just broke his ankle chasing his brolly in the wind (he fell awkwardly). I'm looking on this as a good omen. Some of the Huddersfield fans were hoping "smudger" would get crocked. Well, now he has! I think it called a doppelganger (?)

Marvo at 20:29:53 Monday July 7 2003
I'm not talking to you Bexxy, calling me a dipstick after all I tried to do for you!

Marvo at 20:28:47 Monday July 7 2003
Is there Ralph? I tell you what, we should pull out all the stops and sign him on!

Bexxy at 20:28:22 Monday July 7 2003
I remember that Carlo free kick in August 98...It was my first game EVER @ Sixfields and i remember feeling a bit odd as i wasnt sure how i should celebrate, having not actually ever done it before...my very first Cobblers game was @ Wembley V Grimsby! (Ok,so im a fairly new fan, but as you know the first season i went we got relegated,so im certainly no glory hunter :-) Thats the thing about The Cobblers...come what may it becomes an addiction!!!)

Ralph2 at 20:21:31 Monday July 7 2003
Marvo, there is coverage on Cobblers world of Smudger curling in a free kick from virtually the corner of the box with his left foot for Huddersfield last season.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 19:55:36 Monday July 7 2003
John Frain...............um.............i think you know my views on this matter..............bingy

Marvo at 19:54:54 Monday July 7 2003
Carlo Corrazin, debut, first game of the season, home to Stoke. Player sent off in the first 10 minutes, lost 1-3. But hey, what a free kick!

Bloody Madness Of Not at 19:52:33 Monday July 7 2003
C is for Footspar me hearties of comments,never had it went forward,when you think that it's a done deal,up pops old scarecrow himself to make life a small island of disagreement.What will be come of us i hear you cry well lets not shout at the moon but instead heal a foot injury by chanting a name given by the few for the rest of us to understand isn't that hard!.Never mind i'll wait for your answers......um ....... ithink you know my views on this matter..................bingy

towny at 19:49:55 Monday July 7 2003
When have we ever had a GOOD free kick specialist?? ,can anyone remember the free kick by Gordon Armstrong whilst on loan here, bullet or wot!

John Atkinson Fan Club at 19:46:25 Monday July 7 2003
News of former Cobblers - Daryl Burgess to sign for Rochdale subject to a medical on Tuesday.Memory Lane Records for ever!

Marvo at 19:41:58 Monday July 7 2003
Does anybody know if any of our new signings are free kick specialists? God I hope so, we've needed one for a few seasons now.

nico at 19:14:47 Monday July 7 2003
is a signing announcement CONFIRMED for tomorrow, or just EXPECTED? tcmp? anyone?

Bazza at 19:08:23 Monday July 7 2003
LEE, sorry, below anon is me.

Anon at 19:04:56 Monday July 7 2003
LEE 22.44 FRIDAY. No need to apologise, of course we can agree to disagree. I can disagree with anybody about anything if I'm in the right mood! One of the best things about this site is being able to have a heat discussion with someone without taking it to seriously.

Anon at 18:57:12 Monday July 7 2003
But there may be a Reading connection - Martin Butler

MK Cobbler at 18:55:12 Monday July 7 2003
C is not for Cureton. Reading have announced he has signed for a South Korean club.

C at 18:42:59 Monday July 7 2003
C for Chilvers

Oxford edition. at 18:41:24 Monday July 7 2003
Not a C to be seen.

My foot is missing at 18:20:31 Monday July 7 2003
I send emails to Emma Peel, letters to Letitia Dean and Wine Gums to Gary Sobers.

In the know AKA ITK and insider at 18:09:57 Monday July 7 2003
I am the all seeing eye, well at least I was until I walked into that fooking lampost.....

Anon at 17:36:42 Monday July 7 2003
Wheres in the know when you need him/her.

Ralph at 16:51:24 Monday July 7 2003
Well whaddya know, whaddya say?

Anon at 16:27:22 Monday July 7 2003
Not Smith and Jones.

Anon at 16:26:22 Monday July 7 2003
Hey Ralph, I think Matts taking the piss out of us,lets do him. I bet its that big softy Atkinson, he never could fight you know.

One day ahead.... at 16:24:13 Monday July 7 2003
I cannot believe who we are about to announce tomorrow.....this will put our club on the map...........we are on there already I know but bigger I suppose........or the same size but on a smaller map....so bigger relatively but the same size in that case....the best ever striking Cobblers partnership????

Matt Scott at 16:21:38 Monday July 7 2003
Hey Ralph........FAO Ralph....I was also in the shop today and waiting to buy a key ring and a car sticker was a guy called Arthur McAvoy, left handed darts player centre half currently drinks in the Abington. Also played for The Wheatsheaf and The Blackbird. He hopes to join and was waiting for Wilko to get back from Harlestone Firs where he'd been buying some begonia's, as he had ordered some extra bedding plants if Wilko was going past.

FAO Ralph at 16:09:18 Monday July 7 2003
Hey Ralph,I saw Vaughan today in the clubshop chatting to Janet, I thought he was a courier waiting to pick up Chilvers and Curetons documents.Well, there wasa very posh Audi A6 outside with a reading car kit in the rear screen window. 2+2= 22.

towny at 15:49:19 Monday July 7 2003
I think you will find that most arrogance was directed at the,Huddersfield boards,only because they were so arrogant when we first approached Smith "he wont go to a crap club like Northampton" and stuff like that!

Hotel Ender at 15:29:08 Monday July 7 2003
Cricketside - well I can relate to that one - been a Cobblers fan since 1962 - when I was 6, so arrogance doesn't come easy here!

Cricketside at 15:22:30 Monday July 7 2003
I think he started off just giving his opinion, but he then got 'attacked' for not being a proper supporter etc. I wrote my post when some friendly little lad from Oxford came on and got some of the resident 'wits' after him and thought it unnecessary. Still, I'm old is my excuse!

Hotel Ender at 15:21:13 Monday July 7 2003
Tony Vaughan - another defender over 6 foot - spent time on loan at Scunthorpe, Mansfield and Motherwell last season - Forest paid £350,000 for him from Cardiff

Hotel Ender at 15:11:01 Monday July 7 2003
Cricketside - yeah, but I think your original post got overtaken by the cov/celtic fan trying to raise a few hackles, I guess we'll always get a few examples of arrogance, but in the main isn't it a case of exuberant optimism?

Ralph at 15:02:27 Monday July 7 2003
In the shop today waiting for a medical was a guy called Tony Vaughan, left sided centre half currently at Forest. Also played for Cardiff and Man City. He hopes to join and was waiting for Wilko to get back from Harlestone Firs where he'd been buying some begonia's, whilst putting the rest of the squad through their paces. (I hated pre-season, running, running followed by more bloody running!!).

Cricketside at 15:00:39 Monday July 7 2003
My original post. Posters assume we've got it won already and it's a question of up to the 2nd or straight to the 1st. Someone mentioned we begged away fans for a few bob and now some are going on other sites 'Fulhaming it'.

Hotel Ender at 14:27:50 Monday July 7 2003
an interesting post on the official shite - Cobblers fans arrogant? a Coventry/Celtic fan (go figure) (but he does watch the Cobblers - he's at Uni in Northampton) reckons we're too arrogant - thought I'd throw it open on here too - could be entertaining!!! As an aside - why the f*** are there so many Uni's now? it used to be the Technical College and then Nene College (pronounced Nenn of course for the bog trotting fen dwellers).

PATTCOBB at 13:59:31 Monday July 7 2003
Well cant maon about the team what can we maon about...... Taking on what Popeye Doyle said yesterday, its a good idea to have a memorial of some kind for Martin Aldridge, but lets show the world its there. Possibily the greatest man in Cobblers history ( up to yet!) has a stand named after him, but do you sit in the Dave Bowen Stand or the plain old unimaginative North Stand. Same with the Alwyn Hargreave Stand..... Surely a less tongue twisting Bowen Stand and Hargreave Stand (oh hang on Chris Hargreave might get confused mind you it could be apt as we have such a big squad that millionaires row in the West Stand might have an overspill over there). More moans - still no sign of the geriatric duo and Peter (" Number Four and captain Ian SImpson!") Smith being ousted, not to mention the pathetic " nothing at all to do with Northampton" Dragon. Then theres the number 100 bus surely the only bus in the entire week that used to be full on returning to the town centre which was cut last season.......

Welliphant at 11:25:18 Monday July 7 2003
But was he already out or not? Might have been visiting people.....

Our Boys at 11:24:10 Monday July 7 2003
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Roadmender Mad Heads at 05:31:16 Monday July 7 2003
Anon lives up near Bants Lane!!!!! Kick his head in

firestarter at 23:37:12 Sunday July 6 2003
im the firestarter punkin' instigator

Anon at 22:50:09 Sunday July 6 2003
is it still going? i just heard a siren down bants lane & dunno if its worth going out for a walk

Anon at 22:44:08 Sunday July 6 2003
Don't know,i drove past earlier when all the fire engines and police were there.

Twisted at 22:25:01 Sunday July 6 2003
Who started it?

Anon at 21:20:47 Sunday July 6 2003
Big Fire,next to the old peoples home on the Harlestone Road nr St James.

Anon at 21:09:16 Sunday July 6 2003
You'll never find me

ROADMENDER at 21:06:44 Sunday July 6 2003
Anon show yourself we will be queueing up to kick youir smug face in

ROADMENDER at 21:06:36 Sunday July 6 2003
Anon show yourself we will be queueing up to kick youir smug face in

ebay at 20:59:27 Sunday July 6 2003
Carlo Corrazins real footie shirt is on there for sale, downside Junk Shop Man is selling it!!!

SHUTLANGER BRANCH OF COBBLERS FAN CLUB at 20:58:37 Sunday July 6 2003
Great night last night on the farm at Shutlanger, an annual event, bbq, live band and disco, and yes a few Northern Soul records, but no one mentioned the C word!!!! I nearly shagged a sheep when I got pissed

Anon at 20:51:53 Sunday July 6 2003
they shpuld put a south car park exit onto that r/a. i never much liked aldridge as a player, seemed like he had some sort of attitude, had to want to play or he wasnt bothered, but i agree, he should have some sort of memorial there, definateley

Popeye Doyle at 20:41:49 Sunday July 6 2003
The Sixfields roundabout improvements were well overdue. The day Sixfields opened (15th Oct '94) I nearly got run over crossing the road between Golby's and Sainsburys. Hopefully the stadium will soon be extended and can compare with McAlpine, Reading, even Darlo's new ground, which has room for 25000!!! Sixfields only has plans for 13000 I believe. Also how about naming the upper tier of the North (Dave Bowen) Stand after the late Martin Aldridge who scored the first goal at Sixfields at that end. A fitting tribute I think.

Anon at 20:17:35 Sunday July 6 2003
Anon at 10:06:24 Sunday July 6 2003---- It's a roundabout. they always put 4 exits on the off chance of future developments. I'm still waiting for the Duston Plaza on that site anyway

You Know It Makes Sense at 20:03:22 Sunday July 6 2003
It wouldn't be a case of playing Reid out of position - we brought him here on loan last season initially as a holding midfielder, but then injuries dictated that we played him in the back four!! He's a class act and would have no trouble in midfield where he would be able to control the game.

Marvo at 20:02:37 Sunday July 6 2003
If you want to see something funny, go to www.google.com and type in "Weapons of mass destuction" Then hit the "I'm feeling lucky" key!

Stop making sense at 19:56:51 Sunday July 6 2003
Reid is a good centre half, why play him out of position when we can afford to get a good holding midfielder?

You Know It Makes Sense at 19:35:39 Sunday July 6 2003
Ralph2, if we get Clarke we could play him and Willmott in centre of defence and push Reid into midfield, this would solve the problem of geting this 'holding midfielder'??

Pepsi at 18:55:06 Sunday July 6 2003
Dont go to see Polyphonic Spree. The first song is good, the second song sounds like the first, thereafter they all sound the same. You will be bored shitless after 4 songs max.... (Been there done that doing it tomorrow)

ajp at 17:17:20 Sunday July 6 2003
dont think anyone has sugested it but i dont think we should dismiss getting clarke on a season loan deal, i mean he was at blackpool on loan last season! Any thoughts?

Go to RoadMender at 15:48:24 Sunday July 6 2003
to kick shit out of Anon, I hope I recognise the turd

USA Tour at 15:43:52 Sunday July 6 2003
I know Swaineys going, if that is not you who posted below

NC Tour at 15:16:17 Sunday July 6 2003
Anyone going to the US for the tour and wants to meet up in Cary drop me a line

We could call... at 12:48:46 Sunday July 6 2003
the home end the (not) Hotel End, with not in very small letters.

ntid at 12:35:57 Sunday July 6 2003
going to see the spree as well. saw them in brum last week totally awesome.got your gown? they sell them for £30 on the merch stall, had to laugh

towny at 11:47:51 Sunday July 6 2003
We cant have the away end as the Hotel End sacrelidge or whatever

Anon at 11:28:01 Sunday July 6 2003
I don't see us getting Beckett despite the flannel from Palmer. How can Beckett be worth £1m in the current market. Matt Holland and Irish international only cost Charlton £750,000.

MK Cobbler at 11:23:04 Sunday July 6 2003
Chilvers was a class act in the short period he played for us. Clarke would be excellent - current captain of England U21s but probably well capable of at least 1st Div football.

gee at 11:12:42 Sunday July 6 2003
Sky sports news earlier today reported that Palmer wants 1 million for Beckett now and laughed off our 400k bid. Tosser

Rob Dunkley at 10:44:53 Sunday July 6 2003
You can also say we really will have competition for players and hopefully with a strong reserve team the whole team will have a winning mentality.

Rob Dunkley at 10:42:47 Sunday July 6 2003
Chilvers can play left-back as well. I seem to remember when he was on loan we had a good set of results and when he went back to Arsenal our results slumped again. Again he is another tall young player, who is probably Division One quality but will never get anywhere near the first team @ Highbury because he does not have a French Name!

Anon at 10:14:37 Sunday July 6 2003
just past the south end car park! all the exits are all in place.1 side with houses on.the other side will be cobblers!!!

Ralph2 at 10:12:02 Sunday July 6 2003
Where abouts is this new roundabout?

Anon at 10:09:19 Sunday July 6 2003
suggestions for the hotel name???? what about "the claret and white hotel"?

Anon at 10:06:24 Sunday July 6 2003
the new round-a-bout put in near the stadium. the turning on the left heading away from sixfields will be the cobblers land! maybe the hotel!!!!???!!!!!

steve1 at 09:59:52 Sunday July 6 2003
Got to be Chilvers - bloody hope so. What a back 4 we have then. Still cant believe how much can change in a couple of months. Love to think that we could be soon playing in our own stadium but probably too good to be true at this stage.

Ralph2 at 09:55:29 Sunday July 6 2003
The only problem is, if Clark comes in that gives us 3 centre backs none of which would settle for life on the bench.Unless of course Wilmott plays right back.

ajp at 09:51:22 Sunday July 6 2003
This myserious C signing, the way TCMP is talking i would say chilvers would be a good signing but perhaps not the highly rated C he is talking about. My tip is for Peter Clarke the second!

daventrycobbler at 09:42:43 Sunday July 6 2003
surely the C stands for Chilvers

Anon at 09:42:26 Sunday July 6 2003
TCMP, how many players are we signing on Tuesday?

MK Cobbler at 09:41:18 Sunday July 6 2003
C is for Chilvers?

Rob Dunkley at 09:30:15 Sunday July 6 2003
So will we have to wait and C for Tuesday if all the three blank shirts are filled?

pihuan at 07:46:56 Sunday July 6 2003
The letter C? Cureton? Clarke from Everton? Anyone know anything about the wherabouts of meesrs Frain, Hope, Mcmullet et al? Sad to see Roy Hunter out of a job again. Letting him leave was a major error, I feel that we would have got much more from him than we got from a lot of last season's side.

If... at 00:50:10 Sunday July 6 2003
anon at 00:12:39 if you fell flat on your arse how would we know? after all you are just another anonymous doomridden dumpster.

Anon at 00:36:01 Sunday July 6 2003
cant go raunds. The polyphonic spree are on at the roadmender. bring on the hippy rock!!!

Anon at 00:12:39 Sunday July 6 2003
Well lets hope you and the season doesn't fall flat on its arse

Sean from London at 23:52:44 Saturday July 5 2003
hi Tony and everyone I am certainly getting into a good mood about the Cobblers, and hope to be dancing in the streets of north London very soon into the new season - Sean

TCMP at 23:37:41 Saturday July 5 2003
oops forgot the e-mail address

TCMP at 23:36:07 Saturday July 5 2003
Good news stories about the Cobblers are like no 8 buses from Kingsthorpe, nothing for ages and then Wallop they all come at once. Anyway look out for more positive news around the Tuesday mark and believe Wilko when he says "we aint finished yet" The shirt I believe will be launched during the North Carolina trip, so not long to wait now. Sorry to dissapoint you over Wise but that was not my post. I know imitation is the highest form of flattery but I suppose in essence anyone could come on and post as anyone. Anyway hope to see you all at Raunds on Thursday and I expect to C you all in a good mood following next Tuesdays news on our new addition.

Anon at 22:23:15 Saturday July 5 2003
all very quiet on here today

Marshalls Mother at 22:02:07 Saturday July 5 2003
I give sugar to sheep, paper to paupers and flowers to Fiona Fullerton.

towny at 21:55:59 Saturday July 5 2003
Hello......hello......HELLO.... theyve all gone home.

Bloody Madness Of Not at 14:43:48 Saturday July 5 2003
FOOTSPAR BLOODY FOOTSPAR,um...........i think you know my views on this matter...............bingy

Michael Reddy at 11:35:51 Saturday July 5 2003
http://www.michael-reddy.com/ He's got his own website!!

towny at 11:18:49 Saturday July 5 2003
Cambridge manager Taylor has contingency plans if they sell Kitson acording to teletext,perhaps this is our man for next tuesday!!

Anon at 10:19:44 Saturday July 5 2003
86/87 video on eBay no longer 'buy it now' they obviously realised it was under priced at £14.99.

LeeNTFC at 09:52:29 Saturday July 5 2003
Oh, and Village idiot, Cardoza 300k? More like 300 million!! Have you got any decent youngsters? Mills or that Bell spring to mind ummmm what you reckon lads and lasses might fancy taking one of those....

LeeNTFC at 09:50:30 Saturday July 5 2003
I think Village boy is stressed as Diamonds have had very little praise for their title win and we`ve snatched all the publicity with our exciting future. People say "are`nt you bothered that Diamonds are higher than you" i say "no, because in a couple of seasons we`ll be above and beyond them". Funny how things go is`nt it? We have loads of potential and you have, well, 4900 of it in a championship winning season! ha ha ha. We`ll show you how its done don`t worry.

steve1 at 09:19:09 Saturday July 5 2003
Anon at 8.09. Better to be under that sort of pressure than be broke, Ellis as chairman, f**kwit as manager and the likes of Hope etc in the team. Keep it up Wilko and the Cardozas.

Nowhere To Be Seen at 08:38:38 Saturday July 5 2003
I give bugger all to beggars, nothing to nuns and flowers to Felicity Kendall.

Anon at 08:09:27 Saturday July 5 2003
Think of all the pressure we are no under with expectations to win the league, be in the 1st division in 5 years, outshine the Diamonds,buy the ground, develop the ground, is this all real or is it a dream.

Vincent '52 at 08:04:33 Saturday July 5 2003
If we are the most irritating fans, Ted and RSMW must be on a pedastal

Give it the gun at 07:29:34 Saturday July 5 2003
Dont forget to get on 606 div 3 site and teamtalk and give it large about next season our friends in this division are all loving the fact that we have money and are splashing it around we are " the most irritating fans in the division" already!!!

CLICHE MAN at 07:25:04 Saturday July 5 2003
" I mean no-ones kicked a ball yet Brian and all ready the fans are talking about promotion, I mean names on paper don't win you medals Clive" Some of the lads brought in are real quality I mean the boy Smith scores goals for fun - great at getting in at the last post where defenders can't handle him. I've always fancied the boy Reid as well great feet good in the air great talker for a young lad... The fans here are the best in the country and they've stuck by the team over the years and to be fair they deserve a bit of success"

Pihuan at 07:06:05 Saturday July 5 2003
P p p p Pee'd off because I'll miss the Torquay match. Have never been so excited about a new season, and at my age I dont excite easily! Still worried it might all turn out to be a dream, plus have done my share of sneering at other moneybags clubs when things have gone belly up. All this means that we'll be top of everyone else's hate list, but can't help thinking that in the grand scheme of things we are due a few breaks, and that the club has finally got the backing it deserves

Village homo at 02:00:17 Saturday July 5 2003
"just like Cordoza is worth 300k." Eh?

Anon at 00:10:30 Saturday July 5 2003
Somebody mentioned they were after cobblers videos, well there is a 86/87 video for sale buy it now for £15 eBay.

Kobbla at 23:54:41 Friday July 4 2003
Village Boy - Go away, you are insignificant and we don't care. Can't you go and look at porn sites like other normal boys of your age?

village boy at 23:50:34 Friday July 4 2003
Your right Kett cobb I'm a multi billionaire, if I keep saying it long enough your sure to believe me, just like Cordoza is worth 300k.

KettCobb at 23:42:34 Friday July 4 2003
Big money talk is meaningless!!! haha! i remember when Direones had money and mouthed off no end! Did anyone See Sam Park has turned down the chance to play for Scotland or Northern Ireland as he,and i quote,"would only ever considering playing for England" haha.

village boy at 23:38:26 Friday July 4 2003
Value is only what someone will pay,so do you think you could now sell them all for a vast fortune? If you cant then in reality their worth sod all, and the big money talk is meaningless.

LeeNTFC at 22:48:40 Friday July 4 2003
But village boy i think the point he was making is that it was very good business. And I doubt every club in the 3rd could say they have got 10 players come in which have been or are of that combined value. Especially as pointed out the young age of them.

LeeNTFC at 22:44:46 Friday July 4 2003
If that is the case Bazza i stand corrected, apologies. But about the squad numbers, we beg to differ! agreed?

Bingley at 22:30:40 Friday July 4 2003
Yorkshire Cobblers

Dedicated Follower of Fashion at 21:19:09 Friday July 4 2003
TCMP - Any more news on when our tastefully plain new Xara home shirt will be available?

Something Like That at 21:14:47 Friday July 4 2003
I'm sending jokes to jokers, smokes to smokers and cake to Clare Grogan.

Anon at 21:13:25 Friday July 4 2003
thing is though jack is at the end of his career whilst reid etc are at the start of theirs

village boy at 21:00:16 Friday July 4 2003
So what your saying Lee NTFC is that Wilkinson is talking about the sale costs of your new players that went through other clubs in the past and is now crediting those costs for his own shrewed purchasing? So what we got Jack for free and he was once sold for 650k.and there are many more clubs who could say the same about their players.

Tony Joe White at 20:19:03 Friday July 4 2003
So we have had a load of discussion about squad numbers . . . . but who will be skipper this season?

MCHammer at 19:33:10 Friday July 4 2003
TCMP, ok it's Friday night again any chance of a few little clues about next week and possible signings. You can make them as cryptic as you like and obviously it's just between you and me, I won't let it go any further.

DavCobbler at 18:49:02 Friday July 4 2003
Looks like I picked a great time to start my new job, testing celebratory drinks.........

Bazza at 18:44:33 Friday July 4 2003
LEE, I haven't seen the Cron but I'm sure you're right (irony). I'm 47, married with a son, 18 who is a student and a daughter, 15. Both are Cobblers fans, as was my dad and his dad.

towny at 18:23:44 Friday July 4 2003
Wheras Dim-ones was assembled for 7 pairs of boots and a goat!

Martin at 18:21:13 Friday July 4 2003
If you look at the players we have assembled so far, and if you take the combined transfer fees of the players we have signed, it adds up to something like £3.75m. "Also, out of that squad there are now nine players that have international honours at different levels, so there is quality there. BLOODY HELL 3.75 MILLION>

LeeNTFC at 18:17:30 Friday July 4 2003
Admit it Village we do have a good squad, common....

LeeNTFC at 18:16:37 Friday July 4 2003
No village boy its true, Reid and Wilmott alone have gone for around 1.4 mill alone in transfers!! Great business...

village boy at 18:07:46 Friday July 4 2003
According to the ET, Wilkinson has said if you look at the players we have assembled so far, and if you take the combined transfer fees of the players we have signed, it adds up to something like.3.75M Now is this true or just silly talk, for silly people to take on board?

towny at 17:51:57 Friday July 4 2003
9224 a romantic line up maybe but it wouldnt pull in the crowds,also i woulnt let Clarkson play,he had his testimonial,and carried on playing! he should have given the money to charity he wasnt a legend either...Like i said before with all the ambition at the club we should try for Real Madrid.

9224 at 17:30:59 Friday July 4 2003
Sammo will always be #4 for me, same way as Razor is still #5! I think a match against Sunderland would be a fitting way to send Sammo off, but I'd like to see a Cobblers team made up of players that were here with Sammo the longest: Say, Woody, Clarky, Frainy, Sammo, Razor, Hunter, Hunt, Larry, Ali Gibb, Gabbiadini (would spark interest, I understand his #9 shirt is still the biggest selling item in the Sunderland club shop), and A.N. Other lining up for the Cobbs!

LeeNTFC at 17:26:46 Friday July 4 2003
I think Carruthers must eye up the left hand side of midfield birth as he`s naturally left footed. Well everyone harped on about it last year now they seem to have forgotton about him. I think he`d do a job there for us.

Vincent '52 at 17:22:55 Friday July 4 2003
I'm happy with the signings so far. I'd like to think the big squad will inspire competition for places, but how many signings will be happy to find themselves in a 3rd div reserve team? Likely that some or all of Harper, Harsley, Hargreaves, Trollope, Asamoah, Carruthers, will find themselves in the reserves on a regular basis. It will make the games worth going to see, but will they be happy for long? Are some of the younger ones likely to go out on loan? It will be a good manager to keep a big squad together.

LeeNTFC at 17:05:34 Friday July 4 2003
Beckett is unlikely i think. I would be over the moon with Reddy, Stallard and Chilvers. That would make us look slightly top of 2nd division/1st division side.

Anon at 16:35:41 Friday July 4 2003
Wise? Joke

Nippon Cobbler at 16:30:36 Friday July 4 2003
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you keep me happy night and dayblahdibjahdiblahdiblah We love Cordoza men/ Never go broke. I loaded too

MK Cobbler at 14:49:35 Friday July 4 2003
Unlikely that both Reddy and Beckett would be signed by the club now that Smith has committed himself but I wouldn't rule out one of them. What a revolution!

Simon at 14:23:46 Friday July 4 2003
Bloody hell! Only 36 days to go!!!!!

dead ringer at 12:58:00 Friday July 4 2003
How the hell did Robbie Savage (aka lisa) get into the BB house?

RICHARD at 12:56:58 Friday July 4 2003
Checked it out, RMP, but how reliable a source is Planet Football? Seems to quote the Owls' manager, so perhaps it has some veracity. Quite a steal that would be - Reddy & Beckett, plus perhaps Chilvers, if the earlier PF article is spot on. Exciting times indeed!

LeeNTFC at 12:06:50 Friday July 4 2003
FAO BAZZA! Read the back page of the Chron mate. Seems i was right all along when i said the squad numbers mean nothing. And you were trying to be cocky about it? Well maybe you should learn about football at college then matey! Anyway sorry for that guys and girls.

RaggaMetalPunk at 12:02:17 Friday July 4 2003
Check this link about REDDY & BECKETT possibly coming to the mighty NTFC!!! http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=153277&cpid=11&title=Owls+and+Cobblers+fight+for+duo"/>

anon at 11:35:57 Friday July 4 2003
interlectual = intellectual excitment = excitement seretary = secretary just examples of erroneous material. Extensive use of = would suggest using it a lot!

Bexxy at 11:05:14 Friday July 4 2003
Oh...and Anon~ NO! I am in no way a seretary although id consider it if you paid me enough! (Er..just what exactly are you on about with this "extensive use of spell checker... "excitment to further stimulating interlectual exchanges" ?)

Bexxy at 11:02:03 Friday July 4 2003
Oh yeah.. Great mfgghxthjtxf !! Thats about as funny as a fart in a spacesuit!

Anon at 11:01:33 Friday July 4 2003
Loser

mfgghxthjtxf at 10:39:28 Friday July 4 2003
TERRY FENWICK has admitted that taking on the job as Cobblers manager was a mistake. Fenwick, who has this week been linked with the vacant managerial post at Luton Town, says he was too eager to get back into English football and that joining the Cobblers was the wrong option. "I was offered the Northampton job and grabbed it with both hands as I was so keen to get back into English football," said the former England defender. "In hindsight, perhaps I shouldn't have been so quick as there was a lot that wasn't right about the club. "I only discovered that once I was in the job, by which time it was too late." Fenwick lasted just 48 days and seven games without a win in the Sixfields hot seat before he was sacked. It's not a record to be proud of, but Fenwick insists it won't affect his chances of finding work in the future. "I must admit, on paper it doesn't look good, but I've still got faith in my ability," he said. "I'm still confident that I can be a good manager and do a good job for a club somewhere." TERRY FENWICK has admitted that taking on the job as Cobblers manager was a mistake. Fenwick, who has this week been linked with the vacant managerial post at Luton Town, says he was too eager to get back into English football and that joining the Cobblers was the wrong option. "I was offered the Northampton job and grabbed it with both hands as I was so keen to get back into English football," said the former England defender. "In hindsight, perhaps I shouldn't have been so quick as there was a lot that wasn't right about the club. "I only discovered that once I was in the job, by which time it was too late." Fenwick lasted just 48 days and seven games without a win in the Sixfields hot seat before he was sacked. It's not a record to be proud of, but Fenwick insists it won't affect his chances of finding work in the future. "I must admit, on paper it doesn't look good, but I've still got faith in my ability," he said. "I'm still confident that I can be a good manager and do a good job for a club somewhere." TERRY FENWICK has admitted that taking on the job as Cobblers manager was a mistake. Fenwick, who has this week been linked with the vacant managerial post at Luton Town, says he was too eager to get back into English football and that joining the Cobblers was the wrong option. "I was offered the Northampton job and grabbed it wi