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MAY 2002 er copy what wee get this sandwich at 22:36:44 Friday May 31 2002
xSulk of the day at 22:11:6 Friday May 31 2002

Sulk of the day at 22:11:6 Friday May 31 2002
The copy somebody else's post and put your name on it of the day is "NTFC@2view at 19:26:17 Friday May 31 2002.The conspiracy theory of the day is "I'd like to know whether some of the people posting on here since GdS came on the scene have (a) ever posted on here about football (b) have anything at all to do with NTFC. I'd like to know if they have allegiances to other countries/governments/movements, or are they truly Cobblers fans, with the 'best interests' of the club at heart?"

not me me like lawters at 20:47:59 Friday May 31 2002
u 2 mad 2 b cobbters fan r u lover of seftino and fashino u r foulmouth boy/girl/girl/her/screamer

NTFC@2view at 20:5:52 Friday May 31 2002
"Question 2, if those who excuse GDS so confident, why dont they take up the challenge of asking him who Carlo Fabiani is?" You ask him yourself you lazy twát! Why do you think we'll do your asking for you? Are you royalty or something?

oh y at 19:30:20 Friday May 31 2002
y do i need to know anyting aboot foosballl tat fool fonzo didn't he/her paste

NTFC@2view at 19:26:17 Friday May 31 2002
The copy somebody else's post and put your name on it of the day is "NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 10:19:55 Friday May 31 2002.The conspiracy theory of the day is "I'd like to know whether some of the people posting on here since GdS came on the scene have (a) ever posted on here about football (b) have anything at all to do with NTFC. I'd like to know if they have allegiances to other countries/governments/movements, or are they truly Cobblers fans, with the 'best interests' of the club at heart?"

plasticplasticfantastic at 19:25:18 Friday May 31 2002
England have no chance!! i'm a Brazil supporter,i've seen um on TV and their the best,never seen um live but their still better than u lot

Jon Boy at 18:51:38 Friday May 31 2002
It seems to me that Stonhill should also have freedom of speach to say what he likes as well as ClarkeAlso does anyone in there right mind think the current Directors will make anything out of this deal, I think we would be all astonished if we found out how much they ( including all the friends of the Club ) put in and stand to lose

DEJA VUE at 17:49:46 Friday May 31 2002
Didn't the club have a dig at Tony Clarke last time he spoke out about Atkins and then 3 weeks later agreed with him? Seems freedom of speech is only o.k if it comes from a italian/serb with a dodgy background and money in his pocket. Seems money talks and bullshit baffles and anyone trying to warn of impending doom is castigated. UTC FTP

NO DI STEFANO NO!! at 17:44:21 Friday May 31 2002
question1, do we trust a member of the board who has nothing to gain on the GDS deal or those who stand to be paid back loans and recieve money for their shares. Question 2, if those who excuse GDS so confident, why dont they take up the challenge of asking him who Carlo Fabiani is? Question 3 when all the optimists who say sell sell sell are proven wrong will they put their hands in their pockets to buy the club back? answers? I doubt it

The Drilling Cobbler at 16:48:57 Friday May 31 2002
Amazing revelations from Di Stefano on the official site - he claims that it is in the contract between NTFC and the council that as landlords, they must maintain the stadium to the standards that the football assocition require. In other words if the Cobblers got into division1, they must increase the capacity accordingly to first division standard requirements! Which is considerably higher than the current 7500 or so capacity. I know their are timescales involved to allow clubs to improve facilities - is it 3 years? Otherwise the likes of Grimsby, Brighton etc wouldnt be there. Perhaps if we did get promoted the council would be forced to sell cheap because they have not got the money to invest on sixfields. Whichever way, the only winner would be NTFC.

Posh at 14:46:22 Friday May 31 2002
France lost because of the colours they play in!!

Sean from London at 13:15:40 Friday May 31 2002
Senegal 1 Arsenal 0

Its the Big Kick OFF now!!! at 12:31:27 Friday May 31 2002
And why arent the Cobbs there in Japan!!!

Phil at 11:22:10 Friday May 31 2002
Check this out http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Team_News/0,1562,108,00.html#498217

Hotel Ender at 11:8:4 Friday May 31 2002
have to agree with "devoted", if this board had been around in '91 I bet the same people who are saying take Di Stefano's money would probably have been welcoming McRitchgie with open arms. I remember the hype around McRitchie and at the time swallowed the hype and thought anything was better than Underwood. How wrong we were proved to be. I think the adage "one bitten, twice shy" should be considered here!

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 10:19:55 Friday May 31 2002
The conspiracy theory of the day is "I'd like to know whether some of the people posting on here since GdS came on the scene have (a) ever posted on here about football (b) have anything at all to do with NTFC. I'd like to know if they have allegiances to other countries/governments/movements, or are they truly Cobblers fans, with the 'best interests' of the club at heart?"

lloyd at 10:7:28 Friday May 31 2002
man u r scum

Wake up and smell... at 9:30:15 Friday May 31 2002
Nice to have opinions and do all the research, but the reality is anyone is better than no one taking over the club. We had Sir Ian Atkins in charge, then a smurf and not we have another potential Sir KB, but he needs some £££££ and where it comes I just dont care, nor will the majority of us mindless fans, we just dont want the 3rd Division!!!

devoted at 8:52:35 Friday May 31 2002
O.K so I am a devoted cobblers fan who will watch the cobblers however is in charge but dont count me amongst the idiots who just cant see whats in front of them, I get really mad when people say "so what" or "well its not proven" the same people would soon blame the board if GDS turned out to be a disaster for the club, I think there are to many people posting on this board who just want anything to happen and as a result have lost sight of their senses. I dont want this Di Stefano geezer and Fash is a better bet by default, but if thats all thats on offer then we might as well struggle on. Also I dont let anyone make my mind up for me, I look for the info myself, I suggest others do the same. Still devoted UTC FTP

James Hunt at 6:44:52 Friday May 31 2002
The Oxford branch of WE dont care if the Dons move to MK think that James H will be with them next season, but not for his goalscoring abilities

moany from new seat in the west at 21:58:55 Thursday May 30 2002
it all sounds like distefano or nothing i think fash was stalling until the wimbledon outcome if he ever was serious at all .the big question is can we afford or dare to turn DS down and a slightly smaller question is what do we know about darryn stamp

NTFC@2view at 21:23:37 Thursday May 30 2002
I know I'm slow, but I've just realised the reason YOU don't ask the question is that you have to register and give a valid e-mail address on the official site. And then we'd know who you are!

NTFC@2view at 19:30:11 Thursday May 30 2002
I suppose someone is going to say, "Yes, but he's the one trying to buy us. What all of the others did is of no concern to us." But if you are trying to say that only Serbs had 'blood on their hands' you are re-writing history. I'd like to know whether some of the people posting on here since GdS came on the scene have (a) ever posted on here about football (b) have anything at all to do with NTFC. I'd like to know if they have allegiances to other countries/governments/movements, or are they truly Cobblers fans, with the 'best interests' of the club at heart? (Can't check the post because of the stupid window. Said enough I guess.) Answer my questions some of you HONEST QUESTIONERS. Who are you?

Heard It All Before! at 19:29:0 Thursday May 30 2002
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn!

convinced. at 19:2:34 Thursday May 30 2002
If you have got a strong stomach you can read it all for yourself at www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/comexpert/ANX/NOTES/03-A.htm, then if GDS and this man Fabiani and their counterparts are one and the same, who is going to be first to say, thank god some one warned us?

next question? at 18:45:8 Thursday May 30 2002
good work ntfc@2view, now given the "well innocent till proven guilty" crap from some and the "he only represents bad guys" rubbish from others, not to mention his milatary rank in the same Serb Tigers that killed thousnds in cold blood including women and children!! wouldn't it be remarkable if Carlo Fabiani and GDS were one and the same? guess some one needs to ask him, after all he is not shy at expressing a view on the official site is he?

NTFC@2view at 18:23:47 Thursday May 30 2002
"Arkan, along with Slobodan Kostovski and Carlo Fabiani, an Italian citizen, are suspected in a 5 September 1979 armed robbery in a bank in Stockholm. Fabiani was arrested and on 11 September 1979, he was taken to the City Court of Stockholm for a court hearing. When Fabiani was taken into the courtroom, Arkan and Kostovski reportedly helped him escape by firing several gunshots at the guards. On 21 September 1979, this same group is alleged to have committed armed robbery in a large department store in Gothenburg before moving on to the Netherlands."

answer at 18:17:23 Thursday May 30 2002
ntfc@2view, its simple because no matter what is written about GDS everyone tried to cover their eyes and pretend its not true and it will go away, so if you ask him the question himself he can either answer, and hang himself or stay silent and hang himself .Either way he deserves any discomfort that comes his way.

NTFC@2view at 18:9:19 Thursday May 30 2002
(Fucking stupid window!) ....brought it up before.

NTFC@2view at 18:7:57 Thursday May 30 2002
Hello question. Why don't you become answer? You obviously know as you've brought o

What do? at 17:56:7 Thursday May 30 2002
What do Sixfields Travel Club think of Di Stefano? Fash? the sale of the club? or....well, anything?

Question of the year!!! at 17:54:32 Thursday May 30 2002
Having failed ton answer the question of the day/week who has got the guts to ask Mr Di Stefano one simple question to which he will be proved innocent or guilty? the Question? Who is Carlo Fabiani, what where his links with Arkan. Think its a wind up ? if so just ask him on the official site and be stunned by his silence!!!

Question of the year!!! at 17:53:37 Thursday May 30 2002
Having failed ton answer the question of the day/week who has got the guts to ask Mr Di Stefano one simple question to which he will be proved innocent or guilty? the Question? Who is Carlo Fabiani, what where his links with Arkan. Think its a wind up >

NTFC@2view at 17:42:23 Thursday May 30 2002
Have you just read Anon at 15:24:46? Beginning to get some sort of grip on the argument @dimbo? Not a truly difficult concept is it?

Only in the best interests of the club at 17:20:20 Thursday May 30 2002
Politics, what a twat who exactly is Alf Fayed? anon 22:40:14 at least Tony Clarke has a view, unlike anyone else associated with the club!! Anon at 22:50:14 at least the Trust have a view more than can be said for any other so called suppertor group, YAWN, JDT , yes the trust did ask its membership and other supporters in its leaflet at the Stoke game and since at open forums, just what have you done? thought as much wanker, also Steve Riches, good radio presenter always promoted the Cobblers or villian because he says what you and other morons dont want to hear? NO TO MK DONS... NO TO DI STEFANO!!!

The A5 Menace at 17:16:26 Thursday May 30 2002
we are the rumble mob from Bucks and have been waiting a lifetime for a team to follow and get tooled up

Only in the best interests of the club at 17:15:34 Thursday May 30 2002
Politics, what a twat who exactly is Alf Fayed? anon 22:40:14 at least Tony Clarke has a view, unlike anyone else associated with the club!! Anon at 22:50?

Only in the best interests of the club at 17:15:31 Thursday May 30 2002
Politics, what a twat who exactly is Alf Fayed? anon 22:40:14 at least Tony Clarke has a view, unlike anyone else associated with the club!! Anon at 22:50?

Anon at 15:24:46 Thursday May 30 2002
Tranmere may have a 16000 seat stadium, but when did they ever have more than 9000 in it? There support base remains eternally constrained by the allure of their wealthier neighbours, and beleive me it's a lot more difficult to get to Anfield and Goodison from the Wirral than it is to MK. And at least in MK there's a good chance your car will still be in one piece after the game!

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 15:15:9 Thursday May 30 2002
"I suppose you're an "I'd watch them if they were on the Racecourse." " I suppose not. I'd rather watch them at the council's place. Yes, I give you full credit for being the original "silly name, silly post" merchant. Don't worry, imitation = flattery, remember?

NTFC@2view at 14:59:23 Thursday May 30 2002
I did start it actually, so why copy? And the 2000 who won't come back if we are as crap as we were for most of last year. I suppose you're an "I'd watch them if they were on the Racecourse." I wouldn't, I'd be playing.

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 13:0:9 Thursday May 30 2002
"I am showing my feeling for the club by maximising chances of success by staying away and not getting involved". Brilliant. He is a true Cobblers supporter, he has learned from the 2000 or so "supporters" who disappeared when they thought we were going down.

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 12:54:34 Thursday May 30 2002
The phrase of the day is "only in the best interests of the club".

Anon at 12:9:33 Thursday May 30 2002
Ignore MK we should be able to sustain a first division club in a town that is bigger than ipswich, bolton, and blackburn - success brings in the punters if we get things right on the field then people will have no need to go and watch some plastic cockneys in the city of roundabouts

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 11:19:36 Thursday May 30 2002
"Could he possibly mean that Tranmere are the poor relations of the Tranmere, Everton, Liverpool area, as we might become of the NTFC, RDFC, MKFC area?" Yes, poor relations who have a 16,500 capacity stadium, spent most of the last 10 years in the First Division, went to Wembley in the Worthington Cup and have had many a good FA Cup run. Compare to the Cobblers who spend season after season in the lower divisions (most in the lowest), lose to non-league teams in the cup and don't even own their own stadium, "Silly name, sillier post perhaps. " You started it.

Phil at 10:18:37 Thursday May 30 2002
So the New away kit is finally revealed. Kit A. I see that dodgy blue kit came 3rd. Could this be due other fans using the site

Phil at 9:13:4 Thursday May 30 2002
Do the fans get a say in who actually takes over or is it ALL down to the directors and the board

Anon at 8:38:9 Thursday May 30 2002
STEFANIO OUT STEFANIO OUT STEFANIO OUT

MK CITY at 0:5:7 Thursday May 30 2002
What about us? Why would we want a team called 'Wimbledon'? Milton Keynes City for me thankyou very much. C'MON YOU BLUES.

JDT at 23:1:5 Wednesday May 29 2002
So did the trust ask every one of their members? If not how can they say they represent the view of the cobblers fans, and if they say the statement does not what is the point of it?

anon at 22:50:0 Wednesday May 29 2002
I hear the supporters trust have come out saying they are not happy with Di Stefaro taking the major share of the Cobblers the easy thing for them to do is take over the running of the Club ? But just remind us , what did they give the Club last year ? Was it £ 12,000 ?

anon at 22:40:14 Wednesday May 29 2002
Mr Clarke is covering his arse big time, he has his job for life to look after . he can be as politicaly correct as he likes , but the bottom line he is not dealing with his own money.

JDT_NTFC at 21:32:9 Wednesday May 29 2002
Chat now on ntfcunofficial.com whack this link into your browsers http://northamptontown.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=964&p=15

Wellingborough Town The Dougboys at 20:8:12 Wednesday May 29 2002
U herd it ere furst we will rise from the ashes like Wellingborough Zoo!!

A Childs View at 20:0:42 Wednesday May 29 2002
Why is everything taking so long - it needs to happen soon so KB can plan for next season, every day longer that passes the less inclined the out of contract players will be to re-sign. Just what is di Stefano on? - I'll never come to a game, I just want to leave the club alone and see it go to the 1st division, or should I say hear about it going up because I'll never watch a game!! Is anybody else thinking this just doesn't add up? £1/2 million debts and getting absolutely nothing back - there is no sense to this and I'm getting very suspicious. The Fash bid has been transparent, we know what it's about and it adds up - the di Stefano scenario simply sounds absurd! Wimbledon going to MK is very wrong - it cuts against local identity - how must the genuine fans of the club be feeling? I've every sympathy with them and hope the Dons' move never becomes a reality. Surely a solution can be brokered which keeps W'don local?

Former Radio Man at 19:11:51 Wednesday May 29 2002
I like the comments on the official board from Mr Riches, trying to be prim and proper, has he been elected the new chairman of the trust yet, or did i miss that truely democratic vote, whereby one person is put forward

Politics at 19:10:21 Wednesday May 29 2002
Lets forget the politics crap about di steffano, hes a lawyer, griggs is no angel, neither is alf fayed, the list is endless. Here is possibly our last chance to survive. Its him or bust, so lets get behind him before wimbledon get in front of us. Up The Cobblers.

NTFC@2view at 19:5:0 Wednesday May 29 2002
Could he possibly mean that Tranmere are the poor relations of the Tranmere, Everton, Liverpool area, as we might become of the NTFC, RDFC, MKFC area? Silly name, sillier post perhaps.

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 18:24:59 Wednesday May 29 2002
"I genuinely fear we are to become the Tranmere of this area. " Anon, you're kidding right? Tranmere have got a lot more going for them than the Cobblers. I was more under the impression that we are going down next season. Tranmere are one of the teams who could go up.

NTFC@2view at 17:18:24 Wednesday May 29 2002
"NTFC@2view at 15:52:41 Wednesday May 29 2002. I've been over to MK to chat to shoppers to gauge their views about Wimbledon moving there. They hadn't got a clue what I was talking about. I wonder why?" Check your corrections little girl. Must do better.

Anon at 16:37:25 Wednesday May 29 2002
MK Dons have unveiled their new club crest - it features a white elephant and a concrete cow holding a tumbleweed above the motto avidus et deus

SOS at 16:33:41 Wednesday May 29 2002
SOSAGES

The Drilling Cobbler at 16:28:43 Wednesday May 29 2002
My sauce also said HP were interested if they could ketchup the process

The Drilling Cobbler at 16:12:24 Wednesday May 29 2002
I've just been informed from a 100% reliable source that the boards favoured bid is Di Stefano's. He would inherit around 1/2 million in debts -low by football standards- in return for the football club. Interest on these debts is around 25k pa. The board will recieve no actual money. The director in question (Pete Randal) who supplied this information to my source perceives Di Stefano as a football enthusiast(contrary to Di Stefano's quotes!) who simply wants to push the club up the league. He adamently defended Di Stefano's work, comparing to Cherie Blairs role defending illegal assylum seekers!

Carry On Films at 15:58:46 Wednesday May 29 2002
We could do a new Carry On Film based on you funny jokers; what about Carry on Cobblers!!!

Anon at 15:56:42 Wednesday May 29 2002
To be more specific Roys Cafe, The Kabin, Kevs Garage, Underworld, E20 and Steves Taxis

Off My Trolley at 15:54:49 Wednesday May 29 2002
I hit my head in the Hotel End - or was it Mad Mick

Anon at 15:53:59 Wednesday May 29 2002
It's quiteobvious that Wimbledon will soak up the lion's share of corporate sponsorship in the MK and Northampton catchment area. No company of any note has been forthcoming in stepping up to help the Cobblers and that's hardly surprising given the Mickey Mouse nature of Sixfields - no boxes, catering straight out of the motorway service areas, and a car parking and road access system of which Stephen Byers would be proud. I genuinely fear we are to become the Tranmere of this area.

NTFC@2view at 15:52:41 Wednesday May 29 2002
Ive been over to MK to chat to shoppers to guage their views about Wimbledon moving there, they hadnt got a clue what I was talking about - I wonder why?

BTW at 15:50:29 Wednesday May 29 2002
I just love thoes local Derbies that we missed for so long, and you cant count Rushden as they will be out the league within 10 years, Fizz predicted this on Coronation Street

NTFC@2view at 15:25:12 Wednesday May 29 2002
NTFC@2View at 15:9:1 Cheers mate. Been out all day. Thanks for making it a reasonable posting. BTW you can go back to posting under your own name. As for you, NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago, niiiice! But you quoted a quote that wasn't mine - obviouslt not too good a reader yourself. Work your way up to the Sun. Why are you glad to see a team in MK,by the way?

Anon at 15:9:32 Wednesday May 29 2002
Yipes im offended I need theraphy

NTFC@2View at 15:9:1 Wednesday May 29 2002
Look at the state of these postings, MK certainly has brought more interest to this message board

Desborough Athletic FC at 15:7:47 Wednesday May 29 2002
Watch us get in the footabll league we have a sugar daddy!!

Newport Pagnel - Big Ken at 15:6:46 Wednesday May 29 2002
I rule the High Street to Bucks NO Uno Town!!!

Cold Ashby bovver Boys at 15:5:52 Wednesday May 29 2002
Joe Hawkins grave is in our local churchyard!!

Posh Percy at 15:5:12 Wednesday May 29 2002
Of course not we escaped to Hunts. now Cambs.

Geography Don at 15:4:36 Wednesday May 29 2002
Id Peterborough still in the Soke of Northamptonshire??

Stoney broke Stratforders at 15:3:52 Wednesday May 29 2002
Bring on the SixField Boys!! and those Old Stratford Renegades

Brickhill Bootboys at 15:2:35 Wednesday May 29 2002
Lovely jubilee

Woburn Abbey Monks at 15:2:13 Wednesday May 29 2002
We will have to break our vow of silence, we prefer the Womens Open Golf, so the Dons are not for us

Woburn Sands Sun Worshippers at 15:1:15 Wednesday May 29 2002
Who cares about the extra dosh on the Pole Tax, its 1st Division Footie not the Up and Down Division Cobblers or the Village Idiots XI

AL at 12:47:52 Wednesday May 29 2002
Bletchley Bobcats, I hope you realise that the rates in MK will rise about 10-15% to pay for this new stadium. The MK borough council do not have to pennies to rub together, so the finance will have to come from the local people. The rule of thumb for a new stadium is one million pounds per thousand seats, making your new stadium at lest 28 million pounds. This does not include executive boxes, club shops, restaurants and car parking. With all this in mind, the cost will be around 35 million pounds, are you prepared to pay? The none football people of MK will not be happy.

Bletchley Bobcats at 11:12:22 Wednesday May 29 2002
Thats my Cobblers season ticket ripped up it the Dons for me, easier parking and nearer

Nosey Parker at 9:51:57 Wednesday May 29 2002
I think its good that Wimbledon move to MK..........its better then them ground sharing with us and pinching all our supporters!! If anyone wants to go to roundabout city let them? Whats gonna be on the club badge concrete cows and 5000 roundabouts?

The Drilling Cobbler at 9:50:23 Wednesday May 29 2002
Fash has just been inteviewed on talk sport and commented that now that Wimbledon have been given the MK 'thumbs up', aqquiring the Cobblers is less attractive but he still plans to go ahead. He also pointed out that a deal is still along way, with lots of delicate negotions. Alan Brazil claims that he knows of a rich local landowner that has also come into the frame! Fash welcomed any competition....

NTFC@That Site Got Shut Down Ages Ago at 9:30:23 Wednesday May 29 2002
"At least you know what the person who always posts as NTFC@2view thinks about the day's news". That's why your best comments are "Are you anon in disguise", "Twát!" and "stick your irony up your árse". Now that is very deep contemplation of the day's news, for a Sun reader.

The Drilling Cobbler at 9:2:47 Wednesday May 29 2002
Fair point Paul, I overlooked that point. Like most people, I feel that morally it is completely wrong, but wouldnt the FA have been subjected to a long running legal battle if they had turned down the application? It is the only reason I can think of why the league sanctioned it as quite clearly it has detrimental effects on a number of clubs in this area and is not something that any Wimbledon supporter wanted. Personnally, I do not think it will ever happen - I hope Koppel is suitably protected because he obviously has no idea how high passions can run in the game of football. The meeting with Di Stefano is today - I am eagerly awaiting news from this on the official site........

Paul S at 8:50:16 Wednesday May 29 2002
Drilling - I totally disagree with you about the rational for the FAs decision. It is clear that a company can trade from wherever they choose, but it is also quite within the leagues right to impose rules of association to its members. If Wimbledon choose not to abide by those rules they are free to trade from where they like OUTSIDE the association. So they can play football in MK but the league doesn't have to accept them as a member. The FA basically fell for Charles Koppells sob story. IMHO bad management led to present position and its unreasonable for their fans and clubs like ours to pay the price. An exceptional rule for one club is soon a general rule for all.

NTFC@2view at 8:1:32 Wednesday May 29 2002
Wrong board MK18. They all think it's right.

MK18 Cobbler at 22:13:24 Tuesday May 28 2002
Suggest if you haven't already done so you post your protest against Wimbledon moving to MK at www.wisa.org.uk

NTFC@2view at 22:10:27 Tuesday May 28 2002
There are many reasons not to put a 'real' name - but you wouldn't know who I was anyway, so that's a stupid comment. At least you know what the person who always posts as NTFC@2view thinks about the day's news, whereas someone who has already posted on here tonight with 3 different names thinks it's great that Wimbledon has been allowed to move to MK - or probably not under a fourth name.

VinnyJones at 20:56:33 Tuesday May 28 2002
You what dya call yourselves 'Cobblers' in for some beatings when the Wombles come to visit ya, see your fans drift away then

Sam H at 20:37:31 Tuesday May 28 2002
I woosh id stiad around I could ave been King of MK with my bodigards in atedance - watch out we will absorbe owld straford and I wil live in Wavendon Towers!!

Lone and Loony Voice NTFC at 20:28:54 Tuesday May 28 2002
Thats u NTFC - you are still in disguise, you have not identified who you really are??

NTFC@2view at 20:26:1 Tuesday May 28 2002
I know what you meant to write - NTFC - seems like you're a lone, or is it loony voice - are you Anon in disguise? - but I'm not sure what you mean. I'm surprised you're all so pleased about the move - for political reasons, as well as sporting it would seem. I'm happy to be on my own and happy to use the same 'name' for each post. I'm not sure why people use different names, except thay can pretend it's not them if it is unpopular. No conviction!

BIG JIM at 20:19:55 Tuesday May 28 2002
We have signed Darren Stamp

Free Market (Hotel End) at 20:10:24 Tuesday May 28 2002
NTFC - seems like your a lone or is loony voice - are you Anon in disguise.

NTFC@2view at 19:52:11 Tuesday May 28 2002
No, we're still in the league because KHFC spent all their money on players and didn't upgrade their ground and were refused admission when we finished bottom of the league. Rushden and Diamonds made proper and correct progress after merging 2 clubs playing each in front of 500 or so people, from the DM Midlands to DM Premier to Conference to League. Indistinguishable from the Wimbledon scenario to you, perhaps, but you do seem to have very limited understanding. (Could this be the first posting by that most rare of breeds, a genuine MK citizen glad it's happening?) As for di Stefano supplying both India and Pakistan with weapons of death - or is that British Capitalism?

The Preacher at 19:30:41 Tuesday May 28 2002
"We're still in the League because Kidderminster tried to get away with similar - but were stopped." Not quite. Have you ever thought, we're only still in business because of that lovely mechanism called administration, where you get away with paying your creditors 2p each. And the council's FREE handout.

MK Dons at 19:25:59 Tuesday May 28 2002
Rushden and Diamonds bought there way into the League. Milton Keynes has bought division 1 football. NTFC represents the high morals of a bygone age in football. Whoops, I forgot about di Stefano.

NTFC@2view at 19:10:25 Tuesday May 28 2002
"Stone Age days were no different to a Free Market, the strong will survive and whats wrong with that" says a brain-dead poster, sweeping aside 5000 years of History. I suppose when someone comes along and takes your car, smacking you with an iron bar, you take it all as a sign of progress? Twát!

NTFC@2view at 19:0:37 Tuesday May 28 2002
"Free Market is God!", you're really quite a good way short of rational. You need to seek help. Urgently.

NTFC@2view at 18:54:35 Tuesday May 28 2002
The Council built a stadium for the use of the team already here. MK has bought Div 1 football without the messy and time consuming need to upgrade Wolverton Town by 4 or 5 divisions. If you don't see a difference, I suggest you stick your irony up your árse to clear you brain!

I meant look back at 18:49:47 Tuesday May 28 2002
Thats why I dont drink in the PR anymore.

Free Market is God! at 18:48:58 Tuesday May 28 2002
You are a baby NTFC@2view, I bet you wear a nappy and are scared of Roy KeanE. Short memory the Cobbs got a free ground (but a limited one!). Stone Age days were no different to a Free Market, the strong will survive and whats wrong with that, we will discover who the genuine fans are, we did after the 2 Wemblys, the days of ritchie etc. but what the hell i dont want to look forward I want the Cobbs to be the Premiership Club and we wont do a Bradford/Barnsley etc. And why shouldnt MK have their own league team??? And dont give me any nonsence about the Wombles and morals and Merton.

Another Ultimatum for the trust at 18:39:30 Tuesday May 28 2002
If the crap i have just read on teamtalk, perfaps those in charge of the trust would like to consider the fact that if we dont have money invested soon the club will die, stop protecting your own interests and look forward fo the club

Oh the irony. at 18:36:41 Tuesday May 28 2002
NTFC - forgot that the council built a 7000 seater stadium for FREE?

A Childs View at 17:57:38 Tuesday May 28 2002
Di Stefano may not even come to a game - surely that post on the official website is a joke? What sort of person pumps money in and declares having no interest in what happens to it? This gets weirder by the minute - good news about Stamp, if he can do the job Steve Howard did we also gain an extra player in Jamie Forrester!!

The Drilling Cobbler at 17:8:46 Tuesday May 28 2002
I totally agree with what you say NTFC. I am not suggesting it is right, I am merely pointing out that legally there is little to stop them moving. I feel that the system is wrong, not the Football Association in this case. They probably had their hand tied. As for Koppel, it is an example of what can happen if 'money men' and not 'rich football supporters' become involved with football clubs. The motives of www and Di Stefano must be fully explored before allowing either to take control of the Cobblers.

NTFC@2view at 16:37:33 Tuesday May 28 2002
"Free Market" bóllocks! Somebody is building them a 28000 seater stadium FREE. Any other clubs trying to better themselves would have to build their own. With ground expenses out of the way Milton Keynes FC will be able to concentrate on squad strengthening and we'll be faced with a Prem club just down the road. We're still in the League because Kidderminster tried to get away with similar - but were stopped. The typical level field of a capitalist society. Is there no room for a football stadium nearer to Merton? Answer - nobody else is offering to give them one free.

The Drilling Cobbler at 15:51:11 Tuesday May 28 2002
Whilst I totally see the point of those against Wimbledon moving to Milton Keynes, the free market argument is very difficult to overcome.There is fundamentally no difference in a football club moving areas to a company(example Vauxhall) moving areas and putting loads of the people on the job market. WFC is a limited company, therefore it is upto the shareholders of that company where they wish to run their business from. Morally it is 100% wrong, but then making a workforce redundant for the same reason is as well. I actually do not think it will benefit Wimbledon moving to Milton Keynes even on a business front purely because they are sacrificing their entire 'customer base' and hoping they will attract a new one in MK. I hope they do not. I suspect the Football Association were scared of the legal implications likely to face them if they turned down the application. This country now has very little say in its own laws.

Social Conscience at 15:28:27 Tuesday May 28 2002
The trouble is Free Market is that people like you know the price of everything and the value of nothing. The inevitable journeys end for your "I dont care where the money comes from" attitude is Old Trafford. true fans lead not follow on like mindless sheep. No to Di Stefano

Anon at 15:13:49 Tuesday May 28 2002
nothing wrong with a bit of competition free market - but have you stopped to consider how the wimbledon fans feel about being moved up the M1..

Free Market at 14:52:31 Tuesday May 28 2002
I dont care a stuff about Wimbledon moving to MK, there is nothing wrong with competition, if we are good enough on the field and have a sound financial base (if thats ever possible in this day and age) then what have we to worry about, and OUR true fans will stay whatever happens, the more competition the better, we just need more capacity (that old chestnut) and glad to know your going Anon, but then you keep threatening to go, but no one wants you not even the Dorkones!! And I dont care who takes over as long as they can generate $$£££££££££££$$$$$

anon at 13:46:40 Tuesday May 28 2002
Sums Up.... the supporters are the only people who count and its time we made our voice heard, if its a toss up between selling out or chipping in then I would rather stick my hand in my pocket than allow the Cobblers to go the same way as Wimbledon, ie souless no community connection an owner who dont care etc, wheres the collection bucket

anon at 13:42:3 Tuesday May 28 2002
The FA should be ashamed of themselves for allowing the Wimbledon move, what price community? with this and the Cobbs selling its pride and history to the highest bidder regardless of their record I feel powerless and stripped of any loyalty. Stop Di Stefano now!!

Sums up the clubs attitude. at 13:36:43 Tuesday May 28 2002
So Wimbledon get the go ahead to move to MK and the official site is first with the news, but the club is being bought by a fascist and not a peep? How strange. I wonder who future Buckinghamshire fans will follow Wimbledon or Arkan United?

Paul S at 13:32:20 Tuesday May 28 2002
LH - maybe it's the other way round - perhaps Fash is so interested in the ground so he can offer to groundshare until the new stadium is built in MK. What bet then the reverse will hold true and he will sell Sixfields

AL at 12:44:14 Tuesday May 28 2002
It will take Wimbledon two to three years to move to Milton Keynes. This makes the sale of Northampton Town Football Club even more important, as this has a direct impact on the Cobblers. If we can establish a firm based (Div 1) before Wimbledon move, their move will not have such a large impact on Cobblers.

Anon at 12:19:7 Tuesday May 28 2002
That way ther

Anon at 12:18:6 Tuesday May 28 2002
Wimbledon dont have an agreement to continue at Selhurst Park yet - what the league need to do is shut them out of any league ground sharing arrangement for next season....

LH at 12:11:54 Tuesday May 28 2002
Bet Fash does a no show this week. He's got the excuse he needed now.

Ralph at 11:45:36 Tuesday May 28 2002
Check out the official site for the latest news on Wimbledon being given permission to relocate to Milton Keynes!!

Ralph at 11:40:55 Tuesday May 28 2002
Looks like the FA have given approval for Wimbledon to move to Milton Keynes!!!! The FA will make an announcement sometime today.

Anon at 9:58:46 Tuesday May 28 2002
Good to see Becks fit for Sunday

Its Ponce not Anon at 7:20:19 Tuesday May 28 2002
Keen or Keane or Kean even you you woofter knew/new who it was, you apology for spit

waldorf & stadler at 22:54:5 Monday May 27 2002
do you muppets really want a fascist war mongering apologist to take over? bet you sing that song "No Surrender" too - I wouldn't be too surprised if stefano and arkan helped arm the IRA - sort that one out!

Anon at 21:12:50 Monday May 27 2002
its KEANE, not KEAN you illiterate cabbage

rOY kEAN at 16:23:51 Monday May 27 2002
will appear on Irish TV and publicly apologise - he will return!!! not that i personally agree

Ray at 15:25:54 Monday May 27 2002
There appears to be a very nasty echo in here at the moment - I'll cover the walls with eggboxes and see if that cures it.

BIG JIM at 14:14:0 Monday May 27 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address .

BIG JIM at 14:13:59 Monday May 27 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address .

dave sing at 14:7:54 Monday May 27 2002
Speaking exclusively to the Chron from Rome, where he is currently on business, Mr Di Stefano said: “I am very confident something can be sorted out very soon. A formal offer has been made and we will be meeting at Sixfields next Wednesday to discuss the situation.

dave sing at 14:7:13 Monday May 27 2002
Speaking exclusively to the Chron from Rome, where he is currently on business, Mr Di Stefano said: “I asoon. A formal offer has been made and we will be meeting at Sixfields next Wednesday to discuss the situationm very confident something can be sorted out very .

dave sing at 14:6:45 Monday May 27 2002
Speaking exclusively to the Chron from Rome, where he is currently on business, Mr Di Stefano said: “I am very confident something can be sorted out very soon. A formal offer has been made and we will be meeting at Sixfields next Wednesday to discuss the situation.

dave sing at 14:4:42 Monday May 27 2002
Mr Di Stefano has scheduled a meeting with Cobblers chief executive Gary Hodder for Wednesday to discuss his offer as he attempts to take over the ownership of Northampton Town.

Paul S at 8:40:50 Monday May 27 2002
Don't reckon the Wimbledon thing is resolved yet. Was in Soho Square (FA headquarters) on Tuesday and they were still on their vigil then.

No Wombles No at 22:25:33 Sunday May 26 2002
I heard it was resolved and that the FA had told the panel that they would never allow it, bit quiet on here cobblers fans are not being bumped off one by one by you know who, are they?

Anon at 20:37:32 Sunday May 26 2002
Maybe Fashanu is holding out till the verdict on Wimbledon moving to MK is resolved.

NTFC@2view at 19:51:51 Sunday May 26 2002
I'm a bit old for the misspent youth, so can I try the armed robbery please. I've got my tickets, but the Visa people want me to pay them some money.

question of the day? at 17:7:41 Sunday May 26 2002
see no one has yet copped the answer to....Who is Carlo Fabiani? given the current takeover rumours it may be very important that someone comes up with the answer, so a few clues to help out. 1) GDS 2)Arkan 3) Stockholm 4)Mispent youth 5)armed robbery, any takers?

Ray at 15:47:16 Sunday May 26 2002
The countdown clock is based upon the date and time on your own computer. If its wrong it wont be accurate.

PoshyPete at 15:5:48 Sunday May 26 2002
I'm glad I support the Blues from up the road because the standard of humour on this board is worse than the standard of play of the claret team. What a juvenile and unfunny bunch of losers!

Anon at 14:48:8 Sunday May 26 2002
Ray, see you've changed the countdown alarm to the right date!!!

Big Bird at 14:46:39 Sunday May 26 2002
Do you think that the reason the club havent' commented on the Stamp situation might because a) Slade is making a big enough foolout of himself by commenting publically and b) becuase he is trying to influence an auction for his 'star striker' if the club confirm his comments are true then we are contributing to our downfall if someone does come in for him and we loose out!?? PErsonally I'd rather wait until it has been confirmed if it is happenign and if it isn't I'm not interested!!

Nosey Parker at 9:43:41 Sunday May 26 2002
Just a thought for the day...........If an Earl gets an OBE does he become an EARLOBE?

Anon at 22:35:55 Saturday May 25 2002
Come on Munster.

Anon at 20:12:35 Saturday May 25 2002
Because apparently gazza is goping to take a pay cut just to play football

Anon at 18:59:41 Saturday May 25 2002
Exclusive.... Nice thought, but how are we going to pay Gazza, and Wisey if we can't offer Sampson,Welch,Hunt and Hargreaves what they are asking for?

NewsHound at 18:29:38 Saturday May 25 2002
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn!

Exclusive at 17:1:9 Saturday May 25 2002
Northampton Town are in for some former Premiership players. Among some names mentioned are goal keeper Gary Walsh who has just been released from Bradford City and former England International Paul Gascoigne who is also a free agent after being released by Burnley. Meanwhile The Cobblers have also approached Leicester City's Dennis Wise and have offered him the role of player coach. Wasn't there mention of this (Wise) when Fashanu was first interested in buyimng the club. Could this be getting closer and closer.

Question of the day? at 16:7:25 Saturday May 25 2002
stop all this mindless, navel gazing and lets see who can answer my cobblers question of thr day, web searches accepted. Todays question...... Who is Carlo Fabiani?

Anon at 16:4:42 Saturday May 25 2002
Go on Munster,come on you bhoys.

Godfrey's mother at 12:1:9 Saturday May 25 2002
Godfrey will you please stop reading these awful messages from these common people. Your father has a ticket for the next England cricket match and the quality of people is much better

terrace fist's off-the-rails younger brother at 11:58:48 Saturday May 25 2002
Ive just had a crap, got rid of last nights kebab like. It was a monster. Im stinging now! Still, I twated someone so I had a good night

PERCY THROWER from beyond the grave at 11:53:25 Saturday May 25 2002
it is about this time where you want to go and have a Big Mac Meal and watch another American blockbuster!

Ringo Starr at 11:53:3 Saturday May 25 2002
I hope you will all be tuning in to my new series of Thomas the Tank Engine, its gonna be a peach

Big Dave the Gut machine at 11:51:42 Saturday May 25 2002
last time i was in that bloody Istanbul Chef i got food poisoning so i dont know how you can recommend it. And the were a crap player

Right wing bez at 11:49:52 Saturday May 25 2002
West stand? Im going on the pitch sonny

happy boy at 11:48:26 Saturday May 25 2002
in case you havent noticed, happy is a clever way of disguising the word GAY, oh Ive let it out now! Anyway I want to complain that asylum seekers are stealing GAY peoples limelight and therefore defeating the whole point of being GAY. How can I annoy my parents if the never hear of GAYs in the news?

reap what you sow at 11:47:44 Saturday May 25 2002
You lot deserve Di Stefano, you may think its clever to spout racist filth, if so stand up in the West Stand and declare the same and see where it gets you. What happened to all the sane posters who used to write on this board?

CARLO CORRAZIN'S NORTHAMPTON FAST FOOD EATERY GUIDE at 11:47:24 Saturday May 25 2002
Get your arse down to Istambul Chef on the Welly Road. It's a peach.

John Gregorys county ground memories at 11:45:34 Saturday May 25 2002
I am now at Derby where I got the team relagated. Nice to see some of my cobblers spirit is still evident.

Jamie Olivers lawyer at 11:45:31 Saturday May 25 2002
Happy days? As Im sure you are aware this is my clients catchphrase and I wire be seeking to sue you for a sum that will make your penis bleed

Un-informed Middle Class do-gooder (i an the ilk that now attends football matches) at 11:44:3 Saturday May 25 2002
They are genuine Asylum seekers and they need our help. I advocate spending other peoples mony on them, so there!!

John Gregorys county ground memories at 11:43:57 Saturday May 25 2002
oh happy days! I remember playing with (not like that, Im not Dave Jones) a load of foreign kids in the car park many a year ago. There was one shot I hit so wide it landed in Leicester! But at least the kids got to play with a legend like me. I bet they were chuffed

POPE JOHN PAUL from ROME at 11:42:23 Saturday May 25 2002
GOD BLESS YOU ALL (but not asylum seekers), they are just scroungers.

Abdul Abulahee at 11:40:13 Saturday May 25 2002
This seekers of asylum game of the football is good for me and family we like very much to kick the ball in the strrets of Kabul where i am coming from its very much fun i do not know who this do gooder is but he seem like nice man and prehaps he will give cup to me this is making me happy

ASLAM from KOSOVO..I mean TURKEY (are they in European Union) at 11:39:59 Saturday May 25 2002
What is Tinder box?

Right Wing Dave at 11:38:58 Saturday May 25 2002
This country is a tinder box.

ASLAM from Turkey at 11:37:22 Saturday May 25 2002
I work in Kebab shop with other illegal immigrants on Wellingborough Road. Good luck next season Cobblers. Cobblers?..a bit like me paying taxes.

HABIB, from KOSOVO (NORTHAMPTON) at 11:35:18 Saturday May 25 2002
Thora Hurd was not right when she said we scrounge. I worked hard to get to Northampton in the back of a lorry. I am chuffed i got here and now I can drink expensive Cappuccino in cafe's all day with my fellow asylum liars despite having no money. Thanks for your money tax-payers and I have no intention to return.! Long live Kosovo.

terrace fist's off-the-rails younger brother at 11:34:54 Saturday May 25 2002
last night I got hammered in Abington. Top night, KnowwhatImean, nice one. Then in the kebab shop on the way home I smacked some twat. BOSH! Right between the eyes, out cold! Then I went home

Thora Hurd from Songs of Praise at 11:31:31 Saturday May 25 2002
What a crap idea Kilroy Silk you gret haired do-gooder. There are loads of blacks and Asians who play football. As for the asylum seekers, well, they should be thrown out the country. F*cking scroungers.

KILROY SILK, the Grey haired Do-Gooder at 11:29:27 Saturday May 25 2002
I think we should alll organise a Black/Asian Disabled v. Asylum Seekers football match down there at Sixfields. This would not benefit the community, be a total waste of time and I think the council could waste loads of money in sponsoring it. I could present the cup!

TERROR FROM THE TERRACE at 11:26:5 Saturday May 25 2002
Once I was dancing like a plum in the Hacienda in Manchester back in 88 when I clocked a Cobblers fan chatting my my girlfriend at the time, Fat Penny. Anyway, I thought that this cheeck Southern tosser was taking libs in my town in my club. I approached this man while holding an empty bottle of Red Stripe. I twated him with so hard I heard his skull echo. He never came back and I have never seen a cobblers fan since Man City played at that toilet called Sixfields. Crap football, loads of women and no fighting. Call yourselves a town? Come on lads, gey it sorted for the neew season

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Anon at 7:51:47 Saturday May 25 2002
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Anon at 7:50:43 Saturday May 25 2002
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77 Days to Go! at 6:38:44 Saturday May 25 2002
of Anon and Ritchie - Help - they are both insane and dont realise it, at least Ritchies THICK, but Anon actually believes the rubbish it post!!!

BIG JIM at 19:16:30 Friday May 24 2002
Thanks

Ray at 17:39:18 Friday May 24 2002
Try emailing trust@ntlworld.co.uk and see if you can get a response.

BIG JIM at 16:33:41 Friday May 24 2002
Ray do you know how I can get a new trust lifemembers card from as I had my wallet nicked and it was in it

BIG JIM at 16:32:21 Friday May 24 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address .

BIG JIM at 16:32:20 Friday May 24 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address .

BIG JIM at 16:32:19 Friday May 24 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address .

Newshound at 14:58:12 Friday May 24 2002
The reason Keane has come home is that he is going to be all over the papers Sunday due to him being caught in a " kiss and tell" story......his wife has gone berserk and wabts him home.

Anon at 14:50:4 Friday May 24 2002
Ambassador? what a load of tosh. He cannot be called that with a capital A. It looks increasingly as if Hodder is living in fantasy land. Barry Hancock has been telling all and sundry for weeks that his bid is dead. Nothing more than a cheap attempt to flush out another bidder.

Surrey Cobbler at 14:24:28 Friday May 24 2002
My birthday today. Spent most of today dreaming of 1997!! The best pressie ever. Wish the club had kept the receipt for frain. We could have given him back by now!

Anon at 11:57:39 Friday May 24 2002
I see on BBC Sport that the Cobblers have made an 'official bid' for Darren Stamp - which was seen as derisory by that Slade gimp. Nice to see the 'Official site' commenting upon this. Also nice to see that if welchy does go the very little money we do have is being spent on a striker. I hope that Mr Bunn will training hard over the sumemr as he prepares himself for the No1 shirt. Once again NTFC will give us the news when they want or as a reactive process to news broke from whichever source. Hodder a PR Guru?????????????????????

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 11:56:24 Friday May 24 2002
I see on BBC Sport that the Cobblers have made an 'official bid' for the Darren Stamp - which was seen as derisory by the Slade gimp. Nie to see the 'Official site' commenting on this. Also nice to see that if welchy doers go the very little money we do have is being spent on a striker. I hope that Mr Bunn will training hard over the sumemr as he prepares himself for the No1 shirt. Once again NTFC will give us the news when they want or as a reactive process to news broke from which vere sort. Hodder a PR Guru?????????????????????/

Anon at 8:22:46 Friday May 24 2002
Lovely that's much better thank you Ray only 77 days to go now !!

9224 at 0:27:30 Friday May 24 2002
Happy Anniversary Everybody

VOTE OPTION E !!!!!!!! at 21:8:47 Thursday May 23 2002
If you had to pick a shirt that you wouldn't look totally sad in down the town after the game, this is it. Forget tradition. Tradition says that the away shirt is not traditional anyway (if you know what I mean)

Paddy Cobbler at 20:10:42 Thursday May 23 2002
Devastating news about Roy Keane. Bang go our chances of winning the World Cup. Looks like we'll have to settle for a semi-final spot instead. On a serious note the lad I really feel sorry for is Celtic's Colin Healy.

Mick McCarthy at 17:8:53 Thursday May 23 2002
Well done Mick, its about time someone stood up to over paid footballers, particularly one who is such a PRAWN, i was supporting Ireland after Englnad but now i want them to do even better, just to prove one PRAT doesnt make a team, come on the Boys in WHITE and in GREEN!!!

Katz at 16:46:6 Thursday May 23 2002
We should be proud of the fact we are the only club in England that play in CLARET and white and I think it is important to preserve your identity. The orangs kit was poor and didn't sell, as was the blue and yellow stripes! It also means that the shirt eventually loses any identity with the club should you want to wear it seasons later, you'd look pretty gormless wearing an orange shirt amongst a sea of claret at Cardiff Arms Park!

Dyl at 15:54:47 Thursday May 23 2002
I don't see why the kit has to be in our ' traditional colours'. Didn't we originally play in a chocolate colour or did I imagine it? Anyway in recent years we have had bright orange and electric green. I prefer kit a, but am not really fussed.

Anon at 14:10:30 Thursday May 23 2002
"We were aware that Ambassador Fashanu wouldn't be able to meet with us yesterday," admitted the Cobblers Chief Executive. "The appointment was cancelled but unfortunately the story has been sensationalised in some parts of the media. It wasn't a case that he 'just didn't turn up'. We were not sitting around waiting for him, we knew he wasn't coming and we will meet next week

Anon at 14:9:44 Thursday May 23 2002
The meeting between Winners World Wide's Chief Executive John Fashanu and Gary Hodder has been rescheduled for the early part of next week. Mr Fashanu was set to come to Sixfields on Wednesday along with representatives to carry out an independent valuation on the stadium but the meeting had to be cancelled.

richie fan from nz at 12:58:33 Thursday May 23 2002
would welchie get first team football with either of those clubs.if he knows whats going on with the take over he could stay .what he does would more or less give us some idea whats happening behind those doors.hes not going to leave if something exciting is going to happen.

richie fan from nz at 12:43:15 Thursday May 23 2002
big mouth anon 78 days to go thats depressing.

Anon at 12:16:39 Thursday May 23 2002
Two in Chase for Welch see http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/020513/21/cyue1.html

Ray at 12:15:34 Thursday May 23 2002
OK? Happy now?

WELCHY, WELCHY at 11:53:50 Thursday May 23 2002
IF WE ALL PAID SAY £5 EACH, TAKE AN AVERAGE GATE OF 5,000 WE WOULD HAVE £25,000. NOW IF WE OFFERED WELCHY A £25K CASH IN HAND BONUS TO STAY AND THE GOALKEEPING COACH JOB, I'M SURE THE BEST CONSISTENT GOALKEEPER I'VE EVER SEEN WILL STAY! SO, WHO'S WILLING TO GIVE A MINIMUM DONATION OF £5 TO THE SAVE WELCHY CAMPAIGN?

Phil at 11:41:11 Thursday May 23 2002
Anon There is a countdown clock on the official site

Anon at 11:12:28 Thursday May 23 2002
Where's the Bloody Green Countdown clock ???????????????

Phil at 9:45:50 Thursday May 23 2002
Yep

richie fan from nz at 9:17:0 Thursday May 23 2002
and in the mean time we sit here wondering.

Phil at 8:34:52 Thursday May 23 2002
Did anyone see Cobblers on Anglia News last night. Basically what they said was that the fact that Fashanu was supposed to be meeting up with Hodder yesterday along with the valuers for the stadium but not one of them turned up not even Fashanu. Not good is it

richie fan from nz at 2:26:10 Thursday May 23 2002
chit i missed ticket out................

richie fan from nz at 2:24:32 Thursday May 23 2002
i bet when they have got every surporter they can to buy a season,hodders going to turn around say the deal broke down .i hope for the surporters sake im wrong.

Di Steffanio at 22:47:17 Wednesday May 22 2002
Lock up your Barbie Dolls, this was on News at 10, in Terhan in Iran, the Secret Police raided shops and seized all Barbie Dolls, I would guess Di Steffanio must have been behind it! best news story of the year and there was a commercial motive.

Roasted and Salted at 21:46:11 Wednesday May 22 2002
i'd like to say how utterly ridiculous i feel the take over of this club is becoming, its taken 9 months and still they're valuing things? and are we actually any closer to being taken over than we were 9 months ago? I bet the handing over of Hong Kong took less time than the sale of our second division football club. the amounf of red tape surrounding this whole affair is absolutely shocking and even as a complete outsider it is clear that progress is almost non-existent. And Gary "PR Legend" Hodder's weekly evasion to give us any dates or real guage of progress corroborates this, this weeks comments were almost identical to those 6 months ago. Come on Hodder, come on NTFC, come on WWW, we need answers or at least estimates not fob-offs.

Anon at 18:47:32 Wednesday May 22 2002
I personally don't htink that he blue kit is that bad even if it isnt traditionally cobblers. Just please don't let it be that yellow thing, i'm always embarrassed when we run out in that it's a shambles!

Mr Cynical at 14:14:1 Wednesday May 22 2002
Thanks Gareth, we hadn't thought of it that way.

anon at 13:47:20 Wednesday May 22 2002
yeah but the p*sh vote was just a vote online, this one collects the data online and emails it through to the club so they'll know which ones are genuine and which aren't! Fair play to them - they've got this one right in my mind, we'd only moan if we didn't get a say!

Anon at 13:24:58 Wednesday May 22 2002
After the fun and games last year when we voted for the P'boro Power Ranges style kit I'm amazed that NTFC are asking fans to vote for a kit via the internet.

DR4E at 12:51:11 Wednesday May 22 2002
wanna bet?!!!

PLEASE DON'T VOTE FOR THE BLUE KIT IT'S HORRID at 11:7:2 Wednesday May 22 2002
Vote for one of the white kits, the yellow one's nasty but that blue one is a monstrosity and I know we'll end up with it because it's sod's law and no votes from Irthlingboro' should be accepted (not that there's enough of them to make too big a difference!)

E-mail now at 10:44:52 Wednesday May 22 2002
anon at 8:26:31 I agree we need to get the message across, Tony Clarke said no way hose on Saturday but since then there has been a silence we must e-mail now

DR4E at 9:36:6 Wednesday May 22 2002
Excellent post Drilling, I agree. If JF doesn't buy you now he must have been doing it as a pi$$ take all along.

The Drilling Cobbler at 9:16:28 Wednesday May 22 2002
With the demise of all the other bidders (except you know who), Fashanu it would seem is now in a very strong position. Maybe - just maybe - he has sat on the fence all this time waiting for the others to fall away before closing in on the deal. The current board have very little choice not to sell to him - and at whatever price he offers to pay - if they want out. The alternative for them is to hang on in and continue to lose money, the team gets relegated, and they then have can expect even less money for all of their efforts over the years. It is highly unlikely that others will now join in the auction, personally I would not be surprised if www have it tied up by next week. Heres hoping.....

Anon at 8:47:58 Wednesday May 22 2002
Anon 7.6.20 if its taken 7 months for WWW to get this far maybe they have been playing it by the book as well

Anon at 8:26:31 Wednesday May 22 2002
Who's going to start off by sending an email to the club telling them not to even consider the bid from Di Steffanio however desperate and in debt we are

Anon at 7:6:20 Wednesday May 22 2002
if everyone is so up in arms with Di Stefarno taking over, why not come up with an alternative ????? W.W.W.. ( not fashanu, he's just a puppet for them, and after a few quid ) tEY HAVE HAD SEVEN MONTHS TO MAKE UP THERE MINDS. . Don't blame the Council they have played it by the book.

Paola Oriente at 0:35:57 Wednesday May 22 2002
Noooo, Di Stefano nooooo... i'm from Campobasso, Italy...in '95 he promise the premiership, next year the Ac Campobasso is dead

Anon at 23:51:34 Tuesday May 21 2002
If its Stef or nothing,is nothing better than Stef?

Deepcut Cobler at 23:8:22 Tuesday May 21 2002
Please let Fash the Bash take over the club and not a Yugoslavian individual. My recent experiences with these guys fills me with dread if the are going to takeover. Help... Cobblers for ever.. We will not fold or die...not with our support.. COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!!

Anon at 23:6:43 Tuesday May 21 2002
june 2001 Controversial Italian businessman Giovanni di Stefano has approached First Division Norwich City about buying into the club.

abc at 22:40:27 Tuesday May 21 2002
www.studiolegaleinternazionale.com press releases section. take a look. Then look at the links on his website......norwich and dundee!

Anon at 22:29:43 Tuesday May 21 2002
I agree Fash not di Steffano - What would you say if it were Di Steffano or nothing though?

oldbrook cobbler at 22:8:48 Tuesday May 21 2002
can only back up what others have said on here tonight. please make it john fashanu and not this other guy stefano. surely its common sense?

two to tango at 21:19:46 Tuesday May 21 2002
childs view, the council have been ready for the last two months its JF who is still not ready with his valuation, he said so in the chron tonight, also please, please, please keep this guy stefano away from our club we should all be ashamed of ourselves for not bombarding the club with our view

weststand junior at 20:47:9 Tuesday May 21 2002
that seems like an intresting website i think i might visit it

weststand junior at 20:47:7 Tuesday May 21 2002
that seems like an intresting website i think i might visit it

You are my Del Boy - My only Del Boy - You make me happy when skies are grey - We don't need Owen he's a waster - And now Del Boy won't be taken away at 20:41:42 Tuesday May 21 2002
THE COBBLERS have clinched the signing of exciting young striker Derek Asamoah. The 21-year-old has put pen to paper on a two year deal, and Town manager Kevan Broadhurst is delighted to have captured his first signing of the summer.

Anon at 20:34:27 Tuesday May 21 2002
Giovanni Di Stefano website : http://www.studiolegaleinternazionale.com/

A Childs View at 20:32:38 Tuesday May 21 2002
This is getting beyond a joke - if there are genuinely two bidders surely this di Stefano chap doesn't stand a chance. I haven't the inclination to do all my own research to find out about him, the very fact the stories and tales listed below have even a modicum of truth is enough for me. This man must not be allowed to get involved with the club - we can't be mercenary about this, he is simply way too shady to sell the club to. Please please please JF - get the club brought. Mr councillors - just what is it that's so difficult about selling the ground? What part of the equation is it you don't understand?

just a friend? at 19:3:8 Tuesday May 21 2002
In 1993 an Italian entrepreneur called Giovanni Di Stefano appeared in Belgrade and quickly obtained Yugoslav citizenship. He was soon involved in a variety of business activities from airlines to media. But when he was briefly arrested in 1994, he was promptly released after top level intervention from the president's office. Di Stefano's release did not stop the investigation leaking tit-bits of information, including the fascinating fact that Di Stefano's Yugoslav passport carried Milosevic's home address. Di Stefano later turned up quoted by the foreign media as a'spokesman' for Raznjatovic and his SSJ party.The prosecuting judge, his investigations blunted by officials, later resigned and now works as a lawyer in Belgrade. And the man who ordered Di Stefano's release, one Dragan Jankovic, presiding judge of the First Municipal Court of Belgrade, was a guest at the Italian's wedding a year later. He is now the Serbian Minister of Justice.

NTFC@2view at 18:52:11 Tuesday May 21 2002
Sorry about that. No idea what happened. I'll try again. Was he found guilty in Austria? I tried the movie mogul bit with a girl once, but the accent slipped after a while - then the moustache fell off into my beer.

NTFC@2view at 18:49:42 Tuesday May 21 2002
So was he found guilty

NTFC@2view at 18:49:40 Tuesday May 21 2002
So was he found

NTFC@2view at 18:49:39 Tuesday May 21 2002
So was he

NTFC@2view at 18:49:38 Tuesday May 21 2002
So was

NTFC@2view at 18:49:37 Tuesday May 21 2002
So

NTFC@2view at 18:49:35 Tuesday May 21 2002
SDo wa

your not listening at 18:44:39 Tuesday May 21 2002
ntfc@2view, No that was a different fraud case bought by the UK government after Di Stefano set up a bank with no money, and should not be confused with the fraud investigation into Di Stefanos links with a Midlands Hotel chain, or the time he tried to pass himself off as a movie mogul from MGM/holywood and the owner of several international airlines, perhaps the guy is just unlucky!!!

NTFC@2view at 18:40:59 Tuesday May 21 2002
I think we're desperate for someone to do some 'creative' accounting. We've owed £80000 for months, despite everything.

NTFC@2view at 18:39:31 Tuesday May 21 2002
"according to the reports in Austrian newspapers, Di Stefano swindled the man out of several hundred thousand Austrian schillings." (I put the c in.) Was he found guilty of this? If yes, was it the one where he was freed after appeal?

BIG JIM at 17:29:12 Tuesday May 21 2002
B J M If youare monitoring... this is my new e mail address as the other atracted too much porn like material.

DR4E at 17:26:6 Tuesday May 21 2002
I understand where NTFC@2view is coming from about Di Stefano being innocent until proven guilty, but it seems fair to say he has operated in very murky waters. For example you are not taken to court for fraud just by accident. Even if you just say that was creative accounting, surely you couldn't see someone like that running a (loss-making) football club? Even the most professional owners have been burned in the past.

DR4E at 17:25:12 Tuesday May 21 2002
I understand where NTFC@2view is coming from about Di Stefano being innocent until proven guilty, but it seems fair to say he has operated in very murky waters. For example you are not taken to court for fraud just by accident. Even if you just say that was creative accounting, surely you couldn't see someone like that running a (loss-making

News from the mining community at 16:16:50 Tuesday May 21 2002
Since November the fate of miners at the pit has hung on a knife edge as talks continued with industry leaders and government ministers. Nerves were not helped by the unexpected intervention of the controversial Anglo-Italian businessman Giovanni di Stefano who was keen to take over Ellington. But his bid, whether genuine or not, collapsed following his arrest before Christmas in connection with fraud allegations.

A few shillings at 16:6:18 Tuesday May 21 2002
ntfc@2view, if you want to know where he has made a few shillings (particularly Austrian ones) just read anon 16:27:6 on Sat May 17, below

NTFC@2view at 15:57:45 Tuesday May 21 2002
wellwisher, what a non-event you reported. Shook his hand when introduced. Blimey. Or was he being slipped a nuke? And someone as well known as the Sec Gen of the Transnational Radical Party said...Overturned on appeal means being not guilty then. Representing "monsters" - who are more than just allowed representation - is probably where he made a few of his shillings. Representing Mother Theresa is a poor payer.

Anon at 15:4:3 Tuesday May 21 2002
.....................after having his sentence for fraud overturned at appeal.

Anon at 15:2:28 Tuesday May 21 2002
So if he is guilty of all that then why is he still free?

you want more (cont) at 14:19:50 Tuesday May 21 2002
.....important that Mr. Di Stafano is interrogated by the The Hague Prosecutor. At the same time it is also of utmost importance to insure Mr. Di Stefano's safety in Rome."

You want more? at 14:18:15 Tuesday May 21 2002
Statement by Olivier Dupuis, MEP, Secretary of the Transnational Radical Party: Strasbourg, 18.01.2000 - "After the assassination of Arkan, the British Government has declared that this homicide will not render justice to the victims of this indicted war criminal. We believe that this is not entirely true. Arkan's "right arm", Mr. Giovanni Di Stefano, due to an arrest warrant issued by the British Government, is jailed in the Roman Prison Regina Coeli. Mr. Di Stefano can certainly provide lots of information and evidence regarding Arkan's illicit traffics and crimes committed in the 1990s by the Milosevic's regime by Arkan himself. For over five years, the Transnational Radical Party through the presentation of amicus curiae, interrogations, letters has asked several times the Office of the Prosecutor and both the Italian Government and the judiciary to inquire about the eventual responsibilities of Mr. Di Stefano. After the assassination of Arkan it is extremely important that.....

its simple at 13:58:34 Tuesday May 21 2002
Anon you didnt have to admit you were a Dork we all know you are

None so blind at 13:30:33 Tuesday May 21 2002
I am not accusing him of anything, the facts are on the net for all to see, I suppose his jail terms for fraud, business links with drug dealers, inheritences from assinated business colleagues, and his ability to just happen to regurlarly bump into every despot from Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, and Gaddifi, not to mention his passion for defending every monster on the planet from Milosivich to the lorry driver who cooked 45 chinese immigrants in the back of his lorry, are all just unfortunate and unconected trivial asides?

Anon at 13:19:58 Tuesday May 21 2002
None so blind - what exactly are you accussing him of ? genocide? international terrorism? ethnic cleansing?

Vlad the Impaler at 13:17:50 Tuesday May 21 2002
dont bring me into it

None as blind those those that will not see at 12:56:13 Tuesday May 21 2002
anon at 12:34:51, what sort of apologist are you, either you think the guy is a saint or your view of reality is warped, I suppose you also sign up to the view that the holocaust never happened, and that Vlad the impaler was a misunderstood loner from a broken childhood!

ANAGRAM KING at 12:51:28 Tuesday May 21 2002
Did you know that an anagram of "Giovanni Di Stefano" is "Agenda, if not vision" or even "Faint vision and ego"

Anon at 12:34:51 Tuesday May 21 2002
It wasn't that long ago that the British and US Governments were supporting Saddam and Bin Laden agaisnt Iran and the USSR, just cos some guy has met them doesnt mean he agrees with them. I met Keith Chegwin once on Cheggers Plays Pop - does that mean I am guilty by association of being a dork

a wellwisher at 12:18:24 Tuesday May 21 2002
from www.casi.org.uk: Di Stefano said that in March 1998 - five months before the embassy bombings - he entered the state-run hotel with Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi foreign minister, and was sitting in the lobby with a business associate. Richard Butler, the chief United Nations weapons inspector, had just walked past when they overheard someone sitting nearby say: "That is a man who brings death to this country." Di Stefano said he looked over and saw a slightly built man sipping Evian water. "I said we also had our victims to cry over in Yugoslavia," Di Stefano recalled. "He walked over, and I remember his piercing eyes and handshake. His skin was gentle and soft, like a woman's hand." The two men made polite conversation, and the stranger introduced himself as Osama Bin Laden, Di Stefano said "He seemed kind: he talked about a family feast for his children and asked me about law, he seemed a gentle man, although his eye movements were a little strange"

The Drilling Cobbler at 11:57:4 Tuesday May 21 2002
Todays c&e - apparently JF is meeting up with the directors this week with his financial expert. Also quotes Di Steffano saying that he hopes to tie up the deal by the end of this week. Regarding the Fash bid, if it hasnt gone through by next week it would seem that it would be at least another month away due to Fash's involvement with Nigeria in the World Cup. Hodder reckons that Di Steffano hasnt actually submitted his bid yet - one thing I cant work out is if there were 5 bidders in total and 3 have dropped out, who is the 'still' mystery bidder? Di Steffano has only been involved for 3 weeks so somewhere along the lines the figures do not add up.

DR4E at 11:34:36 Tuesday May 21 2002
will it be the same 2,000 that stay away or more on top of that?

DR4E at 11:33:55 Tuesday May 21 2002
what about the 2,000 that stayed away when you were bottom of the league?

worst news at 11:15:31 Tuesday May 21 2002
Best news, the problem is that there are a lot of fans who feel as strongly as anon and will stay awy

richie fan from nz at 9:32:1 Tuesday May 21 2002
nosey parker u dipshit im trying to see a reason for the hold up on the sale off the club.

Best News at 8:45:45 Tuesday May 21 2002
The cretin Anon is not going to watch the Cobblers, perhaps that means IT wont be on here anymore - what a bore IT is!!! Reality is that the average fan doesnt care a sh.t who takesover the club as long as they have money.

Anon at 23:54:55 Monday May 20 2002
I am shocked though that the club however desperate they are for money are even CONSIDERING the offer from the Steffanioi bloke. If he takes over then I as much as I hate to say it, and I am sure I won't be the last, will no longer go to watch the Cobblers

Nosey Parker at 22:19:12 Monday May 20 2002
DR4 go and lick uncle Max's arse some more............maybe the village idiots might make mid table next season!!!

DR4E at 20:35:29 Monday May 20 2002
Keep up the entertainment lads! Don't forget to whine about the DIAMONDS and Griggsy from time to time! ps Mr di Stefano is on a wind up surely?!!!!

Nosey Parker at 18:21:4 Monday May 20 2002
Richie why are you interested in the price of the club? You could not even write the cheque you dimwitted plum!!

interesting..cont at 18:14:16 Monday May 20 2002
"We believe Gordonstoun had an obligation to Milan which it failed to meet. "Calling Prince Charles to give evidence is an option we are considering. "It is well publicised that he didn't enjoy his time there." Problems at the £18,500-a-year school began when Milan's father, Yugoslav national Giovanni di Stefano, failed to pay the fees because of UN sanctions against Yugoslavia. He claimed the school agreed to defer payment until after the sanctions were lifted but then refused to let Milan back after a half-term break in 2000. The school denies making the agreement. The writ lodged in the High Court says: "The reason for refusing to allow the claimant to return to his educational studies was more than a question of finances but predominantly one of racial prejudice in a time of 'Anti- Yugoslav' expression throughout Europe.

interesting at 18:10:45 Monday May 20 2002
A CAMBRIDGE student is suing a top school in a legal action which could involve Prince Charles. Milan Rajacic Di Stefano, 17, a pupil at Long Road Sixth Form College, has accused Gordonstoun School bosses of racism after they threw him out. The Yugoslav-born teenager claims he suffered serious medical problems and depression after being barred from the Scottish school where Prince Charles was educated. Lawyers acting for the boy, who lives in Coleridge Road, Cambridge, are demanding that the school either reinstates him or pays him £80,000 damages.Milan said: "I had to see a psychologist because I was just destroyed. I had my own little world built up and it was suddenly gone. "The teachers were very nice and I have nothing against them. I miss them and the school. I think the people in charge may have thrown me out for political reasons." Milan's brother Michael Di Stefano, 22, said: "He has been treated outrageously. It has created hell in his life.

AuntieHe at 18:1:32 Monday May 20 2002
does he want to buy the club?

UncleHo at 17:56:42 Monday May 20 2002
MP Tony Clarke's boss has very close connections with a man responsible for hundreds of civilian deaths recently. FACT.

LH at 17:47:0 Monday May 20 2002
How the hell did that happen , all them posts ?

LH at 17:45:48 Monday May 20 2002
This has got to be a wind up. Suely an international lawyer who wants to buy a business with 3 m turnover is communicating through a message board !

LH at 17:45:47 Monday May 20 2002
This has got to be a wind up. Suely an international lawyer who wants to buy a business with 3 m turnover is communicating through a message board !

LH at 17:45:46 Monday May 20 2002
This has got to be a wind up. Suely an international lawyer who wants to buy a business with 3 m turnover is communicating through a message board !

LH at 17:45:45 Monday May 20 2002
This has got to be a wind up. Suely an international lawyer who wants to buy a business with 3 m turnover is communicating through a message board !

LH at 17:45:44 Monday May 20 2002
This has got to be a wind up. Suely an international lawyer who wants to buy a business with 3 m turnover is communicating through a message board !

CP at 16:57:50 Monday May 20 2002
Hunter leaves. You heard it here first folks.

Giovanni at 16:7:38 Monday May 20 2002
yes ntfc2@view Mr Di Stefano has been convicted in a court of law and yes he has been imprisoned in more than one country including this one, perhaps you will be more worried that his later convictions have all been rlated to fraud. Mr Di Stefano is now openly contributing to the official site message board, so you can ask him your questions direct. I suggest you start by asking him what his real name is (ie on his birth certificate and school record) and how many times he was convicted/tried under his previous identity

Giovanni at 16:4:56 Monday May 20 2002
yes ntfc2@view Mr Di Stefano has been convicted in a court of law and yes he has been imprisoned in more than one country including this one, perhaps you will be more worried that his later convictions have all been gto do

Can You Believe It? at 15:51:58 Monday May 20 2002
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRFFFFFFFFFF!

LH at 15:26:47 Monday May 20 2002
At least someone from the Cobblers is going to the World cup !

See me after school at 15:19:39 Monday May 20 2002
Wow - a member of the Dan Quayle spelling and using inappropriate cApiTalS club

SLADE AND CLARKE at 13:27:24 Monday May 20 2002
To russel slade i dont care if we betrayed you, you are a crap coach with noe brain. and to MR Clarke, why not give up your role noe, i wont shed any tears, off to japan, remeber us the voters, and the fans. Do your proper job

LH at 12:51:12 Monday May 20 2002
Wheres any sort of statement from the Club ? Hodders having a PR disaster on this one !

Delia Smith at 12:7:7 Monday May 20 2002
I know Giovanni personally and all I can say is he cooks a damned fine spaghetti. Even Carlo Corazzin said it was the best bolognese he's ever had.

richie fan from nz at 10:39:44 Monday May 20 2002
what is the asking price to buy the club anyway,,?

richie fan from nz at 10:35:6 Monday May 20 2002
if we wait for hodder/stonhill we be here till christmas..............

The Drilling Cobbler at 10:5:28 Monday May 20 2002
Hotel Ender - I am not endorsing Di Steffano - I know very little about the guy. If he is what some people claim him to be then I too would not want to see him anywhere near Northampton let alone at sixfields. But I was brought up to believe that you are innocent until proven guilty. People are making judgements on someone they have never met, probably never heard of until last week, and who they have only read about on the net. The chances are he is guilty, but why are the directors even discussing the sale of the club with him if that is the case? That is something I cannot fathom out. Which is why I am prepared to wait for some official statement from Hodder/Stonehill before I make my own mind up.

Anon at 8:41:31 Monday May 20 2002
Dear Mr wimbledon to Di Steffano - I think you'll find that most of us here are long term dedicated Cobbs fans, we remember people like McRitchie and being in Administration which is why we are cautious when people like Fash or DiSteffano troll up at Sixfields but dont confuse moaning with us wanting the best for the club. Thankyou

NTFC@2view at 8:23:6 Monday May 20 2002
Racist and naive? Not in my opinion. Do you really believe that the Chron did its own digging? It is capable od doing so, but it wouldn't have needed to. The organisation our anonymous friend belongs to would have seen that the local pres knew - they always do. Is the man in prison? Has he been found guilty in a court of law? I don't know these answers, but I do know that "someone said somebody did something and di Stefano was their friend". That isn't guilt. I found the website of Mr Anonymus, but couldn't summon the enrgy to read it, but I suggest that, until there is proof from someone without an axe to grind, I will give him the benefit of the doubt. (It's about time we got a proper posting window back!) Because Mr Anonymous is nothing to do with our club, he began by posting a line at a time.

from Wimbledon to Di Steffano - moan moan moan at 7:49:42 Monday May 20 2002
Thank god you morons on here have something to maon about and none of you represent the true long term Cobblers fan, football is unfortunately a business now (wake up) and in football and business the guys at the top are not perfect and have intertesting backgrounds to say the least. My only interest in life is to see the Cobblers at the top and yes at any price, and if a certain guy hiding out in Afghanistan or wherever wanted to buy the club I have no problem with that if we beat everyone!!!

Giovanni? at 0:54:31 Monday May 20 2002
Is this from DiSteffano??? taken from the official site messageboard.....I reply to those who has posted messages on this board. To the allegation that I know nothing about football-guilty! I do not even know offside.To the allegation I have not been involved in football-I took FC Obilic from second division Yugoslav Championship to Champions League playing against Bayern Munich and Atletico de Madrid. That when most international teams came to Belgrade I was chosen to host and ensure allwould run smoothly. To all those clubs I hold an interest- Dundee FC and Norwich FC look at them in the last two years. To the allegation I am not local- from 1961 until 1978 I lived in Northamptonshire, went to Wollaston and Wellingborough School and lived for my early life four hundred metres from Phil Neal-yes in Irchester. That I defend those accused of serious crimes-yes. It is my profession........read the full message on the official site

Anon at 23:21:3 Sunday May 19 2002
or even 'Upgrade'

Deepcut Cobbler at 23:17:38 Sunday May 19 2002
I am currently living about 30km from Obilic and have not heard of any intention of an associated takeover/buying in to the Cobblers. Obilic is a Serb communtiy surrounded by Kosova Albanians without a football team.. Economy can't support theselves let alone a football team. Are we talking about the same people? Regards to all from one of the current war zones... COME ON YOU COBBLERS!!! PS Great news that Direones failed in their attempt to upgarde themselves but then again it would have been a good sight seeing them relegated again first season up..

deep but true at 23:11:18 Sunday May 19 2002
the fact of the matter is we all love the club, but come from all walks of life and shades of opinion, however their are some dark places where you just dont go. posters are of different ages also so the ignorance and intolerance often spouted sometimes is just that, however the niavity of some ie drilling cobbler and ntfc@2view do make you wonder whether love for the club can make you so blind that you dont want to see. we all want success but are we really willing to buy it at any price?

Hotel Ender at 22:59:51 Sunday May 19 2002
I used to thin the Drilling Cobbler talked sense, but with his endorsement of super fascist Di Stefano - I'm not so sure

mr worried at 22:34:37 Sunday May 19 2002
hmm, the words cages and rattled comes to mind but in a dfferent order

NTFC@2view at 22:24:41 Sunday May 19 2002
Racist scum? What are you on? Whatever did I say that made you throw such a stupid accusation around? Declare your agenda - and your interest in this man. And my football club? And then fúck off. Racist scum my árse!

anon at 20:38:57 Sunday May 19 2002
ntfc@2view, what nationality? Hrvatska? your small minded nationilism speaks volumes, no wonder you take such a simplistic view on life. crawl back under your stone, or better still go and follow Cardiff or Millwall where you will be amongst your own kind. by the way much to your disgust I happen to be english and proud of it except when racist scum like you surface

NTFC@2view at 20:31:57 Sunday May 19 2002
Mr Anon - who are you? What nationality? Are you from Hrvatska? You are nothing to do with this club so go and fight your political battles elsewhere. You leave my morals out of things you self-righteous, self-seeking buffoon. I've got enough problems of my own with Bomber Blair and the Chimp without worrying about your Italian journalist friend's law suit. Please go away.

anon at 20:25:7 Sunday May 19 2002
drilling cobbler, none of the stuff on the net is about Di Stefano's role as a lawyer, it is about him and his own involvment in fraud, and other murky practices, wake up and smell the roses.Why wait for a statement from the club? why not look for yourself? and then lets see if you come back and spout the same rubbish

The Drilling Cobbler at 19:56:13 Sunday May 19 2002
Anon, I look forward to hearing some official lines from the club concerning this guy. To reiterate what I said earlier, surely the current board would not be prepared to do business - or even discuss the possibility of doing business - with someone as vile as you claim Stefano to be. I ask you though to put things into perspective - every mass murderer/rapist/burgler/speeding motorist etc is represented in court by someone suggesting that the accused is innocent. Why? Because there is big money in it. The fact that this guy represents high profile evil individuals means that for him there is even more money in it. It doesnt mean that he has actually committed any crime. Look at the OJ Simpson case. The recent Stephen Laurence one. Fairly clear cut in most peoples views, but still the accused were successfully defended by their legal teams. Lets all wait for some official statement made by the club before judging someone who we have never met and who we have just read about on the web.

Scouse at 19:48:19 Sunday May 19 2002
So we are in the middle of a car boot sale of our club.The only thing is that there are only two punters. One is a medioca ex footballer with some foreign backing and the other is a man who to say the least is a bit of a wrong 'un.Are we not all forgetting one thing here ,this is our football club we are talking about .I for one will be desperate for some body to give this club the backing it and its fans truely deserve but not at the exspense of our true idendity and good name ,for once in my life I agree with TCMP,I would rather struggle than be bought by a warlord or a consortium that has no intrest in the history of the club ,just a money making scheme that realy can't make much in the lower divs.

cobblers surporters club at 19:43:26 Sunday May 19 2002
serbia branch, new members welcome hope to get coaches to all games next season

anon at 19:40:0 Sunday May 19 2002
pt4: I'm writing to let you know that a journalist colleague in Italy named Alberto Nerazzini who wrote a long takeout on Arkan/Obelic in "Diario", May 20-26 1998 edition, is being sued for defamation in Italy by Arkan/Giovanni di Stefano. He could use all the help he can get in fighting this unlikely lawsuit. I'm trying to help him in his continuing Arkan work. Now that the worst war criminals seem to have had a general pardon, let's be vigilant and prevent that any of them succeed in making themselves look decent businessmen.

anon at 19:39:17 Sunday May 19 2002
did hodder ring Di Stafanio like he rang fash

anon at 19:35:41 Sunday May 19 2002
pt3: , To protest against this game I have contacted three of the sponsors of Bayern Muenchen which have offices in The Netherlands (Coca Cola, Hewlet-Packard and Panasonic), and asked them for a public statement. None are in so far, so we are also preparing a protest page for Domovina Net, listing all the sponsors and carrying contact information for Bayern Muenchen. The page is not complete yet (we are looking for the picture on which Arkan Tigers kick civilians to death on the pavement to go next to the BM picure - if you have it, please forward it), but for those on this platform who want to contact local representatives/national offices of these firms, you can have a preview by clicking on the URL below. http://www.domovina.net/index_arkan.html.

anon at 19:31:51 Sunday May 19 2002
might have a better pitch

anon at 19:29:55 Sunday May 19 2002
lets move the cobblers to Belgrade

anon at 19:28:56 Sunday May 19 2002
pt3: , To protest against this game I have contacted three of the sponsors of Bayern Muenchen which have which have

anon at 19:25:47 Sunday May 19 2002
pt2: , will play against Belgrade FC Obilic, a club owned by Zeljko Raznatovic aka Arkan, and Giovannii Di Stefano,

anon at 19:23:31 Sunday May 19 2002
Drilling Cobbler/ntfc@2view it would seem some football fans have more morals than you can ever muster, just read the following, On August 12th and August 26th a German soccer team ,FC Bayern

BargePole at 17:43:53 Sunday May 19 2002
If Di Stefano is succesful he intends to bring in Idi Amin as the kit man!

Anon at 17:18:7 Sunday May 19 2002
Could Di Stefano be one of of Fash's pals?

Give him a chance at 16:31:18 Sunday May 19 2002
So a lawyer wants to buy the cobblers. Its as simple as that, the fact that he is high profile is not entirely a bad thing.

Give him a chance at 16:31:10 Sunday May 19 2002
So a lawyer wants to buy the cobblers. Its as simple as that, the fact that he is high profile is note entirely a bad thing.

LH at 15:14:6 Sunday May 19 2002
If the board kick the Di Stefano bid out then they are left with only one serious bidder so leaving them with a weak position. Why does Di Stefano want to be involved with NTFC? Is Fash a waster ? I think bearing in mind the flood of information the Club could rightly ignore the confidentiality agreements and tell us what the **** is going on. How long can thsi drag on for , I think its time for Fash to put up or shut up. He may not be to every bodys liking but he seems to be better than the alterantive . If he did take take control then I believe the ride wont be boring where ever we end up ggod or bad!

NTFC@Cobblers Comments at 13:59:22 Sunday May 19 2002
forget what the board think, con wilson is the key. he is the closest to owning the club bearing in mind the amount of money he has given stonhill and co.

The Drilling Cobbler at 13:19:41 Sunday May 19 2002
anon, firstly I did not compare his record with anyones.Secondly, I did not suggest that spending blood money on the cobblers is acceptable - I merely pointed out that 'dirty money' is better than no money. My mention of trafficking was merely looking at the worst possible situation that could occur - and whos to say that would not happen anyway with someone else in command who we know little/nothing about. His record is dodgy to say the least - but surely he would not be able to walk free in this country if his history is what people are suggesting. I know very little about the guy - indeed I had never heard of him until this week. Tony Clarkes words have probably added fuel to most peoples concerns - my view is that they are words of a politician making sure he is seen as politically correct - they may well be his genuine opinions but we would never know otherwise because of what he does. I'm sure that the current board would not be talking to this man if he is as bad as it appears.

NTFC@2view at 12:49:48 Sunday May 19 2002
Worry about ridicule by writing out the players we have, picking the team and thinking of the opponents. Even with the 6 who haven't signed we escaped by the slenderest of margins.

A Childs View at 12:37:43 Sunday May 19 2002
I despair - why can't things ever be simple for we Cobblers fans? The di Stefano thing is very worrying, I haven't got a clue about the facts of his involvement with various undesirables one way or the other, fact is we'll be the last to know anyway!! What I do know is that, right or wrong, this chap is tarnished before he starts, even if he is a legitimate character, I don't like the obvious associations and ridicule that could be levelled at the club. I'm still hoping the Fash deal is the one we end up with, anyone whose seen his interview on the ITV sport channel would probably agree - his plan for the club does stack up and represents a genuine way forward for us. Come on Council, wise up and hurry up. You'll lose a loss making white elephant and get an unbudgeted capital injection - if you need to, be brave and cust your losses to avoid making future losses. 7 months is a joke - simple process, value, accept offers, negotiate and sell - 2 months at most - get a move on!!!

NTFC@2view at 11:32:56 Sunday May 19 2002
I'm still interested in what evidence you have - and please don't quote 'Free Serbia'. All of what is posted is the word of other dodgy people. All of the assassinated people have been his 'friends', not his enemies, for example.

anon at 10:32:44 Sunday May 19 2002
Drilling cobbler, how can you say "what damage - apart from publicity" and then slip in that he could be arrested for trafficking or use the club for laundering money and still maintain any sense of credibility? are you saying drug money or worse still blood money is fine as long as he spends it on the cobblers? you cannot compare this guys record with anyone elses, not living anyway. get real

Anon at 10:21:27 Sunday May 19 2002
Ted. For christ sake, how can you mention the current Board in the same breath as Di Stefarno.

Tinker at 10:14:59 Sunday May 19 2002
Ted,Name, Names if you dare ???????????

Anon at 10:12:0 Sunday May 19 2002
Ref Nosey Parker, I'm like it or not we would not have a Club at the moment without an Estate Agent and a Builder .

Ted at 10:9:47 Sunday May 19 2002
Don`t believe for one minute that those running the club at the moment are whiter than white. I for one know differently.

Anon at 10:8:6 Sunday May 19 2002
So all of you who would not have Di Stefarno at any price have a someone who throws games of Football ??

NTFC@2view at 10:3:59 Sunday May 19 2002
Bunn:Lavin, Burgess, Hope, Spedding: Marsh, McGregor, Frain, Carruthers: Gabbiadini, Forrester :subs Morrison, Cavill, Lowe, Nash, Laws. Who's for Saddam himself?

The Drilling Cobbler at 9:44:11 Sunday May 19 2002
Almost everyone appears to be against Di Stefano taking over because apparently he's not a 'very nice man'. My gut feeling is that his motives are probably similar to those of Al Fayed - to get some positive publicity. Has he got a British passport? We should all remember one thing - dirty money is better than no money. And this notorious corrupt has loads of it! Likewise WWW. The McRitche saga was all about a dreamer who had NO money. What damage - apart from publicity - could this guy do to the club? Sell the players? Sell the ground? You cannot asset strip something without assets. Trafficking/laundering purposes perhaps, but he would simply be arrested if caught - the club wouldnt be closed down in those circumstances. I well be naive but I'm just trying to offer a alternative view.

Hotel Ender at 9:8:14 Sunday May 19 2002
It would seem to me that IF this Di Stefano is one of the two final bidders for the club it finally confirms the lie that Stonhill & Co will only sell if it is in the best interests of the club. If they are seriously considering selling to Di Stefano I for one would be extremely worried for the future of NTFC. I'm still not 100% sure about Fash either - but at least he has a football background.

richie fan from nz at 4:11:37 Sunday May 19 2002
read whats written below mr stonhill,now get your arese into gear and do someting for this club for crying out loud.we deserve better than what you are giving us.no more b.s do something good for the club for a change.thats how i feel guys.........

Nosey Parker at 23:31:18 Saturday May 18 2002
I never said he was any of them I just said he was not the most honest person in the world.........READ THE POST DICKHEAD!!

anon at 23:13:38 Saturday May 18 2002
so tell me nosey parker since when did Al Fayed, admit to being an armed bank robber, jailed fraudster, and friend to every manianical mass murderer on the planet?

Nosey Parker at 23:5:13 Saturday May 18 2002
So if that so called mate of every bad bugger in the world does buy the Cobblers at least we might have some money put in the club.........and hopefully a few South Americans and anyone else who wants to play for us. Fulham have someone who is alledged to be dodgy as chairman so why cant we? it beats a bloody estate agent and a builder?

Westand Junior at 21:54:4 Saturday May 18 2002
As a dedicated cobblers supporter i would like to have my say on the takeover. I think Fashanu should take over and we should forget about Di Stefano, and the sooner the better!

Ted at 20:29:47 Saturday May 18 2002
Seems to me that whoever leaked it did us all a favour, I for one want to know whats going on and have a say before it happens not after

anon at 20:26:12 Saturday May 18 2002
a bit over simple that, dont you think, anyway when has he ever leaked anything in the past? when he has got something to say he usually just says it, remember Atkins?

anon at 19:19:0 Saturday May 18 2002
Ref todays Chron .It seems to me Mr Clarke is covering his arse big time. Whats the odd's most of the Friday chron story was( leaked) ? by guess who ? allowing him a way out if it comes off.

NTFC@2view at 17:40:49 Saturday May 18 2002
It's rather like reading about Margaret Thatcher in the Socialist Worker!

Ted at 17:6:0 Saturday May 18 2002
Sounds like buying the Cobblers is a natural progression

anon at 16:31:44 Saturday May 18 2002
Are people starting to get the picture

anon at 16:31:19 Saturday May 18 2002
final part: All Nikcevic's assets and companies were inherited by Giovanni Di Stefano, who claimed that it had been the wish of his blood brother.

anon at 16:30:56 Saturday May 18 2002
pt6: Radojica Nikcevic was assassinated on October 7, 1993 at 8.15 in the morning at 54, Vase Pelagica Street, some 20 meters far from the entrance to the First Belgrade Housing Cooperative Sumadija. He had come out of a huge company Mercedes and was walking towards the entrance. The assassin and his assistant, wearing workers' uniforms, were approaching him. After he had passed Nikcevic, the assassin fired two shots from a .44 caliber gun into the back of the victim's head. Then with his assistant he walked slowly to a Yugo, which was waiting for him. That car was later found in a nearby dead-end street, and it was discovered that it had been stolen.

anon at 16:29:26 Saturday May 18 2002
pt5: Dragan Mladenovic, an ex- police officer in Belgrade, claims that MUP (Serbian Ministry of the Interior) operates the traffic in drugs and that Radojica Nikcevic was in that line of business. He claims that Nikcevic was assassinated because he started to talk too much by men brought from abroad especially for this job. This story attracted further attention when Nikcevic's obituary signed by Pablo Escobar appeared in Belgrade newspapers. In response to these allegations, Di Stefano said: "Suppose we did meet him (i.e. Escobar). Why should we bring drugs to Yugoslavia all the way from South America when Turkey is much closer? Why should we need Escobar for this?"

anon at 16:29:6 Saturday May 18 2002
pt4: In January 1993, Di Stefano traveled to Bogota and Radojica Nikcevic accompanied him in his plane. Di Stefano explained that the reason for this visit to Colombia was to set the business of the Cine Colombia Company in order. He also told stories about buying the state-owned Banco Di Colombia. Nikcevic, on the other hand, said that the aim of the visit was the purchase of a chain of hotels in that country. Contrary to these explanations, there is a rumor circulating in Belgrade that Nikcevic controlled the drug traffic and that he went to Colombia on that business, in order to make contact with the Medellin cartel, whose head at the time was Pablo Escobar.

anon at 16:27:54 Saturday May 18 2002
pt3 : Radojica Nikcevic met this rare bird in a French castle in 1992. Several weeks later, Di Stefano arrived in Belgrade and Yugoslavia, in his words "a land of vast possibilities".

anon at 16:27:6 Saturday May 18 2002
pt 2: Although he was passed off in Yugoslavia as the owner of the MGM film company, of the United Artist, an airline in Austria, a chain of 80 cinemas in Colombia, Di Stefano was actually an impostor who had served a time in England for an attempt to set up a bank without initial investment, and he had also been prosecuted for importing video tapes from Hong Kong. Actually, there was a link between the owner of a small Austrian airline and him - according to the reports in Austrian newspapers, Di Stefano swindled the man out of several hundred thousand Austrian shillings.

anon at 16:26:30 Saturday May 18 2002
from freeserbia: part 1Association with Giovanni Di Stefano Giovanni Di Stefano was the first of a number of scoundrels from abroad who sensed that Serbia was the promised land for their machinations. He was followed by a succession of phony businessmen, pseudo-philosophers and scribblers. Naturally, they were all "hopelessly in love with Serbia".

anon at 16:11:11 Saturday May 18 2002
ntfc@2view, say that again please

NewsHound at 15:14:25 Saturday May 18 2002
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!

NTFC@2view at 15:6:0 Saturday May 18 2002
"The murder of Vlada Kovacevic was the first in a series of assassinations of people who were very close to Slobodan Milosevic. Radovan Stojicic Badza, Zoran Todorovic Kundak and the Minister of Defense Pavle Bulatovic were assassinated after Vlada Kovacevic." ".....Giovanni Di Stefano been arrested in April 1994 for exchanging currencies on the black market with exchange rates higher than officially allowed." "The assassination of Radojica Nikcevic was the first in the series of unsolved murders of businessmen close to Slobodan Milosevic" "Di Stefano - akit a brit rendõrség kérésére, egy korábbi üzleti visszaélés ügyében az olasz hatóságok egy ideig kiadatási õrizetben tartottak - arra szólította fel az új szerb vezetést, hogy külföldi rendõrségek, leginkább a Scotland Yard bevonásával indítsanak független vizsgálatot az ügyben - írta a The Sunday Times."

anon at 14:48:16 Saturday May 18 2002
does TCMP know any serb war lords?

anon at 14:45:52 Saturday May 18 2002
I can really see keith davies & little dickie at the council selling out to serb war lords

A crook and a great footballer from the60's at 14:41:49 Saturday May 18 2002
TERRY VENABALES

Anon at 14:38:53 Saturday May 18 2002
Giovanni Di'Stefano is a heavy investor in a 2nd divisionYugoslavian team that has has been built to topple Partisan and Dynamo Belgrade. Unfortunately, the chairman of that club is a suspected Serbian war criminal.

richie fan from nz at 14:19:48 Saturday May 18 2002
it wasnt me i wouldnt have a clue of who avon are,havent lived in northampton for 24 years.but i do know the differance between a crook and a great footballer from the 60s

Rodney Marshall at 14:11:53 Saturday May 18 2002
If there is no takeover and we getting a large fine for this illegal approach of Stamp, then Hodder's competence will certainly be called into question.

U TWAT at 13:24:39 Saturday May 18 2002
RICHIE U TWAT I WORK FOR AVON AND THE LAND IS NOT FOR SALE AS THE MARKETING SIDE IS STAYING. IF ITS AN IMPOSTER PRETENDING TO BE U THEN U R STILL A TWAT...I THANK U

anon at 12:47:5 Saturday May 18 2002
Will "imprisoned for fraud" "inherited blood brothers fortune after assisination" "columbian drug trade" "armed banked robber" "defending Milisivich" do for a paraphrase

anon at 12:42:9 Saturday May 18 2002
try placing " " marks before and after your search and adding words like Dundee or Norwich or even assination or fraud. If that fails try a UK only search engine. also the italian pages translate

NTFC@2view at 12:39:29 Saturday May 18 2002
I got 197000 articles from Google, mostly in Italian. Have you read them all anne? Please paraphrase.

anon at 12:32:9 Saturday May 18 2002
sometimes I find it hard to believe the shallowness of some people, a convicted fraudster,friend of war criminals,ex bank robber and legal defender of every known living scum in the world is trying to buy our beloved club and all we can talk about is fixture lists and england shirts, just type in the words "Giovanni Di Stefano" in to your search engine and prepared to be shocked and scared, get real cobblers fans it is time to say no way Giovanni

NTFC@2view at 11:2:20 Saturday May 18 2002
Dodgy things like that often happened with Italian and Spanish ancestored Argentinians, Uruguayans etc. Like the Irish team, but with them having played for England first.

Anon at 10:48:56 Saturday May 18 2002
Argentina AND Spain - how come?

NTFC@2view at 10:19:50 Saturday May 18 2002
Richie, your past football knowledge is as bad as your spelling. Are you talking about Alfredo di Stefano of Real Madrid, Argentina and Spain?

Mr CONFUSED at 9:16:44 Saturday May 18 2002
Richie what are you rambling on about?..........stick to sheep you bumbling baffoon!!!

richie fan from nz at 5:16:16 Saturday May 18 2002
its not the di stefano the played for portugal in the 60s is it.?

richie fan from nz at 5:12:51 Saturday May 18 2002
doesnt want the ground because hes going to move the team to middy meadow buy out avon cosmetics,roll it over and build a new ground.he could do a ground share with the country bumkins up the road.then they would see a good team playing on there ground at last.what a pratt hes got to take on sixfields theres no were else to go around northampton

NTFC@2view at 18:18:25 Friday May 17 2002
"It seems to be that of using the Town as a vehicle for making money one way or another." How would they do that? I have heard that di Stefano doesn't even want the ground. Ideas please.

Anon at 18:12:44 Friday May 17 2002
fash and stefano are both businessmen who strive for success

LH at 17:12:43 Friday May 17 2002
I'm not saying that they are lying and I agree . Headlines of ' Charity donating lawyer wants to buy Cobbler's' isn't going to look exciting is it !

Anon at 17:5:50 Friday May 17 2002
with all due respect LH, but the Chronicle will print what sells papers. But they cannot lie

LH at 16:56:20 Friday May 17 2002
.... what does concern me is the objective of both potential buyers. It seems to be that of using the Town as a vehicle for making money one way or another. I think this will end in tears , cant see how it can work.

LH at 16:47:11 Friday May 17 2002
This sounds like Bull to me. Have either Fash or Di Stefano got the club at heart ? Look at the wilderness of the Foootball league as an example of how you cant make money out of professional football . As for floting the Town on the stock market , this guy must be in dreamland. We dont need dreamers we need a pragmatist with a love of the Town prepared to sink a few quid in. The town has one but unfortunatly he is running the club down the road. I dont think these are exciting times but worrying times. I'm not bothered about backgrounds or professions because the Chron is very selective about what it prints (if Mother Teresa wanted to buy us the Chron would present it in a bad light)

Di Stefano said: at 16:15:23 Friday May 17 2002
Mr Di Stefano, who previously ran the Yugoslavian outfit Obilic, said: “I would bring in players from Scotland, Yugoslavia and Italy to boost the squad. They would have more players than they could possibly want. Run correctly, I believe that Northampton Town could be floated on the stock exchange within three years and in five years I have no doubt the club could be in the first division.

Anon at 15:41:34 Friday May 17 2002
have you two ever thought of writing a few scripts for Eastenders?

Anon at 15:25:15 Friday May 17 2002
England named shirts for sale brand new on yahoo auctions for really cheap

BIG JIM at 15:2:39 Friday May 17 2002
See ya, keep in touch

B.J.M at 15:2:9 Friday May 17 2002
Bastards. not sure, Ray knows more about the trust than me. bye!

BIG JIM at 15:1:40 Friday May 17 2002
So much for the welcome in the hillside!!!!

BIG JIM at 14:59:23 Friday May 17 2002
BJM do you know where I can get a new life members trust card from? Reason being is the day I got back from Cyprus I had it stolen in Bridgend and then the week after that I had my passenger side window put in down the beach asnd the little darlings took it the swines!!!!!

B.J.M at 14:58:56 Friday May 17 2002
I know your email address and you will know about the new owners before the others, that's all I can do at the moment. Expect to hear from me next year, haha!

BIG JIM at 14:57:20 Friday May 17 2002
Seriously I live in Cardiff at the mo and I am a nosey person not a gossip

B.J.M at 14:56:17 Friday May 17 2002
All I'll say, the local press are reasonably accurate at the moment. Like choosing between the devil and lucifer if you ask me.

BIG JIM at 14:56:11 Friday May 17 2002
What am I gonna gain by spreading the stuff you tell me, ask NIck Ancel........if you know him..........

B.J.M at 14:54:59 Friday May 17 2002
yes I do, but why do you think I went away for months? People are very suspicious.

BIG JIM at 14:54:30 Friday May 17 2002
What do you mean?

BIG JIM at 14:54:27 Friday May 17 2002
What do you mean?

B.J.M at 14:53:48 Friday May 17 2002
you'll be alright!

BIG JIM at 14:53:24 Friday May 17 2002
Do you have a PC at home?

BIG JIM at 14:52:30 Friday May 17 2002
need a job as I am out of the raf next feb

B.J.M at 14:52:19 Friday May 17 2002
seriously, nothing controversial can leave this PC.

BIG JIM at 14:51:45 Friday May 17 2002
350 squid less off to

Anon at 14:51:25 Friday May 17 2002
Too many dodgy lawyers hanging around the club. Don't know what's being monitored.

BIG JIM at 14:50:54 Friday May 17 2002
E mail and we can chat at a place of your choice. Do you have msn messenger?

B.J.M at 14:50:8 Friday May 17 2002
What you want me to say?

BIG JIM at 14:49:27 Friday May 17 2002
Shockingly, Iam just outside Cardiff now and it1s peeing down

B.J.M at 14:49:19 Friday May 17 2002
Jim it's all a terrible mess.......it can't go on much longer without it turning ugly.

BIG JIM at 14:48:39 Friday May 17 2002
You never e mailed?

B.J.M at 14:48:21 Friday May 17 2002
righty. bit cooler here ain't it?!!

B.J.M at 14:47:44 Friday May 17 2002
a whole year?

Anon at 14:47:19 Friday May 17 2002
5 weeks that should read

B.J.M at 14:47:12 Friday May 17 2002
Anon3 knew what he was talking about.

BIG JIM at 14:47:3 Friday May 17 2002
Back in blighty now and have been for 56 weeks

BIG JIM at 14:47:2 Friday May 17 2002
Back in blighty now and have been for 56 weeks

BIG JIM at 14:46:34 Friday May 17 2002
Hi mate long time no hear

B.J.M at 14:45:15 Friday May 17 2002
Anon3 at 23:2:44 Wednesday June 13 2001 Well, a controversial Italian fellow called Giovanni di Stefano is trying to get himself on the Norwich board by indirectly acquiring shares, apparently.

Anon at 13:45:31 Friday May 17 2002
Lets have Fash not the Osama bin Laden Lawyer

richie fan from nz at 13:27:39 Friday May 17 2002
why is stonhill saying that an announcement of a new owner is some way off.whats he shagging about at.if hes got the best interest of the club in mind surely hes got to get this sorted out as soon as pos.or is he being a greedy bugger.this lawyer dude seems to have money to burn and big ideas,but he sounds to good to be true.but im not 100% happy with flash fash taking over,if he really wanted the club he could have sorted a deal out by now, unless stonhill is being a pratt.

wellingborough claret at 13:19:24 Friday May 17 2002
i see the friendly against watford is off. this means no home pre-season games and other games against rubbish oppositon. Our players will learn next to nothing from these friendlies and I believe the only reason that friendlies against poor teams have been arranged because they are scared of another pre season like last year where they were humiliated by bigger teams.

Conflict of Interest at 8:51:45 Friday May 17 2002
No poop brain!! A BOOKIES SITE not the Poopburra Shite

Anon at 8:32:26 Friday May 17 2002
which is what www.pufc.co.uk???

Fixtures are available on a Pools web site at 5:52:5 Friday May 17 2002
Peterborough at home Boxing day

Mr D. Trotter at 22:36:57 Thursday May 16 2002
Sorry Saddam & Gadaffi, we only take on donkeys

Saddam & Gadaffi at 19:5:15 Thursday May 16 2002
We would like to buy Cobblers, how many camels?

Anon at 18:47:25 Thursday May 16 2002
The fixtures are out on 13th June.

Fixtures at 18:33:40 Thursday May 16 2002
Just looked through the new seasons fixture list and noticed that the Stockport away game is on a Friday night, that brings back memories

Anon at 17:34:10 Thursday May 16 2002
Hodder is in the Chron today putting the other side of the Scarboro story.

A Childs View at 17:28:26 Thursday May 16 2002
No official PR response from the club to the fact that they have been reported to the FA for illegally approaching Scarborough players? Come on - sort it out!!!!!

B.J.M at 14:24:40 Thursday May 16 2002
That of course was meant to read "Never UNDERESTIMATE the Fash."

B.J.M at 14:23:43 Thursday May 16 2002
Only a passing visit I'm afraid, before all the messages like "are you really BJM? prove it" or "we don't believe you unless you name your source" start to appear. Never understand the Fash.

cp at 13:49:56 Thursday May 16 2002
welcome back bjm

B.J.M at 11:48:21 Thursday May 16 2002
Fash deal off? Those rumours are probably being spread by people who simply don't like the guy.

The Drilling Cobbler at 11:32:49 Thursday May 16 2002
Interesting story on the front page of todays c&e. So the anon bidder is only one of Saddams mates! And it appears he is favourite to clinch the deal! Exciting times around the corner me thinks. And so the saga continues......

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 10:34:29 Thursday May 16 2002
A Childs View. How I used to like going to pitsford to look at the scenery but this has now been totally distorted by visions of your pasty ass moving around. My weirdest place - up the bum (with a girl). Be great to hear any more POSTINGS on the STAMP guy. Just MAIL them here. I heard hes alright he just needs good DELIVERY, and he just often hits the POST. Enough already

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 10:31:4 Thursday May 16 2002
A Childs View. How I used to like going to pitsford to look at the scenery but this has now been totally distorted by visions of your pasty ass moving around. My weirdest place - up the bum (with a girl). Be great to hear any more POSTINGS on the STAMP guy. Just MAIL them here. I heard hes alright he just needs good DELIVERY, and he just often hits the POST. Enough already

Darren Stamp at 8:58:24 Thursday May 16 2002
Hes engaged to you guessed it Penny Black

Anon at 23:3:29 Wednesday May 15 2002
Drilling cobbler / Xman. There is no 'Freeserve guy'. Freeserve was started by Dixons and has recently been sold to a French company. Did your secret sorces mention the name Charles or a company with the initials CPW?

A Childs View at 22:32:33 Wednesday May 15 2002
I'm watching it, top show! Mine is in the resevoir at Pitsford!! That scum bag Slade has reported the Town to the FA for trying to poach Darren Stamp from Scarborough. Don't know the facts yet, but, he's bound to have some sour grapes!! Who is Darren Stamp? Anyone recall having seen him play?

H. Master at 22:25:23 Wednesday May 15 2002
If anyone is watching "Teachers" my answer to the question "Where is the weirdest place you have had sex?" is "Irthlingborough".

X MAN at 18:59:5 Wednesday May 15 2002
Its funny to read the posting at 10;36 by the drilling cobbler about who the possible second interested party are. I have, through a secret source, heard that this party have a high street outlet in most towns and cities and is the one favoured by the current board to take over the club. As i have no idea who the drilling cobbler is , it seems strange to have much the same story coming from a different source although i did not have a name offered to me. I really hope that someone comes in to take our beloved cobbs. to the next stage in our existance . On the subject of players who have or have not signed i must say that it does not instill much confidence in me that Broads is happy about Asa. signing on, i know he needs to be encouraged and may well become a very good player , but given our predicament dont you think we need people who can hit the pitch running .s

SLADE IS SCUM at 17:27:24 Wednesday May 15 2002
I cant believe that useless, crap for brains coach, who made wilson look intelligent is doing this.

Anon at 14:18:42 Wednesday May 15 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/n/northampton_town/newsid_1989000/1989351.stm

richie fan from nz at 12:11:48 Wednesday May 15 2002
go top of the class hotel ender my mastake.....

The Drilling Cobbler at 11:30:19 Wednesday May 15 2002
To suggest that the Fash deal was off.

Richard at 10:39:4 Wednesday May 15 2002
And what are these rumours?

The Drilling Cobbler at 10:36:6 Wednesday May 15 2002
So its WWW and a nother. Personally, I am glad that Bryan Richardson has been ruled out. From my own sources I believe the other bidder is the consortium led by the Freeserve guy. Which my source claims is the more likely to succeed. From a positive prospective, both are without doubt loaded - wether they are prepared to invest 'big' is another thing, something which time will only tell. Interesting that Fashanu is still involved though after all the rumours - including those spread by a certain ex-player who scored a decent goal against Cambridge - and a member of the current board who owns a large distribution company! The picture is still rather unclear however and I guess we will have to continue waiting sometime before we know the outcome.

Richard at 9:42:40 Wednesday May 15 2002
Looks like we are still waiting for a takeover, all we got was 'things are closer than ever' whatever that means.

Hotel Ender at 8:49:58 Wednesday May 15 2002
I think you'll find 3rd place in Division 3 got promoted - they do every year. And if you mean the next best place team outside the automatic places then you are wrong again - cos Cheltenham finished 4th in Div 3

richie fan from nz at 3:7:24 Wednesday May 15 2002
anyone notice none of the 3rd place getters got promotion this season.....

richie fan from nz at 3:4:30 Wednesday May 15 2002
chit ive been away to long.watched an interview on t v with david beckem the other night couldnt understand a word he said.lol.need to come home and learn the english lanuage again.allso is this meetting place for cobblers surporters or is it were you can acvertise your fush and chup shops....lol...

Dave Savage at 21:49:49 Tuesday May 14 2002
Yes he was potentially a good player, but only for 10% of the games he played for us, he was a passenger like Mc somebodyorother

Old time cynic at 19:56:18 Tuesday May 14 2002
Carlton TV are currently looking at doing a documentary on Fash, the Chief, and the running of a newly taken over football club, this indicates to me that they've been following Fash around with cameras, and he is soaking it all up - he doesn't actually need or want the takeover, just the publicity - as many of us have been saying on this board since October

A Childs View at 19:40:30 Tuesday May 14 2002
Been to Barcelona for a few days - visited the Nou Camp, different world!! Not much news, glad that Asa is close to signing - I hope the others do as well. In the current environment I'd take it whilst its offered, Dave Savage was a good player who ended up playing at a lower level - that, coupled with the takeover (if it ever happens) means they get stability and may be an exciting season. Of them, there's only Welchy who could really seek to better himself. The season ticket deadline thing is a bit cheeky, I've got mine and don't mind paying early, however, I totally understand anyone being peeved by the club over this - families have cash flow problems too!!

Tinker at 19:19:41 Tuesday May 14 2002
Well said Anon, I'm afraid Mr Fashanu lot are taking the Piss at the lot of us at the moment.

Tinker at 19:16:35 Tuesday May 14 2002
Sorry about the spelling ( I'm so mad i pressed the wrong key )

Tinker at 19:13:43 Tuesday May 14 2002
Note to all the players who are holing out for more, THE GRAVY TRAIN HAS STOPPED, .You can't have what the Club does not have. Wake up to the real world.

anon at 19:13:16 Tuesday May 14 2002
drilling cobbler, the council completed its valuation 2 months ago, as for any potential purchaser, they would have to do their own, if they have not done so then who is at fault, the council? the club? or those who say one thing on live radio and do otherwise in reality

Tinker at 19:8:42 Tuesday May 14 2002
A word to all the players who have not signed the deals put in front of them, remember the gravy train has stopped.

The Drilling Cobbler at 18:52:30 Tuesday May 14 2002
So its take-over update time tomorrow then! 2days before the latest deadline implemented for purchasing discounted season tickets. I sincerely hope that its specific for once, comments such as 'weeks not months' and 'lockin agreements imminent' are no longer acceptable. Lets have a statement on the WWW bid - afterall, if Fash can talk about it on national radio surely NTFC can. Is it or is it not likely to happen. Fash says it is, its time to confirm or deny. Finally, it does not take 6 months to get a valuation on any property, let alone a football ground. And with property prices going up all the time, does that mean that the original valuation is now out of date, thus enforcing the whole process to re-commence? Finally, my advice to the 6 players undecided on wether to sign contracts - Speak to Dave Savage!

Old Stratford Cobbler at 18:44:43 Tuesday May 14 2002
The Benefit game at Old Stratford on Sunday is being fixed into being a draw. The replay will take place at The Eagle House Ground, Ruskington, Lincolnshire. The referee is to be that well known eBay Celebrity, John Atkinson who will also be signing copies of his new book called "How to pull a bird on the Internet".

6FIELD STRANGLER at 18:28:21 Tuesday May 14 2002
Well 3 weeks have passed & still no take-over.

Time Called for Costly Carrot Tops. at 17:31:39 Tuesday May 14 2002
..as a hair dresser I must point out my disgust that those gingers haired people are allowed free reign to enter salons and fucking blunt our scissors. Their coarse wiry hair has blunted so many of my scissors that I am thinking of leaving the trade as a hair dresser and becoming a bookie. Ginger haired people are an unnecessary burded to our already ailing trade.

CARLO CORRAZIN'S NORTHAMPTON FAST FOOD EATREY GUIDE at 17:20:14 Tuesday May 14 2002
YOU CAN'T BEAT A TRIP TO MICHAELS ON THE KETTERING ROAD. HE DOES A MEAN CHIP DOES MICHAEL. QUALITY YAM, QUALITY FOOD AT QUALITY PRICES. GET YOUR ASSES DOWN THERE AND TELL MICHAEL "CARLO SENT YOU!" TOSSERS.

AL at 15:32:31 Tuesday May 14 2002
ANON, I asked the question "any news of the take over " on the Cobblers Web Site, and the reply I received is see the Cobblers web site tomorrow morning for Gary Hodder's statement about the take over.

Cobblers Benefit Match at 14:35:40 Tuesday May 14 2002
On Sunday at Old Stratford Gedgie v 10 Buxom Wenches!!! Only one winner!!!

ANAGRAM KING at 14:12:15 Tuesday May 14 2002
In answer, an anagram of enough is "Huge No" or "ugh e' on" at least mine make sense, what on earth is a manki naggar?

Anon at 13:43:50 Tuesday May 14 2002
AL How do you know that

AL at 12:41:13 Tuesday May 14 2002
An update on the Cobblers take-over will be posted on the Cobblers Web-Site tomorrow morning by Gary Hodder.

Phil at 10:42:3 Tuesday May 14 2002
I see that Del Boy is close to signing on. He has verbally agreed he just needs to sign on the dotted line. Meanwhile the other 5 are still in negotiation

In todays Chron at 10:8:4 Tuesday May 14 2002
Cobblers go for Gazza and Ginola

Diamonds stay down – but prices go up at 5:42:57 Tuesday May 14 2002
TICKET prices are going up at Rushden & Diamonds next season – even though Brian Talbot’s team are staying down after losing in the Division Three play-off final

Sense at 22:39:53 Monday May 13 2002
No money or new investment,poor contracts for proven players who kept us in div2,sacking staff,blaming it on a monkey,Wimbledon D day on M.K.,digging the pitch up and a takeover that is a movable event.Can anyone make sense of it?

Enough! at 22:4:40 Monday May 13 2002
and an anagram of anagram king is 'manki naggar'!

ANAGRAM KING at 19:10:41 Monday May 13 2002
talking of the take over did you know that an anagram of "World Wide Winners" is "New Word, Swindler"

What Time Is It? at 19:1:48 Monday May 13 2002
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!

Concerned from Irthlingborough at 17:25:55 Monday May 13 2002
Hello my luverly, the High Street is too narrow in boro fur tractors, it might hit the tram...

AL at 13:37:11 Monday May 13 2002
Any news on the take-over?

Rawhide at 11:22:27 Monday May 13 2002
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

out of towner at 8:53:7 Monday May 13 2002
did the direones have an open top tractor cart ride down Irthlingborough High St to celebrate losing to Cheltenham?

Monks Park Club at 7:31:16 Monday May 13 2002
Great Motown night last Friday, lots of Hotel Enders all in one room

Well done the Brums at 18:49:9 Sunday May 12 2002
Relegation next season

Frank Large at 8:19:50 Sunday May 12 2002
For a lot of fans Frank is their all time favourite, not sure if you all know (I dont live in Npton) but Frank is ill in hospital in Dublin, I send him my best wishes and hope that the treatment is succesful, im told get well cards can be sent via Frank Grande (Im sorry I dont know his address), all the BEST Frank get well soon!

fish at 9:11:59 Saturday May 11 2002
u will find a lot of new Arsenal fans in the village in the east now, but still hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha relegation dogfight for um soon

Plastic Manc at 22:29:50 Friday May 10 2002
Anyone got a spare Arsenal shirt from this season so it looks like I've been supporting them for ages ?

Village boy at 21:18:43 Friday May 10 2002
Is James Hunt any good?

harry c at 20:3:12 Friday May 10 2002
Sammo offered same money...probably stay. Hunter offered only 3 months contract.Rest offered less money to stay..

Anon at 19:56:36 Friday May 10 2002
because its run by two tossers

Anon at 14:52:43 Friday May 10 2002
Why doesnt the official site work

LARRY at 11:29:21 Friday May 10 2002
Larry grayson and jason white released by cheltenham. Any idea why the official site wont load. could it be new news. NO WAY. More likely we have finally seen the light and instead of sacjing coaching staff we are now getting rid of the real money problems. The number of backroom and media staff. with assistants every where

nsb at 10:23:47 Friday May 10 2002
a childs view: why not have a left back who can defend properly, and put cole on left midfield, that way he can go forward like he does at arsenal and not have to worry about scambling back when hes left the defence wide open?????

nsb at 10:21:12 Friday May 10 2002
i dont see what mcmanaman has done wrong to not be in the team, he plays for one of the best teams in europe alongside figo and zidane and all that lot who are meant to be the worlds best players but hes not good enough for england, even though calamity james is?

nsb at 10:18:30 Friday May 10 2002
whilst were on the subject, why wasnt spedding named in the squad, hes the perfect answer to the left side problem.............. hes go t potential you know, as weve been repeatedly told for the last 4 years..........

Nosey Parker at 22:43:52 Thursday May 9 2002
Gabbiadini and his injury could not of come at a worse time England will miss his his dazzling speed and pace!!! Parkin is to slow to make the Abington Bowls team let alone anyone else!!!

A Childs View at 21:58:23 Thursday May 9 2002
Yeah - Welchy should have been in the squad, I've been arguing this for ages. He's better on crosses and has better distribution than calamity, he should be on the bench behind Seaman. The Danny Mills thing is getting a mixed reception, personally, I'm glad he's there. If we're playing someone good and getting a pasting we a player or two who can simply get stuck in and kick a few people - so long as he does it without getting sent off!! Team for Sweden will be Seaman, Cole, Mills, Rio, Sol, Gerrard, Scholes, Beckham, Owen, Heskey and probably Dyer on the left. The left side is the only question - Dyer was disappointing against Paraguay though, maybe Bridge or Hargreaves in place? I'm not sure what the great Sven will do on that one.

harry c at 21:32:56 Thursday May 9 2002
Heard that Welchy been offered 3 yr contract but with a 27% pay cut..........I was at cardiff and spotted at least a dozen cobbs supporters No singing no passion more like a family outing day was impressed with Alsop

Anon at 18:55:25 Thursday May 9 2002
absolutely scandalous that Sam Parkin wasn't named in the England squad. Not only does he have electrifying pace and an eye for goal but he is a black belt in Origami

The Drilling Cobbler at 12:23:34 Thursday May 9 2002
John Frain not being named in the squad baffled me the most. With the lack of left sided players England are currently faced with, surely Frain would of been ideal - not only is he quick, an excellent passer of the ball and a strong headerer, he also would have offered versatility in that he can play at both left back and midfield. Wheres the justice?

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 11:59:27 Thursday May 9 2002
How disgraceful. Welchy was not named in the England World cup squad, yet Calamity James was. Wheres the justice?

The Mexican at 10:30:42 Thursday May 9 2002
To:-9:26 Anon you can't polish el turd bird is fat and site is shite don't advertise ugly if you want good looking review

Anon at 9:26:42 Thursday May 9 2002
Mexican fuck off Twat. Sorry about the language Ray

The Mexican at 9:12:9 Thursday May 9 2002
To:-8:32 Anon shit site fat bird el crapo

The Record's Stuck! at 9:1:10 Thursday May 9 2002
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN!

Anon at 8:32:16 Thursday May 9 2002
look at this www.geocities.com/phudson21

Concerned of Australia at 3:29:50 Thursday May 9 2002
No because the BIG GREEN countdown clock isn't here Ray!!!!

Great Scott at 23:31:6 Wednesday May 8 2002
Does that include every Diamonds fan as well?

Ray at 21:46:42 Wednesday May 8 2002
Anyone know when the season starts?

Scott at 21:38:54 Wednesday May 8 2002
There are just seven days to stop Wimbledon FC moving to Milton Keynes. The Football Association will make their decision on the 14th May. The decision is on a knife edge and I would urge every Cobblers fan to oppose this move by send a letter to the Football Association at 25 Soho Square, London, W1D 4FA or by e-mail at info@thefa.com. More info can be found at www.wisa.org.uk

Anon at 20:59:53 Wednesday May 8 2002
da da da da dah da da da da ................we love you frainy because you've got no hair, we love you frainy because you've got not hair

BigBill at 19:23:13 Wednesday May 8 2002
Greetings from Millwall. Should have posted weeks ago but many congrats on staying up. Too soon for predictions for next season? Is the count down clock to the start of the season going to make a comeback ?

ANAGRAM KING at 18:49:58 Wednesday May 8 2002
thought I would have a go at the posh for a change, did you know that an anagram of "peterborough united football club" is..."arch foe,bubble lout, untold ego trip" or even "large, bold, out of tune, pubic brothel"

Phil at 18:21:0 Wednesday May 8 2002
Just out of interest but have diamonds got a guestbook type thing

LH at 18:18:52 Wednesday May 8 2002
I normally look under the bed to see if I've lost any sleep.

Fools and horses at 17:45:1 Wednesday May 8 2002
Not bad for no money anon but where's the next lot coming from?Have a look under the bed there might be another pisspot there

NTFC@2view at 16:6:41 Wednesday May 8 2002
Right Anon! Atkins gave up on Larry a bit early, didn't he? The way he controlled that cross! And 3" to the left and it would have been a scorcher!

Anon at 14:40:43 Wednesday May 8 2002
plus it would be even harder for us to hide as we'd suddenly become two faced. But its nice to be able to lord it up over the village people for a bit after all the crap they have given us over the last 12 months

NTFC@2view at 14:2:41 Wednesday May 8 2002
We need to stop having a go about Rushden and money, before one of them comes on and says, "We built our own stadium and paid for our own players, but you got £3 million in debt for your players and relied on someone else building a stadium." Don't we? And if we got a bob or two - PLEASE! - where would we hide our faces?

Anon at 13:46:12 Wednesday May 8 2002
10 years ago we had just sacked half the playing staff and were in administration without a pot to piss in and were playing on a three sided cricket car park. Since then we have had two Wembley appearances, two promotions (and one relegation) been 90mins away from Div 1, moved to a new all seater ground, beaten West Ham over two legs, signed our most expensive player and seen average attendances almost double. Not bad with no money is it?

Phil at 12:5:11 Wednesday May 8 2002
Let me guess another bitter Direones fan

Anon at 11:50:50 Wednesday May 8 2002
Perhaps uncle max doesn't like to reveal transfer fees ,because he doesn't like nosey buggers knowing too much, I would say in 10 years they have done a great job, and in the first season going to Cardiff was a bonus. well done.

nsb at 10:2:13 Wednesday May 8 2002
perhaps those rich bastard prem clubs should think of loaning players for free seeing as so many clubs are gpoing under................

nsb at 10:1:13 Wednesday May 8 2002
hopefully the guys with new offers will sign, other teams are in the same boat as us so the chances of them getting major pay rises with a move away are remote...........

nsb at 9:59:54 Wednesday May 8 2002
well done to cheltenham, did someone say that larry scored too? i wonmder if we can have him back?

The Drilling Cobbler at 9:27:44 Wednesday May 8 2002
So R&D - No one expected you to get as far as 6th position in a league full of clubs in administration? Your club may well fool the vast media circles into thinking that your 'achievements' have been produced on a shoe string, but the 'transfer fee not disclosed' label that accompanies every single one of your new signings does not wash with me! Why do they not just admit that Lowe cost around 1/4 million pounds? Is it (a) because they are worried that clubs may hike up their valuations on players when R&D coming sniffing or (b) Because Unkle Max doesnt want to upset the 100's of staff he has recently made redundant? No other club in the 3rd division has spent(possible with the exception of Hull) anywhere near the kind of money R&D have. And to finish behind the likes of Rochdale, Mansfield and Cheltenham is hardly something to rejoice over! When will the media finally stop praising Rushden for what they 'achieved' without looking at a balanced picture?

A Childs View at 22:42:35 Tuesday May 7 2002
Interesting stuff from R & D fans re Onandi Lowe - that figures with his performance yesterday, he was a class act in the first half and showed less than nothing second. Footballers are so fickle, lets just hope we sign some before the start of next year!!

richie fan from nz at 22:29:54 Tuesday May 7 2002
jonah lomu got a gammy knee could be out of ba ba bas tour.hes reported to be getting 20 grand a game thats not bad for 10 min work.

richie fan from nz at 22:21:58 Tuesday May 7 2002
goodbye............its cool at least there got the guts to come on here and express their point of view.there are reports of a jump in sales of claret and white scarfes and a lot of blue and white scarfes up for sale 50p a time.

Goodbye at 21:14:14 Tuesday May 7 2002
This site is for Cobblers fans to laugh amongst themselves about the Direones. Would the R&D supporter please refrain from responding to any postings on this board.

TRB Mark at 21:10:5 Tuesday May 7 2002
What he meant was "watch these huge spaces on the terraces!"

Villiage boy at 21:1:58 Tuesday May 7 2002
We got 7000,which is 2000 more than 5000. which is 2000 more than your average gate, so what happened to the missing 35000 you took to Wembley not long ago. Is the council owned stadium too small to get them all in or is there some other reason why there not turning up

Anon at 20:32:59 Tuesday May 7 2002
Village boy. After your advice to "watch this space" when you said you had sold 5000 tickets with 4 days to go before the game what happened?

Village boy at 20:32:23 Tuesday May 7 2002
If Lowe and co had all been in the team at the start of the season we would have won one of the automatic promotion places

R+D at 20:21:42 Tuesday May 7 2002
well luxury in that when the weather's good he plays good (at least it seems like that!) and vice versa. but yes he is a good player. just a bit frustrating when it looks like he can't be bothered.

Mark Too at 20:10:58 Tuesday May 7 2002
A luxury player that scores close to a goal a game !

R+D at 20:8:35 Tuesday May 7 2002
lowe is a luxury player, in tight games sometimes they will win the game, sometimes they won't make an effect. i guess angell isn't in the manager's plans and so there is no need for him to stay.

Mark Too at 20:7:21 Tuesday May 7 2002
that should read "wouldn't make you any less barking mad for letting them go"

Mark Too at 20:5:42 Tuesday May 7 2002
Village boy... Having just had a good laugh at all the comments on the R+D official site, and noticing that many of your supporters don't seem to rate Onandi Lowe, if we could have him and Angell we could have not one, but two Diamonds rejects, but it would make you any less barking mad for letting them go.

ANAGRAM KING at 20:1:16 Tuesday May 7 2002
Did you know that an anagram of "Cheltenham three, Rushden and Diamonds one" is "Shhh lessened old man underneath dementia" or even "much needed hand in hand asshole tormenter" or maybe "Hoorah, muddlehead enchants eminent nerds"

oldbrook cobbler at 19:58:58 Tuesday May 7 2002
well done to the cobblers this season, after a shocking start to the season they turned it round after the canvey dissapointment. does anyone know if there is a cobblers mobile phone cover and where i might be able to buy one?

Village boy at 19:47:35 Tuesday May 7 2002
If Diamonds are releasing Angell ,does that mean you would be grateful for a Diamond reject .

Mark Too at 19:42:30 Tuesday May 7 2002
R+D .. I too am pleased that Kettering returned to the Conference. They deserve it through good management, hard work, and not buying their way to success. Much the same as the club that were worthy winners yesterday and are now in the 2nd Division unlike you lot!

Anon at 19:31:42 Tuesday May 7 2002
The Direones have released Brett Angell. He could be what we need now Parkin has gone.

R+D at 19:28:22 Tuesday May 7 2002
just thought i'd say well done rushden despite all the rubbish nearly all of you are saying. how sad you all are - i'd never noticed i could mistake rushden&diamonds for 'rubbish&direones'. how witty. and a shame you can't say well done for a great season, no-one expected us to get this far, and we've done rushden and irthlingboro proud. oh well, i guess that just shows how worried you are or that you are so fickle you don't want to see a local team do well. yes, i was pleased kettering returned to the conference. hope to see you next year in the cup. forever, R+D

Or Nearest Offer at 19:21:48 Tuesday May 7 2002
FOR SALE: Rushden and Diamonds scarf, hardly used, one owner, now changed hobbies: £1 ONO

anon at 19:5:29 Tuesday May 7 2002
perhaps after the Leeds FA cup fiasco, diamonds fans will only travel when the chairman pays for the coaches? hardly the way to build a core support. I also hear that R&D have taken on about 40-50 youths team players, sounds good but when only 1 or 2 progress you will have some pretty pissed off parents, perhaps soon enougth they will have more players than fans? who knows?

Anon at 17:0:28 Tuesday May 7 2002
Whats the sound of one hand clapping? answer 6000 Diremongs at Cardiff

LH at 16:35:22 Tuesday May 7 2002
Just out of interest anybody know if the Club is producing a video of this season ?

Anon at 16:6:16 Tuesday May 7 2002
Perhaps DR4E is quietly laying low, keeping his powder dry for another day.

Anon at 16:4:9 Tuesday May 7 2002
Teamtalk (must be true then) report that Bryan Richardson is presently out of the running to buy the Cobblers due to his involvement at Cov

Anon at 16:1:31 Tuesday May 7 2002
To be fair Denis I think the Diremongs at Rochdale were singing "bring on the Rushden".

Denis Green at 15:18:12 Tuesday May 7 2002
I recall listening to the broadcast of the 2nd leg of Direones/Rochdale game and hearing the 1000 fans ( apparently they returned about 300) singing "bring on Northampton" at the end of the game. Wonder what they are singing now? However when all said and done it would have been nice for them to have joined us in the 2nd division as there would have been a guaranteed sell out at Sixfields, as it is we've lost one of our local derbies with Cam. utd going down. Isn't DR4E quiet. I wonder if he went yesterday, probably not he didn't go to any of the other games last season.

anon at 14:41:10 Tuesday May 7 2002
Drilling Cobbler, you went to Cardiff!! you mean that the paltry figure of 6 to 7000 was only achieved with the help of a few gloating cobblers fans making up the numbers? I remember Kettering taking a lot more to the final of the FA Trophy against Stamford, perhaps they are still the county's number 2 side?

The Drilling Cobbler at 14:27:3 Tuesday May 7 2002
I actually went to Cardiff yesterday and sat amongst the village idiots.What a moment for me when Larry came on with the score at 2-1. Announcing to anyone within earshot that he was about to haunt them again, he promply rattled the crossbar from 30yards and from the rebound Cheltenham scored the 3rd and decisive goal that killed R&D off! My smugness was then complete. 'clap, clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap clap, RUSDEN was the only 'song' they could muster in an entire 90minutes! No noise, no passion, and no excitement from the 6500 'faithful' whatsoever. A thoroughly enjoyable day completed with many '2nd division' references on the journey home. 1 promotion in 5 years is dreadful considering the money at BT's disposal. Let us not forget they have the most expensive keeper in the 3rd division and probably the only 250000 striker in Lowe. Those 2 players alone cost more than the entire NTFC squad. There are no excuses!

richie fan from nz at 14:7:54 Tuesday May 7 2002
morning anon its good to be a cobblers fan this week.........lol.......you recon.

richie fan from nz at 14:3:34 Tuesday May 7 2002
strange we havent seen one dustbin fan yet anon.........you recon there walking around with black armbands on..lol.flags halfmast in dustbin country.

anon at 14:3:22 Tuesday May 7 2002
overheard in the diamonds end at Cardiff yesterday "So which one of them is Peter Ebdon"

anon at 14:0:32 Tuesday May 7 2002
even the BBC prefered to show the womans FA cup than be bored by the direones. I watched fulham beat Donny and the football was far superior than anything served up at nene park. The crowd also made more noise at crystal Palace than they did at Cardiff. I hear more people turned up at Finedon village fete yesterday than travelled to watch the dustbins?

richie fan from nz at 13:58:9 Tuesday May 7 2002
is that the first time in the history of the world snooker championships its gone down to the wire.

ANAGRAM KING at 13:57:0 Tuesday May 7 2002
Did you know that an anagram of "seven thousand diamonds fans" is "Satan's vanished demons found" or even "Fun to madness ans so Vanished" or perhaps best of all " Hosanna!! vomit funded sadness"

richie fan from nz at 13:55:22 Tuesday May 7 2002
didnt the cobblers take more fans to wembley than there was at yesterdays game......

NTFC@2view at 13:55:0 Tuesday May 7 2002
Or was it 41 500?

anon at 13:24:59 Tuesday May 7 2002
Srely Diamonds fans are now wishing they had never made the play off final. Ever since their fabrication they have been able to sell themselves as the new kid on the block and a pretender to the Northants No 1 crown, now by a margin of 43,000 cobblers fans to Diamonds paltry 7,000 (or was it 6579) the world knows the answer!! the result on the pitch was never an issue

Anon at 10:22:51 Tuesday May 7 2002
and well done Grayson

TRBMark at 1:5:44 Tuesday May 7 2002
At least there was one winner from Northants yesterday, well done Peter Ebdon!

richie fan from nz at 1:1:17 Tuesday May 7 2002
have we had trouble with cheltonham in the past.??

richie fan from nz at 0:55:40 Tuesday May 7 2002
see on the dustbins site talbot was told they do not sack managers...lol..they just hang them........anyone got a tissue.

richie fan from nz at 0:45:42 Tuesday May 7 2002
thanks for that addy anon.anyone read that story on ian hamilton.sentence a bit stiff,have the police trying out there new toys on you next season.got to admitt a bit sad at dustbins loosing would have brought some good banter with them in div 2 as well.but there a second rate club and the cobblers will allways be no1 in northants to much history on its side.

TRB Mark at 0:27:15 Tuesday May 7 2002
A great day to be a Cobblers fan living in I'boro. Wore my Cobblers shirt out tonight so they could see what a Div 2 shirt looked like! After a season of "we'll be playing you next season", it was payback time. Still, at least there was one winner from No

AmongST us a shout at 22:43:47 Monday May 6 2002
ntfc@etc i see what u mean no real fans,only bandwagon jumpers,never mind back to under 1500 a game 4 um next season,pity nice free 6 points for us if they had managed(now theres a word Talbot's not heard before)to make it.no fan base,now there is never going to b one.

NTFC@2view at 22:9:0 Monday May 6 2002
Northampton to Wembley 63 miles. Irthlingborough to Cardiff 175 miles. Just information. I don't understand you lot and Rushden - they're nothing to be scared of. Their defeat today has stopped a lot of our pansies committing suicide! Not so sure that's a good thing.

Middleton Cobbler at 21:29:30 Monday May 6 2002
Paggers Cobb are you out there???

Middleton Cobbler at 21:28:41 Monday May 6 2002
Dimeones can only muster 7000 to Cardiff,What a joke!!!! just a few less than when cobbs went to wembley.

Sammo at 20:58:19 Monday May 6 2002
Whatever happened to the friendly game for the great mans benefit season?

MK18 Cobbler at 20:48:5 Monday May 6 2002
The approx 6-7,000 who supported R&D at Cardiff demonstrates that this new club built solely on one man's dreams has its limitations. I don't think comparisons with Wembley are valid but if we were in a play-off in Cardiff I thinkwe could be confident of taking 25,000. Having written that we wold be grateful for 4,000 R&D bums on our seats every other week and that is a sad comment on Max taking his bat and ball home.

Phil at 20:1:27 Monday May 6 2002
DR4E. You're not singing anymore. What is the betting fellow Cobblers Fans that we won't see any of his comments on here for a while???

Cardiff Cobbler at 19:46:12 Monday May 6 2002
Best part of the day for me down here was directing a load of R&D fans in completely the wrong direction. Strange really considering they were only about 1/4 mile from the stadium, which you can see from just about anywhere in Cardiff. See what happens when villagers go to the big city! Smallest crowd at the millenium for a footy match and the 11th game where the team in the south dressing room lost

A Childs View at 19:34:16 Monday May 6 2002
Dissappointing turnout from Direone's - they'll always be limited if that's the best they can muster. They were the better team in the first half but simply didn't come out in the second. Onandi Lowe looked great in the first half and couldn't kick the ball straight in the second? Why?? Still, who cares, they aren't coming up and we remain the biggest team in Northants. Sensible releases from KB (may be with the exception of Sollitt - he never had the luxury of playing behind a decent defence) - let's just hope the 6 all sign new contracts and that we can get at least 5/6 more players - last year the squad was small but next could be ridiculous!! Come on WWW, take us over and get some of your players turning out for the Town! Update Mr Hodder? Lockout agreement progress?

B DAVE at 19:1:55 Monday May 6 2002
See the village/works team lost in Cardiff, followed by the 6,500 work employee's from Griggs group. If that was the Cobblers that would have been 40 thousand+.

6FIELDS STRANGLER at 18:55:58 Monday May 6 2002
I get fed up of being right all the time. I bet DR4E is crying like a little ugly baby........ Har Har Har....

Massey at 18:52:21 Monday May 6 2002
Leave a big THANK YOU message in the Cheltenham Forum (link below)

6FIELDS STRANGLER at 18:51:55 Monday May 6 2002
What did i say, a few months ago to all you sado bandwagon village followers, you might make the play-offs, but you would'nt go up. And the mighty Cobblers would stay up,.

Massey at 18:51:11 Monday May 6 2002
http://boards.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=953&p=16&forumid=3246

Phil at 18:24:41 Monday May 6 2002
WE HATE DIAMONDS, WE HATE DIAMONDS CHEER UP DR4E

Nosey Parker at 17:30:10 Monday May 6 2002
Another season in Div3 for one eye Billy Turley!!!

hahahahahahahahahaha at 17:19:45 Monday May 6 2002
the dustbins are finished now the bandwagon has stopped rolling, watch um,going back to supporting which ever tv football team they used to support b4,hahahahahahahahahahahaaha boll**ks to all them villageprats hahahahahahahaha

DavCobbler at 17:17:54 Monday May 6 2002
Ray, would you be so kind as to send me the addy for CC2 again please. Chin up Dire!

Cobblers at 17:14:1 Monday May 6 2002
We took 1,000s to Wembley and the Dureones will say where are they now, well it goes back to the ground debate, once we have a ground that can take 5 figure crowds, which in turn increases income etc. etc. then we do have a huge fan base that will turn up

johnboy at 17:6:57 Monday May 6 2002
All you direones fans can go back to support a n other team now, try Arsenal, they appear to be quite well at the moment!!!!!!!

Support ha ha ha!!!!! at 17:6:7 Monday May 6 2002
Cheltenham took 12,000, good thing the match was just up the road, Rushden took no one, but the shoe factory sent a few!!!

Anon at 16:54:54 Monday May 6 2002
Up the Dire-ones!!!!!!

Anon at 15:57:24 Monday May 6 2002
www.northantsnews.com

richie fan from nz at 15:14:5 Monday May 6 2002
anyone got the web address for the echo please.

richie fan from nz at 15:13:1 Monday May 6 2002
anyone got the w

Anon at 12:44:52 Monday May 6 2002
Not even 10,000 more like 6532, but then size doesnt matter

Anon at 9:54:23 Monday May 6 2002
Bloody booze you mean.

Hotel Ender at 9:21:58 Monday May 6 2002
or even Bandwagons!!!!!!!! lol - bloody keyboard!!!!

Hotel Ender at 9:21:33 Monday May 6 2002
or even Banwagons!!! lol - bloody keyboard!!!!

Hotel Ender at 9:5:1 Monday May 6 2002
anyone spotted the bandwagos rolling past Northampton?

M at 8:34:8 Monday May 6 2002
are they really only taking 10,000? what a shame, you almost feel sorry for them.......well almost (lol)

Gomez at 23:29:19 Sunday May 5 2002
Good to see that the Diamonds have got the South dressing room at the millennium stadium. Lets make it 11 defeats out of 11 finals for the South standers!!

CHELTENHAM at 22:39:26 Sunday May 5 2002
GOOD LUCK TO THE CHELTENHAM TOMMORROW HOPE YOU HAMMER THE DIREMONES SCUM MONEY GRABBING BASTARDS AND IM JUST ON ABOUT THERE FANS KNOW THE PRICKS IF I FIBD THE ONE THAT CUT ME UP I WILL KILL HIM

Nosey Parker at 20:25:2 Sunday May 5 2002
10,000......Rushden and Dustbins are a joke!!.................biggest team in Northants my Arse!!

Anon at 20:9:42 Sunday May 5 2002
No that was Spilly Turly..

6FIELDS STRANGLER at 14:36:50 Sunday May 5 2002
Vince your a twat, sollitt was shit, the worst cobblers keeper ever.

6FIELDS STRANGLER at 14:32:42 Sunday May 5 2002
I see the village idiots can't even take 10 thousand to the millenium stadium, my sunday team would take more support.

big dave at 20:23:21 Saturday May 4 2002
sixfields travel club r.i.p.

big dave at 20:23:16 Saturday May 4 2002
sixfields travel club r.i.p.

Carlo Corrazin's Northampton Fast Food Eatery Guide at 19:24:8 Saturday May 4 2002
Andrews on the Barrack Road does a great line in fast and convenient take-out nosh. Their burgers are top drawer and the chips are like my my goals, first class. I know we all worry about foreigners handling food and the Turks down illegal immigrants down there at Andrews have addressed this beautifully. Their counters are so clean they look like fuc*ing mirrors. The price is just right also. For a cheeseburger and a savloy, diet coke and some chips will see you getting change for a tenner.

Thora Hurd. at 19:12:35 Saturday May 4 2002
Just because my sirname rhymes with turd does not mean us oldies should not be allowed to attend football games. I observed with abohorrence that Sixfields Staduim does not cater for aged people. Just because we have faces like dehydrated prunes does not mean we can enjoy footy. There is little in the way of ramp access for our wheel chairs and as to try and get to the high parts of the ground without a Stanner Chairlift is beyond me.

wellingborough claret at 18:31:40 Saturday May 4 2002
on teamtalk.com it says that hunt, hunter, welch and sampson have all signed new contracts and hargreaves and asamoah have been offered them

Chap at 5:6:2 Saturday May 4 2002
Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof!

Ray at 16:56:28 Friday May 3 2002
Sorry - but "moan moan moan" is writtin in bold on all Cobblers membership cards - its a pre-requisite. I thought everyone knew this.

LH at 16:37:53 Friday May 3 2002
Mike . Thanks for your constructive comment.

Mike Rotch at 16:19:20 Friday May 3 2002
Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan. Is this the only thing you lot have to do. When Fashanu or a.n.other buys the club, is it still going to be moan, moan, moan, moan or is the fickle headed Cobblers fan going to rise from the ashes and everything will be wonderful. GROW UP THE LOT OF YOU.

NTFC@2view at 15:39:27 Friday May 3 2002
Nice to see you back Anon! The supporters are broke is as good an answer as any to your question.

Anon at 14:30:9 Friday May 3 2002
Why do you want someone to take you over? because I remember someone once saying never again must one or two men ever be allowed to run the club . The club belongs to the supporters and thats the way it should always be.

LH at 13:42:30 Friday May 3 2002
Allan Smart released by Oldham for discipline breach's. Didn't Atkins try to sign him once ? Looked a good forward when Oldham played down here.

Phil at 13:28:47 Friday May 3 2002
Ray, that is a very good point looks like we might have to play Hunter (if he signs) in goal, after all he did against Canvey Island

Sollitt??? at 13:18:53 Friday May 3 2002
I think it was right to release him, to be fair he was usless i would rather have a youth team goalie, or bring back steve sherwood. Sollitt could not catch or kick

Nosey Parker at 12:44:57 Friday May 3 2002
What I ment was what a nightmare scenario if it happened CardiffV Millwall!! Clarence is not TCMP I think TCMP is bigger!!!

LH at 12:40:3 Friday May 3 2002
Forget who or will not sign, who's coming & leaving what about the serious issues. Will Clarence be standing as Northamptons first elected Mayor ? Will this be seen as a conflict of interest with TCMP ? Is TCMP Clarence ? The truth is out there , I think we need to be told !

Ray at 12:33:58 Friday May 3 2002
I know Sollitt has been released but aren't we going to look a bit silly if Welchy doesnt sign?

NTFC@2view at 12:14:18 Friday May 3 2002
You wonder what sort of twát would post the 'Kilroy Silk' message. I hope it's a R&D or P supporter and not one of ours!

moany from west at 11:51:17 Friday May 3 2002
i was a little surprised about sollits release i wonder if we have released sollitt to pay for welchies (rumoured)pay increase and will have a youth team keeper on the bench and" loan one in" if welch gets injured i feel sorry for hodge also but a club with our financial plight just cant keep him. on more a year than gabbiadini i heard!.looks like a small squad for next season again lets pray for a good start before injuies set in again.any news on lavin?

Kilroy Silk. The Grey Haired Do-Gooder. at 11:16:48 Friday May 3 2002
Instead of talking about who we should have in the team we should be concentrating on encouraging Black, Asians and the disabled to play. Come on NTFC you need to adopt political correctness and you will rise up the leagues like an old ladies fart.

The Drilling Cobbler at 10:59:52 Friday May 3 2002
Apart from the quote "when Gabbi begins to age"! Judging by his inability to run more than 20 yards without rearing up I think the aging process within 3 chins occurred long before he signed his 450k contract kindly given to him by his mate Kev W! Hinesight is a wonderful thing - his signing at the time was greeted by yours truly with particular enthusiasm. kev B has this week been saying that the team will be fitter than ever come the new season - didnt his predecessor say something along very similar lines this time last year? A Gabbadini 'chin count' come August will confirm wether he has achieved that particular aim. 3 chins equals the same level as last season, 2 chins means that we may be able to compete with better sides on a fitness basis(Atkinsesque) and 1 solitary chin means that its time to put stacks of money on us winning the league, and Marco being top scorer in the 2nd division. A truly fit MG would without doubt be a huge asset.

NTFC@2view at 10:43:22 Friday May 3 2002
Congratulation 9224. A mere lad talking reasoned sense. Whatever next? I need to go for a lie down now.

9224 at 10:11:52 Friday May 3 2002
Anyway, my views on all that are clear. Time to look forward. What we now need is a big target man, cover goalkeeper, and a creative midfield to provide a spark (weren't we sniffing around Scott Sellars this time last year - he's gone elsewhere now but someone like that) I reckon Gabbiadini could be the provider for us next year, slotting in behind Forrester and A.N.Other. I don't think Del is ready to play 90 minutes yet, at Cambridge he looked well out of his depth. Supersub for the first half of next year, and then phase him in gradually as Gabbi begins to age. Possibly need a cover centre-half as well. Other than that it's difficult to see how much more we need if we can keep players fit (and not suspended)

9224 at 10:5:59 Friday May 3 2002
I am a fairly new fan, my first 'regular' season was after Wembley '97. I was only 14 and living twenty-five minute drive from the stadium had to persuade my Dad (who always hated football, and any sport, until I made him take me to Wembley) to drive me to the matches. Anyway, we both became hooked and have held season tickets since so he is the most skilful player I've seen. I'd still rank his goal above those you mentioned - they'd be 2 and 3 respectively, with David Seal's second against Brentford in 1997 coming in fourth. I'd have kept him signed on, he made things happen, changed games and really never let us down. Like Seal any mistake he made was exaggerated out of all proportion. If he'd put in any performance as shocking as some of McGregor's he'd have been hounded out of town!!! He's also seems a nice bloke from the couple of times I've spoken to him. You call him a 'one-goal wonder' - but if given as many opportunities as others he'd have produced more from them!

Joe at 9:35:13 Friday May 3 2002
According to last nights Evening Telegraph, Frankie Large has Cancer...... I'm sure we all wish him well and pray he can beat it.

Hotel Ender at 9:3:57 Friday May 3 2002
and not only did neither side get in the final - they're in different divisions!!!!!!!

Hotel Ender at 9:3:13 Friday May 3 2002
Nosey Parker - Millwall v Cardiff play-off match??? Neither side got through to the final. But I bet the Cardiff thugs come out in force to greet their Stoke "friends" - there's quite a bit of history between em and with Stoke having beaten Cardiff to get to the final, I think they need more than the police down there!!!

Retained list at 8:3:59 Friday May 3 2002
Where was Frankie Large? I can understand Kim Book being on the way out but as for John Fairbrother and Graham Felton thats a mistake

Nosey Parker at 7:59:6 Friday May 3 2002
What a nightmare play off match.......Millwall V Cardiff..................I think Police leave would be cancelled for that weekend do you!!!

richie fan from nz at 3:31:38 Friday May 3 2002
cant see what fash is shagging around at, either he wants the club or he doesnt.i can smell a rat.

richie fan from nz at 3:28:25 Friday May 3 2002
only ten players on contract.kevs going to have to spend big bucks if hes looking for promotion.dont think welchie will stay foe peanuts either.

TRB Mark at 21:49:38 Thursday May 2 2002
Village Boy, I think you are mistaking me with some one else, I think it was "T" who was leaving I'boro. Cardiff fans performance last night bought back chilling memories of our play off game. Never been so frit at a football match!

Rodney at 20:8:28 Thursday May 2 2002
9224: you must be a fairly new Cobblers fan if Hodge really is the most skilful player you've seen in a claret shirt: Massey, Morley, Gilbert, Barnes etc. Hodge is well down the list. As for best Sixfields goal? Way behind Forrester v Brentford or Corazzin v Stoke. Goood goal, though, and it should have won goal of the month.

The Drilling Cobbler at 18:55:0 Thursday May 2 2002
receiving less money from the tv companies and probably paying out more in wages. Perhaps the 'new owners' have rubber stamped these offers? With the Diamonds probable promotion to division2, the 'floaters' are likely to be tempted to visit toytown as it is inevitable that they will be out performing us unless a positive takeover is confirmed - and the new owners are prepared to invest enough to ensure that we stay as the number 1 county team. Interesting to read the contents of Fashanu's inteview on Radio5 - 2/3 weeks and counting! Whilst I am sceptical about the Nigerian consortium and their intentions, it is hard not to get excited about their much publised plans and ambitions for NTFC. The others have all remained silent which infact worries me more - what are their motives to remain anon? Fash has at least announced his intentions publicly and at the same time has warranted us much needed publicity. Positives have only come out of it. Even if he doesnt succeed with his bid.

The Drilling Cobbler at 18:42:46 Thursday May 2 2002
No surprises in the 'retained' list ten. At 35(or thereabouts) and on almost 2000 a week it was inevitable that the Hodge was on his way out - he confirmed that to us at Huddersfield anyway. The 'luxury' of an experienced(at 25 he must be classed as one) goalkeeper is not something we can afford - the money can be directed into other areas such as midfield. Lets assume then that the 4 players departing is saving us 200k p.a. Broken down 100k Hodge, 50k Parkin and 25k each for Lopes and Dempsey. On the basis that the players being retained must surely have been offered comparable contracts to their present ones, and that they all re-sign, what money is actually left over to sign the 5 or 6 new players that are desperately required to push the club forward? With the collapse of ITV digital, theirs 200k(at least) less for us than last year. And with the club projecting losses of around 1/2 million, it will be interesting to see how they intend to reduce that given that we are likely to be

Village boy at 18:38:29 Thursday May 2 2002
I dont think we will take 40,000, but what happened to your missing 40,000? after your Wembly trip.?

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 17:54:51 Thursday May 2 2002
Whilst I can agree to Hodgy going, I am very surprised at Sollitt going. Seems to be the same situation as three years ago, where again we had no one, after the irrepresable Steve Francis left. However maybe KB knows that Welchy will sign? Cant see anyone getting rid of our keepers with no back up and no money - unless of course your Twatkins who did that 3 years ago.....................

johnboy at 17:7:34 Thursday May 2 2002
i am glad that Hodge has gone.we could do better things with his money ,anyway we sat next to him at the Huddersfield away game and he was not interested in the game,and whether we were winning or losing ,one bit, we need players who have fighting spirit ,not one goal wonders.

Lone Ranger at 16:57:59 Thursday May 2 2002
I agree. Hi ho Hodge & away

Tonto at 16:8:42 Thursday May 2 2002
Fair enough, Hodge was skillful, but to have a player on the money that he was on only being able to play in 15 minute bursts is a waste.

9224 at 15:52:6 Thursday May 2 2002
Thanks for the memories Hodgie - all the best wherever you go. I hope it's Bristol Rovers. Shame that your talents weren't properly appreciated or used. You were the most skilful player I've seen in a Cobblers shirt, and scored the best goal I've seen at Sixfields (or anywhere else for that matter). Anyway, must look forward and hope that KB can do us proud next year as well despite this decision, which I will ALWAYS believe to be incorrect.

Vince at 15:37:54 Thursday May 2 2002
.....and there is the probability that some of the players offered new contracts will leave anyway. I would guess that Welch must have had other offers and maybe Hunt but not sure about the others. The TV money situation may also have meant that offers made a few weeks ago may have been reduced or withdrawn.

Vince at 15:34:48 Thursday May 2 2002
A bit hard on Sollitt, when he was signed from Kettering he was seen as a very good prospect and "one for the future". The times he did get a first team place it was generally in front of a very poor defence and although he had his fair share of gaffs which didn't help his confidence, he never really had a chance to prove himself. I hope he finds another club and does well. Not too surprised about Hodge, a bit of a luxury in the end and by all accounts he was one of the higher paid players. Parkin never really shone and although he improved a bit towards the end of the season I doubt if Broadhurst could have got much more out of him.

LH at 15:33:4 Thursday May 2 2002
Marco with a late run (first time this year).

Phil at 15:20:25 Thursday May 2 2002
Yeah, its there now but it wasn't at the original time of posting

anon at 15:1:32 Thursday May 2 2002
No Phil, I am not blind, it is there in black and white (or claret and White on the official site!!

LH at 14:55:18 Thursday May 2 2002
I would be surprised if Marco's ommission is nothing but an error.

Phil at 14:45:52 Thursday May 2 2002
Thanx Richard thats what I said, obviously Anon was blind and didnt see this

Richard at 14:34:33 Thursday May 2 2002
It had a list of the players still under contract, and he was not on that list either, hopefully we can use the money saved from Hodge, Sollitt and maybe Marco to fund 3 or 4 quality players, on of which has to be either a big striker (like Steve Howard) and we also need an attacking midfielder and a young goalkeeper to be back up for Welch.

We Want Ticket Watch at 13:26:31 Thursday May 2 2002
Come on Parker Junior, make yourself useful for once and let us know how many tickets the Village People have sold for their play off final compared to how many we sold.

anon at 13:6:27 Thursday May 2 2002
Phil, re Marco do you think that might have anything to do with the fact that he still has a year to run on his contract? !!

Phil at 13:1:30 Thursday May 2 2002
No mentionm of Marco Gabbiadini either being out of contract or on the cobblers books for next season...

AL at 12:51:33 Thursday May 2 2002
Information from the Cobblers Web site: Welch, Sampson, Hunt, Hunter, Hargreaves and Asamoah offered new contracts. While Sollitt, Hodge and Parkkin are released.

Richard at 11:28:22 Thursday May 2 2002
Any news on the takeover, when is the lockout being agreed and who is signing and leaving us.

Anon at 11:11:36 Thursday May 2 2002
Village Boy. I bet you don't take anywhere near 40,000 though!

Village boy at 10:32:29 Thursday May 2 2002
5000 tickets sold ,on sale for another4days watch this space before drawing any conclusions,

Village boy at 10:29:47 Thursday May 2 2002
Did the house deal in Northampton fall through TRB?

Cardiff at 9:10:39 Thursday May 2 2002
Good thing its not Wembley, it would have been the lowest attendance ever for a playoff, it doesnt matter how good your resources are eventually its the volume (and quality) of fans that count - look at the Dons, they will gradually slip back to oblivion every season that they lose their marketability and will end up in Old Stratford rec!!! Come on the the Wolverton!!!

Phil at 0:47:5 Thursday May 2 2002
Is the direones final on tv if so on what station

TRB Mark at 21:28:36 Wednesday May 1 2002
Should direones win the play-off final, it will be a surreal experience for me to be able to WALK to an away game!

Phil at 21:9:22 Wednesday May 1 2002
Look at this site and sign the petition. 30 clubs could go under. http://url.traq.it/t2.html?j=75&u=1

Anon at 19:26:1 Wednesday May 1 2002
Direones have sold "1000 tickets on first day" for Cardiff. It looks like with such massive demand on the first day of sales and with only 4 days left to sell tickets they are looking at taking 5000 total....very impressive!

ANAGRAM KING at 18:58:29 Wednesday May 1 2002
Tarkan Mustafa becomes "Am Fat As Trunk" and Gary Butterworth "What !! Rugby Rotter" others on request

ANAGRAM KING at 18:43:31 Wednesday May 1 2002
or that an anagram of Andy Burgess is " Rubs Gay Ends"

ANAGRAM KING at 18:37:48 Wednesday May 1 2002
Did you know that an anagram of Onandi Lowe is "No Win, Do Ale" or even "One wino lad"

Democracy Sucks at 16:53:25 Wednesday May 1 2002
How a bloody mis-hit can be voted better than a solo effort that beat five men is just beyond me!

George Bucks No1 Cobbler at 11:50:5 Wednesday May 1 2002
I agree A Childs View, too mucjh said on here about other teams. I too dont care about any other teams apart from the Cobblers and this should be left for the cobblers fans. Dear Diamonds fans PLEASE find yourself yer own comment site and use that. P.S I agree with the anonymous guy Danielle Luck is fit.

Anon at 10:38:39 Wednesday May 1 2002
Go Cheltenham...!

Anon at 10:17:50 Wednesday May 1 2002
You could argue that Dimones have already overtaken us, better ground, able to get better players, better youth system etc. But so what I'll still be watching the Cobblers come what may and I always look forward to the local derbies. So come on R&D lets see what you are really made of.

Anon at 9:53:47 Wednesday May 1 2002
Well if you dont care Raymond why make comment by trying to predict a score line, sounds very strange to me for someone who doesn't care Be honest for a change and admit like many others you would be shitting yourselves when the Diamonds overtake you, and dont laugh because it is going to happen and secretly you know its true.

Ray at 9:7:24 Wednesday May 1 2002
No - not at all. Unlike some I don't care if R&D get promoted or not.

NTFC@2view at 7:36:27 Wednesday May 1 2002
Village People will 'Go West'. Congratulations!

Anon at 2:56:47 Wednesday May 1 2002
Is that a bit of wishful thinking Raymond

Ray at 23:5:49 Tuesday April 30 2002
Well done the Direones....Prediction for the final - 4-3 to Cheltenham - NeilGrayson 93 minutes with the winner.

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