The Northampton Town 2012-13 thread

by CFCNick Wed 19 Dec 2012, 12:33 am

No win in three has seen the Cobblers drop from 9th to 13th but have only dropped to 4 points off 7th after being 2 points back at the start of this run.

Back to back games against teams below, this Saturday at home to Aldershot and then away to AFC Wimbledon on Boxing Day, before going to leaders Gillingham on the 29th and opening 2013 at home to Dagenham & Redbridge who are currently ahead of Northampton by one point in 12th. It'll be a tough holiday period but hoping 2013 starts with the team in good form. It's gonna be tough but getting through this period and staying in touch is vital as the fixtures get easier, on paper, as the season comes to an end.

by CFCNick Sat 22 Dec 2012, 8:14 pm

Lovely 2-0 win today with goals from Robinson and Platt. Up to 9th, one point off the playoffs and puts pressure on everyone else because nobody in the top half played today. AFC Wimbledon on Boxing Day to hopefully jump into the top seven.

by NickisBHAFC Sat 22 Dec 2012, 9:27 pm

See Robinson scored for you lot today. Brighton born lad. I thought he was on loan at Luton though?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 22 Dec 2012, 10:17 pm

Well if he is scoring for Northampton he might not be on loan at Luton #rocketscientist

by CFCNick Sun 30 Dec 2012, 8:04 pm

Back to back postponed games away at Wimbledon and Gillingham. Part of me can't help but wonder if the two sides "let" the weather make the pitch unplayable rather than try to prevent too much damage or work to get it playable. Both AFC and the Gills are on bad runs and Northampton could of got at the least 4 points from the two games. A couple of weeks ago there was an overnight downpour in Northampton and the Sixfields groundstaff got the pitch in playable condition by the 12:30 pitch inspection.

Will finally be back in action at Sixfields vs Dagenham on NYD.

#UpTheCobblers

by CFCNick Tue 01 Jan 2013, 7:48 pm

Great win today and with other teams losing and one or two games in hand over everyone else a win against Fleetwood on Saturday will be huge.

by CFCNick Wed 09 Jan 2013, 10:34 am

Great 3-1 win over Fleetwood. They must have only brought 50-60 fans and despite being quiet they had nothing to cheer about until the 92nd minute.

Great performances from Robinson, Carlisle, Hackett and Tozer. Bayo didn't have such a good game but did take a couple of big knocks going up for aerial battles.

Hard to believe that same team beat Port Vale at Vale Park on New Years Day.

by CFCNick Sat 12 Jan 2013, 12:33 pm

Getting all three points is vital today. Bradford, Fleetwood and Cheltenham have winnable home games but on the plus side Southend and Exeter will takes points off each other.

This is a huge month for the Cobblers, the hardest month of the season and winning as many games as possible is a must. Three wins on the bounce must be made into five, today at Chesterfield and next week home to Burton.

by CFCNick Sat 19 Jan 2013, 10:24 pm

Burton came to try and force a point and time waste in the -3 temperature but the Cobblers had other ideas. Fantastic and vital three points well earned on a day when everyone else in the top half had postponements. Cobblers up to 6th!!!!

I'll get a nosebleed if we go any higher!!!

#AidyBoothroydsClaretAndWhiteArmy

by Guest Sat 19 Jan 2013, 10:43 pm

Akinfenwa is just too sick. Doin' a good job but away form got to pick up if there realistically going to challenge that playoff.

by CFCNick Sun 20 Jan 2013, 1:10 pm

Yes. Away form is awful but this is the most difficult month on paper. Gotta go to Aldershot, Gillingham and Rotherham before the next home game against Rochdale.

by CFCNick Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:43 pm

Fantastic result tonight. 2-1 win on a snow covered pitch. 3rd in the league!!!

UP THE COBBLERS!!!!!!

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:45 pm

Aidy Boothroyd doing a sterling job indeed MJ! Good luck with the promotion push! Smile

by NickisBHAFC Wed 23 Jan 2013, 4:20 pm

Northampton do appear to be doing rather well this season, Boothroyd is a manager i have always been a fan of. He has assembled a good squad at your football club, Akinfengwa the beast is on fire!

You lot will be up in the promotion push come may!

by CFCNick Wed 23 Jan 2013, 6:18 pm

Just to show how great Aidy's impact has been since he took over in November 2011 this is the table after the same amount of games played last season.

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-two/2011-2012/table/2012-01-31

by CFCNick Sat 26 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm

Cheltenham drew last night, Rotherham lost today, and if Exeter lose on Monday night we'll stay 3rd and have a chance to go 3 points clear of 4th with a win at Gillingham on Tuesday.

by CFCNick Tue 29 Jan 2013, 6:58 am

Torquay beat Exeter!!!!

by cherriesfna Tue 29 Jan 2013, 12:26 pm

u cant beat gillingham they have ADAM BARRETT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by CFCNick Tue 29 Jan 2013, 2:39 pm

Adam Barrett who??????

They also haven't a home game for two months.

by cherriesfna Wed 30 Jan 2013, 10:52 am

never doubt ADAM BARRETT

by Guest Tue 26 Feb 2013, 9:42 pm

Massive result tonight, play-off's looking a real certainty and the squad is strong.

by CFCNick Tue 26 Feb 2013, 10:02 pm

Definitely a big result. Everybody below dropped points too.

by CFCNick Thu 28 Feb 2013, 9:11 am

Huge huge huge game this weekend. Exeter away. Draw would be good for me.

by Guest Thu 28 Feb 2013, 11:07 am

Exeter are a better team away from home, draw should be achievable at the least.

by CFCNick Thu 28 Feb 2013, 11:12 am

Northampton are absolute cack away though. So it should be interesting.

by CFCNick Tue 05 Mar 2013, 9:45 pm

Cheltenham and Rotherham both winning is bad for the Cobblers. Drop to 7th but still 7 points clear of Southend.

by CFCNick Fri 08 Mar 2013, 8:02 pm

Very winnable game tomorrow at home to Accrington. I'll be there to cheer on the claret and white. #ShoeArmy

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 08 Mar 2013, 8:03 pm

How's the promotion push going MJ?

Reckon you can do it?

by CFCNick Fri 08 Mar 2013, 9:57 pm

It's gonna be really tight Olly. Lots of winnable home games but nightmare away games. Here's a breakdown of how things stand right now. Very very tight.

Ten games to go and sat in the last playoff spot 7 points clear of Southend and Fleetwood.

Automatic promotion

Gillingham, 1st, played 35, 66 points: 9th Plymouth (h), 12th Exeter (a), 16th Morecambe (a), 19th Rochdale (a), 23rd Accrington (h), 30th Fleetwood (a), April 1st Rotherham (h), 6th Torquay (h), 13th Cheltenham (a), 20th Wimbledon (h), 27th Burton (a).

Last 5 games: 0-0 D vs York, 2-1 W vs Dagenham, 1-0 W vs Chesterfield, 1-0 L vs Oxford, 1-1 D vs Aldershot

Port Vale, 2nd, played 36, 64 points: 9th Southend (h), 12th Bristol Rovers (a), 16th York (a), 23rd Aldershot (h), 29th Cheltenham (h), April 1st Chesterfield (a), 5th Burton (h), 13th Rochdale (a), 20th Northampton (h), 27th Wycombe (a)

Last 5 games: 1-0 L vs Morecambe, 1-0 W vs Torquay, 2-0 L vs Exeter, 2-1 L vs Oxford, 0-0 D vs Bradford

Cheltenham, 3rd, played 37, 61 points: 9th Burton (a), 16th Rotherham (h), 23rd Barnet (a), 29th Port Vale (a), April 1st Northampton (h), 6th Plymouth (a), 13th Gillingham (h), 20th Exeter (a), 27th Bradford (h)

Last 5 games: 1-1 D vs Aldershot, 2-2 D vs Accrington, 1-1 D vs Fleetwood, 2-1 W vs Wimbledon, 1-0 W vs Chesterfield

Playoffs

Rotherham, 4th, played 35, 60 points: 9th Dagenham (h), 12th Wycombe (a), 16th Cheltenham (a), 23rd Exeter (h), 29th Wimbledon (h), April 1st Gillingham (a), 6th Morecambe (a), 13th Fleetwood (h), 16th Bradford (a), 20th Plymouth (a), 27th Aldershot (h)

Last 5 games: 1-0 W vs Chesterfield, 2-1 W vs Bristol Rovers, 1-1 D vs York, 1-1 D vs Southend, 4-0 W vs Oxford

Burton, 5th, played 36, 59 points: 9th Cheltenham (h), 12th Aldershot (a), 16th Dagenham (a), 23rd Wycombe (h), 30th Chesterfield (h), April 1st Accrington (a), 5th Port Vale (a), 13th Plymouth (h), 20th Bradford (a), 27th Gillingham (h)

Last 5 games: 2-0 W vs Rotherham, 4-0 W vs Fleetwood, 4-2 W vs Exeter, 3-2 W vs Morecambe, 3-0 L vs Bristol Rovers

Exeter, 6th, played 36, 58 points: 9th Fleetwood (a), 12th Gillingham (h), 16th Bradford (h), 23rd Rotherham (a), 30th Plymouth (a), April 1st Rochdale (h), 6th Dagenham (h), 13th Wimbledon (a), 20th Cheltenham (h), 27th Chesterfield (a)

Last 5 games: 2-0 W vs Accrington, 4-2 L vs Burton, 2-0 W vs Port Vale, 3-0 W vs Northampton, 2-0 L vs Bristol Rovers

Northampton, 7th, played 36, 58 points: 9th Accrington (h), 12th Morecambe (a), 16th Wycombe (a), 23rd Oxford (h), 29th Torquay (h), April 1st Cheltenham (a), 6th Bradford (a), 13th York (h), 20th Port Vale (a), 27th Barnet (h)

Last 5 games: 2-1 W vs Southend, 1-1 D vs Wimbledon, 1-0 W vs Plymouth, 1-0 W vs Bristol Rovers, 3-0 L vs Exeter

The chasing pack

Southend, 8th, played 35, 51 points: 9th Port Vale (a), 12th Wimbledon (h), 16th Torquay (h), 19th Plymouth (h), 23rd Rochdale (a), 29th Bradford (a), April 1st Fleetwood (h), 12th Bristol Rovers (h), 16th Aldershot (a), 20th York (a), 27th Morecambe (h)

Last 5 games: 2-1 L vs Cheltenham, 2-1 L vs Northampton, 2-1 W vs Wycombe, 2-0 L vs Barnet, 1-1 D vs Rotherham

Fleetwood, 9th, played 35, 51 points: 9th Exeter (h), 12th Accrington (a), 16th Plymouth (a), 19th Barnet (a), 23rd Dagenham (h), 30th Gillingham (h), April 1st Southend (a), 6th Rochdale (h), 13th Rotherham (a), 20th Chesterfield (h), 27th Wimbledon (a)

Last 5 games: 2-1 W vs Oxford, 4-0 L vs Burton, 2-0 L vs Aldershot, 1-1 D vs Cheltenham, 1-0 L vs Wycombe

Bradford, 10th, played 34, 49 points: 9th Aldershot (h), 12th Plymouth (a), 16th Exeter (a), 19th Wycombe (h), 23rd Bristol City (h), 29th Southend (h), April 1st Torquay (a), 6th Northampton (h), 13th Chesterfield (a), 16th Rotherham (h), 20th Burton (h), 27th Cheltenham (a)

Last 5 games: 3-0 W vs Wycombe, 2-1 L vs Wimbledon, 1-1 D vs Dagenham, 2-0 W vs York, 0-0 D vs Port Vale

by CFCNick Fri 08 Mar 2013, 10:01 pm

Burton and Cheltenham & Fleetwood and Exeter will take points off each other tomorrow which will be helpful should Northampton win. Best outcome is going 4th and the worst will be losing whilst everyone above bar Exeter plus Southend win meaning Southend and Fleetwood will both be 4 points behind with a game in hand.

by CFCNick Sat 09 Mar 2013, 6:19 pm

2-0 win today but if Accrington played well it could've been 2-2 or worse. Good day results wise. Up to 4th on goal difference with a game in hand on Cheltenham in 5th.

If this team does not make the playoffs it'll be a mystery.

by cherriesfna Sat 09 Mar 2013, 11:33 pm

AKINFENWA!!!

by CFCNick Sat 09 Mar 2013, 11:43 pm

Are you watching Football League Show cherries? Watch Northampton the game was dull but had some funny moments. Francis Jeffers missed an open goal, O'Donovan scored the 2nd after blocking the goalie's clearance and then the ref gave a free kick when an Accrington player did it to Nicholls in the 2nd half, and at full time Ishmel Demontagnac got in a fight with Nicky Hunt. Aidy Boothroyd had to come on and push him down the tunnel with some stewards.

Can't believe Coventry released Roy O'Donovan. He was awesome today.

by CFCNick Tue 12 Mar 2013, 10:06 pm

Strange night in League Two tonight. Gillingham and Port Vale drop points and Burton break up the top 2 with a come from behind win at Aldershot. Exeter, Rotherham and Southend also drop points as Northampton relied on an 89th minute equaliser from captain Kelvin Langmead.

It's getting awfully tight at the top right now. Gonna be an epic finish to the season. Hopefully ending with the Cobblers in League One.

The Northampton Town 2012-13 thread BFMEc1FCUAAumXL

The Northampton Town 2012-13 thread BFMEc1FCUAAumXL

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Tue 12 Mar 2013, 10:11 pm

Burton Albion have gone on a ridiculous run haven't they! Won like there last 9 home games or something?

So so tight, I do love the lower leagues, so much competition

by CFCNick Wed 13 Mar 2013, 6:52 am

Yeah Burton have a gone on a great run. We narrowly beat then at Sixfields in Jan. Cobblers have won 8 straight home games and have the 2nd best gone record to Burton. Problem is we have the worst away record in the top 12 never mind the top 7!!!

Burton only team in top 7 to win last night. Been Vale and Gills up top since October so it's nice to see someone else break them up and a real possibility for automatic promotion for us now. Wycombe away up next and then two home games we should get 6 points from Oxford next Saturday and Torquay on Good Friday. Winning all three will be crucial for our automatic promotion hopes because the next two after are Cheltenham and Bradford away. Finish up with York at home, Vale away (only game against a team above us atm) and then Barnet at home.

Really starting to believe I'll be watching League One football next season.

by Stebizzle Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:42 am

I agree with the rationale behind your confidence of us beating Oxford on Saturday but as my best mate supports them (and they beat us earlier in the season) I don't share the sentiment. That said, I do think we can turn over Torquay York and Barnet. Just one away result from the 4 will see us in the play offs. A win at Oxford and you've got to start looking at the automatics.

Great results tonight with Southend and Fleetwood slipping up. I'm sticking a bet on an Oxford win on Saturday though to ease the pain should it happen!!

by CFCNick Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:05 pm

I'm really looking forward to the Oxford game. Apparently they're bringing 1200 up. Also looking forward to Good Friday, should be able to get to Sixfields for Torquay. Winnable games are Oxford, Torquay, Wycombe, York and Barnet. Possibly get a win or at least a point at Bradford, they'll have nothing to play for by the time that game comes.

Also Rotherham and Exeter will take points off each other this weekend.

by CFCNick Fri 22 Mar 2013, 5:56 pm

Only tickets for the West Stand will be available on sale at the portkabin outside the ground tomorrow. Tickets for the North and East stands will be on sale from the box office and numbers are short. Over 6000 tickets have been sold already. By kick off it could be close to a sellout by under 100 tomorrow. Oxford are expected to bring about 1200. It's gonna be great.

by CFCNick Sat 23 Mar 2013, 5:27 pm

1-0 very scrappy, extremely hard fought victory today. With Cheltenham being held to a draw at Barnet the Cobblers occupy 4th on goal difference with a game in hand.

by Stebizzle Sat 23 Mar 2013, 10:33 pm

Get in!! Away games are key as to whether automatics can be achieved. Think we ended Oxford's season today!

by CFCNick Sat 23 Mar 2013, 10:54 pm

Did you go to the game? It was so cold it got to one point where I didn't want to attempt to stand up and clap when we made a sub. I was frozen to my seat. I was in the upper tier of the West Stand near the guys that sing all game. Great banter with the Oxford fans. Great derby day atmosphere. Total attendance of 6151 (including 1250 Oxford fans), so judging from the clubs comments on ticket sales maybe 300-700 didn't show up because according to them "well in excess of 6000" tickets were sold. I wouldn't call 151 well in excess.

Hopefully Langmead's injury is only a minor one. Tozer was poor today, too indecisive in crucial areas and luckily the others covered his mistakes. Ishmel was brilliant I think. Best I've seen him play. His link up play with Widdowson was great but once again he let himself lose his temper towards the end with a stupid challenge on their RB just because he slightly clipped his ankles at the other end and the ref didn't give it. A few of their players put in some dirty challenges too through frustration.

by CFCNick Sat 23 Mar 2013, 11:01 pm

So after today here is how things shape up in League Two.

I'd like to also point out that when I started this thread Northampton were 13th and droppped to 14th after the Dagenham game was postponed at Christmas. Shows the kind of run this side has put together since the turn of the year.

The Northampton Town 2012-13 thread Fl2_to10

The Northampton Town 2012-13 thread Fl2_to10

by NickisBHAFC Sun 24 Mar 2013, 1:47 pm

I think you will 100% get the play offs. But automatic promotion is easily achievable, one thing is for sure Northampton have come a good way since Aidy took charge.

All the best mate

by CFCNick Sun 24 Mar 2013, 2:17 pm

It all hinges on the away form. Got to go to Cheltenham, Wycombe, Bradford & Port Vale.

The home games are practically gimmes. Torquay, York and Barnet.

I think we can get automatic promotion with 4 points minimum from the road games.

Good luck to your lot too. I hope you crash the playoffs and who knows, possibly do a Blackpool. Got the Chelsea connection with Gus and Bridcutt.

by NickisBHAFC Sun 24 Mar 2013, 3:13 pm

I hope so mate, i think we are the blackpool atm but obviously play a lot different football to them!

by cherriesfna Mon 25 Mar 2013, 12:19 pm

looks like u need to learn how to win away

by CFCNick Wed 27 Mar 2013, 1:13 am

Kelvin Langmead out after knee surgery but is expected back for the end of the season and playoffs. Cobblers sign Nathan Cameron on loan from Coventry until end of season.

by CFCNick Sat 30 Mar 2013, 9:37 am

Mr Roy O'Donovan take a bow. Crucial goal last night puts Cobbs 3rd three point clear of 5th place Cheltenham, Monday's opponents, with a game in hand.

I think a win down their and maybe at least a point at Bradford next week, or vice versa, and talk of automatic promotion can be taken seriously.

by CFCNick Sat 30 Mar 2013, 6:48 pm

Burton lost to Chesterfield. Cobblers have sole possession of 3rd.

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