Northampton (A) match thread - 1st April

[Guitar Ray]

8 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

And Carlisle at home 

Sadly.

[eh up nah]

2 hours ago, JoeB2 said:

Considering the poor form of Burton and Cheltenham, who have won a combined 1 of their last 17, I don’t think 50 points will be needed.

Burton would need 10 out of 15 points, and Cheltenham 12 out of 21.

I think it’s going to be more like 46/47. 

Anything at Wigan is good. Home games will decide if for us. Win 2 of them and I reckon we’ll scrape it.

 

Burton and Cheltenham have both won 2 of their last 6 haven't they?

Us and Bolton bottom two in the form table.

[darren1810]

2 minutes ago, eh up nah said:

Burton and Cheltenham have both won 2 of their last 6 haven't they?

Us and Bolton bottom two in the form table.

 

[darren1810]

Northampton were in bottom 4 for form prior to today ! 

[eh up nah]

2 minutes ago, darren1810 said:

 

Yes, my mistake.

I was looking at The Fishy, but I'd got the away button selected.

Sorry Joe, you were right on the last 17 games.

You never know.

[chickensteve]

I am watching Leeds Vs hull. Both sides are playing out from the back and playing back to the keeper, just like we have been doing. And it's a turgid hard watch. Maybe he who cannot now be mentioned wanted to bore fans and opposing teams into submission whilst looking faster and stronger because the opponents would be falling asleep. We need to play every match like we approached Bristol rovers.

[rob1983]

Uche blew it. So casual when he went through. Ripley was terrible today so jumpy today. Spent far too much time out his area. Garrity was terrible as well, first touch like a sponge.

[Mellor!]

Anyone heard owt about Willo? Is he out long term or just a knock? We have absolutely zero quality up top without him.

[darren1810]

1 minute ago, Mellor! said:

Anyone heard owt about Willo? Is he out long term or just a knock? We have absolutely zero quality up top without him.

2 weeks 

[Nippy Naylor]

1 minute ago, Mellor! said:

Anyone heard owt about Willo? Is he out long term or just a knock? We have absolutely zero quality up top without him.

Hang on we've got Lofty 

He's the best thing since

Sliced bread apparently 😬😆

[Nippy Naylor]

7 minutes ago, rob1983 said:

Uche blew it. So casual when he went through. Ripley was terrible today so jumpy today. Spent far too much time out his area. Garrity was terrible as well, first touch like a sponge.

The whole team were edgy mate 

I hope the majority of our players

are binned off next season, tbh 😉

[Bycarsbill]

1 hour ago, Fosse69 said:

Not really, the alternative to the away win would be 3 away draws.  So an away win at Wigan? Relying on Bolton being in a confirmed number 3 spot and resting players for the POs is another alternative if we need 51 points due to our goal difference.

We've managed 39 points from 40 games so far i.e. barely one point per game. To get us to your 50 points (or maybe more given, our relatively worse GD) we need a  further say 11 or 12 points from just 6 matches i.e. an average of around 2 points per game. A tough enough ask with a team flying full of confidence let alone our current misfiring bunch! I really do hope that you're nearer the mark than me with your calculations, but more than 70 yrs of supporting PV has taught me to be more realistic than optimistic.

Having said all that, my fingers (and everything else) firmly crossed that we can celebrate a minor miracle come the season's end!

[TJHValiant]

As a side issue, I was looking through the Northampton programme today and noticed that our local business Manorshop sponsored the programme. I think this is obscene having a local company presumably giving money to rivals in our division.  
 

Does anyone know why Manor would do this? Why not give money to the Vale? Is it perhaps they had a fondness to Smurfwaite and want to stick two fingers up to the club? 
 

Either way I have never known a local company sponsor the programme of a rival club at any away fixture. 

[Fosse69]

We've managed 39 points from 40 games so far i.e. barely one point per game. To get us to your 50 points (or maybe more given, our relatively worse GD) we need a  further say 11 or 12 points from just 6 matches i.e. an average of around 2 points per game. A tough enough ask with a team flying full of confidence let alone our current misfiring bunch! I really do hope that you're nearer the mark than me with your calculations, but more than 70 yrs of supporting PV has taught me to be more realistic than optimistic.
Having said all that, my fingers (and everything else) firmly crossed that we can celebrate a minor miracle come the season's end!

Really don't feel more optimistic than you, just calculating our needs. We either turn into a promotion team or rely on others to avoid another relegation, maybe in miracle territory. Probably seen as many relegations as you, having been involved from our Div3 South days, never happy times but part of football. Prefer not to see another one.

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[Rory]

Maybe they all went on the piss too watch Vale.