Northampton Match Thread

Plenty of rain and spray on the M1 coming down.

Just damp and miserable here but pitch looks fine.

GTFC XI: McKeown (c), Hewitt, Davis, Waterfall, Gibson, Hessenthaler, Robson, Clifton, Cook, Hanson, Green.

Subs: Russell, Whitehouse, Rose, Cardwell, Ring, Ogbu, Starbuck.

Would rather Cook was on the bench and we start Ogbu. But can't complain too much if we're playing a 433 thats as strong a side as we can put out at the moment.

Dunno if that’s a 4-3-3 or a 4-3-1-2 but it’s about the best side he could’ve put out in the circumstances. Hold your breath folks.

Beaten to it.  

Be interesting to see when and if Ring comes on how well he'll perform...
About the best we could hope for given the injury situation. ..looks more like people playing in their natural positions, that's gotta be a positive

Quoted from arryarryarry

Plenty of rain and spray on the M1 coming down.

Just damp and miserable here but pitch looks fine.

Hope it’s a decent game for you arry, that’s dedication going down there after what’s happened this last week or two and with our poor run we are on too, let’s hope Town get the win 👍

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Hope it’s a decent game for you arry, that’s dedication going down there after what’s happened this last week or two and with our poor run we are on too, let’s hope Town get the win 👍

Cheers mate 👍

Quoted from arryarryarry

Plenty of rain and spray on the M1 coming down.

Just damp and miserable here but pitch looks fine.

Someone obviously didn’t take the M1 Arry

How they can disagree with your post I don’t know

Good turnout from the looks of it

All Town Aren’t We?

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Quoted from marinerdazza

Dunno if that’s a 4-3-3 or a 4-3-1-2 but it’s about the best side he could’ve put out in the circumstances. Hold your breath folks.

For me it should be more 4-3-1-2 with Cook in the hole (as opposed to toad).

But it would not surprise me if Green and Cook are the "wide" players, which would be pointless as neither of them are. If it is 4-3-1-2 a lot of onus on the fullbacks to get forward.

Ironically this is the formation that Jolley had started pre-season with but soon abandoned in favour of a 4-3-3 (with no real wingers except Max W).

Lets hope a few more pegs in the holes they should be in will work.

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Let’s be fair, that’s probably as good as you could pick in the circumstances, and at least a bit of something on the bench too

I hope we don't rue these early missed chances.

Green just blocked our own shot off the line   At least it looks like the refs on our side today

Great bit of defending by Green on there goal line 😂

How are we not ahead.  Hanson and Green had great chances.  Much better from town though..  Need to convert

Normal service resumes  

Here we go,...... 😣

Free header FFS

Its all about taking your chances

Shocking marking from Hanson for the goal

Dreadful.

At least Scunny are losing.

Well that's a shame as we were playing well.. Watching on ifollow and we should've been ahead early on. Plenty of possession, good link up play between strikers and creating  chances.

We’ve come from behind before.......

surprise surprise here we go again.

Missing chances we should be scoring... again!

giving away too many needless free kicks... again!

Davis giving away too mnay needless fouls... again!

slack marking from set pieces meaning yet another goal conceded from a set piece... Again!

we never flipping learn

We've gone completelely to pot since we've conceded. Stopped the nice passing and just hoofing it up.

At least we are creating chances

Not according to the commentary?

About the hoofing it up.

2-0 😣

Game over  

That all came from Hess not challenging for the assist in the air. Macca was maybe fouled but he should of done a better job winning it as well.

Up until now I’ve quite rightly defended the players but today they are showing zero bottle, even Hess doesn’t look interested

We’ve got to put these chances away. We’ve played well, but missed several chances. They get a couple and put them away.😢

All over.

Like i said dreadful..

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Up until now I’ve quite rightly defended the players but today they are showing zero bottle, even Hess doesn’t look interested

I’m not seeing the match, but that’s not how it sounds on Humberside.

At least Morecambe losing 3-0 and had a man sent-off with a straight red.

To be fair Herts, commentators suggesting we’ve played well in parts, but I agree that you need basic defending as a given or you get nowhere

We don't do come backs these days, just giving the ball away or losing the ball too easily and then poor defending for the goals,  send GIbson back it's like playing with 9 men with him and Hewitt in the side.

Its such a shame because we have been playing well apart from scoring.
We are knocking it about well and look a million times better than the other night BUT
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Sooner limbricks gets the boot and someone sorts these imposters out the better.

BBC stats show us with more possession and 9 attempts to their 3

We need somebody to take control on the pitch-another captain maybe who is up with the play. Macca good keeper but shouldn't be captain.

Thank god for morcambe

Quoted from lee65

To be fair Herts, commentators suggesting we’ve played well in parts, but I agree that you need basic defending as a given or you get nowhere

We have played well in parts, its just we've done nothing with it and they've score 2 from 3 chances. Our defending has been shocking today even for us.

Quoted from lee65

BBC stats show us with more possession and 9 attempts to their 3

Of our 9 targets only 1 was on target and of the 3 attempts for them 2 were on target.

Watching this and  Town to be fair are knocking it about well and creating chances. Good to see that we are keeping it on the deck. Much more pleasing on the eye. We should have scored at least 2 ourselves
Very unlucky to be 2 down
Got to stop giving the ball away cheaply in midfield though

I disagree that it’s been dreadful, we’ve played better than we have in a while. Just goes to show that you need to take your chances though, but at least we are creating them. We are playing away against a form side and we have caused them some problems. Its certainly not been hoofball, some good approach play at times let down by poor crossing.

Played well in the 1st half despite being 2 down.

We've played more football and shown more movement off the ball than I've seen for a long time. Should've scored a few ourselves.

Clifton, who looks like he's playing as the deeper of the midfield 3, needs to be disciplined and sit in front of the back 4. Otherwise he's not doing too bad in that role.

Limbrick definitely wants to use Hess higher up the pitch doesn't he. He's played higher in these 2 games rather than being the sitter.

Keep creating chances in the second half and can get back into this.

Quoted from bawarmy

Thank god for morcambe

Morecambe return from the last 6 games is 7 points, ours is 4 points.

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Up until now I’ve quite rightly defended the players but today they are showing zero bottle, even Hess doesn’t look interested

Stupid and cheap shot. Disappointed as I am with the scoreline to say we playing with have no bottle and mention Hess in the same breadth is ridiculous and typical. Aside from two bits of shite defending we are the better team, playing more football I have seen for a while and creating four decent chances two of which should have been put away.

Definitely more positives performance wise but if you can’t score and can’t defend you do get what you deserve really.

If we win our 3 games in hand we will only be 1 point outside the playoffs-unbelievable

Quoted from Marinerz93

Morecambe return from the last 6 games is 7 points, ours is 4 points.

They're down to ten men today and Crewe are a good side. Morecambe have made a good appointment in Adams. Grimsby will do well to appoint someone as good.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Someone obviously didn’t take the M1 Arry

How they can disagree with your post I don’t know

Good turnout from the looks of it

All Town Aren’t We?

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Doesn't bother me FOOW.

I thought we played some of our best football in a long while just let down by poor defending for their first with giving them a free header.

Second looked from where I am sitting as a foul on Macca and seeing his reaction he must have thought so.

We should have been 2 or even 3 up with better finishing.

Looks a long way back now though.🙄

A bit harsh on us being two down

We’ve played better than the score suggests

Same old story though. A bit of luck on their part & a defence which gets pulled out of position and there’s the difference between being up at the top of the league & down near the bottom

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Quoted from jonnyboy82

Sooner limbricks gets the boot and someone sorts these imposters out the better.

Give him a bloody chance

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

I’m not seeing the match, but that’s not how it sounds on Humberside.

We’ve passed it better but zero quality in the final 3rd and conceded 2 goals one a free header one a cross that Hess didn’t seem interested in stopping then 2 or 3 Town players fannying about until the ball went into the net. I’d swop Moses for Cooke.  

Played some good football between the boxes better than we have for a while.. however what happens inside them is what decides the result

Seems like Limbrick reads the Fishy-Hess attacking more than normal which several have advocated

Who have Morecambe got? Mickey Adams? Absolute anus if it’s him.

Anyhow, Town played really well in parts terrible defending all round for their 1st, daft fk, non-existent marking. We’ll lose 4:0.

Quoted from golfer

We need somebody to take control on the pitch-another captain maybe who is up with the play. Macca good keeper but shouldn't be captain.

Agreed 2nd goal he was at fault flapping at it instead of taking control, stick to keeping goal

Its a bit unfair with the scoreline at the moment, but as others have said,we need to take our chances and score. Agree with Golfer that Macca shouldn't be captain, always thought that a midfielder with experience should have the arm band. At the moment, we need a bit of luck, and maybe bring Moses on to shake that middle and top third up, taking the game to them. Were 2 down, and we have no option but to put the pressure on. And, its the first time ive heard my 11 year old grandson swear at a match, sorry neighbouring fans. Feeding him oxtail soup and cheese n onion butty. Lets hope for some goals 2nd half

Quoted from HertsGTFC

We’ve passed it better but zero quality in the final 3rd and conceded 2 goals one a free header one a cross that Hess didn’t seem interested in stopping then 2 or 3 Town players fannying about until the ball went into the net. I’d swop Moses for Cooke.  

I'd argue it's been better quality in the final third that has created more chances than we're used to creating. Just the finishing touch with each one hasn't found the net.

Quoted from promotion plaice

At least Scunny are losing.

Now winning, as it stands they will be above us tonight  

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Who have Morecambe got? Mickey Adams? Absolute anus if it’s him.

Anyhow, Town played really well in parts terrible defending all round for their 1st, daft fk, non-existent marking. We’ll lose 4:0.

No we wont-  draw  7-7

Quoted from chipsandgravy

Stupid and cheap shot. Disappointed as I am with the scoreline to say we playing with have no bottle and mention Hess in the same breadth is ridiculous and typical. Aside from two bits of shite defending we are the better team, playing more football I have seen for a while and creating four decent chances two of which should have been put away.

But we’re 2 - 0 down after “2 bits of shite defending”. A 3rd doesn’t look impossible judging by the game after the break

Whitehouse for Robson. Like for like swap.

I would take off Clifton and Green and bring on Ring and Ogbu cos. Northampton now controlling the pace. Got to do something out of the norm but he'll most likely bring on Cardwell

Quoted from HertsGTFC

But we’re 2 - 0 down after “2 bits of shite defending”. A 3rd doesn’t look impossible judging by the game after the break

No way Sherlock!

We need to make a change up top. Take Cook and Green off and bring Ogbu and Rose on, some skill and pace.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

We need to make a change up top. Take Cook and Green off and bring Ogbu and Rose on, some skill and pace.

....and that's what's just happened.

Quoted from Tommy

....and that's what's just happened.

2 mins. before he posted  

Quoted from Tommy

....and that's what's just happened.

Someone suggested AL reads the Fishy, but on the sideline during a game?!!! Incredible.

Game over were crap

Need someone in asap to sort this shite out..

2 wins in 17 games i think.

We need a new manager who can appraise the squad without any bias. Sadly Limbrick will have been involved, in some way, to last summers recruitment and some players are lacking. It's all well and good MJ berating the budget but he knew what it was and it should have been spent wisely. Too much dependance on loan players is not the way forward IMO.

New manager required, someone with plenty of contacts because we need at least 4 quality players bringing in to give us a spine that is obviously missing this season.

New manager. Deck chairs and Titanic spring to mind.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

New manager. Deck chairs and Titanic spring to mind.

Too late for deckchairs, we will be launching the lifeboats anytime now and as usual ...........

Defensive errors in many games losing you points and games.  

Being unlucky, playing well in parts and missing good chances just stops you scoring and maybe winning the odd game.

Chesterfield had 3 games in hand at the end of the season.  They did not convert these chances and were relegated.  We fortunately contributed to that.

For us 7 points from 3 games in hand does not get us in the top 11 teams.  Play-0ff dreams need to be put to bed now.

Until confirmed otherwise, we are in relegation trouble.  Even our neighbours have moved above us.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Who have Morecambe got? Mickey Adams? Absolute anus if it’s him
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No, it's Derek Adams the former Plymouth Argyle Manager.

Well done to the 597 Town fans that turned up today considering the awful run we are on.

Can anybody remember the last good run we were on- clue -it was after 1950

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Too late for deckchairs, we will be launching the lifeboats anytime now and as usual ...........

I’m surprised you missed the allusion RRFC.

Hint: we need a mutiny to get rid of the captain who keeps steering the ship towards the icebergs.

Only 1 iceberg needed to sink a leaking ship.

Quoted from TownSNAFU5

Only 1 iceberg needed to sink a leaking ship.

And only one megalomaniac captain to steer it towards one.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

And only one megalomaniac captain to steer it towards one.

I know he has got his faults but I wouldn't call Macca megalomaniac

What was that gang of Town youths doing tying to goad the stewards behind the goal in the second half? They weren't watching the game, seems a waste of time and money to travel to Northampton to do that!  Fck em!

Quoted from Teesknees

What was that gang of Town youths doing tying to goad the stewards behind the goal in the second half? They weren't watching the game, seems a waste of time and money to travel to Northampton to do that!  Fck em!

Yeah, just embarrassing. Especially when there was a couple of guys in their 40s amidst them!!!

Quoted from smokey111

Yeah, just embarrassing. Especially when there was a couple of guys in their 40s amidst them!!!

In the 40s?...I'm sure there was a couple who had bus passes in their wallets!!

Was actually hoping for a couple of burly coppers to haul a few out. Saw two stewards pushed when their backs were turned.

Just frustrated as the rest of us town fans - no big deal really - a great turn out from the 597 - some interesting chants from the rowdy young uns - what’s the one about going into the pontoon with a sawn off shot gun??

No surprise there, whenever we’re losing away there’s always a bunch of sad illegitimates that decide to wind up stewards. Then they start kicking off when stewards give it back a bit.

What a life eh.

Quoted from Mariner Timsky

Just frustrated as the rest of us town fans - no big deal really - a great turn out from the 597 - some interesting chants from the rowdy young uns - what’s the one about going into the pontoon with a sawn off shot gun??

I wasn't there but there was one we used to sing in the early 70's to the tune, "Tiptoe through the tulips" by Tiny Tim.
It went, "Tiptoe through the pontoon, with your boots on, and your sawn off shotgun. Tiptoe through the pontoon with me."
Often immediately followed with, "Shoot the illegitimates, shoot the illegitimates, shoot shoot shoot."
The boots refers to DM's that were de rigeur in those days. I remember at least one game where the police made many take them off and watch the match in their stocking feet!