rainram

Hi Derby fans, I know you have bigger fish to fry in terms of wanting Warne out, but thought I would provide a little information on the current Northampton side to provide you a little context before tomorrows game.
We are very much a yo-yo side between L1 and L2 and as most expected we are struggling this season. We have not lost any game by more than 1 goal but that is not helping our points tally at all. Injuries have been a massive issue the last 12 months or so, its rare we have had less than 8 out injured. Whilst injuries are part and parcel of the game, when you already have a squad expected to struggle it creates a bit of an impossible task.
We are unlikely to have any of of injured bodies back for Tuesday, which means our best CB and best striker are injured. Considering both boxes is where we need to improve that is not good news! 
Our manager Jon Brady has lived in the area for decades since moving across from Australia. Played for lots of clubs in our region and then got the permanent managers job after managing the U18's. He is extremely passionate (maybe too much so as gets booked so often), but he is also passionate about the club and area which really has built a link with the fan base. He has also done a fantastic job so far in my opinion, developing our style away from just pure long ball which we have endured a lot of over the last few decades. We are not total football by any stretch of the imagination but have the ability to retain the ball far better now. That being said he is clearly getting frustrated at the lack of available bodies and the low budget he has to work with in L1. Despite our lowly position he is still pretty much universally backed by the entire fan base.
In terms of danger man you are right to highlight Sam Hoskins. He has gone from a player who was very much a marmite player amongst the fanbase to a club legend. He has always worked extremely hard and has played in every outfield position for us during his time here. The problem was his work rate would often mean that he was seemingly undroppable which meant he was an easy target. However Brady has recognised that he is comfortably our best finisher, meaning he is now less involved in build up play but much more in the final 3rd which has seen his goal tally rocket. He was the first player to score 20 goals for us since the early 90's and is now top 10 all time in appearances and goals.
Two other players that stand out for us (that are currently fit) are defenders Sam Sherring and Marc Leonard. Sherring is a young defender who is comfortable on the ball and is continuting to develop, i have no doubt he will go onto bigger and better things. Leonard is on load for the second season in a row here from Brighton and is arguably the best natural talent I have seen in the CM for us. We have had Matt Grimes and Matt Crooks here in recent years but Leonard just keeps things ticking over effortlessly.
I wonder if we may set up with a back 3/5 (I know not popular here!) Something along the lines of....
                       Burge 
           Willis Sherring Monthe
Odimayo                               Brough
               Mcwilliams Leonard
Pinnock                                  Hoskins
                    Simpson
 
I am going for a narrow 2-1 loss which is very much the story of our season. A point would be massive for us but despite your recent troubles there are still several levels between the sides.
Looking forward to being back at Pride Park and will post my thoughts after the game. Enjoy the game and rest of the season!

oh yes please...

me too

Play along back three.... diagonal ball to winger (sometimes overhit, and goes out of play) by the time the winger has recieved the ball, closed down. Turn, play ball back to defender. start process again. The teams we are playing are not of great quality but we have become very predictable, easy to set up against. when the opposition get the ball (sometimes through player error or bad pass) they run at us putting the defence under pressure, again potentially leading to player error. This is something we are not currently doing because of our ponderous build up play, allowing them to get organised. we have the players of ability but we are very rarely turning the opposition players around and getting them running at their own goal.

Play along back three.... diagonal ball to winger (sometimes overhit, and goes out of play) by the time the winger has recieved the ball, closed down. Turn, play ball back to defender. start process again. The teams we are playing are not of great quality but we have become very predictable, easy to set up against. when the opposition get the ball (sometimes through player error or bad pass) they run at us putting the defence under pressure, again potentially leading to player error. This is something we are not currently doing because of our ponderous build up play, allowing them to get organised. we have the players of ability but we are very rarely turning the opposition players around and getting them running at their own goal.

Play along back three.... diagonal ball to winger (sometimes overhit, and goes out of play) by the time the winger has recieved the ball, closed down. Turn, play ball back to defender. start process again. The teams we are playing are not of great quality but we have become very predictable, easy to set up against. when the opposition get the ball (sometimes through player error or bad pass) they run at us putting the defence under pressure, again potentially leading to player error. This is something we are not currently doing because of our ponderous build up play, allowing them to get organised. we have the players of ability but we are very rarely turning the opposition players around and getting them running at their own goal.

Play along back three.... diagonal ball to winger (sometimes overhit, and goes out of play) by the time the winger has recieved the ball, closed down. Turn, play ball back to defender. start process again. The teams we are playing are not of great quality but we have become very predictable, easy to set up against. when the opposition get the ball (sometimes through player error or bad pass) they run at us putting the defence under pressure, again potentially leading to player error. This is something we are not currently doing because of our ponderous build up play, allowing them to get organised. we have the players of ability but we are very rarely turning the opposition players around and getting them running at their own goal.

I hope the ref for us today is as generous to us as the one for the Barnsley game. The penalty he awarded was a joke!

God bless Harry Wilson

Given that a number of years ago and at great expense, cameras were placed within football grounds to single out individuals who were causing any sort of problem. Why should individual members of the public put themselves at risk by bringing this to the authorities attention. I fail to understand that with the increase not just with chanting of an innappropriate nature but also in object throwing at football grounds, why they are not identified (using this modern technology) and banned from attending future games?
 

Given that a number of years ago and at great expense, cameras were placed within football grounds to single out individuals who were causing any sort of problem. Why should individual members of the public put themselves at risk by bringing this to the authorities attention. I fail to understand that with the increase not just with chanting of an innappropriate nature but also in object throwing at football grounds, why they are not identified (using this modern technology) and banned from attending future games?
 

Because it would take some effort on their part.

Surely if we fold nobody gets paid.... including the administrators?

So to recap we fail to pay one period of players wages on the day due so we get 3pts deduction suspended for a year 
Sheffield  Wednesday fail to pay 4 periods of wages due 6pts deduction with 3pts removed by Christmas and the other 3 points carried over until June 
so there we have it the new settled standard for the EFL - consistent isn’t it ???
meanwhile despite being unable to pay one months wage payment ( on time) the EFL are happy to take £100,000 of us whilst wanting to relegate us and take a further guaranteed £6 million of us on top. 

lets not have to go through this again............please