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Bayo happy to handle Northampton Town scoring pressure
Adebayo Akinfenwa insists he does not feel under any extra pressure to be the Cobblers’ goalscorer-in-chief in the wake of Alex Nicholls’ season-ending injury.Akinfenwa bagged his seventh goal of the...
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Mallinder confident that Saints’ young guns will fire
Scribbled on the whiteboard in Saints boss Jim Mallinder’s Franklin’s Gardens office were a list of names.He pointed to them with glee during an interview with this publication ahead of the start of...
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Saints Q&A: Ethan’s ecstatic to be staying at Franklin’s Gardens
Ethan Waller penned a full contract at Saints earlier this week – following in the footsteps of brother Alex.Prop Alex is now an established member of the Northampton first-team squad and Ethan is...
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Thief stole £86,500 from firm to pay off his former employer
A man who “robbed Peter to pay Paul” stole £86,500 from his employers to pay off a debt to a previous employer he had also stolen from, a court heard.Mark Johnson transferred three significant sums of...
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‘Police in Northamptonshire are paying out Manchester City money for League...
Northamptonshire Police are failing to tackle violent crime, car crime and drugs and taxpayers are not getting value for money, according to the man who wants to be named the county’s first Police and...
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BRACKLEY TOWN: Brady wary of Thurrock threat
Brackley Town boss Jon Brady will this week remind his side of their Arlesey shocker in a bid to avoid an FA Trophy upset on Saturday. Brady takes his men to lowly Ryman Premier Division side Thurrock...
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COMBINATION FOOTBALL: Blisworth back on top as Milton slip up
Blisworth are back on top of the Duston Garage (Bosch Service) Premier Division after seeing off Welford at the same time as rivals Milton were dropping points.Wayne Spicer got the first for Blisworth,...
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UCL PREVIEW: Goodwin wants Bucks to be party-poopers
Long Buckby boss Scott Goodwin wants his side to be party-poopers at St Ives this weekend.The Saints will be toasting their 125th year of existence when the Bucks head to Westwood Road on Saturday.But...
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NON-LEAGUE: Oddy goings on at Woodford United
Joint first-team manager Paul Oddy has lifted the lid on the recent troubles at Woodford United.The Reds currently sit bottom of the Southern League Division One Central after losing all 13 of their...
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Driver fighting for life in hospital after seven car pile-up on M1
A man in his 40s is fighting for his life in hospital today following a seven car pile-up on the M1 just south of Northamptonshire.Drivers endured long tailbacks on the M1 following the collision, with...
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Clark the skipper as young guns get their Saints chance
Calum Clark will captain a young Saints side in their LV= Cup clash with Harlequins at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday (ko 1pm).The team for the Quins clash includes one debutant from the Senior Academy...
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Robinson set for return to Cobblers as Luton loan ends
Luton Town boss Paul Buckle has revealed that Jake Robinson will be returning to Sixfields next week at the conclusion of his loan spell with the Hatters.The diminitive forward has been on loan at...
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Tom Vickers’ Saints v Harlequins preview: LV= Cup can be a springboard
The LV= Cup might not be the most valued of competitions – but once again it has an important role to play for Saints. The tournament seems to crop up at opportune times. Last season, Saints used it to...
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Jefferson Lake’s Accrington v Northampton preview: Hornby has to be a starter
Predicting and analysing what might happen next for the Cobblers in becoming increasingly difficult with every passing game.Inconsistency has been an issue for the team for so long that it appears to...
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Clark return the highlight as Saints struggle again
The battles between Saints and Tigers over the past few seasons have been compelling, edge-of-your-seat games but last Saturday’s encounter was far from that.It was a poor advert for the game and...
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Celtic win over Barcelona was a surprise, but it was no fluke
What a week for Celtic. The 2-1 win over the mighty Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday night has been hailed as one of the greatest results in the Glasgow club’s history, and rightly so.It...
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Peters keen to take his opportunity
“You don’t play the game forever and you have to take these chances when they come.”Stephen Peters, named as Northamptonshire club captain this week, has admitted that it didn’t take him long to accept...
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Lorry carrying woodchip overturns on country road in Northamptonshire
Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash at the Pitsford turn-off on the A508 today following reports of an overturned lorry.Police and ambulance were called to the accident at about 1pm...
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HOCKEY ROUND-UP: Six-hitters Saints hammer Harborne
Alex Press and Joe Kopka both scored twice as Saints hammered Harborne 6-1.The first team hosted Harborne hoping to return to winning ways after the previous week’s disappointing draw to bottom of the...
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Favourites do the business at Towcester
Four winning favourites lifted the autumn spirits of punters at Towcester on Thursday... and those of Brackley firm Agetur UK in particular.The engineering company regularly takes a hospitality box at...
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