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1  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Point proven on: August 26, 2017, 17:04:01 pm
point proven?  you're argument was that we were in a run of games against top teams.  The four teams we've played are all currently top 5, so you disprove you're own argument (not for the first time).  Page had to go, no discussion to be had, Edinburgh has reached a similar stage.

The only fact is management and for a chairman picking a manager is not much more than luck.  Most people thought Johnson and Boothroyd would be good appointments, they weren't.  Given previous league success/promotions most would have questioned Calderwood, Wilder, Sampson and even Carr, but they had some very successful times here.
2  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Boro at home (Satdee) on: August 26, 2017, 14:19:30 pm
anyone else having problem with ifollow commentary?
3  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Easier games to come on: February 22, 2017, 07:55:06 am
The very argument you started (well this one anyway) is based on the teams we played being top 10.  You started at some point saying top 8, but then expanded it, but I'll let that pass.

What you've failed to address, as does your own point, is when we started our plummet we were 4th or 5th in the table.  So the stat doesn't work that way round?Huh?
4  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Shrimpers (A) 18/02/17 on: February 18, 2017, 18:39:28 pm
Well yeah no that is a fair point Smiley
5  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Coventry at Home on: January 28, 2017, 14:19:18 pm
red card cov
6  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: January Transfer window on: January 23, 2017, 20:41:39 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search?filter=programmes&q=kelvin+thomas

I can't see any December interview in 2016, the most recent was start of the season
7  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Coventry at Home on: January 22, 2017, 13:05:10 pm
not based on the last 5 matches they're not, either way pretty dire, but they'll see this as a chance to start a run as should we
8  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Franchise away on: January 21, 2017, 14:40:13 pm
dammit
9  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Franchise away on: January 21, 2017, 13:13:06 pm
not starting
10  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Justin Edinburgh on: January 13, 2017, 18:31:02 pm
Never mind all that. This ruins the JJOT song  Sad
11  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: New manager of Northampton Town on: January 09, 2017, 10:00:22 am
Akins
Hasselbank


Or dream team of Cobbler78 and Marvo
12  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 09, 2017, 09:58:35 am
Shame really , with an easy run of games in Feb i reckon wed have stayed up with , with 60pts
Grin Grin Grin
13  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 23:00:33 pm
Not that Cardoza would have lied at any point...
14  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 22:59:32 pm
“The players are under contract, and I am under contract, and my position is pretty straightforward, and it’s the same with the players,” said Wilder, who is on a one-year rolling contract.

Read more at: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/wilder-bemused-by-bolton-link-and-says-he-very-relaxed-about-his-future-at-cobblers-1-7334812
15  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 22:25:09 pm
Christ!

Last 20 matches
Played 20
Won 5 (includes Harrow)
Drawn 2 (includes West Ham, lost on pens
Lost 13 (includes Stourbridge - who aren't top 9 in their division)

The football is dire

The players are not playing for the manager

Manager tells me midweek he has signed a player with pace to burn who will terrify defences, then on Saturday takes him off after 28 minutes telling me he's not fit

If we wait until February, your very own point about a new manager being unable to make any changes becomes fact however if we act now they can.

I could go on but as this view doesn't agree with yours I'm sure it's not valid.  Some of the February games are winnable, but current form, inability to defend tell me we won't get as many points as we'd all like.


16  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 22:05:53 pm
Its about his results against teams of our standard and lower so far
You realise in the current bottom 4, we've drawn with two, lost to one and held on against a team in freefall more than us

Its about the pay off he (and backroom staff) will get and how that will affect us
Valid point. Also need to consider if we go down , or stay up with the prospect of similar standard next year could easily lose 4/500 season ticket sales

It's about paying for a new manager, who might not do any better
Only if employed, if Adkins etc wages would be as currently budgeted, so only pay off above counts

Its about there being no standout candidates for the job
Was Wilder? A big name that we can get doesn't mean much - Johnson, Boothroyd

Its about a new manager having to work with players that aren't his
This is more valid if Page stays to 1 Feb and replacement can't bring new faces he wants

Its about the fact we have 30 points from 26 games already
Burning it up. We won 12 from 15 in September, one month from five is more a blip that current form

Its about giving a manager a chance, where have we got by hiring and firing over the years
I agree with this philosophy, however he has no track record and our play and results are dire

It's about thinking more long term, like we did when Wilder signed a 3 year contract
That's the same point you've just made
17  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 20:16:51 pm
+1
18  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 20:12:45 pm
what about when we were top 5 and a part of other teams hard runs? What was the excuse then for losing?

We were playing teams fighting for their lives at that point, it only counts when they are top 9
19  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 15:40:04 pm
Don't forget you get points for draws also. 50 points will be plenty this year.

Very true, get them for wins as well.  Problem is we are getting very few of either and nothing to suggest this will suddenly change.

This means we need a point a game, which clearly should be achievable.  However the last ten games have yielded 6 points or 0.6 per game.  We have 30 now because we gained 17 from the first 10 matches when we still had some momentum.  If you truly believe Page is going to oversee a dramatic upturn in fortune, I really worry for you.
20  The Hotel End / Cobblers Corner / Re: Official "Page Out" Thread on: January 08, 2017, 14:47:42 pm
Doncaster went down with 46 points last season, the year before Notts had 50 and went down.  So 42-45 as you suggest is hugely optimistic.

To reach 51 we need another 21 points, or 7 wins.  We have only managed 8 all season including the momentum from last season.  With momentum we currently have and no confidence there is no way to argue we will win 8 matches just because that's what we need to do.  As others have pointed out, all the mentioned teams are going to see the game with us as a chance to put a run together.

You earlier mentioned leaving him in place until the end of Feb, at which point if he went whoever took over would have no way to bring anyone in.  His refusal to shoulder blame, and yesterdays later retracted comment is Johnson all over again.
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