You have no idea whatsoever if Cobblers fans 'lauded it up' save for your bubble of pals!
No internet, or certainly forums anyway to gauge opinion then...bit like the increase of Covid cases because of increased testing.
Nevertheless, even if true there are deciding factors... namely, Atkins was quite successful with his brand...Curle has us gasping for air before sinking!
I stopped going after a period when Atkins was in charge because of his methods. I felt we had the squad to play a much better brand of football. He seemed to wallow in us being disliked. He seemed to inhibit our flair players. I also recall his comment that we should regard ourselves as lucky if we witnessed more than half a dozen decent games in a season.