Message #360804

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I don't want to sound like I'm jumping all over KT/DB at the merest whiff of impropriety so I'm going to make my position on this clear. I'm massively grateful for them for stepping in and saving the club from extinction. And they did, whether some on here want to acknowledge that or not.
Unlike other more idealistic posters on here, I also don't care if KT & DB line their pockets with a shìt ton of cash from the project before walking into the sunset. If they can do it,  good luck to them. All I want for the club is for the East stand to be finished and any hotel/corporate/conferencing facilities put in place that will give the club an on going level of independence and sustainability.

However... NTFC is a small (if important) part of my life. First and foremost I am a citizen of Northampton, as are my children, and we benefit from the services provided to us by the council, as useless as they are most of the time. I'm also proud to represent NTFC to the wider community of the town, a community who are largely indifferent and occasionally even hostile towards our club. Many are the times when I've leapt to the club's defence when someone has ignorantly accused us of nicking £10m of taxpayer's money, and I've been able to hold my head high while doing it.

If, however, it proves that KT and co (and by extension us) have taken the town for a ride in the manner that is being suggested then I'll find myself being pretty damn ashamed of being associated with the club. I've always been proud to tell people I'm a Cobblers fan because we're a decent, family club who go about things the right way. I'll be so disappointed if that proves to no longer be the case.