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  • Start date Oct 26, 2015
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stupot07

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SlowerThanPlatt said:
I never said it was a cup final. There away support average this year is 403. You would expect them to bring around 3,500 considering they are a bigger club than Worcester and they had about 3,000 iirc? That's around 9x Northampton's usual away support. Coventry's away support average is 1,354. 9x that would be 12,186 which is about 1,000 less than we took to Old Trafford.
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I don't think it was you who initially said it tbf.


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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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SlowerThanPlatt said:
I'm sure I read that a takeover deal has been agreed about 30 minutes ago
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Good I was hoping that they wouldn't go out of business
 

stupot07

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Kingokings204 said:
Surely we want as many as Northampton fans as possible as its just more money and a better atmosphere.
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Of course we do.


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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Oct 26, 2015
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stupot07 said:
I don't think it was you who initially said it tbf.


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I know just saying the only places we would take 9x our away support (12,186) would be Arsenal/Chelsea/Man U and I doubt you even get that many tickets at those grounds with the home demand
 
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theferret

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stupot07 said:
I don't think it was you who initially said it tbf.


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Nobody uses the term 'cup final' literally. It's just a light-hearted dig. This game offers them an opportunity for a day out. FA Cup away tie, just up the road against a bigger club that they haven't played in years. They'll bring a shed-load. To be expected and actually will make it a decent occasion.
 
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lift tower

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rupert_bear said:
Most the Northampton fans didn't give a shit about our plight 2 years ago and why should they have had.
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for me personally, (as well as having a slightly vested interest due to my mrs and inlaws being sky blues) its part of our humble yet proud history that we were the first club saved by our supporters trust. Those same fans like Bryan Lomax then went on to help other clubs like wimbledon do the same. Maybe I'm a romantic but I'd rather our club was associated with that kind of thing rather than helping a spiv and his mates nick millions of pounds meant to help the club and pissing off two sets of supporters in the process.
 

bringbackrattles

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For the older city fans on here in the Third Division when we were riding high under Jimmy Hill Northampton brought around fifteen thousand fans to Highfield Road.They looked on it as a big day out and certainly got behind their team.
They had a big fan base themselves back then !
 
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lift tower

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-UhdVb9Enw
 
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lift tower said:
There was a public meeting tonight at the guildhall where it has been revealed that the inland revenue debt is now up to £166k and the council are still owed £10m.

Apparently cardoza has found a buyer (kelvin thomas, used to be chairman of oxford, wilder speaks very highly of him) who has agreed with the builders to finish the stand. Just need for the council to authorise the sale and apparently that is a very big if.
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Hmm, he was certainly an improvement on Kassam.

tbf he should be quite acquainted with the kind of situation at Northampton atm, so you might land on your feet if true.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Oct 26, 2015
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[SUB]Sorry to any that I irked referring to a mini cuo final for the cobblers, I should have used the 'big day out' phrase. Still stick with my 4k following prediction.[/SUB]
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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lift tower said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-UhdVb9Enw
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Naughty
 
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lift tower

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Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
Naughty
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thought you'd all appreciate vintage snoz at 8:30
 

rob9872

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403 is their genuine away average though. Ours is often limited by allocation filled so would otherwise be higher.
 
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TasmanSeaSkyBlue

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It's a Midland derby with a bit of added spice. Or is it one for conspiracy theorists? The FA wouldn't fix the Cup draw would they? No! Never!
 
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urbanbushmonkey

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TasmanSeaSkyBlue said:
It's a Midland derby with a bit of added spice. Or is it one for conspiracy theorists? The FA wouldn't fix the Cup draw would they? No! Never!
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If they'd fixed the draw we'd be playing at Sixfields.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Oct 27, 2015
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It'll be a Friday night fixture - Live MOTD, George Hudson special guest.
 

Gazolba

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TasmanSeaSkyBlue said:
The FA wouldn't fix the Cup draw would they? No! Never!
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When I looked at the complete draw, it jumped out at me how many clubs were drawn against nearby opponents, Northern clubs against Northern Clubs, Southern clubs against Southern clubs. Coincidence?
 
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Speedies_Chips

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Gazolba said:
When I looked at the complete draw, it jumped out at me how many clubs were drawn against nearby opponents, Northern clubs against Northern Clubs, Southern clubs against Southern clubs. Coincidence?
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Yes.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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Gazolba said:
When I looked at the complete draw, it jumped out at me how many clubs were drawn against nearby opponents, Northern clubs against Northern Clubs, Southern clubs against Southern clubs. Coincidence?
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Yeah that Plymouth v Carlisle derby made me suspicious.....

Did you see the draw, Stuart McCall couldn't get all the balls out the bag, calm down on your conspiracy theory.
 
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Specs WT-R75

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  • Oct 27, 2015
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Depending if it is selected for TV game, I wonder if there will be a ticket promo. Prob same as Worcester £10
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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Specs WT-R75 said:
Depending if it is selected for TV game, I wonder if there will be a ticket promo. Prob same as Worcester £10
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Surely TV games will all be non league v league

Not L1 at home v L2

(Think us away at l2 AFC Wimbledon a couple of years ago was an exception due to 'histories' we were pretty fresh to L1 & they were just up from the conference & at home)
 
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Monners

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  • Oct 27, 2015
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I don't want to mention the W word, but Wasps are at "home" on the Sunday. Can't see it being the Friday as there are some good ties for telly, such as Salford, Didcot and FC United of Manchester. Saturday it is then!

Also, I have had some requests already for info on best pubs for carrot crunching cobblers fans to drink in. Any (sensible) thoughts? Looking forward to the train journey, although they will have to put on some cattle wagons on for the local yokels!
 

covcity4life

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  • Oct 27, 2015
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gotta be a tenner

hopefully on tv too
 
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LB87ccfc

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covcity4life said:
gotta be a tenner

hopefully on tv too
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TV would wreck the atmosphere at the game, and not as many would travel.
 

letsallsingtogether

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  • Oct 27, 2015
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Grendel said:
Like us at the Emirates then
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Monners said:
I don't want to mention the W word, but Wasps are at "home" on the Sunday. Can't see it being the Friday as there are some good ties for telly, such as Salford, Didcot and FC United of Manchester. Saturday it is then!

Also, I have had some requests already for info on best pubs for carrot crunching cobblers fans to drink in. Any (sensible) thoughts? Looking forward to the train journey, although they will have to put on some cattle wagons on for the local yokels!
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Well they used to drink in the Black Horse in Exhall but it is closed down by the looks of it went past today.
Best they go to Tescos and buy some cheap Cider.
 
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