Football

There’s always somebody worse off than yourself… and if you are a long-suffering Cobblers fan frustrated at your side’s sluggish start to the season, then look no further than Notts County.

Unhappy boss Dean Austin has admitted he may have been ‘too loyal’ to one or two of his misfiring team so far this season, and it is now down to him to ‘find the formula’ to turn the Cobblers’ form around.

Midfielder Jack Bridge admits the time for the Cobblers players to stop talking a good game, and to start producing out on the pitch.

Dean Austin has told his Cobblers players that if they are not ‘prepared to fight for the badge’ on the shirt then they will not be part of his plans.

Sam Foley and David Cornell have pleaded with the Cobblers supporters to put the team’s stuttering start to the season to one side and do their bit to roar them to victory in their crucial Sky Bet League Two clash with rock-bottom Notts County on Saturday.

Midfielder Sam Foley has issued a rallying call to his team-mates and the club’s supporters following the Cobblers’ latest defeat at Port Vale on Saturday.

Fixture: Port Vale v Northampton Town, Sky Bet League Two

Dean Austin has challenged his Cobblers players to prove they have the required desire to claim a much-needed victory at Port Vale on Saturday.

Sam Hoskins insists there is no problem with the Cobblers players’ mentality, saying confidence is still high.

Dean Austin says he is revelling in the pressure of being the Cobblers boss and believes he will get things right in the job he loves.

Sam Hoskins admits to having mixed emotions about his form for the Cobblers so far this season.

Dean Austin believes the Cobblers players have to be ‘mentally stronger’ to deal with supporter criticism as the team struggles for form.

Boss Dean Austin insists he didn’t criticise Cobblers supporters who booed the team during last Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Cheltenham Town at the PTS Academy Stadium.

Cobblers boss Dean Austin admits to being ‘disappointed, hurt’ and ‘angry’ in the days following his team’s sub-standard performance in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Cheltenham, but that he is now ‘hungry to get going again’.

Cobblers striker Junior Morias is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after a scan on his injured hamstring revealed some serious damage.

Cobblers captain Ash Taylor has dismissed claims that he’s suffered a dip in form this season despite bearing the brunt of supporters’ criticism for the team’s ongoing struggles in defence.

Cobblers boss Dean Austin is well aware that his side have plenty of work to do at both ends of the pitch following their sticky start to the campaign, admitting they must develop a ‘stronger backbone’ in defence and also be more ‘ruthless’ in the opposing penalty box.

Keep calm and stay united is the message from manager Dean Austin to his under-fire Cobblers players after their poor start to the season continued with Saturday’s dismal 3-1 defeat to Cheltenham Town.

Cobblers defender David Buchanan has called on his fellow players to step up and take responsibility for the team’s ongoing struggles after giving his complete backing to Dean Austin, describing the under-pressure manager as ‘first-class’ and ‘on a par’ with Chris Wilder.