Northampton Town FC.

Leekbrookgull

Well-known member

Jul 14, 2005

16,245

Leek

• Feb 13, 2016

• #1

This has been ongoing for some time,however i can't stack this up in as much surely the council must have underwritten this deal ? If not and why not is not a major news story ?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-35403724

 

Bigtomfu

New member

Jul 25, 2003

4,416

Harrow

• Feb 14, 2016

• #2

It was when it broke. The new owners understandably won't be on the hook for it either.

Just so odd that it was ever possible.

 

nicko31

Well-known member

Jan 7, 2010

17,562

Gods country fortnightly

• Feb 14, 2016

• #3

Leekbrookgull said:

This has been ongoing for some time,however i can't stack this up in as much surely the council must have underwritten this deal ? If not and why not is not a major news story ?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-35403724

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Simple answer because it's league 2. I know people involved with the club and this will be a big story soon trust me

 

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The Birdman

New member

Nov 30, 2008

6,313

Haywards Heath

• Feb 14, 2016

• #4

Brighton and Hove city council should be pleased what TB has built and should back the clubs plans for a hotel we don't wont to piss TB off.

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

NSC Patron

Oct 8, 2003

49,855

Faversham

• Feb 14, 2016

• #5

Wow, tory councul grants football club ten million. None of the money is spent on the club. Chairman spends some of the money rebuilfing his house. Club then gifts tens of thousands to tory council leader, who then gets elected as MP.

I haven't read this yet as I thought I'd have a rant, first:

http://ntfctrust.co.uk/ntfc-support...larke-speaks-about-the-10million-loan-to-ntfc

I live half my lif in Northampton. Most of it is a hideous dump, with potholes in the roads, no cycle lanes, and large numbers of east Europeans drinking strong lager in the kids playground in the local park during the day. But Western Northampton has some fairly reasonable new builds (albeit in the flood plane, so catastrophe becons). This is where Sixfields is located. Very near the M1, if Northampton is to redevelop, having a swish footy stadium with adjacent conference facilities/hotel would be attractive.

However it seems that corrupt local policicians and dodgy football club owners have different ideas, and much lower aims. Both the club and the council need to find a way to get their money back, but of course this won't happen. The new chairman will have to work very hard to change the current perception of the club as a toxic investment.

Is it too early to put on a massive bet that the Cobblers will be relegated back to div 2 next year?

One big difference compare with our Archer plight is that the local supporters don't seem to be up in arms and on the streets like we were (that's a Royal we, btw). The only relevant motions I could find are in the link above.

 

Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!

Sep 21, 2011

5,476

Auch

• Feb 14, 2016

• #6

whenever I think of Northampton these things spring to mind

Cricket
Malcolm Poskett header
Silverstone
losing 0-8 to the mancs,George Best & co
bumping into a mob of them when I was coming out the South Stand one night at the Goldstone

I wish the Cobblers well

 

Saladpack Seagull

Just Shut Up and Paddle

Oct 19, 2014

1,908

Halfway Up Virginia Is Where I Wanna Be.

• Feb 14, 2016

• #7

Cobblers.

 

C

Crispy Ambulance

Well-known member

May 27, 2010

2,410

Burgess Hill

• Feb 14, 2016

• #8

Chris Wilder's doing a terrific job in view of the shenanigans behind the scenes.

 

thedonkeycentrehalf

Retired

Jul 7, 2003

8,607

• Feb 14, 2016

• #9

Gregory2 said:

whenever I think of Northampton these things spring to mind

Cricket
Malcolm Poskett header
Silverstone
losing 0-8 to the mancs,George Best & co
bumping into a mob of them when I was coming out the South Stand one night at the Goldstone

I wish the Cobblers well

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1997 - I was working in Northampton and booked into the Travelodge at Sixfields. Then the Cobblers were drawn against Cardiff in the play-offs and we found ourselves there on the match night. Went to eat at the pub/diner that was on site then but struggled to get in as we were not home fans. Eventually got through to the doorman that I was Brighton, my colleague was a Baggie and we were staying on site and had no interest in the match. Unfortunately, after the match the Cardiff fans didn't take defeat well and we were locked in the pub for over an hour while the police tried to restore order (such a hardship!).

As for the OP story, this has been covered by the BBC and also locally as the Buckingham Group are one of the main creditors. They were trying to reach agreement but not sure how well that is going.

 

sully

Dunscouting

Jul 7, 2003

7,830

Worthing

• Feb 14, 2016

• #10

Gregory2 said:

whenever I think of Northampton these things spring to mind

Cricket
Malcolm Poskett header
Silverstone
losing 0-8 to the mancs,George Best & co
bumping into a mob of them when I was coming out the South Stand one night at the Goldstone

I wish the Cobblers well

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Don't forget Mick McManus!