They have effectively released their senior pros early as they wont be getting contracts next season, already started building for next year. They played similar teams in a couple of their previous games.Don't you get fined for that in the PL?
Sure teams got into trouble for fielding understrength teams.
But saying all of that, in a game where one team needs the other team to get promoted for their own financial gain and that team needs to win 7-0 to do it and the score ends up 7-0 is going a little bit beyond the pale, don't you think?
Reeks of cheating to me.
Fair enough response but it still stinks as they are now 50k better off for losing by an unpredictable 7-0.They have effectively released their senior pros early as they wont be getting contracts next season, already started building for next year. They played similar teams in a couple of their previous games.
I think the 25 man squad thing has ended that caper in the PL
I can remember Mick McCarthy catching flak when he was Wolves manager for playing the stiffs at the swamp, because they were playing a relegation rival immediately afterwards.
Not sure it helped him either way
Load of cobblers.They should be fined 55k for throwing a game, it is disgusting for anybody connected to Northampton.
I further explained my comment for those that choose to be purposely obstinate (all too common on BM)Lol
He’s won a few all expenses paid holidays in Strangeways but apart from that…
Tbf Northampton were 3-0 up after 22mins and 3-1 at half time, they had more than an hour to score another goal against a side that just about scraped survival in the football league. Instead they apparently went to a back five to protect what they had because they thought they had done enough. Also had their keeper sent off when they finally went chasing. So they were as much the authors of their own downfall as anything Scunny did.Fair enough response but it still stinks as they are now 50k better off for losing by an unpredictable 7-0.
If that is building for next year, heaven help them lol
I guess you just can't take the **** out of Scunthorpe after all :)
I further explained my comment for those that choose to be purposely obstinate (all too common on BM)
You must have really "high" standardsWell done Joey,fantastic achievement.
Many dont like him,but he's a born winner.
My Cousin lived there for a bit, and that’s what he turned into while he was there n’all!Have you been to Bristol?
Everyone’s too busy smoking weed and debating what’s the best Tricky record to bother about such trivial things as football.
I agree - it is bizarre that one of England's biggest city's has not had a team in the top flight for over forty years.Bristol City too, even moreso.
Bristol is about the size of Liverpool. How they’ve not got a big football club from that city is beyond me.