It’s been a relatively quiet week at Sixfields this week but the win over Cheltenham at the weekend followed by the return to action of Giles Coke and Chris Doig in the reserves yesterday means it’s been a positive week all in all.
I couldn’t make it to Sixfields on Saturday but most reports tell me of a poor game with not a lot of chances at either end other than the goals. Still, a wins’ a win and another three points at home, taking us into the top half and up to four wins on the bounce at fortress Sixfields! I would imagine a much sterner test in our next home game with Southend the visitors but there’s no reason why we can’t rise to the challenge. A point at Oldham would bring us some stability in mid-table and possibly set up a good attendance for the visit of the Shrimpers.
It’s great to see Andy Kirk topping the leading goal scorers list on Sky Sports News and it’s been a very long time since one of our players has had that accolade, particularly at this level. I admit to being one of those who thought it would be best for Kirk to move on this summer but the faith that Stuart Gray has shown in him has reaped all the benefits and long may the Northern Ireland man prove me and a few others wrong!
The reserves’ win over Southend United yesterday saw Chris Doig play a full 90 minutes while Giles Coke put in an hour before coming off unscathed. Both players seem to be ahead of their target in terms of getting back to action and Doig may even feature at Boundary Park on Saturday. It may well take a couple more reserve games for Coke to break into the first team but it sounds like good progress from the summer signing.
We once again turn our attention to the away form this weekend in a bid to make a further move up the table. As long as we keep winning our home games, anything picked up away will be a bonus but with the games getting trickier at Sixfields we need to get some wins under our belt on the road. I’m sure that the illusive first away win is not too far away and it would be a big weight off our shoulders if we were to get it at Oldham.
So as we head into the cold winter months and the clocks go back this weekend to create the dark evenings we enter a vital period of the season. We’re now five points clear of the bottom four and if we can keep on improving on that figure by the time Santa comes a knocking it will set up an exciting second half of the campaign.
Up the Cobblers!
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