Out with the old, In with the old....

There is only one place to start this time around, the return of a cult hero...

Frank Bruno, Godzilla, Gigantor, The Tractor, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom, yes i am of course talking about Bayo. I have heard him called all of those things before at games, probably sums up some of our fans more than anything else of note, felt I'd share those names with the world though.

There is no doubt that the return of Adebayo Akinfenwa has captured the imagination of Cobblers fans with seemingly 90% over the moon and 10% wishing we hadn't gone back for sloppy seconds. My personal opinion is that a club of our size and current position would find it impossible to find someone else that can bring what Bayo brings to the table, and no i don't mean four bargain buckets and twelve chocolate gateaux.

With Bayo you have got someone who can hold the ball up, who can score goals, who can relieve pressure from the defence and it takes two defenders to stop him therefore leaving space for other players to take advantage of. He won't move around the pitch much but surely Gary Johnson would have known that before signing him? Without question i am pleased to see Bayo back and he will make an improvement on our forward line from last year.
The biggest issue when we had Bayo before was not having a Plan B, this time i trust GJ to have one, otherwise it is quite likely we will fail to gain promotion, again.

I appreciate i haven't mentioned Bayo and his fitness issues.....he played 44 times for Gillingham last season, what is to discuss?

Regarding other additions to the squad, it seems pretty certain Nana will return. He will be a good player to have in the squad however I'd be a little worried if he was intended to be in the starting eleven.
I've also heard Ben Tozer is supposedly having talks with NTFC, which in my opinion is good news. Tozer got a lot of unfair flak from our support, he definitely is a decent player at League 2 level. Perhaps Johnson sees Tozer as a future defensive midfielder, where he excelled in the last couple of games. Either way he will be a good addition if he decides to join.
Michael Mcindoe has held talks with NTFC and is a player of unquestionable talent, lets hope the package we have offered him fits the bill and he signs on the dotted line.

There seems to be a certain part of our support that are hoping for Gary Johnson to fail, maybe it is because of his P*sh connections, maybe it is because he is a porker, however i am pretty sure it is because some people blame him for us almost losing our League status.

May i take this opportunity to suggest we all get behind Gary Johnson and the team, it can and will make a difference. Johnson inherited a team and squad already on a downward spiral, he didn't help things by throwing his 'grenades' around the changing room, but as he said himself, he's never been in that position before. It was all new to him and he dealt with it the way he felt best, if you ask him now he will admit he made mistakes. He is a proven manager at this level, trust in his judgement on players and the style of play and support the club fully and it can and will be a fun, successful season. I appreciate you never can please everyone, christ you get some w*nkers that moan when they have won the lottery!
 Gary Johnson is by far the best manager Northampton Town are going to get at this level. When Johnson was announced as our manager i had an e-mail from the club secretary at Wolverhampton Wanderers simply saying 'What a coup for Northampton' , this pretty much sums up most of the feeling inside the footballing fraternity.

Now i didn't intend for this end on something of a Gary Johnson love in, no doubt people will be thinking i'm in love with the man and that he is my Buddha but......I just want my club to be successful and my opinion is that if Johnson can't take us to the promised land then who can?

Hope i haven't bored anyone too much there, feel free to leave comments as i've enabled those now....I will do a more improved interesting blog tomorrow when i have a little bit more time.....but felt i needed to give the fans something.....by fans i do of course mean my Mrs who is probably the only person who reads this and then tells me 'at least you tried'. Plus i must dash as i want to watch Louis Theroux Miami Mega-Jail.....

UTC and after today don't forget to FTP.