Northampton Town: Boothroyd’s ‘happier than he’s been’ at Town strength in depth
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BOSS Aidy Boothroyd says he is now far happier with the Cobblers squad than he has ever been.
Boothroyd has been backed by Town chairman David Cardoza, drafting in a number of new recruits since taking charge of the club in November.
The likes of Clarke Carlisle and Luke Guttridge have been brought in to bolster the team in their npower League Two survival bid.
And with one more loan move yet to be made, Boothroyd, who signed Reading striker Brett Williams on a month’s loan on Wednesday, could yet add another name to his squad list.
But the Sixfields supremo claims he is in no rush to bring anyone else in, saying his squad has never been in better shape.
“Just looking at the squad as it is now, I’m far happier with it than I’ve ever been,” said Boothroyd. “The strength, particularly down the spine of the team, makes us look a lot stronger.
“We’re a lot more battle-hardened with the players that are in there. They can handle the situation we’re in and the expectation of the manager.”
One member of the current squad of whom much was expected but little has been seen is Jake Robinson, who moved to Northampton last summer.
The former Shrewsbury striker has yet to score a goal for the Cobblers, but despite fielding enquiries for the player, Boothroyd has no intention of letting him leave.
“Robinson was actually due to be playing Saturday against Macclesfield so Jake’s back and he’s involved,” said the Town manager.
“I’ve had a number of enquiries about him but to be honest I don’t see the point in getting rid of a player that scored 15 goals last year and has got a one in six ratio in his career.
“He’s back in the fold and he’ll be fighting for his place whether that be in a wide area or playing up front with Bayo. We’ll just see where it all develops.
“We’ve got a lot of games in a short space of time and the last thing we need is to be leaving ourselves short in any areas of the pitch.
“I’ve said all along that the squad needs to be reduced but it’s got to be taken down with quality.
“We will have enquiries and some will be allowed to move on because we need to do that but others will be part of my plans and be staying.”
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knowsley roader
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:07 AMWhilst the jury is still out on the reliance on loan signings- remember the number Stuart Gray employed and which played a significant part in our relegation from Div 1, then how about the following Cobblers X1 drawn from former loanees and escapees- Goalkeeper - Jason Steele( Middlesbrough loaneee arranged by Sammo) ;Back four - Kyle Walker( Signed on loan from Sheff Utd by Stuart Gray - now an England international);Luke Chambers( sold to Notts Forest by Stuart Gray); Alex Pearce (signed on loan from Reading by Stuart Gray); Mark Little(currently at Posh but signed on loan from Wolves by Stuart Gray);Midfield - Ben Marshall(Leicester- signed on loan by Stuart Gray from Stoke);Bradley Johnson ( sold to Leeds by Stuart Gray);Simon Cox( now at West Brom - signed on loan from Reading by Stuart Gray);Giles Coke( left under dodgy circumstances under Stuart Gray) ;Strikers - Steve Morrison( Norwich - let go on a free by Colin calderwood);David Nugent ( Leicester - England international - Calderwood tried to sign him for us when he was at Bury);Manager - Chris Wilder ( Current manager of Oxford - signed on loan for us from Sheff Utd by Atkins)
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