Cobblers return to training despite water crisis
The water crisis which hit Northampton will not affect pre-season preparations at Northampton Town.
The players, who return to training today, get through more water at this time of the year than at any other, due to the high temperatures and the intensity of their physical exertions.
Most homes in Northampton and Daventry are being forced to boil contaminated water to make it safe for drinking, but the football club have confirmed they will make it through the alert through a combination of bottled water and energy drinks.
And while the situation is currently being treated as 'business as usual' at Sixfields, officials at the club are monitoring affairs carefully.
"The players take on board a lot of fluid at all times, during training particularly," said spokesman Gareth Willsher.
"They drink a balanced intake of bottled water supplied by Bookers and energy drinks, and we have to maintain that balance between energy drinks and water to ensure the players take in the right amounts of different fluids.
"We have the necessary stocks of water in place and we will monitor the situation closely to make sure that the stocks remain adequate.
"It should not prove disruptive to the players."
The club's stadium is also widely used as a corporate venue for seminars and meetings, and – as with the football side – this aspect of business at the ground will not be affected.
"We are also using bottled water for the meetings and conferences that we are staging and they are unaffected by the situation," added the club.
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