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Jon Brady

'Way too soft' and 'nowhere near good enough' - Brady laments 'passive' Cobblers

Cameron McGeehan celebrates his third goal of the season.

Careless Cobblers thrashed by Wrexham after dismal defensive display

Marcus Smith scored twice for Harlequins (photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Opposition view: Wilson left to rue Quins' failure to convert half-time lead

Sam Graham led the charge for Saints (photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Northampton Saints 33 Harlequins 29: Tom Vickers' review and player ratings

Nick David's high tackle on Ollie Sleightholme earned the Quins wing a yellow card and handed Saints a penalty try (photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Saints will look into 'flat' first half, but Dowson hails 'excellent' recovery

Saints celebrated a hard-fought win against Harlequins (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saints deliver big second-half showing as they see off Harlequins

Trevor Davison (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Davison one of eight Saints players named in England training squad

The Racecourse

Cobblers aiming to put a dent in Wrexham's perfect home record

Phil Parkinson

Wrexham hit by injury blow before Cobblers visit as midfielder faces time out

Football

Luke Mbete is stretchered off against Bolton

Brady fears the worst after Mbete's stretchered off against Bolton

Jon Brady fears defender Luke Mbete could be facing months rather than weeks out with injury after he was stretchered off against Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday.

James Heneghan

Tom Eaves

Eaves delighted to be fit and scoring goals after making his Cobblers debut

Wigan Athletic

Cobblers' League One fixture against Wigan Athletic called off

Jon Brady

Cobblers 'let ourselves down' against Bolton as Brady admits 'defensive issues'

Eoin Toal steals a march on Luke Mbete to convert Alan Sheehan's corner and make it 3-0 to Bolton.

Northampton Town 2 Bolton Wanderers 4: James Heneghan's player ratings

Ian Evatt

Opposition view: Evatt accuses Bolton of 'lack of professionalism' despite win

Jon Brady

Brady analyses what went wrong for Cobblers on 'very tough night' against Bolton

Northampton Town

Samy Chouchane

Sloppy Cobblers well beaten by Bolton Wanderers despite late flourish

Cobblers were outclassed and well beaten when losing 4-2 to Bolton Wanderers after a poor defensive display at Sixfields on Tuesday.

James Heneghan

Jon Brady

It's still early days, warns Brady, as evolving Cobblers host Bolton

Klaidi Lolos

Imrpvoing Bolton Wanderers handed boost for trip to Cobblers

Northampton Town are one point above the relegation zone after two defeats in a week.

The latest relegation odds as Cobblers look to beat the drop

Jon Brady

Cobblers need 'fresh legs' as Brady weighs up changes for Bolton clash

Northampton Saints

Phil Dowson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Dowson expects heart rates to be high as Saints host Harlequins

Phil Dowson expects the blood pressure levels to rise again when Saints host Harlequins tonight (kick-off 7.45pm).

Tom Vickers

Fin Smith and Marcus Smith are key men for their clubs (photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Northampton Saints v Harlequins: Big match preview for Friday's game

Ollie Sleightholme starts for Saints against Harlequins (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Northampton Saints v Harlequins: Full team news for Friday's league clash

Tom James (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

James growing in belief as he shoulders scrum-half responsibility at Saints

Curtis Langdon (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saints will 'expect the unexpected' as Harlequins come to town

Other Sport

Northants Thunder Under-15 Boys face the camera ahead of their first competitive game

Lightning stunned as Eagles swoop in for victory with final quarter rally

Northants Lightning suffered a 64-55 defeat at Newcastle Eagles in the Junior Women’s National League North Conference.

Jeremy Casey

Northants bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt

Kleinveldt ready for 'big winter' as Northants target improvement in 2025

Saif Zaib claimed three prizes at the Northants end-of-season awards (Picture: Andy Kearns / nccc.co.uk)

Saif Zaib the big winner as he claims Northants end-of-season awards hat-trick

Some of the Northants Falcons squad line up in their new kit sponsored by Home Instead Rugby

New women’s walking football club is launched in the county

Matt Breetzke is eyeing Northants success in red and white ball cricket in 2025

Batter Breetzke targeting success at the double with Northants next summer

Matt Breetzke will be back at Northants for a large chunk of the 2025 season

Northants secure Matt Breetzke services for red and white ball cricket in 2025

Northampton BBOB RFC Ladies with their plate.

Northampton BBOB RFC makes history

More Sport

Callum Hunter-Hill (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Dowson delivers latest injury updates on Mitchell, Hunter-Hill and Lockett

Josh Kemeny (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saints' support is really special, says summer signing Kemeny

Brackley were 4-1 winners against Ramsgate last weekend (picture: Pete Keen)

In-form Brackley bidding to maintain momentum against Southport

Saints supporters can use their phones to create a light show (picture: Northampton Saints)

Saints call on supporters to light up the Gardens for Harlequins clash

Aaron McGowan

McGowan given new role by Brady for Cobblers' game against Mansfield

Jack Baldwin

Cobblers defender takes the blame for Mansfield's first goal against Cobblers

Alex Coles scored for Saints against Exeter (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Coles knows Saints have work to do before hosting Harlequins

Saints celebrated after getting over the line at the Gardens (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Northampton Saints 30 Exeter Chiefs 24: Tom Vickers' review and player ratings