Cobblers could have 'ideal opportunity' to make permanent appointment
Colin Calderwood expects to be in charge again when Cobblers head to Mansfield Town on Saturday, but the subsequent two-week break from action could be an ‘ideal opportunity’ to appoint a new permanent manager.
Calderwood has overseen two games in his role as interim boss since Kevin Nolan left – Saturday’s 2-0 home loss to Burton Albion and Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at Stockport County – and he’s set to take the team again at the One Call Stadium.
"I think there's every chance,” he said. “I don't think anything will happen in the next two or three days. We obviously have the postponement of Barnsley and we have to consider what we do, but I can't imagine someone's going to pop up who everyone thinks is exactly the right person for the job before the weekend.”
Following Saturday’s game, Cobblers will have a 12-day break after their fixture against Barnsley was postponed due to international call-ups, and that could provide the club with a chance to bring someone in – unless they decide to wait until the end of the season.
"I think so,” Calderwood added. “It looks the ideal moment to do something if we are going to do something before the end of the season. There will be plenty of talk and plenty of discussion over the next few days.”
Following Tuesday’s loss at Stockport, midfielder Cameron McGeehan admitted the players must take responsibility for recent results, regardless of who’s in the dugout.
"You can’t start football matches like we did, especially with the form we’re in and especially against a team like Stockport,” he said. “It’s a poor start and we’ve been guilty of that too often this season and it’s killed us.
"We kept fighting and we got a goal back but it wasn’t enough. We’re not doing well enough and we’re letting the fans down. We have to look at ourselves and be better as a group.
"We’re in a tough position but we’re all still fighting. Our careers are on the line and that’s why we wake up for every day as footballers – we want to be winning games. It’s the worst feeling to get beat again.
"It’s not what we want and we’re trying to do everything we can to stay in the fight and we have another massive game at the weekend and we need to turn it around.”