Cobblers could hold off appointment due to 'horrible, horrible' situation
Cobblers technical director and interim manager Colin Calderwood says it is vital that the club get the next appointment right due to the ‘horrible, horrible’ situation they currently find themselves in.
Town remain on course for a return to League Two after Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Mansfield. Whilst the club could, in theory, pull off a miracle survival, the reality is that they will likely need to win at least four of their last seven games, a tall order given they’ve won just one of their last 19.
As such, it might make more sense to wait until the end of the season before a new permanent manager comes in to ensure the club get it right. Calderwood was asked about that possibility following his side’s defeat at the One Call Stadium.
"I don’t think the result actually changes it too much because we just have to go through the process that’s in place and the talks will continue,” he said. “I wouldn’t have thought there would be any acceleration in that because the next appointment has to be right.
"All are appointments are right when you first make them but it’s being considered and we need to get what fits this club and we also need to protect the future of ourselves because at the moment we're a shadow of what we should be. We need to get out of this as quickly as possible and never go back to it, but all football clubs experience situations like this.
"There’s a lot of stuff to look at because it’s is a horrible, horrible moment and no-one would have envisaged we would be where we are back around Christmas time, but we look flat at the moment.”