Nolan unhappy with EFL over 'sloppy' decision
Kevin Nolan says he does not understand why, for the second year in a row, the EFL have given Cobblers three away games in the space of eight days after Christmas.
After travelling to Reading, Shrewsbury and Burton a year ago, Town will clock up even more miles this time around. They were at Burton on Boxing Day and then headed north to Huddersfield three days later, and after hosting Stockport County on New Year’s Day, Nolan’s side make the six-hour round trip to face Bolton Wanderers for a lunchtime kick-off on Sunday.
"I don’t understand why the league has done it this way again,” bemoaned Nolan. “We were away three out of the four games after Christmas last year and it’s the same this season. It’s like they’ve just gone ‘have the same again’ and that’s really poor because for a club like us, with the resources we have compared to others, it takes a lot in terms of having to stay overnight and stuff like that.
"It’s an early kick-off on Sunday as well and I’m really disappointed in the EFL because it just feels a bit sloppy that we have three away games again and only one at home. You see the Huddersfields and Boltons with some nice home games around the Christmas period.
"I know this league is brutal but they have to look after us at times. If there’s one season where we have three away games, it should be the other way around the following year. I’m disappointed with that but it is what it is and we have to get on with it. I’m looking forward to getting back home to Sixfields on New Year’s Day and hopefully putting some points on the board.”