'We need you now more than ever' - Nolan issues rallying cry to Cobblers fans
Kevin Nolan has issued a rallying cry to Cobblers supporters ahead of Saturday’s home game against Reading, saying his players need them ‘now more than ever’ as the pressure continues to mount.
Town fans booed their team off after last weekend’s defeat at Blackpool and then another loss to Rotherham on Tuesday night sparked a torrent of frustrated social media posts. However, despite their current woes, Cobblers remain just a point shy of safety – and only three points from 16th place in a very scrunched up League One table.
"We have to look at ourselves but, for me, nothing changes,” said Nolan. “I can feel the frustration of the supporters but what I ask is that they stick with us because we'll be better with them than without them and the players need them now more than ever. They lads are in a difficult spot but I believe we're going to get out of it – hopefully sooner rather than later.”
Nolan was asked for his message to concerned Cobblers fans ahead of Reading's visit to Sixfields this weekend.
"We were concerned this time last year but we got out of it,” he replied. “We have to keep believing we can get out of it again. I believe we will but we have to start showing it on the pitch. I thank the fans because they have supported us really well this season.
"We're at Sixfields on Saturday and we want and need the crowd behind us. We were always going to have ups and downs this season and there were going to be tough moments but we ask the fans to stay behind us, as they have done all season.
"If we can get back to where we were and get back to being us, we can compete with anybody and beat anybody on our day and that has to be our focus. We've lost our spark and we just need to find it again.
"We have to stick together. It’s not about individuals. That's the biggest thing when you go through these moments. I've been through periods like this all throughout my career and I've had to battle to stay in leagues many times.
"We've got ourselves into a difficult situation but we have to snap out of it as quickly as possible and that's what we'll be working on and I'm very determined to do it and I know we will.”