Northampton Town boss hopes a derby day clash with Peterborough United will prove to be a 'season-changer' for his struggling side
Northampton Town boss Kevin Nolan hopes derby day against Peterborough United at Sixfields tomorrow will become a ‘season-changer’ for his struggling side.
Cobblers are in deep relegation trouble following a terrible run of form including two home defeats against fellow strugglers Leyton Orient and Port Vale in the last week.
If Posh manage to make it three in a row the knives will probably come out for Nolan, but he remains in a defiant mood.
"It’s going to be another tough one, but we all love derby days,” Nolan told the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. “I loved them as a player and hopefully it's a game that can get us back up and running in." "I don't know if the game has come at a good or a bad time - I guess we'll find out on Saturday, but we have to look forward to it. Fans love derbies and players love derbies and it's a chance to get the bragging rights.
"I thought we did really well at their place earlier in the season, but obviously we were unfortunate to lose Jack Perkins so early in the game. Who knows how the game would have gone if he hadn't have been sent off? "The lads stuck to the game plan, we caused them problems and we could have got something, but we didn't and now it's a chance to get a bit of revenge and get the bragging rights back. "It's a game I'm really looking forward to and hopefully it's a season-changer for us."
Cobblers expect to have talisman Sam Hoskins available even though he limped out of the Port Vale match. Striker Jack Vale is suspended.