Championship

RELIEF, BELIEF AS ASH SCORES A GOAL…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
22 October 2017

CONFIDENCE: that ethereal yet indispensable ingredient for success.
When it leaves you, it’s tough to get it back: there are times when a fog of inhibition descends and it seems as though nothing can be done to clear it.
That is exactly how it felt watching Northampton at Rochdale on Tuesday evening. Without a win in seven league games, still bruised by shipping six at home against Bristol Rovers a fortnight ago, the Cobblers were in the midst of an incredible 670 minute goal drought.
Conservative and hesitant in possession, drained of any vim or vigour, they were two down with 20 min...

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