By Tom Blackett
Buoyant boss Jon Brady has hailed the belief in his resurgent Northampton squad.

Heading into yesterday’s League One clash against promotion-chasing Portsmouth, the Cobblers had won three in a row, including a fine 2-1 win at Blackpool in midweek.

The nine-point haul lifted Northampton into the safety of mid-table and put a difficult spell behind them, which included a 4-0 thrashing by Derby at the end of October.

“It gives you a lot of confidence that we can compete with those teams - it’s the consistency in trying to do it we need to maintain,” the 48-year-old Australian ...