Cobblers axe Hasselbaink

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been sacked as Northampton manager with the clublingeringintheleague One relegation zone.

The Cobblers are without a win in their last nine games and fell to a 2-0 defeat at Peterborough yesterday to leave them two points adrift of safety.

“We are sorry to see Jimmy depart as he has worked very hard for us but felt a change at this point was in the best interests of the club,” chairman Kelvin Thomas said.