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LEAGUE TWO 15th FA CUP First Round

LEAGUE CUP First Round TOP SCORER Andy Williams (12) FANFILE

JOE BALL @jballie94

The big talking point among the fans is whether or not the owners will be leaving, and – as always – wondering when the stadium will be finished at last, after years of delays.

This season will be different because we’ve recruited pretty well so far and will, I hope, be challenging for a spot in the top seven.

I won’t be happy unless we finish in the play-off places, at the very least. We missed a huge chance to progress the last time we were promoted, so I’m hoping we can have some sort of long-term plan.

The one change I’d make to the club would be the stadium. It is awful. Look out for Jay Williams and Scott Pollock. Both 18 years old, they each made a handful of appearances for Northampton in 2018-19 and it’ll be interesting to see if they are involved more this season.

The best away fans are Plymouth’s. They always travel well. The best away ground is at Leyton Orient. I’ve always found it a decent ground to visit, though that’s probably because we won 4-0 the last time we were there. To be honest, I don’t think there are many stadiums in League Two that stand out.

The pantomime villain will be Kevin Ellison of Morecambe. Always Kevin Ellison of Morecambe.

Our key player will be Nicky Adams [above], who has joined us from Bury. He’s a fantastic winger in this league. The player I’d happily drive to another club was Ash Taylor, but luckily I don’t have to because he’s gone back to Aberdeen this summer. Our best celebrity fan is Shaquille O’neal, and I think Des O’connor, too. Save the date for the final fixture on April 25, at Newport, when I hope we will be celebrating promotion!

The fans’ opinion of the gaffer is that Keith Curle [below] has brought in some good signings so far and, as a result, there will be expectation on him to perform better than last year. He joined midway through 2018-19, but this is now ‘his’ team.

We’ll finish 5th.