Another ex-Head Farmer hits League Two

 

With Aidy Boothroyd becoming a Cobbler, along with Phil Parkinson at Bradford City, League Two is becoming a retirement home for failed ColU bosses.

 

In fact, there's now only one point between the two of them at the bottom of the table, who will win that particular two team race?

 

The former Watford, Colchester United and Coventry City manager has signed a one-year rolling contract and succeeds Gary Johnson eight months after leaving the Ricoh Arena and the Sky Blues.

 

The deal brings to an end a two-week search for a new manager, during which time the Cobblers have been heavily beaten twice under two different caretaker bosses, David Lee and Tim Flowers.

 

Northampton are currently 21st in the fourth tier, and just three points above the relegation zone.

 

Boothroyd, who will be assisted by former Swindon manager Andy King, becomes Northampton's sixth manager in five years, and the seventh appointed by David Cardoza since he became chairman of the club.

 

Cardoza told www.ntfc.co.uk: "We are absolutely delighted to have Aidy on board, and that he has agreed to take up the challenge of moving this club forwards. We were fortunate to have interviewed a number of excellent candidates. We took on board lots of advice and plenty of opinions from people within the game and the message came back loud and clear that Aidy was the best candidate for the job. We were looking for a special type of manager who can succeed in two equally important tasks. We need someone who can work to steer us away from the position we find ourselves in in the short term, and someone who can take the club forward in the longer term."

 

No pressure then Aidy, who the Cobblers supremo is convinced, this time, he has got the right man for the job.

 

I hope so, for the sake of the long suffering Northampton faithful. 

 

Cardoza continued:"From our talks it is clear that Aidy knows the problems we have been suffering and he has done his homework on us. He is a good age, he already has plenty of experience from managing in the Premier League and Football League. He knows the challenge ahead of him and he has the hunger and the desire to succeed and follow up the phenomenal success he has already had in his career as a manager."

 

Best of luck mate, you better win a few games or your soon be out, and we certainly know what style of footy he's going to bring to the Sixfields, better get some get neck ointment lads: http://answers.yahoo.com 

 

After a 2-2 draw at Roots Hall earlier this season the Shrimpers visit the Cobblers on Saturday, January 14th.

 

 

19	Barnet	19	3	2	5	13	20	2	2	5	11	18	5	4	10	24	38	19	-14
20	Hereford United	19	3	1	6	8	20	1	4	4	8	12	4	5	10	16	32	17	-16
21	Northampton Town	19	1	3	5	8	18	3	1	6	15	21	4	4	11	23	39	16	-16
22	Bradford City	19	3	1	5	13	14	0	5	5	7	14	3	6	10	20	28	15	-8
23	Dagenham & Redbridge	19	2	1	7	11	20	2	0	7	6	16	4	1	14	17	36	13	-19
24	Plymouth Argyle	19	2	2	5	10	14	1	1	8	8	24	3	3	13	18	38	12	-20

 

 

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Neil Boothroyd
Date of birth	8 February 1971 (1971-02-08) (age 40)
Place of birth	Baildon, Bradford, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1990	Huddersfield Town	10	(0)
1990–1992	Bristol Rovers	16	(0)
1992–1993	Hearts	4	(0)
1993–1996	Mansfield Town	102	(3)
1996–1998	Peterborough United	26	(1)
Total		158	(4)
Teams managed
2005–2008	Watford
2009–2010	Colchester United
2010–2011	Coventry City
2011-	Northampton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

(For the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidy_Boothroyd)