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What A Load Of Cobblers. The original Northampton Town FC fanzine. 1987-2004, reborn in podcast form.
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What A Load Of Cobblers Tom Reed

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    • 5.0 • 6 Ratings

What A Load Of Cobblers. The original Northampton Town FC fanzine. 1987-2004, reborn in podcast form.
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    Cobblers catch up: Rochdale and Stockport

    Cobblers catch up: Rochdale and Stockport

    It's Town V County on Saturday at Sixfields as Stockport visit and Tom Reed, Martin Maloney, James Averill and Max Miller are back to chew the fat on all the week's news from Sixfields.
    We go over the Rochdale game and what turned out to be a comfortable win for Cobblers with Hoskins bagging a brace for the claret and whites.
    There's discussion of the Jon Brady to Huddersfield rumours as we consider whether the grass is always greener and whether the Terriers are the right fit for the Australian at this moment in time.
    Jay Cave of Against League 3 drops by to discuss the reported Premier League plans to scrap FA Cup replays as we go dewy eyed about the Rotherham replay that set up the game against Man Utd that year.
    In a bumper episode, Russ Johnson of excellent Stockport County Podcast "The Scarf Bergara Wore" is with us for a full preview of the clash at Sixfields on Saturday and we cover all bases including County's form, tactics, their stadium expansion plans and how Fraser Horsfall is getting on.
    Last but not least, the lads from the Scratched Record Podcast pop by to tell us about the Town Takeover music festival which is happening in Northampton Town centre after the game on Saturday and will provide the perfect all layer/nighter with loads of local bands.
    All this for free and no Patreon nonsense.
    Can't be arsed to keep up with the comings and goings at Sixfields or just like a Northampton Town natter? Don't worry we've got you covered.

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    • 1 hr 29 min
    FA Cup Replays- Keep Or Scrap?

    FA Cup Replays- Keep Or Scrap?

    Is the magic of the FA Cup about to disappear?
    Tom Reed and Jay Cave of Against League 3 sit down to discuss the news that Premier League clubs are discussing the scrapping of traditional FA Cup replay matches.
    It's a chat which gets to the crux of the identity of the game, taking in factors such as "fixture congestion", the football pyramid and just where English football goes from here?

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    • 23 min
    Cobblers catch up- Wimbledon and Rochdale

    Cobblers catch up- Wimbledon and Rochdale

    WALOC returns with your weekly dose of Cobblers news and where better to start than the news that Ivan Toney has been called up the Gareth Southgate's England squad?
    Tom Reed, James Averill, Max Miller and Luke Thoday chew the fat on the prospect of "one of our own" playing at the World Cup
    American Sport expert Martin Calladine pops by to talk Todd Boehly's "All-Star" game suggestion to the Premier League and other more workable things to borrow from US sport.
    Plus Rochdale author Chris Fitzgerald joins us for a full preview of Saturday's match and discussed the recent repelled "hostile takeover" at the club
    Someone keep Josh Eppiah away from the seafood platters.
    Teyn!

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Ivan Toney: From Eastfield Park to England

    Ivan Toney: From Eastfield Park to England

    Brentford's Ivan Toney is one of the most exciting attacking talents in the country and is seriously being talked about as an England international.
    Of course, Ivan was born and raised in Northampton and became the Cobblers' youngest ever player when making his debut at the tender age of 16 in 2012.
    WALOC's Tom Reed and Jefferson Lake are joined by Jay Harris, Brentford FC reporter for The Athletic to discuss Toney's rise from the East Midlands town to the Premier League, via a frustrating time at Newcastle and various lower league loans.
    We discuss Toney's upbringing on Eastfield on the Eastern district in Northampton and the attributes required to play his way back into the Premier League with Brentford and into the England reckoning.
    This is a story of grit, self-belief, growing humility and above all talent in front of goal with some brilliant insights into his regard within the Brentford dressing room.
    "That Ivan Toney, he's one of our own."


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    • 27 min
    Cobblers catch up: Roll Out The Barrow

    Cobblers catch up: Roll Out The Barrow

    WALOC return with your weekly dose of Cobblers discussion.
    Can't be arsed to keep up with the latest from Sixfields of just like a Northampton Town natter? Don't worry we've got you covered.
    Tom Reed, Martin Maloney, James Averill and Max Miller are on hand to chew the fat on the latest comings and going at Sixfields.
    First up we talk the Donny Rovers defeat and the Ipswich Town trouncing in the godforsaken Pizza Cup.
    Barrow fan Taylor Nelson pops by to discuss Saturday's clash at Sixfields and there's plenty of talk about ex-Cobblers Sam Foley, Billy Waters and David Moyo.
    Elsewhere we discuss varies subjects such as the need for a stop clock, the Cobblers player pathway and why Poul Hubertz needs a return to the ranks.



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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Cobblers catch up: Mac n Cheese misadventures

    Cobblers catch up: Mac n Cheese misadventures

    WALOC return with your weekly Cobblers roundup in a bumper episode nearing two hours.
    James Averill fills us in on his mac n cheese misadventures which may or may not had him technicolour yawning during a game.
    There's Crewe Alex analysis with a Sam Hoskins equaliser straight from a corner which was sick in its own right.
    Doncaster Free Press reporter for Donny Rovers, Steve Jones, joins us for a full preview of Saturday's game at Sixfields.
    Andy Roberts, Northampton Town Supporters' Trust Chair pops by to talk about the "no stand no land" issue with the ongoing Sixfields saga.
    Meanwhile, Joe and Elliott from the Northampton based Scratched Record Podcast are on hand to talk about their upcoming Town Takeover music festival scheduled for Saturday September 24 after the Stockport game which sounds like the perfect all-dayer.
    Struggling to keep up with the comings and goings at Sixfields, or just like a Northampton Town natter? Don't worry we've got you covered.



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    • 1 hr 43 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Gaipajama ,

Awesome!

I remember buying WALOC outside Sixfields for the first time in the mid-nineties, and feeling like a proper, grizzled fan, chuckling knowledgeably at the Griff (I think) cartoon on the front. Fast forward a couple of decades, and in a fit of nostalgia I googled it, found the delightful time-capsule web page and then discovered that it had been resurrected in podcast form! And the first episode I found was an interview with one of my favourite players from those heady Atkins days, Matthew Rush.

It’s like you reached into the nostalgia lobe of my brain and recorded what you found! What a fantastic find. Then to discover the brilliant play off episodes, culminating in the post-second leg comeback...you are spoiling me!

Not only is it a cracking trip down memory lane, it’s well-produced, thoughtfully put together and entertaining. Thanks for providing essential listening for the modern Cobbler!

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