The Year of the Cobbler

November 2015. As Police And The National Press Investigated The 'Missing Millions' Loaned By Local Government - For An Unfinished Stand - And The Borough Council Understandably Demanded Their Money Back Things Were Looking Bleak At Northampton Town Football Club. With Staff Unpaid And Fans Demanding Answers In Vain Hmrc'S Winding-Up Order Threatened To Send The Club Into Administration Or Even Oblivion. Against A Backdrop More Fitting For A Soap Opera There Emerged A Unique Almost Surreal Story Of Solidarity And Success. Five Months Later - Shattering A Host Of Club Records In The Process - The Cobblers Were Champions Before Any Other League Club Had Even Sealed Promotion. The Year Of The Cobbler Reflects Upon Life As A Lower Division Football Fan And More Specifically A Season Which Both Nightmares And Sweet Dreams Are Made Of... 'Forget Leicester - Northampton Town Are English Football'S Story Of The Season.' (The Sun)