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What A Load Of Cobblers – Bootroom Special: Andy Holt

Ethan Grande

ByEthan Grande

Apr 23, 2020

Delighted to be joined by one of the stars of "that night at Anfield", Andy Holt, who played under 5 managers at the Cobblers.

Taking in Holty's varied career from playing at Oldham Athletic under Neil Warnock then to Hull City with Brian Little and a good spell at Wrexham.

Holt, aerially one of the best Northampton players of all time, talks us through playing with a talented team, assembled by Stuart Gray featuring the likes of Mark Bunn, Danny Jackman, Jason Crowe and Gabor Gyepes. Captain Holt has some classic stories about dealing with the big characters in the squad such as Poul Hubertz and Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Winning at Anfield would be the peak of any Cobblers player's career and Holt can remember the 2010 League Cup win under Ian Sampson like it was yesterday. Listen how the schoolboy Man Utd fan's dream comes true via a monumental team Cobblers team effort and a well placed Abdul Osman penalty.

Left-sided defender Holt talks us through the different managing styles of John Gorman, Stuart Gray, Ian Sampson, Gary Johnson and Aidy Boothroyd with some interesting stories about each along the way.

Holt is a proper Cobblers legend, one who never courted attention, did the business on a weekly business and loved the game. This is a story of a hard-fought career, played at clubs with real history.

Make sure you go and check out The 'What a load of Cobblers' podcast to hear more about Roys footballing career. 

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