Former Cobblers forward and reserve team manager Garry Thompson joins us to talk about his long career and being part of the "Birmingham mafia" that turned the club around under Ian Atkins in the late 90's.

Dig beneath the surface on Thompson's career and he has some brilliant stories from playing at Jimmy Hill's Coventry, the England U -21's to playing with the great Cyrille Regis at West Brom and Ian Wright at Crystal Palace. Thompson scored a brace for Aston Villa in the Derby at Birmingham, a great moment for the childhood Villa fan.

Tommo offers some interesting insight into the Northampton dressing room under Ian Atkins with the likes of John Frain, Ian Clarkson, David Rennie and John Gayle, all players with a connection to the Birmingham football scene. The story about the dust up between big John Gayle and Carl Heggs is one to sit back and laugh along with. Tommo talks about his friend "Akkers" management style and the many ups and couple of downs of the Atkins years.

"Stand on" is a Birmingham expression for standing up for yourself and that is what Thompson and his teammates brought to the Cobblers, building a team that went to Wembley twice in the playoffs. One of our favourite podcasts so far from an important player who didn't court attention but played with real pride.

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