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COBBLERS CALL TIME ON JUSTIN

By John Lyons

SETTLED JAKE FEELS AT HOME AT CHARLTON

NEWPORT HERO O’BRIEN LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

ALL OVER: Northampton have axed manager Justin Edinburgh

JUSTIN Edinburgh has become the first EFL manager to lose his job this season – paying the price for Northampton Town’s sluggish start to the season.
On the final day of August, less than a month after the season kicked off, the former Tottenham defender was sacked.
Despite a squad overhaul during the summer, which raised expectations, the Cobblers have lost all four of their League One games.
One-nil defeats agains...

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