Veteran Ward is now in charge of Tuesday night's opponents Bristol Rovers and has engineered an upturn in fortunes since taking over.
Spaking to the official BRFC website about the threat posed by the Cobblers he said: "They are a team that scores goals and are a top six side because they are effective. They have a management team, in Aidy Boothroyd and Andy King, who know how to get out of this league."
Source: Cobblers Mad
Source: FOOTYMAD
