Source: TheGuardian
The next Bournemouth? Northampton enter a new era after Chinese takeover | Paul Doyle
The League One side are the latest Football League club to welcome Chinese investment – an intriguing change is certainly afoot for the CobblersNo one is losing their heads at Northampton Town but ambition, if not expectation, has gone through the roof. “There’s no ceiling in football,” says the club’s chairman, Kelvin Thomas. “There used to be but I think that’s gone away.“If you look at the Swanseas, Bournemouths and Huddersfields of the world and how these clubs with the right decisions and the right investment can make inroads into Premier League and the Championship, then you’re absolutely not going to pin me down into saying where we can go. We’re just trying to kick on and win football matches.” Related: Shrewsbury Town set to become first English club to introduce safe standing Continue reading......read full article
