New Sixfields boss Chris Wilder is on a four-man shortlist for the League Two Manager of the Month award after breathing new life into his side's fight against relegation. During a busy month, Northampton won three of their six games.
John Sheridan (Plymouth Argyle), David Flitcroft (Bury) and Nigel Worthington (York City) have also been nominated with the winner being announced on Friday 7th March.
Wilder's former club Oxford United say they are 'more than 50%' of the way through the process of appointing a new manager with Mickey Lewis having been in caretaker charge since Wilder's exit.
Striker Antonio German has returned to Gillingham after the expiry of his two month loan stay with Northampton.
January signing Leon McSweeney, meanwhile, believes the relegation scrap in League Two stretches up into the top half of the table. He told BBC Radio Northampton: "It's very difficult for teams who are so-called safe, until ten games to go, and then realise after a few losses they're going to get sucked in."
One of the teams involved in that battle, Portsmouth, gained a surprise and welcome point on Monday night when they drew 0-0 at leaders Chesterfield to move onto 40 points, 7 above the Cobblers.
***Update*** Danny Emerton has been allowed to leave Sixfields after his contract was terminated on Tuesday.