Jon Brady: Northampton Town boss says sitting in stands by choice an option in future
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Jon Brady took over as permanent manager of Northampton in May 2021 following a spell in interim charge
Northampton Town manager Jon Brady says he would consider watching more games from a higher vantage point in the stands by choice in the future to get a better overview of the game.
Brady had to watch Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Oxford United in League One from the television gantry as he served the second game of a two-match ban.
He was suspended from the touchline after accruing six yellow cards.
"It gave me a lot of clarity. I enjoyed it," Brady told BBC Radio Northampton.
Brady watched his Cobblers side score a stoppage-time goal to grab a point against the promotion-chasing U's.
He said the relative quiet on the TV gantry at the Kassam Stadium, compared to having to sit much closer to supporters at other grounds, made him think it could be an option to explore going forward.
"Probably," he said. "When you've got grounds like this where you've got no crowds near you - it was a lot simpler and it helped.
"Then you can talk tactically and look at the videos - and that's very important.
"At grounds like ours [at Sixfields] it's very hard - you're so close to the fans - to get messages across."
Sitting higher up away from the touchline is nothing new to Brady, who sat in the stands for the first part of his management career under the Covid-19 restrictions at the time.
"When I first came in, for the first 20 games I sat in the stands and I probably enjoyed that more because you can see so much more," he said.
"You've got to find the advantages so maybe [sit in stands by choice], when stadiums allow."
Brady called the Cobblers' point at the U's "fantastic" as they moved on to 45 points in 11th place and closer to the 50-point mark that traditionally signifies safety from relegation.
"Overall that was the first goal we set," he added.
"It's about the set we're on at the moment and we're working hard to achieve that. We've still got a little bit to go."