Speaking following the game, manager Elliott Sandy told BBC Radio Northampton that the actions of the pair had cost Diamonds the game. "They let themselves down, they let the team down, they let the club down," he said. On Andrade and Winters, he added: "I know they are bitterly disappointed themselves, really upset with the situation, but it's not good enough. Both players joined Diamonds last summer, 32-year-old Andrade on dual registration from Bedford Town, external and Winters, 20, from Peterborough Sports. Sorry it's ended this way," said Andrade., externalThe match result left Rushden & Diamonds ninth in the table, external, five points outside the play-off places with seven games remaining.

Source: BBC March 24, 2026 05:41 UTC