Team-mates Told To Find New Clubs After On-pitch Fight

Speaking pursuing nan game, head Elliott Sandy told BBC Radio Northampton that nan actions of nan brace had costs Diamonds nan game.

"They fto themselves down, they fto nan squad down, they fto nan nine down," he said.

"Apologies to nan fans who travelled and in installments to nan boys who gave perfectly everything for 70 minutes, down to 9 men, ran themselves into nan crushed connected a large pitch, connected a basking day, against a squad who move nan ball."

On Andrade and Winters, he added: "I cognize they are bitterly disappointed themselves, really upset pinch nan situation, but it's not bully enough. We'll woody pinch that internally."

Both players joined Diamonds past summer, 32-year-old Andrade connected dual registration from Bedford Town, external and Winters, 20, from Peterborough Sports.

Portugal-born Andrade has extended acquisition successful nan game, his erstwhile clubs including Queens Park Rangers, for whom he made his EFL debut successful 2010, Wycombe Wanderers, Stevenage, Lincoln City and Salford City.

Winters, meanwhile, made a sanction for himself connected TV, playing for Yanited FC successful nan first play of Baller League - a televised six-a-side tourney successful which a substance of erstwhile and existent master players, celebrities and influencers compete successful 30-minute matches.

Both players took to societal media to definitive regret for nan incident astatine Loughborough.

"To nan Fans, staff, players I want to convey you for an unthinkable play and your support has been unbelievable things happen. I tried to region myself from nan business agelong earlier nan reddish but sewage told to transportation on. I wish you nan champion for nan remainder of nan season," Winters posted connected X., external

"I want convey everyone from nan bottommost of my bosom to everyone associated pinch nan nine from apical to bottommost for everything. Especially nan fans that took maine successful and made maine consciousness astatine home. The support and emotion was ever acknowledged. I'm grateful. Sorry its ended this way," said Andrade., external

The lucifer consequence near Rushden & Diamonds ninth successful nan table, external, 5 points extracurricular nan play-off places pinch 7 games remaining.

They play their adjacent crippled connected Tuesday, astatine location to Belper Town.