Substitute Pittman got Oxford back to winning ways with a 79th minute winner and then joked:
"If I hadn't scuffed a shot just after coming on the lads wouldn't have had to work so hard late on, so I'll punish myself by watching it again. Then I'll watch the goal a few times as well - and really enjoy it."
And the busy striker was impressed with the attitude of his team mates when Northampton cancelled out James Constable's fifteenth minute opener three minutes before his winner. He said:
"I looked around me and didn't see anyone's head dropping. Quote the opposite, you could see a determination to win in their eyes. I knew then that our season was still very much alive."
Pittman's stop-start season has been dogged by several injuries and Constable said:
"It's great to see him back on the scoresheet. He's an excellent player and a nice lad as well."
And Constable is also confident Oxford can turn their season around. He explained:
"We haven't had a great time recently, but when you look at the table, we're not out of it by any means. We need to put together a run now and with our fans behind us, especially at home, there's no reason why we can't push on."
Oxford assistant manager Mickey Lewis said:
"We’re heading the right way. A couple of results and it’s amazing how it can change."
Cobblers central defender Clarke Carlisle was dismissed with a second booking in the 90th minute.
Boss Aidy Boothroyd shrugged of the defeat and said:
"We've grown as a team over the last few weeks and there were lots of positives. We will learn from this and keep improving."
My piece from this morning's paper ...
... and yesterday's edition
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