The Unthinkable Draws Ever Nearer

With our removal to Non Park less than a month away there are still a couple of niggling issues outstanding (among dozens of other little and large niggles of course...)



Anyone who has driven past Non Park can't have failed to notice the old Diamonds livery and wording still plastered all over the stadium. I'm not sure if Imraan considers this important, but I fear he may well be underestimating feeling in the Poppies camp if he expects us to turn up there to be greeted with such emblems still in place. Our large number of waverers won't need much to sway them against the move, and this may be enough.




Something else Imraan should address as a matter of urgency is the promise he made on the official site a few weeks ago: -

"The board has also agreed that supporters voted in favour of the move to Nene Park on the basis that the name Kettering Town FC would remain unchanged and so are planning to amend our articles to ensure this is the case. It has been proposed that the name can never change unless 90% of our supporters vote otherwise, regardless of ownership of the club."

If nothing else, this action will help settle the nerves of many of us who fear a name change and loss of identity could befall us. I truly hope Imraan understands the enormous leap of faith we are taking here, and that we NEED these assurances and changes to Non Park.

This could be a move unprecedented in senior football in this country. Lots of clubs move to new grounds, but has any club taken over a ground, outside their own location, which used to belong to their fiercest rivals? I can't think of a comperable example.

It may never feel like home, but he must ensure that any and all reminders of the Scum are removed before we are expected to blindly troop down the A6.