Another game, another point. This time impressively against title-chasing York City. Had the Minstermen left having been on the wrong end of a sturdy defeat they could not have complained. And if Aaron had taken his shooting boots out of his kit-bag there's every chance City would have left with their tails between their legs and the destination of the League title would have taken a big step towards the angry, webbed-toed denizens of North Norfolk. So, perhaps it's best we didn't win....
If nothing else, Paul Cox has installed an enormous amount of belief into the same players who seemed perpetually like rabbits caught in the headlights during Eaden's depressing reign. We still have a long way to go this season, and we may or may not escape relegation. But we are at least making a decent fist of trying to stay up, and the bigger beasts of National League North know they've been in a game when they welcome the Poppies.
The only downside from yesterday was the paltry attendance of just 859. Some may point to Christmas shopping, or the perennial issues of the location and condition of Latimer Park for the lack of home support. But, come on, even with the away team supplying a couple of hundred supporters, we still couldn't get within sniffing distance of a 4-figure gate.
This must be worrying for the club. York at home must have been seen as a banker for a big payday, and the Poppies supporting Kettering public stayed away in their droves. I've long suspected that far too many people who would describe themselves as Kettering Town fans are more than happy to do so from the comfort of their armchairs, and perhaps deign to show up when we play the Direones, or get League trophies handed to us.
If we want to progress as a Club, or start moving forward with stadium plans we really need the lapsed or lazy supporters to start putting in the same sort of effort the players have been showing.
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