Unpaid bills, no electricity at their ground and very few members of their playing staff remain. The future looks very bleak.
A cousin of mine used to be a regular at the old Rockingham Road Ground which has stood empty since the club moved to Nene Park in nearby Irthlingborough (The previous occupants Rushden and Diamonds went out of business).
Back in the 1970's, the Great Derek Dougan was player manager and caused a storm when he allowed Kettering tyres to advertise on the clubs shirts. Advertising was not permitted back then!
Debts of £1.2m saw the club drop two divisions from the Blue Square Premier to the Southern League during the winter.
A couple of weeks ago the club had to fulfil a fixture with only ten men!
A once proud non league club is now on the brink of folding. I for one sincerely hope that a messiah can be found and in the long term they move back to their original home at Rockingham Road.
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