The decision had been taken due to the Poppies recent form which has seen them win just once in their last five matches and has coincided with their exit from the FA Cup. A club spokesman told BBC radio Northampton the resolution was “in response to recent results and the financial issues related to that.”Under fire boss Mark Stimson has backed the unconventional move and had also overlooked a similar manoeuvre earlier in the campaign, when eleven Kettering players were placed on the transfer list for similar reasons.
The Poppies are currently 19th in the Blue Square Premier table, with the pre-season promotion contender’s just two points above the relegation places. But their FA Cup exit at the hands of Blue Square South outfit Sutton United left Stimson acknowledging the clubs poor start to the campaign whilst admitting his own personal discontent. He said, “It's very, very disappointing. We created a few chances and couldn't take them, and I honestly thought we were going to go to a replay.” The premature exit from the competition is something that Kettering can ill afford due to their perilous financial disposition, leaving Stimson admitting, “The team's not playing as well as it should.” The question is will this unorthodox decision change the fortunes of the Northamptonshire club?
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