Poppies hold '˜promising' stadium meeting with Kettering Council

The club met officers from the local authority to discuss the potential for a move back to the town, having played in Burton Latimer since 2013.

The discussion was promised by councillors at a fiery council meeting in December last year.

And the Poppies’ vice-chairman Neil Griffin says they can take positives from the latest round of talks.

He said: “It was a clear-the-air talks meeting, things have gone on years ago and we cannot live in the previous regime.

“It’s to find a way, if there is any, for the football club to come back to the town.

“All parties are working together to see if there is a solution and the meeting was promising.

“We are looking at all avenues but there is a timescale.

“We cannot keep dillying and dallying.”

Mr Griffin says the club is continuing to look at the possibility of building a ground at Weekley Glebe as well as other options.

He said: “Weekley Glebe is being looked at and that was what we put forward beforehand.

“We have got to get a business plan in place to see if we could work up there, it needs to be financially do-able.

“We’re looking at other sites as well but they are in private ownership so that’s all we can say for now.”

Kettering Council has been contacted for a comment.