Defender Glennon puts the Brakes on time at Kettering Town as he makes Leamington switch
Kettering Town have been dealt a massive blow with the news that defender Will Glennon has left Latimer Park to join National League North side Leamington.
Glennon who appeared 20 times for the Poppies, scoring four goals (three from the penalty spot), had quickly became a vital part of the Poppies defence under both Simon Hollyhead and Liam McDonald.
The former AFC Rushden & Diamonds man was due to start the season at a higher level, having spent pre-season with newly promoted Bedford Town.
But Hollyhead snapped him up to form a centre-back duo with club captain George Forsyth, and after a frenetic 4-3 victory on the opening day of the season at Royston, the partnership only conceded three more goals in the next six matches.
Leaving at this point of the season will appear strange, and potentially worrying to Poppies supporters, with the club seemingly heading in the right direction on the field - still with optimistic ambitions of making the play-offs.
Instead, Glennon joins a Brakes side that are rock bottom of the National League North, 12 points from safety and facing enormous transition following stalwart Paul Holleran’s departure from the manager’s hotseat after 16 years in charge.
They are currently under the caretaker management of Chris Knott.
Kettering boss McDonald has defensive cover available in the form of Ben Issacson, who will now likely start in Glennon’s position for tomorrow’s trip to St Ives Town.
But the squad is once again beginning to thin out, and with a raft of home games coming up on an unforgiving surface, the Poppies cannot afford to not find suitable replacements that can hit the ground running.