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Corby Town boss Gary Setchell watches on as his Corby Town side threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at Hinckley (Picture: Jim Darrah)

‘It was like we had forgotten how to play’, says Setchell

Kettering Town manager Andy Leese. Picture by Paul Cooke/Poppies Media

Poppies boss Leese to make his mind up on trialists as season draws closer

Goalkeeper Billy Johnson has joined Kettering Town. Picture by Paul Cooke/Poppies Media

‘Spine’ is there as Leese’s Poppies prepare for more friendly action

Striker Gregg Smith is back at Corby Town. Picture courtesy of Corby Town FC

Squad is shaping up nicely, says Steelmen boss Setchell

Danny Setchell and Joe Butterworth have signed for Corby Town. Picture courtesy of Corby Town FC

Title winners link up with boss Setchell again at Steelmen

The AFC Rushden & Diamonds players applaud their fans after the win at Kings Langley

Diamonds round off a troubled campaign with a win on the road

Scott Stapley received a special shirt from Chris Nunn and Dean Snedker having watched every one of AFC Rushden & Diamonds' competitive games since their formation

Great Scott! Meet the ultimate AFC Rushden & Diamonds superfan

Mitchell White opened the scoring in AFC Rushden & Diamonds' 4-0 win over Bedford Town on Easter Monday. Pictures by Shaun Frankham

Diamonds are hungry for more as they bid to maintain the good form

Chris Nunn led AFC Rushden & Diamonds to a 4-0 win over Bedford Town on Easter Monday. Picture courtesy of Hawkins Images

‘A good day’ as Diamonds see off Bedford to make it six unbeaten

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Chris Nunn. Picture courtesy of Hawkins Images

The season is finishing a bit early for us, admits Diamonds manager Nunn

Corby Town boss Gary Setchell. Picture by Jim Darrah

Setchell ‘incredibly pleased’ as Steelmen’s impressive winning run continues

Former Northampton Town defender Michael Harriman has joined AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Diamonds move to snap up experienced defender Harriman

New Corby Town signing Charley Sanders

Setchell delight as Steelmen land ‘big signing’ Sanders

Tempers flare during Corby Town's 1-0 defeat at Harborough Town at the weekend. Picture by David Tilley

Setchell is sure he is the man for the job at Corby

New Corby Town boss Gary Setchell

New Steelmen boss Setchell is ready for his ‘baptism of fire’

Gary Setchell is the new manager of Corby Town. Picture courtesy of Corby Town FC

Setchell steps in as he becomes Corby Town's new permanent manager

Gary Setchell is ready to wake a “sleeping giant” after he was appointed as the new manager of Corby Town.

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Chris Nunn admitted his first game in charge of AFC Rushden & Diamonds was a real "eye-opener" for him. Picture by Hawkins Images

Nunn wants to make Diamonds “more competitive” after eye-opening first game

Chris Nunn's first game in charge of AFC Rushden & Diamonds ended in a 6-1 defeat at Bedford Town

Nunn ‘devastated’ as first game in charge of Diamonds ends in big defeat

New AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Chris Nunn wants to bring the smiles back to Hayden Road

New boss Nunn wants to make things smiles better at Hayden Road

Kettering Town have been kicked out of the FA trophy

Kettering Town kicked out of FA Trophy for fielding cup-tied player

Kettering Town manager Lee Glover. Picture by Peter Short

Southport will provide a 'major test' to Poppies' fine home form

The draw for the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup has been made

Poppies to travel to either King's Lynn or Bedford in FA Cup

Corby Town's Steel Park home

Southern League restart is delayed

Elliot Sandy and Corby Town were left devastated after their play-off final defeat at Bromsgrove Sporting last year. Pictures by Alison Bagley

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Tre Mitford, pictured scoring for Kettering in their clash at Boston United in December, has signed a deal to keep him at Latimer Park until the end of next season. Picture by Peter Short

Striker Mitford turned down 'more money' to stay at Kettering

Corby Town midfielder Joe Burgess is available again after a four-match ban

Coleshill up next for table-topping Steelmen

Callum Westwood scored twice as Corby Town beat Bedford Town 3-0

Robinson 'incredibly pleased' as Corby march on

Ashley Robinson was left “incredibly pleased” with his Corby Town players after they started the new year in impressive fashion.

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Joint-manager Gary Mulligan in action during Corby Town's 3-0 win at Yaxley on Boxing Day. Picture by David Lowndes

Solid Steelmen stay on top

Connor Kennedy remains Kettering Town's only summer signing so far and he is looking forward to testing himself in the Vanarama National League North

Kennedy's ready for the big test at a higher level

Corby Town interim joint-manager Ashley Robinson

Steelmen to hit the road on opening day

Corby Town boss Steve Kinniburgh is hoping his team can finish the job and gain promotion when they head to Bromsgrove Sporting for the Evo-Stik League South Division One Central play-off final

It's all on the line as Steelmen bid for promotion

Jordon Crawford celebrates with Steve Diggin after Corby Town's second goal in their 5-3 victory over Bedford Town in the play-off semi-final. Pictures by Alison Bagley

VERDICT: Super Steelmen storm into the play-off final

Steve Kinniburgh is hoping to guide Corby Town to promotion through the play-offs

Crunch time arrives as Steelmen bid for play-off glory

Elliot Sandy fires home his 31st goal of the season, which opened the scoring in Corby Town's 2-1 victory at Kidlington on Saturday. Picture by Jim Darrah

Sandy feeling confident for Steelmen's play-off bid

The Corby Town players show their appreciation to the travelling supporters after their 2-1 victory at Kidlington. Picture by Jim Darrah

Steelmen eyeing promotion as they head for the play-offs

Steve Kinniburgh's Corby Town head to Kidlington for the final game of their regular campaign this weekend

Corby boss Kinniburgh wary of Kidlington

Steve Kinniburgh believes there is 'all to play for' in the battle for promotion

'All to play for' in Corby's battle for promotion

Steve Kinniburgh's Corby Town team are unbeaten in their last seven matches

Steelmen have 'turned the corner'

Corby Town celebrate one of their goals during the 4-1 success over Bedford Town. Picture by David Tilley

Kinniburgh hails a 'complete performance' from his Steelmen

The matches involving Kettering Town and Corby Town have been postponed

Poppies and Steelmen games fall foul of the snow

Corby Town captain Gary Mulligan challenges Dunstable Town's Arel Amu during the 3-3 draw at the weekend

Steelmen set for a showdown with Bromsgrove

Joel Gyasi has left AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Gyasis leaves Diamonds to sign for Bedford

Corby Town manager Steve Kinniburgh

Kinniburgh happy for Corby to 'take the point and move on'

Steve Kinniburgh's Corby Town had their FA Cup run ended at Stockport County

Kinniburgh: Steelmen can learn from FA Cup exit

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Pressure is no problem for stuttering Diamonds

The Hayden Road pitch has been left waterlogged by the heavy rain overnight

Local clubs suffer an Easter Monday washout

There was disappointment for AFC Rushden & Diamonds in their clash with Beaconsfield Town back in September. The two teams meet again this weekend in a huge clash at the top of the Evo-Stik South League East

Diamonds' characters must stand up and be counted

Andy Peaks has been left concerned by AFC Rushden & Diamonds' blip over the past week

Diamonds' blip is a concern for boss Peaks

Liam Dolman missed AFC Rushden & Diamonds' 1-0 win at Bedford Town on New Year's Day due to illness

Diamonds bidding for a perfect 10

Ben Farrell grabbed the winner for AFC Rushden & Diamonds as they made it nine league victories in a row with a 1-0 success at Bedford Town

Peaks full of praise as Diamonds' superb run goes on

The AFC Rushden & Diamonds players celebrate one of Ryan Robbins' goals on Boxing Day. Diamonds head to Bedford Town for their first game of 2018 today

Table-topping Diamonds still have work to do

Marcus Law says Kettering Town have another challenge in front of them this weekend

Law lays down another challenge to Poppies

Merdi Maki, pictured during a spell with Banbury United, has signed for AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Double signing for Diamonds

Brad Harris grabbed his first goal of the season last weekend and he is hoping AFC Rushden & Diamonds are now over their 'blip' in the race for promotion

Harris hopes a '˜blip' is over as Diamonds face bottom markers