Law wants Poppies firing in play-off showdown

Marcus Law knows Kettering Town have the firepower to get past Slough Town and move a step closer to promotion tonight

The big day has arrived for the Poppies as they make the trip to Arbour Park to take on the Rebels in the Evo-Stik South League Premier play-off semi-finals with the winners going on to play either King’s Lynn Town or Weymouth in the final on Bank Holiday Monday.

A remarkable campaign, which saw the top five in the division dominate proceedings, comes down to 90 minutes, although extra-time and penalties will come into play if honours end even.

The Poppies, who are set to be backed by a large army of supporters this evening, head into the clash on the back of a 6-2 victory over Farnborough on the final day of the regular season.

“We just need to go and enjoy it as much as we can and take the game as it comes. “I think our strength lies in our firepower, our ‘goals for’ column gives us confidence in every game we play.

“And we have a goalkeeper (Paul White) who has kept a record number of clean sheets this season.

“There are areas we need to tidy up on defensively and we know that.

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