Orrin's arrival comes at a good time for the Poppies

Kettering Town have boosted their ranks this week with the arrival of defender Orrin Pendley. The centre-half impressed Poppies boss Marcus Law for Redditch United in the two meetings between the sides in the Evo-Stik South League this season, which saw Kettering claim a last-gasp 1-0 home success in August before they were held to a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture in October. And Law believes Pendley’s arrival has come at a good time. Gary Mulligan has missed the last two games, suffering from back spasms while key midfielder Michael Richens is unavailable until the start of March as he serves a lengthy suspension while personal reasons will see him miss out during February. Pendley is set to be part of the squad when Kettering take on Kings Langley at Latimer Park on Saturday as they bid to bounce back from last weekend’s 3-2 loss at Basingstoke Town, which saw them knocked off the top of the table. “We liked Orrin in the two games he played against us and the opportunity came about for him to come in and we are happy to get it over the line,” Poppies boss Law said.

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Jon Dunham - Northants Telegraph