Securing a play-off place is now Poppies' top priority

16 Feb 2018 By David Simpson

In their hands..

There’s no sign of anyone at Kettering Town conceding the Evo-Stik South League Premier title just yet. But there does now appear to be an acceptance that the task of finishing in top spot is an extremely tough, if not impossible, one.

The Poppies were on top of the pile as recently as a couple of weeks ago but were knocked off their perch after a 4-3 loss at Royston Town. All of a sudden, they are now eight points behind leaders King’s Lynn Town but, more significantly, seven adrift of title favourites Hereford who still have games in hand on all around them.

The Bulls appear to be doing what everyone feared they might and look well set to pull away at the summit in the coming weeks. For the time being, that has left the Poppies’ main focus on securing a play-off place and that’s something that is firmly in their own hands.