The Big Interview

BRAD’S SIGHTS SET ON POPPIES POWER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 May 2026

By Peter Short

FORMER defender Brad Piercewright is determined to become the next owner of Kettering Town – and wants to take the club into the Football League.
Last week, it was revealed that two offers have already been made to current Poppies owner George Akhtar, who remains adamant that the club is not for sale.
Since hanging up his boots, Piercewright has become a successful business owner within the IT industry and now wants to help the club which gave him “the best time” during his career.
He is backed by another club stalwart Craig Norman, who scored the fin...

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