Ladak has warned that the club's future is in doubt

Kettering owner Imraan Ladak is refusing to rule out the possibility of the Poppies groundsharing or merging with another local club.

Ladak says he is powerless in securing a new ground when the their lease at Rockingham Road expires in 2013.

He told BBC Radio Northampton: "There's not going to be a Kettering in three or four years. Something needs to change.

"But it's not something that I want to propose or consider, and I don't think it would be supported."

He added: "Economically, [a merger makes sense] under the club's circumstances, but I don't want to consider doing it to people and their club.

A ground share is another potential option for the Poppies but Ladak admits it is also undesirable.

"We would lose income anyway, and a lot of fans wouldn't go, so financially and logically, a groundshare is a bad idea," he added.

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