Paul Holden recently returned to the club after two seasons absence to team up with manager Graham Drury once more and the pair are already busy preparing to mastermind a successful first season for the Steelmen in their new stadium.

“I really enjoyed my previous spell with the club," he told www.corbytownfc.co.uk when reflecting on his time at the Triangle.

“I'd previously worked with Graham [Drury] at Stamford and when we got to Corby we turned the club around from struggling at the foot of the table to winning the league in such a short space of time, it was fantastic."

Paul's final game at Corby Town was the 5-0 victory over Banbury United which secured the Southern League Premier Division championship, and promotion to the Blue Square Bet North, however work commitments forced him to reluctantly step down. 

"It was a real difficult decision for me to leave at that point, but it was the right decision for me. Work was taking over and the promotion had meant a lot of extra travelling and it was a difficult situation because I wanted to do both, but knew something had to give.

“I kept an eye on things and was pleased to see the club continue to progress." 

Holden has spent time as Director of Coaching for the Kent FA, Director of Football for the Gibralta FA, national team coach for Gibralta, Academy Director at Crystal Palace, and the Football League's Youth Development Monitor for the South East Region, during a long football career. He was also presented with an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1997 honours list.

"I have been in regular contact with Graham since I departed and when Danny [Nicholls] left, a door opened. I realised I was missing it after just a couple of months out of the game so I am really looking forward to getting back into things again.

“I have been keeping myself involved in football by coaching coaches so it'll be nice to get back to working with players.

“The skill to coaching at non-league level is making the most of the time between matches with the players, because you don't see them as regularly as you'd like so it's a case of planning and preparing individually and collectively to make sure you get the best out of them."

Holden also expressed his excitement ahead of the move to the club's new multi-million pound stadium, as he believes it will provide the team with a huge advantage.

“It's the start of a new era at Corby Town. It's going to be a proper non-league ground, the supporters are going to be close to the action and that is going to create a good atmosphere. 

"Supporters are going to be on the players shoulders and they'll respond to that.

“The town is big enough to support it and if we can create an environment where the players are relaxed and can enjoy their football then the results will come and that will attract more people to come and watch. We want to play good, exciting football.

“The pitch looks fantastic, I was at the stadium the other day and you just can't compare it to what we've played on previously. Everyone who sees it is just itching to get a ball out and play on it.

“The stadium is great, when I was there it before it was just a discussion that was happening and we were at the very provisional stages of planning so to see it now, it's a tremendous legacy that Peter Mallinger has given us and we have a responsibility to perform. It's very exciting time."