NEW director Barry Norgrove will use his expertise in the building trade to lead Harriers' plans for a new stand next year on the Bill Greaves Terrace.

And Norgrove revealed he had fulfilled a personal ambition by following the path of late father Hubert who was trainer during 23 years at Aggborough after the Second World War.

The millionaire has replaced Tom Murrant and has given Harriers a financial boost by putting a substantial undisclosed sum into the club.

He was at Hull City for the first match in his new role and will sit in his first board meeting on September 10.

And Norgrove, a private house developer, declared: "I want to follow in my dad's footsteps. It's always been an ambition for me to get back into the Harriers.

"I've never been in a position to before because of the businesses. But I've been building them up, they have done well and my son Stuart is now helping me.

"I don't think Lionel should take all the stick for decisions at the club, it should be a board thing. The club's in a good position with a lot of youngsters. I think they can get to the play-offs this season."

Times have changed since his father's days at the club when the family moved to Aggborough Crescent from Alveley to be closer to the stadium.

Hubert used to write reports for the Shuttle, Times & News for long away trips to the likes of Sittingbourne in the days of 300 crowds in the Southern League and the dawn of the Aggborough floodlights.

He was also heavily involved in bowls and cricket in the town before his death in 1981 at the age of 75.

Now his son, who is friends with former chairman David Reynolds and current director Colin Youngjohns, is looking to progress the club even further.

Norgrove explained: "I have been given a role to sort out the new stand and look after the development.

"I will work with the architects, make sure everybody's doing their job and that we get value for money.

"Lionel is trying to give everyone a specific role on the board and that's mine. But a lot of issues still have to be sorted out, like what is happening with the supporters' social club."

Chairman Lionel Newton said: "Barry is a local man made good and he will be very pro-active on the board which is what I want to encourage."