Many Boro fans will have thought that Hampton’s dynamic marksman was already on the books, but Kiernan has been weighing up his options and spent some time earlier in pre-season with a Football League club before joining training later than his Beavers` colleagues.
However, after Saturday’s game against Salford City, he signed a one-year contract, to the delight of manager Alan Dowson, who is looking for 20 goals-plus from Kiernan in the National League South.
Kiernan originally joined Hampton on loan from Bromley two years ago and has since been a permanent and popular fixture in the team.