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Confirmed. :(

Was there a reason given? I thought a precedent had been set with Kings Lynn going into the Premier.

No sad faces please! Whichever league we're playing in next season, we've got our club back and we don't have to sit through another season of Saturdays watching the scores on tv....that's got to be good news

Not unexpected and perhaps we can now be welcomed into the UCL without suffering the criticism levelled at King's Lynn.

Agreed I'm just happy to have our club back on a Saturday. We had no devine right to be placed in the prem, if we can have a successful season and hopefully get a promotion it will build lots of momentum going into the following season.

We have a division to play in

Yeah, no surprises there. Obviously we're even further away from where we were before (5 promotions) and I wish we had a few more league games than just 32, but on the other hand its great to be in a senior league finally and by being put in div 1 we should at least have a better chance of success than if we were put in the prem with Long Buckby and co. It also means I'll get to see diamonds play Thrapston, something I never ever thought would happen, which will be an interesting experience, but I cannot wait for that, bring on August 11th (or whenever the league starts)!

cant wait for season to start COYD

Fantastic news, can't wait for next season Saturday football is finally back!!

Highest attendance last season was 182. We will have 32 attendances higher than that next season

I'd be grateful if anyone could put me right on this, but for next season, is this our list of opponents in Division One (bearing in mind the AGM has not yet been)?

1. Bugbrooke St Michaels
2. Wellingborough Whitworth
3. Rushden and Higham United
4. Eynesbury Rovers (is this a place in/near St. Neots?)
5. Olney Town
6. Rothwell Corinthians
7. Burton Park Wanderers
8. Wootton Blue Cross
9. Buckingham Town
10. Northampton ON Chenecks
11. Raunds Town
12. Potton United
13. Bourne Town
14. Northampton Sileby Rangers
15. Rothwell Town
16. Thrapston Town (relegated/voluntarily demoted)
17. Northampton Spencer (voluntarily demoted)
18. AFC RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS

This would make 34 league games. I believe I am right in saying that Daventry United have given up completely from the UCL structure?

We will also have games in:

FA Vase (if accepted)
County Cup (is this the 'Hillier Cup'?)
A UCL League Cup?

Any others?