Cobblers to play pre-season friendly against Premier League club

The top flight club in question has yet to be confirmed but chairman Kelvin Thomas revealed on BBC Radio Northampton that an agreement is in place and it could be made public within the next week.

Thomas also admitted he has been pleasantly surprised by the support and backing he’s had from supporters given current circumstances, particularly in the form of season ticket sales. Cobblers endured a horror second half to the season, much to the frustration and anger of some on social media, but Thomas says the reality is very different.

"We have agreed a pre-season game against a Premier League team and that should be announced next week,” he confirmed.

"We have also sold over 3,000 season tickets and that's encouraging. Forget social media and forget trolls on forums, when I'm at the ground and I speak to people, it's generally quite positive. They accept it's difficult and we have tried as much as we can.

“Our season ticket numbers prove that. It’s probably surprised us a little bit because we’ve been through the mill as owners and as a board and you do wonder if people are going to come back, but we’ve been proved wrong and I think a few fans have been proved wrong as will.

"We thank the fans for supporting us and buying season tickets. We are not going through our best period as a club but there will be better times ahead. Our job now is to try and get back out of League Two and then be in a better position to be able to compete in League One.”