Following the appointment of Paul Hart as manager last week, and after a busy first few days at Nene Park, he today announced his retained list for the coming season.

This will consist of goalkeeper Scott Tynan, defender Wayne Hatswell, midfielders Tyrone Berry, Dave Savage, and Greg Pearson, with former youth team members Marcus Kelly, Daniel Grainger, and Tom Shaw all being kept on. Young strikers Simeon Jackson, Lee Tomlin are also set to remain at the club, with Daniel Chillingworth returning from his loan spell at Notts County.

Negotiations are still ongoing with Dan Crane, Ashley Nicholls, and John Turner, and will be announced shortly, while over the coming weeks Paul Hart is expecting to sign additional players to bolster the squad - so stay logged on to www.thediamondsfc.com for further developments.

Simon Hitchcox