New Northampton Town signing Craig Hinton has been explaining how his move to Sixfields came about.

"I know Sean Parrish quite well and he said that Stuart had been asking about me so that's how it all started really," he said.

"I am here for a year initially and hopefully I can help the team push on.

"The aim is to bounce back straight away and League One is where we want to be the season after next.

"League One is a strong league and there are some very good teams in there so we want to get back there as quickly as possible.

"League Two is a tough league to get out of but I think with the players we've got here and with the fans behind us we can get promotion.

"I am primarily a centre-half and that's where the manager wants me to play. Hopefully I can help organise the players around me and add a bit of experience.

"It's a very young squad at the moment but hopefully by bringing in experienced players like myself and Steve Guinan we will help push the team forward.

"I think every team will be up for it when they come and play here as we will be one of the teams they target but we have got good ability in the squad and we will just have to make that count."