IF Harwich and Parkeston continue to play as they did when thumping Dereham by four goals last Saturday they will be a Ridgeons League premier division team again next season.

That is the verdict of Shrimpers manager Tony Armstrong, whose new look Royal Oak squad are beginning to reap rich dividends after only playing together for a couple of weeks.

Armstrong said, as he prepared his squad for tonight's journey to play fourth-placed Mildenhall Town: "On the basis of Saturday's display against Dereham we'll definitely stay up.

"With four of our remaining 12 games against clubs below us in the table our destiny is in our own hands and if we play like I know we can we will easily accomplish our target of being a premier division club again next term. I will be looking for more of the same from the lads tonight following their display against Dereham, but Mildenhall are a top four club and things won't be easy for us."