A TOP seven finish will guarantee Evesham United a place in the new-look Dr Martens League Premier Division next August.

Huge changes are due at the end of the 2003/2004 campaign that will see the introduction of Conference North and South sections that will take their places below the Nationwide Conference.

The new set-up means 44 extra clubs will join the Conference system - 15 each from the DML Premier and Ryman League and 14 from the Unibond League.

Should United not gain a top seven slot then they will find themselves playing clubs they left behind years ago.