Chairman John White believes the Premiership final win could be a step towards city status.
Saints chairman John White said the win had been achieved without a "bottomless pit" of moneycould lead to the town getting its long-desired city status.
John White said the town of Northampton was "understated" and the win against Bath on Saturday and the celebrations that followed would enhance its reputation.He also paid tribute to the backroom staff who contributed to a historic season for the Saints.town welcomed its victorious players homeThe club chairman, a former Saints player himself and previous chief executive of Persimmon Homes, told the BBC the team had been on a "six-year journey" to the Premiership silverware.
He said: "It started with getting and Fraser Dingwall."Mr White predicted great things for the team's home town as a result of the win: "Northampton is understated - it's had its issues but it's well serviced for elite sport. "I believe that are very supportive of elite sport and they've got the initiative to drive this place forward.Northampton has failed on three previous attempts to attain city status,Mr White also highlighted that the victory had come despite "strict financial discipline" at the club "and that's why it's so satisfying to win because we haven't done it with an open chequebook".
"The players get the accolades and rightly so, but there's a lot of people behind the scenes who've worked tirelessly and put us where we are and I'm really proud of those people," he said.
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