We are delighted to announce that the club has secured sponsorship for the back of shirts and shorts for both home and away kits. The 4 figure deal with Widnes Skip and Reclaim is hoped to be the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership. See the Press Release for more information.

In addition we have also secured sponsorship from Reload Design, a Runcorn based company specialising in Graphic Design, Website Design and a variety of other high-tec artwork.

Also, the search for companies to place adverts in this season's Programme has gone well, and so far nearly £2,000 of business has been obtained so far. Encouragingly, this includes a variety of new advertisers as well as those people who have been generous enough to support the club over the years.

We hope to announce a mascot sponsor for the forthcoming season in the very near future.

The club has issued a press release in regard to the rear of Shirt and Short Sponsorship for 2008/2009

Runcorn Linnets FC held a successful Meet the Manager evening on Thursday, 10th July, at the Waterloo Hotel in Runcorn. The popular Steve Wilkes was very up-beat about the coming season and answered lots of questions from fans about the current squad and his plans for the season. Steve had been pleased with early preparations and was now ready for the friendlies, starting on July 15th at Helsby.

He talked about his own management style, as well as some of the highlights of his time in football. Steve showed throughout the evening a sharp wit and obvious enthusiasm for the game. When asked what had attracted him to Runcorn, he was quite clear that it was the history and potential of the club.

He introduced new midfield signing Steve Cunningham to the fans, who has joined in the close season from Salford City. Steve talked to the fans about pre-season preparations and what they should expect from the new players who have arrived at the club.

The whole evening was videoed as part of the club’s DVD for the new ground. The club would like to express sincere thanks to Bel and Gary Oates at the Waterloo for the refreshments and hospitality extended to the fans on the night.

We have a few more signings to announce. There will be more details to follow, and updates to the Squad Page over the coming weeks.

New signings:

• Steve Pickup
• Rob Williams
• Scott Dignan

Re-signed:

• Thomas Boden
• Ross Boyd
• Paddy O'Driscoll
• Neil Roberts
• Dave Thompson
• Jay Edwards
• James McMullen

The club has made the following new signings, and would like to welcome them to the club:

Steve Cunningham - Steve is a centre-midfield player, who helped Salford City gain promotion last season.

Brian Walsh - Brian is a defender signing from Flixton

Nehru McKenzie - Nehru is a midfielder signing from Chadderton, but has also played for Altrincham recently.

Fans will be encouraged to hear that favourites such as Tom Boden, Dave Thompson, and Mike Young have all re-registered with the club. We can confirm that Andy McCoy is one of last season's players who hasn't returned this season.