Our thoughts will be with the family and friends of lifelong Linnets supporter Tony Jones as his funeral takes place tomorrow (Wednesday, September 9th). The service is at Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Walton, WA4 6TB at noon. Anyone who knew Tony is welcome to attend. Please wear Runcorn Linnets clothing if desired. Family flowers only but donations for Runcorn Linnets Football will be gratefully accepted. There will be a wake immediately after the service at Runcorn

Runcorn Linnets U21s 2 Ashton Town U21s 3 The U21s plunged to a shock opening-day defeat in the North West Development League and they must still be questioning how they lost. The home team dominated territorially and twice led but let the visitors off the hook through poor defending in the second half. Ashton's substitute centre forward Max Holden exploited mistakes to complete his hat-trick, and a dream start for the Wiganers after promotion to the Premier Division. It left

Runcorn Linners Under 21s' third season in the North West Development League since re-formation gets under way tomorrow with the visit of Ashton Town. It's a noon kick-off at APEC Taxis Stadium. With the first team not being in action on Saturday, it's a chance for our fans to get their weekend football fix by supporting Linnets' rising stars. The team has an exciting new look for this latest chapter. A third-placed Premier Division finish last season came on the back of prom